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A Nun's Life Ministry

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A Nun's Life Ministry helps people discover and grow in their vocation, that is, their life's calling by engaging questions about God, faith, and religious life.
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Episodes

IGF020 In Good Faith - Jana Riess, author

IGF020 In Good Faith with author Jana Riess, recorded live on August 29, 2012. Produced by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include: Flunking Sainthood, spiritual practices from around the world, the Gratitude Challenge, tweeting the Bible.

Oct 22, 201255 minSeason 4Ep. 20

AS120-ask-sister-oct-10-2012.mp3

AS120 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on October 10, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Guest: Sister Annette McDermott, SSJ. Topics include: Jesuit sisters and nuns?, rediscovering Ignatian roots, riding the prayer roller coaster, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Oct 20, 201255 minSeason 4Ep. 120

AS118 Ask Sister – Catholic but not Christian?, encountering Jesus in works of fiction, child-bearing and women’s salvation

AS118 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on September 5, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Catholic but not Christian?, encountering Jesus in works of fiction, child-bearing and women's salvation. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Sep 05, 201245 minSeason 4Ep. 118

AS117 Ask Sister – Olympic spirituality, dad dismayed by daughter’s church choice, obtaining self control, giving up stuff in religious life, chit chat in church

AS117 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on August 15, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Olympic spirituality, dad dismayed by daughter's church choice, obtaining self control, giving up stuff in religious life, chit chat in church. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Aug 15, 201252 minSeason 4Ep. 117

AS116 Ask Sister – 5 good things to hear (and 5 not) when telling people you want to be a nun, can being sexy glorify God, discreet discernment, Secret Agent Nun

AS116 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on August 8, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: 5 good things to hear (and 5 not) when telling people you want to be a nun, can being sexy glorify God, discreet discernment, Secret Agent Nun. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Aug 08, 201248 minSeason 4Ep. 116

AS115 Ask Sister – Too much church talk, Christianity Lite, what is the Immaculate Heart, the cloister and family visits, what’s a vocation and what’s not

AS115 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on July 25, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Too much church talk, Christianity Lite, what is the Immaculate Heart, the cloister and family visits, what's a vocation and what's not Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jul 25, 201241 minSeason 4Ep. 115

IGF019 In Good Faith - Trish Clark, author of Guide to the Camino

IGF019 In Good Faith with travel writer Trish Clark, recorded live on July 18, 2012. Produced by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include: what it's like to stay at convents and monasteries in Europe, walking the Camino, pilgrimage, encountering God.

Jul 18, 201256 minSeason 4Ep. 19

AS114 Ask Sister – unhappily doing what is pleasing to God, Jesus absent from prayer, can you be evicted from heaven, and more!

AS114 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on July 11, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: unhappily doing what is pleasing to God, is Christian prayer still Christian without the name of Jesus, can you be evicted from heaven, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jul 11, 201237 minSeason 4Ep. 114

AS113 Ask Sister – is it contrary to worship Mary, angels vs. saints, how to improve one’s faith, faith and the gift of community

AS113 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on June 27, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: is it contrary to worship Mary, angels vs. saints, how to improve one's faith, faith and the gift of community, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jun 27, 201258 minSeason 4Ep. 113

AS112 Ask Sister – does faith make life easier, can a prior penance be pardoned, closing in on a distant God, love of Jesus vs. fear of Hell

AS112 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on June 20, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: does faith make life easier, can a prior penance be pardoned, closing in on a distant God, love of Jesus vs. fear of Hell, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jun 20, 201249 minSeason 4Ep. 112

IGF018 In Good Faith - Carole Garibaldi Rogers

IGF018 In Good Faith with oral historian Carole Garibaldi Rogers, recorded live on June 13, 2012. Produced by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include: what is oral history, sisters' stories of change after Vatican II, a spirituality of listening.

Jun 13, 20121 hrSeason 4Ep. 18

AS111 Ask Sister – marathon spirituality, God as running partner, is love necessary for faith, will becoming a nun make you a better person

AS111 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on June 6, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: marathon spirituality, God as running partner, is love necessary for faith, will becoming a nun make you a better person, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jun 05, 20121 hrSeason 4Ep. 111

IGF017 In Good Faith - Jane Knuth, author of Thrift Store Saints

IGF017 In Good Faith with author Jane Knuth, recorded live on May 23, 2012. Meeting God at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Overcoming misperceptions about poverty and people who are poor. A lesson in grace at the side of a dumpster. Experiencing personal transformation through service to others. Pilgrimage to Medjugorje.

