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  • Retreat Takeaways – Stations of the Cross – Circle of Life – Raised Catholic 152

    Retreat Takeaways – Stations of the Cross – Circle of Life – Raised Catholic 152

    The following is a transcript from a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 152: Retreat Takeaways: Circle of Life – Stations of the Cross  Hi friends. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As I mentioned in the introduction to last week’s episode, I am newly home…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • What Happens in the Wilderness – Raised Catholic 141

    What Happens in the Wilderness – Raised Catholic 141

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 141: What Happens in the Wilderness Hi friends. When it comes to the practice of our faith, there are so many of us out here in a kind of wilderness these days. Whether you…


  • The Dance – Raised Catholic 140

    The Dance – Raised Catholic 140

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 140: The Dance Hello friends. I had a day off from teaching music class while the local children’s museum did their fall clean-up, so I decided to go to a daily mass at a…


  • Repost: Beauty, Truth & Goodness – Raised Catholic 139

    Repost: Beauty, Truth & Goodness – Raised Catholic 139

    The following is a transcript of the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Hi friends. Today I’m following up with an idea from last week’s episode, which was all about digging in through our faith foundations and holding things up to the light – our beliefs, practices, faith habits, things like…