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A former nun on why she ran away from her ‘Cloistered’ life

πŸŽ™οΈ Fresh Air πŸ• July 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Poverty, chastity, obedience, total devotion – and rebellion. Catherine Coldstream talks with Terry Gross about her years as a Carmelite nun and why she left the monastery. Her memoir is β€˜Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.’ 

John Powers reviews the series β€˜The Hawk,’ starring Will Ferrell.

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