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Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

What Unites Is More Powerful Than What Divides (Monday Moment ep. 649)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9672 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Once a month this year, we’re celebrating individuals who are grateful for all they have, joyful in all they do, and positively changing the world one life at a time in our On Fire For Good campaign. Many of those nominated this month were dutiful, soft-spoken, and rule-following. The one we chose, however, was not.

Now, if you didn’t peg a 77-year-old Catholic nun and Army Lieutenant Colonel as a rule-breaking, noisemaking, trouble-finding type of person, you haven’t met Sister Doris Jo Rak. Let me explain.

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0:00.0

Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired Podcast Monday Morning Moments with John O'Leary.

0:16.4

We record these so that you and I can begin our days and these weeks in awe and on fire with a burst

0:21.5

of inspiration. Why not get the month off with a burst of inspiration as well? Because once a

0:27.4

month this year, we're going to be celebrating individuals who are grateful for all they have,

0:32.1

joyful in all they do, and positively change the world one life at a time in our on fire for good campaign.

0:39.7

Turns out it was not just an event we did back in November, but a way to live that event

0:45.2

every day of our lives. Many of those nominated this past month. They were dutiful. They were

0:50.5

soft-spoken. They were rule-following leaders. They were awesome.

1:00.8

The one we chose, however, was not dutiful, nor soft-spoken, nor a rule follower.

1:02.1

Let me tell you more about her.

1:09.5

Now, if you don't peg a 77-year-old Catholic nun, an Army lieutenant colonel as a rule-breaking, noise-making, trouble-finding type of person,

1:12.2

you haven't met Sister Doris, Joe, Rack.

1:16.4

From a distance, the Junction City, Kansas resident appears to be a sweet, extremely traditional,

1:23.2

sister of St. Joseph Nunn serving in a local parish.

1:27.3

But the path she took to get there and her

1:30.1

boldness in serving others along the way is anything but traditional. Sister Rack, known as DJ,

1:38.7

is an army veteran. She is a career health care professional. She's a passionate friend to

1:44.0

Minnie who simply won't take no foreign answer when it comes to serving others.

1:49.3

Yes, even if it requires her to break a few rules in the process.

1:56.4

At an age when most have retired to their rocking chairs,

2:00.8

Sister DJ was taking her vows to become a nun.

2:05.0

That's right.

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