This episode features Sr. Maura O’Donovan, who has been a Sister of the Holy Faith since 1962. Sr. Maura moved from Ireland to the United States during the 1990s and currently resides in New Orleans. Her ministry has been dedicated to advocacy for marginalized communities, including immigrants who have been detained. She helped to found and was chair of Burning Bush, a ministry organization created for the purpose of upholding the life and dignity of the human person.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Carmen Hershey and Ava Radosevich

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This episode features Sr. Jane Remson, a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Sr. Jane grew up in a unique New Orleans Catholic community during the 1940s, and discerned her call to religious life straight out of high school. Passionate about the care and concern for all of God’s creation, she has dedicated her ministry to developing solutions to global and local issues of hunger, poverty, and illness. Since the year 2000, her co-founding of and directorial position at the Carmelite Non-Governmental Organization has increased her influence within these fields.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Oliver Ball and Mary Lynch

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This episode features Sr. Julie Glaeser, who has been a Sister of the Order of Saint Clare since 2011. Prior to becoming a Poor Clare, the Holy Spirit was guiding her towards religious life throughout her experiences. For twenty-eight years, she was a part of the Secular Fransican Order which had a relationship to the local Poor Clare monastery. Since entering, Sr. Julie’s ministry is conducted primarily through music and prayer for souls in need. After receiving her first guitar in eighth grade, she says music is the best way she connects with the Lord and His people.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Ava Radosevich and Charlotte Berg

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This episode features Sr. Maureen O’Connell, a Dominican Sister of Peace, who currently serves as the Director of Secretariat of Social Concerns for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Through her diverse life and vocational experiences as a teacher, police officer, social worker, and religious sister, Sr. Maureen continues to impact the lives of many. Her family predicted that she’d be a “perfect little nun,” but she had other plans in mind. The Lord, nonetheless, led her to the Dominican Sisters in her hometown to pursue a life of service and protection for vulnerable individuals.

Trigger Warnings: brief mentions of sexual assault.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

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This episode features Sr. Seyram Mary Adzokpa, who is originally from Ghana. At 30-years-old, she is currently the youngest Sister of the Holy Family. Her congregation is an African-American religious order that was founded by a free woman of color, Henriette DeLille, in the 19th century. As a novice, she continues to use her gift of nursing to care for her fellow sisters. Sr. Seyram Mary initially received her call to religious life in an unexpected and providential way.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Mary Lynch and Harvey Quiddington

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This episode features Sr. Lilianne Flavin, a Dominican Sister of Cabra, from County Waterford, Ireland. Sr. Lilianne speaks of the extraordinary plans of God which led her from teaching in her home country to ministry in Louisiana. She has served at Hope House teaching adult learners for three decades and accompanies incarcerated women as a spiritual advisor. She is known for her “famous hugs” during those visits.

Trigger Warnings: brief mentions of sexual assault, murder, and suicidal ideation.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Leila Jones and Harvey Quiddington

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This episode features Sr. Helen Prejean, a Sister of the Congregation of St. Joseph, and the author of Dead Man Walking, River of Fire, and The Death of Innocence. She is well-known for her ministry through which she has advocated tirelessly for the life and dignity of the human person. Sr. Helen shares her call to the sisterhood, and the personal and spiritual growth she has experienced through religious life. Her story begins with her childhood at St. Joseph Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and concludes with her most recent correspondence with Ivan Cantu, a man who was recently executed in Texas.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

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This episode features Sr. Judy Gomila, a Marianite Sister of the Holy Cross and native of New Orleans. Sr. Judy has served in various ministries. Notably, she was the first woman appointed to the National Board of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the early 2000s. She explains how, as a missionary sister, she continues to find God in all places—whether that be in Alaska or the Wal-Mart check-out line.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Harvey Quiddington and Carmen Hershey

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