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AS002 Ask Sister Podcast

by Sister Julie on October 30, 2009 J.M.J.A.T.

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Questions abound about Catholic sisters and nuns and about prayer, God, faith, and religious life. Over the last few years, we’ve received literally thousands of questions ranging from “Can nuns pluck their eyebrows?” (Yes) to “How do I know if God is calling me to be a nun?” to “Why does it feel like God is silent in my life?” These are all good questions and we are glad to talk with you about them.

We’ve explored this in a variety of ways using email and the blog itself for asking and responding to questions. Last week we did a test podcast to see if a live audio show would be a good format. We had a good experience and good feedback so we are going to start a weekly Ask Sister podcast that will be live and then recorded so that you can listen to it or download it at your convenience.

We’ll take your questions in several different ways:

comment below on the day of the Ask Sister podcast
email us at “sister AT anunslife DOT org” any time before an Ask Sister podcast
comment in the chat room during a live show
calling in during a live show (still working on this technology!)

However you share your question, your last name, email address, and any other private information will be kept confidential.

So … on with the show!

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Here’s what we have in store for you today:

“I’m going to enter college next fall and I’m thinking about becoming a nun. Are there any specific colleges or programs that would help me?”
“How does one cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus?”

We are pleased to have Sister Mary Jane Hahner, CSFN, nunning the mic today with Sister Maxine. I’m in Washington, DC, at the moment but may pop in to listen in between meetings.

We look forward to talking with you. Listen to other Ask Sister podcasts.

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Jeannie October 30, 2009 at 7:06 am

I am not able to catch the podcast today so if you could please type your answer in the comments if you want to answer my question, thanks. My question is this . . . Last night I went to a discussion group on John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. All they did really was talk about the sanctity and virtue of marriage. Don’t get me wrong, I think marriage is great and my parents are a loving example of this wonderful sacrament, but I have devoted my life to Jesus and have decided to remain celibate. Wether or not I enter religious life is yet to be seen. Should I continue going to this discussion group? Would I be of any benefit to the others in the group? Would these discussions help me in my devotion to Christ? Thanks in advance for your answer. I love the podcasts whenever I am free to listen. Your blog is great. Jeannie

cookie October 30, 2009 at 9:23 am

i would stay up to listen to NNR, but i have to function tomorrow and staying up till 4 am is just not quite worth it, sorry but sleep is precious!
i was looking through the archives and saw spirituality descernment, i thought that this was reflections upon descerning a particular charism, but it wasnt. is it possible to have something along this line which looks at the role of particular “branches of spirituality” ie. benedicine, marist, dominican etc. upon the descernment process in general.
for me, the idea of becoming a sister was not real until i discovered a particular spirituality and wanted to know more about other perspectives on it

Anon October 31, 2009 at 9:57 am

Here’s a question: A lot of orders only have old poeple left in them? How would a young sister deal with that, especially if patience for the elderly wasn’t her best trait!

Sister Julie November 6, 2009 at 8:46 am: Hi Anon, Just saw your question from last week. We’ll tackle the question today — Ask Sister Podcast 003.

Jeannie October 31, 2009 at 10:27 am

I hear you Anon. This is one of the things holding me back from religious life. Another thing is that once these elderly sister die, you are alone in your order. What then?

Anon (Ann) October 31, 2009 at 5:04 pm