Ever Ancient, Ever New

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Fr. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B., founder of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia in Norcia Italy. We hope you enjoy Father Cassian's amazing journey through discernment, starting a religious order, surviving a devastating earthquake, rebuilding a monastery, and starting a brewery! Check out the monks' own Birra Norcia Brewery and purchase delicious beer for yourself or a loved one! 

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2017 Midwest Regional Meeting by Sr. John Marie Zwenger, who is a member of The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita, Kansas. Please check out the sisters' website for more information, resources, and print outs for the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

On this week's episode, we're listening to our Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Fr. Joshua Caswell, SJC who is the Superior General of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius, in Chicago, Illinois. Fr. Joshua speaks about the Canon's mission to restore the sacred, and takes us back to the beginning on how they started a thriving religious community. 

 

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life.

Today's episode is honoring our 1991 award recipient, St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who founded the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa not only helped the poorest of the poor all around the world, but she also helped other communities and religious navigate such a turbulent time for religious life in the Church. Today's episode is a recording of a talk that she gave at our 1976 National Meeting titled, "The Meaning of a Sister's Vocation Today". Our very own Fr. John Hardon, introduces her in this talk and facilitates the Q&A afterwards. We hope you enjoy! 

 

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Reverend Mother Teresa Christe, MSSR, of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa in Santa Rosa California. We hope you enjoy her beautiful story of her journey through discernment, religious life, and starting a religious order!

This episode features a talk from our 2021 National meeting from the IRL's National Director, Fr. Thomas Nelson, O. Praem., of the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey, titled, "The Crisis in the Church". Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

On this week's episode, we're listening to our Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Sr. Elizabeth Miles, S. deM. who is the vocations director of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick in Los Angeles, California talking about her experience at the Vita Consecrata Institute.

 

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life. Today's episode is honoring our 2023 award recipient, Mr. Carl Anderson, as we listen to his powerful acceptance speech.