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Episode 67: Teach Us to Pray (ep. 5 sea. 4)36:11

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Learning how to pray is one of the topics Christians are continually striving to learn more about. In this episode we talk in depth about a couple of forms of prayer and also share some of our personal experiences and insights from our own prayer life. We hope that this conversation blesses you and encourages you to pray and encounter Christ mo ...…

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How to Begin Dreaming (ep. 4 sea. 4)33:22

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In this episode we talk about how to begin dreaming about the things God is calling us to, which is very different than the cheesy instagram notion. We also share about dreams being deep desires that God places in our hearts to build up the kingdom and how to invite the Holy Spirit to restore the broken place so that new life can come forth. On ...…

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The Principles of Abiding (ep.3 sea.4)34:14

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In this episode we talk about the scripture from John 15 where Jesus invites us to abide in Him and remain in His love. We discuss the importance of being rooted in Christ and the stumbling blocks that get in the way of that. We particularly explore the concept of littleness vs striving and self reliance. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam ...…

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Power of Connection (ep. 2 sea. 4)31:24

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In this episode we talk about the power of connection and the shared human desire to be connected to one another. We discuss how authentic Christianity is not lived in isolation, the importance of vulnerability, being present to the present moment, and learning to love well and grow out of unhealthy patterns of relating to others.…

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On Summer and Scandal (ep. 1 sea. 4)37:53

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Welcome to Season 4! We are so excited to start our new season in collaboration with Ascension. In our first episode we talk about our summer, introduce ourselves to our new listeners, but most importantly we share our perspective and our journey through the ongoing news of the scandals within the Church. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam ...…

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Episode 62: Summer Bonus – Meet Michelle Benzinger (ep. 27 sea. 3)15:37

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While the ladies are taking the summer off here is a bonus episode where we get the chance to get to know Michelle Benzinger a little better. Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcast | Android Phone | Spotify | RSS Michelle Benzinger - Michelle Benzinger is a national women’s speaker, creative entrepreneur, and advocate for marginalized women an ...…

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Episode 61: Summer Bonus - Meet Sr. Miriam James Heidland (ep. 26 sea. 3)18:08

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While the ladies are taking the summer off here is a bonus episode where we get the chance to get to know Sr. Miriam James Heidland a little better. Sr. Miriam James was raised in Woodland, WA and is a graduate of the University ofNevada-Reno where she played volleyball on a scholarship and majored in Communications. Upon graduation, she joined ...…

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Episode 60: Summer Bonus - Meet Heather Khym (ep. 25 sea. 3)16:39

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The ladies are off for the summer, but we have a bonus interview so you can get to know Heather Khym a little more.By Ascension.

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Episode 59: End of Season Review (ep. 24 sea.3)36:03

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In our last episode before we break for summer, we talk about the highlights of the season and revisit some of the themes that we loved. We had a lot of joking and laughter as we shared some of our personal experiences and we also checked in about our word for the year. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - School of Greatness P ...…

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Episode 58: Book Study - GEE Chapters 4 & 5 (ep. 23 sea. 3)34:32

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In this episode wrap up our study of Gaudete Et Exsultate with chapters 4 & 5. We talk about everything from bullying on social media, the pitfalls of gossip, discernment, and how we can get rid of the poser and experience freedom in humility and poverty of spirit. We also talk about the gift of joy in the midst of struggle and living holiness ...…

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Episode 57: Book Study - GEE Chapters 2 & 3 (ep. 22 sea. 3)36:09

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In this episode we discuss chapters 2 & 3 of “Gaudete Et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad)” by Pope Francis. We talk about our tendencies to fall into judgmentalism or self reliance and how these creep into our spiritual life. We also talk about the beauty of the Beatitudes and our call to get honest with ourselves about our pride and embrace pov ...…

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Episode 56: Book Study - GEE Chapter 1 (ep. 21 sea. 3)39:17

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In this episode we begin our 3 part study of “Gaudete Et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad)” by Pope Francis. We start with a discussion of Chapter 1, “The Call to Holiness”, and that this call is not for the elite, but for everyone to live out in their own unique way. We talk about the misconceptions of what holiness looks like, share some person ...…

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Episode 55: How To Thrive In The Summer (ep. 20 sea. 3)33:25

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If you’d like to join us for our next study, it starts May 28th - “Gaudete Et Exsultate - On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World” by Pope Francis. If you’d like to read it, you can find it at your local Catholic book store or order it on Amazon In this episode we talk about how to thrive during the summer, when we aren’t in our normal schedul ...…

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Episode 54: Mother Mary (ep. 19 sea. 3)34:28

