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Musings from an Exhausted American Catholic
I’m Catholic, I’m sad, and I’m tired. Anyone else? Is anyone else looking around at the state of things and just finding themselves at a loss for words and energy at the stark dichotomy between the way of Jesus and the way of many public and powerful voices in his church? Catholic clerics who abused…
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Contemplative Summer – Raised Catholic podcast episode 78
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 78: Contemplative Summer Hi friends. In today’s episode, we’re taking a look at what it means to be a contemplative when it comes to the living out of our faith lives. So, I have some…
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Pentecost Takeaways – Raised Catholic episode 77
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 77: Pentecost Takeaways Hi friends. If you went to mass this past weekend, you know that it was Pentecost, that great feast that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit onto a ragtag group of…
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Repost: Holy Communion – Raised Catholic episode 75
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends. As you may remember, last year the US Conference of Catholic Bishops were working to draft a policy that would bar the distribution of the Eucharist to public officials who supported access to abortion. It…
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Consistent Life Ethic – Raised Catholic podcast 76
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 76: Consistent Life Ethic Hello friends. If you took a poll about the political priorities of the American Catholic Church, most people would readily respond that we are a “pro-life” church. The goal of…
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The Spiritual Practice of Mothering – Raised Catholic episode 72
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 72: The Spiritual Practice of Mothering Hello friends. As we approach Mother’s Day this year, I’m reflecting on my own experience as a mother, and on my own mother who art in Heaven, and…
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Raise a Banner – Raised Catholic podcast 71
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 71: Raise a Banner Hi friends. Have you noticed that in the last few years, quite a lot of us are identifying ourselves with banners, signs, and flags, not to mention slogans on hats…
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Enough – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 69
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 69: Enough Hi friends. Well, since I teach music with preschoolers, it was bound to happen sooner or later, but this week I experienced my first cold in literally years. As the days wore on,…
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When the Wood is Dry
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Be Reconciled – Raised Catholic Podcast episode 68
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 68: Be Reconciled Well, hello friends. As we take this turn into the last bit of Lent toward Holy Week, many of us are thinking about the practice of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or what…