Ever Ancient, Ever New

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2024 National Meeting by Bishop Donald J. Hying, 5th Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. Bishop Donald Hying is a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities; the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, & Youth; and the Committee on Catholic Education. He is a member of the Board of Directors...

On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview on "How the Triduum Reveals a Call to Monastic Life" with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Abbot Jeremy Driscoll O.S.B. of Mount Angel Abbey in Saint Benedict, Oregon .  Abbot Jeremy also has a book on this topic you can purchase that is an amazing resources titled, Awesome Glory: Resurrection in Scripture, Liturgy, and Theolo...

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life. Today's episode is honoring our 2022 award recipient, Fr. Brian Mullady, of the Dominican Friars, Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Oakland California .  Fr. Mullady is...

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2021 National Meeting by Fr. John Burns. Fr. Burns currently serves as a member of the Institute on Religious Life's Board of Directors. Fr. Burns’ talk is titled, The Heart of St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse, Guardian of Virgins, Terror of Demons. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!     

On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Mother Mary Elizabeth Kloss, O.S.B. prioress of St. Scholastica Priory in Petersham, Massachusetts . Mother talks about what the liturgical "Living a Liturgical Life” looks like for Benedictine contemplative nuns at the monastery, and what lay people can do to incorporate the liturgy into...

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life. Today's episode is honoring our 2010 award recipient, Raymond Cardinal Burke. He was named a Cardinal in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Burke has written and spoken widely...

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Fr. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B., founder of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia in Norcia Italy . We hope you enjoy Father Cassian's amazing journey through discernment, starting a religious order, surviving a devastating earthquake, rebuilding a monastery, and starting a brewery! Check out the monks' own Birra Norcia Brewery and purchase delicious beer fo...

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2017 Midwest Regional Meeting by Sr. John Marie Zwenger, who is a member of The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita, Kansas . Please check out the sisters' website for more information, resources, and print outs for the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary .

On this week's episode, we're listening to our Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Fr. Joshua Caswell, SJC who is the Superior General of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius, in Chicago, Illinois . Fr. Joshua speaks about the Canon's mission to restore the sacred, and takes us back to the beginning on how they started a thriving religious community.   

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life. Today's episode is honoring our 1991 award recipient, St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who founded the Missionaries of Charity . Mother Teresa not only helped the poorest of the p...

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Reverend Mother Teresa Christe, MSSR, of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa in Santa Rosa California . We hope you enjoy her beautiful story of her journey through discernment, religious life, and starting a religious order!

This episode features a talk from our 2021 National meeting from the IRL's National Director, Fr. Thomas Nelson, O. Praem., of the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey , titled, "The Crisis in the Church". Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

On this week's episode, we're listening to our Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Sr. Elizabeth Miles, S. deM. who is the vocations director of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick in Los Angeles, California talking about her experience at the Vita Consecrata Institute .  

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life. Today's episode is honoring our 2023 award recipient, Mr. Carl Anderson, as we listen to his powerful acceptance speech.   

On this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P. of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist in Ann Arbor, Michigan . We hope you enjoy her fantastic story and journey through religious life! Please also check out these other communities featured in this episode:  The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee The Sisters of Life in Bro...

The IRL's first official episode! This episode features a talk from our 2023 National meeting from Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv., Conventual Franciscan Friars , titled, "Behold, the Lamb: The Eucharist and Prisoners of Conscience." Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the Institute on Religious Life's Podcast, Ever Ancient, Ever New! In this episode, you will meet Executive Director Jeff Karls, and former Executive Director, Mike Wick, as they talk about the history and mission of religious life over the last 50 years!