Say Yes to Holiness: Recent Episodes
Christina Semmens
A podcast designed to inspire, encourage, and accompany you to finding purpose, peace and abundance in your daily life in the pursuit of holiness
The Say Yes to Holiness podcast seeks to provide Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina discusses the importance of continuing to grow in our relationship with God during Ordinary Time. She emphasizes the need for consistency, perseverance, and the cultivation of four habits: daily prayer and meditation, frequenting the sacraments, growing in virtue, and abandoning ourselves to God's will. She also explores the concepts of finding God, the importance of patience, and the process of detachment. She also offers practical suggestions like the daily examen, devotion to the Sacred Heart, cultivating patience, and seeking Mary's intercession.
Takeaways
- Consistency and perseverance are key to growing in our relationship with God during ordinary time.
- Four habits to cultivate are daily prayer and meditation, frequenting the sacraments, growing in virtue, and abandoning ourselves to God's will.
- Everyone is either looking for God or has found Him and is deepening their relationship with Him.
- Pride can hinder our ability to recognize and accept the truth of God's love and presence in our lives.
- Patience is essential for navigating difficulties and avoiding burnout.
- Detachment is about loving things and people in a way that allows us to let go and focus on God.
- Practical suggestions include daily examination, devotion to the Sacred Heart, cultivating patience through humility, faith, and joy, and seeking Mary's intercession.
Sound Bites
- "We need to be constant, we need to persevere."
- "Everyone is looking for God. Either they found him and continuing that search to deepen their relationship, or they're thirsting and hungering and seeking him still."
- "We have to make room for God. If we think we have all the answers, if we think we've got it all together, if we think that we don't need God, then we're that much farther away from finding that peace and that joy and that salvation that God is waiting to give us."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Importance of Growing in Relationship with God During Ordinary Time
03:23 The Importance of Consistency and Perseverance
04:21 Finding God and the Role of Sinners
08:06 Overcoming Pride to Recognize God's Presence
14:47 The Power of Patience in Navigating Difficulties
26:35 Practical Suggestions for Spiritual Growth
29:00 Conclusion and Seeking Mary's Intercession
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Sister Alicia Torres of the Franciscans of Eucharist of Chicago discusses her journey of faith and the work she is doing with the National Eucharistic Revival. She highlights the importance of the family in the journey of discipleship and shares her own experiences of daily Mass and commitment to the pro-life movement. Sister Alicia also talks about the Eucharistic Revival and the National Eucharistic Congress, emphasizing the need for authentic encounter with the Holy Eucharist and the importance of being a Eucharistically centered community. She encourages individuals and parishes to participate in the revival through prayer, adoration, and service.
Takeaways
The family plays a crucial role in the journey of discipleship.
Encounter with the Holy Eucharist is essential for deepening one's relationship with God.
Being a Eucharistically centered community involves recognizing the sacrifice of Christ and living a life of self-gift.
Participation in the Eucharistic Revival can be through prayer, adoration, and service.
Praying for bishops and priests is important, as they are instrumental in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Personal habits and practices, such as quiet time and creative activities, can contribute to one's journey towards holiness.
Sound Bites
"The family plays a crucial role in the journey of discipleship."
"Encounter with the Holy Eucharist is essential for deepening one's relationship with God."
"Being a Eucharistically centered community involves recognizing the sacrifice of Christ and living a life of self-gift."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:16 Similar Journeys and the Importance of the Church Community
04:15 The National Eucharistic Revival and the Eucharistic Congress
09:41 Participating in the Eucharistic Revival
13:26 Praying for Bishops and Priests
29:44 Closing Remarks and Invitation
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The Say Yes to Holiness podcast seeks to provide Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina discusses the importance of the Holy Spirit in our journey towards holiness. She emphasizes the need to be aware of the Holy Spirit's presence and to invite Him into our lives. Semmens also highlights the role of prayer in forming virtues, suppressing negative emotions, and drawing us closer to God. She encourages listeners to prioritize prayer and trust in God's plan. Additionally, Semmens explores the concept of detachment, obedience, and trust, using Mary as an example. She concludes by offering resolutions for listeners to deepen their relationship with the Holy Spirit and grow in holiness.
Takeaways
- Be aware of the Holy Spirit's presence and invite Him into your life
- Prioritize prayer to form virtues and suppress negative emotions
- Practice detachment, obedience, and trust in God's plan
- Seek inspiration from Mary's example of detachment, obedience, and trust
- Make resolutions to deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit and grow in holiness
Sound Bites
- "The Holy Spirit is the life of our souls"
- "Virtues are formed by prayer"
- "The Holy Spirit is a master craftsman who fashions living stones into a spiritual temple"
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Karen Stiller, author of 'Holiness Here'. In their conversation, they discuss the importance of holiness in everyday life.
Karen shares her own faith journey and how she was inspired by her husband's commitment to holiness. She also emphasizes the need for honesty and transparency in our spiritual growth and encourages readers to believe in their own holiness. Karen suggests practical steps such as sitting in a room and affirming, 'I am holy', and being open to opportunities for acts of love and forgiveness. Finally, Karen also highlights the power of community and accountability in our journey towards holiness.
Takeaways
- Holiness is not just for the 'perfect', but for everyone. We are called to participate in our own transformation and believe in our belovedness.
- Practical steps towards holiness include affirming our holiness, being open to acts of love and forgiveness, and growing through both love and hardship.
- Honesty and transparency are essential in our spiritual growth. Sharing our struggles and mistakes with others creates a space for growth and accountability.
- Reading spiritual books and engaging in spiritual practices can deepen our understanding of holiness and support our journey towards sanctity.
- Believing in our own holiness and embracing the journey of growth can bring meaning and purpose to our faith.
Sound Bites
- "We want to change and we want to know that this life of faith is an adventure."
- "Holiness is transforming union with God."
- "We are holy, but then we get to do holy and then we will grow."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:00 Karen's Faith Journey and Vocation as a Writer
07:12 Redefining Holiness and Embracing the Journey
15:09 Discussing Holiness Differently to Propel Growth
23:04 Moving Beyond Messiness and Brokenness
26:50 Practical Steps Towards Holiness
29:38 The Power of Honesty and Accountability
35:10 Closing Remarks and Contact Information
To learn more about Karen and her work, go to: www.karenstiller.com
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The Say Yes to Holiness podcast seeks to provide Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina Semmens discusses the significance of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how we can embrace the waiting period before Pentecost. She emphasizes the importance of stripping our intellect of passions in order to be open to the Holy Spirit's guidance. Semmens also highlights the role of the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist, in nourishing our souls and allowing the Holy Spirit to dwell within us. She encourages listeners to do good deeds with love, asking for Mary's intercession, and to remain steadfast in their faith despite the imperfections of the Church.
Takeaways
- Stripping our intellect of passions allows us to be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
- The sacraments, especially the Eucharist, nourish our souls and allow the Holy Spirit to dwell within us.
- Doing good deeds with love, through the intercession of Mary, is essential.
- Despite the imperfections of the Church, we should remain steadfast in our faith and trust that God will reform His Church according to His will.
Sound Bites
- "When our intellect, our reason, is stripped of the passions, then we are truly open to the Holy Spirit."
- "The Holy Spirit brings Jesus to you, for example, for you to consume body, blood, soul, and divinity."
- "Without love, deeds, even those that seem quite extraordinary count as nothing."
Chapters
- 00:00 Embracing the Waiting Period Before Pentecost
- 08:48 Nourishing Our Souls Through the Sacraments
- 15:15 Doing Good Deeds with Love
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this episode, Christina speaks with Rachel Balducci, a writer and co-host of the GIST on Catholic TV, shares her journey of finding her identity and purpose as a wife and mother. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing that our worth and identity come from being known and loved by God. Rachel also discusses the power of prayer and the need to create sacred spaces to connect with the Lord. She encourages women to find their unique gifts and wait on God's timing, rather than trying to do everything at once. Rachel's work as a writer has allowed her to share her personal experiences and lessons learned, while also inspiring others.
Takeaways
Our worth and identity come from being known and loved by God.
Create sacred spaces and spend time in prayer to connect with the Lord.
Recognize and embrace your unique gifts, and wait on God's timing.
Share your personal experiences and lessons learned to inspire others.
Sound Bites
"I'm a mom. That's my primary vocation."
"We're too quick to let our identity come from the things we do."
"You have value beyond measure."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
01:28 Rachel's Journey to Being a Writer and Co-Host
05:15 The Importance of Recognizing Our Worth and Identity
09:03 Discovering Passion and Adventure in Life
14:31 The Power of Prayer and Creating Sacred Spaces
25:41 Finding Peace and Truth in Prayer
29:03 Advice to Her 18-Year-Old Self
32:23 Conclusion and Where to Find Rachel's Work
www.rachelbalducci.com
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The Say Yes to Holiness podcast is all about providing you Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina Semmens discusses the gifts and graces of the Easter season and how we can grow in holiness. She emphasizes the importance of staying connected to Jesus, relying on His strength, and utilizing the gifts He has given us. Christina also encourages listeners to pause, practice aspirations (short prayers), and seek spiritual direction or mentorship. The key takeaways include pausing to see the goodness around us, staying connected to Jesus through aspirations, relying on His word and sacraments, and seeking guidance from a spiritual director or mentor.
Takeaways
- Pause and see the goodness around you
- Practice aspirations to stay connected to Jesus
- Rely on Jesus' word and sacraments
- Seek guidance from a spiritual director or mentor
Sound Bites
- "We rely on ourselves"
- "Pause and give thanks"
- "Practice aspirations"
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Dr. Tom Harmon, Associate Director of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, to discuss the new Master of Arts in Evangelization program offered by the Word on Fire Institute and UST Houston.
The program aims to teach people how to approach evangelization in the same way as Bishop Robert Barron, focusing on finding the good, true and beautiful in culture and engaging with it.
The program includes courses on philosophy, apologetics, ethics, art, poetry, and architecture, as well as a summer immersion experience. The program is open to people of all ages and professions who have a heart for evangelization.
Takeaways
- The Master of Arts in Evangelization program aims to teach people how to approach evangelization in the same way as Bishop Robert Barron.
- The program focuses on finding the good in culture and engaging with it, using philosophy, apologetics, ethics, art, poetry, and architecture.
- The program includes a summer immersion experience where students and professors come together for a week of lectures, seminars, workshops, and fellowship.
- The program is open to people of all ages and professions who have a heart for evangelization.
Sound Bites
- "Even in the most hostile cultures, there are still these traces of God's truth that can be found."
- "Nothing's too mundane for the attention of the evangelist."
- "The program is not just interested only in theology, but also in art, literature, history, and politics."
Chapters
00:00 The Journey Towards Holiness
00:37 Introduction and Background
03:31 Introduction and Background
10:10 The Creation of the Initiative
17:18 Practical Ways to Evangelize
29:53 Hopes for the Program
34:05 Book, Movie, and TV Show Recommendations
38:54 Closing Remarks
39:20 Leaving Suggestions for Upcoming Podcasts
To learn more, go to: https://www.stthom.edu/MAEvangelization
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Summary
In this episode, Christina reflects on the Easter season and shares quotes from saints to inspire and encourage listeners.
The main themes include God's love and mercy, the importance of forgiveness, and the need to trust in Jesus.
Christina encourages listeners to spend time in thanksgiving after receiving the Eucharist, reflect on the cross and the forgiveness we have received, and repeat the mantra 'Jesus, I trust in you' for peace and hope.
The episode concludes with a reminder to begin again with joy and to open our hearts to God's love and mercy.
Takeaways
- The Easter season is an opportunity to reflect on God's love and mercy.
- Forgiveness is essential for our journey towards holiness.
- Trusting in Jesus brings comfort, peace, and joy.
- Reflecting on the cross reminds us of the forgiveness we have received and encourages us to forgive others.
- Beginning again with joy allows us to let go of the past and embrace the present moment.
Sound Bites
- "Let's meditate on God's love and His mercy."
- "The essence of Divine Mercy is to trust and live by God's grace."
- "Reflect upon the cross, the sign of the crucifixion, and allow the forgiveness that God won for us to inspire us to forgive others."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Easter Greetings
08:33 The Power of Forgiveness
13:44 Finding Comfort and Peace in Trusting in Jesus
23:51 Beginning Again with Joy
28:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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A small morsel from this week's podcast episode!
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Day 54--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Love
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Day 53--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Hope & Wisdom
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Day 52--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Faith & Courage
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Day 51--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Silence
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Day 50--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Patience
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Day 49--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Perseverance & Friendship
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Day 48--Love Like A Saint--Reflection Week--Obedience
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Day 47--Love Like A Saint--HAPPY EASTER! HE IS RISEN! ALELLUIA! ALLELUIA!
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Day 46--Love Like A Saint--Epilogue--Magnanimity
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Day 45--Love Like A Saint--Epilogue--Humility
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Day 44--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words
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Day 43--Love Like A Saint--The Leading Lady of Penitence
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Day 42--Love Like A Saint--Lacordaire's Magdalen
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Day 41--Love Like A Saint--Exit Stage Left
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Day 40--Love Like A Saint--Modern Magdalene
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Day 39--Love Like A Saint--Who Needs Your Love?
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Day 38--Love Like A Saint--Saint Mary Magdalene
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Day 37--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words
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Day 36--Love Like A Saint--In Christ Alone
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Day 35--Love Like A Saint--The Way of the Cross
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Day 34--Love Like A Saint--Converging Hopes
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Day 33-Love Like A Saint--Cross Bearer
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Day 32--Mary of the Cross, Mary MacKillop
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Day 31--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words
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Day 30--Love Like A Saint--Beloved Brown Mother
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Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out of Love
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Day 28--Love Like A Saint--Conversion and Coraggio
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Day 27--Love Like A Saint--Hidden Mystery, New Master
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Day 26--Love Like A Saint--A Shattered Little Heart
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Day 25--Love Like A Saint--Saint Josephine Bakhita
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Day 24--Love Like a Saint--In Her Own Words
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Day 23--Love Like A Saint--A Silent Heart is a Loving Heart
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Day 22--Love Like A Saint--Reviving Poustinia
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Day 21--Love Like A Saint--The Silence of Lover
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Day 20--Love Like A Saint--Catherine de Hueck Doherty
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Day 19--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words
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Day 18--Love Like A Saint--She Knew How To Wait
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Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out Of Love
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Day 17--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience--Part 2
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Day 16--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience
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Day 15--Love Like A Saint--A Note of Clarification
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Day 14--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Elizabetta Canori Mora
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Day 13--Love Like A Saint--Holding Jesus in the Palm of her Hand
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Day 12--Love Like A Saint--Friendship in Letters
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Day 11--Love Like A Saint--Little Still Host on the Altar
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Day 10--Love Like A Saint--An Enchanted Heart
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Day 9--Love Like A Saint--Looking Through Death
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Day 8--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro
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Day 7--Love Like A Saint--And A Child Shall Lead Them
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Day 6--Love Like A Saint--Going to the Angels
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Day 5--Love Like A Saint--The Beauty in Obedience
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Day 4--Love Like A Saint--From Little Tyrant to Little Lamb
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Day 3--Love Like A Saint--The Little Girl Who Lived in a Castle
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Day 2--Love Like A Saint--Venerable Anne de Guigne
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Day 1--Love Like A Saint--Introduction
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness... Christina speaks about:
- Why carrying the cross before us helps us grow in holiness
- What we should be doing instead of worrying or feeling anxious
- How we can find love in all that we do
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Honorable Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director of El Camino de San Antonio Missions, a new evangelization program of the Archdiocese of San Antonio Texas that encourages pilgrimages to the four eighteenth century Spanish Colonial Mission churches and San Fernando Cathedral located in the archdiocese.
Rebecca and I spoke about her faith journey, and how she desired to be a missionary when she was a child, but pursued a career in law where she served as a district and appellate judge. Rebecca is also a recognized author and speaks on a variety of topics.
Rebecca shared that she developed her interest and love of the missions by leading her sixth-grade religious education groups on pilgrimages to the missions on bicycle. And, then, over the years, the group grew to include over 100 adults and children of the parish. The interest prompted her to become a National Association of Interpreters Certified Interpretive Guide, and she continues to use her certification to accompany pilgrims along the river trail that links the missions and Cathedral.
When I asked about the connection between the Camino in Spain and in San Antonio, she spoke about the great honor and privilege that is available for anyone who makes the Camino in San Antonio can receive credit towards their compostela if they then continue their journey in Spain.
For anyone who makes a pilgrimage discovers the power that comes from making the journey, particularly by learning how to slow down and express gratitude for all of God's gifts. But even if you are unable to walk or bike the Camino, you can still make an "armchair pilgrimage" that can make you a powerful intercessor for others, especially when partnering with the Blessed Mother.
Our conversation was both illuminating and inspiring and I hope that you find it to be the same so as to encourage you to comontinue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Rebecca and the El Camino de San Antonio Missions go to: https://caminosanantonio.org/el-camino/
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why spiritual reading needs to become a habit
- What our baptismal call is all about
- How a Plan of Life can transform your life
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with MaryRuth Hackett, Author of Daughter By Design: Discovering Your Identity as God's Beloved Daughter:MaryRuth and I had a wonderful conversation as we spoke about her own journey as well as her passion to share about the best of developmental science and the Catholic faith. She writes and speaks about this intersection of faith and science, seeking to blend them into the original harmony God intended.
Our conversation also included an indepth dive into her book, Daughter By Design: Discovering Your Identity as God's Beloved Daughter. In her book, MaryRuth writes about the key to growth and discernment, and helps readers answer the question of what your purpose in life is and who you really are.
