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  • Contemplative Summer Week Four – Contemplating Scripture – Raised Catholic episode 82

    Contemplative Summer Week Four – Contemplating Scripture – Raised Catholic episode 82

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 82: Contemplative Summer Week Four – Contemplating Scripture 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…


  • Contemplative Summer Week Three – Contemplating Nature – Raised Catholic episode 81

    Contemplative Summer Week Three – Contemplating Nature – Raised Catholic episode 81

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 81: Contemplative Summer Week Three – Contemplating Nature 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…


  • Contemplative Summer Week One – Contemplating Music – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 79

    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…


  • 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…


  • Pentecost Takeaways – Raised Catholic episode 77

    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…


  • Repost: Holy Communion – Raised Catholic episode 75

    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…


  • Consistent Life Ethic – Raised Catholic podcast 76

    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…


  • The Spiritual Practice of Mothering – Raised Catholic episode 72

    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…


  • Enough – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 69

    Enough – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 69

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 69: Enough Hi friends. Well, since I teach music with preschoolers, it was bound to happen sooner or later, but this week I experienced my first cold in literally years.  As the days wore on,…


  • When the Wood is Dry

    When the Wood is Dry

    The Passion story is a tale as old as time, and for those of us who were born and raised Catholic, the reading of it each year at Palm Sunday mass can sound familiar, redundant, and…long. This year, a phrase floated to the surface which, for me, brought the story to life anew, and it’s…