Episodes
352 Episodes
S10 Bonus Episode: An Interview with Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow of Mary's Meals
In this episode, we speak with Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and hear the story of his amazing ministry Mary's Meals. Magnus shares how a personal conversion at Medjugorje led him to helping refugees in Bosnia, and how meeting a child named Edwa
S10 E11 Sister Part 4: The Redemption of Sisterhood
In this episode, we conclude our four part series on the identity of sisterhood. This episode is now offered in video on youtube! We discuss the idea of celebrating and championing other women to live out their unique God given call and pur
S10 E10 Sister Part 3: Mean Girls - The Wounds of Sisterhood
In this episode, we continue our four part series on the identity of sister. [This episode is now offered in video on youtube!](https://youtu.be/XtLYPXRnqks) We discuss the unique wounds that women often inflict on one another and our own e
S10 E09 Sister Part 2: Communion and Acceptance - Casting a Vision of Sisterhood
In this episode, we continue our four part series on Sisterhood. [This episode is now offered in video on youtube!](https://youtu.be/A8pEewEljkg) We discuss what it looks like for women to form each other in community so that we can all liv
S10 E08 Sister Part 1: We are a Family, I Got All My Sisters With Me
In this episode, we break open the scripture of the Visitation as we begin a four part series on the identity of sister - biological and spiritual. This episode is now offered in video on youtube! We discuss the model of speaking blessing i
S10 E07 Daughter Part 4: The Redemption of Daughterhood
In this episode, we complete our four part series on the identity of daughter. This episode is now offered in video on youtube! We discuss the full redemption God desires for his daughters emotionally, spiritually, sexually, and in a partic
S10 E06: Daughter Part 3: Wounds of a Daughter
In this episode, we continue our four part series on the identity of daughter. [This episode is now offered in video on youtube!](https://youtu.be/yHmxpDfXuYs) We discuss wounds from our childhood - rejection, abandonment and a failure to f
S10 E05: Daughter Part 2: Seen, Known and Loved: The Core Needs of a Daughter
In this episode, we continue our four part series on the identity of daughter. This episode is now available on youtube: [https://youtu.be/0TJKUIE1HOQ](https://youtu.be/0TJKUIE1HOQ). We discuss the core needs of early childhood - to be seen
S10 E04: Daughter Part 1: Delight of the Trinity
In this episode, we begin a four-part series on the identity of daughter. [This episode is now offered in video on youtube!](%20https:/youtu.be/JslJSWb4jtc) We speak about the building blocks of daughterhood: trusting the heart of God and r
S10 E03: Journey Into the Deep
In this episode, we discuss how God meets us where we are rather than where we pretend to be and invites us into a never-ending love. We chat about acknowledging the deeper desires and longings in our hearts with a holy curiosity and respon
S10 E02: Ever Ancient Ever New: Changing Seasons
In this episode, we discuss God's unchanging sovereignty and love despite the turmoil and constant changes brought on by the pandemic and other current crises. We chat about the illusion of control, our litanies to God of what we would chan
S10 E01: We Begin, Again
In this episode, we reconnect after our summer break to discuss the ways God has grown us this summer and our hopes for the season to come. We marvel together at how the Lord continues to heal us, remind us of His truth, and invite us to ab
S09 E21: The Right to Hope
In this episode we discuss the virtue of Christian Hope through a discussion on Pope Francis's homily from the 2020 Easter Vigil, *A Right to Hope.* We chat about hope as more than mere optimism or wishful thinking, but rather a deep trust
S09 E20: Personal Revival
In this episode we discuss the idea of personal revival through the power of the Holy Spirit, repentance and reawakening. We discuss the necessity of an interior death in order to experience resurrection and the fears that prevent us from l
S09 E19: Untying the Knots
In this episode we discuss the power of Christ to untie the knots of bitterness and unforgiveness in our life as we grow in holiness. We discuss the lies that come from our wounds and cause us to make agreements and judgements because of ou
S09 E18: Loving the Church
In this episode we discuss the mystery and gift of the Church in the midst of scandals, disappointments, heartaches and failures. We discuss the "both and" nature of the Church that delivers the grace of the sacraments and is made up of onl
S09 E17: You are so Beautiful to Me
In this episode we discuss Pope Benedict XVI's 2017 address to artists from the Sistine Chapel. We chat about the power of beauty to draw us in, pierce our hearts with longing, and lead us to the Beautiful One, the Creator God Himself. We d
S09 E16: The Power of Play and Leisure
In this episode we discuss the importance of encountering God through play and leisure. We talk about how we remember what we played as children and when we stopped playing for a more serious, busy or productive adulthood. We chat about God
S09 E15: HerStory Part 4 - Esther
In this episode we complete the four part mini-series Herstory on women in Scripture with the story of Esther. We discuss the providence in the behind the scenes work of God and how God's call on one person's life can cause a ripple effect
S09 E14: HerStory Part 3 - Mary Magdalene
In this episode, we continue the 4 part "Herstory" mini-series focusing on women in scripture with the Easter story of Mary Magdalene. We discuss how Jesus taught Mary a new way to live and how her audacious love led her to be called the "a