Interviews with Joan Chittister

  • Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Sister Joan Chittister

    Sister Joan's life story is told amid clips of her interview on Benedictine life and the Church.

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  • Banyen Books on The Monastic Heart

    Banyen speaks to activist, nun, and spiritual voice, Joan Chittister on her new book, The Monastic Heart.

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  • The Project: Sister Joan's Seven Decades of Women's Advocacy

    Sister Joan Chittister took the usual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. But not silence.

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  • Joan Chittister on the Drum: Religion in Public Life

    Joan Chittister was featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s program, The Drum, discussing the role of religion in public life. Her interview begins at the 45-minute mark.

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  • Joan Chittister: Soul Search With Dr. Meredith Lake

    Joan Chittister on renewing community in a changing world. Joan Chittister found her community as a teenager, seventy years ago, when she joined the Benedictine sisters in Pennsylvania.

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  • "I Need Help With My Mental Health" Series

    "I Need Help With My Mental Health" series: How To Live A Fulfilling Life with Joan Chittister. Here, Joan Chittister shares wisdom from her popular book, The Monastic Heart.

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  • Unhurried Living with Alan Fading: The Monastic Heart with Sr. Joan Chittister

    Sister Joan Chittister on the Unhurried Living Podcast where they discuss her latest book, "The Monastic Heart."

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  • The State of Belief: The Monastic Life with Sister Joan

    Sister Joan Chittister returns to State of Belief and joins host Rev. Welton Gaddy to discuss her latest book, The Monastic Heart.

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  • Compass Podcast: Simple Life Rhythms for Balance and Peace with Sister Joan Chittister

    Faith and spirituality sometimes leave us with more questions than answers.

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  • Good / True / & Beautiful with Ashton Gustafson

    As an avid student and lover of life, wisdom, art, and creativity, my hope is to bring a new perspective to life, relationships, and business through my podcast, Good / True / & Beautiful.

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  • This Undivided Life: Joan Chittister - The Monastic Heart

    This Undivided Life Podcast will give you real advice to help make life whole again. Join Troy Mclaughlin, co-host Scott Perkins and guests as we talk real life.

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  • NCR Live: Soul Seeing For Lent

    Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister joins Soul Seeing editor Michael Leach in conversation to discuss Lenten spirituality.

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  • NCR Facebook Live With Joan Chittister on Where We Go From Here

    In this Facebook Live conversation, Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister and former NCR executive editor Tom Roberts talk about the state of the country and American politics and what might come next.

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  • Omega Institute: A Call to Uncommon Courage

    In this Omega Conversation, beloved social justice activist Sister Joan Chittister and Omega board member Jamia Wilson explore the kind of courage needed now as we face the two pandemics of Coronavirus and racism.

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  • The Women The Vatican Could Not Silence. Dr Mary McAleese and Sister Joan Chittister

    Voices of Faith, We are Church Ireland and the School of Religion in Trinity College present two leading Catholic women in a public conversation to overcome the silence on issues that affect Catholics today.

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  • Soul Sister: The Time is Now with Sister Joan Chittister

    In this episode of Soul Sister Conversations, Dana Lloyd and Elaine Shannon speak with Sister Joan Chittister about her most recent book The Time Is Now: A Call To Uncommon Courage.

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  • Oprah Interviews: Every Moral Moment Demands a Choice

    Author and activist Sister Joan Chittister challenges us to combat apathy in our own lives. Rather than wait for others to solve the country's problems, Sister Joan explains why it is both our moral and spiritual responsibility to take action ourselves.

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  • Oprah Interviews: It's Our Responsibility to Build a Better World

    In the midst of what she calls, a "transition moment" in the world, author and activist Sister Joan Chittister says it is our responsibility to make the world a better place.

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  • Interview with Michel Martin of NPR

    NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Sister Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun from Erie, Penn. and author of numerous books, about the turmoil caused by these scandals — and how she believes that Lent can help people get their faith back on track.

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  • Sounds True Interview: Lighting a Fire with Faith

    “Sister Joan Chittister: Lighting a Fire with Faith” is the title of an in-depth interview conducted by Tami Simon, founder of Sounds True, an independent multimedia publishing company that embraces the world's major spiritual traditions, as well as the arts and humanities.

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  • Drew Marshall Interviews Sister Joan

    An interview with Joan Chittister, entitled Sister Joan Chittister — Award Winning Author of Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life was live-streamed on “The Drew Marshall Show: Canada’s Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show.”

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  • Ashton Gustafson: Good true & beautiful - A conversation with Joan Chittister

    Ashton Gustafson recently listed his conversation with Joan Chittister as one of The Best 2017 Podcast Interviews.

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  • The Spirit of Joan Chittister

    In this podcast, Rabbi Rami talks to Joan Chittister about her book Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life.

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  • Why Did You Stay?

    One of the most articulate religious leaders of our time explains why she remained part of the church as an agitator for reform women's equality and unity in religion.

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  • Joan Chittister Talks to Nancy Fornasiero

    Joan Chittister talks about her writing, the Catholic church and the current U.S. political climate.

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  • Interfaith Voices: The Surprising Relevance of Ancient Desert Monastics

    Maureen Feidler of Interfaith Radio interviewed Joan Chittister about her book, In God's Holy Light.

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  • Judith Valente Interviews Joan on New Books

    NPR correspondent and award-winning author and poet Judith Valente interviewed Joan Chittister recently on her new book, In God’s Holy Light.

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  • Patty Satalia's Take Note: A Conversation with Sister Joan Chittister

    She's been called a Catholic visionary--and a renegade nun. Sister Joan Chittister is one of the leading spiritual voices of our day.

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  • Publisher's Weekly Interview with Joan Chittister

    Joan Chittister discusses her latest book, 'In God’s Holy Light: Wisdom from the Desert Monastics'.

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  • Joan Chittister & Maria Shriver "In Conversation" at Mercyhurst

    Maria Shriver joined Joan Chittister at Mercyhurst University on April 9, 2015 to discuss their passion for peace and justice.

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  • Faith & Justice: 14 Questions for Joan Chittister

    “What’s your biggest social justice concern at this moment?” is on of 14 questions that Joan Chittister was asked by Jesuit Sean Salai in an interview for America Magazine.

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  • Embracing Life's Second Act: Getting Older With Grace

    “Aging well is the real goal of life,” explains Joan Chittister in this far-reaching interview with the editors of U.S. Catholic Magazine.

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  • Hildegard of Bingen: 12th Century Feminist

    Why did it take over 800 years for the church to canonize and then name Hildegard of Bingen a Doctor of the Church? Joan Chittister explores questions like this in an interview with Alicia Von Stamwitz.

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  • Nun Hopes for More Gender Equality in the Church

    Sister Joan sits down with award-winning journalist Robin Young of PBS Boston to discuss gender equality and the church.

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  • Interior Mythos Journeys: Listening for the Word with Joan Chittister

    In this interview with Joan Chittister, she explores what it means to have an educated consciousness, to use authentic language based in real life, and to connect with a greater presence we don't need to have words for.

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  • Maureen Fiedler of Interfaith Voices Interviews Sister Joan

    A new biography gives surprising and heretofore unpublished insights into the life and faith of Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister.

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