Ep. 17: A Life of Worship – What are Vows? Why do we take them? (Sr. Louis Marie, O.P.)
5/20/202654 min
Did you know that our Sisters take perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience? What does that even mean? Sr. Louis Marie joins Sr. Miriam to discuss why vows matter and how they factor into the joy of religious life...along with some reminiscing on their days in a band together. And yes, it was called Force of Habit.
Read about Force of Habit in the Washington Post
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First 90 secondsSister Louis Marie· Guest0:00
So the vocation that we live is not natural, it's supernatural, um, which is why it's a prophetic and charismatic witness. It's like of the other world.
Sister Miriam· Host0:09
Mm-hmm.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:09
Right?
Sister Miriam· Host0:09
Mm-hmm.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:09
Um, it's possible because of God's grace. Okay? [laughs] Y- you need God's grace to live all of these vows. It's really not true that we want choices.
Sister Miriam· Host0:19
Mm-hmm.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:20
Right? [laughs] 'Cause you would never have chosen- Right ... I think I could say this.
Sister Miriam· Host0:24
Right, right. Yes.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:25
You would never have chosen to study philosophy.
Sister Miriam· Host0:27
Right.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:28
Right.
Sister Miriam· Host0:28
Right.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest0:28
Um, we don't really want choices, though. What we, what we want to know is, is what's going to, um, what's going to bring about fulfillment.
Sister Miriam· Host0:39
[upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to Dominican Sisters Open Mic. My name is Sister Miriam of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. We are sitting down with members of our community to talk about all things Dominican. And this week, we have our very own Sister Louis Marie. Welcome to our show, Sister. Thank you for coming.
Sister Louis Marie· Guest1:16
Thank you, Sister Miriam. Thanks for having me.
Sister Miriam· Host1:18
So a little bit about your background. You entered the convent in 2007- Mm-hmm ... which was just a year after me. So Sis- sister and I enjoyed