PS040 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 16, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 46 and John 5:1-16. Feast day: Saint Abraham Kidunaia. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS039 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 15, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 30 and John 4:43-54. Feast day: Saint Louise de Marillac. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS038 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 11, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 95 and Luke 11:14-23. Feast day: Saint John Ogilvie. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS034 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 4, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 1:1-6 and Luke 16:19-31. Feast day: Saint Casimir. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS033 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 3, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 31:5-16 and Matthew 20:17-28. Feast day: Saint Katharine Drexel. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS032 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 2, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 50:7-17, 21-23 and Matthew 23:1-12. Feast day: Saints Agnes of Bohemia. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS031 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on March 1, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 79:8-13 and Luke 6:36-38. Feast day: Saint David of Wales. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS030 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 25, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 138 and Esther 14. Feast day: Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS029 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 24, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 51:1-13 and Jonah 3:1-10. Feast day: Saint Adela. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS026 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 18, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 1 and Deuteronomy 30:15-20. Feast day: Saint Bernadette of Lourdes. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS025 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 17, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 51:3-6,12-17 and Matthew 6:1-6,16-18. Feast day: Ash Wednesday. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

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PS024 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 16, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 94:1-17 and Mark 8:14-21. Feast day: Saint Onesimus. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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CP004 Mardi Gras Community Podcast recorded live on February 16, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. This day before the beginning of Lent is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Carnival. Listen to Mardi Gras stories, customs, prayers, and recipes.

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During the Community Podcast we talked about what Mardi Gras actually is, listened to music selections relevant to the feast, took a peak at Bourbon Street, shared recipes, and even have a Mardi Gras quiz!

• Join us on air. Send us an email ahead of time so we can schedule a call to you during the show.
• Leave us a voice mail with your favorite Mardi Gras story, custom, prayer, or recipe by calling us at 888-703-4732 (toll free in the US and Canada).
• Record your voice using your computer or iPhone and email the audio file to us.
• Write out your story, custom, prayer, or recipe and email it to us and we’ll read it on the air and post it during the show.

Don’t be shy! We’d love to hear from you. And please invite your friends, fans, followers and any one else who would enjoy hanging out with the A Nun’s Life crowd!

PS023 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 15, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 119:65-77 and Mark 8:11-13. Feast day: Saints Faustinus and Jovita. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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AS014 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 12, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include finding one’s calling, the liturgy of the hours, jury duty, age limits for becoming a Catholic Sister, immigration, and more.

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Ask Sister podcast is a live podcast where you have the opportunity to engage with us and ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between!

Here are some of the questions we addressed in this Ask Sister podcast:

• how do I know what my real calling in life is?
• do congregations have problems taking young people because of fear of an age gap?
• what do Catholics think about the issue of illegal immigration?
• can you explain more about the Divine Office — The Liturgy of the Hours?
• do nuns have to go to jury duty?
• what’s going on with the Roman Missal?

If you have a question, please email us at sister@anunslife.org or leave a message at our voicemail feedback line: 1-888-703-4732. Messages may be played on the air!

PS022 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 11, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 106:3-6, 40-48 and Mark 7:24-30. Feast day: Our Lady of Lourdes. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS021 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 9, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 84 and 1 Kings 8:22-30. Feast day: Saint Apollonia. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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FP004 Feature Podcast on Consecrated Life with IHM Sisters recorded live on February 7, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include World Day for Consecrated Life, vocations, discernment, Catholic sisters and nuns, prayer, and more.

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Today we celebrated World Day for Consecrated Life by partnering with the IHM Vocations team to offer this hour-long podcast on vocations, discernment, and the lives of Catholic sisters today. We were delighted to be joined by IHM Sisters Carol Quigley, Michele Denton, Joyce Durosko, and Mary Bea Keeley.

PS019 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 4, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Special guest Sister Nancy Lee Smith, IHM. Scripture readings: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13, Mark 6:7-13. Feast day: Saint Jane of Valoi. M – Th 6 p.m.

