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AS171 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hamden, Connecticut

Podcast Recorded: May 15, 2015
Description

AS171 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on May 15, 2015. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Motherhouse Road Trip with the Apostles of the Sacred Heart, Hamden, Connecticut.

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Show Notes
  • When Plan A (married with 12 children) gets trumped by Plan B (God's calling to religious life) 
  • Education ministry and healing in Newtown, Connecticut
  • 3rd graders in Bridgeport, CT, reflect the spirit of ASHJ foundress Mother Clelia Merloni
  • Charism of healing and reparation
  • How the sisters share their experience of religious community with their students 
  • Letting go, letting God – control, surrender, and joy
  • How to make the entire day a prayer
  • A listener asks about making big life decisions: How do you know if you do something now, that you won’t regret it later?
  • A prayer for guidance in uncertain times , attributed to Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ
  • In every “yes,” there are also a lot of "no’s” 
  • Experiencing the paradoxical freedom of commitment
  • Holy Hour in motion – living our prayer in the midst of busy times
  • http://www.ascjus.org 
About our Guest

Sister Colleen Therese Smith lives in Shelton, CT, and serves as Principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown, CT. Sister Colleen recently served as the Vocation Director for the U.S. Province of her community. She enjoys her students, spending time with her community, developing her prayer life, as well as running and baking.

Sister Angela Gertsema  professed her Perpetual Vows in 2010. She teaches third grade at Cathedral Academy in Bridgeport, CT, and works with the Little Friends of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a club of over 100 students who gather monthly for prayer and service. She also works with a group of families who have consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and meet regularly to support one another in living out their consecration in daily life.  

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