St. Matthew Moments: Recent Episodes
St. Matthew Family Life Office
St. Matthew Moments is a podcast where the St. Matthew Community comes together to discuss our faith, our families, and our lives. We hope you'll listen along on this journey to grow in faith, grow closer to Christ and the St. Matthew Community.
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments Fr. Ted Sill and Julie Ratliff catch up with 2 seminarians studying for the Columbus Diocese, John Haemmerle and Dominic Ratliff. John and Dominic share with us when they began to hear the call to discern, what excites them about living the life of service to the church through the priesthood and the best advice they can offer to other young men who are hearing this call from the Lord.
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments Julie and Ashley welcome St. Matthew parishioner Mila McNamee as they spend time sharing stories of their love of and growing understanding of the Divine Mercy devotion.
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments, Fr. Ted Sill, Brooke Warren and Julie Ratliff share experiences with the lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Listen in to hear how they strive to make these habits more fruitful in their lives so that it can lead them to greater relationship with the Lord and that others can experience Jesus through and in them.
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments, Fr. Ted Sill, Ashley Allwein and Julie Ratliff welcome Fr. Adam Streitenberger the Coordinator for Evangelization for the Diocese of Columbus Ohio. Hear them share their experiences and stories of Eucharistic Adoration. This Lent the Columbus Diocese is encouraging all of us to spend time with Jesus through the promotion of 40 days of Adoration. St. Matthew will continue to have adoration in the main worship space on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3pm-9pm and is participating in the 40 days of adoration campaign on March 5. The schedule for making a pilgrimage through the diocese can be found at Columbuscatholic.org and here.
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments Ashley Allwein, Maggie Smith, and Julie Ratliff reflect on the end of the Advent Season, Christmas and 2020. While 2020 has been a year of unprecedented trials and challenges it has also provided an opportunity for us to see and remember that the Lord is walking with us and providing means for us to have clearer "2020" vision.
In this week's episode of St. Matthew Moments, Julie Ratliff welcomes Ashley Allwein and Katie Ryzenga as they reflect on the start of a new liturgical year, the ways the church celebrates the season of Advent and the ways they will personally enter into the season. They also share information on St. Matthew's Advent Adventure resource and ways all of our parishioners can socially distance but also celebrate this beautiful season of longing and waiting together. If you would like to join us in the adventure, please email Ashley at aallwein@stmatthew.net. We would love to have you join us!
This week Julie Ratliff from St. Matthew's Family Life office interviews our pastor Fr. Ted Sill, Deacon Candidate Chris Walsh and Sr. Felicity from the Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Province as they share on living out God's call.
RCIA coordinator Jen Cabe, MIchelle Doughterty and Julie Ratliff talk about the communion of Saints
In this episode of St. Matthew Moments, Michelle Dougherty, Maggie Smith, and Julie Ratliff reflect on what having a relationship with Our Lady is like for them. Sharing moments where this relationship began for them personally, how it deepened over time and some of the practices that have helped grow that relationship.
Maggie Smith, Brooke Warren and Julie Ratliff reflect on Mt 20:1-16. Together they recognize the Lord's generosity and how we can respond in prayer. Be inspired to develop your own strategies and physical reminders to take time each day to be with the Lord.