The Last Sister: Life at an enclosed monastery

Sister Jane Marie DeLand stands during the daily Office of Readings in the chapel at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Sister Deland has lived at the monastery for the past 25 years, she is one of seven nuns who currently call the monastery home.

Sister Mary Veronica Jonkier, from left, Sister Jane Marie DeLand, Sister Mary Elizabeth Wildeman, Sister Marie Carmel Fisk, and Sister Caroline Engbersen, attend the daily Office of Reading at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

Sister Mary Veronica Jonkier, extinguishes candles in the chapel after the Office of Readings at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

Sister Mary Veronica Jonkier, left, and Sister Jeanne Maffet work to wash and dry dishes following lunch at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

Sister Jane Marie DeLand at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Sister Deland has lived at the monastery for the past 25 years, she is one of seven nuns who currently call the monastery home.

Sister Mary Veronica Jonkier, from left, Sister Jane Marie DeLand, Sister Mary Elizabeth Wildeman, Sister Marie Carmel Fisk, and Sister Caroline Engbersen, attend the daily Office of Reading at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

A sitting room at the Monastery of St. Clare in Evansville which is home to seven Sisters of Poor Clare, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

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