What's it like being a nun in 2025? Sister Monica Clare joins us to explain her path to the Community of St. John Baptist and why she is sharing her story on TikTok and in a new memoir.

Plus, scholars Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita explore the lessons about friendship, money, work, and more that we can learn from Sixteenth-century nuns in their podcast and their new book. They join us to explain that "anything you are going through right now has probably already happened to a nun living several hundred years ago.”

GUESTS:
Sister Monica Clare: Sister superior at the Community of St. John Baptist, an Episcopal convent based in New Jersey. She is also a spiritual counselor specializing in religious trauma, mental illness, and addiction. She is the author of A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun
Ana Garriga: Co-host of the 'Las Hijas de Felipe' podcast, and co-author of Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life. Ana received her PhD from Brown University in 2024
Carmen Urbita: Co-host of the 'Las Hijas de Felipe' podcast, and co-author of Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life. Carmen will be receiving her PhD from Brown University later this year

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
Organ Symphony No 5 in F Minor Op. 42, No. 1 (V. Toccata) – Joseph Nolan, Charles-Marie Widor
Dominique – Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun)
Calling All Angels – k.d. lang (ft. Jane Siberry)
Maria – Sound of Music
Let the Mystery Be – Iris DeMent
Song of Bernadette – Jennifer Warnes

What's it like being a nun in 2025? Sister Monica Clare joins us to explain her path to the Community of St. John Baptist and why she is sharing her story on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nunsenseforthepeople?lang=en">TikTok</a>&nbsp;and in a new memoir.
Plus, scholars Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita explore the lessons about friendship, money, work, and more that we can learn from Sixteenth-century nuns in their podcast and their new book. They join us to explain that "anything you are going through right now has probably already happened to a nun living several hundred years ago.&rdquo;
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Sister Monica Clare:&nbsp;Sister superior at the Community of St. John Baptist, an Episcopal convent based in New Jersey. She is also a spiritual counselor specializing in religious trauma, mental illness, and addiction. She is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726581/a-change-of-habit-by-sister-monica-clare/">A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun</a></li>
<li>Ana Garriga:&nbsp;Co-host of the '<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/uy/podcast/las-hijas-de-felipe/id1544291884">Las Hijas de Felipe</a>' podcast, and co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Convent-Wisdom/Ana-Garriga/9781668065518">Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life</a>. Ana received her PhD from Brown University in 2024</li>
<li>Carmen Urbita:&nbsp;Co-host of the 'Las Hijas de Felipe' podcast, and co-author of&nbsp;Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First Century Life. Carmen will be receiving her PhD from Brown University later this year</li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqeMJ-UbiZA">Organ Symphony No 5 in F Minor Op. 42, No. 1 (V. Toccata)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Joseph Nolan, Charles-Marie Widor</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRr6bBiUrLE">Dominique</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun)</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/VeXgpfWYp-Y?si=aI">Calling All Angels</a>&nbsp;&ndash; k.d. lang (ft. Jane Siberry)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-VRyQprlu8">Maria</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Sound of Music</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaoR5m4L80">Let the Mystery Be</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Iris DeMent</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgwaRMdihOU">Song of Bernadette</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Jennifer Warnes</li>
</ul>

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