In addition, we spoke about how to prioritize your spiritual life and develop a healthy habit of daily prayer, the process of identifying and claiming your own version of feminine genius, andhow trusting surrender is the only true cure for perfectionism.
If you ae looking for a way to stake your eternal life on the truth of your existence as a daughter of God, then this conversation will be sure to inspire and encourage you so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about MaryRuth and her work, go to:
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we must grow in humility
- What the Christmas season allows us to do
- How the gift of the Incarnation is a gift for each one of us
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Elizabeth Kelly, Author, Retreat Leader & Spiritual Director:Liz and I had a most heartfelt and engaging conversation about lots of things, charisms, retreats, Scripture, how to pray when things are painful and difficult, but especially about how the Lord needs YOU to become exactly who He created you to be.
This process can take a while (a lifetime for most of us!), but throughout the journey, God is inviting us to do great things--simply by living the life you have in union with God and to the full.
We are able to do this because of God's great love for us as well as the many graces He desires to shower upon us--if we but allow Him.
I pray that you are inspired and encouraged by this conversation so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Liz and her work, go to:
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness... She speaks about:
- Why Christmas is THE great encounter with God
- What Christ's coming means for each and every one of us
- How to become ready to adore Christlike a shepherd
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Greg Aitchison, founder of the Catholic Religion Teacher and Happy, Healthy and Holy Coaching:Greg and I had a most fun and entertaining conversation as we geeked out on books, teaching, travel and how to go about cultivating the sorts of habits we need in order to become happy, healthy and holy people.
We especially had fun sharing what are some of the greatest influences upon us, and would it surprise you to know that it was a plethora of saints?!
But the biggest takeaway was the reminder that God can write great stories with our lives--if we but let Him.
I pray that you are inspired and encouraged by this conversation so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Greg and his coaching, go to:
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This time, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness... In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why Advent is referred to as a "mini Lent"
- What quiet can do for us in the midst of activity
- How the Scriptures for Advent properly prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Dr. Scott Hefelfinger, Theologian and Professor at the Augustine Institute about the upcoming new series, "Rooted: Rediscover the Jesse Tree."
Dr Scott and I had a wonderful conversation about his own journey of faith and how Scripture has been a source of knowing God's love. We especially focused on how our story is God's story and is a part of salvation history. We often forget this reality, and how this can become an entry point into a deeper relationship with Christ.
To that end, Dr Scott saw his family's Jesse Tree celebration as a way to share that reality, and from that insight came a new 22-episode series that guides Catholics through a daily Advent reflection using the Jesse Tree model traditionally practiced by families.
Each seven-minute episode introduces the ancestors of Jesus Christ, shares a Scripture passage, and offers an engaging, practical reflection. The Rooted series is designed to help viewers apply the passage and related teachings to each day of Advent, and in the process, we lay the foundation necessary for each of us to find the fullness of joy, peace and love of the Christmas season.
This conversation was a wonderful reminder that every one of us matters since we each have a page to write in the great story of salvation. I pray that you, too, are inspired and encouraged by this conversation so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Dr Scott and his work, go to: https://www.augustineinstitute.org/faculty-and-staff/scott-hefelfinger-ph-d
To learn more about Rooted, go to: https://daily.formed.org/advent
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why kairos time always expands chronos time
- What it means to pick up our Cross and follow Jesus
- How gratitude changes our perception about our daily life
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Lisa Fahey, Author, Coach and Publisher.Lisa has over twenty-nine years of experience working with youth, adults and women in the Church.
Our conversation focused upon her book, Restored, and how she has been using it to help others, especially women, encounter Christ. She shared her own story and how she was forever changed when she had her encounter with Jesus and how that sparked a desire to help others experience the same.
We also spoke about the power of Scripture and how God's Word has been absolutely transformative in her life. The result has been that she has carefully crafted and designed engaging, interactive and spiritually rich Bible studies and talks, all designed to help people discover their identity in God.
We also spoke about her publishing company, Farmhouse Publishings, and how that has become a vehicle through which she is trying to ensure that good and beautiful stories are shared with the world.
This conversation was such a joy for me, and truly inspired and encouraged me. I pray that you, too, find comfort and confirmation of your identity as sons and daughters of God so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Lisa Fahey and her books, coaching and publishing, go to: https://www.lisafahey.com
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why all sinners can have hope
- What we can do to become a saint
- How God is able to create saints from sinners
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 65--Epilogue
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Day 64--Part Five, 5b--For an Effective Apostolate
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Day 63--Part Five, 5a--For His Personal Interior Life
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Day 62--Part Five, 5--The Apostle Must Have An Ardent Devotion To Mary Immaculate
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Day 61--Part Five, V--Self Custody Under What Conditions?
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Kris Frank, Chief Mission Officer for the National Eucharistic Revival.
You may or may not have heard about the Eucharistic Revival, so Kris and I began our time together talking about what it is and the overarching goal of the Revival as well--which is to bring about a revival in the Church by deepening people's devotion to the Eucharist.
In the process, Kris shares highlights from his own faith journey and how he ended up in his current role. We also spoke about the beautiful and engaging new video series currently being rolled out entitled, "Jesus and the Eucharist" for the Revival, which aims to form people's knowledge and understanding of the Eucharist while building greater community within parishes.
We spoke about the challenges that parishes face in the attempt to cultivate a disposition of life-long formation and accompaniment, and Kris suggested that every parish can look to potentially take on catechesis about all the sacraments as a way to help people understand more deeply the graces that are available to us through them.
We then shared about some of the challenges of staying connected to Jesus while working for Him, before concluding our conversation with Kris expressing his hope for the Revival that it would help to bring people on the margins back to the truth of God's love.
This conversation was illuminating, inspiring and encouraging for me, and I pray that you find it to be as well so that you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so that together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about the National Eucharistic Revival, go to: https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/
Or to watch the video series, go to: https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/jesus-and-the-eucharist
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Day 60--Soul of the Apostolate--Part V, 4, IV--Learning Self Custody
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Day 59--V, 4, III--Self Custody Aided By Devotion to Our Lady
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Day 58--V, 4, II--Self Custody Begins With The Practice of the Presence of God
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Day 57--Part V, I--The Need for Self Custody
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Day 56--Part V, 4--Custody of the Heart is the Keystone of the Interior Life
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Day 55--Soul of the Apostolate--Part Vc--Doing My Liturgical Work
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why immersing yourself in Scripture deepens your faith
- What is the key componenent to ensuring you experience peace
- How praying the Rosary can increase your capacity to persevere
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 54--Part Vb Immediate Preparation
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Day 53--Part 5 V The Practice of the Liturgical Life
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Day 52--Part 5 IVc The Liturgical Life Makes Me Live the Life of the Saints and Blessed in Heaven
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Day 51--Part 5 IVb It is a Most Powerful Aid in Conforming My Interior Life to That of Jesus Christ
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Day 50--Part 5, 3 IV--Advantages of the Liturgical Lfe
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Day 49--Part 5, 3 III--The Liturgical Spirit Third Principle
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Day 48--Part 5, 3 III--The Liturgical Spirit Second Principle
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Day 47 --Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5, 3, III--The Liturgical Spirit
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Day 46--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5, 3--II What is the Liturgical Life?
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Day 45--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5, 3 I--What is the Liturgy?
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Day 44--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5, III--How Am I Going to Make My Mental Prayer
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Day 43--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5, II--What Mental Prayer Ought To Be
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Day 42--Part 5 Mental Prayer A Necessary Element of Interior Life and Consequently of the Apostolate
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
Christina speaks about:
- Why loving and serving God is the key to everything
- What are the 5 steps to being able to trust God in everything
- How pain and suffering gives us an oppportunity to trust God
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 41--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5 Practical Suggestions
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Day 40--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 5 Principles and Hints for the Interior Life
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Day 39--Part 4g The Entire Success of the Apostolate Depends on One Thing An Interior Life
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Day 38--Part 4f Importance of the Formation of Shock Troops and of Spiritual Direction Part 4
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Day 37--Part 4f Importance of the Formation of Shock Troops and of Spiritual Direction Part 3
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Day 36--Part 4f Importance of the Formation of Shock Troops and of Spiritual Direction Part 2
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Day 35--Part 4f Importance of the Formation of Shock Troops and of Spiritual Direction
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Susan Windley-Daoust is Director of Missionary Discipleship for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. She received her doctorate in Theology from Vanderbilt University, and taught college theology for 22 years. She is the author of four books, inclusing The Four Ways Forward: Becoming An Apostolic Parish In A Post-Christian World,as well as many articles. She is married to Jerry, and they are parents to five children aged 13-21.
Half of Susan's work focuses on helping parishes re-center on the Great Commission, and the other half focuses on launching and supporting initiatives that do intentional outreach to the wounded in Southern Minnesota where she and her family reside. Through her efforts, Susan discovered that parish leaders are hungry for programs and resources to help address many challenges. Since no single model or program can suit every parish, leaders often become bogged down with options, and many offer no clear goals or methods. In her book, The Four Ways Forward, Susan seeks to provide a road map to make sense of it all.
Susan and I spoke about the models that should be implemented in order to become an apostolic parish, each one built on a distinct, necessary insight and method in the art of conversion. These are:
- Radical hospitality and proclamation
- The practice of spiritual multiplication
- Organizational mission (re)focus
- Highlighting divine signs and wonders in our midst
Bottom line every fruitful, joyful, evangelizing parish should embrace the insights and methods of at least three of the four models to help craft a response in our post-Christian world. My hope is that our conversation inspires, encourages and helps you begin to be he difference you wish to see in the world around you as you help those who are too wounded to get to Jesus on their own, so that together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To learn more about Susan and her work, go to: https://www.gracewatch.org/evangelization/
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Day 34--Part 4e Because the Interior Life Begets Interior Life Its Results Upon Souls Are Deep
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Day 33--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4d, It Makes the Gospel Worker Truly Eloquent
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Day 32--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4c Apostles Radiate Mortification
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Day 31--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4c Apostles Radiates Firmness and Gentleness
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Day 30--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4c Apostles Radiates Kindness and Humility
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Day 29--Part 4c It Makes the Apostle Radiate the Supernatural the Eficacy of This Radiation
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Day 28--Part 4b It Makes the Apostle Capable of Sanctifying Others By His Example
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
Christina speaks about:
- Why practicing virtue will be instrumental to having Jesus as your model for all things in your life
- What silence will help you do in your life
- How responding with hope to challenging circumstances produces greater trust
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 27--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4a The Interior Life Draws Down the Blessings of God
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Day 26--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 4--Action Made Fruitful By The Interior Life
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Day 25--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 3f. It Is a Firm Defence against Discouragement
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Day 24--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 3e. It Refines His Purity of Intention
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Day 23--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 3d. It Gives Him Joy and Consolation
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Day 22--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3 3c It Multiplies His Energies and His Merits
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Day 21 --Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3 3b It Renews the Strength of the Apostle
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Jen Moeser, Parish & Leadership Specialist from the Archdiocese of Omaha. Jen Moeser has served as the Associate Director, Parish Support and Leadership Specialist in the Archdiocese of Omaha since 2013. Prior to that she was the Assistant Director of Evangelization and Outreach at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center and worked as Campus Minister at O'Gorman High School. Jen Moeser has a Master of Arts in Theology/Theological Studies from the Augustine Institute in Denver, CO as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies/Philosophy from Mount Mary University. Our conversation revolved around what is the foundation upon which to share the Gospel with others, how continued formation empowers change, and why a culture shift is necessary within our environments before we begin to see real transformation.
I pray that this converstion may help you begin to think differently so that you can bear fruit either thirty, sixty or hundredfold for our Lord so that together, we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To watch Jen Moeser talk about how to use the method of mentorship, go to: https://equip.archomaha.org/the-method-of-mentorship/
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Day 20--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 3a. It Protects the Soul Against the Dangers of the Exterior Ministry
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Day 19--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 3. The Interior Life Basis of the Holiness of the Apostolic Worker
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Day 18--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 2. The Active Worker Who Has No Interior Life Part 2
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Day 17--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 2. The Active Worker Who Has No Interior Life
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DAY 16--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 3, 1. Active Works, A Means of Sanctification for Interior Souls, Become, For Others, A Menace to Their Salvation
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DAY 15--Soul of the Apostolate--Part 2, 5. The Excellence of This Union
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DAY 14--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part 2, 4. The Active and Interior Lives Are Completely Interdependent
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DAY 13--Part 2, 3. Active Works Must Begin and End in the Interior Life, and, In It, Find Their Means
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Day 12--Soul of the Apostolate--Part Two 2 Good Works Should Be Nothing But An Overflow From The Inner Life
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DAY 11--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part 2, 1 .The Priority of the Interior Over the Active in the Eyes of God
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why it is imperative for us to intercede for our children
- What prayer will help you grow in trust
- How praying a decade of the rosary can help you find answers to your most difficult questions
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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DAY 10--Soul of the Apostolate--Part One 7 No Conflict Between the Interior Life and the Salvation of Souls
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Day 9--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part One 6 Reply to Another Objection Is the Interior Life Selfish?
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Day 8--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part One 5 Reply to a First Objection Is the Interior Life Lazy?
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DAY 7--Part 1, 4. Ignorance and Neglect of This Interior Life
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Katie Herzing, OSV Talk speaker, thought leader, leadership coach and parish strategist.
Katie's OSV Talk, "Creating Positive Change in Parishes" focuses upon the disconnect between where we are and where we want to go and how it is that this disconnect is due to our personal struggles with change and lack of understanding of different change styles.
Our conversation revolved around Katie's talk about how change isn't something that some people love and others hate, but rather is about how each of us have different needs, and how those needs are addressed dictates whether we are open or resistant to change.
It was an absolutely fascinating conversation as it gives insight not only to working towards change in our parishes, but also how we might go about change in our relationships and families and any other place where we are encountering and working with others.
Enjoy the converstion, and may it help you continue to do whatever it takes to help yourself and others be open to God's will in all things so that we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To watch Katie Herzing's OSV Talk, go to: https://osvtalks.com/talks/creating-positive-change-in-parishes/
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DAY 6--The Soul of the Apostolate--Part 1, 3. What Is The Interior Life?
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DAY 5--Part 1, 2.--God Wills That The Life-Principle Of Our Work Be Christ Himself
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DAY 4 --Part One 1 God Wants Good Works And Therefore He Wants Zealous Action--The Soul of the Apostolate
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DAY THREE--The Prologue--The Soul of the Apostolate
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DAY TWO--A Biographical Note Part 2
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DAY 1--Bio Part 1-_Summer & Fall Audio Online Retreat
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness... In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why praying the rosary opens our hearts to God's love
- What knowledge of the principles of Catholic Social Teaching empowers us to do each day
- How spiritual reading will help encourage us to continue the struggle to love without measure
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with MaryBeth Eberhard, Catholic writer, speaker and podcast co-host.
MaryBeth loves sharing stories, and has written about having a large family, marriage, parenting through Mary to Jesus, having special needs children creating a culture of faith in the home, and the saints.
In the process of sharing stories, she has written for numerous publications including The Catholic Times, Blessed is She blog, Women of the New Evangelization (WINE, and the National Catholic Register.
MaryBeth and I spoke about writing, the beauty of family life, and how by welcoming others into our home, we have the opportunity to welcome them into a relationship with Jesus.
Our words truly do matter, and this is why I think you will find this conversation with MaryBeth to be a richly encouraging and inspiring one for how it is possible to live out a life of holiness in the midst of your beautiful and messy life.
Enjoy the converstion, and may it help you continue to do whatever it takes so we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"
To read more about MaryBeth, you can go to: MaryBethEberhard.com
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we don't follow our dreams
- What we need to be doing to get everything we desire
- How voluntary poverty frees us to be our best selves
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina sits down with Rhonda Ortiz, award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, and founding editor emerita of Chrism Press.
In particular, we focused upon the upcoming release on August 8th of her novel, Adrift--the second novel of the thriller-historical fiction-romance that is the Molly Chase series.
Rhonda is an award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, and founding editor emerita of Chrism Press. In Pieces, the first novel of her Molly Chase series. She is also a fully professed lay member of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans); a native Oregonian; attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children.
Rhonda and I had a most delightful conversationw that had us discussing all sorts of topics--the writing process; power of stories; the intersection of faith, daily life and fiction; and of course, a deep dive into the Molly Chase series, especially with the release of the next book, Adrift, on August 8th.
I was inspired, encouraged and thoroughly enjoyed our conversation about books, faith, and fiction, but especially about what can happen when we leave space for God to work.
I have no doubt that you will love this conversation, too, so make sure to give it a listen as you go and order a copy of Adrift TODAY!
To learn more about Rhonda Ortiz, and the Molly Chase series, go to: https://rhondaortiz.com/
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why the Christian life really is a pilgrimage
- What needs to happen if we are to overcome fear in our lives
- How listening to others' stories helps inspire us
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why purity requires modesty
- What is necessary in order to steer safely through every storm of life
- How faith can become love
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina sits down with Crystalina Evert, founder of Women Made New Ministries, co-founder of Chastity Project and author of the recently released book, Women Made New, Reflections on Adversity, Transformation and Healing as well as the upcoming At the Well: Women's Eucharistic Retreat being held at The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama.
Our conversation focused upon Crystalina and her desire to help women answer the fundamental question, "What is it that is keeping you from becoming the woman God created you to be?"
We also dove deeply into the themes of her powerful book, Women Made New, and how it came to contain the captivating stories of twelve women who overcame personal trials and societal deceptions to become champions for the Kingdom of God.
Throughout our conversation, Crystalina shared the wisdom of how we are never alone, of the necessity of listening to God’s voice, surrendering to His mercy, and trusting that He is there to carry you through and deliver you from evil. as well as practical steps that you can take NOW to enter fully into the National Eucharistic Revival.
