Best Abigail Bailey Podcasts (2024)

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220 Decoding Mythology to Reveal Christianity 58:03

8h ago58:03

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AMDG. Like many Kolbe Academy parents, Jordan will be embarking on a trip through the Kolbe ninth-grade Greek history and literature courses this school year with his daughter. To chronicle that odyssey, he, Steven, and Bonnie are starting a new series of episodes to discuss the various texts and themes encountered along the way. Listen in as the g…

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219 The Upside of Anxiety with Dr. Kevin Majeres 55:15

6d ago55:15

55:15

AMDG. Catholic psychiatrist Dr. Kevin Majeres rejoins the Kolbecast for a discussion on anxiety: one of the most common, but also most misunderstood, emotions. Working from the definition that anxiety is an urge to avoid challenge, Dr. Majeres describes how he helps his clients live by ideals that they freely commit to rather than living under the …

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218 The Questions behind the Questions 56:52

13d ago56:52

56:52

AMDG. The high school years are formative as teenagers develop autonomy and independence in the world. In this episode, theology teachers Dan Angel, Brendan Murphy, and Nick Senz share their experiences of and perspectives on teaching apologetics, morality, and more to high schoolers. The conversation includes discussions of open question boxes and…

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217 Spoilers of a Sort 40:46

22d ago40:46

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AMDG. The art of storytelling involves decisions about perspective, themes, and emphasis, and good storytelling goes on to inspire questions and discussions. Dan Bielinski rejoins the Kolbecast on this special bonus episode to describe storytelling decisions and discussions related to his feature film, End of the Rope available for Kolbe families t…

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216 Searching for Something We've Forgotten with Trae Bailey 58:59

29d ago58:59

58:59

AMDG. We’re all searching for something we’ve forgotten. Today’s guest describes his search for reintroduction to reality through both foundational texts and sense experiences. Trae Bailey, currently Director of Residence Life at Belmont Abbey College and formerly Dean of Student Life at Magdalen College, highlights familial and societal dynamics t…

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A New Sabbath Narrative (Audio Reflection) 18:12

1M ago18:12

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Sabbath is meant to be a blessing, not a burden, but we may hold assumptions about Sabbath that weigh it down and hinder us from receiving the gift of Sabbath rest God longs to give. In this audio reflection, Abby offers three approaches to thinking about Sabbath that will help us ponder and practice Sabbath with fresh perspective.…

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215 New School Year Starter Kit 52:21

1M ago52:21

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AMDG. Just enrolled? Considering enrolling? Returning but feeling overwhelmed? Today’s episode is for you. Dean of Admissions Jeanne Anne Ford and customer support supervisor Colleen Pilon share their go-to guidance on organization and inspiration for a new school year, from answering the top questions they get on repeat to tips and tricks they rec…

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How Sabbath Prevents Hurry Sickness 29:11

1M ago29:11

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In a society that values excessive work and honors extreme productivity, the practice of Sabbath is quite counter-cultural. Yet, Sabbath remains a remarkable invitation from God to stop, rest, worship, and delight. This week, ahead of our Summer Sabbath series, Adam shares some of the dangers of living a "hurry-sick" life, and invites us to conside…

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214 A Long View 56:28

1M ago56:28

56:28

AMDG. As parents of five Kolbe alumni, Charlie and Dee-Dee Mihaliak have a wealth of experience with Kolbe and home education. They visit with Bonnie and Steven in this episode about how homeschooling grew from a project to a lifestyle for their family. The Mihaliaks describe their delight at the dinner table conversations their grown children now …

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Cynicism and the Kingdom of God 29:10

2M ago29:10

29:10

Our culture is saturated with cynicism, and the church is not immune to it, but Jesus calls us to a different way. In this sermon, Ian examines several powerful moments in Jesus’ life and ministry when he resisted cynicism and concludes with three spiritual practices that can help us counter cynicism.…

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213 This Is a Beginning - Commencement 2024 56:52

2M ago56:52

56:52

AMDG. Our 2024 commencement ceremony featured voices of experience ranging from new graduates and experienced teachers to ancient philosophers and modern novelists. Listen in on this episode to those speeches, including student speakers Aiden Jagrowski and Jacob Kavanagh, faculty speaker Elizabeth Hoxie, and keynote speaker Msgr. James Shea. Timest…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Joy 31:07

2M ago31:07

31:07

Joy does not depend on the elimination of suffering because it transcends suffering and can even co-exist with suffering. In this sermon, Adam offers a biblical definition of joy, shares a story about the co-existence of joy and pain in his own life, and offers a concrete practice that has helped him cultivate joy.…

