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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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Episodes

Life amid Covid

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, 20203 min

What is the Asylum Seeker Resource Center?

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, 20206 minEp. 38

AS228 Ask Sister – life amid Covid, bible study beginner, justified by Jesus, sin vs. invitation from God to try new things

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, 202053 minSeason 12Ep. 228

Where can I find a Final Profession card and what should I write?

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, 20206 minEp. 227

How is a convent different from just a house?

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, 20209 minEp. 227

IGF038 In Good Faith - Sister Rita Malavisi, at the Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Australia

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, 202050 minSeason 12Ep. 38

Can you fast from vaping in Lent or only from food?

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, 20209 minEp. 227

Is the Book of Revelation like bible sci-fi?

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, 202017 min

AS227 Ask Sister – Life after the Novitiate, convent vs. a plain old house, fasting in Lent, where to find nun notecards

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, 202042 minSeason 12Ep. 227

Can Lent fix my broken New Year's resolutions?

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, 202012 min

AS226 Ask Sister - a better Lent, biblical science fiction, “made new” but still the same

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, 202044 minSeason 12Ep. 226

What led you to become a Catholic?

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, 20206 min

AS224 Ask Sister – life satisfaction, holier than thou friends, workplace woes

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, 201956 minSeason 11Ep. 224

Why does my mom bribe me to stay Catholic?

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, 20197 min

What the voice of God sounds like?

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, 20192 min

AS222 Ask Sister – Theology and vocation, Hell heresies, heavenly bribes to encourage faith, freedom to choose or reject God

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, 201948 minSeason 11Ep. 222
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