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The Australian nuns profiled in this video provide an exceptional window in to how modern nuns are finding ways to combine older practices with more modern ones. As many know, most nuns long ago had to endure lives almost completely separate from secular culture and its unique forms of self-expression. Their daily lives were planned around extensive prayer and often long periods of silence. As more modern times and Vatican II rolled around, many nuns began to question the austere nature of their existence. Large numbers of them left their convents, questioning the vow of celibacy and other basic practices. Others chose to stay and redefine their daily lives. This is a respectful portrait that brings out the special individuality of some of the women who share their thoughts in this film.