I was inspired, encouraged and brought to tears during our conversation, so if you, too, want to experience healing, be given the courage to push back against Satan's negative "self-talk", reignite your faith life and help encourage others to do the same, then make sure to listen to this conversation TODAY!
To register for the At the Well: Women's Eucharistic Retreat, click here
To learn more about Women Made New, go to: www.ewtn.com/womenmadenew
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Keaton Douglas and Lindsey Schlegel to speak about their recently published book, The Road to Hope: Responding to the Crisis of Addiction.
Our conversation focused upon the tragedy of addiction that our society is currently facing, about how we can each respond as members of the Body of Christ, and about how the iThirst initiative can be part of the solution...
The iTHIRST initiative empowers dioceses, parishes and communities to become a resource for both those suffering from addictions and their families. At the heart of iTHIRST is an understanding that there is a spiritual dimension to the disease of addiction that cannot be met by clinical professionals, but only by the spiritual consolation and guidance that the Church can provide.
Through our comprehensive, faith-based approach to education, we want to transform the way the Catholic Church understands addiction. Through the programs below, parishes and communities educate the Catholic community on the nature of substance use disorders, in age-appropriate language, and demonstrate how our Catholic faith can be a powerful tool of prevention.
In addition, we offer formation for laity and clergy to equip them as Certified Spiritual Companions capable of supporting addicted individuals and their families thirsting for relief, thereby helping parishes and dioceses impacted by the scourge of addiction.
The iTHIRST Education programs include: iTHIRST Spiritual Companionship Training; School/ Parish Programs; a Catholic Campus Ministry Program, & a Pastoral Care Guide.
The conversation that Keaton, Lindsay and I had was profoundly moving, but filled with great hope--just like their book, The Road to Hope. For all of us who are struggling with addiction, or know someone who is, this conversation is one that NEEDS to be listened to today.
Click here to get a copy of the book
To learn more about iTHIRST, go to: https://ithirstinitiative.org/
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why taking refuge in God gives you clarity
- What the #1 myth about time is
- How every cross can bring us to new life in the Spirit
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Terry Poplava of ACS Technologies to speak about the results from the latest survey done concerning American religious beliefs.
The survey was a national research initiative conducted by ACS Technologies, and the results grant us insight into the religious preferences and practices of Amercians that are especially valuable for helping us share the Good News with those around us.
Our conversation also touched upon Terry's own faith journey and how what he has learned through his work has impacted how he lives as a disciple of Christ.
The American Beliefs Study: Religious Preferences and Practicesis groundbreaking research initially conducted in 2013 and then repeated in 2017 and 2021 with over 45,000 participants. This decade-long timespan and significant polling size sample have established The American Beliefs Study as a recognized leader in understanding American religious preferences and practices.
Valuable insights that reveal changing behaviors and social and moral attitudes and trends within communities of faith have been distilled into a series of unique discoveries and conclusions. Long-form articles are the American Belief Reports. And the short-form quotes and highlights for quick use. The full study is also integrated in MissionInsite, providing foundational propriety value to this demographic community intelligence software tool.
A leader in church management software, market expertise, and data analysis for the last 45 years, ACS Technologies conducted this research by examining the theological beliefs of Americans. The goal was to provide church leaders with the wisdom they need to prepare, guide and quicken them to be as effective as they can be in living out the Gospel.
To learn more about the study, go to: https://www.acstechnologies.com/american-beliefs/
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why happiness is NOT about everything going your way
- What are important activities to reject the lies the world (and Satan) sell us
- How being intentional becomes the key to unlocking the door to freedom each and every day of your life
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Jack Beers is Vice President of Ministry at Dynamic Catholic,responsible for creating a world-class experience for everyone who encountersthe ministry. Through his dedication to Dynamic Catholic’s mission, Jack hasbeen privileged to be part of many life-changing projects that have impactedthe faith of millions. A die-hard New York Mets fan, Jack resides in theCincinnati metro area with his wife and children.Dynamic Catholic and Flocknote are partnering this Lent to deliver its Best Lent Everexperience to over 9,000 parishes nationwide—for free. Parishes that useFlocknote will now have unlimited access to the program, which delivers twodaily videos designed to inspire participants to grow closer to God one momentat a time. Both organizations see this as an unprecedented opportunity to reachparishioners directly and create a daily community-wide conversation.
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Day 90--Ch 12--The Hour of Death
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This is a talk I did for the St Raymond Nonnatus Foundation's Marian Summit. It is designed to help you grow closer to Jesus through a relationship with Mary.
S = Say Yes to being healed, comforted, consoled, encouraged and inspired
M = Make Mary a part of your life
I = Invite Mary to lead you to Jesus
L = Live the Consecration
E = Evangelize with a smile
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Day 89--Ch 12--Spiritual Aridity
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you see signs of God's love for you and hear sounds of joy--even in the midst of sadness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why anxiety doesn't help us at all
- What striving for purity each day can help us achieve in our daily life
- How the Eucharist is the supreme sign of God's love for us
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 88--Ch 12--A Source of Merit
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Day 87--Ch 12--To Suffer Is To Pray
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Day 86--Ch 12--A Proof of Love
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Day 85--Ch 12--Value of Suffering
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Day 84--Ch 12--Peace of Heart
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Day 83--Ch 12--Self Denial and Love of the Cross
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Day 82--Ch 11--The Method of St Alphonsus
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Debbie Cowden, Catholic Author of the book, The Prayer Book for Tired Parents: Practical Ways to Grow in Love of God and Get Your Family to Heaven.
Our conversation touched upon Debbie's faith journey and how she and her husband, David, came to write about parenthood and prayer. Specifically, to provide assistance to parents in embarking upon their greatest task--their family’s spiritual well-being.
Debbie currently is the Senior Digital-Media Specialist for EWTN Global Catholic Network. She’s recognized for her co-hosting of EWTN Religious Catalogue and is the former producer of several EWTN series and live shows. She lives in Ohio with her husband, David—an active member of the Knights of Columbus—who works in health-care, and their three children.
The Prayer Book for Tired Parents meets parents wherever they are on their faith journey, and help them take practical steps to create a fresh mindset for embracing the vocation of parenthood along with discovering godly purpose in the midst of family life. This is a book that will help you develop a home brimming with love, peace, and faith that will help your family get to Heaven.
The most important part of our conversation though was be able to dive into the practical tips shared in the book. Each of them will help facilitate family prayer and the practice of the Faith in your home so that together you can become a "domestic church" that helps every family member become a saint.
I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Debbie and found it both inspiring and encouraging, and I know that you will as well if you take a listen.
To learn more about the book, go to: The Prayer Book for Tired Parents
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Day 81--Ch 11--Necessity of Mental Prayer
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Day 80--Ch 11--Mental Prayer or Meditation
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Day 79--Ch 11--The Holy Names
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Day 78--Ch 11--Ejaculations
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Day 77--Ch 11--Distractions
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Day 76--Ch 11--Qualities of Vocal Prayer
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Day 75--Ch 11--Prayer
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you strive to enter ever more deeply into the joy and hope of this Easter season, even in the midst of sadness and despair... In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why expressing gratitude is the key to remaining rooted in joy
- What we can do to immerse ourselves in beauty and spend time with God in the secret place of our soul
- How Mary can help us become better able to love Jesus
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 74--Ch 10--How To Walk in Gods Presence
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Day 73--Ch 10--A Great Incentive
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Day 72--Ch 10--The Presence of God
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Day 71--Ch 10--The Value of Silence
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Day 70--Ch 10--Silence
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Day 69--Ch 10--How to Find God
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Day 68--Ch 10--Solitude of the Spirit
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Paul & Kay Halfmann of D:6 Ministries.
Our conversation revolved around the origin of D:6 Ministries, how Paul and Kay Halfmann came to be involved in this work; and why the work of helping parents become the primary educators of their children is absolutely vital for the future of the Church...
Paul and Kay have been married for 33 years. They have seven children ranging from 15-30 years old. Paul worked as a youth minister for more than 15 years. He also ran a small business and also led Catholic Pilgrimages. Kay was a stay at home parent until all the children were in school. She worked six years as an office manager for Birthright Counseling, St. Louis and currently is the Front Office Manager at St. Pius X Catholic High School.
Together they have developed, led, and participated in hundreds of retreats including Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) Sacramental retreats, REAP Team, Life Teen, family retreats, healing retreats, chastity retreats, Luke 18 retreats and Life in the Spirit Seminars in order to help parents fulfill their God-given responsibilities as the first educators of their children.
I was inspired and highly encouraged by my conversation with Paul & Kay, and I know that you will be, too as you listen (or watch) the conversation.
To learn more about D:6 Ministries, go to: https://d6ministries.org/
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Day 67--Ch 10--The Thought of God
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Day 66--Ch 10--Recollection
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Day 65--Ch 9--Self Will
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Day 64--Ch 9--Self Conquest
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Day 63--Ch 9--Interior Mortification
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Day 62--Ch 9--It Elevates the Soul
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Day 61--Ch 9--Advantages of Mortification
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you celebrate Easter to the full each and every day of this 50 day Easter season... In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we need to keep the joy of God's love in our heart
- What the Divine Heart is like
- How being immersed in spiritual things causes us to perceive more around us
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 60--Ch 9--Self Denial
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Day 59--Ch 9--We Ourselves Are Our Own Worst Enemy
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Day 58--Ch 9--Mortification
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Day 57--Ch 8--Meekness Toward Oneself
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Day 56--Ch 8--Our Savior's Meekness
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Day 55--Ch 8--Meek Correction
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Day 54--Ch 8--Meekness
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Melissa Dee, Producer and Writer for the Saints Alive podcast.
Our conversation touched upon how the Saints Alive podcast came into being and how that journey was impacted as a result of participation in the OSV Challenge. But our entire conversation revolved around how we can tell stories that are worth telling--especially to our children...
Melissa is a wife, pediatric nurse, and mom to the most exhausting and incredible two year old you’ll ever meet. Creating this podcast has been a labor of love, and Melissa has cherished the long hours of hard work with the saints by her side. She has been the primary script writer and producer for Saints Alive. When she isn’t creating Google docs, writing lists, and sending emails you can find her loving the joy of being a mom.
This conversation brought me great joy and hope, particularly in light of the absolutely wonderful work that is being done to help tell stories worth telling.
To learn more and listen to the the Saints Alive podcast, go to: https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/
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Day 53--Ch 8--Humility of Will
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Day 52--Ch 8--Humility of Intellect
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Day 51--Ch 8--A Source of Blessings
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Day 50--Ch 8--Pride an Abomination to the Lord
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Day 49--Ch 8--Meekness and Humility
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Day 48--Ch 7--Observance of the Rule
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Day 47--Ch 7--The Vow of Obedience
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Day 46--Ch 7--Obedience to our Spiritual Director
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Day 45--Ch 7--Obedience to Parents
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Day 44--Ch 7--Qualities of Obedience
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Day 43--Ch 7--A Source of Merit
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you live a truly beautiful and deeply moving Holy Week so that it is truly holy in your own life, too... In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why Holy Week is the holiest of weeks
- What are three ways that you can make Holy Week holy in your own life
- How silence is the key to a beautiful Holy Week
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 42--Ch 7--A Great Reward
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Day 41--Ch 7--Obedience
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Day 40--Ch 6--Acceptable to God
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Santonio Hill, Assistant Director for Recruitment of Vagabond Missions.
During our conversation, Santonio shared his own faith journey, and how giving Jesus first shot at his life led him to exactly where he was supposed to be..
Santonio was working in ministry in Philadelphia when he started applying and preparing for nursing school during quarantine. After the death of George Floyd, howver, he was very inspired to be a boots on the ground missionary making a difference in at least one teen’s life who is living in the shadows of America. As he was growing up black in America, his parents often told him how to survive here, but Santonio wants to put an end to that and instead help teach teens how to thrive, and that's exactly what he gets to do through inviting others into the work of Vagabond Missions.
Vagabond Missions is passionate about introduc inner city youth to Jesus and a loving community by mobilizing missionaries to be that face of Jesus in the world. The goal of Vagabond Missions is to reach every inner-city teen so that they can be known, loved and experience hope for their lives.
My conversation with Santonio truly inspired me while also giving me great hope for the future of our youth, and I am thinking that it will do the same for you.
To learn more about Vagabond Missions, go to: https://vagabondmissions.com/
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Day 39--Ch 6--A Precious Treasure
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Day 38--Ch 6--Virginity
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Day 37--Ch 6--A Means to Edification
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that proposes an equation that helps to inspire, encourage and perhaps, explain, the Lenten journey...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why conversion opens up the floodgates of God's mercy
- What we can do to identify sin in our lives
- How surrender leads to joy
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 36--Ch 6--Means to Overcome Temptation
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Day 35--Ch 6--Great Vigilance Necessary
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Day 34--Ch 6--Chastity
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Monica Skrzypczak a Sacred Artist, and founder of Outpouring of Trust.
Our conversation was a rich and in-depth one that shared about many topics as we also spoke about Monica's efforts to ensure that there is more beauty in the world...
One of the most enjoyable aspects of our conversation was experiencing of Monica's passion to help fill the world with beauty. Not only in our churches, but also throughout our daily lives as well, and this is one of the main reasons she established her online store, Outpuring of Trust.
For me, I was inspired by our conversation to become more intentional about seeking out and immersing myself in beauty, and I am sure you will be touched by our conversation as well.
To learn more about Monica's work, go to: https://outpouringoftrust.com/
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Day 33--Ch 5--Resignation to God's WIll
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Day 32--Ch 5--True Detachment cont
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Day 31--Ch 5--A Hidden Life
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Day 30--Ch 5--The Poverty of Christ
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Day 29--Ch 5--True Detachment--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 28--Ch 5--The Poor in Spirit--Lent and Easter Online Series
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Day 27--Ch 5--Poverty & Detachment--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 26--Ch 4--Love Your Enemies--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 25--Ch 4--Almsgiving--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 24--Ch 4--Calumny and Slander--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 23--Ch 4 Rash Judgment--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 22--Ch 4--Love for Our Neighbor--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 21--Chapter 3--The Passion of Christ--Lent and Easter Online Series
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Day 20--Chapter 3--Self-Denial--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 19-Chapter 3--Means of Advancing in God's Love--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 18--Chapter 3--The Sufferings of Christ A Proof of Love--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that speaks to how our Lenten practices can become the key to our living an abundant life ...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why the disciplines of Lent help us on the journey towards holiness
- What the 4 R's are
- How to make Lent the stepping stone to an abundant life
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Day 17--Chapter 3--Nature Bids Us Love God--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 16--Chapter 3--The Love of God--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 15--Chapter 2--Qualities of Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 14--Chapter 2--The Intercession of the Blessed Mother--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 13 Chapter 2--Christ's Intercession--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Episode 12--Chapter 2--Motives of Our Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Emily Whiting and Ashlyn Thompson, founders of the Charlotte's Hope Foundation.
This was a reunion of sorts as Emily and I had originally met a couple of years ago, and she had been a prior guest where she shared about her speaking work. This time, we were joined by her friend, Ashlyn Thompson, for what became a beautiful conversation about love, hope and faith in the midst of difficult circumstances.
As we talked, Emily, Ashlyn and I shared our stories about how having a sick child can be emotionally, physically and spiritually draining, and how important support and encouragement is, and it was this realization that became the genesis of Charlotte's Hope Foundation.
Charlotte's Hope Foundation was born out of circumstances faced by two moms who met before their children received unforeseen diagnoses, and the shared realization that other parents needed a community of support, encouragement, education and resources in order to be equipped in navigating medical complexities with hope and confidence.
Our conversation revolved around the beginnings of the the foundation and also about their efforts to spread that hope and encouragement through their Empowered by Hope podcast, and the recent publication of Emily book, She is Charlotte: A Mother's Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Journey with Her Child with Medical Complexities.
This conversation touched my heart, comforted my soul and inspired me to live each day the best that I can--trusting that God will be able to bring about good in the midst of all things.
To learn more about Charlotte's Hope Foundation, go to: https://charlotteshopefoundation.org/
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Day 11--Chapter 2--A Happy Death--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 10--Chapter 2--Victory Over Temptation--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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Day 9--Chapter 2--The Pardon of Our Sins--Lent and Easter Online Retreat
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This is Day 8--Chapter 2--Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat.
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In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1--A Living Faith from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation.
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In this episode, Christina reads Proofs of Faith from Chapter 1 from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation.
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In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1, Faith Not Opposed to Reason from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.
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In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1--An Offering of the Intellect in The 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that gives us practical steps to help us become both salt and light in the a world that desperately needs both ...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we need to drean of important projects of good
- What love truly looks like
- How silence can open the door to hearing God's voice in your heart
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this episode, Christina reads Our Shield and Protection section from Chapter 1 in the 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.
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In this episode, Christina reads and excerpt from Chapter 1--"Faith"--from 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.
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In this episode, Christina reads the Preface from 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.
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In this episode, Christina speaks about the book, 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation, as well as briefly speaks about the saint with whom we will be journeying and learning from throughout Lent and Easter, Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Cynthia Psencik, Mentor and Program Director for the GIVEN Institute.
Cynthia and I crossed paths through my own involvement as a mentor for the GIVEN Institute, and from my first involvement, I knew that I just had to share the work of the GIVEN Institute with others, and then started looking for a time for us to connect--which we finally did!
Cynthia and I spoke about her own journey, especially her own awakening as a part of the first Encuentro, and then her subsequent work in young adult and youth ministry and numerous national organizations designed to help foster an integrated life of faith, especially for Hispanic families, youth and young adults. This eventually led her to GIVEN where she now serves as the director of Mentors and Programs.
