Sister Barbara Jean LaRochester is an 88 year old Carmelite nun in Baltimore, where she's been a sister since 1972. Prior to her arrival she spent 17 years in Philadelphia as an active nun in a Catholic hospital, and teaching on the weekends. According to the NY times, 
“As a board member of the National Black Sisters Conference in 1968, she was active in the civil rights movement during the height of the race riots…. “ She’s been a spiritual director since 1982. In a Washington Post article, Sister Barbara is quoted as saying, "There comes a point when you have to get off the merry-go-round. I could only do so much with my two hands. Through prayer, I feel I can touch the world." In this interview we discuss mysticism's role in activism, Black Lives Matter, the insurrection of January 6th, and more. Sister Barbara defines a mystic as “someone that observes mysteries or experiences but their intuition is held by God. And so they’re able to understand beyond the human understanding, beyond it."