Sister Sandra Schneiders on U.S. Women Religious and the Apostolic Visitation

August 19, 2009

Sister Sandra Schneiders’ essay on U.S. Women Religious and the Apostolic Visitation is a must-read essay for all Catholics, all people interested in Catholic sisters and nuns and/or in U.S. history, and definitely all those discerning religious life.
The National Catholic Reporter has just published an essay by Sister Sandra Sandra Schneiders, IHM, called Why They [...]

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FP001 Feature Podcast – NRVC Vocations Study

August 18, 2009

You are invited to join us today for a LIVE podcast at A Nun’s Life Ministry on vocations and religious life.
Here’s how to join us LIVE.
At 1:00 p.m. CST (time zone converter), visit ANunsLife.org. On the right side of the blog under the photo you’ll see a blue box displaying a green button that says [...]

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LIVE Vocations Podcast – Tomorrow 1 p.m. CST with Special Guests

August 17, 2009

Tomorrow, Tuesday at 1 p.m. CST (time zone converter), we have two special guests coming to our LIVE podcast — Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, Executive Director of the National Religious Vocation Conference, and Patrice Tuohy, Executive Editor of VISION Vocation Guide.
They’ll join us to discuss the newly released study on Catholic Vocations and Religious Life. [...]

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Nuns: Crime Fighters Edition

August 15, 2009

It’s like something out of a comic book — Nuns spy evil-wrongdoing in a quiet village and mobilize forces (”Wonder Twin powers ACTIVATE! Form of a holy vigilant!”) to swoop down from the heavens and accost said perpetrator to restore peace and tranquility to the land. “Hail, Sister Mary!!” shout the peasant people as the [...]

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A Nun’s Life LIVE! podcasts

August 14, 2009

On Wednesday we broadcast our first live podcast here at A Nun’s Life. You’ll notice a new widget on our sidebar which is an audio player for our live podcasts and past episodes. Be sure to listen to our first podcast Lying Awake Book Discussion 08-12-09.
Sister Maxine and I are in the process of creating [...]

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Can Nuns Swim?

August 13, 2009

You never know what the digital mailbag is going to pop out. This morning it’s a question from Katy.
Hi there! I have a rather silly question but, can nuns swim? Like go to the beach/pool and swim, are they allowed?
I love this question! At one level it does seem a bit silly as Katy noted, [...]

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