Following up her very popular book about the happiness of the contemplative life, A Right to Be Merry, Mother Mary Francis tells the story of how a cloistered Poor Clare Community, wholly content to stay where it was, has been called forth by God to go abroad and found or restore five more contemplative communities. In her own charming way, she relates the story, not only of the spiritual adventure of one contemplative nun, but also of the spread of contemplative life from New Mexico to Holland.

Throughout the book the author explores spiritual themes about the call each person receives from God to venture forth into the spiritual unknown beyond the confines of our own "life plans" into the greater fulfillment of God's loving Providence. God gives His summons; the answer must be ours.

       "Mother Mary Francis offers practical wisdom, from behind cloistered walls, to those of us whose lives are filled with the distractions of a frenetic world. She reminds us that many moments of life have the potential to lead us to holiness and that ultimately God is more than enough in a world driven by materialism and consumerism."
Cardinal John O'Connor

    "Mother Mary Francis offers us a penetrating insight into the spousal love and divine beauty that make up the heart of vowed contemplative life as a Poor Clare nun."
Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.

    "This book shatters fashionable myths about the Poor Clares. It is a vibrant testimony of the freedom enjoyed by those whose heart is aflame with the love of Christ. It relates eloquently how God's marvelous plans challenge his humble servants to swarm to other lands, and to carry there the torch of faith and love."
Alice von Hildebrand