Sister Maxine and I are delighted to be home at the IHM Motherhouse. Many of our sisters from near and far are interested in what we do and so we invited them to be part of a podcast tonight! We’d love for you to meet them and for them to meet you too.

Please join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. Central Time (your time zone) which is 7:30 p.m. here in Monroe, Michigan.

Location? Right here at http://anunslife.org/live … we’ll be on air for about an hour, give or take.

We’ll hear from our sisters about their life (how they became a sister, their ministry, and prayer) and take your questions about our life as IHM sisters.

Any preliminary thoughts, questions, or things you’d like us to talk about?

Look forward to seeing you tonight!

Post-show UPDATE: Here’s the recording!

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Happy Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila! I went to bed last night all giddy because of today’s feast. It honestly felt like Christmas Eve morning! I don’t exactly know why I have been feeling so excited about this feast day. As you know, Teresa of Avila is near and dear to my heart. She is one of the few saints that I feel so present to me. And it’s not just Teresa herself. It’s everything she stands for, the way she lived her life, and encouraged her sisters and everyone to seek God through both the contemplative moments of life and the active moments of life.

So I guess for me to celebrate her feast day is also a celebration of my relationship with her and my relationship with God! It’s not a bad way to spend a day!

As part of this day, I invite you to join Sister Maxine and I as we welcome another of Teresa of Avila’s friends, Mirabai Starr. Mirabai will be joining us for a live podcast today at 7:00 p.m. Central Time (time zone converter). Mirabai has spent long hours with Teresa, reading her and getting to know her as she worked on translating The Book of My Life and The Interior Castle. I can’t wait to talk with her about Teresa. More info in yesterday’s blog post. Also visit Mirabai’s website at http://www.mirabaistarr.com/.

This podcast is free and easy to access. All you need to do is visit http://anunslife.org/live any time from about 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We’ll start officially at 7:00 p.m. Central Time (time zone converter). Follow the instructions at http://anunslife.org/live. Throughout the podcast we’ll take your comments and questions via the chat room. Use the chat room also to connect with other listeners and with us!

If you want to do a test run, join Sister Maxine and me for prayer at 12 noon Central Time. We pray the reading of the day and take your prayer requests every Monday through Thursday.

Blessings and happy Feast!

Post-show Update: Here’s the recording of the podcast:

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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 “LIVE NOW” (if you don’t see it click on the A Nun’s Life header at the top of the screen to refresh the page). You won’t see the green button until it’s close to the time the podcast starts. Click the button to start the audio (takes a minute or so).

Another way to listen is by phone. Simply dial 724-444-7444 and enter Call ID number 60385 and then enter the # sign.

You can also participate by signing on to the chat room with Sister Maxine and me. This the place where you can interact with other listeners and with us. During the broadcast you can ask your questions and offer comments to our guests which Sister Maxine and I will, if possible, read on the air. Click the link that says “Join Now To Participate”. A new window will open with a chat box and a list of other participants.

Our discussion will be on vocations in general as well as the newly released 2009 NRVC/CARA Study on Recent Vocations.

We will be interviewing two folks who have a good deal of experience in the field of vocations, Patrice Tuohy and Brother Paul Bednarczyk. Here are some links to their ministries.

Patrice Tuohy, Executive Editor of VISION Vocation Guide and Founder of TrueQuest Communications

TrueQuest Communications – “award-winning publishers of Vision Vocation Guide, Prepare the Word Homily Service, and Take Five for Faith“

VISION Vocation Guide – “insightful articles, resources, and interactive features online to assist you as you discern your life’s calling and explore religious life.”

VocationMatch.com – part of the VISION website

Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, Executive Director of the National Religious Vocation Conference and former CSC Vocation Director

National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) – “a professional organization of men and women committed to vocation awareness, invitation, and discernment to consecrated life as brothers, sisters, and priests”

Holy Cross Brothers (CSC) – Eastern Province

Post-show Update: Here is a recording of the podcast:

Click PLAY below or right-click here to download the MP3.