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How a religious congregation decides it’s time to close up shop
Manage episode 364384360 series 2905444
This week, Jesuitical is joined by Sister Donna Dodge, the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, which recently decided to embark on a “path to completion,” meaning the over 200-year-old congregation will no longer accept new vocations (though their ministry continues). We discuss:
- How religious life has changed since Sister Donna joined in 1966
- How the sisters discerned that it was time to let go—and how their charism of charity will live on in the work of lay collaborators
- Why the church needs to change the way it talks about “vocation” with young people
And in Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley chat with America’s national correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, about the controversy sparked by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to include a group of “drag queen nuns” in their Pride Night this June.
Links from the show:
Drag queen ‘nuns’ will be included in LA Dodgers Pride Night. I have complicated feelings about it.
The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York
What’s on tap?
Scotch on the rocks
Support Jesuitical by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/americamedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
330 episodes
Manage episode 364384360 series 2905444
This week, Jesuitical is joined by Sister Donna Dodge, the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, which recently decided to embark on a “path to completion,” meaning the over 200-year-old congregation will no longer accept new vocations (though their ministry continues). We discuss:
- How religious life has changed since Sister Donna joined in 1966
- How the sisters discerned that it was time to let go—and how their charism of charity will live on in the work of lay collaborators
- Why the church needs to change the way it talks about “vocation” with young people
And in Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley chat with America’s national correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, about the controversy sparked by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to include a group of “drag queen nuns” in their Pride Night this June.
Links from the show:
Drag queen ‘nuns’ will be included in LA Dodgers Pride Night. I have complicated feelings about it.
The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York
What’s on tap?
Scotch on the rocks
Support Jesuitical by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/americamedia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
330 episodes
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