rethinking faith


  • Rome Sweet Rome – Raised Catholic 126

    Rome Sweet Rome – Raised Catholic 126

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 126: Rome Sweet Rome Well, hello friend. This past week, my husband and I had the opportunity to travel with a local college choir’s pilgrimage to Rome and wow, wow, wow, there is so…


  • Pentecost – The Amazing Movement of God – Raised Catholic 125

    Pentecost – The Amazing Movement of God – Raised Catholic 125

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 125: Pentecost: The Amazing Movement of God Hi friends. You know, it’s funny how God works. Last year at this time, I made a podcast episode for you called Pentecost Takeaways. In the introduction,…


  • What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 124: What Revival Really Looks Like Hi friends. Way back on New Year’s Eve, 2018, I wrote a piece on my blog called ‘Re’. It was based on something that Fr. Frank McFarland, a priest whom…


  • Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 122: Make a New Soundtrack Hi friends. In this time in our culture, there is so much noise vying for our attention. TV and other media, social media, podcasts, and much more. It can take…


  • What We Have in Common – Raised Catholic episode 121

    What We Have in Common – Raised Catholic episode 121

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 121: What We Have in Common Hi friends. In this time of real division in our country, in our politics, in the church and even in many families, we increasingly see in the discourse…


  • Who God Actually Is – Raised Catholic episode 119

    Who God Actually Is – Raised Catholic episode 119

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Hi friends. This week I’m beginning a short series of reflections on the very rich Gospel readings that come after Easter, particularly in this past week during what is known as the Octave of Easter or the…


  • Surprise Lenten Episode: New Wine – Raised Catholic 114

    Surprise Lenten Episode: New Wine – Raised Catholic 114

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 114: New Wine Hi friends. I know I said there’d be no new podcasts during Lent but only short reflections here or there, but today’s topic has been brewing in me for several days…


  • Jesus of the Gospels (Luke 7) – Raised Catholic episode 111

    Jesus of the Gospels (Luke 7) – Raised Catholic episode 111

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 111: Jesus of the Gospels (Luke 7) Hi friends. Last week, I gave the beginning of a reflection on Luke Chapter 7 with the first two stories from the chapter, and I promised that…