A Nun's Life Ministry

By 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.

Episode Date
A radical commitment
May 08, 2024
In Good Faith with Sister Julia Walsh – Author and Podcast Host
Apr 10, 2024
How can I prepare to enter religious life?
Mar 23, 2024
Of boyfriends and religious vocations
Mar 23, 2024
Different lives, different challenges
Mar 23, 2024
How can I hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to me?
Mar 23, 2024
Is there a wrong time to go back to church?
Mar 23, 2024
Learning how to be a woman religious
Mar 05, 2024
Where does our suffering unite with Christ's?
Mar 04, 2024
Age differences and culture gaps
Mar 04, 2024
Becoming holy
Feb 26, 2024
What can I do to discern better?
Feb 24, 2024
The road to religious life
Feb 24, 2024
Can a film inspire a vocation?
Feb 23, 2024
Magnifying the power to do good
Feb 19, 2024
Is it possible to miss God's call?
Feb 19, 2024
Walking with St. Scholastica
Feb 06, 2024
Should I stay or should I go?
Feb 06, 2024
Everyday God
Feb 06, 2024
The scoop on consecration
Jan 04, 2024
Touched by the God of justice
Jan 04, 2024
Is there a wrong way to discern?
Jan 02, 2024
Who's the boss?
Jan 02, 2024
What’s the up-side of discernment?
Jan 02, 2024
Christmas in the convent II
Dec 19, 2023
Apostolic or monastic?
Oct 25, 2023
What's in a charism?
Oct 25, 2023
Focusing inward or outward
Oct 25, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Gloria Ardenio Agnes, Maryknoll Sister, Vocation Director
Oct 24, 2023
In Good Faith with Susan Flansburg - Author
Sep 21, 2023
The fourth vow
Aug 25, 2023
Working (hard) behind the scenes
Aug 04, 2023
Grace on stage
Jul 31, 2023
The joy of visitation
Jul 31, 2023
When she felt the love of God
Jul 31, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Violaine Paradis - Actress, Acrobat, Social Pastoral Worker
Jul 28, 2023
Is this ad judgmental, or is it just me?
Jul 28, 2023
The faith of the first step
Jul 20, 2023
Love transforms the unlovable
Jul 20, 2023
How to tell if you have a religious vocation
Jul 20, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Mary Michael Fox - Student, Teacher, Catechist, Author
Jul 18, 2023
Changing views of immigration
Jul 07, 2023
Evolving & Expanding
Jul 01, 2023
Uncharted territory
Jun 26, 2023
The deep encounter
Jun 26, 2023
Room at the inn
Jun 26, 2023
The relationship repair shop
Jun 23, 2023
A garden view
Jun 09, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Elizabeth Guerrero - Executive Director of AHLMA
Jun 02, 2023
Are nuns prayer professionals?
May 26, 2023
Discovering her true identity
May 19, 2023
Celebrating Mom
May 14, 2023
Can a health condition impede a religious vocation?
May 12, 2023
A commitment to community
May 05, 2023
Bringing God out from the culture
May 01, 2023
Farming on the up-and-up
Apr 28, 2023
Using the gifts God gave you
Apr 18, 2023
The value of a van
Apr 18, 2023
Hope along a winding road
Apr 18, 2023
Is God giving me the cold shoulder?
Apr 14, 2023
The glory of Easter
Apr 09, 2023
Finding God in the midst of suffering
Apr 06, 2023
Building an army of prayer warriors
Mar 31, 2023
Of novenas and scapulars
Mar 28, 2023
Am I being a spiritual glutton?
Mar 24, 2023
When will I know Lent is working?
Mar 20, 2023
The gift of hospitality
Mar 14, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Margaret Kruse - Uniting to Fight Human Trafficking
Mar 10, 2023
Instead of giving up something for Lent, could I take something up?
Mar 07, 2023
What is Lenten solidarity?
Mar 03, 2023
The blessing of a scapular
Feb 28, 2023
Why is gluttony a sin?
Feb 24, 2023
What can you do for Lent?
Feb 21, 2023
Celebrating Mardi Gras with an eye on Lent
Feb 17, 2023
The Rule of Benedict
Feb 10, 2023
The unexpected yes
Feb 07, 2023
Building community
Feb 07, 2023
Should I celebrate when good things happen to other people ... and not to me?
Feb 03, 2023
In Good Faith with Sister Barb Giehl - Sister of Mercy, Mother, Grandmother
Jan 27, 2023
If I have doubts, does that mean I'm not a believer?
Jan 20, 2023
Rebuilding a family
Jan 13, 2023
Celebrating Epiphany
Jan 06, 2023
How can I keep up with everyone else on the faith journey?
Dec 30, 2022
Christmas in the convent
Dec 23, 2022
A decade later, a miraculous reunion
Dec 16, 2022
When your family doesn't understand
Dec 09, 2022
Journeying together
Dec 02, 2022
The charism of religious life writ large
Nov 18, 2022
The roundabout road to religious life
Nov 16, 2022
Choose your own adventure
Nov 16, 2022
Ask Sister: What does the Bible say about student loan forgiveness, can a woman with a life-threatening allergy become a nun, how do I know if I’m a believer or not?
Nov 11, 2022
What sign will show me God is calling me to religious life?
Nov 06, 2022
Community amplifies the good
Nov 04, 2022
In Good Faith with Sister Pat Crowley, Bethany House of Hospitality
Oct 28, 2022
The rosary road map
Oct 21, 2022
How does a habit rosary represent a community?
Oct 14, 2022
The right to life
Oct 12, 2022
Why don't I get results when I pray the rosary?
Oct 07, 2022
Will religion make me happy?
Sep 30, 2022
At the start of the civil war
Sep 23, 2022
In Good Faith with Sister Ana Gonzalez, Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago
Sep 16, 2022
A musical ministry
Sep 09, 2022
Eternal companions on the journey
Sep 08, 2022
The seed ball project
Sep 02, 2022
Living into the questions
Aug 26, 2022
Is it a sin to leave Mass early?
Aug 19, 2022
Daily discernment
Aug 15, 2022
Ask Sister – Are nuns prayer professionals, how can I keep up on the faith journey, why does this commercial bug me?
Aug 12, 2022
Should I pray for my candidate to win?
Aug 09, 2022
The strength of the human spirit
Aug 09, 2022
The van that defeated human trafficking
Jul 29, 2022
In Good Faith with Sister Trish Doan, Refugee
Jul 22, 2022
In Good Faith with Sister Trish Doan: Engineer, Restaurateur, Immigration Professional
Jul 15, 2022
How do you know you really have a vocation?
Jul 08, 2022
The newcomer network
Jul 01, 2022
The unique call of rural ministry
Jun 24, 2022
Do Protestants have saints?
Jun 21, 2022
A heart for dad
Jun 19, 2022
Claiming both parts of the story
Jun 18, 2022
In Good Faith with Sister Mary Pellegrino, Senior Vice President at Plante Moran
Jun 17, 2022
Preaching via creation care
Jun 10, 2022
Decision-making in community
Jun 09, 2022
True abundance
Jun 08, 2022
The power of coalition
Jun 03, 2022
Outreach and hope to youth in juvenile detention centers
May 27, 2022
Challenge and hope for change at the Permian Basin
May 20, 2022
AS239 Ask Sister – Do Protestants have saints, does the Mass need updating if people leave early, how do I know God wants me to enter religious life, 54-day novenas
May 13, 2022
Hospitality at the heart of restorative justice
May 06, 2022
Faith and facts about immigration
Apr 29, 2022
IGF053 In Good Faith with Sister Alice Ann O'Neill, cellist, Suzuki teacher, Suzuki teacher trainer
Apr 22, 2022
Keeping the faith on the slow road to justice
Apr 15, 2022
The Holy Week homestretch
Apr 15, 2022
Representing Dominican Sisters at the United Nations
Apr 08, 2022
Why do Mass readings end with “the Word of God” when the words were written by regular people, not God
Apr 01, 2022
Spirituality and belonging in the global Dominican Family
Mar 25, 2022
IGF052 In Good Faith with Sister Rejane Cytacki, Executive Director of A Nun’s Life Ministry
Mar 18, 2022
Life in a social justice family
Mar 13, 2022
The power of reconciliation
Mar 12, 2022
The distinctive difference that Catholic Sisters make in social justice
Mar 11, 2022
The dollars and sense of changes in the minimum wage
Mar 04, 2022
As a Catholic, if I don’t do more to reduce climate change, is it a sin?
Feb 25, 2022
AS238 Ask Sister – Our Lady of Lourdes, chores vs. chocolate for Lent, Seven Deadly Sins, crying as a way to pray
Feb 19, 2022
How should I greet a nun or priest in public, without invading their privacy?
Feb 04, 2022
Nuns take creative steps to care for creation
Jan 28, 2022
What are some ways nuns prepare for Lent?