May 23, 20121 hr 7 minSeason 4Ep. 17

AS110 Ask Sister – Prince of Peace causes anxiety, romantic relationships a productivity downer, good discernment questions to ask nuns

AS110 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on May 9, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Prince of Peace causes anxiety, romantic relationships a productivity downer, good discernment questions to ask nuns, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

May 09, 201257 minSeason 4Ep. 110

AS109 Ask Sister – disappearing prayer, Rules that nuns follow, charisms and Constitutions, mom encounters mum nuns, religious role models in schools

AS109 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on May 2, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: disappearing prayer, Rules that nuns follow, charisms and Constitutions, mom encounters mum nuns, religious role models in schools. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

May 02, 201259 minSeason 4Ep. 109

AS108 Ask Sister – what to do with blessed palms after Palm Sunday, how nuns decide to relocate, mom desires different life, convent vs. plain old house

AS108 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on April 4, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: what to do with blessed palms after Palm Sunday, how nuns decide to relocate, a mom desires different life, convent vs. plain old house. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Apr 04, 201258 minSeason 4Ep. 108

AS107 Ask Sister – are nuns a topic in Women’s Studies, following God’s call into chaos, saying yes to God when you’re tempted to say no, and more!

AS107 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on March 28, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Guest: Dr. Margaret Susan Thompson. Topics include: nuns in history books, following God's call into chaos, saying yes to God when tempted to say no, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Mar 28, 201257 minSeason 4Ep. 107

AS106 Ask Sister – unresponsive vocations director, disappearing nuns, body language at Mass, what nuns study in the novitiate

AS106 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on March 21, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: unresponsive vocation directors, disappearing nuns, is religious life dying?, body language at Mass, what nuns study in the novitiate, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Mar 21, 201259 minSeason 4Ep. 106

IGF015 In Good Faith - David Nantais, musician

IGF015 In Good Faith with drummer David Nantais, recorded live on March 14, 2012. Produced by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include the spiritual roots of rock music, redeeming qualities of "the devil's music," music as a spiritual exercise, and more!

Mar 14, 20121 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 15

AS105 Ask Sister – spiritual inventory, the nuns advise celebrity about the convent and sensible shoes, health care nuns in Europe, when nuns sing, test your nun knowledge

AS105 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on March 7, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. With special guest Audra Turnbull. Topics include: spiritual inventory, advice to a celebrity, singing nuns, finding patience, picking a religious order, etc. Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Mar 07, 201258 minSeason 4Ep. 105

AS104 Ask Sister – self denial as a spiritual act, Jesus and the widow’s mite, why God answers some prayers but not others, does God hear our prayers

AS104 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on March 1, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: self denial as a spiritual act, Jesus and the widow's mite, why God answers some prayers but not others, and does God hear our prayers Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Feb 29, 201257 minSeason 4Ep. 104

AS103 Ask Sister – guest nuns join our hosts, living the life of Jesus, too much bling in church, ways to pray in everyday life

AS103 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 22, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Sr. Marie Gabriel and Sr. Dorothy guest nuns, living the life of Jesus, too much bling in church, ways to pray in everyday life, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Feb 22, 201258 minSeason 4Ep. 103

AS102 Ask Sister – Would you have become a nun in the old days? Hopeful husband-to-be wonders if convent trumps marriage, online vocational resources, and more!

AS102 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 16, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: becoming a nun in the old days? hopeful husband-to-be wonders if convent trumps marriage, online vocation help, professional nuns, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Feb 16, 201256 minSeason 4Ep. 102

AS101 Ask Sister – how nuns elect their leaders, congregational leadership positions, the common good, and a myriad of images of God

AS101 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 9, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: how nuns elect their community leaders, saying no to nun smear campaigns, the common good, the book of Genesis, varied images of God and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Feb 09, 201255 minSeason 4Ep. 101

In Good Faith with guest Meredith Gould

IGF014 In Good Faith with Meredith Gould, recorded live on February 8, 2012. Produced by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include: real-life ups and downs in ministry, the domestic church, social media in parishes, insights from Judaism, religious kitsch. Click PLAY below or right-click here to download the MP3. Subscribe to A Nun's Life Podcasts: Guest: Meredith [...]

Feb 08, 201257 min

AS100 Ask Sister – Highlights of fav shows in honor of 100th Ask Sister episode, World Day for Consecrated Life, GPS rosary for finding religious life, vow of obedience vs. doormat

AS100 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 2, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Highlights in honor of 100th episode, World Day for Consecrated Life, GPS rosary for religious life, vow of obedience vs. doormat, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Feb 02, 201255 minSeason 4Ep. 100

AS099 Ask Sister – Mass fracas over word changes in liturgy, unruly use of church rules, where to find a spiritual mentor, does God have plans for the world

AS099 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on January 19, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: Mass fracas over word changes in liturgy, unruly use of church rules, finding a spiritual mentor, does God have plans for the world, and more! Subscribe to newsletter -- http://anunslife.org/newsletter Listen to podcasts -- http://anunslife.org/podcasts Our website -- http://anunslife.org/...

Jan 19, 201258 minSeason 4Ep. 99
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