The GIVEN Institute (GIVEN) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of young adult women for the Catholic Church and the world.
GIVEN inspires and equips the next generation of female leaders to “receive the gift that they are; realize the gifts they’ve been given; and respond with the gift that only they can give.”
This is accomplished through leadership training, faith formation, and dedicated mentoring. The goal being to form women for mission and for life.
As this goal is similar to what I do within the Say Yes to Holiness apostolate, it has been a privilege for me to be able to support GIVEN, but the conversation I had with Cynthia here just emphasizes the great joy that results when each of us does our part to help one another fully become who God created us to be.
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina focuses upon sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon the question of whether becoming better will help you become happier..
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we need to look to God for our worth rather than others
- What to do when confronted by temptation
- How a simple choice to not grumble can lead to rejoicing
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this podcast, Christina sits down with Bobby Kenney and Adam Nicholson of the You Are Loved Mission.
I met Bobby and Adam at the SEEK Conference in St Louis earlier this year, and when I heard their story, I knew that it was one that the Say Yes to Holiness community needed to hear.
The You Are Loved Mission brings love to the homeless, to people in correctional/rehabilitation facilities, to the youth, and to all others who read the You Are Loved message.
There is a lot of brokenness in the world. Though physical poverty is addressed by many wonderful foundations, the emotional and spiritual poverty of our brothers and sisters is often overlooked, especially those who are experiencing homelessness, those in correctional facilities/rehabs, and the youth.
The You Are Loved Mission aims to meet that need with a message that invites people into living in identity, dignity, mercy, and purpose. The message is the good news of the Gospel: You Are Loved.
We believe that as people encounter the Lord and begin to follow Him, He will guide them and provide for all their needs, as Matthew 6:33 tells us “Seek first the Kingdom of God and all else will be added."
The You Are Loved Mission brings love to the homeless, to people in correctional/rehabilitation facilities, to the youth, and to all others who read the You Are Loved message.
There is a lot of brokenness in the world. Though physical poverty is addressed by many wonderful foundations, the emotional and spiritual poverty of our brothers and sisters is often overlooked, especially those who are experiencing homelessness, those in correctional facilities/rehabs, and the youth.
The You Are Loved Mission aims to meet that need with a message that invites people into living in identity, dignity, mercy, and purpose. The message is the good news of the Gospel: You Are Loved.
You Are Loved believes that as people encounter the Lord and begin to follow Him, He will guide them and provide for all their needs, as Matthew 6:33 tells us “Seek first the Kingdom of God and all else will be added."
To learn more about You Are Love Mission, go to: https://www.youarelovedmission.com
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you discern whether you have the capacity to SAY YES to Jesus' invitation to follow Him...
In this episode, Christina specifically speaks about:
- Why we do not attend Mass as mere spectators
- What virtues we can cultivate to grow in our capacity to follow Jesus
- How we can defend the Church from assaults of error
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Darnell Miller, Creative Director at MAX Studios. In this episode, Christina and Darnell focus upon Max Studios latest offering, the Protagonists of Change podcast.
“Protagonists of Change” strives to showcase how although each guest is striving for holiness, the journey there can look totally different. In the same way, Protaganists of Change does the same thing for the podcast listening experience through its structure, music and the integrated use of stories from saints both ancient and striving to be new .
As we spoke about the podcast itself, Darnell shared how the series came about, its unique immersive experience for the listener, and why story has a front and center role throughout.
In addition to the podcast, Darnell and I shared about the power of story in our own lives, and the reality that by being a "reverse missionary"--someone who seeks to find Christ in others--actually causes each of us to become more receptive and open to the ways that we are being called to love and serve the Lord.
“‘Protagonists of Change’ showcases how diverse the journey to heaven (hopefully) can look, and give you hope on your own journey,” Darnell shared.
“Protagonists of Change” is available to download at Spokestreet Media, a podcast production partner with MAX Studios, USTMAXStudios.com.
To learn more about MAX Studios, go to: https://ustmaxstudios.com/
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us strive for chance and seek a life of purpose, peace and abundance.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why putting first things first in our lives sets up for successful change
- What is the most essential habit that we can begin (or get better at) this year
- How trusting God's plan helps us achieve our plans
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Dave Plisky, Director of Product Innovation & Head of DeSales Tech.
Our conversation was focused upon breaking open and diving down into the work that Dave has been involved with during the last year--a study with Vinea Research that surveyed Catholics who consider themselves "intentional disciples."
Our discussion took an in-depth look at the study itself; discussed how the term "intentional disciples" was determined; probed the barriers to evangelization; and why even intentional disciples aren't receiving spiritual direction. We also discussed the value of assessment in general and how data can be used as insight into what needs to be addressed and/or done next in our life.
Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, and also that it helps to inspire, encourage and accompany you in getting a little closer to holiness.
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina focuses upon sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us find Jesus more fully at Christmas ...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why working in peace helps to bring Christ's light into the world
- What the Word of God can bring about when He is welcomed fully into our hearts and minds and souls
- How giving honor to Mary is actually giving glory to God
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Jessica Thornton, Content Manager at Catholic Ventures.
I had an absolutely wonderful conversation with Jessica as she shared a bit of her story and how she found her "perfect job" in doing what she is doing right now with Catholic Ventures; the power of story; stories that were instrumental in our growing up; and how a good story is a key ingredient in helping people become who God created them to be.
We also spoke about her role as Content Manager for Lion & Lamb, a new Catholic children’s book subscription box that helps families pass down the faith through good stories and character-forming bedtime conversations.
A signature offering from Catholic Ventures, Lion & Lamb seasonal subscription boxes are curated for three different age ranges and contain stickers, discussion questions, and three to five books that have been vetted by Catholic moms to help parents make age-appropriate connections to the Liturgical Calendar, Catholic teachings, and virtues.
The primary goal of Lion & Lamb is to fill Catholics’ homes with quality books for children that uplift and emphasize the Catholic faith.
To subscribe to Lion and Lamb, go to: https://catholic.store/pages/lion-lamb
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In celebration of the 150th episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina focuses upon the theme of gratitude in the midst of sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we must continuously thank God for all things
- What is the best way to show gratitude to God and others
- How living moment to moment and thanking God is the secret to happiness
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Caroline Brennan of ReCatholic.
My conversation with Caroline was an absolutely fascinating conversation that focuses upon how it is that ReCatholic is going about trying to help people rediscover the Catholic faith, rekindle a passionate love for it, and allow it to renew our lives.
During our conversation, Caroline and I shared about how amazing it is that our lives all have meaning, and that the best thing that we can do is to help others come to know that reality, but especially the reality of God's love for them personally.
To that end, ReCatholic just launched a recent initiative, Confession Cards, that are designed to help individuals more effectively open their hearts and minds and souls to the healing graces that are found in the sacrament of Confession.
Confession cards are designed as a tool to be used by priests in the confessional to give to penitent as an aid to help them continue to grow and develop the sacramental graces they receive in the sacrament of Reconciliation.
These cards are available in English and Spanish and will help point each person towards the deeper wisdom and tools to help them enter into deeper reflection and prayer to help them grow in holiness.
You can learn more about the project at:
https://recatholic.org/confession-cards/
I pray that this conversation helps to inspire you on your own journey towards sanctity, and also encorages you to go and support this important initiative.
To learn more about ReCatholic and its other efforts to bring about renewal in the Church, go to: https://recatholic.org/
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In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why silence is the key to gaining clarity
- What happens when you are "not concerned about things outside your control"
- How the habit of entrusting your prayers to God results causes deep peace and trust
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you change your heart in order to change your life.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why faith is not as big a leap as the world tells us it is
- What we need aim for in order to find the target of our lives
- How we can find the narrow path and walk it all the way to eternity
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Matt and Erin Ingold of Metanoia Catholic.
My conversation with Matt and Erin was wonderfully inspiring and encouraging one as we spoke about their faith journey and what their work at Metanoia Catholic is all about.
Erin and Matt Ingold combine their individual experiences in life coaching with their shared deep Catholic faith to form a unique program focused on the whole person. Each aspect of Metanoia Catholic seeks to transform individuals so they can enjoy greater faith, professional goals and personal experiences. Erin and Matt believe in helping each person discover and choose their greatest calling in life.
They accomplish this through a myriad of opportunities and resources--a journal, blog, podcast, online community and coaching, and a growing coaching community.In fact, we spoke about an upcoming initiative, Catholic Coaching Week, where people can "try out" coaching during the week of November 7th. You can sign up here
I pray that this conversation truly inspires you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES on your journey towards holiness.
To learn more about Matt & Erin Ingold and Metanoia Catholic, go to: https://metanoiacatholic.com/
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode, Christina talks about God's mercy and the process that you can use to grow in your capacity to trust that same mercy...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we should not be afraid of God's will for us
- What we can do in order to increase our trust in God's mercy
- How growing in virtue becomes the key to overcoming gossip, intrigue and conspiracy
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is a beautiful conversation with Jackie Stubblefield, a Christian blogger who I connected with through a mutual friend, Sophia Lebano, who I had on the podcast last year (you can check out that episode here).
My conversation with Jackie focused upon her faith journey, but also her passion to try and help others deal with difficulties and tragedy in their lives through the sharing of Scripture.
Jackie's blog site was created to help women who are seeking hope, joy and a community that is ready to comfort by God’s Word.
Jackie wants people to know that you are not alone in your loss, and that God’s Word is so effective because it addresses the needs of each person at that particular moment.
Her family has gone through several losses in the last few years, but she shared how with God’s help it is still possible to have joy and feel God’s blessings.
Accompanying people wherever they are on the journey is a key part of walking together in union with our brothers and sisters in Christ, so I pray that my conversation with Jackie helps to inspire and encourage you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to do your part so that together we may tell the Master of Death, "Not today!"
To learn more about Jackie and her work, go to: https://jackiestubblefield.com/
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode has Christina sharing about her recent travels to Canada, Our Lady of the Rosary and the value of friendship along the path to holiness...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why the rosary can help us grow in friendship
- What the works of mercy are designed to help us do
- How prayer can give us clarity about the priorities in our lives
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet as she is traveling on the St Lawrence Seaway in Canada.,
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode focuses upon how we might go about finding the grace and strength to endure the daily ups and downs of life so we can experience a life of purpose, peace and abundance...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we must only wish for Christ
- What happens when you are faithful in small things
- How to learn to love the crosses in your life rather than be overwhelmed by them
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Brenda Noriega, a speaker who I crossed paths with at the Given Institute Young Women's Catholic Leaders Forum held in Philadelphia.
I had first encountered Brenda in the midst of the Vth National Encuentro that was held in 2018 in Dallas, Texas. At the time, I was impressed with her passion to evangelize, but especially in her willingness to truly walk alongside and accompany those with whom she was sharing the Good News.
Brenda Noriega is a young minister committed to accompaniment and evangelization. She has been serving God’s people and influencing her community from an early age at the parish, diocesan, regional and national level.
Brenda earned a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministries from the University of Santa Clara. She collaborates in multiple national and international committees representing young people, including the International Youth Consultative Body for the Dicastery of Laity and Family Life.
She is passionate about holistic and transformational ministry including life, dignity, justice, and mission. Brenda is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Theology and Education at the School of Theology and Ministry in Boston College.
I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Brenda, as so much of what she shared about is near and dear to my heart, too, especially holistic formation, justice, dignity and the mission of all lay people to help bring about the transformation of the world. She inspires me, ad I hope our conversation will inspire you as well!
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation features Katie Prejean McGrady, Wife, Mom, Radio Host, Author and Podcaster.
I had the opportunity to cross paths with Katie at the Given Institute's Women's Leadership Forum back in June, and our conversation centered upon how Katie came to be involved, and then also about her current activities as radio host on the Catholic Channel hosted on Sirius radio as she is living out the joys of being a wife and mom.
Katie is an international Catholic speaker, and author of Follow and Room 24, and the coauthor of Lent: One Day at a Time with Catholic Teens. She is the project manager for Ave Explores and the cohost of The Electric Waffle podcast. Prejean McGrady served as one of three delegates for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to the 2018 Pre-Synod Meeting on Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment in Rome.
Katie is also a columnist for Catholic News Service and a writer for Blessed Is She, the Grotto Network, Life Teen, and America magazine. She has spoken at a variety of national youth conferences, including the National Catholic Youth Conference, Steubenville Youth conferences, National Conference for Catholic Youth Ministry, Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, and in dioceses and parishes throughout the world. She has appeared on EWTN and CatholicTV, as well as numerous radio stations and podcasts. She has a degree in theology from the University of Dallas and lives in Louisiana with her husband, Tommy, and family.
To learn more about Katie, go to:
https://www.katieprejeanmcgrady.com/
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This special episode gives you brief insights from participants, mentors and religious sisters as they share their name, where they were from, why they came to the GIVEN Forum, and what the greatest gift/insight they received from participating in the week.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Katie Weiss, Founder of Behold Visio Divina.
I met Katie at the Given Institute's Women's Leadership Forum back in June, and also had the privilege of experiencing Visio Divina there as well.
Our conversation focused upon Katie's own journey, how she unexpectedly came to be the founder of Behold, and how Behold is going about helping people encounter beauty.
Behold is for women of all ages, backgrounds, and vocations, focusing on the theme of beauty and femininity. Our program has the particular goal of leading women to transformation in Jesus Christ through the feminine heart of Mary.
Behold is a program specifically built to give women the skills needed to pray using Visio Divina. This method of prayer is a complement to Lectio Divina, which is an encounter with God through open receptivity to His Word in Scripture.
Visio Divina allows God to change one's life by not only listening to Him, but also encountering Him through art.
Our focus is to help women know of their dignity by praying on Mary's feminine genius and finding the gifts that God has given them in their femininity.
Katie shared also shared about the exciting initiatives that are happening within the Behold community and also about Insight program that is a partnership with Aquinas College in Nashville and the Institute for the Transformation of Catholic Education. The partnership has resulted in a series of free resources that are available on their website.
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Katie and I hope that you find that it helps you do WHATEVER IT TAKES so you be healed through the power of beauty in your own life.
To access the free resources, go to:
https://itce.catholic.edu/insight/materials/
To learn more about Behold, go to:
https://www.beholdvisiodivina.com/
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode focuses upon how it is possible to live a life of abundance.. Not abundance like the world speaks about--more stuff, more vacations, more position, more power, more this, more that--but rather to experience abundance by properly ordering your life so you are open to the best things--love, joy, friendship and lasting relationships.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why you are "stingy" with your love towards Jesus
- What being obedient to God looks like in your daily life
- How to practice moderation to open yourself up to true abundance
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness, so that we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Christina M. Brown, Podcaster, Speaker and Coach.
I connected with Christina through a mutual friend and previous guest of the podcast, Sophia Lebano, who pointed Christina my direction. Was a complete joy to get to know Christina and hear her story of how the Holy Spirit has brought her to where she is today.
Christina is a speaker and a coach who works with people because she has experienced the transformation that one-on-one coaching can do in a persons life. She's still a work in progress but she has discovered that there is a simple process that can be practiced to produce results.
She takes the approach of using her own life circumstances and allows that personal experience to help others. She works with women to overcome anything that may be holding them back. She understands what it is like to feel stuck and she can empathize and relate with this experience, so she wants to help others the way she has been helped!
In addition, there is the Thanks, Mom! podcast which is Christina and her daughter talking about everyday life and giving different takes on Catholic/Christian topics or simply other everyday topics.
I pray that you enjoyed coming to know Christina and how the Holy Spirit has moved in her life producing many "holy moments" as much as I did, especially that you may continue to do whatever it takes to become the saint God created you to be!
To learn more about Christina Brown, go to:
https://www.christinambrown.com/
To check out their podcast, go to:
https://www.christinambrown.com/podcast/
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This latest podcast is a little delayed as this last week has seen the return of COVID to the house (my husband this time), and although he seems to have come through ok, the disruption that illness always brings with it was in full force.
The grace though was that this situation caused an essential lesson of life to be on display in the midst of it, so this week's Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet is designed to help you remember and live out the reality that "God is God, and I am not."
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why being present to others in the midst of their suffering helps us
- What is one of the best ways to deepen our appreciation for the Eucharist
- How growing in knowledge of God is really about knowing ourselves
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness, so that we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
Click below to get more information about the upcoming Personal Vocation and Leadership Mastermind.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Jenny Blake--an award-winning author and podcaster who loves helping people move from friction to flow so that they can free the time they need to be able to do their best work.
This podcast was a special treat for me (and therefore a little longer than usual!) as Jenny Blake has been one of my mentors over the course of the last five years, especially by her own example of how it is possible to live a life that prioritizes what truly matters, do work to help others, and become your best self in the process.
Jenny and I spoke about her love for helping others; her life with her husband and "fur-baby" in Manhattan; and also about how her fascination for strategies that help to navigate change and the exploration of systems at the intersection of mind, body, and business have led her on an unexpected journey filled with passion, joy and tons of opportunities to make the lives of others better.
Her journey has led her to now write three books, Life After College, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, and most recently, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business.
We spoke about how time isn’t money, but rather is life force. And how it's possible to go from burned-out bottleneck and Chief Everything Officer to working with joy and ease, through the power of Delightfully Tiny Teams® and using the Free Time Framework of Align-Design-Assign.
But we also spoke about how to be fully present every day, build bridges and continuous discern how we can pause and ask how we can not just do our best work, but also become our best selves.
I hope that you enjoy this conversation with Jenny as much as I did in having it, especially so you can continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to free your time and experience the life you were created for.