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212 Portable Treasure with Abigail Palmer 59:35

2M ago59:35

59:35

AMDG. We live in unprecedented times—or do we? Can a classics degree set you back in the job hunt? What do you do when primary sources seem daunting? Longtime friend of Kolbe Academy Abigail Palmer joins Bonnie and Steven to talk about these big questions and more. She describes how lack of familiarity with history leads to fear and how being fearf…

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Guest Speaker - Josh Riggs (Church at Prison) 34:16

2M ago34:16

34:16

Josh Riggs, pastor of Church at Prison, shares the story of his surprising calling to work with inmates in Vermont prisons and gives us a glimpse of the heart of God for people the world considers unapproachable.By Adam Avery, Abigail Carroll, and Jordan Otruba

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211 Continuity & Community · Homeschooling on Base 46:20

2M ago46:20

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AMDG. Families who homeschool in various states or countries during military service have all the complexities of “regular” families and then some. Kolbe moms and advisors Krysten Pizzurro and Jennifer Thomas share the wisdom they’ve gained from their lived experience of homeschooling on base. They highlight what questions to ask your advisors and …

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Fruit of the Spirit - Kindness 30:02

2M ago30:02

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How is kindness different from niceness? In this sermon, Abby offers a biblical definition of kindness, teases out what we can learn about kindness from the story of David and Mephibosheth, shares a story from her own life about experiencing kindness, and looks at three kindness killers.By Abigail Carroll

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210 Firm Grounding 37:09

2M ago37:09

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AMDG. Experienced Kolbe mom Deirdre Mundy joins Bonnie and Steven in this second half of a two-part conversation on the lessons and insights she’s gained from homeschooling her eight children. She explains the ways her family has taken advantage of Kolbe’s flexibility, talks about developmental milestones and the changes in dynamics that come as ki…

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209 Kolbe Kids Give Gems of Information 55:33

3M ago55:33

55:33

AMDG. Current Kolbe students and brothers Jacob, Gabriel, and James visit with Bonnie and Steven today about their day-to-day lives, their experiences with Kolbe, and their insights for their fellow students. Highlights include their various extracurricular activities and how they juggle their commitments through various time management styles, how…

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208 A Mosaic of Experience 59:56

3M ago59:56

59:56

AMDG. In this episode, we gather alumni in various stages of life post-graduation to discuss the dividends their Kolbe education is now paying. One-year alumnus Ian describes his transition to college life; five (ish)-year alumnus Charlie describes the ways his Kolbe formation serves him both in the work world and in his growing family; and ten (is…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Faithfulness 31:51

3M ago31:51

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When the Holy Spirit produces fruit in us, it’s not just for our sake, but also the sake of others. In this sermon, Jordan defines faithfulness, explores this theme in Scripture, and shares what God has taught him about faithfulness in the context of his own backyard.By Jordan Otruba

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207 A Privilege of a Lifetime 58:19

3M ago58:19

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AMDG. Tune in to our newest two-parter of episodes last week and this, where we visit with longtime Kolbe moms recently hired on as Kolbe employees. Elyse Williams puts the day to day of homeschooling life into perspective of the bigger picture to be seen as she visits with Bonnie and Steven. She highlights the differences in various seasons of par…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness 28:34

3M ago28:34

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When we think of gentleness, weakness or timidity may come to mind, but the biblical understanding of gentleness is quite different. In this sermon, Adam shares a biblical definition of gentleness, paints a picture of gentleness from the Old and New Testaments, shares a story of being the recipient of others’ gentleness, and offers two practical wa…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Self Control 31:39

3M ago31:39

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How can self-control be a fruit of the Spirit if it’s called self-control? In this sermon, Adam defines self-control as aligning our will with God’s will, clarifies some common misconceptions around it, and offers five practical ways in which we can collaborate with the Spirit to cultivate self-control in our lives.…

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206 Loaves & Fishes 45:59

3M ago45:59

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AMDG. Tune in to our newest two-parter of episodes this week and next, where we visit with longtime Kolbe moms recently hired on as Kolbe employees. Margaret Malek joins Bonnie and Steven today to share her experience with peaceful, confident homeschooling through Kolbe and getting the important pieces done around being on the go. She discusses ide…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Peace 17:58

3M ago17:58

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The peace God grows in us as we learn to walk in the Spirit is actually three kinds of peace: peace with God, the peace of God, and peace with others. In this sermon, Adam names three common villains that steal our peace and shares two stories of his own recent encounters with these villains as well as some practical handles for when we face them o…