Jan 21, 2022
Catholic nuns and civil rights history in Selma
Jan 12, 2022
AS237 Ask Sister – New Year’s resolutions, spiritual ambition, if a romantic relationship falters does that mean you should be a nun, how Catholics relate to Jesus
Jan 07, 2022
The sweet ministry of beekeeping
Dec 31, 2021
Does Jesus know the Easter Bunny and Santa? Tis the season for kids’ questions!
Dec 24, 2021
What are some important facts to know about poverty in the U.S.?
Dec 23, 2021
What is one of your most powerful experiences of prayer?
Dec 11, 2021
AS236 Ask Sister – climate change conundrum, hey you Nuns, the Word of God or of regular people
Dec 04, 2021
Catholic nun, lawyer, leader: a vocation journey
Nov 24, 2021
Why do nuns profess vows twice instead of once, like married people?
Nov 19, 2021
What helps you discern the direction God is calling you?
Nov 12, 2021
IGF051 In Good Faith with Sister Irene O’Neill, Founder of Sisters Rising Worldwide
Nov 05, 2021
Does your vow of poverty as a nun affect your work in public policy on human needs?
Oct 22, 2021
Which faith traditions work together at Interfaith Power and Light?
Oct 14, 2021
IGF050 In Good Faith with Sister Dusty Farnan, United Nations Representative for the Dominican Sisters Conference
Oct 08, 2021
Why are we supposed to confess things we did NOT do?
Oct 01, 2021
How do Womens’ Circles bring healing to neighborhoods affected by gun violence and incarceration?
Sep 23, 2021
If saying the rosary is your only faith activity, does it still work?
Sep 17, 2021
IGF049 In Good Faith with Sister Patricia Flass, in service to rural communities around Selma, Alabama
Sep 10, 2021
AS235 Ask Sister – Grudgingly glorifying God, how to dispose of holy objects, nuns’ vows vs. marriage vows
Sep 02, 2021
IGF048 In Good Faith - Sister Eileen Reilly, Catholic Mobilizing Network
Jul 23, 2021
How does LifeWay Network create community among women who’ve survived human trafficking?
Jul 16, 2021
Can you disagree with the Pope if he’s infallible anyway?
Jul 02, 2021
Where do you find inspiration on days that are really challenging?
Jun 25, 2021
AS234 Ask Sister – Easter bunny vs. Jesus, prepping for Purgatory, how to know if the rosary is working
Jun 18, 2021
What stories of hope do women tell who've escaped human trafficking?
Jun 11, 2021
IGF047 In Good Faith - Sister Sharlet Wagner, Newcomer Network
May 31, 2021
The Sign of Peace at Mass feels like a health risk. What should I do?
May 28, 2021
Why are angel memes scary? Aren’t angels supposed to be nice?
May 21, 2021
When you began in ministry to end human trafficking, what were some things you learned?
May 14, 2021
IGF046 In Good Faith - Sisters Barbara Hagel and Jeanette DeYoung, caring for creation as gardeners, beekeepers and educators
May 07, 2021
How did you reply to God’s calling in an unexpected direction?
Apr 30, 2021
What groups does the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking work with?
Apr 27, 2021
IGF045 In Good Faith - Sister Joan Brown, New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light
Apr 22, 2021
Who decides which bible passages make it into the Mass readings?
Apr 16, 2021
IGF044 In Good Faith - Sister Donna Liette, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago
Apr 09, 2021
If we seek forgiveness, does it mean we didn’t try enough to be good?
Apr 02, 2021
Is penance meant to be a punishment for the sins I just confessed?
Mar 26, 2021
Should religion make us happy?
Mar 19, 2021
IGF043 In Good Faith - Sister Richelle Friedman, Director of Public Policy at the Coalition on Human Needs
Mar 09, 2021
Why does Mary the Mother of God have so many different names?
Mar 05, 2021
IGF042 In Good Faith - Sister Joan Dawber, founder of LifeWay Network
Feb 26, 2021
AS233 Ask Sister – Lent, no sign of peace at Mass, scary angel memes, can you disagree with infallibility
Feb 12, 2021
IGF041 In Good Faith - Sister Anne Victory, working to end human trafficking
Jan 21, 2021
AS232 Ask Sister – Penance vs. payback for sin, a disposition of forgiveness, who decides the Mass readings
Dec 18, 2020
Is it ok if a baby gets double-baptized?
Nov 20, 2020
IGF040 In Good Faith - Sister Michele Morek of Global Sisters Report
Nov 13, 2020
If cats can go to Heaven, can they go to Purgatory, too?
Nov 06, 2020
Can you do “reverse discernment” if you doubt the choice you’ve already made?
Oct 30, 2020
AS231 Ask Sister – Halloween quarantine, Mary Queen of Names, religion and happiness, a vote for prayer
Oct 23, 2020
If Jesus will always forgive me, why should I try so hard to be better?
Oct 09, 2020
Who is the holiest person you know?
Sep 18, 2020
Did Jesus do miracles of healing alone or did other people help?
Sep 04, 2020
Are founders of religious orders honored like business founders?
Aug 28, 2020
How can students learn more about social justice?
Aug 14, 2020
AS230 Ask Sister – Just your average sinner, holiest of all, Team Jesus healers
Aug 07, 2020
Is there ever drama among nuns living in the convent?
Jul 31, 2020
How do you encounter Christ in the people around you?
Jul 24, 2020
What would nuns watch on Netflix?
Jul 17, 2020
The unifying power of music
Jul 10, 2020
AS229 Ask Sister – Update from Sister Jane, do nuns watch Netflix, foundresses, drama in the convent
Jul 02, 2020
What does it mean to "sing compassion into the world?"
Jun 26, 2020
Songs of healing in the time of coronavirus
Jun 19, 2020
I want to start reading the bible, but where should I begin?
Jun 12, 2020
IGF039 In Good Faith - Sister Kathy Sherman, singer, performer, composer
Jun 05, 2020
Is it a sin when I don’t stop to help someone in need?
May 29, 2020
Life amid Covid
May 22, 2020
What is the Asylum Seeker Resource Center?
May 15, 2020
AS228 Ask Sister – life amid Covid, bible study beginner, justified by Jesus, sin vs. invitation from God to try new things
May 08, 2020
Where can I find a Final Profession card and what should I write?
May 01, 2020
How is a convent different from just a house?
Apr 24, 2020
IGF038 In Good Faith - Sister Rita Malavisi, at the Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Australia
Apr 03, 2020
Can you fast from vaping in Lent or only from food?
Mar 27, 2020
Is the Book of Revelation like bible sci-fi?
Mar 06, 2020
AS227 Ask Sister – Life after the Novitiate, convent vs. a plain old house, fasting in Lent, where to find nun notecards
Mar 06, 2020
A Christian friend was “made new” so why is she still the same?
Feb 07, 2020
Can Lent fix my broken New Year's resolutions?
Jan 24, 2020
AS226 Ask Sister - a better Lent, biblical science fiction, “made new” but still the same
Jan 17, 2020
What led you to become a Catholic?
Jan 10, 2020
AS225 Ask Sister – Cats in purgatory, baptized twice, can discernment work in reverse
Dec 13, 2019
Am I being holier than thou if I choose different friends?
Nov 22, 2019
When did the terms "Christian" and "Catholic" start being used?
Nov 15, 2019
AS224 Ask Sister – life satisfaction, holier than thou friends, workplace woes
Oct 28, 2019
What does it mean to unite our suffering with Christ’s on the cross?
Oct 10, 2019
How does the spirituality of Saint Francis guide your life as Franciscan sisters?
Oct 04, 2019
What factors should I consider when thinking of being a nun?
Sep 27, 2019
How did you recognize God’s calling in your life?
Sep 06, 2019
Why does my mom bribe me to stay Catholic?
Sep 06, 2019
Is my pastor wrong about Hell not having fire and torments?
Aug 30, 2019
Is my pastor right about Hell not having fire and torments?
Aug 30, 2019
How can I make a difference in the world, like nuns do?
Aug 23, 2019
AS223 Ask Sister – sister-leaders, religious rings, habit rosaries, making vows vs. taking an oath of office
Aug 16, 2019
What were the biggest changes when you became a Sister?
Aug 09, 2019
How can sports like running be a way to pray?
Aug 02, 2019
What the voice of God sounds like?
Jul 26, 2019
AS222 Ask Sister – Theology and vocation, Hell heresies, heavenly bribes to encourage faith, freedom to choose or reject God
Jul 19, 2019
How do Ursuline values help people in their lives?
Jul 12, 2019
Does God give us choices already knowing what we'll choose?
Jul 06, 2019
How does Saint Angela Merici’s centuries-old mission inspire people today?
Jun 28, 2019
AS221 Ask Sister – messenger of peace, running as prayer, reentering religious life, a meaningful life
Jun 21, 2019
Why does God send me conflicting messages?
Jun 14, 2019
How can you tell if it's God who's calling you to a vocation?
Jun 08, 2019
What is the coolest thing you’ve done as a nun?
