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Say Yes – Raised Catholic episode 52 (1st anniversary episode!)
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Oh friends, it’s our first anniversary, and I am so glad that you’re here! Today is episode 52: Say Yes This Advent we’ve been exploring some seasonal themes, like giving and hospitality, and as we celebrate a…
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Retreat to Move Forward – Raised Catholic episode 41
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 41: Retreat to Move Forward Well, hi, friends. What a couple of years it has been, am I right? We’ve heard the phrase ‘unprecedented times’ maybe more in the last handful of years than we ever have…
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Light Bearers – Raised Catholic episode 28
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 28: Light Bearers Well hello friends. In the midst of this dark time in our Church, I thought today we could change it up a bit, shift our perspective, and look for some light. So today…
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Bless You – Raised Catholic episode 21
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 21: Bless You Well, hey friends. Today we’re talking all about blessings – what they are, who can do it and when, the many varieties of blessings, all the things. But before I get into any…
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Bloom Where You’re Planted – Raised Catholic episode 11
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 11: Bloom Where You’re Planted Well, hey friends. Two towns away from where I live, there is a half mile stretch of road that contains huge chunks of my life and vocation in various buildings…
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Be or Do – Raised Catholic episode 7
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 7 – Be or Do Well, hi friends. If it’s okay with you, I thought we’d start today with a question. Right off the top of your head, would you please complete the following sentence:…
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Fr. Joe
Our friend Fr. Joe Callahan passed from this life on Easter morning. He was the spiritual director of our retreat house, and had held that position for almost twenty years, affecting the lives of hundreds and hundreds of people who lived cursillo and other retreats at the house. When I heard the news, I did…
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Prodigal
During Lent, we hear a lot about how God is knocking on the door of our hearts. My husband and a few friends are on a cursillo retreat weekend as I type these words, and I know it’s a theme they’ll look at as well. God knocks, and we let him in. Seems simple enough,…
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Keeper
As I settled into my seat at the annual gratitude mass for a large area charity, I shook my head in wonder. There were hundreds of people at the mass, and it had taken us quite a while to sit, there were so many people to hug. We’ve been a part of this place since…
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Blessing
I just returned from helping out at a retreat weekend, and though I’ve been a part of many such weekends, I always learn and take away something new. It seems we go to things like these when we most need it, and this weekend was no exception. Sometimes we hear something in one of the…