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Contemplative Summer Week One – Contemplating Music – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 79
The following is a transcript from a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 79: Contemplative Summer Week One – Contemplating Music Hi friends, as I explained in detail before a two-week break way back in episode 78, I’m taking this summer to focus on contemplation with a…
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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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Pentecost Takeaways – Raised Catholic episode 77
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 77: Pentecost Takeaways Hi friends. If you went to mass this past weekend, you know that it was Pentecost, that great feast that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit onto a ragtag group of…
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Repost: Holy Communion – Raised Catholic episode 75
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends. As you may remember, last year the US Conference of Catholic Bishops were working to draft a policy that would bar the distribution of the Eucharist to public officials who supported access to abortion. It…
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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,…