F.L.O.W.cast

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

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 Adults. In this episode, we explore the fascinating history of the OCIA and its role in forming and welcoming new Catholic believers into parishes around the globe.

Catching Fire with the Dominican Charism

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 Katherine Frazier, about how the Dominican Youth Movement is shaping Dominican life in the United States and the world.

Doing Good and Doing Well: Socially responsible investing

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, approaches, and methods of SRI from two veterans of the practice.

Peace On Earth: Christmas at Sacred Heart Convent

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

Disputatio: Can Slow Conversation Transform Discourse

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 learn from this practice that might transform our civil discourse today? F.L.O.W.cast talks with Adrian Dominican and theologian Sister Patricia Walter to explore the possibilities. 

Going where God Leads: Faith in action for vocation discerners

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 Springfield Dominicans, too. Come along with Sisters Denise Glazik and Mary Jo Sobieck to discover what’s happening and how you can support the movement. 

Limb Loss and Adaptive Living

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 communities of care that change the world for those who’ve had an amputation and for their loved ones. What’s Mike’s secret? 

Global Catholic sisterhood

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 gained during their participation in global gatherings of Catholic Sisters last spring in Rome. 

Living for Otherness: Intercultural Religious Life

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.

Friendship is foundational: Learning from Dominican Georges Anawati

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 questions than it answers.  What does it mean? Why does it matter? And how do we get there 

—meaning how do we attune ourselves to living prophetically enough to provide a foundation for a world of flourishing for people of every culture, race, and creed? Indeed, how do we create a world that comes closer to the beloved kingdom Jesus proclaimed?