How do I pray prayers like the Rosary without losing concentration?

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Annabel sent us an email and asked us a question that I know I've tangled with too: How do I successfully pray the Rosary without losing concentration?

Praying the Rosary

As a busy mom, I have difficulty making time for prayer. What can I do?

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This Random Nun Clip is from our Motherhouse Road Trip visit with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hear the full podcast at AS153.

I feel distant from God. What can I do to close the gap?

https://traffic.libsyn.com/anunslife/RNC-AS153-mar-06-2014-CSJ-Cathy-distant-from-God.mp3
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In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Cathy Steffans, CSJ, responds to a listener who wonders how she can adapt "nun prayer practices" to help when she's feeling distant from God. Hear the full podcast at  AS153.

Is it ok to pray for a specific thing? Or is that treating God like a vending machine?

https://traffic.libsyn.com/anunslife/RNC-AS151-Jan-15-2014-Vending-Machine-God.mp3
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This Random Nun Clip is from Ask Sister podcast episode 151. Hear the full podcast at AS151.

Spiritual-o-meter to rate New Year resolutions

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In this Random Nun Clip, the nuns discuss their New Year's resolutions and what Chloe the Convent Cat thinks. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS151.