A wise Sister once advised me: “Tonette, live your life and live it to its fullest potential. If God is calling you to a religious vocation, you will not be able to run from it. Enjoy yourself, and let God do the controlling.”
Some of the happiest, healthiest, most vibrant, resilient and life-giving people I have come to know are those who—through no choice of their own—have faced, entered and accepted experiences of personal brokenness.
Sister Michelle Lesher, SSJ, a Sister of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia currently serving in vocation and formation ministry, talks about the questions she was asking as a young discerner.
In this blog post, Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB, reflects on her time as an archaeologist and how collecting information about people's daily lives in that role is similar to what Benedictines have been doing since the Dark Ages.
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks for ideas about being of service to others. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS197, with hosts Sister Maxine and Almost-Sister Jane.
