Virtue is the means between two extremes, but how do we accomplish that? How do we implement virtue in our daily lives? How do we teach virtue to a society that seems averse to the concept of morality? Fr. Thomas Petri says to aim for the opposite extreme so that you’ll hit somewhere in the middle, which […]
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Sister Elizabeth Ann, the chair of Fr. Gabriel Richard’s theology department, has spent the last year utilizing Echoing the Mystery in her religion classes. She is sharing her experiences with that process as well as her hopes moving forward implementing Echoing the Mystery more broadly in her school. It is our hope that her experiences will inspire […]
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Before we dive into the book Echoing the Mystery, I have a special guest here with me today, Sister Elizabeth Ann. Sister, before we dive into Barbara Morgan’s book Echoing the Mystery, tell us about yourself, when you entered the convent and your teaching experience with this material. Sr. Elizabeth Ann: I’ve been a part of […]
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Today, I am very excited to have a Dominican friend with us. We have talked in previous posts about St. Dominic, the Rosary, and the aspects of the Dominican order. Today we have our first Dominican priest, Fr. Andy McAlpin, with us. I am just thrilled to have you here, Father. We met years ago, […]
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Today is very special as we have one of our beautiful sisters with me, Sr. Albert Marie. Sister is one of our Canadian Sisters. She came to us from way up there someplace. Now, Sister, could you please explain a little bit about your background and your family and how your vocation was nourished growing […]
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Sister Mary Samuel, in the tradition of the Dominican charism and the water, has put together a wonderful book on the Rosary called Let’s Pray Together. Before we dive into that, Sister, could you tell a little bit of your own your experience working with children? I think that is what gave shape to what […]
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I am thrilled to have one of my best buddies in the whole world, Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, with me today. Sr. John Dominic is the co-founder of Lumen Ecclesiae Press and one of the foundresses of our community. Twenty-one years ago, four of us banded together by the Holy Spirit’s guidance and began a […]
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I’m very happy to have Sister Louise Marie join us again as we continue our discussion on Echoing the Mystery. We are walking through the keys to analyzing doctrine, and Sister, you were sharing your experience of teaching the postulants, who are coming in to see if this is their vocation as sisters. What you’re […]
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Sr. Louise Marie was one of the first ones to dive in with the large compilation of work we created called Echoing the Mystery. I think it is important to meet Sister and have her tell a little bit about herself, her background, and her vocation story. Sr. Louis Marie: I entered the community in […]
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