To learn more about Jenny Blake and the Free Time Framework, go to:
https://itsfreetime.com/book
To find out more about Jenny and her Pivot and Free Time podcasts, go to:
https://www.pivotmethod.com/welcome
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The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is on July 16th, and for me, it a special day for two reasons--1) any day in which we remember and give honor to Our Lady is a good one; and 2) it marks the day of the publication of my book, Say Yes: Discovering Purpose, Peace and Abundance in Daily Life.
Each of us is called to live the fullness of our vocation in daily life, and in this episode, I share Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us do precisely that as well as seek to help others to do the same.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we need to be attentive to being a place of comfort and shelter for other people
- What lesson we all need to learn about comparing ourselves to others
- How to seek perfection during ordinary life
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you can do the ordinary things perfectly, so that we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Dr. Joshua Miller, co-author with Luke Burgis of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person (2018), contributing author to The Motivation Code (2020), and the Executive Director of the Inscape Center for Personal Vocation.
Joshua and I had a truly enjoyable discussion about his own journey and how that has been instrumental for his passion for creating a culture of personal vocation and a driving force behind the latest initiative of the Inscape Center--the Missions Program.
Joshua a leader in the field of narrative based motivational assessment, and for the last 18 years he has applied his expertise in a variety of applications, including executive search, organizational development, and talent management. His long standing desire to understand and help people develop their unique giftedness led to an MA & Ph.D. in Philosophy of the Human Person. He continues to effectively integrate learning from this study into his coaching and consulting practices.
Joshua also helped build The Center for Leadership at Franciscan University of Steubenville where he currently serves as a vocation coach and vocation coach trainer for faculty and staff of the institution, and then he was a Co-Founder of Inscape Vocation with Luke Burgis which is responsible for the Missions Program.
The Missions Program is designed specifically for young adults ages 18 –23 who want to do hands-on missionary service in a community context while growing in self-awareness and exploration of their unique, personal vocation.
Joshua and I spoke about the specifics of the Missions program, and how it will serve to fill a gap being experienced by many young adults in our world today, but it was in the context of how it is that knowing the fullness of the truth regarding the Church's teaching about personal vocation is absolutely crucial for our own experiencing the life of freedom, peace and abundance that our God desires for us.
I have discovered over the years that my conversations with Joshua are always illuminating, inspiring and serve to challenge me to do more to help others embrace the lives God created them for, and I can attest that this one was no different.
I hope that you, too, are inspired to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to live out the fullness of your personal vocation each and every day and help those around you to do the same.
To learn more about Dr. Joshua Miller and the Inscape Center, go to: https://www.inscapecenter.org/team/joshua-miller/
Find more about the Missions Program here: https://www.inscapecenter.org/missions-program/
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The latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Cristofer Pereya and Erin Monnin, Authors of Catholic Leadership for Civil Society: A Practical Guide on Authentic Lay Leadership.
Our conversation was focused upon how we can grow as leaders; the difference lay people can make by embracing their role as leaders in civil society; and the vital role Catholics can play within our society for bringing about positive change.
Cristofer, Erin, and I spoke about their own journey that brought them to write a book about leadership; the Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (TLI); steps that all of us can take to be better leaders, and six areas where Catholic leadership can really make a difference in society today.
With their new book, Catholic Leadership for Civil Society, authors Cristofer Pereyra and Erin Monnin provide a guide to authentic lay Catholic leadership. The book challenges the laity to take on leadership roles in the secular world.
Catholic Leadership is structured to show that lay Catholic leadership is not meant to be lived out within the confines of the Catholic faith-community exclusively, but instead is to serve mainly as a guiding force which illuminates every aspect of secular society with the Truth of the Gospel.
Their book explains why lay Catholic professionals have a unique responsibility and privileged opportunity to influence the world for Christ. It’s not an optional prerogative, but their duty as baptized children of God.
A really important idea we spoke about is that if God has blessed someone with a professional career, then their career must obligatorily become your mission field. But best of all, their book explores specific fields and concrete ways to carry out Catholic leadership for civil society.
My own interest in helping inspire, encourage and support others in becoming exactly who God created them to be--especially as leaders--resulted in a truly fascinating conversation, so I pray that this conversation inspires and encourages you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow into your best selves, especially as a leader.
To find out more or purchase the book, go to: catholicleadership.net
To learn more or apply to the Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (TLI), go to: https://tliprogram.org/
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Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, and there is probably no greater example of perfect love than Jesus giving us His Most Holy Body and Blood.
In this episode, I share Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us meditate and reflect upon how loving with a perfect love might be possible for us.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why pride is the greatest obstacle to our receiving the great gift of Christ Himself
- What is the #1 thing we need to do to be able to see the face of Christ
- How to find solace in any turbulent and challenging time
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may be better able to love with a perfect love, so that we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Marcie Stokman, Author and Founder of Well-Read Mom.
Our conversation focused upon what prompted the publishing of her new book, The Well Read Mom; and how a passion for reading and desire for community spawned an international movement that bears the same name--Well-Read Mom.
Marcie and I dove deeply into books--particularly her own--The Well-Read Mom: Read More. Read Well. We also touched upon motherhood, the transformative power of stories, how reading can provide the key to accessing the riches of our civilization, and also about how the Well-Read Mom movement came about.
Founded in 2012, Well-Read Mom is a non-profit organization that accompanies women in the reading of great books and spiritual classics to encourage personal growth, friendship, and meaningful conversations in order to explore the human condition and reorient ourselves to what is good, true and beautiful. Now in its tenth year, Well-Read Mom has local groups in all 50 states and eight other countries around the world.
As a huge lover of books, this conversation with Marcie was an absolute joy and contained many insightful observations, but most powerfully about how the efforts of each of us can impact our world in unexpected ways.
I hope that this conversation inspires and encourages you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow into our best selves, especially through reading in the company of a small group of friends.
To find out more, go to: https://wellreadmom.com/
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As we are in the midst of preparing for Pentecost this coming Sunday, here is some Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you get ready for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we must use all of our knowledge, experience, gifts, talents and motivations to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit
- What are the three layers of our vocation
- How to recognize and fight the spiritual battle
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to be ready for the coming of the Holy Spirit, so that we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Jason Simon, President of The Evangelical Catholic.
Jason and I dove deep into why The Evangelical Catholic (EC) organization was begun, and also about the work that the organization is doing in order to ensure that lay people (us!) become courageous leaders helping to transform the world by fulfilling their mission in the world.
In addition to talking about EC, Jason shared a bit of his own story--about how after working briefly in engineering, he began working in the Church as a parish Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry. And then after experiencing the power of evangelization in the Church, his passion to see more lives impacted by the Holy Spirit grew tenfold, so he went seeking formation.
In 2007, he graduated from the M.Div. Theology Program at the University of Notre Dame and then began leading the EC. Under his leadership, the Evangelical Catholic has experienced consistent expansion by equipping local Catholic leaders to not only be disciples, but disciple-makers. Jason and the EC’s staff built Reach More™ and Nextstep to equip Catholic lay leaders to fulfill the Great Commission. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife, Grace, and six children.
This conversation with Jason was inspiring and extremely encouraging, especially in hearing about how lives are being transformed as a result of EC's work,. I hope that you continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to be able to share the Good News with others who are waiting to have their lives transformed.
To find out more, go to: https://www.evangelicalcatholic.org/
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We are now into the heart of Easter, so no better time than to reflect upon how we might go about living the mysteries of Easter all year long, so here is some Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire and encourage you in the pursuit of that goal...
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why we must allow Jesus to be Lord in every area of our lives
- What is key to ensuring our actions can bear fruit in our lives
- How to persevere in the midst of trials
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to to be able to live Easter all year long, so we may tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Dr. Richard Ludwick, President of the University of St. Thomas Houston.
Dr Ludwick and I had a marvelous conversation where we spoke about the power of stories and how that resulted in the current initiative being pursued through a collaboration between UST, Houston and the Word on Fire Institute--The New Evangelization and New Media Series.
Dr Ludwick shared a bit about his journey to becoming president at UST, Houston,. How he received his BA in history from the University of Evansville, an MA in higher education administration from Teachers College of Columbia University (New York), then a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney Law School, and finally a Doctor of Education in policy management and organization of higher education administration from the University of Oregon (Eugene) before coming to Houston where he and his wife now reside and are the proud parents of two adult children and three grandchildren.
But he was most excited to speak about the initiative with Word on Fire. UST Houston's own MAX Studios is harnessing the expertise of major Catholic influencers who evangelize effectively on social media platforms, so as to demonstrate how the light of the Gospel can be brought to the digital world.
There are now two episodes out on YouTube--the first highlighting Leah Darrow, and the second with Fr Rob Galea and the next two will be released soon.
This conversation was with Dr Ludwick was great fun as well as inspiring and encouraging, so I pray that you find that it does the same for you and helps you keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to SAY YES to holiness this Easter season.
To find out more, go to: https://ustmaxstudios.com/category/the-new-evangelization-new-media/
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Amy Thomas, host of Journeying with the Saints podcast, and the Catholic Pilgrim blog
Amy and I had a wonderful conversation about the joys and treasure of being a pilgrim on the journey. In fact, that is how Amy how the saints have been instrumental in our own journeys towards holiness.
One of the most fascinating parts of our conversation was when Amy shared about how her desire to read Saint Faustina's Diary gave birth to her podcast, Journeying with the Saints, and how that journey continues with new episodes that focus upon sharing the teachings of Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
My hope is that you find this conversation with Amy to be one that inspires and encourages you to reach out to the saints to help continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to continue towards holiness during this Easter season.
To learn more about Amy Thomas and her apostolate, go to: https://catholicpilgrim.net/home/
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Happy Easter!
I intentionally went silent on my podcast during Holy Week and this Easter Octave in order to not be another "voice in your ear" during this most blessed time of the liturgical year in the hope that then you might have some more bandwidth for our Lord's voice instead!
I pray that you have experienced a truly grace-filled end to Lent and beginning to Easter, and know it's time to turn our attention towards diving deep into the mysteries we just celebrated, so here is some Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you do precisely that.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why Good Friday is the key to opening the door of Easter
- What we need to be mindful of as we partake of the Easter mysteries
- How to go about proclaiming the kingship of Christ exactly where we are
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to celebrate this Easter season, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Lisa Martinez & Tammi McCarthy, Little With Great Love Apostolate
Lisa, Tammi and I had an absolutely fabulous conversation in which we spoke about discipleship, challenges that comes on the journey, the beauty of friendship and the marvelous ways that the Spirit works behind the scenes in our lives.
In addition, we spoke at length about the Little With Great Love apostolate and all that is is doing to help those on the journey experience healing and restoration.
Each woman on the Little With Great Love Discipleship Team has a unique calling, way of life, and background to enrich the apostolate and connect with people from all walks of life. What they all share is a common mission — to use their collective gifts and narrative to aid in the restoration journey of fellow pilgrims.
We also spoke about the special FREE Lenten resources that they have available including a Stations of the Cross ebook, and a Good Friday meditation, and then there are TONS of others items available that honor their patrons--Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Saint Therese of Lisieux, so make sure to check it out!
Finally, we spoke about their Saints for Slackers podcast and how it all got started as well as their plans for future episodes.
I can honestly say that this conversation was some of the most fun I have had in a while, but it also filled me with enormous hope and consolation of the work that Little With Great Love is doing to help bring about healing and restoration.
I pray that this conversation with Lisa and Tammi inspires and encourages you to choose to always go deeper by doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to discover the peace and abundance that our Lord desires for you.
To learn more about Lisa Martinez and Tammi McCarthy, go to:https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/
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As we prepare to enter into the holiest of weeks liturgically beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding with the great feast of Easter, there is one particular truth that we need to seek to embrace as fully as possible in our lives--YOU ARE LOVED.
For many of us (including myself), we know this, but we struggle to live it out in our daily lives, so in this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, I share Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you come to know that YOU ARE LOVED.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why embracing the truth that we are loved is the key to growth in the spiritual life
- What are some practices to help us grow in awareness of this truth
- How this knowledge will help us have a truly grace-filled Holy Week
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow in holiness, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Claire McGarry, author of the book, Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Marth and Mary.
Claire and I spoke about her writing, the challenges of motherhood, as well as the inspiration behind her latest book, Grace in Tension, which explores how strives to help us understand how God can guide us through our most stressful and challenging struggles.
We all face stress and tension in our daily lives. How we respond either diffuses or ignites it. If lit, we can feel stretched beyond our capabilities, wondering why our God of abundant goodness doesn’t remove the struggles we face.
Grace in Tensionaffirms that although God doesn’t create our tension, he does show up in the midst of it to lead us through. Centered on Jesus’ interactions with Martha and Mary in the gospels, we can follow the sisters’ transformative journeys through their own struggles. Reflecting on what transpires between Scripture verses, we see their initial tension become the catalyst that drives both Mary and Martha to the feet of Jesus — the perfect place to discover peace.
Simultaneously, Grace in Tensionexplores the areas where stress arises in our own lives. Each chapter contains helpful tips to address it, a thought-provoking prayer to inspire us to go to God with our problems, and questions for reflection to help us see all the ways he is working for our good. No matter how big or small our struggle, when we seek out God, he reveals what we need to do to resolve our tension, transforming it into grace.
I pray that this conversation with Claire inspires and encourages you to allow God to lead you through whatever tension and stress you may have currently be facing in your life by doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to discover the peace and abundance that our Lord desires for you.
To learn more about Claire McGarry, go to: https://shiftingmyperspective.com/
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We are now more than halfway through Lent, and we should be rejoicing in God's great love for us, but sometimes, in the midst of all of what life throws at us, knowing we are loved can be extremely difficult.
In this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you come to know that God does love you beyond your wildest imaginings.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why Jesus is the greatest evidence of God's love for us
- What we can do to know God loves us
- How we can come to know more deeply God's love for us
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow in holiness this Lenten season, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Kaylene Brown, author of the book, Magnify.
Magnify is the foundational text used to make a Magnify90 journey, and contains 90 days of meditations to help you grow in virtue.
Specifically, Magnify 90 is a feminine spirituality journey that relies on our commitment to strive each day to empty ourselves of worldly desires, so that the joy of God’s life within our souls fills us to the point of agape love for others.
Kaylene and I speak about the genesis of Magnify90, our connection as fellow Family members of the Apostles of Interior Life, the beauty of the feminine genius, the complementary nature of men and women, and how the Magnify90 journey has deepened Kaylene's (and my own!) spiritual journey and how it can do the same for you.
Magnify 90 takes you on a journey of 90 days in which you each week you learn from a different female saint while you seek to cultivate a particular virtue in your life. The journey itself is one which asks you to foster a deep relationship with God and others.
Magnifying the Lord as a charism is every woman's call, because it is the essence our receptivity, generosity, sensitivity, and maternity. We seek to maintain receptivity to the Will of God through growth in our interior life, while at the same time giving witness to those around us of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
In our current culture of the modern world, this is very difficult since the culture seeks to negatively influence our relationship with God. Although we must live in the world, we are called to be a light for the world, beacons of hope, a city on a hill, so the Magnify 90 journey helps you to connect with your sisters across the world by becoming more fully the saints each of us were created to be.
I pray that this conversation with Kaylene inspires and encourages you to take the challenge to make your own Magnify journey and to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you can go about magnifying the Lord by your life as well.
To learn more about Magnify and the Magnify90 journey, go to: https://www.mag90.com/
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We are now into the second week of Lent, and hopefully, we have found our footing and are engaged in our Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
But how do we go deeper? How might we be able to truly set aside whatever it is that is preventing us from growing in our capacity to know, love and serve God in all things each day of our lives?
In this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you follow the way of Lent into a deeper relationship with Christ during this holy season.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Why the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving are the keys to increasing our devotion to God
- What we can do to grow in virtue in the midst of our personal interactions
- How we can enlist the heavenly aid of angels and saints in our temptations
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow in holiness this Lenten season, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Mario Costabile, founding member and the executive director of Array of Hope.
Mario has been a successful music and film producer for over 40 years and received numerous awards for his work, but our conversation today focused upon his most recent endeavor--Array of Hope.
Array of Hope is a streaming platform that shares the Catholic faith through high quality media and music events. Think of it as a Catholic MTV with family wholesome programming, but it is truly designed to help people experience the person of Christ through music and media.
Mario has produced content for film, television, and the recording business. Among the notable organizations he has done work for are MTV, VH1, FuseH, Discovery Channel, the SYFY Channel, Off-Broadway productions, Yamaha Music, Sony Music, Def Jam Records, and Universal Music. Mario has also created and produced many programs that regularly air on Catholic radio and television networks such as EWTN, The Catholic Television Network, The Catholic Faith Network, Salt and Light Media, Shalom World TV, and the NET. In the past few years, Mario produced a television series called “Fatima Gems” which is part of the online streaming service FORMED.
In 2009 Mario musically produced two hit singles on Christian Radio, “I Need An Angel” and “Alone Time” for the band Sacred Road. Currently, Mario is working on new music in 2022 to be released through Array Of Hope.
Mario is committed to utilizing his talents to do God’s will, and he launched Array of Hope in union with the vision to unite families and help them grow closer to God.
In 2020 Mario was awarded the Legatus “Bowie Kuhn Special Award” for evangelization. An award which recognizes an individual who has exhibited significant efforts to spread the good news of Jesus Christ among his peers, so very appropriate that our conversation revolved around the idea that "people need to experience Christ."
I pray that this conversation with Mario excites and encourages you as much as it did me to see how the Holy Spirit is inspiring people to use their gifts and talents in service of building the Kingdom, and also that it helps you continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so that people experience Christ through you as well.
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It is now officially Lent! We celebrated Ash Wednesday, and now we are at the beginning of what should be a grace-filled and holy journey.
