"Grace builds on nature, so you have to know yourself first as a human being and then you can work on the spiritual stuff." This was advice that Sr. Joyce Bermejo, FMA, received as she journeyed through her faith life and heard the call to become a religious sister. Sr. Joyce spent a lot of her adolescent life in the service of others, and while she was in post-secondary she had plans to become a teacher. But the Lord took her desires and stretched them even more. On August 5, 2018, she made professions as a Daughter of Mary Help of Christians, also known as a Salesian Sister. in this episode, we follow Sr. Joyce on her faith and discernment journey, what drew her to the Salesian community, and how this vocation allowed for her to grow in the virtue of spiritual motherhood. Here are the show notes for this week's episode: https://www.femininegeniuspodcast.com/post/episode-35-loving-and-growing-in-spiritual-motherhood Want to learn more about the Salesian Sisters? You can visit the following websites: Salesian Sisters in Canada: https://salesiansisterscanada.com/ Salesian Sisters in the Province of St. Joseph (Eastern U.S. and Canada): https://salesiansisters.org/ Our theme music is called "Our Big Adventure" by Scott Holmes.