faith deconstruction


  • Retreat Takeaways – Bells, Time & Open Hands – Raised Catholic 155

    Retreat Takeaways – Bells, Time & Open Hands – Raised Catholic 155

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 155: Retreat Takeaways: Bells, Time, and Open Hands Hi friends. This week I’m finishing up my short series on some of the takeaways from a recent retreat experience I had. If you missed the first…


  • Retreat Takeaways: Trees, Dancing & Anchors – Raised Catholic 154

    Retreat Takeaways: Trees, Dancing & Anchors – Raised Catholic 154

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 153: Retreat Takeaways: Trees, Dancing & Anchors Hi friends. This week I’m continuing my short series on some of the takeaways I received from a recent retreat experience. During my time there, a few…


  • Revisiting: Retreat to Move Forward – Raised Catholic 151

    Revisiting: Retreat to Move Forward – Raised Catholic 151

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends. This week as I was away on a team for a cursillo retreat with no time to make a new episode for you, I thought I’d bring you an older one from September of 2021.…


  • God ≠ Church – Raised Catholic 150

    God ≠ Church – Raised Catholic 150

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 150: God ≠ Church Hi friends. This week I’m pondering a question I raised in last week’s episode, which was about the first month-long meeting of the Synod and the 11-month period between that and…


  • Spiritual Parents, Spiritual Children – Raised Catholic 147

    Spiritual Parents, Spiritual Children – Raised Catholic 147

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 147: Spiritual Parents, Spiritual Children Hi friends. This week I’m thinking a lot about family, but maybe not in the way you might think. Last week on the podcast I talked about the Body of…


  • Body of Christ – Raised Catholic 146

    Body of Christ – Raised Catholic 146

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends, this week I had a medical procedure and while I waited somewhat anxiously for it to begin, I found myself so grateful for the staff, nurses and doctors who were taking such good care of…


  • God’s Not Done – Raised Catholic 145

    God’s Not Done – Raised Catholic 145

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 145: God’s Not Done Hi friends. This week I went to a gospel concert in the city with my kids and, friends, it was so, so good. Afterwards I went looking on Spotify for…


  • Pray Without Ceasing – Raised Catholic 144

    Pray Without Ceasing – Raised Catholic 144

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 144: Pray Without Ceasing Hi friends. This week as we prayerfully enter into what now sure feels like fall, shifting schedules, and the first Vatican meeting of the Synod on Synodality – this is…


  • Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going – Raised Catholic 143

    Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going – Raised Catholic 143

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends, today I’m bringing you an older episode along with a reminder that you can listen for free to all 140-or-so episodes of the Raised Catholic podcast on Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen. I’ll…