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   Read the transcript here.  ...

There are many similarities, and some big differences, between apostolic and monastic religious orders. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf063-flansburg-apostolic-or-monastic Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf063-susan-flansburg 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...

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: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf063-flansburg-whats-in-a-charism Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf063-susan-flansburg Don’t forget to call us and leave a...

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: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf063-flansburg-focusing-inward-outward Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf063-susan-flansburg Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or...

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...

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, Feels Like Home 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...

Sister Barb Giehl describes the fourth vow taken by Sisters of Mercy. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf058-giehl-fourth-vow Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf058-barb-giehl 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...

Nuns know how to get things done! Sister Michele Morek shares her experience working at the United Nations. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf040-working-hard-behind-the-scenes Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf040-in-good-faith-with-sister-michele-morek-osu Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi. Call...

Visitation is at the heart of the spirituality of the Congregation de Notre Dame. Sister Violaine Paradis explains why. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf062-paradis-mary-visitation Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf062-violaine-paradis 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...

What does acting have to do with the Incarnation? Sister Violaine Paradis explains!  Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf062-paradis-grace-on-stage Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf062-violaine-paradis 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...

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: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf062-paradis-felt-love-of-god  Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf062-violaine-paradis Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just say hi....

Sister Violaine Paradis, CND  worked as an actress before experiencing a return to God that made her leave everything to enter the Congrégation de Notre-Dame novitiate in August 2009. After her first vows, she pursued studies in pastoral theology and, later, embarked on an integral training centered on human development at the Institut de Formation Humaine et Intégrale de Montréal. In 2017, her Congregation invited her to live a one-year mission and immersion experience in Honduras in one of...

A listener finds an ad on her favorite Christian radio station judgmental – but wonders if she’s reading too much into it. The Nuns discuss! Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-as240-prayer-professionals Listen to the full episodes of Ask Sister podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/ask-sister/as240 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...

As the future Sister Mary Michael Fox was poised to enter religious life, her mom said: “I don’t think you can do it.” Discover how Sister Mary Michael responded! Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf061-fox-faith-first-step Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf061-mary-michael-fox Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just...

In Confession, a priest once gave Sister Mary Michael Fox the penance of asking Jesus to love in her what she found unlovable. Unlock the power of this incredible prayer.  Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf061-fox-love-transforms-unlovable  Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf061-mary-michael-fox  Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a...

Women are always asking Sister Mary Michael Fox, "How can I be sure if I have a religious vocation?" Find out Sister's simple strategy to get the answer.  Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf061-fox-how-to-tell-religious-vocation Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf061-mary-michael-fox   Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or...

The youngest of nine children born of a devout Irish-Catholic mother, Sister Mary Michael Fox entered the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (Nashville) at age 21, and has served in the community’s primary apostolate of teaching for over 30 years. After being trained as a catechist for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Sister Mary Michael was so intrigued by its approach that she conducted doctoral research into the nature of its pedagogy. In February 2023, she published her research in a...

Immigration attorney Sister Sharlet Wagner is hopeful about changing views of immigration in the US – but there’s still a long way to go. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf047-wagner-changing-views-of-immigration Hear the full In Good Faith episode at https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf047-sister-sharlet-wagner 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. ...

Sister Pat Crowley entered St. Scholastica Monastery before Vatican II – and was part of the community when changes resulting from the Council were implemented. She shares how her community’s life evolved and expanded in this short podcast. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf057-evolving-expanding Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf057-pat-crowley Don’t forget to call us...

For many religious communities, the United States is mission territory. Sister Elizabeth Guerrero explains. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf060-guerrero-uncharted-territory Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf060-elizabeth-guerrero 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...

“Encuentro” means much more than you might think. Sister Elizabeth Guerrero explains the spirituality of this deep encounter. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf060-guerrero-deep-encounter Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf060-elizabeth-guerrero 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...

The cultural tradition of Las Posadas is a beautiful opportunity to meditate on the spirituality of people on the move. Sister Elizabeth Guerrero explains. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf060-guerrero-room-at-the-inn Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf060-elizabeth-guerrero Don’t forget to call us and leave a message. Tell us what you like, ask a question, or just...

Restorative justice is a beautiful way to move away from the concept of merely punishing a crime, instead moving toward the healing of broken relationships. Sister Eileen Reilly explains this powerful, alternative system of justice. Read the transcript here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/random-nun-clips/RNC-igf048-relationship-repair-shop Listen to the full episode of In Good Faith podcast here: https://anunslife.org/podcasts/in-good-faith/igf048-sister-eileen-reilly Don’t forget to...

The gardens of the Dominicans of Mission San Jose are a double victory: they offer a glorious view, and they produce food enough to share with the community. Host: Sister Maxine Kollasch. Read the transcript here. Hear the full In Good Faith episode 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...

Sister Eli Elizabeth Guerrero, a Sister of the Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence, lives in San Antonio, Texas, and is the executive director of AHLMA, the Asociacion de Hermanas Latinas Misioneras en America. This organization works with Catholic Sisters from Latin American communities who are ministering in the US, as well as with Latina Catholic Sisters born in Latin America and those born in the United States who are members of US Catholic communities. AHLMA's mission is to...