To be, or not to be (a nun), that is the question!

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The pressure to become a nun--or not to become one--can be intense!

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With so many different communities, how do I choose one?

In this #Nunday video, Sister Cathy Bauer, OSB, talks about the challenge of choosing the right community and how she knew the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery was the one for her.

Sister Verónica A. Fajardo, CSC

One of the first steps in my vocation quest—before I even realized it was a quest—was finding comfort in the church.

Sister Verónica and second graders at Our Lady of Holy Cross School in Kasoa, Ghana

What sign will show me God is calling me to religious life?

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A listener feels called to religious life, but is waiting for a sign from God to confirm that’s what He intends for her.

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IGF055 In Good Faith with Sister Trish Doan, Refugee

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Sister Trish Doan is a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange, who is completing her master’s degree in theology. She is an engineer, a restaurateur, an immigration professional—and a former refugee who escaped from Vietnam as an unaccompanied minor. Her vocation journey is matched by her family’s miraculous decade-long separation, and eventual reunion. Today Sister Trish speaks with us about her years-long journey from Vietnam to the US and how she adjusted to the culture of her new home country.  If you missed last week’s episode, click to hear about the journey of discernment that eventually brought Sister Trish to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange — a community right in her own back yard.

Sr Trish and her family at her vows ceremony