Let Love

We've been made in the image and likeness of a God who is Beauty. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how deeply we desire beauty, how we can let Love unleash His beauty in us, and how we are called to make of our lives a masterpiece in Him. [Season 7: The Beauty of the Human Person]

We all want to be in relationship, to love and be loved. If you boil down what it means to actually live The Gospel of Life, it is this: to enter every situation asking, "What does love look like here?" In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how to live fruitful, vulnerable relationship, how action follows being, and how we can confidently let the gaze of the Father's Love transform and redeem every circumstance.

God is not distant; He is close to us, and He tells us: "Do not be afraid." In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about the conclusion of The Gospel of Life, looking at Mary's "yes", the reality of the spiritual battle against evil, and our own call to let Love live His mystery within us. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the conclusion of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions*! *There has been a significant delay in posing the reflection questions. Thank you for your patience!

How is God calling you to love? How is He calling you to bring life to this world? In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV look at the second part of Chapter 4 of The Gospel of Life, and talk about how the love of each person is unique and unrepeatable, and about the different ways that we can let Love build a culture of life in and through us. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 4 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions*! *There has been a slight delay in posing the reflection questions. Thank you for your patience!

Your love can actually change the world. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV dive into Chapter 4 of The Gospel of Life, and talk about evangelization, and how we are called to let Love and Life radiate through us, so that every person we encounter might experience the goodness of their own life and the gift of God's divine Life. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 4 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions*! *There has been a slight delay in posing the reflection questions. Thank you for your patience!

We all want to know that someone is going to be there for us, no matter what. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV expand upon Chapter 3 of The Gospel of Life, and talk about how we can let Love into one of the most vulnerable times of life: the end of life. They break open the reality of treating the whole person, the Christian view of death and dying, the sacred gift of the person, the Christian meaning of human suffering, the freedom to love, and the power of vulnerability and compassionate presence. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 3 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions*! *There has been a slight delay in posing the reflection questions. Thank you for your patience! For more end-of-life resources, visit: https://sistersoflife.org/end-of-life/

We all want to do something great with our love. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV expand upon the first part of Chapter 3 of The Gospel of Life by sharing about the incredible privilege of walking with a woman who is pregnant, how to receive and accompany her heart, and how we can let Love turn a crisis into an invitation to newness. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 3 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions*! *There will be a slight delay in posing the reflection questions. Thank you for your patience!

Love is the answer to every cry of our hearts. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV dive into the final part of Chapter 2 of The Gospel of Life, and talk about how we can let Love into all the hard places in our lives, and how Jesus desires to transform us through His Cross and Resurrection. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 2 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

God made you intentionally. And He desires to be received by you. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV unpack more of Chapter 2 of The Gospel of Life, looking at we can let Love reveal to us the beauty of the whole trajectory of our lives, and how every person is part of God's plan. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 2 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

Jesus shows us that life is always a good, and that our life "is a gift carefully guarded in the hands of the Father". In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV break open the first part of Chapter 2 of John Paul II's The Gospel of Life, talking about how we can let Love explain the reason for our being, and how God longs to unite Himself to each of us forever. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 2 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

What is the vision I’m living for? How do I see my life? Jesus went to the broken bottom of your life and mine, and he brought Redemption. We have a choice to accept this life, and to bring our day-to-day into the eternal gaze of His love. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV take a look at the second part of Chapter 1 of The Gospel of Life, talking about how we can let Love give us a true vision of reality and about how we can only understand ourselves in light of God. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 1 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

We are created in the image of God's own eternity, yet we so often experience a shadow of meaninglessness cast over our lives. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV dive into the first part of Chapter 1 of The Gospel of Life, and talk about how we can let Love lean into the hard questions, with reverence for our own hearts and experiences. God illumines, not to condemn, but in order to heal, to bring hope, and to allow us to receive His gift of life more deeply. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Chapter 1 of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

If you need a new optic on life, or if you're looking for hope, this is the season for you. God doesn't want us to live less than the flourishing He's made us for. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV begin to unpack the incredible beauty of St. John Paul II's letter, The Gospel of Life, and talk about how we can let Love open up for us the wonder of each human person, made in God's image and likeness. Because the time we're in today is the time of The Gospel of Life... and the light wants to shine in the darkness. We invite you to bring others along with you in this journey of unpacking The Gospel of Life. Share it with your family, friends, parish group, or Bible study! If you'd like to, you're more than welcome to join us in reading the Introduction of The Gospel of Life, and to think and pray with the reflection questions!

