God Calling: Vocation Vibes

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Conversations with the Little Sisters of the Poor on the topic of vocations today

  1. FEB 3

    #56 - Season 3/Episode 7 - Five Friends Journey with Jesus

    Sister Madeline Marie, l.s.p., a young professed Little Sister of the Poor, joins us from France, the birthplace of her religious family, where she is currently in formation. But before she entered religious life, Sr. Madeline was a missionary. She gave nine months of her life sharing the Gospel with young Catholics across the state of Wisconsin as a member of SPIRITUS Ministries, a missionary organization based in the Diocese of Green Bay.In this very special episode, Sr. Madeline reunites with some of her former SPIRITUS teammates who have all discerned God’s will for their lives in different vocations. She’s joined by Fr. Zachery Feldker, CPM, who was recently ordained to the priesthood with the Fathers of Mercy and is currently assigned to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion; Wesley and Martina Beyer, who met as SPIRITUS missionaries and entered into marriage and family life in 2022; and Alexa Harbor, who expertly organized and hosted this beautiful reunion and iscurrently discerning consecrated virginity. You’ll hear stories of discernment, learn how each has found a rhythm of prayer within his or her chosen vocation, and share in the joy of the deep friendship that continues long after those missionary years that first brought them together.   Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desire vocation accompaniment? Contact us at lspusapodcast@gmail.com. We Little Sisters of the Poor are here for you!

    42 min
  2. 12/09/2025

    #52 - Season 3/Episode 3 - Rooted and Radiant: The Latina/Hispanic Vocation (with bilingual English/Spanish captions)

    In this episode, we explore with Montse Alvarado from the Eternal Word Television Network the beauty and richness of Latina and Hispanic religious vocations. We talk about how the cultural values of family, community, and a special reverence for motherhood might at first glance seem like deterrents to a young Latina or Hispanic woman’s discernment of consecrated life, but how these values—in their own special way--actually form the very foundation of religious life as well. We also discuss the tender question of motherhood—both the cultural expectation of becoming a mother and the spiritual motherhood lived so profoundly by religious Sisters, and we look at how Latina and Hispanic women can navigate this attraction with courage, joy, and trust in the Lord’s call. Speaking in Spanish, Mother Maria--the Superior General of the Little Sisters of the Poor--joins the podcast with a message of encouragement for all young women discerning the religious Sisterhood. God never skips any culture when He invites women to the consecrated life! Viewers and listeners will come away with a deeper understanding of how the cultural gifts of Latina and Hispanic women who are called to religious Sisterhood can prepare their hearts in a unique way for their truest and most radiant flourishing. Questions? Wish to be connected with resources? Desirevocation accompaniment? Contact us at lspusapodcast@gmail.com - and thanks in advance to those who kindly like/share/follow our podcast and leave us a comment; we Little Sisters of the Poor are so grateful!

    31 min

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Conversations with the Little Sisters of the Poor on the topic of vocations today