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Flourishing SisterhoodThank You and Farewell: Our Final ConversationThis special and final episode sees the return of Sr. Beth Fitzpatrick, who previously featured in her own episode “A House of Prayer: A Conversation with Sr. Beth Fitzpatrick, O. Carm.” Sr. Beth, as the Archdiocese of New Orleans’s vicar for religious life, served as a creative steward on the Flourishing Sisterhood project and podcast. She and Claire Gallagher, the Flourishing Sisterhood project manager, provide insight into the production of the podcast, and their heartfelt experiences listening to each sisters’ story. As it is the final episode, they express their gratitude for the listeners, the sisters who participated in the p...
2025-03-2331 minFlourishing SisterhoodA House of Prayer: A Conversation with Sr. Beth Fitzpatrick, O. CarmThis episode features Sr. Beth Fitzpatrick, a Sister of Mt. Carmel, who discusses her lifelong connection to her congregation. On a walk with her mother and sisters, she expressed her awe in front of the Mt. Carmel motherhouse at just five years old. Her love of Carmelite prayerfulness made her feel right at home. Sr. Beth took time to carefully discern her vocation, and the path her life would take. She made the definitive decision to go to the university of her choice before entering religious life, knowing that she would eventually become a sister. As she told one...
2024-11-2029 min