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PS018 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 2, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 24 and Luke 2:22-40. Feast day: Presentation of Jesus in the temple. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS017 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on February 1, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 3 and Mark 5:1-20. Feast day: Saint Brigid of Ireland. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS016 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 28, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 132 and Mark 4:21-25. Feast day: Saint Thomas Aquinas. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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PS015 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 27, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 89 and Mark 4:1-20. Feast day: Saint Angela Merici. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Listen to PS013 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 26, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 96 and 2 Timothy 1:1-8. Feast day: Saints Paula, Timothy, and Titus. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Listen to PS013 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 25, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 117 and Acts 22:3-16. Feast day: Conversion of Saint Paul. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Join us today for the Ask Sister podcast, a live podcast where you have the opportunity to engage with us and ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between! We have a special guest: Sister Nancy Lee Smith, IHM, who is an iconographer and works at Saint Joseph Studio.

Ask Sister Podcast – Episode 011
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Listen to PS012 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 21, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 56:1-13 and Mark 3:7-12. Feast day: Saint Agnes. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Listen to PS011 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 20, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 144:1-10 and Mark 3:1-6. Feast day: Saint Eustochium Calafato. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

Special guests include Sister Joyce Durosko, IHM, and Sister Terry Milne, IHM.

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Listen to PS010 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 19, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 89:20-28, Mark 2:23-28. Feast day: Saint Fillan. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Listen to AS010 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on January 15, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include family expectations when a person tells them they want to be a Catholic sister; who to talk to when you think you are called to become a nun; and whether or not a person has to be a virgin in order to become a sister or nun.

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Listen to PS009 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on January 18, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 50:1-15 and Mark 2:18-22. Feast day: Saint Vincenza Mary Lopez y Vicuna. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST.

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Join us today for the Ask Sister podcast, a live podcast where you have the opportunity to engage with us and ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between!

Ask Sister Podcast – Episode 010
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We’ve received a few questions already and welcome additional ones:

• family expectations: One person asks advice around a family that expects her to become a nun and another person asks about how to deal with family that don’t want her to become a nun. We’ll respond to both!
• becoming a nun: To whom do I talk about becoming a sister?
• the v-word: Must one be a virgin to become a nun or sister?

You can offer your questions in any number of ways:

• comment below
• email us any time before the podcast
• comment in the chat room during a live show

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And don’t forget, tonight is a DOUBLE-HEADER. After the Ask Sister Podcast, we are having a special Community Podcast on Saints. We’d love for you to join us. More information here at Saints, Food, and Prayer Podcast.

This Friday, A Nun’s Life is hosting our third Community Podcast on Saints, Food, and Prayer.  Our community podcasts are free-for-all opportunities for you all to come up with a topic and the content for a podcast which Sister Maxine and I host. The first two we had were Thanksgiving rituals, food, and prayers and Advent and Christmas rituals, food, and prayers. Various readers and listeners of A Nun’s Life community joined us live on the air or sent things in ahead of time.

Here’s how you can participate in the Saints, Food, and Prayer community podcast. We invite you to join us for the live show this Friday at 6:45 p.m. Central Time (your timezone). All you have to do is show up here at our website http://aNunsLife.org and when we go live, the audio will start playing on any page of our website. If you’d like to read or participate in the simultaneous chat, go directly to http://anunslife.org/live.

We’d love for you to add your voice to the on-air discussion by telling us about your favorite saint. Here’s how that works: you pick a saint (e.g., Teresa of Avila) , tell us who she or he is (She’s from Avila, Spain … she was a Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church … she wrote about prayer) and why the saint is important to you (e.g., she’s helped me in my life as a nun, she is a companion in prayer). Then you can offer an interesting tidbit about the person, a prayer or quote written by or about the saint, or (because we tend to chat about food after our evening podcasts as we are preparing for supper) a food item or recipe relevant to the saint or her/his native land (e.g., a recipe for Pan de Horno — Spanish bread — that you tried or would like to try)

A few folks have already tagged their saint (I know Suze claimed Teresa of Avila) … but alas my list has disappeared. So, for all, please let Sister Maxine and I know who you’d like to share about. We’d like to have you share on the air with us (about 5-7 minutes) so you can call us (will give number out at beginning of podcast) or you can send us a private email with your phone number and we’ll call you!

Sister Max and I haven’t decided who we are going to talk about yet so stay tuned!

