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Contemplative Summer Week Two – Contemplating Story – Raised Catholic episode 80
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 80: Contemplative Summer Week Two – Contemplating Story Hi friends, as I explained in detail before a break way back in episode 78, I’m taking this summer to focus on contemplation with a variety…
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Musings from an Exhausted American Catholic
I’m Catholic, I’m sad, and I’m tired. Anyone else? Is anyone else looking around at the state of things and just finding themselves at a loss for words and energy at the stark dichotomy between the way of Jesus and the way of many public and powerful voices in his church? Catholic clerics who abused…
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Contemplative Summer – Raised Catholic podcast episode 78
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 78: Contemplative Summer Hi friends. In today’s episode, we’re taking a look at what it means to be a contemplative when it comes to the living out of our faith lives. So, I have some…
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Consistent Life Ethic – Raised Catholic podcast 76
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 76: Consistent Life Ethic Hello friends. If you took a poll about the political priorities of the American Catholic Church, most people would readily respond that we are a “pro-life” church. The goal of…
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What’s the Plan? – Raised Catholic episode 74
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 74: What’s the Plan? Hi friends. Well, this is the time of year when a lot of young people are considering their next steps. If you are or have a high school or college graduate,…
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The Spiritual Practice of Mothering – Raised Catholic episode 72
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…
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Raise a Banner – Raised Catholic podcast 71
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 71: Raise a Banner Hi friends. Have you noticed that in the last few years, quite a lot of us are identifying ourselves with banners, signs, and flags, not to mention slogans on hats…
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What If – Raised Catholic episode 70
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 70: What If? Hello friends. By the time you’re hearing this episode we will be fully into the Easter season, so happy Easter! I hope the day was a wonderful one for you and yours,…
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When the Wood is Dry
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Be Reconciled – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 68
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 68: Be Reconciled Well, hello friends. As we take this turn into the last bit of Lent toward Holy Week, many of us are thinking about the practice of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or what…