faith reconstruction


  • 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…


  • Full Circle – Raised Catholic 136

    Full Circle – Raised Catholic 136

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 136: Full Circle Hi friends. Today is the conclusion of my Rome series – in total, there are ten full episodes in this series which are all taken from inspiration and experiences from just…


  • Our Global Church – Raised Catholic 128

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 128: Our Global Church Hi friends. Today we’ll continue our summer series all about the spiritual epiphanies I experienced on a recent trip to Rome with an episode all about our global church.  As you…


  • What I Learned This Lent 2023 – An Owl’s Surprising Appearance – Raised Catholic episode 118

    What I Learned This Lent 2023 – An Owl’s Surprising Appearance – Raised Catholic episode 118

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 118: What I Learned This Lent – 2023 Hi friends, happy Easter! As you may know, I took a bit of a break from the podcast for Lent in order to draw close to…


  • Where Are You? – Raised Catholic episode 95

    Where Are You? – Raised Catholic episode 95

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 95: Where Are You? Hi friends. Today I have a short episode centered around one big question: Where Are You? As you may know, I’m a longtime music minister in a small campus chapel.…


  • Reconstructing Faith, Part One – Raised Catholic episode 89

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 89: Reconstructing Faith, Part One Hi friends. If you’ve listened to Raised Catholic from the very beginning (and actually, this is how I recommend you listen because the episodes are sort of designed to…


  • Contemplative Summer Takeaways – Raised Catholic episode 88

    Contemplative Summer Takeaways – Raised Catholic episode 88

    The following is a transcript of the Raised Catholic Podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 88: Contemplative Summer Takeaways Hi friends, as I explained way back in episode 78, my project this summer was contemplation. For nine weeks, I contemplated God using a variety of methods and focuses, and each…


  • Contemplating in Church – Contemplative Summer Week Nine – Raised Catholic episode 87

    Contemplating in Church – Contemplative Summer Week Nine – Raised Catholic episode 87

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 87: the Ninth and Final Week of Contemplative Summer – Contemplating in Church Hi friends, as I explained in detail before a break way back in episode 78, I took this summer to focus…


  • Church People – Raised Catholic episode 20

    Church People – Raised Catholic episode 20

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 20: Church People Okay, so I am mindful that this episode has the potential of being very long, there is so much to say about ‘church people’, but I’ll do my best to encapsulate a…


  • Good News – Raised Catholic episode 16

    Good News – Raised Catholic episode 16

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 16: Good News Well, Happy Easter, everyone!  I hope you had a beautiful day with your dear ones. Um, okay, so in last week’s episode on sin, I told you that this week we would talk…