In this podcast I mention three other communities I had interactions with while discerning. These communities include the Children of Mary, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.

This week is National Vocation Awareness Week. How should the modern church teach and embrace vocations? What is the danger when lay people are taught that religious and priests are "like God?"

Referred Links:

7 Saints Who Lived a Wonderful Single Life (Patron Saints for Single People) - Cool Catholics

Do You Have a Vocation? | Catholic Answers Magazine

Are ghosts real? Maybe. Are nuns real? Well, I guess they are. What about ghost nuns? If purgatory is real...then probably.

https://www.higgypop.com/news/ghostly-nuns/

https://www.spookyisles.com/ireland-religious-ghosts/

https://notebookofghosts.com/2018/04/25/ghost-nuns-who-will-have-you-praying/

Let me know your thoughts on this story and if you had a similar experience in religious life.

Ryan Anthony is an outspoken former member of the Alliance of the Two Hearts; a worldwide institute founded by Fr. 'Bing' Arellano. Ryan dealt with eleven years of spiritual, psychological, and physical abuse in the male branch of the order, The Oblate Apostles of the Two Hearts. Ryan is the creator of the Truth That Heals podcast, and he can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube.

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In December of 2023 I started creating a database of religious orders in the U.S. This was a major project that I am still refining. Here is what I learned from working on this project.

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www.iveinfo.org has been a website that has fascinated me for several years. It is the only website I know of started by a group of former religious of one community to expose the abuse in that community.

***Please be aware that there are topics of sexual abuse in this episode. Listener discretion advised.

Catherine Coldstream came out in April with a book about her 12-year experience of living in a Carmelite order in England. In this episode I break down my own thoughts about her experiences.

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This is a hodge podge of an episode. In it I discuss my plans for more interviews with survivors, the AVREF in Europe, and having a Q&A episode.

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My blog and podcast have focused a lot on the negatives of my time in the convent; and rightly so. However, there are a few things I have gained from the experience.

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