How a religious congregation decides it’s time to close up shop

This week, Jesuitical is joined by Sister Donna Dodge, the
president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, which recently
decided to embark on a “path to completion,” meaning the over
200-year-old congregation will no longer accept new vocations
(though their ministry continues). We discuss: How religious life
has changed since Sister Donna joined in 1966 How the sisters
discerned that it was time to let go—and how their charism of
charity will live on in the work of lay collaborators Why the
church needs to change the way it talks about “vocation” with young
people And in Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley chat with
America’s national correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, about the
controversy sparked by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to include
a group of “drag queen nuns” in their Pride Night this June. Links
from the show: Drag queen ‘nuns’ will be included in LA Dodgers
Pride Night. I have complicated feelings about it. The end of an
era for the Sisters of Charity of New York  Nerves, tears and
chanting: What I saw during the New York Sisters of Charity vote to
stop accepting members What’s on tap?  Scotch on the rocks
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