Saints Painting by Fra Angelico (1430)

Ask Sister Podcast is a production of A Nun’s Life Ministry. Episode 009 was aired January 8, 2010. During the show we responded to questions about deciding to become a nun, being physically disabled, visiting friends and relatives as a nun, relocation, and religious department.

Sister Margaret Chapman, IHM, joined Sisters Julie and Maxine for the podcast. Sister Margaret is the president of Compassionate Companions, a ministry in which sisters and other advocates serve as guardians for adults whose physical or mental condition affects their ability to speak or act independently.

• Is being a nun the hardest part decision you ever made in your entire life? What’s the different between a nun and a normal girl? What’s the benefit of being a nun?
• Do you know any physically handicapped sisters or nuns? Do religious communities allow physically disabled women as sisters?
• Does living as a sister prevent me from seeing my friends, relatives, or parents? Are catholic nuns or sisters required relocate to different parts of the country if the order asks them to?
• what is religious deportment? how essential is it for religious to conform to it?

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The turn of the new year often fills us with ideas and inspirations to try something new, to set out on a new path for the new year. To those of you who have entertained (however briefly or maybe for a long time!) with the idea of becoming a sister or nun, I invite you to consider the following:

Do you long for something more, a something that just can’t seem to be filled by your current work, relationships, endeavors, etc. even though you experience these as good?

Are you interested in deepening your life of faith through prayer, ministry, and community with others who share similar values, vision, and mission?

Are you open to the Spirit and the often surprising ways the Spirit leads?

Are you attracted to the life of Jesus the Christ and to lives of saints and holy people who strove to follow Jesus and live the Gospel?

Do you wish to live and think and “be” in a way that places the common good ahead of other goods such as personal wants?

Are you able to let go of preconceived images of what religious life is or should be?

Can you accept the humanity of yourself and of sisters and nuns and at the same time trust that the Spirit is alive and well in and through our humanity?

Do you feel both attracted to and terrified of the though of religious life, wondering perhaps, why God would call you of all people?

Are you willing to use your gifts, talents, experience, energy, and passion for God’s purposes and for a common mission and life in God?

Are you up for the greatest adventure of your life?

This is your invitation, your opportunity to take a step toward responding to this call. You don’t have to have it all figured out, or rationalize it, or be without doubt or fear. That’s all part of the package. Yo are invited to take a leap of faith, trusting that though you do not know where it will lead, that God is right here with you and will lead you to good.

What do you do now? Start reading and doing any of the suggestions on our page How to Become a Nun. Say something to that sister you admire but were afraid to say anything to about your desire. If you’ve felt attracted to the mission and life of Sister Maxine, myself, or other sisters here at A Nun’s Life, then take a chance and contact us. Check out Catholics on Call. Call the vocation director of the community you’ve been thinking about. Attend a retreat or day of prayer where you can explore how your desires and attractions are part of God’s call to you.

There is only one thing left to say.

Begin.

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Today is our weekly live Ask Sister podcast. This podcast is for you and is an opportunity to ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between! During the live podcast we’ll respond to your questions and comments.

Questions already in the queue for today:

• How do you know if God is calling you to be a nun?
• When did nuns stop wearing the habit? After Vatican II?
• I am baptized a Baptist but I feel a strong pull toward becoming Catholic. Any advice?

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We welcome your questions.You can send them in any number of ways:

• comment below
• email us any time before the podcast
• comment in the chat room during a live show
• calling in during a live show

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Join us today for the Ask Sister podcast, a place where you have an opportunity to ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between! During the live podcast we’ll respond to your questions.

You can offer your questions in any number of ways:

• comment below
• email us any time before the podcast
• comment in the chat room during a live show
• calling in during a live show

In whatever way you contact us, please know that your last name, email address, and any other private information will be kept confidential.

Questions already in the queue for today:

• What are the big differences between nuns and sisters?
• Can nuns wear a light fragrance?
• How do I tell my parents that I want to be a nun?

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So what’s on your mind?

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Join us today for the Ask Sister podcast, a place where you have an opportunity to ask questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, or pretty much anything in between! During the live podcast we’ll respond to your questions.

You can offer your questions in any number of ways:

• comment below
• email us any time before the podcast
• comment in the chat room during a live show
• calling in during a live show

In whatever way you contact us, please know that your last name, email address, and any other private information will be kept confidential.

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So what’s on your mind?

