Conversations with Catholics of color and those from communities of non-European origin, where we can get to know about each other’s faith experiences, stories, spirituality, and culture.
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In four short dialogues, Oliver Taplin, Emeritus Professor in the Oxford University Classics Department and Lorna Hardwick, Professor of Classical Studies and Director of the Classical Receptions in Late Twentieth Century Drama and Poetry in English project, discuss the issues surrounding the translation of Ancient Greek and Roman texts for modern audiences. Looking into the technical, philosophical and literary aspects of this, they centre their discussions around four topics: Is there a co ...
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Kristina Crooks, Ontologist and founder of Empowered Human, will host conscious conversations with insightful guests that bring their unique genius and perspectives. From best selling authors, professional speakers and celebrities, to entrepreneurs, parents and small business owners. You will hear conversations where you walk away inspired, empowered and ready to take ACTION in your life, knowing full well YOU have the capacity to create anything you want. The guests will stretch your thinki ...
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Reflection Sharing the Vision of Black Catholic Congress In this episode, I share impressions and highlights of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress which brought almost 3000 black Catholics from around the United States together in Maryland this past July. To read today’s transcript go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSTojDUvmGdgYLDpYO…
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Fr. Paul Zirimenya Be A Light for OthersToday, we are joined by Fr. Paul Zirimenya, a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco who currently serves as the chaplain for the Deaf community and administrator of St. Benedict's Parish. Fr. Paul shares about discerning his vocation to the priesthood, his journey from Uganda to the United States and hi…
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Kimberly Pérez Counseling Through the Eyes of Mercy Kimberly Perez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Founder of the Divine Mercy Healing and Counseling Center joins us today for a conversation about her journey of faith, the way in which her faith in Christ shapes how she sees her role as a therapist, the importance of mental wellness and…
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Paul Albert (Encore)Answering the Call to MissionThis is a rerelease episode of a conversation with Paul Albert, husband, father, and Director of Missions for Life Teen as well as cofounder of Missionary Impulse. Paul shares his transformative faith journey and the impact that answering the call to mission has had on him and his wife Anna. invite P…
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Richard LaneGo Make Disciples. Richard Lane, Catholic lay evangelist, Director of Evangelization at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo, Ohio, and friend of the podcast joins us today to reflect on the importance of evangelization and why we need to always be ready to share our witness of how Christ has made a difference in our lives. Rich…
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Ashley Piche A Heart for Truth, Beauty, and Creation Today’s guest, Ashley Piche, wife, mother, educator, and Executive Director of Creatio, shares about her journey of faith and how her search for meaning in suffering led her to find solace in the Catholic Church. We also learn about the ministry of Creatio. To find out more about Creatio’s missio…
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Lorna Heron To Grieve with Faith, Hope and Healing Today, Lorna Heron, a dedicated healthcare advocate, and parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel parish in Boston shares about her journey of faith, the loss of her child and how it has led her to start a ministry for parents who are also experiencing grief. During our conversation, Lorna mentions that…
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Pondering the Paschal Mystery in HiroshimaSr. Mary CorripioIn this episode, Friend of the show, Sr. Mary Corripio shares her reflection on the Paschal Mystery in relation to the city of Hiroshima and how after the atomic bomb blast, it was able to rebuild and today thrives as an ambassador for peace. Read and contemplate the messages of Pope Franci…
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Monica LacoutureBuild the Faith Today's guest, Monica Lacouture, co-founder of the ministry, Build the Faith, shares the powerful story of her faith journey and how her faith became much stronger during the experience of her daughter's battle with cancer and how this led her and her family to start Build the Faith. To learn more about build the Fai…
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ENCORE-Sr Mary CorripioJourney of a Soul Sr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodness Learn aboutThe sisters of Notre Dame de Nemur https://www.sndde…
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To Begin Again Voices from the Pews is back. Lorna shares about how Lent gives us the chance to begin again and focus on deepening our relationship with our families, friends, communities and God.Pope Francis Message for Lent, https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/02/17/230217c.htmlJourney to the Foot of the Cross …
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ENCORE-Sr. Marcia HallProvidence Provides Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood. Learn aboutThe Oblate Sisters of Provid…
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Ep. 21- Standing in a Higher Perspective In this episode: - The value in seeing life from different angles - The importance of recognizing emotion and I am statements - Identifying our Sacred Ground - The movie Inside Out: https://amzn.to/3ItCWpL Connecting with Kristina: Ready to take your life to the next level? Your next expansion? Have a projec…
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Are you setting Outcome Goals or Output Goals? What expectations have you consciously or unconsciously set for yourself? Where does Faith live for you? Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://amzn.to/3GvD5XE To Book a Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/kristinacrooks/breakthrough-session?month=2023-01…
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How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation
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E18- How to prepare for a difficult conversation Charity Youngblood is a Digital Producer and host of the podcast, Life’s Questions & Lessons. Life’s Questions & Lessons ( https://anchor.fm/lifesquestionsandlessons ) is a 5-minute podcast where Charity shares the tool she used to create an extraordinary life: self-reflection. Her hope is that you’l…
