web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:23:38 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Hey Everybody! It's Fr. Edward - Episodes Tagged with “Discernment” https://heyeverybody.fireside.fm/tags/discernment Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Fr. Edward Looney is a Catholic priest who loves having conversations with guests. They talk about new book releases, various topics related to faith and life, and occasionally he speaks with producers, directors, and actors from the film industry. He has podcasted since 2019, formerly as “How They Love Mary” and “Cup of St. Joe,” conducting over 300 interviews to date. The interview style podcasts from Fr. Edward continues now, as he begins each conversation greeting his audience with “Hey Everybody!” Tune in for inspiring conversations about faith, film, and life. en-us episodic Inspiring Conversations about Faith, Film, and Life Fr. Edward Looney Fr. Edward Looney is a Catholic priest who loves having conversations with guests. They talk about new book releases, various topics related to faith and life, and occasionally he speaks with producers, directors, and actors from the film industry. He has podcasted since 2019, formerly as “How They Love Mary” and “Cup of St. Joe,” conducting over 300 interviews to date. The interview style podcasts from Fr. Edward continues now, as he begins each conversation greeting his audience with “Hey Everybody!” Tune in for inspiring conversations about faith, film, and life. no How They Love Mary, Fr. Edward Looney Podcast, Fr. Edward Looney fredwardlooney@gmail.com Episode 97: Why I'm Giving Up Opera to Sing the Praises of God as a Nun with Gretchen Erlichman https://heyeverybody.fireside.fm/gretchene e3966962-840f-4ba7-a1e5-7a455c04a61a Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Fr. Edward Looney full Fr. Edward Looney Gretchen Erlichman studied music for years and has sung in the Opera. Throughout her young adulthood, she began to sense God tugging on her heart to be a nun. In this episode, Gretchen shares with Fr. Edward Looney the path that took her to join the Dominican Sisters at the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace. 48:04 no Gretchen Erlichman studied music for years and has sung in the Opera. Throughout her young adulthood, she began to sense God tugging on her heart to be a nun. In this episode, Gretchen shares with Fr. Edward Looney the path that took her to join the Dominican Sisters at the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace. In the episode, she address her student loan debt, the Laboure Society, how she found the order, her process of discernment, and many other questions young women have when discerning a vocation. Learn more about the Nuns she is joining: https://www.dominicannuns.org/ Read Gretchen's articles: Why I Am Entering a Monastery in 2021: https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/why-i-am-entering-a-monastery-in-2021 The Call of the Cloister: https://aleteia.org/2021/05/19/the-call-of-the-cloister/ Learn more about the Laboure Society and How you can rescue vocations: https://rescuevocations.org/ Mary, fiat, vocation, nun, monastery, calling, dominicans, cloister, cloistered, discernment, surrender Gretchen Erlichman studied music for years and has sung in the Opera. Throughout her young adulthood, she began to sense God tugging on her heart to be a nun. In this episode, Gretchen shares with Fr. Edward Looney the path that took her to join the Dominican Sisters at the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace. In the episode, she address her student loan debt, the Laboure Society, how she found the order, her process of discernment, and many other questions young women have when discerning a vocation.

Learn more about the Nuns she is joining: https://www.dominicannuns.org/

Read Gretchen's articles:

Why I Am Entering a Monastery in 2021: https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/why-i-am-entering-a-monastery-in-2021
The Call of the Cloister: https://aleteia.org/2021/05/19/the-call-of-the-cloister/

Learn more about the Laboure Society and How you can rescue vocations: https://rescuevocations.org/

]]> Gretchen Erlichman studied music for years and has sung in the Opera. Throughout her young adulthood, she began to sense God tugging on her heart to be a nun. In this episode, Gretchen shares with Fr. Edward Looney the path that took her to join the Dominican Sisters at the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace. In the episode, she address her student loan debt, the Laboure Society, how she found the order, her process of discernment, and many other questions young women have when discerning a vocation.