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Welcome to our first ever Community Podcast, a podcast that features you! your favorite food, meal prayers, recipes, music, and food stories.

On this our inaugural podcast we celebrate Thanksgiving food and everything related to it. Our podcast format is a bit different from our other podcast because the idea as well as much of the content comes from you, our listeners and members of our community here at A Nun’s Life Ministry.

And you’ll be hearing voices other than Sister Maxine and myself. We’ve got a few folks scheduled and we’d be delight to hear from anyone who’d like to comment or ask a question about whatever we are discussing or who would like to offer their Thanksgiving-related story or recipe.

After the show, we’ll post recipes in the comment box below. If you’d like to share your favorite Thanksgiving recipe, please share it below.

First we’ll have our normal prayer at 6 p.m. Central Time (your time zone) followed by the Thanksgiving Food Podcast starts at 6:30 p.m.

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See you soon!

After every evening podcast for the last couple of weeks, we’ve ended up chatting with folks about food — usually because we’ve either just had dinner or are preparing dinner. So we thought we’d try out a podcast that features food! And since U.S. Thanksgiving is around the corner — and it is the biggest food holiday in these parts — we thought we’d focus on Thanksgiving food.

The podcast is going to be on Tuesday, November 24, at 6:30 p.m. Central Time (your time zone), right after Praying with the Sisters podcast at 6:00. Join us at http://anunslife.org/live .

For the show, we need to hear from YOU about all things Thanksgiving food-related:

1. Your favorite recipe (appetizer, entree, side dish, dessert or beverage) and any story or tradition associated with your recipe
2. A prayer of thanksgiving or a meal prayer that you use at Thanksgiving time
3. Music or video related to Thanksgiving holiday or thanksgiving in general
4. Any story about the Thanksgiving holiday

Each person can then talk about their item on the air with us. You’ll need to call into TalkShoe by phone at 724-444-7444 and enter call ID 60385# or by using ShoePhone which is basically calling via the Internet. If you’re not sure how this works, stick around after prayer on Monday evening and we can try it out with you. If you want to use an image or video with your item, all you need is the URL address of the image or video. You can upload either to your Facebook account if you have one or Flickr for images and YouTube for video.

Everyone is welcome, whether you have something for “show-and-tell” or not! Listen in and chat with us in the chat room!

For those of you who would like to prepare something, let us know letting us know what it is (or at least what category from above) so we can schedule everyone in. If it’s a recipe, you can email it to us or post it on Tuesday’s blog post.

Look forward to hearing from you! It will be a food and thanksgiving podcast festival! Any other suggestions or questions, just let us know!

Here’s a preview of what Sister Maxine and I are bringing …

• yummy and easy cornbread recipe
• a story about nearly being arrested due to a turkey
• religious symbolism around Thanksgiving
• a story about a Thanksgiving blowout
• discussion question: what do vegetarians do at Thanksgiving?

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It is the end of the week which means it is time for the Ask Sister podcast. We’ve gathered up some questions about nuns, prayer, religious life, etc. from this past week via email and the chat room. During the live podcast we’ll respond to these questions and to any of your questions.

You can do so in any number of 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

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Today is Ask Sister Day! Sister Maxine and I receive lots of questions each week about our life as Catholic sisters as well as many other nun-related questions. We take questions about community, prayer, and ministry, and pretty much everything except the convent sink! Let us know what’s on your mind! You can do so in any number of 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

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We are trying out a new time slot for this live podcast. Let us know how it works for you.

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Here are a few of the questions we already have for today:

• Once I finish my degree, pay off student loan debts, and do some traveling to work in teaching organizations internationally, I’ll be in my early 40s. Is it okay to consider entering religious life then?
• I struggle a lot with understanding God’s love especially when I know my sins and feel like God could never forgive me. Can this be possible?

What questions are on your mind? Jot them down now in the comment box and we’ll do our best to respond! Blessings to you.

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Today is Ask Sister Day! Sister Maxine and I receive lots of questions each week about our life as Catholic sisters as well as many other nun-related questions. We take questions about community, prayer, and ministry, and pretty much everything except the convent sink! Let us know what’s on your mind! You can do so in any number of 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

In whatever way you contact us, please know that your last name, email address, and any other private information will be kept confidential.