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Advent Reflection 3 Fr. Stanley Rousseau Fr. Stanley Rousseau a priest from Haiti, serving in the Archdiocese of Boston considers the experience of the ancient people of Israel waiting for the Lord and the experience of the people of Haiti today.Wishing all of you a happy and blessed Christmas. Readings for the fourth Sunday in Advent, https://bibl…
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Encore -Sr. Barbara GutierrezOur Lady of Guadalupe- An Encounter Across Cultures, Across Time This is an encore presentation of a conversation with Sr. Barbara Gutierrez, SNDdeN. about Our Lady of Guadalupe. What did her appearance say to the Indigenous people in Mexico, to the conquistadores during this time of early conquest? What does she say to…
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Advent ReflectionNatalia Pellicano As we enter into the third week of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection by Natalia Pellicano to help us prepare spiritually for Christmas.“Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord.” Readings for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/1211, 22.cfmLearn why the th…
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Advent ReflectionSusan Ho As we begin the season of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection from, friend of the show, Susan Ho, to help us prepare ourselves spiritually for the miracle of Christmas. Readings for the 1st Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfmListen to the earlier episode featuring Susan, voicesfromthep…
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Michael HowardEat The Scroll Today’s conversation is all about evangelization and how to evangelize with educator, writer, speaker, and evangelist Michael Howard from Eat the Scroll Ministry.Michael shares resources and reflections from ministry leaders from around the country atEat the scroll Ministry, https://www.eatthescrollministry.comhttps://w…
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How a former CEO allows her heart to break open | Lorna Davis, TED speaker
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E16- How a former CEO allows her heart to break open | Lorna Davis, TED speaker Lorna Davis has served as president of multinational consumer goods companies for 20+ years, in Danone, Kraft, and Mondelez. She has been a key leader in Danone’s purpose journey and is a Global Ambassador for the B Corp movement. In 2017, Lorna served as CEO and chairw…
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Emily Strand & Eric StylesMeet Father Rivers (Part 2) Today, we continue our conversation about Fr. Clarence Rivers who influenced so many as a priest, liturgist, composer and mentor with Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers. Learn more about Fr. Clarence Rivershttps://lykefoundation.org/rev-clarence-rivers/ http…
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Emily Strand & Eric StylesMeet Father Rivers (Part 1) Today, Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers talk to us about Fr. Clarence Rivers a hidden yet essential figure in Catholic history of the United States. We learn about how he influenced so many through his ministry as a priest, liturgist, composer, author, spe…
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In a previous life Sally was a TV news reporter and company spokesperson. She is also a qualified speech & drama teacher. Her extensive experience and knowledge about all things voice and presentation have led her to entrepreneurship, where she gives practical, relatable tips for speakers, both new and seasoned. It’s not unusual to find her toastin…
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Deacon Sermed AshkouriA Courageous Faith Deacon Sermed Ashkouri, a bi-ritual deacon who serves the Chaldean mission in the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas and the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about coming to the United States as a teen, what life is like for Christians in Iraq today and the events and activ…
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Living a Designed Life with Cliff Ravenscraft
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Cliff Ravenscraft is a business mentor, a professional coach and motivational speaker. His focus is to help you break free from any beliefs and or behaviors that are holding you back from living the life of your dreams and doing the work you feel most called to do in this world. In this episode we discuss: Spiritual, Financial, Physical, Mental and…
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Nate Tinner -WilliamsBlack Catholic Messenger Nate Tinner -Williams, seminarian, commentator, and cofounder of The Black Catholic Messenger joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his journey into the Catholic Church, connecting with Black Catholics and his discernment to enter the priesthood. Learn aboutThe Josephites (St. Joseph's Society …
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The Journey of Self Discovery with Ember Lynn
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Ember Lynn- The Journey of Self Discovery Ember is a woman living her best life while helping others do the same. In 2020, she left the traditional workforce and started following her passions, creating the life of her dreams. She loves to travel, explore the world, try new things and find different ways to experience pleasure daily. She's a certif…
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Malena TowersThis is Her Story, this is Her Song Malena Towers, Cuban born Opera Singer / Vocalist, Pianist and Music Teacher, who serves as Director of Music at her parish, St. Mary, mother of God church, in Middletown NJ joins us on Voices from the Pews. Learn aboutMalena towershttps://www.malenatowerssoprano.com Malena sings “My Tribute-to God b…
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How nature and death teach us how to LIVE
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Rebecca P. Cohen, a social impact entrepreneur, fulfillment coach and founder of www.sharemyjourney.org , the curated peer hub and community of mutual support that connects our human experiences. Rebecca is also the founder of www.beoutsideandgrow.com , and the author of the parenting book, 15 minutes outside:365 ways to get outta the house and con…
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Episode Notes Sr Mary CorripioJourney of a SoulSr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodnessLearn aboutThe sisters of Notre Dame de Nemurhttps://www.s…
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HoneyBee Companies & Sustainable Leadership with Chris Shuttleworth
