Jan 17, 2023
Welcome to Episode 109 of the Being Human
Podcast: Converting the Culture with
Love, w/ Sr. Agnus Dei, SV
Roe v. Wade may have been
overturned, but it doesn’t seem as if much has changed in our
culture, causing us to question if Love truly is winning. Rather
than give in to despair, how can we help to change hearts and live
in a truly pro-life way, beyond the argument against
abortion?
Joining Dr. Greg on the
podcast this week to break open these important topics is Sr. Agnus
Dei of the Sisters of Life! In this encouraging and hopeful
episode, Sister vulnerably shares her personal journey to religious
life and offers listeners a glimpse into what it means to live out
a call to love and reverence the dignity of all human
life.
Discussed in this episode:
- Get to know a real life nun: Sr. Agnus Dei’s
personal journey to joining the Sisters of Life, their mission, and
the four vows taken by each Sister;
- The importance of going beyond political
arguments to the heart of what it means to be pro-life;
- How reverencing life is more than just an
anti-abortion argument;
- Sister’s experience as postulant director and
the younger generation’s discomfort with the commitment and
devotion required of true love;
- Recommitting to love as a way to counteract the
despair and suffering present in our culture;
- Abortion as a wound in the lives of
women;
- Forces of our modern culture as disintegrating
versus God’s love and Christian life as oriented towards
integration;
- The importance of tapping into our natural
orientation towards God and towards love in our core;
- Stories of hope from Sister’s experience:
illustrations of how she has seen Jesus win and heal
hearts;
- The complementarity of the lay and consecrated
vocations;
- The importance of seeing the dignity of the
person at all stages of life, and Sister’s personal experience with
end of life issues.
Resources mentioned or relevant:
- Find out more about the
Sisters of Life!
- Listen to
the LET LOVE
Podcast,
co-hosted by Sr. Agnus Dei;
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receive IMPRINT, a free magazine produced by the
Sisters;
- Join the Sisters
for LifeFest at the March for Life - January 20,
2023!
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a Source Eucharistic Holy Hour
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