The Turning: The Sisters Who Left podcast

The Turning: The Sisters Who Left

Thousands of women gave up everything to follow Mother Teresa, joining her storied Catholic order, the Missionaries of Charity. But some found that life inside this fiercely private religious order was not what they’d imagined. Former sisters who worked closely with Mother Teresa describe her bold vision and devotion to charity and prayer. But they also share stories of suffering and forbidden love, abuse and betrayal. If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it? What is the line between devotion and brainwashing? Can you truly give yourself to God?

Thousands of women gave up everything to follow Mother Teresa, joining her storied Catholic order, the Missionaries of Charity. But some found that life inside this fiercely private religious order was not what they’d imagined. Former sisters who worked closely with Mother Teresa describe her bold vision and devotion to charity and prayer. But they also share stories of suffering and forbidden love, abuse and betrayal. If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it? What is the line between devotion and brainwashing? Can you truly give yourself to God?

 

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S1: Ep Bonus - Bride of Christ

BONUS - Jenna Cooper is a 36-year-old consecrated virgin who lives in Winona, Minnesota. S... more

15 Sep 2021

27 MINS

27:47

15 Sep 2021


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S1: Ep 10 - Out There

PART TEN - “I couldn’t come to any clarity unless I took off the habit and was seen.” For ... more

20 Jul 2021

46 MINS

46:01

20 Jul 2021


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S1: Ep 9 - Highway of Broken Glass

PART NINE - Is this a cult? How do you leave? For additional content and information, foll... more

13 Jul 2021

47 MINS

47:00

13 Jul 2021


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S1: Ep 8 - Saint of Darkness

PART EIGHT - "She used to tell us, ‘If ever I will be a saint, I will be the saint of dark... more

06 Jul 2021

46 MINS

46:07

06 Jul 2021


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S1: Ep 7 - Silence

PART SEVEN - This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual abuse. Listener discreti... more

29 Jun 2021

53 MINS

53:01

29 Jun 2021


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S1: Ep Bonus - Kelli

BONUS - You know Kelli Dunham from previous episodes. Kelli joined the Missionaries of Cha... more

22 Jun 2021

35 MINS

35:54

22 Jun 2021


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S1: Ep 6 - The Third Floor

PART SIX - Siblings Joan and Sue both join the Missionaries of Charity, and they steal sec... more

15 Jun 2021

44 MINS

44:47

15 Jun 2021


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S1: Ep 5 - Particular Friendship

PART FIVE - MC sisters are forbidden from having “particular friendships.” They’re not sup... more

08 Jun 2021

45 MINS

45:37

08 Jun 2021


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S1: Ep 4 - The Devil's Advocates

PART FOUR - The world’s most admired woman lived a life dedicated to helping the poor – bu... more

01 Jun 2021

36 MINS

36:36

01 Jun 2021


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S1: Ep 3 - Mother

PART THREE - She wasn’t always a saint. When Mother Teresa is 36 years old, she hears a my... more

25 May 2021

42 MINS

42:07

25 May 2021


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S1: Ep 2 - Love, To Be Real, Has To Hurt

PART TWO - The sisters learn more about sacrificial love and what it means to be married t... more

18 May 2021

46 MINS

46:22

18 May 2021


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S1: Ep 1 - No Turning Back

PART ONE - We enter a hidden world behind convent walls to learn what it’s like for a youn... more

18 May 2021

49 MINS

49:28

18 May 2021


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Introducing S1: The Turning: The Sisters Who Left

If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it? Can you truly give yourself to ... more

06 May 2021

03 MINS

03:18

06 May 2021