A Nun's Life Ministry

From A Nun's Life podcasts - For Sisters of Mercy, there is one more vow along with poverty, chastity and obedience. In this clip, Mercy Sr. Barb Giehl describes the fourth vow taken in her order.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener finds the ad slogan for her favorite Christian radio station judgmental — but wonders if she’s being oversensitive. The nuns discuss!

From A Nun's Life podcasts - The Spanish word encuentro means much more than you might think. Missionary Catechist of Divine Providence Sr. Elizabeth Ann Guerrero explains the spirituality of this deep encounter.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - The gardens of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose are a double victory: They offer a glorious view, and they produce food enough to share with the community.

From A Nun's Life podcasts – "Every time a new person comes in, it's a new community." 

From A Nun's Life Ministry - Benedictine Sr. Pat Crowley entered St. Scholastica Monastery before the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council. In this clip, she shares how her community evolved after Vatican II.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Not until she was working with unaccompanied minors in US Immigration Services did Sr. Trish Doan realize the truth: As a Vietnamese refugee, she herself had been an unaccompanied minor.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener wants to know how Catholic sisters stay so focused when they pray.

From A Nun's Life podcasts – What is restorative justice?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sometimes God guides you in an unexpected direction.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener with a life-threatening peanut allergy wonders if it could prevent her from following a religious vocation. The nuns discuss!

From A Nun's Life podcasts - At the motherhouse of the Racine Dominicans in Wisconsin, the nuns discuss DIY scapulars, purgatory, indulgences, and ways you can find blessings in popular devotions.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Trish Doan's theology studies and her Catholic faith have helped her see that God can't be imposed on a culture — he's already present, from the very beginning.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Irene O'Neill of Sisters Rising Worldwide talks with Sister Maxine about how $15,000 led to innovation in the ability to grow food in Nigeria.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Pat Johannsen describes one of her favorite adventures with housemate (and podcast host!) Sr. Rejane Cytacki, with a bonus Earth-friendly household hack from these Charity sisters

From A Nun's Life podcasts – A listener regrets growing distant from God and wonders – is it too late to mend the relationship? The Nuns discuss!

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Why does a loving God allow suffering? As one commenter says, "We've been asking these questions since we were first conscious and probably a little bit before that."

From A Nun's Life podcasts - How can prayer vigils convert hearts and change minds about the death penalty? Sr. Eileen Reilly explains.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this clip from a live episode of "Ask Sister," Sister Maxine and Sister Julie talk about novenas, scapulars and how such Catholic devotionals can be a way to get closer to God.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - There is great humor — and much joy — in the Rule of Benedict. Sr. Pat Crowley, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, recalls how her father put that into practice.