What does it mean to speak in tongues?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks what it means to speak in tongues and how would you know if you're doing that. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS187 .
Jun 02, 2017•5 min
A Nun's Life Ministry
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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AS196 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Loretto in Littleton, Colorado
SHOW NOTES (2:26) Religious comic books for spiritual inspiration. (7:00) Call to vocation continues over a lifetime. (9:00) Powerful relationship between joy, justice, and community. (13:00) How experiences of other cultures transform the lives of Sisters of Loretto. (16:00) EarthLinks, a ministry to connect economically poor people with one another and with the earth. (19:40) What it means to, like Mary, stand at the foot of the cross with people who suffer. (26:00) Listener asks about prayer ...
May 20, 2017•45 min•Season 9Ep. 196
What's the connection between listening and forgiveness
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Bonita Gacnik, OSB, talks about listening as an important part of forgiveness. Hear the full podcast on our Motherhouse Road Trip page!
Apr 28, 2017•4 min
How does your ministry help to change people's lives?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Cynthia Canning,SNJM, talks about the transformative nature of ministry at Next Step Learning Center, for people seeking to earn their high school equivalency, transition to college, and build better lives.Hear the full podcast on the Motherhouse Road Trip page at aNunsLife.org!
Apr 28, 2017•4 min
How do you choose between things that are all really good?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Mattie Sterner, OP, talks about choosing between marriage and becoming a sister. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS162. Check out the travel journal, photos of the trip, and more on the MotherhouseRoad Trip page!
Apr 26, 2017•4 min
AS195 Ask Sister - Awesome First Communion gifts, asking for prayers, prayer as penance, metrics for holiness
Topics: Holy Week homestretch. First Communion gifts for grade-schoolers. Asking nuns and priests for prayers. Prayers as penance. How holy are you. Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot...
Apr 22, 2017•46 min•Season 9Ep. 195
Can you change your Lenten practices after Lent has already begun?
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about whether you have to stick to the practices you started Lent with, or if you can change them mid-Lent. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS180 at aNunsLife.org.
Mar 31, 2017•6 min
For Sister-chef at soup kitchen, listening is a key ingredient
In this Random Nun Clip, chef Sister Mandy Carrier, RSM, talks about food, listening, and learning at the soup kitchen. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast on our Motherhouse Road Trip page!
Mar 22, 2017•3 min
AS194 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile, Alabama
SHOW NOTES (2:25) National Catholic Sisters Week. (3:00) Unexpected calling to the Little Sisters of the Poor. (8:30) Saint Jeanne Jugan, foundress, and the mission of caring for the elderly poor. (11:00) Prayer and ministry at Sacred Heart Residence in Mobile, Alabama. (12:30) The Little Sisters’ tradition of begging. (14:50) Hospitality, the fourth vow of Little Sisters. (19:40) Becoming a Little Sister and “formation of the heart.” (22:05) Enriched by diversity of cultures, ages, geographies ...
Mar 18, 2017•57 min•Season 9Ep. 194
Does the world around you affect how you understand God?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sr. Veronica Fajardo, CSC, talks about experiencing God in other cultures. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS173 . Check out the travel journal, photos of the trip, and more on the Motherhouse Road Trip page!
Mar 10, 2017•2 min
I feel like I'm being judged for not kneeling at Mass. What to do?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener feels pressured to kneel at Mass and wonders what to do. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS193 on aNunsLife.org.
Feb 27, 2017•7 min
If you wear ashes, is that like showing off your holiness?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if people who wear ashes on Ash Wednesday are showing off their holiness. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS180 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!
Feb 27, 2017•5 min
Should I give up tiresome friends for Lent?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks what to do about Lent and friends who talk constantly about food. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS180 at aNunsLife.org.
Feb 27, 2017•5 min
Does God send you signs that you should be a nun?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Bernadette Stang, OSB, talks about the path to religious life and signs along the way. Hear the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast AS176 with the Sisters of the Monastery Saint Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho, on our website at aNunsLife.org.
Feb 24, 2017•3 min
AS193 Ask Sister - kneeling at Mass, girlfriend advice from God, sisters names, who’s the boss
Topics : Non-kneeler feels judged at Mass. Does God give advice on girlfriend problems. How sisters get their names. Priests, nuns, bosses. Show Notes Here are more details about today’s show! (1:30) Feast of Saint Scholastica, February 10. (6:55) Listener asks what to do when feeling judged by others about not kneeling at Mass. (9:30) Kneeling per the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. (11:00) Story from the pew: one-legged kneeling after knee surgery. (13:00) Suggestions for what to do a...
