Jan Phillips shares her story from her new book, Still on Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic. Jan was a devoted Catholic who wanted nothing more than to be a nun and who joyously entered the convent at 18. Two years later, she was dismissed for “a disposition unsuited to religious life, with excessive and exclusive friendships.” Realizing that she was gay, Jan went on a journey to acceptance and created a life of love, service, and prayer.