The Called Podcast

Pete and Andrew sit down with Deacon John Ellis, one of five permanent deacons ordained last June in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. They discuss his journey of faith and what it's like being a deacon in the world today.

Today I was blessed to be joined by Sister Cecilia of the Religious of the Assumption. We recorded in their convent in West Philadelphia.

In this episode we are joined by Father Scott Reilly of the Legionaries of Christ. Father Reilly was kind enough to bless us with his vocation story

In our first show from Malvern Retreat House https://www.malvernretreat.com/ we had the gift of hearing the vocation story of Fr Stephen Delacyhttps://phillyyam.org/who-we-are/ the Vicar of Faith Formation with Youth and Young Adult of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

In this episode we are joined by Father Roger Landry the Chaplin of Colombia University

Sister Arptiha tells us her vocation story from her convent in Elkins Park Pa.

Today we are joined by Sister Jocelyn Edathil of the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ in her convent in Elkins Park Pa. Sister shares her journey into the religious life.

I sit down with Sister Terese of The Religious of The Assumption to hear her vocation story.

We sit down with Sister Leela of The Religious of the Assumption in Paris to hear her vocation story.

Sister Thu sits down with us to tell us her vocation story. 

Sister Clare was kind enough to sit with me and share her vocation story in Paris. Sister Clare was the reason I was invited to Paris, we met in Philadelphia and have remained in close contact since. She has helped me tremendously in my life and faith.

On location still in Paris at the convent of The Religious of the Assumption we hear the vocation stories of Sisters Christine and Paula Victoria. 

In this episode we hear from Sister Veena. Sister works with the poorest of the poor in India helping them to regain their hope through education and love. 

The Religious of the Assumption were kind enough to have me stay at their convent in Paris for a week and Sister Laure was the first who agreed to record her vocation story. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear sister sing a beautiful french prayer a capella. Enjoy. Gloria Dei 

We had the blessing of sitting down with Fr Joseph in one of the parishes he serves in the beautiful country of Switzerland. Father both grew up surrounded by these breathtaking mountains but found his vocation here to serve Christ and the faithful in the area he first encountered God as a child. 

Sister Gemma, a Sister or Life in our Philadelphia Archdiocese joins us to tell us how she came to the religious life.

We are joined today by Sister Mary Eileen of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate. She was kind enough to not only share her vocation story with us but also share a song at the beginning of the episode. Enjoy

For our first episode we were blessed to have Mother Maria Catherine of The Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate join us to share her vocation story. It was an amazing journey of God's grace and mercy and we hope that it serves to inspire you to live a life of purpose as Mother clearly has.