In this podcast I mention three other communities I had interactions with while discerning. These communities include the Children of Mary, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.
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34:26
Vocation Awareness: What The Church Needs To Work On
This week is National Vocation Awareness Week. How should the modern church teach and embrace vocations? What is the danger when lay people are taught that religious and priests are "like God?"
Referred Links:
7 Saints Who Lived a Wonderful Single Life (Patron Saints for Single People) - Cool Catholics
Do You Have a Vocation? | Catholic Answers Magazine
The Better Part: The Religious or Priestly Vocation - Catholicism.org
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/accounts/
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Ghoulie Nuns: Sharing Spooky Stories with my Black Cat
Are ghosts real? Maybe. Are nuns real? Well, I guess they are. What about ghost nuns? If purgatory is real...then probably.
https://www.higgypop.com/news/ghostly-nuns/
https://www.spookyisles.com/ireland-religious-ghosts/
https://notebookofghosts.com/2018/04/25/ghost-nuns-who-will-have-you-praying/
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How a Tissue Box Became a Convent Scandal
Let me know your thoughts on this story and if you had a similar experience in religious life.
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Ryan Anthony Interview
Ryan Anthony is an outspoken former member of the Alliance of the Two Hearts; a worldwide institute founded by Fr. 'Bing' Arellano. Ryan dealt with eleven years of spiritual, psychological, and physical abuse in the male branch of the order, The Oblate Apostles of the Two Hearts. Ryan is the creator of the Truth That Heals podcast, and he can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Religious order abuse is a problem in the Catholic Church that is too often not exposed for fear of reprisal, cover-up, or a false sense of "scandalizing" the Church. Ignoring the problem does not make it go away. Some Catholics who left everything to follow God are suffering under the thumb of superiors who have used their role to manipulate, torment, and abuse those they are called to serve as Christ served. If you are a former member of a religious community and you are looking for resources, or would like to get your story out, please contact Alycia at conventreform@wordpress.org.
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