Call the Midwife

We told you the truth.

Sister Veronica is on retreat.

You told us she had gone on retreat to the Mother House.

She would need her cross in the Mother House.

She would need her shoes.

Our Sister needed our discretion, and I gave that willingly and with love.

I'm sorry if you feel that you should have been informed.

I'm sorry if I have been arrogant in thinking I deserved an explanation.

I can't tell you everything.

Too much of it is personal to her.

But I can say she is struggling with her vows and has been given leave of absence for a while.

She's staying at the Olivet Christian Retreat Centre at Gravesend.

Alone?

Without anyone she knows or any friends to support her?

Sister, out of all of us, Sister Veronica emits the most love.

She needs the most love.

She does not know what she needs or wants.

And that is why she has had to go away.