Dare to Dwell: A Podcast with the Daughters of St. Paul

Dare to Dwell: A Podcast with the Daughters of St. Paul

God has dared to dwell in you. Do you dare to dwell in him? What does it mean to abide in Christ? We are Catholic religious sisters gathering around the mics to break open this dare with you. Join us as, together, we explore the radical, intimate, earth shattering invitation of Jesus to each one of us. This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Marie Benedicta share about the love of of God poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Episodes published every other Wednesday. Podcast formerly known as The Daughters' Project. The Daughters of St. Paul is a congregation of Catholic women living our vocation to consecrated religious life in service to God's people by preaching the Gospel through all forms of media. Nicknamed The Media Nuns, we hope that we will help you to encounter God's love wherever you happen to live, work, or scroll.

Episodes

October 22, 2025 59 mins
This season, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta share some of the interviews the sisters did with college students and campus ministers at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis. Each episode will focus on a topic the students brought up. Today, we’re talking about distraction in prayer--what causes it, practical ways to move past it, and sharing that you’re not alone with whatever is getting in the way of you focusing on ...
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In today’s episode, Sr. Allison Regina and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Maria Grace, and talk some of ways and reasons we might use fiction when helping young children begin to learn about the Faith and build a relationship with God.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Allison Regina, and talk some of the fictional stories they’ve encountered that helped them to know the Lord in a new or deeper way. Then they remembered that Sr. Allison Regina has written fiction with God in it, so they put her on the spot and asked her about that experience.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Allison Regina to talk about using fictional stories in evangelization and catechesis, and as a way of building our faith. They also talk about storytelling as a form of creation that happens in imitation of God, our Father and Creator.
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July 9, 2025 4 mins
After a long (long) time away, we're back and ready to go with several bonus episodes and a whole season coming down the road! In this super informal episode, we just take a minute to explain what happened, and give a preview of what's coming.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Allison Regina and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Fr. Cassidy Stinson to share their reflections on living as media apostles in the world.
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A standalone episode for those who would like to simply pray the Chaplet to the Holy Spirit.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta wrap up the season and talk about some of our favorite points from the book, and then launch into a long reflection on how great Heaven is going to be!
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Bethany for a conversation about how we hear the Holy Spirit in our daily lives and how to come to trust that it’s really God that we’re hearing. They also spend some time appreciating St. Paul and his willingness to listen to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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October 25, 2023 51 mins
Explore the mystery of the Cross, the offerings we are able to give to God, and how to handle sufferings (big and little) in the spiritual life.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Emily Beata in a conversation about discernment, the will of God, pitfalls we can fall into, and tips for making a good discernment about big or little things.
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September 27, 2023 51 mins
In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss chapters 15 & 16 of The Sanctifier, which emphasize love for the Father and how our longings can bring us into conformity with God’s will.
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Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss chapter 14 of The Sanctifier, which highlights the important role the Holy Spirit plays in bringing us to Jesus so that we may get to know him better, and so that we can become more like him.
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The sisters talk about how we love God, how the love of God is like a whirlpool that gets deeper and more intense the more we enter into it, and some of the practical ways we can go about stepping into the experience.
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In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Tracey Matthia to talk about the Holy Spirit as our Director, and what it means to let him lead our prayer lives.
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July 26, 2023 63 mins
In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta break open chapters 9 through 11 of the book The Sanctifier, which work through the virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love in the light of our relationship with the Holy Spirit.
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July 12, 2023 54 mins
In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta break open chapters 7 & 8 of the book The Sanctifier, which is about how the Holy Spirit consecrates us, our own ability of practicing being in his presence, and how we love and glorify God.
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June 28, 2023 57 mins
In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta dive into the sixth chapter of the book The Sanctifier, which is all about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. They discuss how these are related to prayer, branding, and… puppies?
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What does it mean to be transformed into Christ, and how does this come about? And what is up with the Pauline Charism’s emphasis on Christification; why is it so important to all Daughters of St. Paul?
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May 31, 2023 61 mins
The Holy Spirit as the Gift of God par excellence. What does it mean to say that God belongs to me? How do we make good use of a gift we can’t even comprehend?
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