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Here are a few of the questions we already have for today:

• Do most nuns have a college degree? Do communities recommend getting a degree first then entering the convent?
• A lot of orders only have old people left in them? How would a young sister deal with that, especially if patience for the elderly wasn’t her best trait!

I am pleased to have Sister Joyce Durosko, IHM, join me today as my guest co-host. Sister Maxine has a meeting but will try to pop in sometime during the broadcast.

We look forward to talking with you. And check out our previously recorded Ask Sister podcasts.

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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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We’ve got a number of questions already, for example:

• What do Catholic nuns have to give up to become a nun, other then marriage or sex? Do nuns give up jewelry and music and many things like that?
• Is true forgiveness “unconditional”? Should our forgiveness of someone require the offender to be “worthy”?
• Why it is so hard to have enough courage to follow your heart?

We’ll take your questions and comments throughout today’s show. You can share them in the comment box below or join us for the live podcast today! It’s easy to listen to the podcast. Visit the link above for info. Don’t miss this show!

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Happy Friday! I can hardly believe that we are already in the later part of October. You know what that means … Halloween is creeping up on us, slowly but surely and spookily. For A Nun’s Life that also means addressing the oft-asked question this time of year: Is it appropriate for me or my child to wear a nun’s habit as a Halloween costume? Sister Maxine and I will be taking this question head on during today’s “Ask Sister” portion of Nun News Roundup.

Here’s today’s lineup:

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  Newly-minted saint Sister Jeanne Jugan

  Pope Benedict XVI canonized Sister Jeanne Jugan

• Nuns swing hammers, hang wallboard to rebuild homes hit by Katrina
• Women religious take the podium at Africa synod of bishops
• U.S. women religious supported by sister sisters in Asia
• The Mysterious Sister X – an article in Commonweal Magazine
  Interviewing Mirabai Starr on the Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila

Join us for all the news that’s fit to broadcast this week about nuns!

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Join in on the conversation during the live broadcast by listening and chatting in our chat room.

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:

Sister Maxine and I got home late last night and are getting today’s podcast together. Since being on the road all week, we’ve not had too much time to prepare so this podcast will be a fun one! As mentioned yesterday, we’ll talk about our mission out west this week plus some of the nun news stories from the week. We now have an “ask sister” portion of the podcast where we’ll take your questions and comments on the air (via chat room or call in).

Here’s what we’ve got today:

• Cardinal O’Malley’s letter of affirmation for the Leadership Council of Women Religious — also mentioned is the Thank You, Sister Campaign which you are invited to participate in
• Mother Angelica of EWTN receives the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award  — also mentioned is the book Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles
• National Communicators Network of Women Religious conference in San Francisco — Sister Julie presented on blogging and social media (FYI A Nun’s Life is on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube)
• a visit to Muir Woods and the redwoods and with our friend Sister Pat Farrell, OP, of the San Rafael Dominicans
• The article Confessions of a Modern Nun in America magazine by Sister Ilia Delio
• a discussion on the Apostolic Visitation and LCWR doctrinal assessment
• Ask Sister – a visitor in the Talkshoe chat room asks why there are age limits for entering a religious community

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POST SHOW UPDATE: Here’s the link to today’s podcast which was broadcast earlier today.

We’ve got an exciting day here at A Nun’s Life Ministry as we prepare for today’s Nun News Roundup podcast. As mentioned in a post earlier this morning, the US House of Representatives has passed a resolution honoring Catholic Sisters in the US. Wow! I didn’t know they could do things like that!

Sister Maxine and I are going to chat about the House Resolution on today’s podcast as well as other news on the nunfront. Here’s a peak:

• London’s Oldest Nun parties at Sister Act??? – a story about Sister Josephine Deviney of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux
• a new initiative highlighting the work of women religious around the world
• the House Resolution honoring the work of women religious in the United States
• big news for the Little Sisters of the Poor – a Nun Run to support their ministry and preparing for the canonization of their founder Jeanne Jugan!
• Sister Julie’s visit with the Oblate Sisters of Providence and the IHMs from Immaculata, Scranton and Monroe — see an earlier post on her OSPIHM visit
• a Shoutout to CAVA
• an opportunity to ask the sisters any question about life as a nun

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Join in on the conversation during the live broadcast by listening and chatting in our chat room. We’ll include your questions and comments from the chat room on air. We’ll also have links here to all the stories and the podcast itself after the broadcast.