But what if we might not be "all in" for making this Lenten journey right now? Or maybe we are tried of Lenten seasons that end up being filled with a bunch of disappointment and discouragement?
In this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that can help you set aside your reluctance and fear and say yes to the invitation being offered to you during this holy season.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- How taking charge of our passions sets the stage for a life of freedom
- Why it is important to let go of hate and animosity
- What binds us more closely to God
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow in holiness, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Sophia Lebano, a 21 year old podcaster, entrepreneur, and business student.
The conversation between Sophia and I was a completely delightful and enjoyable one as Sophia shared about her journey and how God has inspired and encouraged her on the journey. If you are in need of some hope and encouragement in the midst of a depressing world, then this episode is for you.
Sophia had progressive hearing loss from 8 years old until 17, when she went completely deaf after bilateral cochlear implant surgeries.
In August 2019, she began her podcast to document her journey of hearing loss and college as a young Catholic woman, and has had the honor of interviewing some amazing people, including Mary Lenaburg, Hannah Ashton, Nina Poersch, Megan Wells, Alison Centofante, Damon Owens, Bill Donaghy, Fr. Dan Molochko, and so many more!
The Hear and Now Podcast strives to bring you the advice and humor needed for this earthly journey we are on. Listen in each week to hear conversations with nuns, priests, professors, authors, friends, musicians, speakers, business owners, and ordinary people.
And, last but not least, she is the CEO of Sophia Lebano Creative, LLC, a branding and website design agency.
I pray that this conversation with Sophia brightens your day as much as it did mine when I spoke with her, but especially that it encourages you to continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to help you take whatever God gives you and run with it, too.
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Lent is less than two weeks away, and as we turn our thoughts towards what our resolutions for prayer, fasting and almsgiving might be, it's important to assess what vices might be a problem for us so we can focus upon which virtues we need to cultivate.
So, in this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to give you insight into your interior life and whether pride might be the issue.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What we can do to reduce the effects of vice
- How we might go about growing our interior life
- Why not avoiding the crosses in life can be the key to our sanctification
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to grow in holiness, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Jesse Weiler, Host of The Liturgy Guys podcast.
The conversation between Jesse and I ran the length and breadth and height and depth of topics concerning the liturgy. Everything from what parts of the Mass we should be singing, to books and online courses we can use to grow in our appreciation and understanding of the Mass to how he ended up being a host of a podcast about the liturgy was all part of our fast paced and enjoyable conversation.
The Liturgy Guys podcast is an initiative of the Liturgical Institute, Adoremus Bulletin, and Benedictine College. Christopher Carstens and Dr. Denis McNamara sit down with host Jesse Weiler every week to talk about Catholic Liturgy. At the end of each episode our Liturgy experts take time to answer listener submitted questions. The goal of this podcast is to share the treasures of Liturgy with English speaking Catholics all over the world.
Jesse also serves as the Director of The Liturgical Institute, so we spent some time talking about the mission of the Institute that was established in the year 2000 by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, in order to prepare Catholics for a “new era in liturgical renewal.”
It serves a diverse international student population of laity, religious and clergy. Monsignor M. Francis Mannion served as its founding Director, and established the sacramental foundation for the program that it enjoys today. The Liturgical Institute prepares its students in a context of prayer and scholarship with the Church’s future priests, deacons, pastors and ministers to bring solid theological knowledge, critical reasoning and practical skills to bear on the challenges opened by the exciting phase of liturgical renewal emerging in recent years.
I pray that this conversation with Jesse helps encourage you to continue to do WHATEVER IT TAKES so as to increase your active, full and conscious participation in the Mass and bring greater glory to God.
To learn more about The Liturgy Guys podcast, go to: https://www.liturgyguys.com/
For more information about The Liturgical Institute, go to:
https://www.liturgicalinstitute.org/
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Lately, I have been struggling with impatience. Maybe it's the fact that I have made some new year's resolutions and they are NOT happening fast enough for me (I mean WHERE is that "Easy" button anyway?), but it's gotten me to thinking on the question, "Why Not Now?" in our spiritual life.
So, in this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you wrestle with this in your own life, and maybe get some insight that seems to elude all of us at different times in our life.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What steps we can take to grow in our knowledge of who God is
- How we might stop berating ourselves for common challenges (like distraction!) in our prayer life
- Why it might be the best thing in the world to stop trying to be productive
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to persevere when life seems tiresome or painful, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Camille Pauley, Co-Founder and President of Healing the Culture.
On this eve of the National Day of Prayer for the Unborn (January 22), this conversation is timely, but is especially encouraging in light of the upcoming Supreme Court decision that might overturn, or at least dramatically reduce abortion on demand in our country.
The conversation between Camille and I revolved around her own journey from "aspiring actress" to becoming the co-founder of Healing the Culture alongside Fr Robert Spitzer, SJ; how God continues to guide and direct their work; and a discussion about the possibilities that might come from the Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
Camille Pauley is co-founder and President of Healing the Culture, a nonprofit organization that evangelizes and converts people to be deeply, authentically, and permanently pro-life. She is the creator of multiple internationally acclaimed educational pro-life programs, including RespectLife.University and Life Advocacy Student Training (L.A.S.T.) for college students, Principles and Choices© for high school students, and Philo and Sophie: Philosophy for Children!© for elementary school students.
In 2003 Camille co-founded Healing the Culture with Fr. Robert Spitzer using his unique curriculum to change hearts and minds, and build a culture of life. Under Camille’s leadership, Healing the Culture has quickly grown into an internationally recognized organization with a powerful pro-life message, a wealth of successful products and resources, and tremendous influence in the cultural battle over abortion and euthanasia.
Their online resources, K-12 curricula, leadership training programs, and media productions have helped countless individuals to reject abortion and euthanasia, and to become effective pro-life leaders and advocates.
In over 25 years as a professional pro-life advocate, Camille has inspired politicians, judges, lawyers, medical professionals, and church leaders to defend the sanctity of human life. She has trained tens of thousands of students, teachers, religious educators, business leaders, and pro-life professionals in Healing the Culture’s “Philosophical Foundations” curriculum. She has co-produced over 100 pro-life videos, and authored dozens of articles. She has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people across North America and around the world. She has reached millions more through television, radio, and print media.
I pray that this conversation with Camille helps inspires you to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to being deeply, authentically, and permanently pro-life in every aspect of your daily life.
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We are now well into January, and the excitement and possibilities of a new year many times are well behind us--including all of our best intentions for becoming or doing things differently.
So, in this week's episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet which to help you persevere even when life seems to be tiresome and perhaps, even painful.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What we should look for when needing comfort
- How to gain God's perspective about the events and activities of daily life
- Why being willing to trust God's goodness makes the crosses of life lighter
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to persevere when life seems tiresome or painful, so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with James Baxter, Co-founder, and CEO of Exodus 90.
Exodus 90 is a ninety-day Catholic program for men based on Christ's roadmap to freedom: prayer, asceticism, and fraternity.
Our conversation focused upon James' story of his journey to becoming the co-founder of Exodus 90, and how God has continued to move in his life in the midst of journeying with more than 50,000 men on the Exodus journey.
James attended St. John Vianney Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota and St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana before discerning God was calling him to marriage and secular life. In 2015, James assumed responsibility for scaling Exodus 90 from a seminary formation program into a spiritual exercise to bring the freedom of Jesus Christ to His men.
James now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his wife Colleen, son Joseph and baby girl Genevieve.
Exodus 90 allows men who desire to grow in the spiritual life and gain greater freedom to call together a fraternity of 5-7 men to join them in following a set structure of prayer, asceticism, and fraternity for 90 days. During this time they will be led by daily readings from the book of Exodus, paired with daily reflections, to keep them on the road to freedom.
Research shows that habits can be dramatically transformed in a span of 90 days. And, when put in the context of Biblical stories, a routine prayer life, and a fraternity of brothers to support you, men experience freedom from unwanted habits and an ability to be who they were truly called to be: Men in Christ. Men of the Church. Men for Others.
I pray that this conversation with James helps inspire you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to either take up the Exodus90 challenge yourself, or to encourage the and support the men you love in your life to SAY YES to this invitation to become more fully the man God created them to be.
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Living out your faith in the midst of your daily life is one of the greatest challenges there is.
In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, in which Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet which focuses upon 4 ways that you can live out your faith more easily this year.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What are the keys to trusting God in all things
- How we can spend more time with God without changing our schedule
- Why surrounding yourself with like-minded people can help you grow in holiness
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to more easily live out your faith this year so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Samantha Povlock, Founder, CEO, and Editor in Chief of FemCatholic.
Samantha is the Founder, CEO, and Editor in Chief of FemCatholic. FemCatholic is a nonprofit organization that seeks to educate, encourage. and empower women, and believe that the greatest untapped resource in the world, and in the Church - is women.
Our conversation revolved around Samantha's personal story and how her passion for sharing the Good News morphed into a movement to help women explore the reality between their daily lives and the truth of the faith.
After Samantha graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in business and theology, she started her career in Chicago working in consulting and project management, but now currently lives in Greater Philadelphia with her husband, Matt, and three kids.
In addition to the Samantha's personal story, we also spoke about the FemCatholic's 3-part strategy to educate, encourage and empower women to live integrated and holistic lives.
They educate through sharing what the Catholic Church actually teaches about what it means to be female, and how women are needed in the Church + the world.
FemCatholic knows life as a Catholic woman can be complicated, so they encourage women to explore and acknowledge the challenges of being a woman in the Church today, and seek answers in the truth of our faith.
Finally, they empower women to know that your Catholic faith is something empowering to you as a modern women - and that you have an irreplaceable role in the world.
This conversation with Samantha filled me with such hope and encouragement for how women are being encountered and being invited to SAY YES to God's invitation to live an abundant life.
I truly pray that this conversation helps you do WHATEVER IT TAKES to either fully become the woman that God created you to be, or to help a woman you love do the same.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Scott Weeman of Catholic in Recovery.
Scott is the founder of Catholic in Recovery, a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments (including alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography addiction, sex and relationship addiction, compulsive overeating and food addictions, gambling addiction, codependency and the impact on family, and general fear, control, and anxiety).
Our conversation revolved around Scott's personal story and how his journey became the launching point for the Catholic in Recovery movement that now accompanies thousands of people across the world.
Catholic in Recovery came from the passion of Scott Weeman as he found healing and new life through the help of twelve-step recovery and the sacramental love and mercy provided by the Catholic Church.
Catholic in Recovery now supports parishes and communities with group resources that draw people closer to these two powerful sources of grace. Most wonderful though is that the primary aim of Catholic in Recovery is to share the Good News that God can bring about healing and recovery, even in the most hopeless of cases.
n addition to the Scott's personal story, we also spoke about the different options that have emerged within Catholic in Recovery to assist people struggling with addictions, compulsions and unhealthy attachments.
Although this conversation with Scott was challenging, it filled me with great hope and encouragement for myself and for others struggling to SAY YES to God's invitation to live an abundant life.
I hope this conversation helps you do WHATEVER IT TAKES to be able to set aside your own addictions, and help others do the same as well so we can all live the life of faith, freedom and fellowship God created us for.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Kelly Breaux of Red Bird Ministries.
Kelly and her husband, Ryan, are the founders of Red Bird Ministries, a ministry designed to accompany people in the wake of the loss of a loved one.
Our conversation revolved around their personal story which was key to the founding of Red Bird Ministries, as well as things that we can do to help accompany others struggling with loss.
Red Bird Ministries systematically guides individuals and couples through the complexity and drama that happens with the loss of a loved one--be it a spouse, parent, or a child.
While there are important differences and dynamics with losing a spouse, parent, or a child, the core methodology that Red Bird Ministry developed remains at the heart of their approach, specifically, a small group model along with the accompaniment of companion couples and advocates, all who can serve families on their journey to healing and restoration.
In addition to the Breaux's personal story, we also spoke about the different options that Red Bird Ministries offers to assist people struggling with grief: a couples workshop; online support groups; and numerous downloadable resources and links, plus practical steps we can take to accompany others struggling with grief.
This conversation with Kelly was deeply moving, and I pray you receive as much hope, inspiration and encouragement as I did from hearing how God works through even the most difficult things to bring about good in the world.
May this conversation help you continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to become more like Christ so you are able to accompany His people, especially those suffering and in pain.
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The Lord is coming! There are only a few days left to this Advent season, so are you ready? You all set for the great feast of Christmas?
Most of us would probably say no, we're not ready, right? There is always something else to "do" in order to get ready for Christmas--gifts to wrap, cooking to be prepared, cards to write, etc.
So, how to REALLY prepare for the Lord's coming?
This is the focus of the 102th episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, in which Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that gives clear, concise and simple suggestions for how to prepare and be ready for Christmas full of joy, hope and peace.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What we need to do to have "ears to hear and eyes to see"
- How peace IS possible at Christmas--even at holiday gatherings!
- Why silence and adoration are the keys to enjoying Christmas
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to have a truly joyous and peaceful Christmas as we also tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Kelly Guest, mother of nine, author of Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.
Our conversation was a fascinating and enjoyable one as we discussed Kelly's journey from being a Dominican nun to becoming a mother of nine to eventually publishing her book, and how all of those experiences prepared her to live out the fullness of her vocation.
Kelly Guest was an ordinary American girl who was not certain what she wanted to do or what God was calling her to do, so she attended community college as she discerned her options. She then met the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, and decided that she wanted to be like them, so she began her journey to discern religious life.
She spent five years living with the Nashville Dominicans, but it was not God’s will that she stay, so she returned home. Soon after, she met her future husband and married him three years later. Since then, they have been blessed with nine children whom Kelly homeschools. In the midst of this, Kelly writes and shares on has her own blog, Nun2Nine, and wrote her book, Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.
We spoke about the importance of humility and zeal as moms, our reasons for writing, and how we need to embrace the chaos and accept the fact that it's going to be messy as we journey towards holiness.
I can’t tell you how much I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Kelly, and I pray you receive as much hope, inspiration and encouragement as I did so you may continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to continue to deepen your relationship with Christ so you can become exactly who God created you to be.
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It's Advent.
And the key to Advent is about preparing ourselves to be transformed by the coming of the Word Made Flesh, Emmanuel, at Christmas.
But the challenge is whether we are allowing that transformation to happen.
This is the focus of the 100th episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, in which Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that speaks to how well are we doing in allowing the Word to transform our lives so we can become who God created us to be and embrace the life He desires for us--lives of purpose, peace and abundance.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What attitude we must cultivate in our lives to be open to transformation
- How perseverance in prayer becomes the stepping stone to joy
- Why the corporal and spiritual works of mercy ensure that we become other centered
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Anthony D'Ambrosio, Co-founder of Catholic Creatives, Sherwood Fellows and OSV Innovation Talk speaker.
A lack of vulnerability and the plague of arrogant self-interest destroys relationships. In ministry, like most things, honesty and openness lead to successful mission. Anthony's OSV Innovation Talk, "Babel to Pentecost," walks us through the rawness of Anthony’s life and encourages viewers to be “naked” to one another for purposes of healing and unity.
My conversation with Anthony was deeply profound and rich with much to inspire and encourage each of us on the journey to become "naked" and humble ourselves in our interactions with one another while encountering the full richness of the beauty of our Lord's mercy and forgiveness. Anthony's OSV talk definitely challenged, invited and inspired me to reevaluate my willingness to engage in authentic conversation with others, and to desire and seek out relationships of abundance.
This 1:1 conversation will do the same for you.
Anthony D’Ambrosio is a storyteller and marketing specialist who has spent the last five years studying how communities and movements come together around shared purpose. Through his company Sherwood Fellows, he has participated in relaunching the brands of over a hundred organizations. His team also built Catholic Creatives, the definitive community for Catholic entrepreneurs, artists, designers, and filmmakers. His interests span from philosophy to the mythology and rituals of tribal peoples. He ran an underground fight club in his seminary, and among his favorite things are simmering a pot of homemade Italian red sauce, keeping houseplants alive, and writing poetry.
During our conversation, I was inspired and challenged by Anthony's perspective of encountering beauty, and how vital it is to be able to become vulnerable and behold beauty in others so we can experience forgiveness and healing, but also so we can become the creations God made us to be.
As we prepare to begin Advent, I pray you are inspired to go deeper and become vulnerable so that you may continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to set aside inauthentic versions of ourselves and seek to collaborate with others on projects that will transform our world and make it a more resplendent with beauty.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Sister Josephine Garrett, religious sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth community and OSV Innovation speaker. speaker.
My conversation with Sr Josephine focused upon going even deeper into the topic of her OSV talk, entitled, Daily Bread Discernment. From bank executive to religious Sister, conversion can truly turn your life upside down, and Sister Josephine's was no different!
All conversion and change is rooted in discernment. Sr. Josephine shares a beautiful message about vocation and the need to accept the daily offering of our God for HIS purposes and of sharing the mission. Her OSV talk definitely challenged, invited and inspired me to re-think the need for conversion and the path of healthy discernment, and our 1:1 conversation does the same.
Sister Josephine is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas where she completed a BA in Political Philosophy with a Business Concentration. Sister subsequently entered the banking industry, serving for 10 years as a Vice President in the Home Loans division of Bank of America in the roles of Operations Manager of a staff of 200 and later as a Project Manager. Sister was raised Baptist and entered the Catholic Church in 2005. Later, in November of 2011, she began her formation to be a religious Sister. In November of 2020 Sister Josephine professed her final vows as a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
She is a licensed counselor. serving as the school counselor for the cathedral grade school in Tyler, TX, and also in private practice. Sister has also served in vocations ministry and as a national speaker for youth and young adults, speaking to groups of up to 25,000.
