Sister Patricia Flass talks about her ministry in rural Alabama and the profound faith of the people she met there. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF049 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!...
Hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF. 01:50. Listener question: Is it a sin if we don't do things to help reduce climate change? 03:00. What are encyclicals, and did Pope Francis’ write in Laudato Si, about care of earth. 05:45. “Ecological integrity” and the effect of personal choices. 07:30. How to measure our individual carbon footprint—some surprising results! 10:27. The nature of sin and are there sins against nature? 14:00. Some choices that individuals can make to help reduc...
Sister Sharlet Wagner, CSC, talks about her unexpected journey to becoming a Catholic sister and an immigration lawyer. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF047 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! Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts...
A listener wonders why nuns profess their vows two times when entering religious life, instead of just one time, as with marriage vows. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS235 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. 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!...
Sister Joan Brown, of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, shares insights for discering God's call in confusing times. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF045 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!...
Sister Irene talks about Sisters Rising Worldwide, an innovative program that connects Catholic sisters serving in vulnerable communities around the globe, with resources and funding to address issues such as poverty, homelessness, and hunger. Sister Irene, founder and president, describes the origins of Sisters Rising and shares examples of the life-changing differences the ministry is helping to make around the world. (2:00) Innovation and helping others: early influences in Sister Irene’s lif...
Sister Richelle shares insights from her vow of poverty as a Presentation sister and how they influence her public policy work. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF043 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!...
Sister Joan Brown talks about the power of interfaith efforts in New Mexico to address climate change. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF045 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!...
Sister Dusty talks about her ministry at the United Nations, representing the perspectives of Dominican Sisters across the U.S. on issues such as homelessness, the rights of women and girls, protection of the Amazon region and the digital divide . The perspectives draw on the experience of Dominicans, who minister on every continent in the world, working with local people directly affected by the issues. (1:40) The foundations of peace and justice for Sister Dusty: early family life in Michigan....
A listener worries that her confessions are incomplete because they don’t include things she failed to do but maybe should have. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS234 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. 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!...
Sister Donna Liette talks about how gatherings of mothers bring about hope and healing to neighborhoods struggling against violence. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF044 at aNunsLife.org. Let us know your thoughts about this podcast by taking a short survey! Your input helps us shape Random Nun Clips podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you! Subscribe to our newsletter https://siste.rs/3isP2CZ Check out lots more podcasts https://siste.rs/2SfnoyS...
A listener wonders, if you pray the rosary but never attend Mass, will the rosary make a difference? Can you still benefit spiritually? Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS234 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. The transcript for this podcast is at https://siste.rs/3nJg37O 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 Pat has ministered for over 20 years in small towns around Selma, Alabama, in some of the most impoverished areas of our nation. She talks with Sister Maxine about her ministry in Alabama, her perspectives on poverty, and her hopes for the future. Let us know your thoughts about the In Good Faith podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape In Good Faith podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF. You can read the full transcript of this podcast on our website. (1:30) Highlights of Sister Shannon’s first 100 days in office in OSF leadership (3:40) Sister Maxine describes the IHM Sisters’ 175th Anniversary celebration that took place in August (6:00) Listener question: Does God care if we offer things up, like eating cooked spinach? What does it matter if we do things we really don’t want to? (8:10) “Offering it up” vs. “glorifyin...
Sister Maxine talks with Sister Eileen Reilly, who helps mobilize people in the U.S. to value life over death by working to end the death penalty and promote restorative justice. Catholic Mobilizing Network is based in Washington, D.C. Let us know your thoughts about the In Good Faith podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape In Good Faith podcasts in the future. Click HERE to take the survey . Thank you!...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Joan Dawber describes how Catholic sisters live in community and hope with women who’ve survived human trafficking. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF042 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 why some people disagree with the Pope if infallibility means he's always right. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS233 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 Anne Victory talks about ways to find energy and hope in the midst of difficult times. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF041 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!...
Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF 1:40 A call to leadership and a visit to the endodontist. 3:36 Listener: My husband and I have two beautiful boys, ages 4 and 6. Our Catholic faith is important to us, and we want to help our boys learn about faith. They’re young, so we’re working at a very basic level, but honestly, it’s discouraging. It’s hard to compete with other ideas in our society. We hit a new low this past Easter. We were explaining how much Jesus loves us, that...
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Joan Dawber talks about the stories of amazing women who've reclaimed their lives after surviving human trafficking. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF042 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 talks with Sister Sharlet, an immigration lawyer and executive director of the Newcomer Network, an innovative program that provides immigration legal services and connects people with other essentials such as food, health care, and employment. The Network is part of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Washington, D.C. 01:48 Providence, travel, and Sister Sharlet's call to live as a Catholic sister. 08:08 Discerning a call to the Sisters of the Holy Cross and to ministry as an imm...
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener worries because people at Mass walk around at the Sign of Peace instead of social distancing and wearing masks. Hear the full Ask Sister episode https://anunslife.org/podcasts/ask-sister/as233 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 asks if the scary angel memes she sees flying around on the internet are accurate. Or are angels actually nice? Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS233 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 Anne Victory reflects on what she has learned through her work with the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, in the Cleveland area. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF041 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!...
Sisters Barbara Hagel and Jeanette DeYoung are Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose in Fremont, Calif. They are also gardeners, beekeepers, and educators whose work exemplifies the Dominican Sisters’ leadership in caring for creation. The Dominican campus is home to a 5,000 square foot vegetable garden, a community garden, fruit trees, olive trees dating to the early 1800s, a meadow, and over 1 million honeybees. It’s a place of beauty and education, where the local community gathers with the s...
Sister Joan Dawber talks about the ways she sensed God calling her from her role as a Pastoral Associate to a new ministry. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF042 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 Anne Victory talks about the need for many organizations to work together to end forced labor and assist victims of human trafficking. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF041 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 Joan Brown, OSF, is Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light. The organization works from the core belief that care of the natural world is integral to spiritual life and social justice. Sister Joan works with people of many faith traditions for education, action, and policy advocacy around climate change and care of Earth. Previously, she ministered as a journalist, director of Pikes Peace Justice and Peace Commission, and co-director of Tierra Madra, a sustainable str...
A listener asks how the Mass readings are chosen and who gets to decide. 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!...
Sister Donna Liette is a Restorative Justice Practitioner and the Director of Women’s Programming at Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, on Chicago’s South Side. She provides safe spaces for mothers who have lost children to violence and incarceration to share their stories and find support, healing, and hope in community. Prior to Chicago, she served for 14 years in Dayton, Ohio, as Executive Director of Mercy Manor, a transitional home for women released from the Ohio prisons. Previousl...
