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

24 July 2026 · 45m

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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 ‘Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.’

John Powers reviews the series ‘The Hawk,’ starring Will Ferrell.

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