Jun 07, 2019
How does small-group ministry help to transform the church?
May 31, 2019
Why is being a nun sometimes called a higher state?
May 24, 2019
AS220 Ask Sister – reluctant about religious life, surprise phone call from God, how God works
May 19, 2019
Is a retreat a holy way to say, "I'm going on vacation so don't bother me"?
May 10, 2019
As Catholic nuns, what kinds of ministries are you involved in?
May 03, 2019
How can I recognize the Word of God in my daily life?
Apr 26, 2019
Should you worry if you have doubts about your faith?
Apr 18, 2019
AS219 Ask Sister – Motherhouse Road Trip with the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Kentucky
Apr 12, 2019
Why isn’t Joseph talked about as much as Mary?
Apr 05, 2019
AS218 Ask Sister – Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York
Mar 29, 2019
How does faith help you in everyday life?
Mar 22, 2019
Does self-denial make you a better Christian?
Mar 15, 2019
What’s it like to be a novice in religious life?
Mar 08, 2019
AS217 Ask Sister Podcast with the High School Youth Group, St. Mary’s Church in Bluffton, Ohio
Mar 01, 2019
Discerning a call to leadership
Feb 22, 2019
From corporate world to convent life
Feb 14, 2019
How do founders of a congregation inspire their sisters today?
Feb 13, 2019
AS216 Ask Sister – Motherhouse Road Trip with the Benedictine Sisters of Cullman, Alabama
Feb 08, 2019
How can you serve as a prophet in today’s world?
Feb 05, 2019
Can saying the same prayers all the time turn you into a prayer robot?
Jan 25, 2019
AS215 Ask Sister – corporate world to convent, books that nuns read, go-to prayers in tough times, a disappointed God
Jan 18, 2019
How are students part of the Salesian family?
Jan 12, 2019
What’s your most and least favorite part of being a nun?
Dec 21, 2018
AS214 Ask Sister - prayer robots, wait for heaven, surrender to God vs. just give up, vow of obedience
Dec 14, 2018
How can you make spirituality part of everyday life?
Dec 07, 2018
Blessings for a faith-filled future
Dec 06, 2018
AS213 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco
Dec 01, 2018
AS212 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Oct 27, 2018
Can faith sneak up on you?
Oct 04, 2018
Can you say no to a vocation if God calls you
Sep 27, 2018
Evangelization café and garden nurture community
Sep 20, 2018
AS211 Ask Sister - evangelization café, afraid of afterlife, why not be a nun, can faith sneak up on you
Sep 13, 2018
The music at church sounds like bad lounge music. What to do?
Sep 06, 2018
How do Dominicans today live the spirit of founder Saint Dominic?
Aug 30, 2018
Were you ever pressured to be a nun?
Aug 23, 2018
AS210 Ask Sister – being Dominican, liturgical lounge music, making God decide for us, called by God but unprepared
Aug 16, 2018
How do our vows shape our lives?
Aug 09, 2018
What vows would you choose if you started your own order?
Aug 02, 2018
Should I be silent to hear God's voice?
Jul 26, 2018
AS209 Ask Sister - Signs of a Vocation, DIY Vows, Foundresses, Online Training to Become a Nun
Jul 19, 2018
Living your vocation one day at a time
Jul 05, 2018
Finding a spiritual home
Jun 28, 2018
Can God change your mind if you don’t plan to be a nun?
Jun 21, 2018
AS208 Ask Sister – surprised by God, ups and downs in community life, making choices vs. sacrifices, being most fully who we are
Jun 14, 2018
What is your daily prayer like?
Jun 14, 2018
150 years of Franciscan presence in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jun 07, 2018
I’m writing a novel about a nun. How should I describe her?
May 31, 2018
AS207 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Cross in Green Bay, Wisconsin
May 24, 2018
Developing our best selves through education that liberates and heals
May 17, 2018
What’s it like to be in a community of sisters from many different cultures?
May 10, 2018
What does it mean to have a Pentecost spirituality?
May 03, 2018
AS206 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Congregation of Notre Dame, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Apr 26, 2018
Can you feel called by God even if you don’t believe in God?
Mar 29, 2018
The power of small acts of kindness
Mar 22, 2018
Behold the Handmaid of God
Mar 15, 2018
AS205 Ask Sister – becoming a saint, let down by Lent, can disbelievers be called by God, boot camp for nuns
Mar 08, 2018
Postcards and other surprises from the convent
Feb 28, 2018
AS203 Ask Sister - improving your chances of being a nun, prayer winners and losers, making God wait
Feb 22, 2018
Does God Ever Cause Pain to Make Us Change Our Ways?
Feb 22, 2018
What's the Catholic Stance on Creationism vs. Evolution?
Feb 15, 2018
When Willpower Wanes During Lent
Feb 09, 2018
AS204 Ask Sister - Creationism v. Evolution, Painful Prompts from God, Lenten Willpower, Faith, and Adulting
Feb 09, 2018
AS202 Ask Sister - future theologians, Christian vs. Catholic, Miraculous Medal
Dec 01, 2017
Praying when angry at God--is it ok, or better to wait until things cool down?
Oct 25, 2017
AS201 Ask Sister – nunly church leaders, stressed in Heaven, missing Mass, hemmed in by motherhood
Oct 19, 2017
How do contemplative cloistered nuns tend to the needs of the world?
Oct 13, 2017
My prayers have fallen into default mode. How can I make them meaningful again?
Oct 13, 2017
Legacy of hope: 25th anniversary of Sisters martyred in Liberia
Oct 13, 2017
What's the ideal age to become a nun?
Sep 22, 2017
AS200 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Poor Clares of Montana
Sep 15, 2017
Does God ever test us or lead us into temptation on purpose?
Sep 08, 2017
Whenever I see nuns, is it ok to ask them for prayers?
Sep 01, 2017
Letting go of our burdens: the Samaritan woman at the well
Sep 01, 2017
Can I do nun-like ministry without being a nun?
Aug 28, 2017
Graced by a world of differences
Aug 28, 2017
AS199 Ask Sister - saintly double standards, biblical fatty portions for God, default prayers, and more!​
Aug 19, 2017
What if following God's call makes me feel guilty?
Aug 10, 2017
AS198 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, in Wichita, Kansas
Aug 03, 2017
What religion questions would you ask Intelligent Life on other planets?
Jul 28, 2017
Helping people build better lives
Jul 21, 2017
What does it mean to have a begging tradition as a Little Sister of the Poor?
Jul 14, 2017
AS197 Ask Sister - visit to national basilica, feeling guilty about vocation, a nunly life, religion questions for extraterrestrials.
Jul 02, 2017
What is Ordinary Time in the church year?
Jun 22, 2017
What does it mean to speak in tongues?
Jun 02, 2017
AS196 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Loretto in Littleton, Colorado
May 20, 2017
What's the connection between listening and forgiveness
Apr 28, 2017
How does your ministry help to change people's lives?
Apr 28, 2017
How do you choose between things that are all really good?
Apr 26, 2017
AS195 Ask Sister - Awesome First Communion gifts, asking for prayers, prayer as penance, metrics for holiness
Apr 22, 2017
Can you change your Lenten practices after Lent has already begun?
Mar 31, 2017
For Sister-chef at soup kitchen, listening is a key ingredient
Mar 22, 2017
AS194 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile, Alabama
Mar 18, 2017
Does the world around you affect how you understand God?
Mar 10, 2017
I feel like I'm being judged for not kneeling at Mass. What to do?
Feb 27, 2017
If you wear ashes, is that like showing off your holiness?
Feb 27, 2017
Should I give up tiresome friends for Lent?
Feb 27, 2017
Does God send you signs that you should be a nun?
Feb 24, 2017
AS193 Ask Sister - kneeling at Mass, girlfriend advice from God, sisters names, who’s the boss
Feb 17, 2017
AS192 Ask Sister - Ordinary Time, practicing to be Catholic, saints who find lost stuff, unfollowing God
Jan 28, 2017
Is there a way to know how Catholic a person actually is?
Dec 31, 2016
How radically will my life change if I start going to church?
Dec 31, 2016
AS191 Ask Sister - Advent glowsaries light up Ohio, praying to a distant God, grinch-fearing Grandma
Dec 13, 2016
AS191 Ask Sister - Advent glowsaries light up Ohio, praying to a distant God, grinch-fearing Grandma
Dec 13, 2016
What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday?
Nov 18, 2016
How do saints become saints?
Nov 01, 2016
How can the saints be part of our everyday life?
Oct 30, 2016
AS190 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, in Campbell, California
Oct 28, 2016
Does giving my whole self to God mean giving up even my hopes and dreams?
Oct 14, 2016
Can you be pure of heart and still have physical attractions?
Oct 07, 2016
If I'm afraid of worldly things, does that mean I should be a nun?
Sep 30, 2016
What can I do to mend a big family uproar?
Sep 23, 2016
Why does the Glory Be prayer say "world without end" when the bible says the world WILL end?
