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Healing racism in religious community

Blog Published: June 15, 2022

For many religious communities, confronting the sin of racism means re-examining their own history.

Participants at the 2019 Healing Racism Workshop of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Courtesy of Jane Aseltyne)

Sister Verónica A. Fajardo, CSC

June 13, 2022

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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Podcast Recorded: May 13, 2022

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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.

Sister Elaine Fischer, OSB

April 28, 2022

While it might not seem possible, a woman can pursue just about any ministry as a Benedictine Sister. Proof of this: Sister Elaine Fischer.

IGF055 In Good Faith with Sister Trish Doan: Engineer, Restaurateur, Immigration Professional

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Podcast Recorded: April 28, 2022

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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 family’s miraculous story (over the course of a decade, Sister Trish’s parents and all seven of her siblings made their way to the United States) is matched by the journey of discernment that brought her at least to the Sisters of St. Joseph – a community right in her own back yard. This week, Sister Trish speaks with us about her vocation journey, but be sure to tune in for a special extra edition of In Good Faith next week, when Sister Trish returns to share the story of her years-long journey from Vietnam to the US.