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The Institute on Religious Life’s Podcast, Ever Ancient, Ever New, marks our golden anniversary, 50 years of serving religious and consecrated life in the Catholic Church! This podcast features talks and interviews with consecrated religious men and women from many different religious communities throughout the United States and the world. Thus, giving people access to the rich and varied archives of IRL seminars, classes, talks, and interviews, while also giving those in religious life the opportunity to tell their vocation stories and share insights into their apostolates. Today, religious life is not only surviving, but thriving. It is ever ancient, ever new, ever beautiful, and ever necessary for our church today.
Ever Ancient, Ever New
The Institute on Religious Life’s Podcast, Ever Ancient, Ever New, marks our golden anniversary, 50 years of serving religious and consecrated life in the Catholic Church! This podcast features talks and interviews with consecrated religious men and women from many different religious communities throughout the United States and the world. Thus, giving people access to the rich and varied archives of IRL seminars, classes, talks, and interviews, while also giving those in religious life the opportunity to tell their vocation stories and share insights into their apostolates. Today, religious life is not only surviving, but thriving. It is ever ancient, ever new, ever beautiful, and ever necessary for our church today.
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
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.
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
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.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
On this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P. of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We hope you enjoy her fantastic story and journey through religious life!
Please also check out these other communities featured in this episode:
The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
The IRL's first official episode! This episode features a talk from our 2023 National meeting from Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv., Conventual Franciscan Friars, titled, "Behold, the Lamb: The Eucharist and Prisoners of Conscience." Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Welcome to the Institute on Religious Life's Podcast, Ever Ancient, Ever New! In this episode, you will meet Executive Director Jeff Karls, and former Executive Director, Mike Wick, as they talk about the history and mission of religious life over the last 50 years!