Ep. 8: Spiritual Motherhood – A Mother's Heart in the Religious Life (Sr. Mary Dominic, O.P.)

About this episode

Sr. Mary Dominic, O.P. discusses the concept of spiritual motherhood and its significance in the religious life.

What does it mean to be a spiritual mother? How does the Blessed Mother guide our Sisters in their own spiritual maternity as they live out the consecrated life? Sr. Mary Dominic, O.P. discusses with Sr. Miriam, O.P. and explains how her journey to religious life involved examining her own desire for motherhood. Join the Openlight Media Community: ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Twitter/X⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Download the Torch App⁠ ⁠Teachers Pay Teachers⁠ ⁠Pinterest⁠ Linktree

People in this episode

Host: Sr. Miriam, O.P.

Guest: Sr. Mary Dominic, O.P.

Topics covered

• spiritual motherhood
• religious life
• consecrated life
• guidance
• desire for motherhood

Keywords

• spiritual mother
• religious life
• consecrated life
• Blessed Mother
• motherhood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Openlight Media

Books & works: Blessed Mother

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