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Listen as Jamie explains her making the decision to become an extern for the cloistered Dominicans nuns. Vocation Journey: The Second...

Listen as Jamie explains the beginning of her vocational journey and her first cloister visit Vocation Journey: The First Sign Part 1 of...

I sat in my first job interview after leaving the convent. I remember clearly being asked, “What’s your five year plan?” by the financial...

Wait, she left? When people discover you’ve discerned out of religious life, and they see you for the first time, this about sums up the...

Vocation Story part 7 It's now been about two and a half years since I left my monastery. Yes, it's still my monastery and my sisters,...

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Originally Posted Dec 8, 2017 | An Extroverted Millennial Enters the Cloister Shawn would make visits out to the school about each...

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