In this Random Nun Clip, the sisters talk about new life in the midst of Covid-19. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS228 at aNunsLife.org. Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
May 22, 2020•3 min
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita talks about the Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Australia, where she has served as a volunteer for 17 years. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF038 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, RSJ Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
May 15, 2020•6 min•Ep. 38
Topics: Ask Sister podcast with Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon (1:45) Life amid the coronavirus pandemic (3:00) A visit from church ladies and llamas (4:30) Listener: I want to read the bible but where should I start? (6:00) Different types of bibles (10:00) A good starting point: Gospel of Luke (11:45) Scripture as really awesome literature (16:00) The unexpectedly funny story of Jonah and the whale (20:00) Listener: A man in my bible group is disagreeable and says it’s ok because that’s how ...
May 08, 2020•53 min•Season 12Ep. 228
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener will attend a Profession ceremony for the first time and wonders what to write in a card. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS227 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM. Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
May 01, 2020•6 min•Ep. 227
In this Random Nun Clip, high school juniors ask what’s the difference between a convent and a house, and if nuns at the convent can have any fun. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS227 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM. Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
Apr 24, 2020•9 min•Ep. 227
Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, in Melbourne, Australia. Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Melbourne Growing up in Australia in an Arabic and Italian family 106-year-old grandmother, three Catholic nuns, and other spiritual influences RSJ foundress Mary McKillop, Australia’s first canonized saint In service to the world: Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart Sister Rita’s ministry with asylum seekers fleeing persecution in t...
Apr 03, 2020•50 min•Season 12Ep. 38
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if he gives up vaping for Lent, will it count, or does fasting only count if it’s food. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS227 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM. Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
Mar 27, 2020•9 min•Ep. 227
In this Random Nun Clip, a science fiction fan is amazed at the Book of Revelation. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS226 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Mar 06, 2020•17 min
Topics: Ask Sister Podcast, with Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM News from beyond the Novitiate from Sister Jane Sister Who? What it means to be a First Professed sister Listener: How is a convent different from a regular house? Do you have fun or is it serious all the time? Prayer, community, and ministry on a “typical” day Sister Jane’s go-to meal when it’s her day to cook for 11 sisters What nun parties are like Listener: If I fast from vaping in Lent, does it count, or does...
Mar 06, 2020•42 min•Season 12Ep. 227
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders how her friend was “made new” in the Spirit when nothing has changed. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS226 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Feb 07, 2020•10 min
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener has already broken her New Year’s resolutions and wants to do better during Lent. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS226 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Let us know your thoughts about the Random Nun Clips podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
Jan 24, 2020•12 min
Topics: A better Lent, Revelation as biblical sci-fi, "made new" but still the same. Hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF. Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot Let us know your thoughts about the Ask Sister podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape Ask Sister podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
Jan 17, 2020•44 min•Season 12Ep. 226
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Clara talks about how her mom, a devout Greek Orthodox, influenced her own life of faith. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS224 at aNunsLife.org.
Jan 10, 2020•6 min
Topics: Cats in purgatory, baptized twice, discernment in reverse. Hosts: Sr. Maxine, IHM, and Sr. Shannon, OSF. Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot...
Dec 13, 2019•45 min•Season 11Ep. 225
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries that her friends will think she's judging them because they're not into faith. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS224 at aNunsLife.org.
Nov 22, 2019•9 min
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks how the terms Christian and Catholic evolved in the church. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS202 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Nov 15, 2019•9 min
Topics: Sister Maxine Kollasch with guest Sister Clara Kreis. Joining by phone is Sister Tere Maya. (02:37) From Greek Orthodox to Catholic: Sister Clara’s journey (07:30) Attending Greek school while growing up in Germany (10:20) Ministry with children and youth in trauma (13:58) Research tools for assessing satisfaction with life (18:20) How life satisfaction generally improves as you get older (19:46) Sister Tere talks about the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Life Satisfacti...
Oct 28, 2019•56 min•Season 11Ep. 224
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about how Christ can help people in times of suffering. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS222 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Oct 10, 2019•6 min
In this Random Nun Clip, two Franciscan sisters talk about what it means to follow in the footsteps of Saint Francis today. Sister Maxine with guest Sisters Lovina Pammit and Nancy Schram of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, in Frankfort, Illinois.
Oct 04, 2019•4 min
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about basic requirements for becoming a nun. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS221 at aNunsLife.org.
Sep 27, 2019•6 min
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Colette talks about how she first sensed a call to Carmelite life. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS155 at aNunsLife.org.
Sep 06, 2019•3 min
In this Random Nun Clip, new high school grad wonders why her mom is trying to persuade her to keep the faith. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS222 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Sep 06, 2019•7 min
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries that her pastor is preaching Hell heresy. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS222 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Aug 30, 2019•5 min
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries that her pastor may be preaching Hell heresy. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS222 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Aug 30, 2019•8 min
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener with a successful career wonders how to make more of a difference in the world. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS221 at aNunsLife.org.
Aug 23, 2019•6 min
Topics: Sister-leaders, religious rings, habit rosaries, making vows vs. taking an oath of office. Hosted by Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot...
Aug 16, 2019•42 min•Season 11Ep. 223
In this Random Nun Clip, the Salesian Sisters talk about life before and after entering religious life. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS213 at aNunsLife.org.
Aug 09, 2019•3 min
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about the elements of prayer in running. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS221 at aNunsLife.org.
Aug 02, 2019•6 min
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Jenny talks about getting a clear message from “God.” Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS220 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine and with guests Sister Jenny Zimmerman, of the Sisters of Notre Dame, and Friar John Bammon, a Conventual Franciscan Friar.
Jul 26, 2019•2 min
Topics: Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF What happens at a General Assembly of Franciscan sisters Sister Shannon’s presidential address at the College Theology Society Listener worries that her parish priest may be a Hell heretic What the Catholic Catechism says about Hell Gehenna, an earthly image of Hell in Old Testament life On the bus to heaven When God wonders what in Hell is going on Listener suspects that her mom is bribing her to stay Catholic Zero-calorie pizza...
Jul 19, 2019•48 min•Season 11Ep. 222