During our conversation, I was enriched by Sister Josephine's insights into the spiritual life, and how important it is to slow down and let God take the lead in all things, especially as He reveals His plan for our lives.
I just loved spending time in conversation with Sr Josephine, and I pray you receive as much hope, inspiration and encouragement as I did so you may continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to to fully live in the present moment and be open to whatever daily bread God desires to give you.
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In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that discusses the why and how we might resolve this issue of a lack of trust in God in our daily lives and be more trusting in our relationship with the God who loves us beyond measure.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- What activity is key for helping us enter into a life of purpose, peace and abundance
- How incorporating this one spiritual practice can help us grow in trust
- Why a relationship with Mary is key to growing in virtue
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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And in case you missed the latest podcast episode, here is:
Episode #96–“Every Vocation Begins With A Relationship With Christ: 1:1 Conversation with Father Michael Zimmerman
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Happy National Vocations Awareness Week!
To help raise awareness, I am so very pleased to share this week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode that I had with Father Michael Zimmerman, Assistant Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Boston and adjunct Scripture Professor at St. John’s Seminary.
Our conversation revolved around responding to God's invitation to holiness, discerning one's vocation, discussion of Fr Michael's innovative use of YouTube to help provide accompaniment to those discerning, some simple things parents can do to make the home a place where discernment naturally occurs, and also some things NOT to say to someone discerning a religious vocation!
Fr. Michael Zimmerman was ordained to the priesthood in 2017 and currently serves as assistant Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Boston and adjunct Scripture Professor at St. John’s Seminary. With the heart of a teacher, Fr. Michael was inspired to create a systematic discernment program for young men drawing from the wisdom that he received as part of his own formation. During the pandemic lockdown in May 2020, Fr. Michael scripted 27 episodes which are now part of a video series called Scivias. Filmed in a way that captures many of Fr. Michael’s own interests such as rock climbing, track and field, art, drawing, and of course the city of Boston (!), Fr. Michael hopes others can identify with his journey and recognize how pursuing God’s plan for their lives will fulfill their greatest desires.
Throughout our conversation, Fr Michael shared his own story of discernment and the reality that every vocation has to begin with a relationship with Christ, which of course, led into a discussion of growing in holiness!
I can’t tell you how much I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Fr. Michael, and I pray you receive much hope, inspiration and encouragement as I did so you may continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to continue to deepen your relationship with Christ so you can embrace the fullness of your vocation.
You can also check out the podcast interview here on the Say Yes to Holiness YouTube channel
For access to all the videos for Scivias and download the accompanying guide, visit: https://vocationsboston.org/parish-vocation-resources#sciviasForm
To read Fr Michael's article, you can go here: "7 Things Not To Say To Someone Discerning A Religious Vocation"
To contact Fr Michael, email: mzimmerman@rcab.org
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In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet about the "building blocks" that need to be present for our spiritual life to flourish.
In the podcast episode, Christina shares about:
How faith and reason empower us contemplate truth
The power Eucharist has for sustaining us on the journey
Why desire is the key to cultivating a love that transform
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Justin Dery, Director of Ministries at St Paul Parish in Seneca, SC and an OSV Innovation Talk speaker.
Our conversation revolved around Justin’s talk, entitled, "Undignified Liturgical Music" during which we spoke about what good, true and beautiful liturgical music sounds like, and how we might all grow in our capacity to desire to hear it.
Justin Dery is a contemporary Catholic worship leader, singer-songwriter, speaker and youth minister. He studied Music at Rhode Island College and Liturgical Music at Notre Dame. Recently relocating to Anderson, South Carolina, Dery serves as Director of Ministries at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, in Seneca, South Carolina. A native of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Dery served as Worship Leader for the Diocese of Providence’s “Glorify” and Music Director for Saint Blaise Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Dery has played/worked with various artists, groups, and to include Nationally recognized Catholic Speakers and Musicians such as Steve Angrisano, Doug Tooke, Mike Patin, Emily Wilson, Bob Perron, Jesse Manibusan, Sarah Kroger, and Katie Prejean.
Dery has played at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Additional venues include Soulfest, Proud 2B Catholic, Catholic Heart Work Camp, and Diocesan Gatherings for the Diocese of Charleston, Diocese of Savanah, Diocese of St. Augustine, Diocese of Providence and the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Dery played for “Pointe Blank,” a contemporary Christian band, playing on the same line-up as Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, Third Day and Jars of Clay.
Dery resides in Anderson, SC, with his wife Emily, and they're three daughters, Bridget, Veronica, and Juliette.
During our conversation, Justin shared his story of his musical experiences, how he came to be the Director of Ministries at St Paul Parish in Seneca, SC and also an OSV Innovation Talk speaker.
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Deacon Charlie Echeverry, Founder and Managing Director of Black/Brown, and an OSV Innovation Talk speaker.
Did you know that 42% of U.S. Catholics are Latino? And if you only count those aged 18 and younger, it's 63%!
So how is it that our Catholic communities have become so segregated? In this eye-opening talk, Dcn. Charlie Echeverry calls attention to the “powderkeg” that is the Latino Catholic community in the U.S. If the Church is to live, we must listen to the voice of God together—rather than letting a difference of language separate us.
This was a part of our conversation as well as Deacon Charlie's talk, entitled, "Liturgical Orphans" in which we explore the tremendous opportunities, but also tremendous risks facing our Church today because of these realities.
Deacon Charlie is founder of Black//Brown an LA-based strategic advisory. He’s held executive positions at AOL, Walt Disney & Univision and has entrepreneurial experience with a number of start-ups.
He is President of Sofesa.org, Vice Chairman of Catholic Answers and is on the boards of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, The Vida Initiative, Tepeyac Institute; Juan Diego Network and Sent Ventures.
Deacon Charlie co-hosts The Diversity Remix, and Latino Leaders & Faith. He is married to his wife Jessica, has 5 kids and is ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles where he serves at St. Gerard Majella Parish.
During our conversation, Deacon Charlie shared a bit of his story of how he came to be the Founder and Managing Director at Black/Brown as well as a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as we also discussed the need to be missionaries to the Latino community coming of age in the Church today.
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"Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world." This is what St Francis of Assisi tells us.
And in this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that helps you ponder how simplicity, perseverance and sacrifice can help you find wisdom and peace in your daily life.
In this podcast, Christina speaks about:
- How true wisdom is clear, concise and direct
- Perseverance and the great chain of prayers
- Why loving sacrifice is pleasing to God
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In this 1 on 1 podcast conversation, Christina has the privilege of speaking with Whitney Maslak, Singer, Musician, and Recording Artist.
Whitney and I connected through my Say Yes to Holiness website, and our conversation focused upon music, particularly the release of Whitnek's upcoming album.
Based in the Rocky Mountains near Yellowstone National Park, Whitney Maslak is a classically-trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who is inspiring audiences throughout the world with her interpretation of classical sacred music.
Dubbed “The Singing Organist,” Whitney accompanies her vocals herself not only with pipe organ, but also with acoustic guitar and piano. The sacred music she records covers many centuries—from medieval Gregorian chant and early music, to classical sacred arias, to beloved traditional hymns.
Whitney’s debut single, O God Beyond All Praising, was released on February 12, 2021. This beautiful hymn set to Gustav Holst’s theme from the “Jupiter” movement of The Planets is set to be a fan favorite for years to come. In the meantime, Whitney is working on a full-length album of other traditional hymns which is planned to be released later in 2021.
Along with working on her first album, Whitney also devotes a large amount of her time to being an organist and cantor at her local parish, providing music for weekend Masses as well as funerals and weddings. In addition, she provides lessons to both children and adults in piano, guitar, and voice.
Whitney loves bringing inspiring music to a world that so desperately needs to find hope. She has discovered that sacred music carries the message of Christ’s love and peace in a way that nothing else can, and she is so grateful to be able to share her music with people all over the world.
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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In this conversation, Christina speaks again with Anne DeSantis, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, & Non-Profit Director of the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation for Freedom, Family, and Faith.
This time, we spoke about Anne's new book, Love and Care for the Marginalized: Spiritual Outreach Reflections for Catholics. Our discussion focused upon how each of us can grow in our awareness of who is marginalized as where the marginalized are, and how we can respond as Christ asks us to.
Her book consists of 40 reflections designed to help you pray and reflect, but more importantly, to take some small action each day to grow in love and care for the marginalized in your midst--like a homeless person, an immigrant, an elderly person in a nursing home, or an estranged family member.
The biggest takeaway for me from our conversation is that the only truly effective action is one combined with prayer, and this is Anne's latest book helps you cultivate that attitude and habit in your mind, heart and soul.
Anne also writes for three on-line publications: CatholicMom, Catholic 365, and Catholic Lane, hosts the on-line program called "Journeys in Faith with Anne DeSantis" on Fiat Ministry Network and Patchwork Heart Ministry, and cohosts a weekly podcast with Bill Snyder called the "Sewing Hope Podcast" on Patchwork Heart Ministry, as well.
In addition to her apostolic work, Anne is wife, mother, and former homeschooling parent to her two grown daughters, Alaine and Shawn. She and her husband Angelo DeSantis have been married for over 30 years and they reside within the Philadelphia area suburbs, and are both members of the Third Order of Mercy which is a prayerful/active member of the Mercedarian Religious Order.
You can find out more about Anne at: https://www.annedesantis.com/
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Episode #89--Searching For Meaning In Our Lives
Finding meaning in your life is about pursuing your true purpose. But you can only find your true purpose by embracing the mystery of God's love, mercy and grace.
In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that reflects upon the mysteries of life that are all around us by sharing wisdom that can assist us in our search for meaning in life.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- How God's mercy sanctifies and transforms each person
- The sacraments as a source of grace and healing
- What is necessary to find your personal mission in life
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In this 1 on 1 podcast conversation, Christina sits down to speak with Rhonda Gruenewald, founder of VocationMinistry.com and author of two books, Hundredfold and The Harvest. This conversation was very timely, especially as Worldwide Priesthood Sunday is occurring the weekend of September 25-26.
During our conversation, Rhonda and I spoke about the challenges inherent in discerning a vocation as well as how to go about promoting a culture of vocations--be it in a family, parish, school, or someone's personal life. And for me, it came down to an attitude that can be captured in one word--intentionality.
Rhonda is a full-time wife and mother of two teenagers, and converted to the faith thanks to her husband of 19 years, David. Prior to volunteering in the field of vocations, she graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and taught English, speech, and debate at a public high school for 6 years. Rhonda converted to Catholicism in 1999 and became active in parish life at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Houston, Texas.
Vocation Ministry has worked with more than 6,000 vocation promotors and ministries nationwide with that number increasing each year. “The demand is there,” says Rhonda. “People everywhere are passionate about increasing and nurturing vocations. I see it all over the country. This passion stems not only from a desire to foster more healthy vocations, but truly from people’s love for Christ and his Church. The Church of tomorrow already exists – we just have to begin to awaken it!”
Rhonda wrote Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry and its accompanying resource book and developed the website VocationMinistry.com to provide information, activities, and inspiration for anyone seeking to establish or revive a vocation ministry.
The goal of Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry and VocationMinistry.com is to provide information, activities, and inspiration to anyone starting, reviving, or refreshing a Vocation Ministry, and to make those ministries thrive. It is designed to inspire parishes to get involved in vocation work, to help new ministries start strong by providing a clear guide to the nuts and bolts of the ministry and to reinvigorate long-standing committees with fresh ideas that attract new workers to his vineyard. Now, the website and the book are in Spanish, too, as Sembrando Semillas.
Her latest book, The Harvest: A Guide to Vocation Ministry in Education, is a 200-page comprehensive guide that provides practical advice and inspiration, including 75 impactful activities, easily implemented in classroom settings. This ground-breaking approach will give our Catholic educators the resources needed to positively affect the Church and our youth for generations to come.
As author and founder of Vocation Ministry, a 501 c3 nonprofit, Rhonda has been showcased on EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, Sirius/XM Catholic Radio Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd and the Busted Halo Show, and it was a great joy to have her on the Say Yes to Holiness podcast.
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How can we find true rest in the midst of our daily lives? To being with, by intentionally placing ourselves in God's presence.
In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon helping you finding true rest in the midst of your daily life.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Ways you can move through difficulties and challenges
- What leads you to experience Peace
- How to make a perfect offering of your will
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How can we become who God created us to be? By aligning our lives in accordance with His love for us.
In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that will help you in the struggle to align your life so that you can become who God created you to be.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Choosing the path of salvation
- The power of a daily resolution
- Allowing the Mother of God to intercede and direct us
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This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Dan Cellucci, CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute. This conversation continues the OSV Innovation Talk speaker series.
An unspoken fear looms over Catholics this year: “What if things don’t go back to normal?” In his OSV Talk, "What If They Don't Come Back?," Dan Cellucci proposes a much-needed response: What if that’s a good thing? What if God is calling us to be much greater than the “old normal”? In this stirring talk, Cellucci reminds us that Christianity is not about meeting a bare minimum. It’s about seeking more abundant life—in every time and in every place.
Dan Cellucci is CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute, an apostolate providing leadership training and consulting to more than 280 bishops, 2,700 priests, and 27,000 lay leaders in over 100 dioceses.
Dan is a sought-after advisor and presenter for the Church, and oversees research associated with CLI’s Disciple Maker Index. This comprehensive survey tool has reached over 1,200 parishes and 227,000 Catholics. Working with this incredible data and more than 25 years of field experience, Dan and the team have embarked on an ambitious plan to define what the Next Generation Parish and Diocese look like in the next decade.
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Gratitude is the doorway into true peace and rest? Seems too simple, doesn't it?
But in this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that speaks to how practicing gratitude is the key that unlocks the door that helps us enter into true peace and rest in the midst of our busy, and far too often, extraordinarily stressful lives.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Becoming steadfast in our faith
- What "praying unceasingly" really means
- Gratitude as the key to finding rest and experiencing true peace
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In this 1 on 1 conversation, Christina speaks with Chris Bartlett, founder of EQUIPT about EQUIPT's innovation mission and purpose of providing book summaries from a Catholic perspective in order to help Catholics come to know God and make Him known in the world.
Catholic Book Summaries for Catholic Disciples? Yep. Do you have a HUGE pile of books next to your bed that you are intending to read, but never get around to reading them? Well, you might want to check out this conversation that I recently had with Chris Bartlett, founder of Equipt.
What exactly is Equipt? It is a book summary platform that offers summaries of the most relevant books in leadership, Christian formation, and spiritual growth through the lens of Catholic Discipleship.
Very simply, it's Cliffnotes (or Blinkist) for Catholics.
But better.
I came across Equipt soon after they launched their service, and I immediately reached out to Chris to have a discussion about this innovative and timely idea, and Chris graciously agreed to sit down with me.
During our conversation, I discovered that Chris lives in Round Rock, Texas with his wife and children where he also serves as the Director of Leadership Formation for Ablaze Ministries. I had come across Ablaze Ministries before as they intentionally invest into ministry leaders, especially those involved with youth, so had seen some of their brilliant work which includes a 360 approach towards Youth Ministry.
It is from his work with Ablaze and supporting ministry leaders that Equipt emerged as a needed resource, especially in order to assist people in being formed holistically. Equipt focuses upon sharing three books a month, one book for spiritual development, one for human formation and another for leadership best ideas/practices. The idea of these three categories came from the need seen to help people grow in their their baptismal call as priest (spiritual), prophet (formation) and king (leadership), and the desire to help people "know God and make God known."
Additionally, the summaries come in audio and PDF form, and the best part (for me at least) is that each summary ends with a "takeaways" breakdown from which you can easily develop some daily resolutions and apply the ideas immediately to your life. And all that for barely more than a cup of latte!
Needless to say, I am a HUGE fan, but I think you'll be convinced once you listen to our conversation, too!
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Can my life actually make a difference?
Short answer, yes.
In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon cultivating the virtue of faith actually ensures that our lives make a difference--in ways far beyond any we can imagine.
Can My Life Actually Make A Difference?
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Episode #81 --"Growing Your Faith in the Midst of Life"
Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon how we might cultivate the virtue of faith and become more faithful in our day-to-day lives.
In this episode, Christina speaks about:
- Cultivating a faithful habit of mind
- Being a faithful intercessor for others
- Growing in faithfulness during day-to-day life
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In this podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands, and Feet to assist you in setting aside fear and anxiety to become an abiding place of mercy.
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In this special episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina speaks about how to create an Unhackable life by stepping into flow.
This is the recording of the planning and on-hands workshop held in early July that focused upon helping you close the gap between dreaming and doing by specifically talking about flow and how to step into it in order to create the Unhackable life of freedom, happiness, and fulfillment you desire. Best of all, this workshop gives you some very practical ways to improve your clarity, focus, and increase your productivity by up to 500% through some practical exercises!
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In this episode, Christina shares food for the head, heart, hands and feet to help you grow in awareness and understanding of how it is that prayer transforms us and makes all things possible in our lives--in particular, being able to experience more purpose, peace and abundance in our daily life.
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Special Episode--Creating an Unhackable Life of Freedom, Happiness and Fulfillment
In this special podcast episode, Christina speaks about the costs of getting hacked, and how becoming Unhackable can provide the key to creating a life of freedom, happiness and fulfillment.
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you progress in the challenge of becoming a soul of prayer.
Episode #78--"Becoming A Soul Of Prayer"--Say Yes to Holiness Podcast
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This week's Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Jared Zimmerer, Director of the Word on Fire Institute, and continues the OSV Innovation Talk speaker series.
So, can Kung Fu inform modern evangelization? The answer is yes and the tactics will startle you!
