How do you solve a problem like Maria?

Vows? Retreats? Motherhouses? This week Amanda speaks with Quincy Howard, OP, about her path to becoming a woman religious. From Texas, to New Orleans, to Wisconsin, to Atlanta and to D.C., Quincy spent a lot of time thinking that this life probably wasn’t going to be for her. With a background in urban planning and time in the Peace Corps, a chance encounter (and slight miscommunication) with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa put her on the path to reconnecting with communities; work that she found didn’t exist as she climbed the corporate ranks in her professional life. 

Quincy shares with Amanda what she’s learned during this process (what confirmation?), and how it’s fulfilled her in ways that she never would have expected. She explains how each congregation has their own ‘flavor’, but vows remain the same (though celibacy isn’t quite what you think it is), and that being around nuns is like being around 200 grandmothers. The two discuss Quincy’s current mission on Capitol Hill, how the political landscape is mirroring the Catholic one, and what Pope Francis means when he says marriage equality.  

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