Ep. 14: The Word of the Lord – What makes Scripture Inspired Text? (Sr. Maria Veritas, O.P., Ph.D.)
4/29/202637 min
Have you ever wondered what makes the Bible so special? What sets it apart from other texts, and why can we trust that it is the inspired Word of God? In this conversation between Sr. Maria Veritas and Sr. Miriam, we learn the answer to these questions and many more, along with hearing about Sr. Maria Veritas' vocation journey – which includes a valedictorian speech at Harvard...in Latin.
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First 90 secondsSister Maria Veritas· Guest0:00
I made the choice that I didn't want him to be part of my life the, from, starting in fourth grade.
Sister Miriam· Host0:04
Mm.
Sister Maria Veritas· Guest0:05
So that, and that, w- I look back on that and that's, you know, terrifying to me- Mm-hmm ... that I- Mm-hmm ... that I ch- I chose that. Full consent of the will. I remember the moment. I just experienced God as love.
Sister Miriam· Host0:18
Mm.
Sister Maria Veritas· Guest0:19
And I realized that when I had rejected Him, I had rejected love.
Sister Miriam· Host0:24
Oh, wow.
Sister Maria Veritas· Guest0:25
And I realized that that wasn't what I wanted to do. I love it because it's where I'm meant to be to become- Mm ... the person that He created me to be.
Sister Miriam· Host0:36
[upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to Dominican Sisters Open Mic. My name is Sister Miriam, and I'm a sister of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Each week we'll be sitting down with one of our sisters to talk all things Dominican. And on today's show, we have Sister Maria Veritas, one of our very own sisters. Thank you for coming to be with us today, Sister. We appreciate it.
Sister Maria Veritas· Guest1:20
Thanks, Sister Miriam. It's great to be here.
Sister Miriam· Host1:22
I want to give them a little rundown of your biography. You're originally from Queens, New York.