Friday is here and that means it’s time for Nun News Roundup podcast day. One of the stories that we are going to talk about today is on the Eucharistic Congress which starts today in Washington, DC. As I was pulling together information about the Congress, I stumbled upon one of the presentations. It’s called “To Be Lovers of Life: The Legacy of My Mother, St. Gianna Beretta Molla”. Did I read that right? I wondered …. “my mother, Saint Gianna”? I don’t think I remember ever having encountered a saint whose still had a living child upon being canonized. Do you know of any? If so, let us know — comment below or join us during the live podcast in the chat room.

Here are the other stories we’ll be chatting about …

• a Catholic Sister who knows a thing or two about uranium — Who’s Who in Green: Dr. Rosalie Bertell, Anti-Nuclear Nun (September 5, 2009). Sister Rosalie Bertell is a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart, a nuclear science researcher, a human rights activist and author of The Impossible Will Take a Little While
• remembering Mother Teresa of Calcutta — Christians, Hindus and Muslims remember Mother Teresa, a woman of “Charity in Truth” (September 5, 2009)
• the Eucharistic Congress and Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
• a new book called Loreto in Australia (2009) about the Loreto Sisters of Australia who were founded by Mary Ward.
• how a nun figures into the creation of Hummel figurines — Hummels Regain Fragile Foothold on Life (New York Times, September 8, 2009) about Franciscan nun, Sister Maria Innocentia, born Berta Hummel
• an interesting coincidence for Sister Julie — meeting one of the nuns we reported on during last week’s Nun News Roundup at the meeting of Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants
• a nun birthday — Sister Maxine and Sister Julie celebrate the natal anniversary of their friend Sister Mary Jane of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

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POST-SHOW UPDATE: Listen to the recording of this show by clicking the “play” button below.

It’s Friday and that means it is Nun News Roundup podcast day. Today Sister Maxine and I review and comment on stories about nuns in the news this week. You can join in on the conversation during the live broadcast by listening and chatting in our chat room. We’ll include your questions and comments from the chat room on air.

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Here are the stories we’ll talk about –

• Chicago nuns on a mission from God
• Catholic Sister Bests Biker Priest
• Ironman Nun
• Uma Thurman a Nun?
• The Top 5 Goofy Nun Movies
• Sister Maxine’s stunning visit to the Notre Dame archives

Michelle Jones from “Down Under” is the winner of A Taste of Heaven: A Guide to Food and Drink Made by Monks and Nuns by Madeline Scherb (Tarcher/Penguin, 2009). Michelle submitted her entry for the most compelling nun story: ‘Sooky’ Nun Helps Save Distressed Sailor in the Canberra Times (12/12/2005) about Sister Therese Mills of the Missionaries of God’s Love.

Give us your feedback about the A Nun’s Life podcasts you’ve heard or suggestions for future shows or topics!

POST-SHOW UPDATE: Listen to the recording of this show by clicking the “play” button below.

Sister Maxine and I have made some tweeks to our Praying with the Sisters podcast (Monday through Thursday at noon Central Time / UTC-5). We originally prayed the Angelus, a favorite prayer of both of ours. However, as we went through the first couple weeks and had some feedback from folks, we have decided to switch to praying the Scripture of the Day. For more information on the podcast and the prayer, click on Praying with the Sisters podcast.

All podcasts (Praying with the Sisters, Nun News Roundup, plus occasional interview podcasts) will be available for listening or download shortly after they are aired live.

Greetings! I’ve been away from the blog and email for a few days. We had two IHM sisters — Marie and Rita — die in the last few days, one expected and one not — both heart-breaking. The two sisters who died also had blood sisters in our IHM community so please keep them especially in your prayers — Margaret and Marge.

Sister Maxine has been nunning the mics while I’ve been gone. She’s been leading our Praying with the Sisters podcast at noon Central Time. I’ll be back on the air with her today. Please join us for a pause for prayer. This week and last we’ve been praying the Angelus and taking prayer requests via our chat room. Beginning next week, we are going to shift the format a bit and use the scripture readings of the day as the basis of our prayer. We’ll continue to pray for your intentions. Praying with the Sisters is live weekly, Monday through Thursday.

