{"id":24885,"date":"2026-01-20T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=24885"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:01:28","slug":"sister-joan-chittister-presence-and-perpetual-goodness","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/sister-joan-chittister-presence-and-perpetual-goodness\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Joan Chittister: Presence and Perpetual Goodness"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24885-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PD07815W_IATE_Joan-Chittister-Rebroadcast-FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PD07815W_IATE_Joan-Chittister-Rebroadcast-FINAL.mp3\">https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PD07815W_IATE_Joan-Chittister-Rebroadcast-FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does enlightenment look like in Christian tradition? How do we cultivate the kind of presence that transforms ordinary moments into sacred encounters?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tami Simon shares a rebroadcast of one of her most cherished interviews\u2014a conversation recorded at Mount St. Benedict\u2019s Monastery in Erie, Pennsylvania with Sister Joan Chittister, just before her 83rd birthday. Sister Joan is an American Benedictine nun, theologian, and author of more than 50 books who has spent over 40 years advocating for peace, human rights, women\u2019s issues, and church renewal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Tami and Sister Joan to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Christian path from contemplation to unity and \u201cseeing the world through God&#8217;s eyes\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sister Joan\u2019s mystical experience of light as a teenager and how it shaped her entire spiritual life<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sacrament of the present moment and what true presence actually requires<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why opening your heart sometimes means closing it to certain things<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How spiritual traditions are evolving and what religion offers in an increasingly secular age<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prayer Sister Joan repeats before every talk: accepting \u201cwhatsoever deaths thou shall choose to send me\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why consciousness\u2014not mindfulness techniques\u2014is the foundation of contemplative living<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a conversation about what a lifetime of monastic practice reveals, the electricity of divine presence, and how struggle itself becomes the crucible for transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Want to go deeper? 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