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S7 E5: Creative Solutions to Homelessness Beyond the Shelters

November 19, 2024

This episode, we're joined by Chuck Levesque, Director of Depaul USA, a national nonprofit organization inspired that addresses homelessness in innovative ways. Inspired by St. Vincent de Paul, Depaul USA has grown to 11 different cities, tackling the homelessness crisis in unique ways in each place according to the needs of the community. Want to learn more about Depaul USA? Check out their website and see how you could get involved: https://depaulusa.org/

S7 E4: Compassion on the Water: The Spiritual Impact of Mercy Ships

November 5, 2024

If you had the opportunity to leave everything behind and live on a ship to serve those in need, would you? Today's guest, Reanne Newquist, and her family did. The family of five left their lives in California to serve the sick in West Africa with Mercy Ships. For a year, they lived onboard the Africa Mercy Ship, a vessel docked in Senegal. Now, Reanne is sharing with us not only her story, but the mission of Mercy Ships and how they are working to serve those most in need. To learn more about Mercy Ships: http://www.mercyships.org/serve http://mercyships.org/servewww.facebook.com/mercyshipshttp://www.facebook.com/mercyships http://www.instagram.com/mercyships http://www.twitter.com/mercyships

S7 E3: Serving in Santa Barbara with Collaboration, Love, and Acceptance

October 22, 2024

Sister Rocio Briones, DC, has only been out of Seminary (novitiate) for six months, but she's already making an impact in Santa Barbara. Sister Rocio dove in headfirst at her first mission, working at the Father Virgil Cordano Center where they serve the homeless population, as well as on the St. Vincent Campus, where she has been working on an inter-generational program for the seniors and children to get to interact. On this podcast, we hear about all of these programs and ministries, their history, and how Sister Rocio fits into their stories.

S7 E2: Your Discernment Questions Answered

October 8, 2024

Today we're joined by our friend and vocation director, Sister Lisa Laguna, DC. She's answering some of our most frequently asked questions about religious discernment. From spiritual director vs. vocation director to family to social media, we covered it all!

S7 E1: How One Small Town Transformed into a Community

September 27, 2024

Happy Feast of St. Vincent de Paul! If you've been a listener for awhile, you know that means it's time for the new season to begin! Welcome to season SEVEN! To kick off the season, we have Sister Theresa Sullivan, DC. Sister Theresa is the Director of Daybreak, a ministry of Depaul USA, that operates as a day resource center for those experiencing homelessness in the area. Sister Theresa is the third director of Daybreak and our very own Sister Elizabeth Greim, DC, just so happens to have been the first. Between the two of them, we hear all about the founding of Daybreak and just how much it's grown since it's founding in 2011. Between adding new buildings and gaining the support of the whole community, it's clear there's been a lot of love poured into this ministry!

S6 E28: Season Finale

August 20, 2024

This week, we're chatting with our cohosts! We touch on our recent activities, our missions, where we've been finding Jesus, the history of the Daughters in the US, and more! You won't want to miss this final episode of season six.

S6 E27: Friendships in Community

August 6, 2024

How blessed it is to find a life-long friend! It can be even more special when that friend is also your Sister in Community. This week, we're joined by two Sisters who have found such a friendship within each other, Sister Ann Marie Butler, DC, and Sister Mary Beth Kubera, DC. They chat with us about how they met, how they became friends, and how they maintain such a close bond living far apart. They also discuss the realities of friendship within community and more!

S6 E26: Find Your Own Path to Holiness

July 23, 2024

Everyone's path to holiness is unique. The Lord calls us all to live in different ways and to give ourselves to him in our own way. Breanne DeMarco has discovered this throughout her life and now tries to help others on their paths. Today, she sits down with Sister Liz Sjoberg, D.C., to discuss the path that she's on and the lessons she has learned along the way. You can get in touch with Breanne at: http://gmail.com

S6 E25: Cohosts Reunited

July 9, 2024

After being reunited for a Provincial Meeting, our cohosts are back on the podcast to recap the meeting and more! Sister Elizabeth and Sister Liz chat about how they feel reenergized by the togetherness and enthusiasm of the meeting and what their key takeaways were. They also discuss their missions, both previous and upcoming, as some major changes are happening for one of them.

S6 E24: Barnabas's Chain Reaction

June 18, 2024

Father Patrick Griffin, CM, joins us again in part two of our feature on Barnabas. This time, we talk specifically about how his encouragement of Paul changed Paul into the man we know him as. From this, Paul wrote letters of encouragement to his followers, which we still read today!

S6 E23: Barnabas's Silent Impact

June 11, 2024

Repeat Episode: As we read the Acts of the Apostles and other parts of the Bible, we read about Barnabas. However, we never get any quotes from him. Who was Barnabas? How is someone who never speaks so influential to the Church? Father Patrick Griffin, CM, joins Sister Elizabeth Greim, D.C., to break down Barnabas's character and dive into who he was and the impact he made.

S6 E22: In the Company of John Michael Talbot

June 4, 2024

Today, Sister Liz Sjoberg is joined by Christian singer, songwriter, and author, John Michael Talbot. John Michael Talbot is also the founder of the monastic community known as the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. Today, he shares about his upbringing, what led him to Catholicism, and what good he is seeing in his community. He also shares his own recent conversion story and how it has impacted him ever since.

S6 E21: Our Time at Carville

May 21, 2024

This episode marks the end of our Carville series. To wrap up our feature on the National Leprosarium, we're joined again by Wendy Chin-Tanner (author of King of the Armadillos) and Walter Chin (Wendy's father and inspiration for her book), as well as Sister Loretto Gettemeier, Sister Ellen Kron, and Sister Mary Louise Stubbs. Each of the three Sisters has her own tie to Carville and each shares her stories of the Daughters of Charity who served there.

S6 E20: Building A Community in Carville

May 7, 2024

In this third episode of series on the National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, we get to meet Walter Chin, the real king of the armadillos. Walter is Wendy Chin-Tanner's father who inspired her to write her book, King of the Armadillos. We also have Elizabeth Schexnyder, Archivist for the National Hansen's Disease Museum, back to join the father-daughter duo. In this episode, we talk about Walter's time at Carville and how the Daughters serving there shaped his nine years in residence as well as the rest of his life.

S6 E19: Preserving the History of Carville

April 23, 2024

Sister Elizabeth Greim is joined in part two of our series on the National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana by Wendy Chin-Tanner, author of King of the Armadillos and daughter of a former patient. The pair are joined this time by Scott Keefer, Archivist for the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, and Elizabeth Schexnyder, Archivist for the National Hansen's Disease Museum. The four discuss the history of the Leprosarium, what all still exists from the time of operation, and how these artifacts can help to destigmatize Hansen's disease. They also discuss the vital role the Daughters played not in running the hospital, but of saving the information for us to have still today.

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