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  • Summer of Contemplation 2024 Week Five: Centering Prayer – Raised Catholic 187

    Summer of Contemplation 2024 Week Five: Centering Prayer – Raised Catholic 187

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Well hello friends! This summer I am digging into a new project which I hope to tell you more about soon, but in the meantime, I thought it was a good time to bring back a summer…

  • 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…

  • Be Not Afraid – Raised Catholic episode 31

    Be Not Afraid – Raised Catholic episode 31

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 31: Be Not Afraid Well, hi friends, if you were born and raised Catholic, you may have inherited a kind of wariness or even outright fear about some practices which, though there is no teaching…

  • Be or Do – Raised Catholic episode 7

    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:…

  • Under

    Under

    When I was a kid, we had a pool in our backyard. My memory is that it took quite a while for me on those summer days to get in and swim. I’d sit on the deck and put my feet in while my sisters swam and my Dad’s transistor radio played. On particularly hot…