This was a part of our conversation as well as Jared's talk, entitled, "Bruce Lee Was A Master Evangelist" which will send you on a mission to explore how the practices of a martial artist can assist in sharing the Gospel in the 21st Century. Jared’s love for Bruce Lee taught him principles of incredible success for sharing Christ’s message with the world. You are invited to stand alongside Jared and myself in wonder of this incredible icon of film and martial arts as well as appreciate the practicality of simplicity.
Jared Zimmerer is the Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute as well as an author and speaker. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, a Master’s Degree in Theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary and is currently studying for a PhD in Humanities from Faulkner University. He and his wife Jessica live in North Texas with their six children.
During our conversation, Jared shared a bit of his story and how he came to be at Word on Fire Institute, while running the gamut of topics about how to find places of truth in a culture; the challenges of evangelizing in a postmodern world; using film and literature to encounter and engage with others; the pedagogy of evangelization; why we can't be afraid to go deep into the faith, and the fundamental reality that "you cannot evangelize a culture that you do not love."
To listen to Jared’s OSV Talk, go to: https://www.osvtalks.com/zimmerer
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This week in the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina focuses upon sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you say yes to the invitation to enter the divine life offered to each one of us by God.
May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you to continue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”
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Episode #75 "The Subtle Deterioration of True Professionalism"--1 on 1 Conversation with Jason Deuterman, OSV Innovation Talk Speaker
This Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode continues the series of conversations with OSV Innovation Talk speakers. This time the discussion is with Jason Deuterman, Director of Youth, Young Adults, and Campus Ministries in the Diocese of Dallas.
With a fearless passion for Christ, Jason Deuterman has made it his mission to be counter cultural and share God’s love with every person. At the very core of his being, Jason believes that every person’s story matters, most especially when experienced through the lens of the greatest story ever told—the story of Jesus Christ. His raw authenticity coupled with an abiding love for Scripture is both inviting and challenging, as Jason believes deeply that while faith can often seem trendy, it means nothing unless it is transcendent.
In his OSV Innovation talk, entitled, The Subtle Deterioration of True Professionalism, Jason speaks about how ministry is not a career…or at least…it shouldn’t be. However, ministry does demand professionalism in both approach and exercise. But what does this mean? Jason's talk invites us to assess their own ministry behavior and re-examine the high standards set by the history of professional ministry throughout time.
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In this podcast, Christina sits down with Jason Shanks, President of the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation and OSV Innovation Talk speaker to discuss his talk "The Inefficient Innovator" and the state of ministry and discipleship, especially within the Church.
Jason brings a wealth of background and experience to his role as President of OSV Institute, overseeing the annual OSV Challenge and OSV Talks, both launched to ignite creativity and entrepreneurship in the Catholic Church. His vision for renewal through innovation is unparalleled and stems from his conviction that the Church is evergreen from generation to generation and must be re-presented fresh and anew to today’s modern world.
Our conversation covered many topics, including Jason's own life-threatening battle with COVID, the work of the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation and the crisis of innovation within the Church that prompted the "pivot" of the OSV Institute to focus upon innovation by sponsoring the OSV Innovation Challenge and launch the Innovation Talk series, fear, urgency of the mission to share the Good News, and how we all need to be about seeking to live out our life of faith "new in ardor, expression and method."
The OSV Institute is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging innovative and effective Church-related programs and activities helping Catholics fulfill their calling to discipleship, strengthen their relationship with Christ, deepen their commitment to the Church, and contribute to its growth and vitality in the world, so it was indeed a deep pleasure to be able to have this conversation with Jason to help further a mission very similar to the Say Yes mission to inspire, encourage and accompany every person to SAY YES to holiness and become saints God created us to be while embracing purpose, peace and abundance in daily life.
This is a conversation that really set my heart on fire with a desire to keep seeking and challenging myself to become a better disciple and leader, so I hope that you, too, are inspired and encouraged to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to truly foster innovation in your own life of discipleship as well as the vineyard of our Lord.
To listen to Jason's OSV Talk, go to: https://www.osvtalks.com/shanks
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In this episode, Christina shares food for the head, heart, hands and feet that will help inspire, encourage and accompany you in the pursuit of holiness and as we strive to embrace the mystery that is Corpus Christi.
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In this podcast, Christina sits down to speak with Karen and Curtis Herbert of Themelios Coaching. Themelios Coaching supports women who are entering the empty nest period of their life. Primarily, they focus upon helping you manage the transition, navigate your changing relationships, and find the exciting treasure that is awaiting you in the second half of your life. In fact, part of our conversation was about their proprietary exploration process they use to help you identify the unique contribution you bring to the world and to invest wisely in the next 20 years.
Additionally, we spoke about Karen and Curtis' journey to where they are today, the process of discernment, diving into our true identity, and how we avoid "getting stuck" in the midst of monumental life change.
Our conversation was one that truly inspired, encouraged and left me full of hope knowing that such well-trained, enthusiastic and faith-filled people are out there to help people through a period of life that can be extremely challenging, so I hope the conversation does the same for you as well!
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Just a reminder about the ongoing OSV Innovation Talk Sunday Podcast series that is happening in both Zoom and Clubhouse! Each Sunday in June at 9:30amEST, Christina hosts an in-depth conversation about a different OSV Innovation Talk that is featured and discussed--all as a way to spark creativity for how we go about living out our lives of discipleship and working in the vineyard.
To have the Zoom link sent to you, you can sign up here:OSV Innovation Talks Sunday Podcast Series
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This podcast episode finds Christina spending time in conversation with Doug Tooke of ODB Films. Doug also is a recent OSV Innovation Talk speaker.
His talk is entitled, The Perfection of Imperfection, and in a very emotional and entertaining way, Doug discusses the pitfalls of perfectionism and how we can learn to be “a candid polaroid in a photoshop world.”
Doug is also the Vice President of Mission for both ODB Films and the Renovo Media Group. With Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Philosophy and Theology and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry he has over twenty-five years of professional ministry experience. He has traveled to over 100 Diocese in the past 25 years teaching, keynoting conventions, and training ministers, and is a recipient of the National Catholic Youth Ministry Award from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry. Doug currently lives in Helena, Montana with his wife Becky and their five daughters.
Our conversation was far-ranging as we not only delved deeper into Doug's OSV talk, but also spoke of his key role in bringing the OSV Innovation Talks initiative to life; the state of engagement and participation within the life of the Church, especially by youth and young adults; the potential partnership that can happen between media and ministry; and the extremely hopeful future for the Church emerging within lay apostolates that are "moving with Christ."
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This podcast episode is the first in the OSV Innovation Talk Sunday Podcast series which will serve as the basis for an in-depth conversation about the OSV Innovation Talk topics in both Zoom and Clubhouse! Each Sunday in June at 9:30amEST, a different OSV Innovation Talk will be featured and discussed as a way to spark creativity for how we go about living out our lives of discipleship and working in the vineyard.
To have the Zoom link sent to you, you can sign up here:OSV Innovation Talks Sunday Podcast Series
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In this episode, Christina sits down for a conversation with Harley Packer, a Catholic Inspirational speaker who helps listeners overcome fear, anxiety and hopelessness with faith, hope and love. During their conversation, they speak about Harley's journey of faith and the miraculous way that he came to attend Franciscan University in Steubenville; how the parable of the Prodigal Son became the touchstone for Harley's ministry; and also how faith, hope and love are the answers to fear, anxiety and hopelessness.
A special treat was Harley sharing his musical talents as he sang what has become a pandemic anthem of sorts for him and others, "How Can I Keep From Singing?"
Hope you enjoy this conversation with Harley, and that is helps fill you with faith, hope and love for your journey.
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Episode #69--"Leadership Means Being Uncomfortable"--1 on 1 Conversation with Kathy Kasten
In this episode, Christina sits down to speak with Kathy Kasten, founder of Lioncrest Leadership. Kathy is also the author of several books, including Ready, Set, Lead! and Drawing Out the Leader in Me Activity Book. She is a John Maxwell Team Certified Speaker, Coach and Trainer and also certified in using the DISC Behavioral Assessment.
Our conversation was far ranging, but it primarily revolved around leadership, especially how leadership is a skill that can be learned; that leaders comes in all shapes and sizes; and practical steps for how we might go about cultivating leadership within our children.
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In Episode #68, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you remain in Union With God To help bring about Healing, union and be able to call others Home
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In this episode, Christina sits down for a 1 on 1 Conversation with Pete Burak, Director of id. id exists to form young adults into intentional disciples of Jesus Christ, and is a response to what Pope Emeritus Benedict called a “crisis of discipleship” in the Church today.
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Episode #66--"Pentecost Is Upon Us! Are You Ready?"
In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that help to prepare us to be completely open to the outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially on Pentecost.
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Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you be God's hope, love and joy to all those around us.
Say Yes to Holiness Podcast Episode #65 5-11-21
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1 on 1 Conversation with Christine Cardoza
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In this episode, Christina shares food for the head, heart, hands and feet to help you live the resurrection each and every day.
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Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you remain steadfast in your faith in the midst of challenges and also be ready to share the cause of your joy with others during this Easter Season.
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Christina shares ways to enter more deeply into the mysteries, joys and blessings of the Easter Season by sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet.
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Conversation with K. Heidi Fishman, author of the book, Tutti's Promise and her efforts within Holocaust education.
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Terry Modica is co-founder and Executive Director of Good News Ministries (GNM), author, international speaker, retreat director, photographer, podcast host, and faith formation teacher. Terry and I had connected through our respective work within the SmartCatholics community, and recently, Terry and I had the opportunity to speak about the work that she and GNM does.
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Conversation with Becky Eldredge, Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and author of two books: The Inner Chapel(Loyola Press, April 2020) and Busy Lives & Restless Souls(Loyola Press, 2017).
Our conversation was wide-ranging, but primarily revolved around ways to help others integrate their faith into their daily life as we spoke about prayer, the Examen, the importance of mentorship, what it takes to be able to be a "holy listener" as well as how to go about listening for the voice of God in the midst of our daily lives.
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Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that will help you grow your trust in God and persevere so you can finish the Lenten season strong.
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In this podcast, Christina sits down for a conversation with Philip Kosloski, founder of Voyage Comics and Publishing, whose mission is "to create exceptional entertainment, informed by Catholic values, that inspires people to live a heroic life. Through our products, we seek to advance the truth, beauty and goodness found in powerful stories."
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us make the best use of the time remaining to us during this Lenten season so we can truly rejoice at Easter.
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Lori Crock, founder of Holy and Healthy Catholic is focused upon helping individuals experience the beautiful connection between spiritual and physical strength.
Through prayer and discernment, teaching Kettlebell strength classes, creating a new faith and fitness online community with Fit to Serve Catholic Faith and Fitness, and leading SoulCore Rosary prayer, Holy and Healthy Catholic is explore how nurturing spiritual growth and caring for our bodies work together to make us stronger disciples for Christ in our everyday lives.
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This week's podcast guest is Dow Tippett. For 30 years, Dow has been helping couples, families, and leaders learn to enjoy life and work together through full-time ministry. He brings that his passion to schools, teams, and business through the 7 Daily Choices frameworks. All this while leading a successful Martial Arts Training School with over 70 students.
He has created numerous resources to help people overcome obstacles, create, build and sustain a thriving life, and optimize their leadership. One of his most popular books is 7 Daily Choices: How to Create, Build and Sustain A Thriving Life Together, a fable that helps people learn how to create a solid foundation for their relationships, build strength in all your teams, sustain trust even through the hardest times, understand the bedrock choice of every relationship, and how to implement them in your life.
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you journey ever deeper into the desert that is called Lent.
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Anne Kertz Kernion, founder of Cards by Anne, and author of Spiritual Practices for the Brain, sat down to talk with me about her latest book, and also about things that each of us can be doing to really ground ourselves in God's presence each and every day so that our minds, bodies and souls are nourished along the journey to holiness.
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Brian Caley of The Behold Project sat down with Christina to discuss many very topical issues along with the challenges occurring in our society now and how we can look to history to help us in our response. In a special way, we spoke about how forgiveness is the key to unlocking the doors of reconciliation, along with opening a path to possible understanding and love for one's neighbor.
Brian founded The Behold Project as a way to help reduce the stigma of mental health issues and to raise awareness for Christians about those issues while seeking to create a space for those struggling with mental health challenges to share their personal experience with it. The site shares posts, memes, stories, blogs, poems, and information within an environment that promotes peace and joy.
During this season of Lent, and in the midst of continuing contentiousness in our political arena, I can't think of a more timely discussion to help each of us reflect upon how we might go about reflecting upon the power of our words and attitudes, and how we need to seek the Real Presence of Christ to find any answers.
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet as she speaks about how the season of Lent is actually a reflection of the love of God rather than a annual punishment for us to atone for our sins, and invites us to go ever deeper into our spiritual journey.
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The 30 Day Unhackable Catholics Book Club has just concluded, and this week (February 8th), the First Things First Masterclass will be happening, so in this special episode, Christina focuses upon bringing all the themes from Unhackable, a book written by Kary Oberbrunner, to bear upon how we can experience an Unhackable Lent.
This bulk of this podcast was originally done as a webinar (and the webinar is available on the Say Yes to Holiness YouTube Channel), but Christina added additional content to this podcast, particularly suggested resolutions for the week ahead, so make sure to listen all the way through!
Hopeful that what is contained here provides Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire and encourage you to intentionally seek to have an Unhackable Lent in 2021 and assists you on the journey towards holiness.
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In this episode, Christina provides some Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire and encourage you while discussing how we might SAY YES to God's invitation to work alongside Him in the vineyard in our daily life to save souls and make saints on our own journey towards holiness.
At the end of the podcast, Christina invites you to participate in the First Things First Masterclass.
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This podcast episode contains a recap of the themes and lessons learned that emerged and discussed at length during the Say Yes to Holiness Winter Summit that happened the week of January 18-22, as well as how we might apply and integrate these themes into our daily life.
You can gain access to all of the Winter Summit speaker talks, and recordings of the 19 different Live Panel Discussions and Daily Recaps at:
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you prepare you for being able to rejoice at Christmas and beyond
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that help you to focus upon discovering and experiencing joy in the midst of the Advent season
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Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet along with verses of Scripture to help inspire and encourage you during this Advent season in the struggle to be a person of hope in the midst of a pandemic
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that will help you discern how to cultivate more hope, peace, joy and love in your daily life this season and beyond
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet as she addresses the difficulty of staying the course in the midst of setbacks unexpected delays, and challenges faced in our daily lives
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet as you continue on the journey towards holiness to help you reflect upon judgement, unworthiness and mercy
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encourage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encourage, and accompany you on the journey towards holiness
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encourage and accompany you in finding peace in the midst of the “chaos” that is daily life
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you reflect upon the idea of happiness and take steps to discover happiness in your own life
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and accompany in the pursuit of holiness, particularly in striving to satisfy our deepest desires and longings
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands, and Feet to help encourage, inspire and help you persevere in the things that matter in the spiritual life, particularly living the life of grace, striving to grow daily in virtue and abandoning ourselves to God’s will
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encourage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and accompany you as you strive for holiness
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In this episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you overcome fear and anxiety during the uncertainties of dealing with COVID, societal unrest and the start of a new school year
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help encourage, inspire and accompany you on the journey towards holiness by growing in trust in the midst of worldly anxieties
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet inspired by the Broadway play turned movie, Hamilton: Am American Musical, and designed to encourage, accompany and challenge you for the journey towards holiness
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Christina’s Best Attempt at sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and nourish you for the spiritual journey from the midst of her current COVID induced brain fog.
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to nourish, inspire, and encourage you in the pursuit of holiness and to help change the world in the wake of the protests brought about by the death of George Floyd
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and accompany you in the challenge to strive for holiness in our current world of turmoil
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us challenge our assumptions, identify our priorities, and dream big in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
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In the sea of change that is society right now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you grow in trust and deepen your faith
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you in the journey towards holiness during the COVID 19 pandemic
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and challenge you to be able to glorify God even as we remain stuck at home because of the pandemic
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you embrace the life God created you for in the midst of a pandemic with a special invitation to the Say Yes to Holiness TODAY Masterclass
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet specifically focused upon living out the message of Easter in our lives
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Special Holy Week Edition—Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet—How we can still accompany Jesus throughout Holy Week during these extraordinary times of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you pursue holiness during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage, and accompany you on the road to holiness in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet in the pursuit of using Lent well on the path to holiness
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Discussion of how fasting, prayer and almsgiving work together to help us grow closer to God and become more like Jesus during Lent
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Episode 1 of Season 2; Focusing upon the questions we need to ask ourselves in preparation to embark upon a truly grace-filled Lenten season
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Food for the head, heart hands and feet that addresses the topics of spiritual reading, setting aside discouragement and anxiety, and finding purpose and hope in daily life
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Food for the Head, Heart Hands and Feet amidst the discussion of the Christmas Season and How to Celebrate It Fully
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to encourage and accompany you on the Way
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you persevere during the last days of Advent so you can experience the blessings of Christmas more fully without the stress and frustration
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to encourage and help you find peace in the midst of the busy holiday season
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet and simple ways to embrace the Advent season
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us grow in gratitude, especially during the holidays
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Spiritual Reading, Honoring our Parents, Gratitude, Jesus’s Model and Assistance
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God’s Will; Discernment; The Examen; How Worship Helps Us Do God’s Will Better
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All Saints, All Souls; Purification; Purgatory; and The Call to Greatness
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Food for the Head, Heart, Hands, and Feet I gathered while attending the Igniting Souls Conference
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Focusing on ways to change your life by changing your heart
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Some ground rules and an overview of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, along with some thoughts to help encourage and inspire you on your journey towards holiness during this week
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