Living Well


  • Relay

    Relay

    As I have for some time now, I’ve been prayerfully considering my word for the year ahead.  Last year, the word came to me in a flash: mantle. In all its forms, it just kind of fit and the word has really held up throughout this past year.  The year before, it was ‘walk’, when all I…


  • Say Yes – Raised Catholic episode 52 (1st anniversary episode!)

    Say Yes – Raised Catholic episode 52 (1st anniversary episode!)

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Oh friends, it’s our first anniversary, and I am so glad that you’re here!  Today is episode 52: Say Yes This Advent we’ve been exploring some seasonal themes, like giving and hospitality, and as we celebrate a…


  • You Are Free – Raised Catholic episode 48

    You Are Free – Raised Catholic episode 48

    The following is a transcript of an episode of the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 48: You Are Free Hello friends. This week the weather and the fall colors are giving me a kind of sense memory of the first time I ever felt free. I was…


  • Memento Mori – Raised Catholic episode 47

    Memento Mori – Raised Catholic episode 47

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 47: Memento Mori Hi friends.  This past week we’ve had All Saints Day, All Souls Day, and I’ve had my own little triduum of important days, too.  This week, I remembered my Mom’s last day on Earth nine…


  • 50 Things I’ve Learned Before 50

    50 Things I’ve Learned Before 50

    You can read the same thing every year and gain something different each time because of your own growing soul and experience. Be the gatekeeper of your own mind – choose good things to look at, listen to, and watch. We’re told to follow our dreams, but dreams can be gauzy and overwhelming.  Instead, follow your…


  • Run Your Race – Raised Catholic episode 46

    Run Your Race – Raised Catholic episode 46

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 46: Run Your Race Hi friends. In the last few months, I’ve started running, again. The first time I started running was at age 41 in the wake of my mother’s death. My sister was training for…


  • Beauty, Truth & Goodness – Raised Catholic episode 43

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 43: Beauty, Truth and Goodness Well, hi, friends. So, this week, I had kind of a terrible day, and I’ll tell you a little about it.  That day, I had some professional worries, had a book…


  • Intercessory Prayer – Raised Catholic episode 42

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 42: Intercessory Prayer Well, hello friends. This week, I’m thinking about prayer, specifically intercessory prayer, and I’m wondering about your own prayer practice. When I asked friends on Facebook about this topic this week, many…


  • Retreat to Move Forward – Raised Catholic episode 41

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 41: Retreat to Move Forward Well, hi, friends.  What a couple of years it has been, am I right?  We’ve heard the phrase ‘unprecedented times’ maybe more in the last handful of years than we ever have…


  • Pass it On – Raised Catholic episode 40

    Pass it On – Raised Catholic episode 40

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 40: Pass it On Well, hello friends.  This week, as we waited for a yoga class to begin, some of the older ladies in class were talking all about collagen: the brands they’ve tried, the best…