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Chris is a multi-passionate creative, who has always been particularly fascinated by how people come together and form social groups. He entered university to study engineering, but exited with a double major in sociology and philosophy. He later pursued an MBA with a focus on organizational development and leader. After 25 years working in the fie…
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From Victimization to Radical Freedom with Mike Harris
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Mike Harris From Victimization to Radical Freedom Mike Harris is a professional coach, entrepreneur, and adventurer whose mission is to guide people all over the world to discover their own form of radical freedom. His pursuit of radical freedom has led him through a number of careers, including pool hustling, professional poker, and corporate fina…
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Sr. Marcia HallProvidence Provides Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood. Learn aboutThe Oblate Sisters of Providence an…
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Barry Selby is an inspirational speaker, relationship expert, best-selling author and spiritual guide. He is affectionately known as the Love Doctor to his friends and clients. With over 35 years of training and experience, including a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology and over 20 years as a professional spiritual counselor, he has helped tho…
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Let's unpack the layers that make setting boundaries a natural occurrence. If you would like to go deeper, or use my self care checklist, email me at kcrooks@empoweredhuman.comBy Kristina Crooks
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BONUS: Laughter Yoga Exercise with Pete Cann
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Find Pete Cann Online #TheLaughterMan Websites: https://petecann.com/ http://www.thecheftree.co.uk Instagram: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeteCann-TheLaughterMan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-daigle-5b4143200/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeteCann-TheLaughterManBy The Kristina Crooks Show | Conscious Conversations about Life, Business and Relationships
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Fr. Alex CastroFaith, Food, Fun Fr. Alex Castro, AA, Pastor of St. Anne/St. Patrick Parish in Sturbridge, MA, and chaplain of the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his vocation story, the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston and the connection between faith and culture.Learn …
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Pete Cann, The Laughter Man: From Dark Times to Lightheartedness
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In this episode we discussed: Laughter yoga as a mechanism for mental wellbeing Pete Cann’s journey that led him to seek out becoming a laughter Yoga Instructor Further Resources Referenced: Womad UK https://womad.co.uk/ Find Pete Cann Online #TheLaughterMan Website: https://petecann.com/ http://www.thecheftree.co.uk Instagram: https://www.youtube.…
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On Aug 11, 2015, Craig's life completely changed. That day he became a single dad of 2 young boys, was rumbling with divorce and a victim of DV. He was nearly 500lbs and facing extreme health challenges- mentally, physically and spiritually he was in crisis. Since that day he has lost 130lbs, become a public speaker to help others overcome their ad…
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Episode Notes Continued conversation with Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston. Learn more about: The Shalom Catholic Community. founded by Moysés de Azevedo. https://www.comshalom.org The Shalom Community in Boston. https://instagr…
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Gay Hendricks: Loving life, exactly as it is
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Gay Hendricks is a leader in transformation, relationships, and consciousness. He is the author of over 40 books, including The Big Leap and Conscious Loving, the title that landed him an interview on Oprah . He lives in Ojai, California with his bride of 40+ years and together they own and operate the Hendricks Institute. Gay also writes fictional…
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The Alinker: A certified B-Corp and a force for good with Founder BE Alink
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Be Alink is a restoration architect, woodworker and inventor of The Alinker, a 3-wheeled walking bike that allows active people with mobility challenges to remain active. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and spent 10 years on community reconstruction in Kenya, The Sudan, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. In 2008 she immigrated…
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By The Kristina Crooks Show | Conscious Conversations about Life, Business and Relationships
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The Kristina Crooks Show: Conscious Conversations about Life, Business and Relationships This podcast is now on YouTube also! You can find me, Kristina, in the following social places: ClubHouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@empoweredhuman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredhumanglobal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-crooks…
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Jamille Lima Pandolfo (Part I)A Heart filled with Shalom Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston Shares about her experience growing up in the Shalom Catholic community and how she fell in love with Jesus and then felt called to become…
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A little introduction to me and the intentions of this podcast. Where I aim for it to go, what I hope you take away, and my invitation for you to journey with me.By Kristina Crooks | Entrepreneur | Ontological Coach
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Barry Selby is an inspirational speaker, relationship expert, best-selling author and spiritual guide. He is affectionately known as the Love Doctor to his friends and clients. With over 35 years of training and experience, including a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology and over 20 years as a professional spiritual counselor, he has helped tho…
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Paul Albert, husband, father, Director of Missions for Life Teen, and Co-Founder of Missionary Impulse shares about growing up Catholic, his journey to a deeper faith in Christ and how he and his wife Anna discerned becoming missionaries in Haiti. Watch Paul speaking (in Haitian Creole) about the St. John Paul II Center in Madian, Haiti,https://www…
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