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205 Gratuitous Love with Kaiser Johnson 58:27

4M ago58:27

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AMDG. Actor, writer, homeschool alumnus, husband, and dad Kaiser Johnson joins Bonnie and Steven today for a conversation on the love story of creation. Starting with sharing his experience of deepening faith as an adult, Kaiser discusses how he lives out his desire to love more like God loves while having a career, a job, and a vocation all at onc…

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204 Habits of Ownership with Jacob Imam 57:41

4M ago57:41

57:41

AMDG. Education rightly formed helps students see and serve God in a practical way while both sustaining this current life and preparing them for the next. Oxford graduate and VP of Finance for the College of St. Joseph the Worker, Jacob Imam, visits with Bonnie and Steven about how structural flaws in current higher education tend to cause an “ong…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Goodness 34:16

4M ago34:16

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When God formed creation, he called it good; goodness is our original identity. In this sermon, Abby explores the relationship between good deeds and grace, what it looks like to lean on the Spirit in doing good, and how thinking about goodness in terms of beauty can help motivate us to say "yes" to the good works God has prepared for us to walk in…

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Fruit of the Spirit - Patience 26:43

4M ago26:43

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When we are walking with Christ, we will increasingly be characterized by patience, a fruit of the Spirit. But how do we till the ground of our hearts and minds to cooperate with the Spirit? Today, Adam kicks off a new sermon series on the fruit of Spirit and shares how awareness of God's patience toward us can help us grow in this area of our live…

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203 Guided Freedom 55:09

4M ago55:09

55:09

AMDG. In this episode, we bring back a style of podcast we haven’t done in a little while: a deep dive into part of Kolbe’s curriculum. We focus on classical composition with instructors Sarah Foulkes and Grace Berg, who explain how classical composition is a curriculum which seeks to educate students to think logically and develop rhetorical skill…

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202 A Great Conversation 39:37

4M ago39:37

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AMDG. Experienced Kolbe mom Deirdre Mundy joins Bonnie and Steven in this first half of a two-part conversation on the lessons and insights she’s gained from homeschooling her eight children. Deirdre shares reasons why her family chooses for traditional homeschool options and year-round school rather than online classes and summer breaks; advice fo…

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Eastertide - What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Look Like? 24:00

4M ago24:00

24:00

When Jesus appeared to his disciples in the days following the resurrection, it was in his glorified body. What will our resurrected bodies be like? In this sermon, Adam explores the implications of Jesus’ resurrection for our future physical being, drawing on Paul’s imagery of the sun, moon, and stars.…

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Easter 2024 23:57

4M ago23:57

23:57

Doubting Thomas - This week, we revisit a post-resurrection conversation between Jesus and Thomas in John 20, and learn about a God who can handle doubt, despair, and disappointment.By Adam Avery

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201 The Soundtrack of Life 59:50

4M ago59:50

59:50

AMDG. Join us for the second in our multi-movement reflection on music. Carl Hasler and Olivia Knuffke visit with Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan about how music can be a kind of beauty that stretches your soul; the way that “classical” music can build stamina, attention, and the ability to sit with something new—but also the way that “classical” music …

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week Six 32:26

5M ago32:26

32:26

Anointing Oil In the wilderness, God gave the Israelites detailed instructions for a tabernacle and its furnishings, and a recipe for a sacred anointed oil to be applied to the tabernacle, furnishings, and priests. In this sermon, Abby explores what this oil represented and how it pointed toward Christ, the Anointed One.…

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200 Transition Years 54:40

5M ago54:40

54:40

AMDG. In the 200 episodes since we rebooted the Kolbecast, we’ve heard from a lot of significant voices. In this episode, we hear from two of the most significant Kolbeans: our students. Ninth graders Noah (who does a hybrid of self-paced and online classes) and Caleb (who does all online) visit with Bonnie and Steven, where the real-life long-dist…

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Lenten Audio Reflection - A Misunderstood Gift 13:09

5M ago13:09

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A Misunderstood Gift Several days before Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion, a woman came uninvited into the room where Jesus was dining and poured costly perfumed oil on his head—an expression of her heart that those around her did not understand. But Jesus understood and was honored. What can we learn from this story about remaining faithful to who Go…

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week Five 25:14

5M ago25:14

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During their wandering in the wilderness, God gave the Israelites detailed instructions for the building of a tabernacle. In the tabernacle, a curtain sectioned off the holy of holies—the place of atonement. In this sermon, Adam explores the curtain’s fascinating meanings and its fulfilment in Christ, who did what no priest could do, giving us acce…

