A Nun's Life Ministry

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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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What religion questions would you ask Intelligent Life on other planets? 28.07.2017 6:09

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Maxine and Almost-Sister Jane talk about the church and interplanetary faith relationships. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS197 on our website.

Helping people build better lives 21.07.2017 1:31

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Cynthia Canning, SNJM , talks about helping people strive for their full potential. Hear the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary on our website at aNunsLife.org.

What does it mean to have a begging tradition as a Little Sister of the Poor? 14.07.2017 2:08

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Cecilia Marie Fausto talks about grace, prayer, and the practice of begging. Check out the Motherhouse Road Trip for the full podcast and for pics from the trip, our travel journal, and lots more from our visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile, Alabama.

AS197 Ask Sister - visit to national basilica, feeling guilty about vocation, a nunly life, religion questions for extraterrestrials. 02.07.2017 45:21

SHOW NOTES (1:42) Visit to the amazing Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (6:00) Listener question: What happens if you follow God's calling but feel guilty about it? (11:43) Guilt vs. sin vs. social expectations. (15:00) Giving people the space to grow with you in your vocation. (18:50) Soon-to-be-Sister Jane talks about upcoming novitiate. (20:10) I'm not a nun but wan...

What is Ordinary Time in the church year? 22.06.2017 4:29

In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about Ordinary Time and why it's so awesome. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS192 .

What does it mean to speak in tongues? 02.06.2017 4:45

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 .

AS196 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Loretto in Littleton, Colorado 20.05.2017 44:39

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 mea...

What's the connection between listening and forgiveness 28.04.2017 3:38

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!

How does your ministry help to change people's lives? 28.04.2017 3:57

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!

How do you choose between things that are all really good? 26.04.2017 4:23

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!

AS195 Ask Sister - Awesome First Communion gifts, asking for prayers, prayer as penance, metrics for holiness 22.04.2017 46:03

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

Can you change your Lenten practices after Lent has already begun? 31.03.2017 5:55

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.

For Sister-chef at soup kitchen, listening is a key ingredient 22.03.2017 3:08

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!

AS194 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile, Alabama 18.03.2017 56:40

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 Li...

Does the world around you affect how you understand God? 10.03.2017 1:52

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!

I feel like I'm being judged for not kneeling at Mass. What to do? 27.02.2017 6:47

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.

If you wear ashes, is that like showing off your holiness? 27.02.2017 4:33

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!

Should I give up tiresome friends for Lent? 27.02.2017 4:31

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.

Does God send you signs that you should be a nun? 24.02.2017 3:15

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.

AS193 Ask Sister - kneeling at Mass, girlfriend advice from God, sisters names, who's the boss 17.02.2017 43:08

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:...

AS192 Ask Sister - Ordinary Time, practicing to be Catholic, saints who find lost stuff, unfollowing God 28.01.2017 38:25

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 a...

Is there a way to know how Catholic a person actually is? 31.12.2016 2:55

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if there are different degrees of Catholic-ness. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS190 .

How radically will my life change if I start going to church? 31.12.2016 5:31

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 .

AS191 Ask Sister - Advent glowsaries light up Ohio, praying to a distant God, grinch-fearing Grandma 13.12.2016 41:10

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

AS191 Ask Sister - Advent glowsaries light up Ohio, praying to a distant God, grinch-fearing Grandma 13.12.2016 41:10

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.