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In this month of May, dedicated to mothers, we wanted to talk about our Lady, our Mother Mary. In this episode we chat about the calling of all women to spiritual motherhood and how we relate to Mary as our mother. We also discuss how Mary can be a powerful model for us of openness to the will of God and filling of the Holy Spirit and how she c ...…

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Episode 53: The Holy Spirit w/ Fr. Dave Pivonka (ep. 18 sea. 3)34:59

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As we approach Pentecost this week, we thought it would be awesome to have a conversation about the Holy Spirit with Fr. Dave Pivonka TOR. Fr. Dave created the “Wild Goose” project with 4PM Media and has a deep devotion to the Holy Spirit. We had the pleasure of hearing Fr. Dave’s story and chatted with him about how to have a relationship with ...…

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Episode 52: Inheritance (ep. 17 sea. 3)46:42

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In this week's episode we wanted you to hear the final talk from our Royal Women’s retreat. Mary Bielski talks about our inheritance as children of God, who is the King of Kings. She passionately shares about what it means to operate in authority, how to become more aware and strengthened by the cloud of witnesses, and how to live out our calli ...…

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Episode 51: Royalty (ep. 16 sea. 3)32:18

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In this weeks episode we reflect on the theme of our Royalty and how we are adopted daughters and sons of the King and therefore we are royal. We discuss the themes from the women’s retreat we did together in British Columbia last week and share about God’s invitation to us, our identity, how to grow in intimacy with Him, and our royal inherita ...…

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Episode 50: Intimacy (ep. 15 sea. 3)38:54

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There is good news and bad news. The bad news is Michelle, Sr. Miriam, and Heather planned on recording a podcast while at the Royal Retreat held this last weekend in British Columbia. Because Michelle's flight was over 3 hours late they didn't have time to record a new podcast. The good news is we have a recording of Heather's talk from Saturd ...…

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Episode 49: John 21 (ep. 14 sea. 3)33:04

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In this week's episode we break open John 21, where Peter goes back to his old way of life, encounters Jesus, and reconciles with him. We discuss how we often go back to our old ways after Lent, but that God is calling us to deeper intimacy and transformation. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - “Find Me” - Jonathan Helser Mic ...…

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Episode 48: Favorite Things (ep. 13 sea. 3)35:48

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We thought we would have a little fun this week with a light hearted conversation about some of our favorite things from movies to saints and everything in between. We have learned that in order to have thriving relationships, its so important to never stop learning about the other. Laughing and chatting about things we love, bonds people. We h ...…

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Episode 47: Book Study - Epilogue (ep. 12 sea. 3)29:01

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In this weeks podcast we finish our Life of the Beloved book study with “Living as the Beloved” and the epilogue. We discuss how God is Love and He desires to be loved by us. All that God has done for us deserves a response, a personal response to His goodness, His love, and His sacrifice. Thank you for joining us for the book study and we look ...…

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Episode 46: Book Study - Given (ep. 11 sea. 3)33:11

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In this weeks podcast we reflect on the next chapter in Life of the Beloved, “Given”. We talk about the greatest gift we can offer another is not our talents, but our very selves. This allows for the deep connection and intimacy we all long for, but to give ourselves we need to first possess ourselves and know our identity as beloved. Join the ...…

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Episode 45: Book Study - Broken (ep. 10 sea. 3)30:38

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This week we continue our book study of “Life of the Beloved” chapter 5, “Broken”. We talk about how our brokenness is unique to our story and that God wants to bring healing and restoration to us. We discuss the ways that we can often numb out to the pain and how God is inviting us to live a more full and abundant life by living our identity a ...…

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Episode 44: Book Study - Blessed (ep. 9 sea. 3)30:06

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This week we continue our book study “Life of the Beloved” chapter 4, “Blessed”. We talk about how the deepest affirmation of our being comes from God who desires to bless us. Many of us have experience so many words of destruction and negativity that need to be restored by true blessing from God and one another. Hope you enjoy this weeks podca ...…

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Episode 43: Book Study - Taken (ep. 8 sea. 3)34:54

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This week we dive into part 4 of “Life of the Beloved” chapter 3, “Taken”. We talk about how being chosen by God does not exclude others, rather it is personal and includes everyone. We also discuss how to unmask the world, declare truth over our lives, and cure the critical heart with gratitude. Hope you enjoy this weeks podcast! One Thing We ...…

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Episode 42: Book Study - Becoming the Beloved (ep. 7 sea. 3)29:18

