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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'They're so little, and they're locked up': Ministry in juvenile detention

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Donna Liette with the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation talks about reaching out to incarcerated youth, including a young woman sentenced at 15 years old to life without parole.

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Coalition with others leads to 'wonderful victories'

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Presentation Sr. Richelle Friedman, director of public policy at the Coalition on Human Needs, talks about some of the alliance's accomplishments.

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Is this actually the word of God?

From A Nun's Life podcasts – A churchgoer has several questions about church readings. And the sisters share their answers.

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What is the spirit of the global Dominican family?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Durstyne Farnan talks about being part of the Dominican family, preachers who "are to be about the Gospel, preaching it or teaching it, living it and sharing it with others that we meet."

"Abandoned gas station, Selma, Alabama," a 2006 photo by Carol M. Highsmith (Library of Congress/Carol M. Highsmith)

Why rural ministry is important

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Sr. Patricia Flass talks with Sister Maxine about the importance of religious sisters' presence and service in areas of rural poverty.

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How is hospitality part of a reconciliation ministry?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Precious Blood Sr. Donna Liette talks about how the value of hospitality is expressed day-to-day in the work of the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago.

Protesters in Washington stand with a sign reading "Racism is Our Longest Plague" Aug. 28, 2020, at the spot where civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. (CNS/Reuters/Tom Brenner)

Learning your community rejected a woman because of her race

From A Nun's Life podcasts - While serving in leadership within her own community, St. Joseph Sr. Mary Pellegrino learned that, in 1960, her community had rejected a woman because of the woman's race.