A Nun's Life Ministry

aNunsLife.org is founded on the belief that each person is called by God to a vocation that enriches the individual and benefits the world. Our mission is to help people discover and grow in their vocation by engaging questions about God, faith, and religious life.

In Good Faith with Sister Julia Walsh – Author and Podcast Host 04/10/2024

In Good Faith with Sister Julia Walsh – Author and Podcast Host After suffering through an accident that could have ended her life, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, has found joy in her vocation -- and in her life within a body that was broken. She speaks with Sister Rejane about discerning her vocation, recovering physically, why she felt called to write about her experience, and the importance of living our lives as both broken and blessed. (1:28) The Viterbo connection (3:10) For Love of the Broken Body (4:22) Too much honesty? (7:49) The incident (16:30) Eucharist means thanksgiving (21:22) Brokenness in the human experience (23:52) Discipleship at a very young age (30:38) Embrace the cross! (33:37) The dying of self (36:03) Vows of poverty and obedience (40:53) Is it a call, or is it ego? (44:31) Life isn’t picture perfect (50:32) Ritualizing the day (54:12) The Franciscan way Read the transcript . Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Let us know your thoughts about the podcast! Please take this short survey—your input helps us shape the future In Good Faith podcasts. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30768248

Of boyfriends and religious vocations 03/23/2024

Of boyfriends and religious vocations Can a girl's boyfriend help her discern a calling to religious life? Sister Mattie Sterner shares her experience! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30510898

How can I hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to me? 03/23/2024

How can I hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to me? A listener asks the Big Question: How can a person discern the movement of the Holy Spirit? The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30510853

Is there a wrong time to go back to church? 03/23/2024

Is there a wrong time to go back to church? After spending some time away from church, a listener wonders if God is annoyed with her -- and if her fellow parishioners will judge her when she starts going to Mass again. The Nuns have a lot to say! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30510803

Learning how to be a woman religious 03/05/2024

Learning how to be a woman religious Entering a community, or even making vows, isn't the end of the vocation journey! The Nuns discuss. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30230623

Where does our suffering unite with Christ's? 03/04/2024

Where does our suffering unite with Christ's? A listener wonders what it means to "unite our suffering with Christ's," but is afraid to ask her pastor. The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30230488

Age differences and culture gaps 03/04/2024

Age differences and culture gaps If a younger woman has a vocation to religious life, is that a problem for the community she joins -- which likely skews older -- or a blessing for everyone? The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30228343

Becoming holy 02/26/2024

Becoming holy Newly arrived at the convent high school, Sister Della Meyer decided she'd better start trying to be holy. She explains! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30109638

What can I do to discern better? 02/24/2024

What can I do to discern better? A listener wonders how she can sharpen her discernment skills. The Nuns have tips! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30093438

The road to religious life 02/24/2024

The road to religious life There is no single road to religious life. The Nuns share their vocation journeys! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30093563

Can a film inspire a vocation? 02/23/2024

Can a film inspire a vocation? Enthralled by movies like "The Trouble with Angels," a listener who's turned off by dogma wonders how to pursue a vocation to religious life. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30078878

Is it possible to miss God's call? 02/19/2024

Is it possible to miss God's call? If God calls you to a particular vocation and you don’t respond … is that the end of the story? The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30017733

Magnifying the power to do good 02/19/2024

Magnifying the power to do good It isn't easy to pinpoint one single thing that's the best part of religious life -- but the Nuns give it a try! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/30017973

Walking with St. Scholastica 02/06/2024

Walking with St. Scholastica Why does Sister Julie have such a bond with St. Scholastica? The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29831643

Should I stay or should I go? 02/06/2024

Should I stay or should I go? A listener isn’t sure if his relationship with his girlfriend is all it’s cracked up to be. The Nuns discuss. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29815228

Everyday God 02/06/2024

Everyday God A listener’s friends challenge her devotion to her faith. The Nuns have advice! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29815033

Touched by the God of justice 01/04/2024

Touched by the God of justice Growing up in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement, Sister Madeline Contorno felt that God's call for justice was a big part of her vocation to religious life. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29340058

The scoop on consecration 01/04/2024

The scoop on consecration What exactly does consecration mean?? The Nuns discuss. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29345163

Is there a wrong way to discern? 01/02/2024

Is there a wrong way to discern? A listener wonders how to distinguish between what she wants and what God wants for her. The Nuns have suggestions! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29309463

Who's the boss? 01/02/2024

Who's the boss? Where exactly do women religious fall in to the church hierarchy? The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of Ask Sister podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29311098

What’s the up-side of discernment? 01/02/2024

What’s the up-side of discernment? Discernment can be very challenging -- but it isn't only hard work. The Nuns discuss the very big up-sides of the discernment process. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full Motherhouse Road Trip podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29310163