And don’t forget about Nun News Roundup on Fridays at noon Central Time. Sister Maxine and I bring you the latest news on the nunfront plus our stunning commentary! We won’t have one this week due to unforeseen events but we will be back next week with our full lineup.

For information on our podcasts and how to listen in and join us, click on LIVE SHOW here or at the top of the screen.

This has been the week of new podcasts for A Nun’s Life. Today we are launching a half-hour show called Nun News Roundup which will be broadcast at noon Central Time (time zone converter).

Nun News Roundup features news stories about Catholic sisters and nuns from this past week. Sister Maxine and I talk about the stories and welcome your comments via our Chat Room at http://anunslife.org/live.

This week’s topics include:

A Nun’s Life Podcast Debut - featuring Praying with the Sisters, NunNews Roundup, and special broadcasts (e.g., Vocation Study)

Widespread Interest in Religious Life Generated by Vatican Inquiries – See the recent essay by Sister Sandra Schneiders in NCR

Franciscan Nuns win Rural Preservation Award – check out the Chicago Tribune article and the Sisters of Saint Francis of Oldenburg, Indiana

Mystery Solving Nuns – New York Times writer Patricia Cohen reviews Sister Pelagia and the Red Rooster by Boris Akunin (Random House) sparking Sister Julie’s wonderment at the size of this genre of books

Catholic nuns boost their brain power through meditation and prayer – Now we know why nuns are such good detectives and mystery-solvers! Check out the article about nun’s extraordinary brain power!

And as an extra incentive (as if spending quality time with two nuns is not incentive enough), we’ll have a free giveaway for one lucky listener. So join us at noon Central Time today!

Give us your feedback about the A Nun’s Life podcasts you’ve heard or suggestions for future shows or topics!

POST-SHOW UPDATE: Listen to the recording of this show by clicking the “play” button below.

Here at A Nun’s Life are always trying out new things and our latest adventure is Podcasting!

This Friday (tomorrow) at 12:00 p.m. noon Central Time (time zone converter) we are beginning a new podcast — Nun News Roundup! It features myself and Sister Maxine, my not-so-silent partner at A Nun’s Life Ministry. We’ll be discussing the latest news on the nunfront. This week topics will include Sister Sandra Schneiders’ essay in NCR, Catholic sisters rebuilding schools after Katrina, a new novel about a mystery-solving nun and more!

You can also join us Monday through Thursday at 12:00 p.m. noon Central Time for a 5-minute pause in the day. Praying with the Sisters is a podcast where Sister Maxine and I pray The Angelus prayer and pray for your intentions and the needs of the world. You can add your prayer intentions via the chat box during the podcast.

And this past Tuesday, we had a great time with Patrice Tuohy and Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, on our Tuesday podcast. It was a wonderful way to begin our new series of podcasts. If you missed the broadcast or if you would like to listen to it again, you’ll find the link in the TalkShoe widget in the sidebar on the right of this blog. Click on “Past Episodes” and select “Discussion on Vocations”.

You can also read more about our guests Patrice Tuohy and Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC.

Give us your feedback about the A Nun’s Life podcasts you’ve heard or suggestions for future shows or topics!

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:

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. This is a very important study, and if you haven’t done so already, read through the executive summary and other related resources (Mythbusters section is quite interesting).

We’ll ask them about the survey itself, its aim and who participated, and also some specifics about the survey such as what it means to create/have a “culture of vocations”. Since both guests have expertise in the field of vocations, we’ll ask them for their observations on and advice for vocation directors and people considering a vocation.

We’d like you to join us by listening and also by participating in the chat room during the live broadcast. The chat room is just for listeners of the show only and it is the place where you can interact with one another and with us. During the broadcast you can ask your questions and offer comments to our guests which Sister Maxine and I will read on the air.

How do you listen? Just come to ANunsLife.org tomorrow … there will be a post with all the info that you need.

For an email reminder tomorrow, please leave a comment below with your correct email in the box that asks for your email or email us directly (NOTE: your email address is never made public).

What do you think about the survey? What questions do you have for Patrice and Brother Paul about the survey or about vocations in general — e.g., discerning a vocation, attracting new members, the state of religious life, etc.? Let’s get a good list going!