Learn more about the Nuns she is joining: https://www.dominicannuns.org/

Read Gretchen's articles:

Why I Am Entering a Monastery in 2021: https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/why-i-am-entering-a-monastery-in-2021
The Call of the Cloister: https://aleteia.org/2021/05/19/the-call-of-the-cloister/

Learn more about the Laboure Society and How you can rescue vocations: https://rescuevocations.org/

]]> Episode 94: Why a Young Woman Would Choose to Be a Cloistered Nun with Erin Brown https://heyeverybody.fireside.fm/erinbrown 66b99142-fd63-4b7f-af10-5b1a2f5c4e9e Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400 Fr. Edward Looney full Fr. Edward Looney Erin Brown has lived and worked in the world as a teacher for a few years. In her young adult life, she began to ask the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" Through prayer and discernment, she is entering the Summit, NJ Dominicans in August. What leads a young woman to make such a radical decision? Hear her story this week as she speaks with Fr. Edward Looney. 36:53 no Erin Brown has lived and worked in the world as a teacher for a few years. In her young adult life, she began to ask the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" Through prayer and discernment, she is entering the Summit, NJ Dominicans in August. What leads a young woman to make such a radical decision? Hear her story this week as she speaks with Fr. Edward Looney. Learn more about the community Erin will be joining at: https://www.summitdominicans.org/ mary, blessedmother, motherofgod, catholic, devotion, mary, saints, discernment, religious, nuns Erin Brown has lived and worked in the world as a teacher for a few years. In her young adult life, she began to ask the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" Through prayer and discernment, she is entering the Summit, NJ Dominicans in August. What leads a young woman to make such a radical decision? Hear her story this week as she speaks with Fr. Edward Looney.

Learn more about the community Erin will be joining at: https://www.summitdominicans.org/

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Learn more about the community Erin will be joining at: https://www.summitdominicans.org/

]]> Episode 92: Oprah's Sisters Love Mary and the Eucharist with Sr. Joseph Andrew, OP https://heyeverybody.fireside.fm/dsmme ee02fd09-ed4a-498b-b890-c16934b4c0cf Mon, 07 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Fr. Edward Looney full Fr. Edward Looney The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, mesmerized the world a number of years ago when they first appeared on Oprah's show. People noticed their love of God, joy, and youthfulness. They are a growing religious community. What is their secret? What is their life like? Vocation Directress Sr. Joseph Andrew speaks with Fr. Looney today about their life, charism, and devotion. 46:31 no The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, mesmerized the world a number of years ago when they first appeared on Oprah's show. People noticed their joy, youthfullness, and love of God. They are a growing religious community. What is their secret? What is their life like? Vocation Directress Sr. Joseph Andrew speaks with Fr. Looney today about their life, charism, and devotion. DSMME website: http://sistersofmary.org/ Digital Media from the Sisters: https://goledigital.org/ Support the podcast by shopping at Sock Religious: https://www.sockreligious.com/?rfsn=5170834.c28065 Mary, apparitions, Blessed Virgin, Catholic, Marian, devotion, avemaria, pilgrimage, vocation, discernment, religiouslife, dominican, oprah The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, mesmerized the world a number of years ago when they first appeared on Oprah's show. People noticed their joy, youthfullness, and love of God. They are a growing religious community. What is their secret? What is their life like? Vocation Directress Sr. Joseph Andrew speaks with Fr. Looney today about their life, charism, and devotion.

DSMME website: http://sistersofmary.org/
Digital Media from the Sisters: https://goledigital.org/

Support the podcast by shopping at Sock Religious: https://www.sockreligious.com/?rfsn=5170834.c28065

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DSMME website: http://sistersofmary.org/
Digital Media from the Sisters: https://goledigital.org/

Support the podcast by shopping at Sock Religious: https://www.sockreligious.com/?rfsn=5170834.c28065

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