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title: "Catholic Moments #117 - Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M."
description: "Catholic Moments #117 - Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M."
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# Catholic Moments #117 - Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M.

Sep 2, 2009 7:55:48 PM  |  by [CM Hangout](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/cmpodcast)

[![cm117](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cm117.jpg?width=265&height=181&name=cm117.jpg "cm117")](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cm117.jpg)Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M. is a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Alma, Michigan. This week, we discuss her participation in the writing of ***[The Foundations of Religious Life: Revisiting the Vision](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594711984?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594711984)***![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ir-369.gif?width=1&height=1&name=ir-369.gif).  She holds a professorship in philosophy at St. John Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado and is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Concordia University, Montreal.

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