Sep 16, 2016
New things happening at A Nun's Life--including Ninja Nun Warriors!
Sep 10, 2016
AS189 Ask Sister - worried about worldly things, forgiveness after family uproar, physical attractions
Sep 09, 2016
Should I give a wedding gift even though I disagree with the marriage?
Sep 02, 2016
What's a good gift for a godchild who's becoming a nun? She already has things like rosaries and crucifixes.
Aug 26, 2016
If there were Prayer Olympics, what would your event be?
Aug 19, 2016
AS188 Ask Sister - Prayer Olympics, "Glory Be" mystery, wedding gift woes, gifts for godchild, Spiritual Directors
Aug 13, 2016
I'd like to go on a retreat. Are there different kinds?
Jul 29, 2016
Can an "A-HA!" moment point me in the direction of my vocation?
Jul 22, 2016
Making a difference!
Jul 20, 2016
RNC - What are some of the important aspects of community for an Adrian Dominican sister?
Jul 19, 2016
Why is it awesome to be a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth?
Jul 19, 2016
AS187 Ask Sister - speaking in tongues, hipster church music, discontent as a call from God
Jul 16, 2016
Is there a high level of comaraderie among nuns?
Jul 06, 2016
What was the most pleasant surprise you had after you became a nun?
Jul 05, 2016
If I help someone but don't want to, does it matter? Does God hate a grudging giver?
Jul 05, 2016
Can learning about the Catholic faith be a form of prayer? What about Church History?
Jul 04, 2016
The nuns discern Sister Julie's calling to be an astronaut?!
Jul 04, 2016
Elvis Presley sings about the Rosary?!
Jul 04, 2016
Why are there so many gruesome depictions of saints in the early church?
Jul 04, 2016
Can nuns have mementos at the convent to remind them of their family?
Jul 03, 2016
Which is your favorite Mystery of the Rosary?
Jul 01, 2016
At the convent, do you have to eat the same food as everyone else, even if you don't like it?
Jun 29, 2016
AS186 Ask Sister - NunCam bikes again, prayerful church history, gruesome saint pics, trying (unsuccessfully) to be a good Christian
Jun 24, 2016
AS185 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Sacred Heart Monastery, in Yankton, South Dakota
May 29, 2016
When you become a nun, do your relationships with family and friends change?
May 08, 2016
Can you have snacks at the convent
May 08, 2016
If one of the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary brings up painful memories, can I sub in a different one?
May 08, 2016
AS184 Ask Sister - snacks at the convent, painful Glorious Mysteries, family mementos, upside down Grandma
Apr 28, 2016
What to do with feelings of doubt during the spiritual journey?
Apr 18, 2016
What was it like to write about the art in the Saint John's Bible?
Apr 18, 2016
What does it mean to show "neighborly love" through ministry as Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart?
Apr 16, 2016
AS183 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Frankfort, Illinois
Apr 15, 2016
Over 130 years of Perpetual Adoration?! That's a lot of praying.
Mar 23, 2016
What's the connection between prayer and freedom?
Mar 23, 2016
AS182 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mar 13, 2016
AS181 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dubuque, Iowa
Mar 06, 2016
AS180 Ask Sister - giving up tiresome friends for Lent, parading around our holiness, fasting
Feb 07, 2016
What are some ways that nuns use social media to help people?
Jan 27, 2016
What are social justice Stations of the Cross?
Jan 27, 2016
How has the Year of Consecrated Life affected people, especially you as Sisters?
Jan 27, 2016
How can I find a spiritual pen-pal?
Jan 27, 2016
AS179 Ask Sister - Year of Consecrated Life, high drama in high school, spiritual pen pals
Jan 19, 2016
Do smart phones come with paw-print technology?
Jan 09, 2016
RNC - Any advice for discerning God's call when the path ahead is really unclear?
Dec 22, 2015
AS178 Ask Sister - ill-mannered monks, The Trouble with Angels and nun movies, does God ignore unprayerful people
Dec 19, 2015
What things can I do to make Advent a really meaningful season?
Dec 06, 2015
Will God listen to my prayers more if I wear a chapel veil?
Dec 06, 2015
What's daily prayer like in a Benedictine community?
Dec 06, 2015
How did Henriette Delille overcome challenges to begin the Sisters of the Holy Family congregation?
Dec 05, 2015
AS177 Ask Sister - Founders Day, Venerable Henriette Delille, how can cats, coffee, and chapel veils help your prayer life
Dec 03, 2015
IGF037 In Good Faith - Sister Maureen Fiedler, host of the public radio show Interfaith Voices
Nov 10, 2015
How does talking with others enrich one's own image of God?
Nov 09, 2015
If you enter religious life, can you bring your house and car along?
Nov 09, 2015
Do miracles really happen?
Nov 09, 2015
How do I choose a confirmation name?
Nov 09, 2015
Can I discern between two loves - a boyfriend and becoming a sister?
Oct 19, 2015
How do you respond to a communal prayer with which you do not agree?
Oct 19, 2015
AS176 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Monastery of Saint Gertrude, in Cottonwood, Idaho
Sep 14, 2015
How can both lament and hope be responses to the call for social justice?
Sep 08, 2015
Bliss, blisters, and walking the Camino
Sep 08, 2015
Who are your fav women in scripture?
Sep 08, 2015
How can the Internet connect you to religious life?
Sep 07, 2015
AS175 Ask Sister - are there goth nuns, spirituality of darkness, Internet ups and downs, and more!
Aug 15, 2015
RNC - ABBA (the band) and the hit song Nunna-Mia?
Aug 05, 2015
What does it mean to stand at the foot of the cross with people who are suffering?
Aug 02, 2015
How can sports like open-water swimming be a form of prayer?
Aug 02, 2015
Why do sinners seem more successful than I am?
Aug 02, 2015
Why would you want to give your entire day to God if it's been a really tough day?
Aug 02, 2015
IGF036 In Good Faith - Sojourners editor Jim Rice
Jul 26, 2015
AS174 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Congregation of Saint Joseph in LaGrange Park, Illinois
Jul 14, 2015
Who might be a good patron saint for Extreme Sports?
Jul 08, 2015
Would you join religious life at a young age, if you had your druthers?
Jul 07, 2015
No time to spare for prayer? Road-tested ideas to rev up your prayer life!
Jul 07, 2015
How is creativity related to transformation?
Jul 07, 2015
Is there really a connection between theatre and religion?
Jul 07, 2015
AS173 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana
Jul 01, 2015
AS172 Ask Sister - does being faithful produce a Return on Faith Investment, atheist attracted to religious life, spiritual momentum in Ordinary Time
Jun 17, 2015
AS171 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hamden, Connecticut
Jun 03, 2015
"I'm just visiting" and other LOL moments on the journey to religious life.
May 31, 2015
In addition to the sisters, who are other members of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth family?
May 31, 2015
Why would God give me two vocations at the same time if they're not compatible?
May 31, 2015
AS170 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
May 13, 2015
AS169 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Silver Spring, Maryland
Apr 29, 2015
We're doing the play Sister Act, so I need to get into the frame of mind of a sister. Any advice?
Apr 16, 2015
How long does it take to discern a call to religious life, and what are some things to consider along the way?
Mar 30, 2015
What do you think about Lady Gaga's use of biblical imagery?
Mar 29, 2015
I decided not to enter religious life but want to stay in touch with the nuns. Or would that be too awkward?
Mar 29, 2015
In your 50 years as a Sister, what prayer pro-tip has been especially helpful to you?
Mar 29, 2015
AS168 Ask Sister - Lent update, spiritual gluttony, super-celibate supermodels
Mar 28, 2015
AS167 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Francis, Sylvania, Ohio
Mar 16, 2015
IGF035 In Good Faith - Jason Welle, SJ, Managing Editor of The Jesuit Post
Feb 27, 2015
What's it like to minister in Immaculate Conception Academy, a Cristo Rey school?
Feb 23, 2015
As Missionaries of Joy, what are some ways that people in circus ministry extend the love of God to others?
Feb 23, 2015
What does it mean to say that discernment is a way of life?
Feb 23, 2015
If you choose to do something risky and then pray for safety, does that equate to testing God?
Feb 22, 2015
What should I do when my prayers seem to go unanswered?
Feb 22, 2015
AS166 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio, Texas
Feb 20, 2015
LOL Nun Outtake: Darth Vader, Doris Day, flattering saloon lighting?
Feb 16, 2015
AS165 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Congregation of Divine Providence, San Antonio, Texas
Feb 05, 2015
How can I move ahead in life when I feel stuck in the past, like Lot's Wife?
Dec 31, 2014
How does your New Year's Resolution rate on the spiritual-o-meter?
Dec 30, 2014
IGF034 In Good Faith - Sister Dorothy Fabritze, pastoral minister with the Blue Unit the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Dec 19, 2014
IGF033 In Good Faith - Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, Executive Director of Hour Children in Long Island City
Dec 10, 2014
AS164 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Beech Grove, Indiana
Dec 01, 2014
What is "spiritual" itinerancy and how is it part of life for Dominican Sisters of Peace?
