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Hi friends, surprise, it's me! If you were with me on the four-year Raised Catholic journey, you might know that I now write weekly on Subst...

Hi friends, surprise! I'm sneaking back into your podcast feed because I feel strongly led on this day to record this impactful chapter of S...

Well, we've reached the end (at least for now) of the Raised Catholic podcast. This week I'll share some grace-filled moments from this four...

As I mentioned in the last couple of episodes, we're in the home stretch (at least for now) of the Raised Catholic podcast. Last week, I tol...

As I mentioned in the last couple of episodes, we're in the home stretch (at least for now) of the Raised Catholic podcast. Today I'll tell...

As I mentioned in last week's episode, we're in the home stretch (at least for now) of the Raised Catholic podcast. Today I'll walk through...

The Grown-Up Catholicism series wraps up with an episode on continuing education. As in each episode in the series, this one is descriptive...

The Grown-Up Catholicism series continues with an episode on communication. As in each episode in the series, this one is descriptive not pr...

The Grown-Up Catholicism series continues with an episode on leadership. As in each episode in the series, this one is descriptive not presc...

The Grown-Up Catholicism series continues with an episode on voting and political engagement. As in each episode in the series, this one is...

I'm back from a summer break with a new series and today I'll tell you all about it. I hope the Grown-Up Catholicism series is a blessing to...

This summer we are returning to a 2022 series on contemplation, and this week's episode is all about contemplating in church. Church can be...

This summer we are returning to a 2022 series on contemplation, and this week's episode is all about contemplating art. I do hope it's a ble...

This summer we are revisiting a contemplation series from 2022 and this week we have an episode all about contemplating your miraculous body...

This summer we are revisiting a contemplation series from 2022 and this week we have an episode all about tactile prayer. I hope it's a bles...

This summer we are revisiting a contemplation series from 2022 and this week we have an episode all about centering prayer. I hope it's a bl...

This summer I'm returning to a series first published in 2022, in which I model a variety of styles of contemplative prayer. I hope it's a b...

This summer I'm returning to a series first published in 2022, in which I model a variety of styles of contemplative prayer. I hope it's a b...

This summer I'm returning to a series first published in 2022, in which I model a variety of styles of contemplative prayer. I hope it's a b...

This summer I'm returning to a series first published in 2022, in which I model a variety of styles of contemplative prayer. I hope it's a b...

This week I'm offering a short meditation on a snapdragon and how that bottom to top, often unfinished blooming resonates with many of my ex...

This week we'll look at the hard emotions around letting the past go and welcoming in the future we can't yet see. I hope this episode is a...

This week we're considering how to begin to know what we don't know when it comes to God and how we practice our faith. I hope this episode...

This week I'll tell the story of sitting by the water for a short while just witnessing the world, and learning that I want to do more of th...

This week we take a look at recent news developments that reflect and may inform the role of women in the Catholic Church moving forward, al...

This week, I'll tell several stories of when I was with and a little ahead or a little behind others on the road, along with a profound expe...

As we celebrate all of the wonderful people who mother in any way, I'm bringing you an older episode this week. It's number 72: The Spiritua...

This week we're exploring our connection to God and to each other as divinely ordained and planned by God who loves us. I pray this episode...

This week we're reflecting on a field of as-yet unopened tulip blossoms as a metaphor for the things we've planted but which have not yet un...

This week I'm reading a Mary Oliver poem that I hope will give you a good frame for prayer and awe in this holy season in which everything i...

This week I'm using an overgrown area of my yard as a metaphor for when faith and ministry life need tending, pruning, and uprooting. I pray...

Happy Easter! This week we're using the metaphor of our life as a house, and where faith fits into that house will inform how we live out ou...

Today I'm offering an older episode from April of 2022, number 70. I pray it's a blessing to you, happy Easter! ____________________________...

I'm taking five takeaways from the story of Lazarus into my experience of Holy Week, and I hope you'll take them along with you, too. If you...

This week we're considering the spiritual practice of awe, and how moments of awe can point us to what is good, true and beautiful, to the v...

This week we explore the many wonderful things can happen when we're wrong. I hope this episode is a blessing to you! If you'd like to conne...

This week we're considering Jesus' take on 'appropriate clothing' at mass while I tell the story of my unfortunate engagement on an Instagra...

This week we're exploring the miraculous gift and conduit of music, and the ways in which God moves through music to reach and help his peop...

This week I'll bring you an episode from way back in 2021 that I hope will help us to frame our Lent in a positive and hopeful way. If you'd...

Today we explore a small sampling of the miracles I experienced on February 5, 2024. I hope this episode helps all of us to seek and find th...

This week we reflect on how God works through us to deliver his gifts to his people, and how reality that requires us to step back from our...

This week we remember our friends who have gone before us, the ones whose lives we really admired. When we consider their 'yes' that is the...

This week we explore the idea of vocation and how we can identify and step into our God-given vocations that are as uniquely created as we a...

This week I'll tell two stories from my life that remind me of the profound reality that we are seen by God and that our lives matter. I pra...

This week we are exploring prayer postures as an indication of the state of our souls. As we enter a new year, it's a good time to check in...

This year I'll reveal my word of the year for 2024 - Springtime! - along with my process for discovering it. Whichever way you find yours -...

This Christmas week, we explore of the God of impossible things. If the impossible story of God becoming a human is true, then that changes...

This week completes my short series on my takeaways from a recent retreat. I hope it encourages you to consider both contemplative prayer an...

This week continues my short series on takeaways from a recent retreat experience. I hope it's a blessing to you. If you'd like to connect w...

This week I've been a bit under the weather, so I'm bringing you an older episode from 2021, all about how to really prepare for Christmas....