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In this episode we discuss “Life of the Beloved” chapter 2, “Becoming the Beloved” We chat about how we can allow the knowledge of being the Beloved to become infused in our daily life, moment by moment. We also talk about living the abundant life and allowing our hearts to desire heaven. One Thing We Love This Week: Michelle's One Thing - Defe ...…

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Episode 41: Book Study - Being the Beloved (ep. 6 sea. 3)31:53

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In this episode we discuss the first chapter of our book study “Life of the Beloved” called Being the Beloved. We talk about what it means to be Beloved and the voices that come against that truth. Join the Facebook discussion group here One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - “Agape” by Bear’s Den Michelle's One Thing - “The home ...…

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Episode 40: Book Study - Introduction and Prologue (ep. 5 sea. 3)33:42

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In this episode we begin our Lenten book study of “Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen. We begin with an introduction of who Henri Nouwen is and the Prologue. Join the Facebook discussion group here One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - Superbowl Michelle's One Thing - Eli Manning/Odell Beckham Jr commercial Heather's One Thing ...…

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Episode 39: Unity (ep. 4 sea. 3)31:59

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In this episode we discuss the prayer of Jesus for unity, that we would all be one. We chat about how this is the heart of God and how we can grow in unity among denominations with our Christian brothers and sisters as the body of Christ. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - The Sacrament of Marriage and good married couples Mi ...…

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Episode 38: Pruning (ep. 3 sea. 3)35:53

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In this episode we talking about spiritual pruning and how its a difficult part of the process, but necessary to bring about growth and good fruit. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - Safe Sr. Miriam's Other One Thing - Beyond The Blue Michelle's One Thing - Print from Katie Fitzgerald - Sr. Miriam quote Heather's One Thing - ...…

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Episode 37: Abiding Together with Jenna Guizar (ep. 2 sea. 3)38:35

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We are so excited to share this interview we did with our good friend Jenna Guizar. Jenna is the founder and creative director of Blessed is She, a Catholic women’s community committed to deepening a life of prayer starting with daily Scripture devotionals and supportive sisterhood. We had a great and heartfelt conversation with Jenna about her ...…

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Episode 36: To Begin Again (ep. 1 sea. 3)40:02

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Happy New Year! Welcome to Season 3! In this episode we talk about beginning again, our word of the year, not settling for mediocrity, and how to engage in your life with new perspective and openness to the love of God. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - Deep friendships. Especially with Heather and Michelle of course :) Mich ...…

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Episode 35: Believe – Advent Part 4 (ep. 14 sea. 2)29:25

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In part 4 of our Advent series "Believe" we are super excited that we get to record together in person! We talk about what it means to believe and hold on to God's promises even in dark times and we reflect on Mary's "fiat". One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - In thanksgiving and gratitude to God for my 15th anniversary of my ...…

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Episode 34: Be Still – Advent Part 3 (ep. 13 sea. 2)29:09

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In our third part of our Advent series we discuss how to find stillness in the busy chaos of life. God speaks in the stillness and its there that we meet him and find the answers to our restless souls. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - "Song of Solomon" - by Jesus Culture with Martin Smith Heather's One Thing - Family Daily ...…

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Episode 33: Beloved - Advent Part 2 (ep. 12 sea. 2)32:42

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In this episode we continue our Advent series by talking about our identity as the beloved sons and daughters of God. In our deepest longing to be loved and known, God the Father calls us His beloved and invites into intimacy with Him. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - The dentist! Michelle's One Thing - The Saint Project AN ...…

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Episode 32: Belonging - Advent Part 1 (ep. 11 sea. 2)32:06

10M ago32:06

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In this episode we begin our 4 part Advent series with the topic of "Belonging". Here we talk about the gift of belonging to God's family and what this means to us as Christians. We also reflect on the women in the lineage of Jesus and how He redeemed their stories. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam's One Thing - good people especially th ...…

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Episode 31: Prayer (episode 10 season 2)33:21

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In this episode we talk about prayer as an encounter with Love, a conversational relationship with God. We talk about different ways to pray and connect with the heart of God, what to do in seasons of dryness, and cultivating the discipline of prayer in your schedule. One Thing We Love This Week: Heather's One Thing - Deliverance Prayers: For u ...…

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Episode 30: Abiding Together with Lisa Brenninkmeyer (episode 9 season 2)36:18

11M ago36:18

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In this episode we have a special guest and dear friend Lisa Brenninkmeyer! She is the founder of Walking With Purpose, a Catholic women’s Bible study that aims to bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We chat about how she seeks to abide with Christ in the midst of balancing busy family life and work and how to abide ...…

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Episode 29: What I Would Say To My Younger Self (episode 8 season 2)37:38

