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No ordinary nun gathering!

Blog Published: January 16, 2020

Religious life is full of surprises. The event that I attended with 50 nuns last weekend was no exception!

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No ordinary nun gathering!

The Thanks and Giving holiday

Blog Published: November 26, 2019

The Thanksgiving holiday brings to mind a conference I recently attended, where people talked about the connection between “thanks” and “giving.”

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The season for Thanks and Giving

AS224 Ask Sister - life satisfaction, holier than thou friends, workplace woes

Podcast Recorded: October 17, 2019

Topics: life satisfaction, holier than thou friends, workplace woes, and more! Sister Maxine and guest Sister Clara Kreis, who designed the Life Satisfaction Survey for Catholic Sisters. Sister Tere Maya joins us by phone during the podcast.

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Ask Sister Podcast

A podcasting celebration!

Blog Published: September 25, 2019

In October, I'll give a presentation at a big podcasting conference. I'm the only speaker who's a Catholic sister! 

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How can I make a difference in the world, like nuns do?

Podcast Recorded: August 26, 2019

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener with a successful career wonders how to make more of a difference in the world. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS221 at aNunsLife.org.

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How can I make a difference in the world, like nuns do?

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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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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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