Prayer is not a generic task to be accomplished, but a unique relationship of love with God. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV chat about how the ultimate goal of our lives is union with God, tips on starting/sustaining a prayer life, and how we can let Love be in constant conversation with our hearts, even if we can't feel His presence. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH] Join us again for Season 6, starting in Fall 2021! We look forward to being with you. Know of our prayers for you and your family at this time. God bless you. We also continue to be grateful for your feedback! https://sistersoflife.org/let-love-podcast/feedback/ www.sistersoflife.org

Jesus' Heart reveals to us our identity, and is the answer to every question of our hearts. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we can let Love open His Heart to us, and how we can bring all of our needs, desires, and struggles to Him. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

St. Joseph is powerful... because he let Love be his core strength. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we can let Love teach us, through St. Joseph, about prayer, silence, and trust. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

Our worth comes from who we are, not what we do. Work is meant to uphold our dignity and bring us closer to God, not degrade us or alienate us from ourselves. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about the spirituality of work and rest, how we can let Love flourish and integrate us through our work. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

Mary is a real mom. And she cares about us. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas SV, talk how we can let Mary be our mother, and how we can let Love work through her in our lives. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

There are no dead ends with the Holy Spirit. Whatever mess we may find ourselves in, we can always look up and say, "Come, Holy Spirit!" In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV chat about how we can let the power of Holy Spirit - Love - be our core strength and make us new. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

Love invites us to let go of control... so He can answer the cry of our hearts. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV share about their lives and missions, and talk about the power of vulnerability: how we can let Love fill all our needs, and turn our weaknesses into places of blessing and encounter. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

Our souls stay healthy when we stay connected to God. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV chat about the awesomeness of our capacity as human persons to hear and follow God’s voice, and how we can let Love fill and guide our choices. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

We are made to be free. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we can let Love actually increase our freedom - how integration, virtue, and spiritual childhood strength us in freedom to love, freedom for excellence, and freedom for happiness. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

We all want to be happy. How do we find true happiness? In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how giving God primacy in our lives - letting Love be Lord - is the secret to living the happiness we are made for. They offer three key questions to reflect on: Where is my attention? What am I reaching out for? To what am I giving primacy? [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

We're looking for a love that is certain. And we're all seeking, in our own way, to stand tall, to finish the race, to be strong. But we can wonder: Am I doing this right? Can I do this? Am I enough? In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about what it means to let Love hold the full weight of our hearts, and how the Beatitudes are the ultimate recipe for deep, unshakeable security. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

We all want to be whole. We want to be able to live from the core of who we are. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV take a look at Season 5: how we can exercise our interior - will, mind, heart - to be vulnerable to God's Love, what it means to live a life of beatitude, and how we can let Love fuel our decisions and our relationships. [Season 5: LET LOVE BE YOUR CORE STRENGTH]

We've been made for love - nothing else is going to satisfy our hearts. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about the universal call to holiness; living love through marriage, the priesthood, and the consecrated life; and about how we can let Love be fruitful in our lives, where ever we may find ourselves. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.] Join us again for Season 5, starting on Monday, April 12, 2021! We look forward to being with you. Know of our prayers for you and your family at this time. God bless you. We also continue to be grateful for your feedback! https://sistersoflife.org/let-love-podcast/feedback/

Don't despair of your goodness. You are a gift, and your love is meant to bless the world. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we find ourselves by making a gift of ourselves, and how we can let Love speak into those painful places where we been rejected in our gift or where we are tempted to feel like we don’t have anything to give. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