Nov 24, 2014
What's your fav scripture passage for Advent?
Nov 24, 2014
How are you celebrating Advent? Any Advent parties?
Nov 24, 2014
AS163 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky
Nov 20, 2014
Vocation via ice cream? The sweet journey to the Presentation Sisters
Nov 05, 2014
AS162 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Dominican Sisters of Peace in Columbus, Ohio
Oct 27, 2014
AS161 Ask Sister - nature imitating snack food, what scripture says about nuns, sabbatical from sisterhood, Swamp Nun, cat vs. dog people
Oct 13, 2014
Is it ok to pray for a specific thing? Or is that treating God like a vending machine?
Oct 05, 2014
Do religious medallions ward off harm?
Sep 24, 2014
LOL Nun Outtake: Can a splintered conversation lead to sanctity?
Sep 19, 2014
Where is God in the midst of suffering?
Sep 10, 2014
AS160 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton, Ohio
Aug 31, 2014
Can you find yourself by losing yourself?
Aug 27, 2014
I feel distant from God. What can I do to close the gap?
Aug 21, 2014
RNC-Can you be a nun + math professor?
Aug 15, 2014
Is the "Communion of Saints" similar to the "Great Cloud of Witnesses"?
Aug 13, 2014
AS159 Ask Sister - how to act like a nun, happy wrongdoers and the end times, nuns' swimwear
Aug 07, 2014
LOL Nun Outtake: What happens when nuns encounter unexpected hang ups?
Aug 02, 2014
How is prayer a way for Carmelite nuns to reach out to the needs of the world?
Jul 24, 2014
How do Presentation Sisters today carry on the mission begun decades ago by Nano Nagle?
Jul 24, 2014
How can living in a different culture change your understandings about God?
Jul 24, 2014
What if I'm so influenced by other people's ideas about my life that I don't hear God's voice?
Jul 23, 2014
AS158 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California
Jul 20, 2014
Hospitality and food insecurity--what's the relationship and what insights can scripture offer us today?
Jul 16, 2014
What's the deal with nuns playing cards?
Jul 09, 2014
When people say they want dialogue, is it just an excuse to disagree with other church people?
Jul 09, 2014
AS157 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Jul 02, 2014
How do you balance the vow of poverty with the necessities for everyday life?
Jun 30, 2014
What lifestyle changes happen when you become a nun?
Jun 29, 2014
As a busy mom, I have difficulty making time for prayer. What can I do?
Jun 29, 2014
IGF032 In Good Faith - Sister Kathleen Bryant, author of Vocations Anonymous
Jun 21, 2014
What stories from Global Sisters Report have inspired you the most?
Jun 09, 2014
IGF031 In Good Faith - Sister Marion Moeser, Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Christ the King Seminary
Jun 08, 2014
Convent decor...de rigueur?
Jun 04, 2014
IGF030 In Good Faith - Sister Jan Cebula and Tracy Abeln, Global Sisters Report
May 29, 2014
AS156 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Oblate Sisters of Providence: Hound of Heaven, Providence provides, a perplexing God
May 22, 2014
AS155 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Carmelite Nuns of Baltimore: community, solitude, taking the world's pain to heart in prayer
May 14, 2014
What inspired the film "Band of Sisters" and its focus on social justice?
May 11, 2014
What is human trafficking and who is most at risk of being trafficked?
May 11, 2014
IGF029 In Good Faith - Noelle Garcia, singer-songwriter
May 07, 2014
Brainwashed into becoming a nun -- really?
Apr 30, 2014
If I disagree with certain practices at church, is it time to say adieu to the pew?
Apr 24, 2014
What does it mean to be a missioner?
Apr 23, 2014
Sister Bernie in Peru and how relationships with people affect relationship with Christ
Apr 23, 2014
A tale of two Marys--one on a pedestal and the other...not so much?
Apr 09, 2014
I have some good ideas for my life, but I want to be open to where God is calling me too -- any advice?
Mar 31, 2014
AS154 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Presentation Sisters in Dubuque, Iowa
Mar 24, 2014
A "come to Jesus" moment -- for cats?
Mar 21, 2014
AS153 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul
Mar 17, 2014
During Lent, should you pray only the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary?
Mar 04, 2014
Did Mickey Mouse start out as a church mouse? Chloe the Convent Cat responds.
Feb 26, 2014
AS152 Ask Sister - being Just Friends with a congregation you didn't join, 2 vocations in 1 person, total consecration
Feb 20, 2014
What is a religious virtuoso? Are some people just naturally more into religion?
Feb 13, 2014
Have ideas about Mary the Mother of God changed over time?
Feb 05, 2014
When you were first becoming a sister, what surprises did you encounter?
Feb 01, 2014
If Adam and Eve only had sons, then how are we here today?
Jan 29, 2014
AS151 Ask Sister - say a little prayer for you, please pass the salt pillar, Vending Machine God, nun surveillance
Jan 20, 2014
LOL Nun Outtake: Dragging people to prayer, really?
Jan 14, 2014
What does it take to become a holy person -- or is holiness only for Super Humans?
Jan 04, 2014
AS150 Ask Sister - Fav Advent readings, adieu to the pew, conflict in the convent, no results from the rosary
Dec 23, 2013
Did the nuns survive the murder mystery novel--what did the writer decide?
Dec 17, 2013
AS149 Ask Sister - Sound of Music gone country; nun customs of greeting and respect, and "the discipline"
Dec 05, 2013
In the movie The Sound of Music, do you like the way the nuns are portrayed?
Dec 03, 2013
If you take all the stuff out of Christianity that might offend anyone, won't it become "Christianity Lite"?
Nov 23, 2013
What's the nun stance on veiling and mantillas at Mass?
Nov 17, 2013
IGF028 In Good Faith - Sister Elizabeth Johnson, Distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University
Nov 03, 2013
Is it possible for anyone to be holy like a saint?
Oct 29, 2013
AS148 Ask Sister - St. Joseph Worker Program, a 1-year volunteer experience for young women committed to social change
Oct 19, 2013
Is there a reason why scriptures at Mass are read without much inflection?
Oct 05, 2013
What are some unexpected things you've learned about prayer?
Sep 29, 2013
AS147 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip edition: Sisters of the Humility of Mary, distracted discernment, are some good works better than others
Sep 24, 2013
AS146 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip edition: What it's like to be a Sister of Providence, serving God through life as it is, a perfect Christian (not)
Sep 13, 2013
What's it like to discern a vocation to religious life as a Sister of Notre Dame?
Sep 08, 2013
What's the difference between lay ministry and ministry as a Sister of Notre Dame?
Sep 08, 2013
Can you offer discernment advice from religious life to people considering other life commitments, like marriage?
Sep 08, 2013
RNC - What's one of the best things about being an Adrian Dominican sister?
Sep 02, 2013
AS145 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth: discerning God's call, preparatory prayers, hello God are you there
Aug 26, 2013
IGF027 In Good Faith - Sisters Margaret Nacke and Ann Oestreich, Bakhita Initiative
Aug 15, 2013
AS144 Ask Sister - Special "Saint Ignatius" Edition, with guests Tom McGrath and Becky Eldredge
Aug 09, 2013
AS143 Ask Sister - stealth ponies, recycling habits, struggling with scrupulosity, torn between two loves
Jul 26, 2013
AS142 Ask Sister - nary a desire to marry, where nuns dwell, nun burial customs
Jul 13, 2013
AS141 Ask Sister - Adam and Eve, Tower of Babel, unprayerful Prayer of the Faithful
Jun 11, 2013
AS140 Ask Sister - stressed out student succumbs to cheating, keeping the faith
May 31, 2013
AS139 Ask Sister - secular institutes, religious communities true to the church, social justice and Rerum Novarum, rich people going to heaven
May 23, 2013
IGF026 In Good Faith - author Susan Sink
May 17, 2013
AS138 Ask Sister - Mary and May Day, bringing the boyfriend to the convent, nuns and preaching, telling parents you want to be a sister
May 11, 2013
AS137 Ask Sister - lackluster lectors, Ms. Holy Spirit
May 04, 2013
AS136 Ask Sister - does Heaven get boring, has Hell lost its sizzle
Apr 27, 2013
AS135 Ask Sister - what the Pope does all day, manly manners, prayerful careful driving, houseplants in the convent
Apr 14, 2013
IGF025 In Good Faith - Sister Judy Zielinski, filmmaker
Apr 07, 2013
AS134 Ask Sister - nunfiction writer seeks advice, nunly and priestly wages, religious gifts
Mar 31, 2013
AS133 Ask Sister? weary of worldly pleasure, a matter of conscience, God vs. Ironman
Mar 24, 2013
AS132 Ask Sister - the lenten rosary, scared of God's call, can repentant sinners join religious life
Mar 10, 2013
AS131 Ask Sister - should vegetarians give up veggies on Fridays in Lent, would you be a priest if you could, GPS nun-finder
Feb 24, 2013
AS130 Ask Sister - logistics of religious life, enough priests for real Catholics?, when to tell the boss you're leaving for the monastery
Feb 16, 2013
AS128-ask-sister-jan-23-2013.mp3
Feb 12, 2013
AS129 Ask Sister - advice on saintly Confirmation name, miracles--they really do exist!, experiencing God
Feb 07, 2013
AS127-ask-sister-jan-16-2013
Jan 22, 2013
AS126 Ask Sister - Dial-a-Nun, suspicious of religious fervor, the perils of prayer time
Jan 14, 2013
AS124-ask-sister-dec-13-2012.mp3
Jan 06, 2013
AS125 Ask Sister - Becoming a nun, college conundrum, and dating multiple communities at one time
Dec 23, 2012
IGF024 In Good Faith - Brother Micky McGrath, artist
Dec 17, 2012
AS123-ask-sister-nov-28-2012
Dec 11, 2012
AS122-ask-sister-nov-14-2012
Dec 01, 2012
IGF023 In Good Faith - Thomas Lynch, author and funeral director
Nov 13, 2012
IGF022 In Good Faith - Mary Fishman, Band of Sisters filmmaker
Nov 09, 2012
AS121 Ask Sister - too soon to talk vocation?, clairvoyant scripture?, biggest challenges that nuns face, and more!
