Why should I try to be so good? What's the reward?

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by Maxine Kollasch

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Random Nun Clip

If Jesus will always forgive, have you ever wondered why you should try so hard to be better?

In this Random Nun Clip, a young listener wonders why she should try so hard to be good when Jesus will forgive her sins anyway. I'm joined in this conversation by Sr. Shannon Shrine, of the Sisters of St Francis of Sylvania, Ohio.

Click here to listen to the full "Ask Sister" podcast where this clip is from.

GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry. Check out full episodes of all their podcasts (Ask Sister, In Good Faith, Random Nun Clips and more, like the archived Motherhouse Road Trips) on their website, ANunsLife.org.

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