What does it mean to relate rightly to myself? In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about the incredible fact that we are, what healthy self-love looks like, and how we can let Love meet us in all our gifts and gaps. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

Words can bless and words can hurt. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about talking - what it means to communicate ourselves and to receive others, and how we can let Love fill and transform our dialogue, communication, and conversations (even hard conversations) [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

We need each other. But life is messy. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about what it means to live in right relationship with others, and how we can let Love free us to live true to who we are, to others, and to God. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

God has given you an incredible capacity to love. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about what it means to be mothers and fathers in the image of God's own love, how we can let Love flourish us in our call to bring spiritual life to others. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

We all want 'happily ever after'. We want to know that we are capable of and worthy of a life-long "yes". In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how the human heart is made for faithful, committed love, and how we can let God who is Love draw us into His own fidelity, whether we are waiting to commit ourselves, engaged, or "in it to win it." [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

Am I my brother's keeper? In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we have been entrusted to one another as brothers and sisters, and how we can let Love open our eyes to see each other as a gift, not a threat. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

You belong. Because to be is to be son. To be is to be daughter. To be is to be loved. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how we can let Love reveal our fundamental identity as God's beloved sons and daughters. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

Ladies, being beautiful is being yourself. You are deeply cherished, chosen, and loved. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how women can let Love reveal their identity as daughters, sisters, brides, and mothers, and about how a woman's superpower lies in her incredible capacities of receptivity, sensitivity, and generosity. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

Gentlemen, we believe in you. The world is crying out for you to be who you are. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how men can let Love reveal their identity as sons, brothers, spouses, and fathers, and about the incredible power men have to unleash love and to safeguard the mystery of women. [Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.]

Welcome to Season 4: LET LOVE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE! In this season, we'll be exploring identity, mission, vocation, and relationships - ultimately, what it means to be men and women made in the image and likeness of God - a God who is Love. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about the fundamental questions of the human heart: Who am I? Is my life good? Where am I going? and how we can let Love write the story of our lives.

There are times when we just feel lost in life. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how Love never stops seeking us, and how we can always let Him find us, no matter our situation. Join us again for Season 4, starting on December 21, 2020! We look forward to being with you. Know of our prayers for you and your family at this time. We also continue to be grateful for your feedback! https://sistersoflife.org/let-love-podcast/feedback/

You are good. Your life deserves reverence. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we can let Love speak the truth of our identity to us, and how we can reject the lies that steal our peace.

We can always lean our full weight on Jesus. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV unpack the radical power of Baptism, and speak about how we can let Love be the fortress and foundation of our lives and hearts.

God thinks you're necessary. And He not only loves you - He likes you. But we're living in a time where the spirits of self-contempt and despair are easy to fall into. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we can let Love keep us in reality - the reality that I’m created, chosen, and loved by God.

Love is powerful. It changes everything. Nothing is lacking where love is given. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak of how we can let Love be the power that fills us and radiates out from us to a thirsting world. "Christ gives [us] two basic certainties: the certainty of being infinitely loved, and the certainty of being capable of loving without limits." -Fraternal Life in Community #22

You have a future and a hope. Darkness does not and will not have the final word. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV talk about how we have been given hope in the person of Jesus Christ, and how we can throw our anchor into the heart of God and let Love save us.

God takes our word seriously. We're all called to give our unique 'yes'. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak about how each of us is created as an unrepeatable gift of love, and how we, like Mary, can let ourselves be overshadowed by Love, to let this gift of who we are radiate to the whole world.

Jesus is not afraid to come close to us. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak of how we can receive the love God wants to give, and how we can let Him give us His power to love in any circumstance.

Our thoughts affect how we live. God doesn't want us to live plagued by darkness. In this episode, Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, SV and Sr. Marie Veritas, SV speak of how we can let the light of God's love fill our minds and steward our thoughts, setting us free and helping us to see.