Nov 02, 2012
AS119-ask-sister-sep-12-2012
Oct 29, 2012
IGF020 In Good Faith - Jana Riess, author
Oct 22, 2012
AS120-ask-sister-oct-10-2012.mp3
Oct 20, 2012
IGF021 In Good Faith - Joe Paprocki, National Consultant on Faith Formation
Oct 05, 2012
AS118 Ask Sister – Catholic but not Christian?, encountering Jesus in works of fiction, child-bearing and women’s salvation
Sep 05, 2012
2009-10-23 nnr edited
Aug 23, 2012
AS117 Ask Sister – Olympic spirituality, dad dismayed by daughter’s church choice, obtaining self control, giving up stuff in religious life, chit chat in church
Aug 15, 2012
AS116 Ask Sister – 5 good things to hear (and 5 not) when telling people you want to be a nun, can being sexy glorify God, discreet discernment, Secret Agent Nun
Aug 08, 2012
IGF019-jul-18-2012-Clark-why-people-walk-camino .mp3
Aug 02, 2012
AS115 Ask Sister – Too much church talk, Christianity Lite, what is the Immaculate Heart, the cloister and family visits, what’s a vocation and what’s not
Jul 25, 2012
IGF019 In Good Faith - Trish Clark, author of Guide to the Camino
Jul 18, 2012
AS114 Ask Sister – unhappily doing what is pleasing to God, Jesus absent from prayer, can you be evicted from heaven, and more!
Jul 11, 2012
AS113 Ask Sister – is it contrary to worship Mary, angels vs. saints, how to improve one’s faith, faith and the gift of community
Jun 27, 2012
AS112 Ask Sister – does faith make life easier, can a prior penance be pardoned, closing in on a distant God, love of Jesus vs. fear of Hell
Jun 20, 2012
IGF018 In Good Faith - Carole Garibaldi Rogers
Jun 13, 2012
AS111 Ask Sister – marathon spirituality, God as running partner, is love necessary for faith, will becoming a nun make you a better person
Jun 05, 2012
IGF017 In Good Faith - Jane Knuth, author of Thrift Store Saints
May 23, 2012
AS110 Ask Sister – Prince of Peace causes anxiety, romantic relationships a productivity downer, good discernment questions to ask nuns
May 09, 2012
AS109 Ask Sister – disappearing prayer, Rules that nuns follow, charisms and Constitutions, mom encounters mum nuns, religious role models in schools
May 02, 2012
AS108 Ask Sister – what to do with blessed palms after Palm Sunday, how nuns decide to relocate, mom desires different life, convent vs. plain old house
Apr 04, 2012
AS107 Ask Sister – are nuns a topic in Women’s Studies, following God’s call into chaos, saying yes to God when you’re tempted to say no, and more!
Mar 28, 2012
AS106 Ask Sister – unresponsive vocations director, disappearing nuns, body language at Mass, what nuns study in the novitiate
Mar 21, 2012
IGF015 In Good Faith - David Nantais, musician
Mar 14, 2012
AS105 Ask Sister – spiritual inventory, the nuns advise celebrity about the convent and sensible shoes, health care nuns in Europe, when nuns sing, test your nun knowledge
Mar 07, 2012
AS104 Ask Sister – self denial as a spiritual act, Jesus and the widow’s mite, why God answers some prayers but not others, does God hear our prayers
Feb 29, 2012
AS103 Ask Sister – guest nuns join our hosts, living the life of Jesus, too much bling in church, ways to pray in everyday life
Feb 22, 2012
AS102 Ask Sister – Would you have become a nun in the old days? Hopeful husband-to-be wonders if convent trumps marriage, online vocational resources, and more!
Feb 16, 2012
AS101 Ask Sister – how nuns elect their leaders, congregational leadership positions, the common good, and a myriad of images of God
Feb 09, 2012
In Good Faith with guest Meredith Gould
Feb 08, 2012
AS100 Ask Sister – Highlights of fav shows in honor of 100th Ask Sister episode, World Day for Consecrated Life, GPS rosary for finding religious life, vow of obedience vs. doormat
Feb 02, 2012
AS099 Ask Sister – Mass fracas over word changes in liturgy, unruly use of church rules, where to find a spiritual mentor, does God have plans for the world
Jan 19, 2012
IGF013 In Good Faith - Coach Cathy Rush, The Mighty Macs
Jan 18, 2012
AS098 Ask Sister – the difference between penance and sacrifice, speechless God, is grief a rejection of faith
Jan 12, 2012
IGF012 In Good Faith - Sister Pat Daly
Jan 11, 2012
AS097 Ask Sister – Travel troubles for road nun, Christian feminists-do they really exist, building the kingdom of God locally
Jan 05, 2012
AS096 Ask Sister – run-ins with the Blessed Virgin Mary, hanging on to pre-Vatican II stuff, adopt-a-nun, and more
Dec 29, 2011
AS095 Ask Sister – the nature of grace, renouncing things one never had, nunly vows, my church NO my church!
Dec 08, 2011
IGF011 In Good Faith - Anthony Gittins, CSSP, theologian
Dec 01, 2011
AS094 Ask Sister – nun hairstyles, a question of morals, debunking nun myths for your friends, nuns for 4-year-old, weird detours
Nov 30, 2011
AS093 Ask Sister – Special Edition on Saints, holiness, and joy with guests Sister Sandra Schneiders and Father James Martin
Nov 24, 2011
AS092 Ask Sister – call and dread in discernment, novelist seeks info on real-life nuns, a sister’s ministry to kids with AIDS, cookin’ and cleanin’ nuns
Nov 17, 2011
AS091 Ask Sister – novelist needs info for nunfiction, hanging up on a call from God, how nuns pray, submissiveness, unholy spirits, gay saints
Nov 08, 2011
AS090 Ask Sister – Special Saintly Edition, with saints in a cave, saintly symbols-coffee and ice cream, decommissioned saints, saintliness in scripture
Nov 03, 2011
AS089 Ask Sister – do family duties trump religious life, schnauzer in the convent, Mrs. Sister, so many choices–how to decide which religious order to enter
Oct 27, 2011
AS088 Ask Sister – Sister Godmother, faithful – or not – to the magisterium, tithing, embracing a vocation
Oct 13, 2011
AS087 Ask Sister – the meaning of the word virgin, the prequel to a nun’s life, what’s up with Martha and Mary (Lk 10), finding God, speed-dialing for the Divine
Oct 06, 2011
AS086 Ask Sister – nun and reverend? balancing Facebook and life, battling demons and giants, prayers for discernment
Sep 29, 2011
AS085 Ask Sister – telling college buddies you might join the nuns, cosmetology in the convent, saints for extreme sports, bible snakes, can you be a nun if…
Sep 22, 2011
AS084 Ask Sister – The Nun’s Story movie vs. real nuns stories, can you become a nun if you have health issues, can techies be nuns too, and more
Sep 14, 2011
AS083 Ask Sister – God a tempter?!, seeking God, The Mighty Macs movie, name-calling nuns, and more
Sep 08, 2011
AS082 Ask Sister – is it true that “many are called but few are chosen,” what’s a “charism,” young adults reflect on vocations, tweeting for vocations, and more!
Sep 01, 2011
AS081 Ask Sister – online ordination, life of prayer, ups and downs of entering religious life, married and called to religious life,The Sound of Music
Aug 25, 2011
Ask Sister ENCORE: requirements for nunhood, telling the nuns that you’d like to join, nuns put to the test, fasting, married–and called to be a sister
Aug 11, 2011
AS080 Ask Sister – Internet Mass, veil or no veil for church women, oblates and associates and how they’re different, the kindom of God
Aug 04, 2011
AS063 Ask Sister – Live from the Motherhouse! The nuns talk about the daily Examen prayer, God and free will, different notions of vocation, feeling unconnected to God and more!
