Episodes 78
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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76%
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A Podcast For the Life Of the World by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL

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S5E8 A humble blessing: welcoming new members to the church through the OCIA

Mar 11, 2026 42m

Chances are, you know at least one person who has in the past or will soon become a member of the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil through a process called the Order of Christian Initiation of…

S5E7 Catching Fire with the Dominican Charism

Feb 26, 2026 38m

A growing international movement of young adults associating themselves with the Dominican charism is cause for hope! Today we hear from the leader of that movement in the US, Adrian Dominican Sister…

S5E6 Doing Good and Doing Well: Socially responsible investing

Jan 22, 2026 40m

Socially responsible investing (SRI) is an effective tool for creating social change. It is often used by faith-based investors to bring ethical principles to the halls of power. Learn the history,…

S5E5 Peace On Earth: Christmas at Sacred Heart Convent

Dec 23, 2025 21m

Enjoy the sounds of the season brought to you by the sisters who live the message of Jesus every day at Sacred Heart Convent.

S5E4 Disputatio: Can Slow Conversation Transform Discourse

Nov 26, 2025 36m

Disputatio, an ancient practice of conversation with the goal of distinguishing and clarifying thought, was employed by Dominican scholars in the Middle Ages. What can 21st century U.S. citizens…

S5E3 Going where God Leads: Faith in action for vocation discerners

Oct 23, 2025 42m

There seems to be a growing curiosity about religion, living more deeply spiritual lives, and yes—vocations to religious life. A new approach to welcoming vocation discerners is taking root among the…

S5E2 Limb Loss and Adaptive Living

Sep 25, 2025 27m

Mike Tanner’s superpower may be his ability to accompany those who, like himself, have experienced limb loss and the attending challenges that come with such a change. He has learned how to create…

S5E1 Global Catholic sisterhood

Aug 28, 2025 33m

What does consecrated religious life have to give to the life of the church and the world at this moment in human history? Sister M. Paul McCaughey and Sister Mila Diaz Solano share the insights they…

S4E13 Living for Otherness: Intercultural Religious Life

Jul 24, 2025 43m

We Springfield Dominicans have taken on as a General Chapter commitment the goal of learning to be more intentionally intercultural in the way we live our religious life.

S4E12 Friendship is foundational: Learning from Dominican Georges Anawati

Jun 26, 2025 36m

Last spring, during our congregation’s general chapter, we made a commitment to "to walk together into a future of authentic intercultural living.”   The concept of interculturality often raises more…

S4E11 Birdbanding at Jubilee Farm

May 22, 2025 33m

Today our guests are Tony Rothering, who teaches biology at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield and Angelea Cook, a biology student, who works with Tony managing the bird banding site at…

S4E10 Hospice Care: Uniting body, mind, and spirit at the end of life

Apr 24, 2025 37m

The hospice nurse carries a pocketful of medical tools; the chaplain, a pocketful of the Word of God. This is how hospice nurse Cyndi Lawson describes nurse-chaplain collaboration in hospice care. We…

S4E9 Twenty years of SDART

Mar 27, 2025 43m

What difference has it made that for two decades the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have been working to dismantle systems that perpetuate racism? In this episode, we talk with two founders of…

S4E8 Dominican Dreams and Visions: Travels with Sister Mila Diaz Solano

Feb 27, 2025 36m

What does the future hold for the Order of Preachers?   After completing a term in elected leadership for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Sister Mila Diaz Solano was freer to travel and engage…

S4E7 Coffee Ecumenism: A hope for the future of Christianity

Jan 24, 2025 35m

Is coffee the key to Christian unity? During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Dr. Jon Nilson, professor emeritus of Theology, Loyola University Chicago joins Sister Beth Murphy for a…

S4E6 Christmas Lights: Real-life Christmas Tales from the Dominican Sisters

Dec 18, 2024 23m

This time of year, Christmas memories flash on like the lights on our Christmas trees. Here are some joyful, exuberant, touching true tales from four of our Dominican Sisters.

S4E5 Together we will: Leadership Team Roundtable

Nov 21, 2024 25m

Three months into their term of service as leaders for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, the new team discusses their approach to implementing the decisions of the 2024 General Chapter, their…

S4E4 Changing lives for English-language learners

Oct 24, 2024 31m

Challenges related to language-learning for immigrant women often mean they are among the last in their families to learn English. The Springfield Dominican Sisters have opened a new literacy center…

S4E3 Good News: Listening to Gods Word Together

Sep 26, 2024 28m

Our focus is the Sunday liturgy. The Catholic Church, and other Christian traditions, too, use a lectionary, a kind of schedule of readings from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, so worshipers can…

S4E2 The Web of Life: Gardening with a purpose

Aug 22, 2024 36m

Gardening is good for the soil—and good for the soul. Springfield Dominican Sister Kristin Crawford shares lessons from the permaculture garden at Jubilee Farm with our Dominican Associate John…

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F.L.O.W.cast has published 78 episodes since April 2021, covering topics in Religion & Spirituality.

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F.L.O.W.cast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 31m.

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