Flourishing Sisterhood

This episode features Sr. Anne Flanagan, a Daughter of St. Paul, who talks about the importance of religious sisters in media-based ministry. As a teenager, her discernment with the Daughters of St. Paul was sparked by a fateful encounter with a sister at the Pauline bookstore in Metairie, Louisiana, who told Sr. Anne it was the Pauline mission to “put the media at the service of the Church.” Since entering her congregation, her ministries have taken the form of multimedia approaches to sharing and living the Gospel. Her book Come To Me - Living The Nine First Fridays won First Place in the “Prayer” category at the 2024 Association of Catholic Publishers and the Catholic Media Association Book Awards. Previously, she created the music section for the Vatican’s Jubilee website in the 90s. Author of several books, Sr. Anne was also the decade-long editor of My Friend, a children’s magazine. Not only a wordsmith, but a songstress, she has sung in the Sistine Chapel Choir. On social media, she is known as @nunblogger, where she has cultivated a large following.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

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Creators & Guests

CG
Host
Claire Gallagher
CG
Writer
Claire Gallagher
LJ
Editor
Leila Jones
LJ
Designer
Leila Jones
MM
Writer
Miko Melancon
Guest
Sr. Anne Flanagan, FSP
Catholic sister, author of Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays (Nov 2023)

What is Flourishing Sisterhood ?

The Flourishing Sisterhood Podcast explores what it means to flourish in religious life and beyond. We capture the rich stories and amplify the voices of Catholic religious sisters from the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. Their powerful experiences have deeply transformed the Church and the world. Join us each episode for a new tale of spirituality, resilience, innovation, resolve, and faith in action.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.