God Calling: Vocation Vibes

The USA had recently been founded and these young religious Sisters sailing from Europe had no certainty about the future of their mission in this new land. They had no money, no possessions, no knowledge of the English language—and there was no turning back. They were leaving family, homeland, and all that was familiar in order to fulfill their God-given calling. Yet who could ever have imagined how Divine Providence would bless their sacrifice, and what an impact these young Sisters would have on the development of this new country? And what, we might ask, are the timeless lessons for those discerning a religious or priestly vocation today? JoinSr. Paul and Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor as they unpack the enduring truth of how radical sacrifice is unfailingly met by God’s Divine Providence, making possible an amazing human and spiritual fruitfulness that defies logic.Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desirevocation accompaniment? Contact us at [email protected]. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!

In a world starving for authentic love, religious Sisters are called to be living reminders of the Heart that never stops beating with love for us all.In this episode, we explore how religious Sisters reflect Christ’s compassionate Heart to a wounded and restlessworld—and why that witness matters now more than ever. Expect depth, joy, candor, and tenderness as Sr. Colleen, A.S.C.J. and Sr. Carolyn, l.s.p. unpack how religious Sisterhood becomes a living icon of Christ’s tender, faithful, self-giving love. This episode dives into the surprising beauty of religious Sisterhood as a visible sign of the fierce, compassionate love flowing from the Heart of Jesus. If you’ve ever wonderedabout the amazing beauty, love, joy, and tenderness you’ve witnessed in the lives of consecrated religious women, this conversation goes straight to the heart of it.Could religious Sisters be one of God’s “love letters” to the modern world?  Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desire vocation accompaniment? Contact us at [email protected]. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!

You’ve heard the rumors. You’ve seen the stereotypes. But what’s actually true about religious life? In this episode, Myths about Religious Life – Busted!, we’re calling out the most common misconceptions that keep women from discerning a vocation—and replacing them with the truth. From “I’ll lose my freedom” to “You have to be perfect to enter” to “Religious life is boring”--We’re diving into all of it! With real talk based on lived experience, Sr. Theresa and Sr. Carolyn unpack what life as a Sister is actually like: bold, joyful, challenging, deeply meaningful…and far more human than most people suspect. (Bonus! They also debunk a few common myths about discernment itself.) If you’ve ever wondered “Could this be for me?”, get ready… This episode might just be the reality check you didn’t expect! Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desirevocation accompaniment? Contact us at [email protected]. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!

What does the “feminine genius” actually look like in the life of a religious Sister? Sr. Gabrielle, a seasoned hospitaller Little Sister of the Poor, joins us from many years on the front lines of nursing and pastoral care with the elderly poor. With warmth, wisdom, and touching stories, she brings to life the vision Pope St.John Paul II described in his Letter to Women—not as an idea, but as something truly lived and abundantly fruitful. From seeing others with the heart, to offering deep compassion, to protecting and nurturing life in its most vulnerable moments, Sr. Gabrielle reveals how consecrated religious women embody the feminine genius as a distinctly powerful way of loving. She conveys the reality that this is not abstract—it’s practical, sacrificial, and deeply human.  Sr. Gabrielle shares how the Virgin Mary helps her to gently accompany souls along life’s most challenging and difficult paths toward the definitive and transcendent destiny that awaits us all, giving witness to the feminine genius in an amazing and powerful way. Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desirevocation accompaniment? Contact us at [email protected]. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!

God is calling – but so is your student loan officer. Who wins?Good news: Educational debt doesn’t get the final say!!! Inthis episode Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor and Annie Ryland from the Fund for Vocations unpack the challenge of student loans limiting young people’s ability to discern in full freedom God’s amazing plan for their lives. But it doesn’t end there: Thay have an amazing solution to propose…a true gift for discerners who are facing this dilemma.Check out this episode to hear fascinating stories of youngmen and women who never imagined what their life’s call might be—but who were enabled to discern it through the gratuitous assistance of the Fund for Vocations.As Annie says, no matter where one’s vocational searchleads, every discernment story is a success story—so why not give God the chance?Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desirevocation accompaniment? Contact us at [email protected]. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!