1.   Afterward, Hobbs joined the nun for her nightly run to take food to the homeless.

2.   After an afternoon spent exploring nearby trails, I joined the nuns for Vespers, a worship service centered on praise songs.

3.   In the eastern city of Calcutta, housewives, beggars and schoolchildren were among thousands who joined nuns of the Missionaries of Charity to pray for Mother Teresa.

4.   Retreaters may wander about half of the complex and join the nuns for the prayers they chant five times daily.