Dialogue with Mother Doroteea - from veterinary clinic to “intensive care” for the soul

"This was the guiding principle in our family, especially from my grandmother: that everything must be done with love and that one must seek the image of God in every person. Failures are not the final things and do not mean that we are lost when we stumble. The monastic path is a path of repentance, not a path of glory.

Monasticism is a calling to intensive care. For me, entering monastic life did not only mean keeping the promise I made to God when I was five years old—to be His friend forever—but it also meant an awareness of my personal state and an understanding that I too need intensive care. For me, the monastery represents the intensive care of a sinner." Interview with Mother Doroteea about the beginnings of the Godoncourt Monastery, monastic life, and how it is combined with her service as a veterinarian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q613K-HPG5c