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In this episode we talk about advice and words of truth we wish we could give to our young adult selves. We speak about places of identity, calling, that your vocation is not the finish line, and the importance of allowing people with wisdom to speak into your life. One Thing We Love This Week: Heather Khym's One Thing - Brene Brown Michelle Be ...…

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Episode 28: Beauty Will Save the World (episode 7 season 2)31:18

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In this episode we talk about the quote "Beauty will Save the World" by Dostoevsky. We discuss how true beauty leads you outside of yourself to humanity and to the Divine Creator, whereas the counterfeits lead us away. We address how paying attention to our life allows us to experience epiphanies of beauty. One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miri ...…

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Episode 27: Breakthrough vs Breakdown (episode 6 season 2)31:15

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In this episode we talk about how breakdown can lead to breakthrough if we allow God to enter into our pain. Join us as we discuss how to grow in deeper intimacy with God and experience healing and restoration. One Thing We Love This Week: Heather's one thing - "No Longer Slaves" Michelle's one thing - fall weather and green and white pumpkins ...…

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Episode 26: Hope in Seasons of Darkness (episode 5 season 2)28:43

12M ago28:43

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In this episode we discuss how to be a people of hope and not give into despair amidst the tragedy that we experience in the world. If we can keep the hope of heaven in our hearts, we can answer God's invitation to be a beacon of hope to a hurting world. One Thing We Love This Week: Michelle's one thing - "Let it Be" by Alicia Keys and John Leg ...…

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Episode 25: The Art of Loving (episode 4 season 2)49:28

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Chris Benzinger and Jake Khym are back as our guests as we talk about the art of loving well. We journey into the topics of recognizing one another’s stories, championing dreams, how to bring the questions of our identity to God and fighting for (not against!) the ones we love. One Thing We Love This Week: Chris's One thing - The word "fierce" ...…

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Episode 24: How to Pray for Your Children - and people important to you! (episode 3 season 2)43:58

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In this episode we feature our first guests! And they are men!! Jake Khym and Chris Benzinger join us as we delve into how to pray for your children, the blessing of their hearts and the hope we have for those whom God has placed in our lives. They not only capture how to father your children well, but also how to live as a child of God. One Th ...…

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Episode 23: Rhythm, Rest and the Sabbath (episode 2 season 2)32:47

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"The purpose of journeying together in spiritual friendship and spiritual community (whether there are just two of you or whether you are in a small group) is to listen to one another's desire for God, to nurture that desire in each other and to support one another in seeking a way of life that is consistent with that desire. ” Ruth Haley Barto ...…

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Episode 22: A New Season of Belonging (episode 1 season 2)30:01

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“A tree can be only as strong as the forest that surrounds it." - Peter Wohlleben Welcome to Season 2 In this episode we talk about beginning a new season, the daily encounter with God, the gift of presence in the moment to moment and the hidden life of trees (as well as nuns with chainsaws!) Please check out our new website and discussion ques ...…

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Episode 21: Joy of the Gospel (part 5) - #02133:30

1+ y ago33:30

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In this episode we wrap up our 5 part series on Pope Francis’s “Joy of the Gospel”. Sr. Miriam shares about her experiences at the USCCB Convocation that just finished in Orlando. We also discuss chapter 5, which is all about being Spirit filled evangelizers. This is our last episode of this season. We hope you’ll catch up on any previous episo ...…

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Episode 20: Joy of the Gospel (part 4) – #02029:21

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In this episode we discuss chapter 4 of Pope Francis's "Evangelii Gaudium - The Joy of the Gospel". In this episode we talk about how the call to move beyond our personal experience of faith to bring the Kingdom of God to the world. Also our need to learn from the poor in our midst and remember that we belong to each other.…

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Episode 19: Joy of the Gospel (part 3) – #01928:32

1+ y ago28:32

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In this episode we discuss chapter 3 of Pope Francis's "Evangelii Gaudium - The Joy of the Gospel". We focus on the importance of love as the heart of the Gospel and how we need to have an ongoing personal encounter with this Love before we can evangelize. We also talk about the Pope's thoughts on the maternal dimension of evangelization. One T ...…

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Episode 18: Joy of the Gospel (Part 2) – #01833:34

1+ y ago33:34

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In this episode we talk about the second chapter of Pope Francis's "Evangelii Gaudium - The Joy of the Gospel". We discuss some of the challenges of today's world and of pastoral worker and how to not be a sour puss :) One Thing We Love This Week: Michelle's one thing - VisualGrace.org Sr. Miriam's one thing - water with lemon Heather's one thi ...…

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