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Sr. Barb Giehl is also a mother and a grandmother. In this clip she discusses her "amazing, amazing blessing" — being offered a second vocation in life as a Sister of Mercy.
She talks about some of the challenges involved with living in community. Challenge No. 1? "People trying to understand why a woman in their 60s would even want to consider religious life."
Click here to listen to the full "In Good Faith" podcast where this clip is from.
GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry. Check out full episodes of all their podcasts (Ask Sister, In Good Faith, Random Nun Clips and more, like the archived Motherhouse Road Trips) on their website, ANunsLife.org.
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