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199 Jason Craig: Do Good Work and Read Good Work 57:14

5M ago57:14

57:14

AMDG. If you want to make boys into men, it requires a brotherhood of men to set a disciplined example. Jason Craig joins the Kolbecast today to visit about calling men to conversion and brotherhood. He, Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan discuss disorders of loneliness in today’s society, the imbalanced emphasis on mothers to the exclusion of fathers in v…

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week Four 26:22

5M ago26:22

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When it comes to difficult passages of Scripture, we need an interpretive tool—a hermeneutic. In this sermon about Moses’ intercession for the people of Israel as they defeated the Amalekites who had attacked them, Adam teaches us both about the power of prayerful intercession, and also how we can grapple with difficult passages of Scripture in a w…

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198 The Sign of Our Salvation: Dr. Gilbert Lavoie on the Shroud of Turin 56:52

5M ago56:52

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AMDG. The Shroud of Turin—a burial cloth evidencing Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection—has become a research focus for Dr. Gilbert Lavoie, a physician who’s been practicing medicine for many years. In this episode, Dr. Lavoie takes an unflinching, clinical, and forensic approach to recount how he used his medical training in service of exami…

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Lenten Audio Reflection - The Gift of Confession 12:29

5M ago12:29

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For the one weary of confession... Lent invites us to reflect on our shortcomings and our sin, but how do we do that in a way that doesn’t plunge us into shame, and how can we respond to the sins of those who have hurt us with both truth and grace? In this, our second Lenten audio reflection of the season, Annalee shares her own story of navigating…

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197 Tools in a Toolbox: Kolbe Academy's Student Support Services 1:01:29

5M ago1:01:29

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AMDG. Children don’t come with instruction manuals, so having resources to help road map out various challenges can benefit everyone in a family. In this episode, Karen Allgood and Krysten Pizzurro join Bonnie and Steven to describe the vast array of services available through Kolbe’s student support services and special education offerings. They d…

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week Three 31:22

5M ago31:22

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Water from the Rock Moses and the Israelites hit another roadblock in their wilderness journey when they struggle to find water to drink. Miraculously (and mercifully), God meets the people with a provision of water in the desert and a glimpse of his faithful character. Listen this week as Jordan shares from Exodus 17 of the mercy of God and the pr…

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196 Adaptable Asynchronous & Dynamic Digital Homeschool Options 59:00

6M ago59:00

59:00

AMDG. Today’s episode demystifies the self-paced program and describes upcoming changes that will streamline and improve Kolbe’s asynchronous course offerings. Chrissy Almanzar, Bonnie, and Steven discuss how self-paced classes fit into Kolbe’s three ways to educate; weaknesses in the older versions of self-paced courses that Kolbe is currently rev…

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week Two 30:38

6M ago30:38

30:38

Bread from HeavenIn the wilderness, God provided the Israelites manna--bread from heaven--but he wasn't just interested in filling their stomachs. In this sermon, Abby explores how God used manna to teach his people about having a work ethic, receiving the gift of rest, and ultimately trusting in him.…

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Christ in the Wilderness - Week One 28:26

6M ago28:26

28:26

During the Lenten season, we will be spending time in the book of Exodus, noticing ways that Christ shows up in Moses and the Hebrew people's wilderness journey. This week, Adam begins our new series, "Christ in the Wilderness," in Exodus 15.By Adam Avery

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195 Greatness Awaits featuring Bobby & Dan Angel 53:16

6M ago53:16

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AMDG. Brothers Bobby and Dan Angel visit with Bonnie and Steven today about how the human soul is meant to be challenged toward greatness. Through a discussion ranging from video games to running marathons, they touch on ideas such as the fact that we’ll never grasp the fullness of truth in this life; the call the humans feel toward adventure, fell…

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Lenten Audio Reflection - Un-distracting Ourselves from Our Need for God 12:20

6M ago12:20

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Un-distracting Ourselves from Our Need for God Lent is a season of preparation for Good Friday, and ultimately Easter Sunday. It is a journey where we take time to face the reality of our need for God. This Lent, as we journey toward the cross, we welcome you to engage the Church at the Well Lenten devotional reader. In addition, we will be offerin…

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194 Visual Literacy with Amanda Shepard 59:41

6M ago59:41

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AMDG. This episode is all about the accessibility of art history. Friend of the Kolbecast Therese Prudlo and co-host of the Catholic Art History Podcast Amanda Shepard (also the vice president of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art) visit with Bonnie and Steven about experiencing art and introducing it to children. Topics along the way include the sacrame…

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