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A Nun's Life Ministry

A Nun’s Life Ministryanunslife.org
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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If there were Prayer Olympics, what would your event be?

In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about the Perpetual Adoration Marathon, the Centering Prayer Balance Beam, and other Olympic Prayer events. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS188 at aNunsLife.org. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of our podcasts! Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...

Aug 19, 20165 min

AS188 Ask Sister - Prayer Olympics, "Glory Be" mystery, wedding gift woes, gifts for godchild, Spiritual Directors

SHOW NOTES (1:40) Prayer Olympics: Perpetual Adoration marathon, Labyrinth race-walking, Centering Prayer balance beam, Pool of Bethesda swim event. (9:35) Listener question: My niece is going to marry someone I consider immoral. If I send a gift, is that like saying the marriage is ok? (11:00) Preserving relationships amidst disagreements. (15:30) Jesus and the Tax Collector. (18:50) Listener question: In the "Glory Be" prayer, why do we say "world without end" when we know from scripture that ...

Aug 13, 201641 minSeason 8Ep. 188

Why is it awesome to be a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth?

This Random Nun Clip is from Ask Sister podcast episode 145. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Des Plaines, IL. Guests: Sisters Michael Marie Franzek and Michele Fisher.

Jul 19, 20163 min

AS187 Ask Sister - speaking in tongues, hipster church music, discontent as a call from God

AS187 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on July 13, 2016. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. SHOW NOTES (1:30) The start of A Nun’s Life Ministry 10 years ago. (2:20) Honor a Sister program. (5:50) Listener asks how to know if you’re speaking in tongues. (6:25) The gifts of the Holy Spirit. (9:28) Interpretation of tongues. (15:30) Experiencing gifts of the Spirit in our lives. (19:34) Listener asks about hipster music at Mass. (22:00) Liturgical v. other kinds of prayer. (33:00) Listener asks ...

Jul 16, 201647 minSeason 8Ep. 187

Elvis Presley sings about the Rosary?!

In this Random Nun Clip, the nuns learn that the King of Rock and Roll sang about the Rosary. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS184 .

Jul 04, 20162 min

Which is your favorite Mystery of the Rosary?

In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about the Mysteries of the Rosary that have special meaning for us. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS184 at aNunsLife.org.

Jul 01, 20163 min

AS186 Ask Sister - NunCam bikes again, prayerful church history, gruesome saint pics, trying (unsuccessfully) to be a good Christian

AS186 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on June 22, 2016. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. SHOW NOTES (1.25) NunCam bikes again, with improved technology. (5.17) Listener question: Can learning about the Catholic faith and church history be a form of prayer? (5:40) Prayer as communication with God. (7:54) Prayer inspired by knowledge. (14.00) Listener question: I'm named after Saint Lucy, who's depicted in art as holding her eyes on a plate. Why so gruesome? (15.10) Persecution of early marty...

Jun 24, 201642 minSeason 8Ep. 186

AS185 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Sacred Heart Monastery, in Yankton, South Dakota

AS185 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on May 26, 2016. Our guests: Sister Bonita Gacnik and Sister Carol Jean Van Den Hemel of the Sisters of Saint Benedict. SHOW NOTES (3:16) What is a “monastic” community (4:16) Call to religious life as a call to family (7:40) Journey from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to the Benedictines (12:05) Teaching in an all-boys high school: “helping students become the best men of God that they can be” (15:00) Teaching in college: helping students ove...

May 29, 201648 minSeason 8Ep. 185

Can you have snacks at the convent

In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about snacks and hospitality in the convent. You can hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS184 at aNunsLife.org.

May 08, 20163 min

AS184 Ask Sister - snacks at the convent, painful Glorious Mysteries, family mementos, upside down Grandma

AS184 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on April 20, 2016.Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. A Nun's Life celebrates 10 years of online ministry in 2016! SHOW NOTES (1:30) Origins of Ask Sister: Nun News Roundup. (3:35) Primitive soup-can microphones. (6:15) Listener question: Does everyone in the convent have to eat the same food, even if it's not your fave? (9:00) Snacks--the taste of hospitality. (11:00) Coffee inspires community life. (15:05) Listener question: One of the Glorious Mysteries...

Apr 28, 201637 minSeason 8Ep. 184

What to do with feelings of doubt during the spiritual journey?

A Nun's Life celebrates 10 years of online ministry in 2016! In this Random Nun Clip, we talk with Sisters Joyce Lehman and Della Meyer about navigating doubts along the spiritual journey. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode at AS160 .

Apr 18, 20163 min

AS183 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Frankfort, Illinois

A Nun's Life celebrates 10 years of online ministry in 2016! SHOW NOTES (2:34) Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart celebrate 150th anniversary. (3:11) The journey to religious life for Sisters Nancy and Joyce. (10:10) Discernment dilemma: boyfriend or convent. (13:29) Being a loving person vs. a perfect person. (18:07) Works of neighborly love in Franciscan life. (19:00) Sister Nancy: ministry with missioners. (22:11) Sister Joyce: leadership, and neighborly love. (24:31) Kitchen theology. (2...

Apr 15, 201648 minSeason 8Ep. 183
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