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  • Our Global Church – Raised Catholic 128

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 128: Our Global Church Hi friends. Today we’ll continue our summer series all about the spiritual epiphanies I experienced on a recent trip to Rome with an episode all about our global church.  As you…


  • The Great Tapestry of God – Raised Catholic 127

    The Great Tapestry of God – Raised Catholic 127

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 127: The Great Tapestry of God Hi friends. As I explained in last week’s episode, I am newly back from a week’s pilgrimage in Rome, and I had so many deep spiritual experiences there…


  • Rome Sweet Rome – Raised Catholic 126

    Rome Sweet Rome – Raised Catholic 126

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 126: Rome Sweet Rome Well, hello friend. This past week, my husband and I had the opportunity to travel with a local college choir’s pilgrimage to Rome and wow, wow, wow, there is so…


  • Pentecost – The Amazing Movement of God – Raised Catholic 125

    Pentecost – The Amazing Movement of God – Raised Catholic 125

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 125: Pentecost: The Amazing Movement of God Hi friends. You know, it’s funny how God works. Last year at this time, I made a podcast episode for you called Pentecost Takeaways. In the introduction,…


  • What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 124: What Revival Really Looks Like Hi friends. Way back on New Year’s Eve, 2018, I wrote a piece on my blog called ‘Re’. It was based on something that Fr. Frank McFarland, a priest whom…


  • Repost: The Spiritual Practice of Mothering – Raised Catholic episode 123

    Repost: The Spiritual Practice of Mothering – Raised Catholic episode 123

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 72: The Spiritual Practice of Mothering Hello friends. As we approach Mother’s Day this year, I’m reflecting on my own experience as a mother, and on my own mother who art in Heaven, and…


  • Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 122: Make a New Soundtrack Hi friends. In this time in our culture, there is so much noise vying for our attention. TV and other media, social media, podcasts, and much more. It can take…


  • Where God Meets Us – Raised Catholic episode 120

    Where God Meets Us – Raised Catholic episode 120

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 120: Where God Meets Us Hi friends. Today continues a bit of an exploration into the first Gospel readings after Easter Sunday, the ones where we see the varied reactions of the followers of…


  • What I Learned This Lent 2023 – An Owl’s Surprising Appearance – Raised Catholic episode 118

    What I Learned This Lent 2023 – An Owl’s Surprising Appearance – Raised Catholic episode 118

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 118: What I Learned This Lent – 2023 Hi friends, happy Easter! As you may know, I took a bit of a break from the podcast for Lent in order to draw close to…


  • Lenten Reflection Four – Abundant Life

    Lenten Reflection Four – Abundant Life

    My dog, Bailey, has developed a new habit. She won’t eat if we are not at home, but also, she won’t eat if she suspects that we’re about to leave or that we might leave in the next two hours or so. Bailey also won’t eat in the morning until she has patrolled the neighborhood for threats by looking…