AS237 Ask Sister – New Year's resolutions, spiritual ambition, if a romantic relationship falters does that mean you should be a nun, how Catholics relate to Jesus

Podcast hosts: Sister Shannon, OSF, and Sister Maxine, IHM.

(01:30) Listener question: My friends have plans for extra prayers in the New Year but I don't. Do I lack spiritual ambition?

(02:30) A nunly approach to New Year's resolutions.

(05:00) What's at stake in changing our prayer routines.

(09:00) God's invitation and the challenge to grow in relationship.

(15:30) Listener question: The last relationship I was in didn't work out, so is that a sign I should consider religious life?

(17:00) Rebound relationships, and imagining children vs. actually having them.

(19:30) How to know if you have a nun personality.

(22:30) Religious life and marriage: not consolation prizes for each other.

(27:00) Listener question: Do Catholics have a personal relationship with Jesus like other Christians do?

(30:00) The seven Sacraments in Catholicism.

(31:00) The Eucharist as personal and communal nourishment.

(33:30) The importance of the Word in Catholic life.

(36:00) Appreciation for different religious traditions.

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