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 regular podcasts–both live and pre-recorded–for the A Nun’s Life community. We’ll be exploring topics similar to what we are doing on the blog while at the same time taking full advantage of the benefits of an audio format.

We have two live podcasts already scheduled. Today at noon CST (time zone converter) we will pray The Angelus live with you. Join us for a 15-minute sacred pause at midday.

On Tuesday at 1 p.m. CST (time zone converter) next week we will be interviewing 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. This is a very important study and I encourage you to click on the link to read through the executive summary and other related resources. We’d like you to join us by listening and also submitting your questions using the comment box below or during the live broadcast there will be a chat box that you can use to ask questions.

For an email reminder for the Tuesday podcast, please leave a comment below with your correct email or email us (NOTE: your email address is never made public). We’ll give you more details this weekend about the survey and the Tuesday podcast.

Did she say AUDIO?? That’s right folks. Today’s live discussion of the book Lying Awake by Mark Salzman is going to be in audio form. There will text as well. Sister Maxine and I are experimenting with audio formats (podcasts) and thought we’d try it out for this live discussion. We also recognize that the forum format for live discussion is a bit wonky which can prevent some folks from joining in.

Time: 1 p.m. EST — for about 45 minutes

Location: Right here on at anunslife.org

Topic: Deciding to Become a Nun – We’re going to look at Sister John’s decision to become a nun, how she was influenced by her family, mentor, and God. To see relevant pages and questions click on the link which will take you to the original discussion from Sunday. We’ll start with this topic and see where it leads!

In terms of logistics, you can participate in several different ways.

At 1 p.m. EST, come back to 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).

1. Streaming Audio – Listen Only. Click the button to start the audio. It will take a minute or two for the audio to start streaming. If you have trouble with streaming audio, then try #2.
2. Audio via Phone Line – Listen Only. Call into the show by phone to listen. Dial 724-444-7444 and enter Call ID number 60385 and then enter the # sign.

You can also participate in the conversation. Click the link that says “Join Now To Participate”. A new window will open on your screen that says “TalkShoe Web Client” at the top. This screen allows you to see a chat box and also to see a list of other participants.

1. Text Chat.  You can ask questions or make comments in the chat box. These may or may not be picked up on air.
2. Phone Chat. You’ll see a box with instructions to call into the show (if you are not already connected by phone). Dial 724-444-7444 and enter Call ID number 60385 and then enter the # sign. Sister Maxine or I can “unmute” you so that you can be heard by all when you have a question or comment.

It’s actually quite easy to use. Try it out. Once you familiarize yourself with the basics, you are ready to go. Since we’ve not done this before, we’re not sure how smoothly we’ll be able to handle phone questions/comments/responses, but we’re counting on you to bear with us and offer helpful feedback!

Thanks for being part of this live discussion and new format! We think that this will have great possibility and allow for more fruitful, adventurous discussion!

P.S. The discussion forum will be open for any ongoing conversations on the book.

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Sister Patricia Farrell, OP, a San Rafael Dominican Sister, to A Nun’s Life. Sister Pat was my gracious host while I was on a recent trip to San Francisco. While in San Francisco, Sister Pat and I sat down for a chat about her life and ministry as a Catholic nun. Sister Pat is a Promoter of Preaching and the Vocation Director for the San Rafael Dominicans.

Enjoy this A Nun’s Life Podcast! The play button is at the end of this post. Among other things, you’ll hear about nuns preaching, Saint Catherine of Siena, stories of Sister Pat’s sisters, and Sister Pat’s advice to young people thinking about religious life.

To learn more about the San Rafael Dominicans or to contact Sister Pat, check out the following:

Sister Pat’s blog – OPreach.org

Sister Pat’s community – San Rafael Dominican Sisters

And if you have any questions for Sister Pat or for me, feel free to comment below!

Today is a first for A Nun’s Life. We are trying out podcasting! Take a listen to our first podcast ever. Prepare yourself, however. It is a very low-tech production and kind of rough, but I think you’ll enjoy it. It chronicles our trip to and first day in New York City which is where we currently are.

A Nun’s Life Podcast 08-12-09

Please comment below with your feedback and perhaps what ideas you have for A Nun’s Life podcasting.