How to Become a Nun

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The sisters realized that what really resonated with the audience was taking listener questions and answering them during the live streamed program. Neither sister was afraid to tackle even the toughest questions which always made for lively conversations!

I clearly heard a voice telling me to “enter the convent”. Now, I’m not much for hearing voices, but this message would not go away. I remember going into our church which was a huge, quiet place. I would kneel by the statue of Mary and ask her to have her son leave me alone!

At a point along my discernment journey, I was given the advice, “It’s not a career question, Maria, it’s a vocation question.”

I first contemplated the call to religious life in the seventh grade when I heard a diocesan priest talk about religious vocation. His talk touched the core of my being. Without fully understanding what it meant, I decided to be a sister, and found my way to where I was meant to be.