Marie Broussard

Exclusive: A Former Monastic Sister Of Bethlehem Looks Back
Gloria.tv talked to a former nun of the Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem, who spent more than a decade in the cloister and prefers to remain anonymous. She talks about liturgical abuses, psychological dependencies and New Age influence.
According to you, what was the worst abuse you encountered among the Sisters of Bethlehem?
I would say that the greatest abuse concerns the Eucharist. The sisters are in the monastery to love, adore and serve Jesus Christ above all else, and yet his Body and Blood are repeatedly profaned.
In what way does this happen?
The foundress, Sister Marie, asked the sisters to make bread hosts for Mass. She said that Bethlehem means “the house of bread,” and so she decided that the hosts should be made of bread. I was the sacristan in two different monasteries, and so I saw firsthand that it is impossible to prevent crumbs from falling off those hosts. I always very carefully brushed off as many crumbs as …

Communauté de Bethléem : les révélations … Here is a link that explains about the Polish sister who was at the Monastery in Italy and committed su!c!de by pouring gasoline on herself and striking a match! The worse part is that the Founder of the Order lied about it, even to the poor girl's mother. The sisters had to know something was wrong because she was in a closed coffin. Monastics are laid out on a plank in the Church when they repose. Then they are carried on the plank to the cometary where the cowl is sewn up to cover the face.