A Nun's Life Ministry

A Nun’s Life Ministry is an online ministry that helps people grow in their vocation by asking engaging questions about God, faith, and religious life. Among the ministry's work is a series of podcasts, including "Ask Sister," "Motherhouse Road Trip" and "In Good Faith." Through the podcasts, Catholic sisters from many congregations share insights, information, advice — and LOLs — with listeners from more than 150 countries.

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What's in a charism?

 From A Nun's Life podcasts - Author Susan Flansburg talks about what working with women religious means to her. 

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The van that shielded students from human trafficking

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Young women in India trying to get a good education were falling prey to human traffickers. The nuns discuss how the sisters confronted the issue.

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Young sisters, old sisters: The challenges and blessings of the age gap

From A Nun's Life podcasts - 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!

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How to figure out your vocation

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Listeners frequently ask "A Nun's Life" about vocations — calls to religious life, or married life or even parenthood. In this clip, sisters weigh in.

Religious life magnifies the power to do good

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Srs. Jill Underdahl and Cathy Steffens of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Paul, Minnesota. discuss what they consider the best part of religious life. 

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Vocation is one call after another

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Don't worry about if you miss or ignore a call to vocation. God will call you again. 

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Nun movies inspire her, but religion doesn't

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Religious life on film inspires a listener. She wants her life to be a gift to God, but she's "anti-dogmatic about virtually all forms of religion." She asks the sisters for help.

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Should I stay or should I go?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener reaches out to the sisters for advice. He is uncertain about his relationship with his girlfriend. He prays to God for guidance, but he is not hearing anything back.

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Walking with St. Scholastica

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Why does Sr. Julie Vieira, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, have such a bond with Benedictine St. Scholastica?

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The courage to be a God girl

From A Nun's Life podcasts - An "Ask Sister" listener laments the difficulty of being a "God girl" when her friends don't take religion seriously. The nuns have advice on making God part of your regular life.

The Warming Room provides meals, showers and overnight lodging for eight women during the coldest months of December through March. (Courtesy of Benedict Center)

A place where trafficked women can come and rest

From A Nun's Life podcasts - St. Francis of Assisi Sr. Margaret Kruse talks about the creation of Sisters Program South, which offers respite for women who are in prostitution or who have been trafficked in Milwaukee.

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'Consecration' holds sacred meaning

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Sr. Maxine Kollasch and Sr. Julie Vieira, both Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, discuss the meaning of "vows" and "consecration" and "authority."  

Firefighters and ambulance attendants remove a covered body from the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 1963, after a deadly explosion detonated by members of the Ku Klux Klan during services.

Touched by the God of justice

From A Nun's Life podcasts – God's call for justice was a big part of Benedictine Sr. Madeline Contorno's vocation to religious life. 

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'Let go and let God'

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Katie Mitchell and Eileen McKenzie discuss the joyful side of discernment. 

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When sisters and priests are co-workers, who's the boss?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sister Maxine and Sister Julie discuss where exactly women religious fall into the church hierarchy, and recall a leadership story that "shows the grit" of Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters.

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Talk to trusted people to explore call to religious life

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Don't dismiss passing thoughts about religious life. If it's a whim, it will pass. But there may be more underneath that thought.

Protesters opposed to the death penalty demonstrate outside a Georgia state prison for men in Jackson in this 2008 file photo.

Death penalty violates right to life

From A Nun's Life podcasts – The death penalty, said Sr. Eileen Reilly, is "a pretty egregious violation of that right to life." 

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'Visitation is about life'

From A Nun's Life podcasts – Visitation is at the heart of the spirituality of the Congregation de Notre Dame, Sr. Violaine Paradis tells Charity Sr. Rejane Cytacki. 

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'I just knew I loved Jesus'

From A Nun's Life podcasts - As the future Dominican Sr. Mary Michael Fox was poised to enter religious life, her mother had some reservations. What answers did she get from a priest and from her daughter?

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Should I pray for my candidate to win?

From A Nun's Life podcasts – When considering who to vote for, think about the role of God's will.