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It was a dark and stormy night at the convent

Blog Published: May 9, 2019

Novelists often write to us for advice about nun characters in their stories. Here are some ideas for getting to know your nun characters!

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What is it like being a Vocation Minister?

May 6, 2019

Sister Barbara Ann Smelko shares how her work as a Vocation Minister has transformed her own life.

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AS220 Ask Sister Podcast

Podcast Recorded: May 6, 2019

Sr. Maxine with guests Sr. Jenny Zimmerman and Friar John Bamman. Topics: reluctant about religious life, phone call from God, how God works.

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Sisters adapt the mission for different times and different cultures

Blog Published: April 9, 2019

God challenges us through the signs of the times… so our province decided we would serve the migrants on the south border of Mexico. 

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Ursuline Sisters

Trip Date: March 21, 2019

We are visiting the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, Kentucky!

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AS218 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York

Podcast Recorded: March 19, 2019

Sister Maxine with guests Sisters Jennifer Schaaf and Theresa Rickard of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York. Topics: the big impact of small-group ministry, Prayer Workout, vacation vs. retreat, everyday holiness, a confusing God.

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Ask Sister Podcast with the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York

AS216 Ask Sister - Motherhouse Road Trip with the Benedictine Sisters of Cullman, Alabama

Podcast Recorded: January 30, 2019

Sister Maxine with guest Sisters Madeline and Lynn Marie, OSB. Topics: Rule of Benedict, dutiful discernment, levels of holiness, self-denial v. making choices.

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Ask Sister Podcast with the Benedictine Sisters of Cullman, Alabama

As Catholic nuns, what kinds of ministries do you do?

Podcast Recorded: January 30, 2019

In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about what it's like to serve in a parish and to be in Benedictine leadership. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS216 at aNunsLife.org.

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As Catholic nuns, what kinds of ministries are you involved in?