Dare to Dwell: A Podcast with the Daughters of St. Paul

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Dare to Dwell: A Podcast with the Daughters of St. Paul episodes

April 22 Trust the (Discernment) Process: A Vocational Q&A (Fixed File)
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. In today’s episode, we answer lots of questions about vocations, discernment, and the religious life.
56 min
April 17 Trust the (Discernment) Process: A Vocational Q&A
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. In today’s episode, we answer lots of questions about vocations, discernment, and the religious life.

Thanks for joining us, and thank you to all of the SEEK participants who joined us!

Sr. Orianne and Sr. Allison Regina wrote a book about confession! Check it out here: Forgiven

Looking to get started with discernment?
·     Check out our Discernment 101 series (for young adult women): https://connect.pauline.org/discernment-101
·     St. Paul Vocation Club (for high school women): https://connect.pauline.org/vocation-club/
·     St. Paul Summer Program (for high school women): https://connect.pauline.org/summer-program/

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56 min
March 04 Is Your Phone an Enemy? (It's More Complicated Than That)
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. In today’s episode, we talk about media usage: what it means to use it wisely, how it can draw us closer to God or pull us away, and why, as Daughters of St. Paul, we see media not as something to fear but as a tool for the Gospel.
1 hr 6 min
January 28 Trusting in God (Why is it so hard!?)
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. In today’s episode, we ask: how can we trust God? What does that even look like? (And why do so many of us find it soooo hard?!)
51 min
January 14 Identity, Community, and the Heart of God
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. In today’s episode, we’ll go even deeper into the topic of identity. How do we know who we are? And how do the people around me help or hurt my becoming who God has created me to be? Most importantly: what is God’s heart for me?
1 hr 2 min
December 23, 2025 Identity, Shame, and Letting God See Me
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis.
45 min
December 03, 2025 Does God’s Presence Make a Difference?
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. Each episode will focus on a topic the students brought up. Today, we're exploring how fear can hold us back in our spiritual lives--and also how talking to God about it can be a huge step forward. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we'll continue this conversation when it comes to anxiety in prayer.
46 min
November 19, 2025 Good News! Your Imperfections are not More Powerful than God
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. Each episode will focus on a topic the students brought up. Today, we’re diving into another set of common struggles that arise in our prayer lives, from God staying quiet to the perils of overthinking to the struggle to trust God.
38 min
November 05, 2025 God Never Gets Bored of You—Even When You Think You're Bored of Him
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. Each episode will focus on a topic the students brought up. Today, we’re talking about prayer—how to do it, what to expect, and what might get in the way.
1 hr 2 min
October 22, 2025 Embracing the Awkward (or: Practical Tips for When You’re Distracted in Prayer)
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. Each episode will focus on a topic the students brought up. Today, we’re talking about distraction in prayer--what causes it, practical ways to move past it, and sharing that you’re not alone with whatever is getting in the way of you focusing on your relationship with God.
1 hr

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God has dared to dwell in you. Do you dare to dwell in him? What does it mean to abide in Christ? We are Catholic religious sisters gathering around the mics to break open this dare with you. Join us as, together, we explore the radical, intimate, earth shattering invitation of Jesus to each one of us.