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  • Summer of Contemplation 2024 Week One: Contemplating Music – Raised Catholic 183

    Summer of Contemplation 2024 Week One: Contemplating Music – Raised Catholic 183

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Well hello friends! This summer I am digging into a new project which I hope to tell you more about soon, but in the meantime, I thought it was a good time to bring back a summer…


  • Meditation on a Snapdragon – Raised Catholic 182

    Meditation on a Snapdragon – Raised Catholic 182

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 182: Meditation on a Snapdragon Hi friends. It’s been sort of a crazy week for me, full of emotional and sometimes contrasting events, so I don’t have a full episode for you, but I…


  • How it Used to Be – Raised Catholic 181

    How it Used to Be – Raised Catholic 181

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 181: How it Used to Be Hi friends. This week, we cleaned out the two upstairs bedrooms where my kids were raised, and we got the rooms ready for new carpet. Now, both of…


  • Women in the Church – Raised Catholic 178

    Women in the Church – Raised Catholic 178

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 178: Women in the Church Hi friends. Happy Pentecost! If you’ve listened to this podcast for a while, then you will know that Pentecost is my very favorite feast day. There is just something…


  • With and a Little Ahead – Raised Catholic 177

    With and a Little Ahead – Raised Catholic 177

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 177: With and a Little Ahead Hi friends. Today I’m bringing you a story that I first wrote back in 2017, well before the start of this podcast. This insight that I’ll describe into…


  • The Spiritual Practice of Mothering (repost) – Raised Catholic 176

    The Spiritual Practice of Mothering (repost) – Raised Catholic 176

    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…


  • Divine Connection – Raised Catholic 175

    Divine Connection – Raised Catholic 175

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 175: Divine Connection Hi friends. Recently I heard a homily which began with the concept of ubuntu, an African value system that underlines the universal bond that each of us shares with everyone in…


  • What We Will Become – Raised Catholic 174

    What We Will Become – Raised Catholic 174

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 174: What We Will Become Hi friends. My favorite local farm opened up their tulip field this week, and I got myself there as quickly as I could to go pick my own, some…


  • My Ministry Garden – Raised Catholic 172

    My Ministry Garden – Raised Catholic 172

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 172: My Ministry Garden Hi friends. This week I returned from a rainy day run and was stretching my legs along the rock wall in front of my little house when I felt compelled to…


  • Faith is Not a Room – Raised Catholic 171

    Faith is Not a Room – Raised Catholic 171

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 171: Faith is Not a Room Hi friends, happy Easter season to you and yours! I hope it was a really nice Easter for you. This year was the first one I can remember,…