Christmas in the convent II 12/19/2023

Christmas in the convent II Sister Rejane and Sister Pat revisit some of their most special (and unusual!) Christmas memories, spotlighting the difference between Christmas presents and Christ's presence. 1:40 Christmas dinner at McDonald’s 4:15 A different kind of Christmas tree 6:58 Christmas carols, South Sudan style 9:36 A new Christmas tradition 13:03 A devastating Christmas present 14:08 Stories, songs, arts-n-crafts 23:41 Creating space for Christ 25:12 Merry Christmas Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Let us know your thoughts about the podcast! Please take this short survey—your input helps us shape the future In Good Faith podcasts. Thank you! Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087 /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/29151713

Apostolic or monastic? 10/25/2023

Apostolic or monastic? There are many similarities, and some big differences, between apostolic and monastic religious orders. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/28421024

What's in a charism? 10/25/2023

What's in a charism? As a laywoman, Susan Flansburg had a unique perspective on the different charisms of the women's religious communities she encountered -- one of the reasons she chose to write about discerning a religious vocation. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of Random Nun Clips! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/28420895

Focusing inward or outward 10/25/2023

Focusing inward or outward Some religious communities focus on the interior life, and others go out into the world to serve. Learn about contemplative cloistered and missionary orders. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of Random Nun Clips! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/28420946

In Good Faith with Sister Gloria Ardenio Agnes, Maryknoll Sister, Vocation Director 10/24/2023

In Good Faith with Sister Gloria Ardenio Agnes, Maryknoll Sister, Vocation Director Gloria Ardenio Agnes, MM, worked as a teacher, campus minister, and office administrator at a Catholic School in Manila, Philippines, before she joined the Maryknoll Sisters in 2009. Her first mission assignment was in Bolivia, where she ministered in an orphanage for boys and worked in a tutorial center teaching computer skills. In 2014, Sister Gloria was assigned to El Salvador and soon began working with the HIV+ population at the Contrasida Foundation. At present, Sister Gloria is serving as a Vocation Director for her community. She is also a member of the Coordinating Circle of the community in Maryknoll, New York, and dedicates her energy and time in helping the Sacristan in-charge at their Motherhouse. (0:11) Why this podcast? (1:19) Getting to know the Maryknolls (2:14) Getting to know the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (4:11) The purpose of the Maryknolls (5:57) No longer receivers only (8:04) Missionary formation (9:46) A gift to the people (12:18) Power to the people (13:53) Growing with and learning from each other (16:12) Moving beyond your home country (19:50) Teaching without age limits (20:10) Cultural humility (21:53) Centered around the Eucharist (23:05) One holy, catholic, and apostolic church (25:05) Cultural tensions and resolutions Maryknoll Sisters Read the transcript here: Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Let us know your thoughts about the podcast! Please take this short survey—your input helps us shape the future In Good Faith podcasts. Thank you! Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/28408148

In Good Faith with Susan Flansburg - Author 09/21/2023

In Good Faith with Susan Flansburg - Author After 20 years of serving in communications ministry for Catholic Sisters (much of it supporting vocations), it became clear to Susan Flansburg that a guide for inquirers and discerners into religious life was desperately needed. A “one-stop shop” of critical but hard-to-find insights and information, was written with and for vocation directors from across the country. Their contributions form the heart of the book as they share what it means to belong to a range of institutes, from apostolic and monastic to habited, cloistered, and missionary. A frequent contributor to many faith-based publications - including Vision Vocation, Horizon journal, and multiple Catholic religious institutes - Susan also writes for non-profit organizations from health care to higher education. (1:38) Discerning a vocation (4:00) Being an atheist (6:33) Making vocational moves (11: 42) Sister rock stars (14:41) Sisters United News (20:49) The center of a congregation (22:48) Apostolic communities (24:29) Monastic communities (26.56) The vow of stability (32:11) Contemplative cloistered communities (35:06) Missionary communities (38:10) Which community is right for you? (42:49) A powerful question for discernment (45:41) The importance of changing course (48:17) Cinderella’s slippers Subscribe to our newsletter Check out lots more podcasts Let us know your thoughts about the podcast! Please take this short survey—your input helps us shape the future In Good Faith podcasts. Thank you! Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/28105235

The fourth vow 08/25/2023

The fourth vow Sister Barb Giehl describes the fourth vow taken by Sisters of Mercy. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/25858956

Working (hard) behind the scenes 08/04/2023

Working (hard) behind the scenes Nuns know how to get things done! Sister Michele Morek shares her experience working at the United Nations. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/27658983

When she felt the love of God 07/31/2023

When she felt the love of God When Violaine Paradis couldn't decide what to do with her life, prayer, silence, and a comic book led her to a place where she could feel God's love. Read the transcript here: Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call 913-214-6087. Let us know your thoughts about the podcast by taking this short survey! Your input helps us shape the future of the In Good Faith podcast! Click to take the survey. Thank you! /episode/index/show/anunslife/id/27617070

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