A listener wonders if it’s easier to be forgiven than to do what’s right in the first place. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS232 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!...
A listener wonders why, after Confession, her penance was just to say some prayers. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS232 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!...
A listener wonders if we should expect religion to make us happy... or not. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS231 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!
Sister Richelle Friedman is Director of Public Policy at the Coalition on Human Needs, in Washington, D.C. The Coalition promotes public policies that address the needs of low-income people and other vulnerable groups. It is an alliance of national organizations including civil rights, religious, labor, and professional organizations, service providers, and others concerned with the well-being of children, women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Previously, Sister Richelle served as a ...
A listener wonders why Mary has dozens of different names, and who gave them to her. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS231 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!...
Sister Joan Dawber founded LifeWay Network in 2007 to provide safe housing for survivors of human trafficking in the New York City area. LifeWay collaborates with many agencies to provide trafficking survivors with resources such as legal support, health care, education, and job opportunities. Today, LifeWay operates homes where over 100 women from 34 countries have found safe shelter and the resources needed to reclaim their lives and independence. LifeWay also provides education about human tr...
Topics: Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF Read the full transcript of this podcast on our website 1:50 Lent is just a around the corner. What the Sisters are planning for Lent. 3:00 Listener: “I've really missed going to Mass on Sunday, so I decided to start going again. The reason I stopped was because of COVID. When I talked with people from the parish, they said everyone at Mass is supposed to be social distancing and wearing masks. ‘Great,’ I thought, and I went the ...
Sister Anne Victory has led efforts against human trafficking for more than a decade. In 2007, she helped to establish the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. One result of the Collaborative’s work is that over 60 agencies in NE Ohio–law enforcement, health care, social services, and others—are now connected to weave a safety net for the men, women, and children who are victims of human trafficking. Sister Anne is Director of Education at the Collaborative, and her background includes extens...
Topics: Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF 1:30 Third week of Advent 3:12 Listener: After confession, the priest said my penance was Hail Marys and Our Fathers. Why would prayers be my punishment for sin – that’s weird, right? 5:15 Confession and reconciliation 7:00 Restoring good vs. being punished 11:30 Saint Anselm and Satisfaction Theory 14:30 Listener: Shouldn’t we focus more on just doing the right thing so we can avoid seeking forgiveness so much? 16:00 Developing ...
In this Random Nun Clip, a grandmother worries about her unbaptized grandchild and considers taking action. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Sister Maxine talks with Sister Michele Morek about her life as a Catholic sister and her work at Global Sisters Report, at the United Nations, as a professor of biology, and as a congregational leader. "The Life" series at Global Sisters Report, about the lives of Catholic sisters worldwide Sister Michele's work on behalf of 20 congregations at the United Nations in service to women and children The influence of Catholic sisters on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals A global perspective on ...
In this Random Nun Clip, a mom asks about the possible fate of her son’s moody cat. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener desires a discernment do-over because he worries that he made the easy choice but maybe not the right choice. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.
Topics: Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF 1:30. Halloween quarantine at the Motherhouse. 3:45. Listener: Why does Mary the Mother of God have so many different names, and who decides what they are? 5:00. Largest Marian library in the world in Dayton, Ohio, a great place for studies in Mariology. 6:00. Sources of Mary’s names. 7:30. Newest Marian feast day: BVM, Mother of the Church. 11:30. Conflicting images and names of Mary. 17.00. Spiritual exercise: what titles and n...
In this Random Nun Clip, a young listener wonders why she should try so hard to be good when Jesus will forgive her sins anyway. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks what makes a person holy and who are some holy people we know Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if her bible study friend is correct that other people were part of the healing miracles that Jesus performed. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if nuns honor their founders the way employees might honor the people who established the business. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS229 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita describes her college students’ reactions after visiting asylum seekers in an Australian detention center. 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!...
Topics: Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF Listener: I’m just an average sinner, and if Jesus will forgive me anyway, why should I try to better? Being rewarded (or not…) for doing good. Forgiveness, making amends, and freedom. Listener: Who is the holiest person you ever met? Holiness and wholeness. God calls everyone to holiness, not just saints. Sister Shannon’s and Sister Maxine’s communion of saints. The Catholic Church’s big book of saints. Listener: A friend says t...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if convents are always peaceful or if there’s drama between the nuns. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS229 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita talks about experiencing the light of Christ in people every day. 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener in Covid quarantine with her friends asks for nun Netflix suggestions. 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy talks about the power of music to help people in the profound moments of life. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ. 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!...
Ask Sister Podcast, with Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM 1:20 - Update from the convent 2:30 – Studying the Gospel of John 7:00 – Listener: Do nuns watch Netflix, and if so, what movies or shows? (Spoiler Alert: Nailed It, Miss Virginia, Shackelton’s Captain, to name a few.) 18:30 –Netflix quarantine snacks 20:20 – When nuns play Pictionary and Scattergories 24:30 – Listener: Do organizations of nuns remember who established them, the way businesses remember their founders? 27:...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy talks about singing compassion into the world with the Circle of Song choir. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ. 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy sings an excerpt from one of her songs of healing. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ. 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!...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wants to read and study the bible and asks where’s a good place to start. 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!...
Sister Maxine with Sister Kathy Sherman, who sings excerpts from her songs during the podcast. A song of healing at the time of the coronavirus pandemic: “All You Need to Know” Sister Kathy’s musical extended family, including a staff writer for Irving Berlin and a concert pianist Called to the vocation of music and to religious life as a CSJ sister “Unity” as a central part of the CSJ mission and a major theme in Sister Kathy’s music Music as a voice of social justice Singing in church…or not S...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries that he’s committing a sin when he walks past people who are homeless and doesn’t help them. 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!...
