Ever Ancient, Ever New

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life.

Today's episode is honoring our 2021 award recipient, Mother Marie Julie Saegaert SCMC.  

Mother entered the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church and received the name Marie Julie. Mother has a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry and in Education, attained a Certification in Health Care Administration and in Medical Ethics. Not only has Mother taught Healthcare Law and Ethics, but has also ministered in the healthcare field.

Mother was elected to the IRL Board of Directors, eventually serving as Executive Vice President. In 2012, Mother was elected Superior General of her community.

Today's episode is a recording of a talk she gave from the 2024 National Meeting entitled, "Mary, Icon of the Eucharistic Pilgrim". We hope you enjoy! 

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Mother Maria Christine L.S.P. of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Indianapolis, Indiana. We hope you enjoy her beautiful story of her journey through discernment, religious life, the life of St. Jeanne Jugan, and the Little Sisters going up against the Affordable Care Act and winning. The Little Sisters of the Poor are recipients of the IRL’s 2019 Pro Fidelitate et Virtute Award for heroically carrying out their work among the elderly poor across the world. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2024 National Meeting by Bishop Donald J. Hying, 5th Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin.

Bishop Donald Hying is a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities; the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, & Youth; and the Committee on Catholic Education. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Catholic Relief Services and Relevant Radio and is the President of the Board for the Institute on Religious Life.

Bishop Hying's talk is titled, The Eucharist as Apocalypse: Our Participation in the Wedding Feast of Heaven. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! 

On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview on "How the Triduum Reveals a Call to Monastic Life" with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Abbot Jeremy Driscoll O.S.B. of Mount Angel Abbey in Saint Benedict, Oregon.  Abbot Jeremy also has a book on this topic you can purchase that is an amazing resources titled, Awesome Glory: Resurrection in Scripture, Liturgy, and Theology.

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life.

Today's episode is honoring our 2022 award recipient, Fr. Brian Mullady, of the Dominican Friars, Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Oakland California. 

Fr. Mullady is a mission preacher and retreat master for the Western Dominican Province. He has had twelve series on Mother Angelica's EWTN television network. He is the author of four books and numerous articles and writes the Answer column in Homiletic and Pastoral Review.  He is also designated as an official Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis for the Year of Mercy.

Today's episode is a recording of his talk from the 2016 National Meeting entitled, “Reawakening Our Consciences Through the Works of Mercy”. We hope you enjoy! 

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2021 National Meeting by Fr. John Burns. Fr. Burns currently serves as a member of the Institute on Religious Life's Board of Directors. Fr. Burns’ talk is titled, The Heart of St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse, Guardian of Virgins, Terror of Demons. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! 

On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview with IRL board member, Jesse Weiler, and Mother Mary Elizabeth Kloss, O.S.B. prioress of St. Scholastica Priory in Petersham, Massachusetts. Mother talks about what the liturgical "Living a Liturgical Life” looks like for Benedictine contemplative nuns at the monastery, and what lay people can do to incorporate the liturgy into their own lives.

Following a tradition dating to the Middle Ages, they are a twin community with a monastery of Benedictine monks at St. Mary’s Monastery in Petersham, Massachusetts.

Started in 1986, the Pro Fidelitate et Virtue Award is conferred each year at the Institute on Religious Life’s National Meeting to someone who has been outstanding in the support and promotion of authentic religious life.

Today's episode is honoring our 2010 award recipient, Raymond Cardinal Burke. He was named a Cardinal in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Burke has written and spoken widely on Roman Catholic canon law, the Holy Eucharist, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the sanctity of human life.

Throughout the years, Cardinal Burke has been quite active in various Catholic apostolates and organizations founded by the Servant of God, Rev. John A. Hardon, S.J., including the Institute on Religious Life. In recent years His Grace has spearheaded the cause for canonization of Father Hardon.

Today's episode is a recording of a talk from the 2010 National Meeting entitled, "The Legacy of Fr. John Hardon". We hope you enjoy! 

In this episode of the podcast, we're interviewing Fr. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B., founder of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia in Norcia Italy. We hope you enjoy Father Cassian's amazing journey through discernment, starting a religious order, surviving a devastating earthquake, rebuilding a monastery, and starting a brewery! Check out the monks' own Birra Norcia Brewery and purchase delicious beer for yourself or a loved one! 

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2017 Midwest Regional Meeting by Sr. John Marie Zwenger, who is a member of The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita, Kansas. Please check out the sisters' website for more information, resources, and print outs for the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.