Jul 28, 2011
AS079 Ask Sister – bible books aplenty, dropping “sisters” from liturgical language, control freaks and God
Jul 21, 2011
AS078 Ask Sister – engineering nuns, total consecration, when the saints go marching off the General Roman Calendar, and more!
Jul 14, 2011
AS077 Ask Sister-Special Edition. The sisters’ fav Catholic jokes; discerning religious life; origins of A Nun’s Life Ministry; why stay Catholic; and more!
Jul 01, 2011
AS076 Ask Sister – going on retreat, detachment from (YIKES) gadgets, nun-fiction writer seeks authentic religious life, and more!
Jun 23, 2011
AS075 Ask Sister – college grad talks about volunteering for a year; recognizing God at work in daily life; called to be a nun or doctor (or both?) and more!
Jun 16, 2011
AS074 Ask Sister – testing God, praying for safety in risky situations, religious medallions, psalm selections, does prayer really work
Jun 09, 2011
IGF010 In Good Faith - Sister Barbara Reid, Catholic Theological Union
Jun 02, 2011
AS073 Ask Sister –God and suffering, does the bible prohibit women from teaching the faith, romance-mystery novelist returns, lessons from the rapture
May 26, 2011
AS072 Ask Sister – surfing Madonna, purgatory discovery, why Jesus was baptized, dealing with mockers and naysayers, and more!
May 19, 2011
AS071 Ask Sister – Lady Gaga and Judas, blessed and cursed, dieting and Eucharist, and more!
May 11, 2011
IGF009 In Good Faith - Father James Bacik, theologian
May 05, 2011
AS070 Ask Sister – feeling okay about filioque, Anglican Ninja Nuns, living community, following in a religious brother’s footsteps
May 04, 2011
AS069 Ask Sister – what good are nuns? Dial 666 for Devil, younger nuns v. older nuns, a romance-suspense novelist consults the nuns, the Great Schism of the East and West
Apr 28, 2011
AS068 Ask Sister – making your own scapular, opposing human trafficking, becoming a nun, the Stations of the Cross
Apr 15, 2011
IGF008 In Good Faith - Bren Ortega Murphy, professor, author, filmmaker
Apr 12, 2011
AS067 Ask Sister – leveraging nunly shareholder power, obedience and authority, associate commitments, marriage, and more!
Apr 08, 2011
AS066 Ask Sister – trash-talkin nuns, felonies, divorce and annulment, obedience, and bathtub Marys
Apr 01, 2011
AS065 Ask Sister – psychics and nuns, meditating on Scripture, sisters in the parish, “Celibacy in the City” tv show (not…), meet Sister Mary Evoca
Mar 25, 2011
AS064 Ask Sister – confession and reconciliation, chapel veils, Lent, a real nun on the set of Sister Act II, and more!
Mar 18, 2011
AS063 Ask Sister – Live from the Motherhouse! The nuns talk about the daily Examen prayer, God and free will, different notions of vocation, feeling unconnected to God and more!
Mar 11, 2011
IGF007 In Good Faith - Mike Hayes, BustedHalo.com
Mar 08, 2011
AS062 Ask Sister – live from the University of Notre Dame, with questions about common v. personal prayer, spiritual poverty, preparing for Lent, ways to pray, and prayer and healing
Mar 04, 2011
AS061 Ask Sister – cathedral v. basilica, dealing with depression, the basics on Catholic prayers and practices, encountering less-than-nice vocation/formation personnel
Feb 25, 2011
In Their Own Words – Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Feb 18, 2011
AS060 Ask Sister – nuns in India, praying to Mary, missing God’s call, Saint Scholastica, and more!
Feb 11, 2011
DM006 Digital Ministry podcast featuring the Podcast Answer Man, Cliff Ravenscraft!
Feb 10, 2011
AS059 Ask Sister – following God’s call to parenthood or nunhood or acting, asking “why me?” and being worthy of God’s call, choosing apostolic life or contemplative life
Feb 04, 2011
IGF006 In Good Faith - Sister Laurel O’Neal, diocesan hermit
Feb 03, 2011
AS058 Ask Sister – pooh-poohing a vocation, a matter of conscience, original sin and sex, sudden conversion, female Doctors of the Church
Jan 28, 2011
AS057 Ask Sister – legit baptisms, stuff and the vow of poverty, novitiate reception ceremonies, online faith – is it enough?
Jan 21, 2011
AS056 Ask Sister – worldly Benedictine monastics, godly anger, dilemma for a Catholic-Protestant couple, not feeling called
Jan 14, 2011
Digital Ministry webcast with Father Robert Barron
Jan 13, 2011
AS055 Ask Sister – nun eating habits, ordering pizza, cultivating mindfulness, making and breaking vows, four-week psalter
Jan 07, 2011
IGF005 In Good Faith - Jeff Young, the Catholic Foodie
Jan 06, 2011
AS054 Ask Sister – New Years Eve 2010 Edition
Dec 31, 2010
AS053 Ask Sister – angels, exchanging gifts, finding meaning in life, letting go of expectations and control, centering prayer
Dec 17, 2010
AS052 Ask Sister – military sister, what’s a convent?, knotted cords, down and unmotivated, why be Catholic?
Dec 10, 2010
DM004 Digital Ministry webcast with Avinash Kaushik
Dec 09, 2010
AS051 Ask Sister – awesome cool stuff v. vow of poverty, Roman Missal, tattoos, converts, prayer, transfer nuns
Dec 03, 2010
IGF004 In Good Faith - James Martin, SJ, author
Dec 02, 2010
AS050 Ask Sister – Special Edition: Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 2010
AS049 Ask Sister – no desire for a vocation, saints and symbols, two Saint Theresas, exercise habits, putting the holy in holiday
Nov 19, 2010
AS048 Ask Sister – images of God, dreaming about Jesus, discerning priesthood and/or romance, Blessed Mary v. Mary Magdalen, serving God in blue jeans
Nov 12, 2010
DM003 Digital Ministry with the Twittering Nun, Benedictine Sister Christine Ereiser
Nov 09, 2010
AS047 Ask Sister – Trent and the Second Vatican Council, growing in understanding God, a devil for loving?, joining a religious community in another country
Nov 05, 2010
IGF003 In Good Faith - Sister Bernie Lynch, Maryknoll missioner
Nov 04, 2010
AS046 Ask Sister – mother superiors, nun rings, sin and voting, solitude v. loneliness, being called to be a sister, having a Mass said for someone, prayer
Oct 29, 2010
PS165 Prayer
Oct 27, 2010
PS164 Prayer
Oct 26, 2010
AS045 Ask Sister – gifts for nuns, thoughts and God, the “right” religious community
Oct 22, 2010
AS044 Ask Sister – recycled nun rings, spiritual detachment, rosaries, growing in prayer, and more!
Oct 15, 2010
DM002 Digital Ministry with the Creighton Online Duo
Oct 14, 2010
IGF002 In Good Faith - Margaret Susan Thompson, professor and historian
Oct 07, 2010
FP006 Feature Podcast on “Discovering Foremothers: Origins of Women’s Religious Life” by historian Dr. Margaret Susan Thompson
Oct 03, 2010
AS043 Ask Sister – inclusive language, Catholic stance on gambling and bingo, nun titles, a right to life
Oct 01, 2010
AS042 Ask Sister – getting rid of loans, athletic asceticism, sport and God, nun uniform, high school nun project
Sep 17, 2010
AS041 Ask Sister – debt and entering a religious order, dealing with the Dark Night, understanding the “idea” of a sister, what’s up with Satan?
Sep 10, 2010
DM001 Digital Ministry with Lisa Hendey of CatholicMom.com
Sep 09, 2010
AS040 Ask Sister – spiritual direction, being an only child, lost vocations, is God really calling me?
Sep 03, 2010
IGF001 In Good Faith - Sister Sandra Schneiders, theologian and professor
Sep 02, 2010
AS039 Ask Sister – vocations to religious life, pink bunnies, temporal punishment, and more!
Aug 27, 2010
PS132 Prayer – August 26, 2010
Aug 26, 2010
PS131 Prayer – August 25, 2010
Aug 25, 2010
PS130 Prayer – August 24, 2010
Aug 24, 2010
AS038 Ask Sister – file cabinets in the image of God, vows human made or God made, religious brothers, nun terminology
Aug 20, 2010
PS128 Prayer – August 19, 2010
Aug 19, 2010
PS127 Prayer – August 18, 2010
Aug 18, 2010
PS126 Prayer – August 17, 2010
Aug 17, 2010
PS125 Prayer – August 16, 2010
Aug 16, 2010
AS037 Ask Sister – lies and sins, women Doctors of the Church, having a religious life without being a nun, weekend with the IHM Sisters
Aug 13, 2010
PS123 Prayer – August 11, 2010
Aug 11, 2010
PS122 Prayer – August 10, 2010
Aug 10, 2010
PS121 Prayer – August 9, 2010
Aug 09, 2010
PS120 Prayer – August 5, 2010
Aug 05, 2010
AS036 Ask Sister – SPECIAL EDITION – IHM Sisters talk about their vocation, prayer and ministry plus respond to your questions
Jul 30, 2010
PS113 Prayer – July 26, 2010
Jul 26, 2010
AS035 Ask Sister – forgiveness and moving on, nuns as missionaries, religious names of sisters, habit pockets and more!
