Discerning Vocations, Immigrating to the US, & Women's Roles in the Church, Ep 2: Sr Cecilia Nguyen

Описание: 📖 In this episode, we sit down with Sr Cecilia Nguyen, OSB, and discuss growing up in Vietnam, immigrating to the US, discerning into religious life as an Olivetan Benedictine Sister, and women's leadership roles in the church.

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📖 Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:24 Growing up in Vietnam
5:30 Immigrating to the US
10:30 Discerning Religious Vocation
17:15 Searching for Community
24:30 A Call to Leadership
26:15 Communism vs Catholicism
32:00 Our Lady of La Vang
36:25 Catholic Missionaries
43:28 How to Discern Religious Life
54:00 Decline in Religious Sisters
1:04:55 Women's Roles in the Church
1:11:38 How to Encourage Vocations
1:14:38 How do Nuns Make Money?
1:15:20 Why do Nuns Wear Habits?
1:16:40 What do Nuns do with their Hair?
1:17:15 How to become a Religious Sister
1:22:05 Outro