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Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF 1:30 Third week of Advent 3:12  Listener: After confession, the priest said my penance was Hail Marys and Our Fathers. Why would prayers be my punishment for sin – that’s weird, right? 5:15  Confession and reconciliation 7:00  Restoring good vs. being punished 11:30  Saint Anselm and Satisfaction Theory 14:30  Listener: Shouldn’t we focus more on just doing the right thing so we can avoid seeking forgiveness so much? 16:00  Developing a disposition of forgiveness 25:15  Listener: Why are only certain bible passages include in the Mass readings, and who chooses them? 26:10  What a lectionary is and how readings were selected  33:00  Catholics’ new relationship with scripture after the Second Vatican Council  39:30  Helpful resources for daily prayer 41:30  Suggested bibles and translations  Subscribe to our newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts  Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot

In this Random Nun Clip, a grandmother worries about her unbaptized grandchild and considers taking action. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.

Sister Maxine talks with Sister Michele Morek about her life as a Catholic sister and her work at Global Sisters Report, at the United Nations, as a professor of biology, and as a congregational leader. "The Life" series at Global Sisters Report, about the lives of Catholic sisters worldwide Sister Michele's work on behalf of 20 congregations at the United Nations in service to women and children The influence of Catholic sisters on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals A global perspective on who Catholic sisters are The charism of religious life--gift to the church and the world Moving from New York City to Kansas City: coincidence and community National Catholic Reporter Spirituality shaped by the region we're from Nature as a spiritual influence; Creation Spirituality and biology God as Uncreated Energy, All-Nurturing Abyss, and Egyptian Mouth-Breeder Fish Finding God wherever we find ourselves Subscribe to our newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts  Visit Sister Michele's congregation, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, Kentucky Visit Global Sisters Report  

In this Random Nun Clip, a mom asks about the possible fate of her son’s moody cat. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener desires a discernment do-over because he worries that he made the easy choice but maybe not the right choice. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS225 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.

Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF 1:30. Halloween quarantine at the Motherhouse. 3:45. Listener: Why does Mary the Mother of God have so many different names, and who decides what they are? 5:00. Largest Marian library in the world in Dayton, Ohio, a great place for studies in Mariology.  6:00. Sources of Mary’s names. 7:30. Newest Marian feast day: BVM, Mother of the Church. 11:30. Conflicting images and names of Mary. 17.00. Spiritual exercise: what titles and names do we have? 20:30. Listener: Can religion lead me to happiness? 22:00. What religion can offer our lives. 27:00. Discomfort as a call to happiness. 30:00. Where to begin when exploring religion for the first time. 32:30. Should we expect religion to make us happy, or is that not the point of religion. 35:00. Centuries-old wisdom that’s available to us through a faith tradition. 37:00. Listener: I’m praying that my candidate wins the upcoming election, but my husband says God doesn’t work like that – is that true? 40:00. Prayers for the common good. 42:30. Cooperating with the grace of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Subscribe to our newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts  Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot

In this Random Nun Clip, a young listener wonders why she should try so hard to be good when Jesus will forgive her sins anyway. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 at aNunsLife.org.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks what makes a person holy and who are some holy people we know Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 at aNunsLife.org.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if her bible study friend is correct that other people were part of the healing miracles that Jesus performed. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 at aNunsLife.org.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if nuns honor their founders the way employees might honor the people who established the business. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS229 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM.

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita describes her college students’ reactions after visiting asylum seekers in an Australian detention center. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF038 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, RSJ.

Podcast hosts: Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Shannon, OSF Listener: I’m just an average sinner, and if Jesus will forgive me anyway, why should I try to better? Being rewarded (or not…) for doing good. Forgiveness, making amends, and freedom. Listener: Who is the holiest person you ever met? Holiness and wholeness. God calls everyone to holiness, not just saints. Sister Shannon’s and Sister Maxine’s communion of saints. The Catholic Church’s big book of saints.   Listener: A friend says that Jesus alone didn’t do healings, other people helped. Is that true? Jesus and “the crowds.” Healing the individual and the community. How can we participate in healing for today’s world. Jesus paves the way: "Much greater things than I have done, you will do."  Subscribe to our newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts  Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wonders if convents are always peaceful or if there’s drama between the nuns. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS229 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM.

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita talks about experiencing the light of Christ in people every day. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF038 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, RSJ.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener in Covid quarantine with her friends asks for nun Netflix suggestions. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS227 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM.

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy talks about the power of music to help people in the profound moments of life. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ.

Show Notes Ask Sister Podcast, with Sister Maxine, IHM, and Sister Jane Aseltyne, IHM 1:20 - Update from the convent 2:30 – Studying the Gospel of John 7:00 – Listener: Do nuns watch Netflix, and if so, what movies or shows? (Spoiler Alert: Nailed It, Miss Virginia, Shackelton’s Captain, to name a few.) 18:30 –Netflix quarantine snacks 20:20 – When nuns play Pictionary and Scattergories 24:30 – Listener: Do organizations of nuns remember who established them, the way businesses remember their founders? 27:00 – How founders of religious communities inspire people today, centuries apart 34:00 – Listener: Is there ever drama in the convent among nuns who live together?  39:30 – Drama, freedom, and unintended dinner flambe 42:00 – When God has drama Subscribe to our newsletter   Check out lots more podcasts, including Motherhouse Road Trips Intro/outro music by Wild Carrot  

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy talks about singing compassion into the world with the Circle of Song choir. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ.

In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Kathy sings an excerpt from one of her songs of healing. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF039 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Kathy Sherman, CSJ.

In this Random Nun Clip, a listener wants to read and study the bible and asks where’s a good place to start. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS228 at aNunsLife.org.