Jul 23, 2010
PS112 Prayer – July 22, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
PS111 Prayer – July 21, 2010
Jul 21, 2010
PS110 Prayer – July 20, 2010
Jul 20, 2010
PS109 Prayer – July 19, 2010
Jul 19, 2010
AS034 Ask Sister – Wikipedia entry on nuns, waiting to become a sister, is God angry with me?, having a college degree prior to entering, prayer, discernment advice
Jul 16, 2010
PS108 Prayer – July 15, 2010
Jul 15, 2010
PS107 Prayer – July 14, 2010
Jul 14, 2010
PS106 Prayer – July 13, 2010
Jul 13, 2010
PS105 Prayer – July 12, 2010
Jul 12, 2010
AS033 Ask Sister – choosing from the many religious orders, nuns and orphanages, vows essential to religious life?, a novelist’s nun character
Jul 09, 2010
PS104 Prayer – July 8, 2010
Jul 08, 2010
PS103 Prayer – July 7, 2010
Jul 07, 2010
PS102 Prayer – July 6, 2010
Jul 06, 2010
PS101 Prayer – July 5, 2010
Jul 05, 2010
AS032 Ask Sister – a young person thinking about religious life, parental caution, nuns in other Christian traditions, bringing a dowry, a vocation story
Jul 02, 2010
PS100 Prayer – July 1, 2010
Jul 01, 2010
PS099 Prayer – June 30, 2010
Jun 30, 2010
PS098 Prayer – June 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010
PS097 Prayer – June 28, 2010
Jun 28, 2010
AS031 Ask Sister – Mary a mere saint? being a nun a waste of time? spiritual v. religious? am I called or not? a vocation story
Jun 25, 2010
PS094 Prayer – June 22, 2010
Jun 22, 2010
PS093 Prayer – June 21, 2010
Jun 21, 2010
AS030 Ask Sister – cultivating patience, personal opinion v. official church stance, right- and left-brain discernment, entering novitiate
Jun 18, 2010
PS089 Prayer – June 14, 2010
Jun 14, 2010
AS029 Ask Sister – prioritizing religious communities to visit, a worried mom, steps in becoming a nun, semi-supportive parent
Jun 11, 2010
PS088 Prayer – June 10, 2010
Jun 10, 2010
PS087 Prayer – June 9, 2010
Jun 09, 2010
PS085 Prayer – June 7, 2010
Jun 07, 2010
AS028 Ask Sister – distant from God, loved ones who don’t get the nun thing, attracted but can’t see myself as a nun
Jun 04, 2010
PS083 Prayer – June 2, 2010
Jun 02, 2010
PS082 Prayer – June 1, 2010
Jun 01, 2010
AS027 Ask Sister – fasting, the First Official nun meeting, virgin-ness, imaging oneself as a nun, vocational calling, and more
May 28, 2010
PS081 Prayer – May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010
PS080 Prayer – May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010
PS079 Prayer – May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
PS078 Prayer – May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
AS026 Ask Sister – adoration, spiritual direction, daily nun life, associates, holy days, genuflecting, and more!
May 21, 2010
PS077 Prayer – May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
FP005 Feature Podcast on IHM Ministry – What is ministry like for Catholic sisters?
May 20, 2010
PS076 Prayer – May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010
PS075 Prayer – May 18, 2010
May 18, 2010
PS074 Prayer – May 17, 2010
May 17, 2010
AS025 Ask Sister – hope in religious life, Catholic websites, humility, IHM sisters
May 14, 2010
PS073 Prayer – May 13, 2010
May 13, 2010
PS072 Prayer – May 12, 2010
May 12, 2010
PS071 Prayer – May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
PS070 Prayer – May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010
AS024 Ask Sister – what happens at a “come and see”, scapulars, pyschological testing, student debt, and more
May 07, 2010
PS069 Prayer – May 6, 2010
May 06, 2010
PS068 Prayer – May 5, 2010
May 05, 2010
PS067 Prayer – May 4, 2010
May 04, 2010
PS066 Prayer – May 3, 2010
May 03, 2010
AS023 Ask Sister – monastery live-ins, women deacons, modesty, poverty, nuns teaching, and more!
Apr 30, 2010
PS065 Prayer – April 29, 2010
Apr 30, 2010
PS064 Prayer – April 28, 2010
Apr 28, 2010
PS063 Prayer – April 27, 2010
Apr 27, 2010
PS062 Prayer – April 26, 2010
Apr 26, 2010
AS022 Ask Sister – romantic desires, spouse of Christ image, nun ranks, peace in the madness of life, telling family
Apr 23, 2010
PS061 Prayer – April 22, 2010
Apr 22, 2010
PS060 Prayer – April 21, 2010
Apr 21, 2010
PS059 Prayer – April 20, 2010
Apr 20, 2010
PS058 Prayer – April 19, 2010
Apr 19, 2010
AS021 Ask Sister – telling family and friends, age limits, traveling nuns
Apr 16, 2010
PS057 Prayer – April 15, 2010
Apr 15, 2010
PS056 Prayer – April 14, 2010
Apr 14, 2010
PS055 Prayer – April 13, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
PS054 Prayer – April 12, 2010
Apr 12, 2010
AS020 Ask Sister – vocational terror, regret, shaved heads, nun finances, animal ministry, the habit, and more!
Apr 09, 2010
PS053 Prayer – April 8, 2010
Apr 08, 2010
PS052 Prayer – April 7, 2010
Apr 07, 2010
PS051 Prayer – April 6, 2010
Apr 06, 2010
PS050 Prayer – April 5, 2010
Apr 05, 2010
PS049 Prayer – March 31, 2010
Mar 31, 2010
PS048 Prayer – March 30, 2010
Mar 31, 2010
PS047 Prayer – March 29, 2010
Mar 29, 2010
AS019 Ask Sister – discerning God’s will, choosing a religious name, celibacy, family responsibilities, convent decor
Mar 26, 2010
AS018 Ask Sister – a discerner’s IHM experience, Nuns support health reform, misconceptions about religious life
Mar 19, 2010
AS017 Ask Sister – prefixes and suffixes, vocation confusion, discernment help, nun gifts
Mar 12, 2010
AS016 Ask Sister – preparing for religious life, nunly traits and skills, and more
Mar 05, 2010
AS015 Ask Sister – VocationMatch.com advice
Feb 19, 2010
AS015 Ask Sister – choosing a community, adjustments to nun life, wearing nail polish
Feb 19, 2010
CP004 Community Podcast – Mardi Gras
Feb 16, 2010
AS014 Ask Sister – calling, immigration, liturgy of the hours
Feb 12, 2010
FP004 Feature Podcast on Consecrated Life with IHM Sisters
Feb 07, 2010
AS013 Ask Sister – daily life, non-Catholic nuns, math
Feb 05, 2010
AS012 Ask Sister – sweetheart nun, relating to God, what to say
Jan 29, 2010
AS011 Ask Sister – converts, icons, vocation reactions, past relationships
Jan 24, 2010
AS010 Ask Sister – family, becoming a nun, and the v-word
Jan 19, 2010
CP003 Community Podcast – Saints
Jan 15, 2010
AS009 Ask Sister – decision, deportment, distance
Jan 08, 2010
AS001-ask-sister-oct-23-2009.mp3
Jan 04, 2010
AS002-ask-sister-oct-30-2009.mp3
Jan 04, 2010
AS008 Ask Sister Podcast
Dec 18, 2009
CP002 Community Podcast – Advent & Christmas
Dec 13, 2009
AS007 Ask Sister Podcast
Dec 11, 2009
AS006 Ask Sister Podcast
Dec 04, 2009
AS005 Ask Sister Podcast
Nov 20, 2009
FP003 Feature Podcast – IHM Sisters Unplugged
Nov 14, 2009
AS004 Ask Sister Podcast
Nov 13, 2009
AS003 Ask Sister Podcast
Nov 06, 2009
FP002 Feature Podcast – Saint Teresa of Avila
Oct 15, 2009
FP001 Feature Podcast – NRVC Vocations Study
Aug 18, 2009
FP0004 Lying Awake book discussion
Aug 12, 2009
FP0003 Statue of Liberty, Manhattan
Dec 12, 2008
FP0002 Visit to Sirius Radio
Dec 10, 2008
FP0001 A Nun’s Life First Podcast
Dec 09, 2008