Feb 17, 2017•43 min•Season 9Ep. 193
AS192 Ask Sister - Ordinary Time, practicing to be Catholic, saints who find lost stuff, unfollowing God
Topics: Awesome Ordinary Time in the church year. How to practice being Catholic. How patron saints help us. Can you unfollow God's call. Here are more details about today's show! (1:20) Living the life of Christ in Ordinary Time. (6:00) Listener question: Can you practice Catholic ways if you're not Catholic yet? (7:00) Common prayer and devotional prayer for everyone. (8:00) Praying the rosary as a way to learn about the life of Christ and Mary. (12:00) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (...
Jan 28, 2017•38 min•Season 9Ep. 192
Is there a way to know how Catholic a person actually is?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if there are different degrees of Catholic-ness. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS190 .
Dec 31, 2016•3 min
How radically will my life change if I start going to church?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries that if she starts going to church, her life will change in ways she's not ready for. Hear the full podcast at AS185 .
Dec 31, 2016•6 min
AS191 Ask Sister - Advent glowsaries light up Ohio, praying to a distant God, grinch-fearing Grandma
A new trend aglow in Ohio--the glowsary. Can prayer make God more distant vs. closer? Grandma worries that grandkids have no Christ in Christmas. Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot...
Dec 13, 2016•41 min•Season 8Ep. 191
What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday?
In this Random Nun Clip, the nuns reflect on gratitude--and a surprise guest shows up! Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS050 on our website at aNunsLife.org.
Nov 18, 2016•3 min
How do saints become saints?
In this Random Nun Clip, theologian Sister Elizabeth Johnson talks about saints ancient and new. Hear the full In Good Faith podcast at IGF028 .
Nov 01, 2016•5 min
How can the saints be part of our everyday life?
In this Random Nun Clip, S. Elizabeth Johnson offers ideas for how the saints can be our everyday companions. Hear the full podcast at IGF028 at aNunsLife.org.
Oct 30, 2016•4 min
AS190 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, in Campbell, California
(2:10) Inspired by the faith of others. (4:50) “Wasting time” and finding joy with the Holy Names sisters. (9:50) Too shy for religious life? (12:42) Growing into the vocation we’ve chosen. (13.55) Next Step Learning Center--a place of transformation and heros. (19.00) The Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults (RCIA). (22.50) Corporate stands of SNJMs: clean water, immigration and refugees, anti-human trafficking. (28.00) Legacy of the 38-year old foundress of SNJM. (33.00) Listener question: av...
Oct 28, 2016•51 min•Season 8Ep. 190
Does giving my whole self to God mean giving up even my hopes and dreams?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if giving her whole self to God means sacrificing even her dream to be a mom. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS183 at aNunsLife.org.
Oct 14, 2016•5 min
Can you be pure of heart and still have physical attractions?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener's friend says she's pure of heart even though she likes to look at guys, so can that be true? Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS189 at aNunsLife.org.
Oct 07, 2016•5 min
If I'm afraid of worldly things, does that mean I should be a nun?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if her fear of worldly things should determine the decisions she makes about her life. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS189 at aNunsLife.org.
Sep 30, 2016•3 min
What can I do to mend a big family uproar?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders how to reconcile after a big family rift. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS189 at aNunsLife.org.
Sep 23, 2016•6 min
Why does the Glory Be prayer say "world without end" when the bible says the world WILL end?
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if the Glory Be prayer is at odds with the bible. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS188 at aNunsLife.org. And don't forget to sign up for the nuns' monthly email newsletter !
Sep 16, 2016•5 min
New things happening at A Nun's Life--including Ninja Nun Warriors!
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about awesome new things at A Nun's Life--including Ninja Nun Warriors! Hear the full Ask Sister podcast episode AS189 at aNunsLife.org.
Sep 10, 2016•3 min
AS189 Ask Sister - worried about worldly things, forgiveness after family uproar, physical attractions
SHOW NOTES (1:20) Redesigned A Nun’s Life newsletter features Ninja nun warriors. (4:15) Avoiding worldliness as a path to happiness…or not. (12:15) Making life choices based on freedom instead of fear. (17:30) Saint Therese of Lisieux tempted by wildflowers. (21:15): Can a family rift be healed? (23:20) Forgiveness vs. reconciliation. (28:00) What happens if others don’t want to reconcile. (32:00) Can you be pure of heart and still be physically attracted to others? (35:00) Purity and beauty, i...
Sep 09, 2016•42 min•Season 8Ep. 189
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