Becoming a Nun: Reordered Affections

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"All your affections are being reordered." I had no idea what Sister Margaret meant as she tried to give me encouragement in my early days of becoming a nun. I'd made the leap of faith to pursue religious life but was not at all ready for how I would begin to feel and "be" differently with the world around me.

AS120 Ask Sister – Jesuit sisters and nuns?, rediscovering Ignatian roots, riding the prayer roller coaster

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AS120 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on October 10, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Guest: Sister Annette McDermott, SSJ. Topics include: Jesuit sisters and nuns?, rediscovering Ignatian roots, riding the prayer roller coaster, and more!

AS102 Ask Sister – Would you have become a nun in the old days? Hopeful husband-to-be wonders if convent trumps marriage, online vocational resources, and more!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/anunslife/AS102-ask-sister-feb-16-2012.mp3
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AS102 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on February 16, 2012. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: becoming a nun in the old days, hopeful husband-to-be wonders if convent trumps marriage, online vocation help, professional nuns, and more!