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Moving Anchors: Navigating the Waters of Change

Change is hard. We all know it, and few of us really look forward to it. In this week's episode, we discuss some practical spiritual ways to prepare for change so that it is not so overwhelming. And we probably use this word waaaayyy too much, but the key is being intentional.  Deliberate, even. ...

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Do-Overs Welcome!

Happy New Year, everyone!  Today we tackle the topic of New Year's Resolutions and the issue we all face: sticking to them!!  Resolutions can be tricky, especially at this time of year.  We often have pretty high expectations for ourselves, and if you're anything like me, sometimes the bar is se...

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Virtues on Fire: The Flame of Love

Merry Christmas, one and all!  During this fourth week of Advent we light the final purple candle, the Angel’s candle, which symbolizes the message of God’s love that the angels announced at Christ’s birth.  

Virtues on Fire: The Flame of Joy

The third week of Advent is a joyful one. During this week we light the pink candle to symbolize our joy. This candle is the Shepherd’s candle, representing the joy of the shepherds at the birth of Christ and the joy we all share in anticipation of His return. Luke 2: 8-20 “And the Glory of the ...

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Virtues on Fire: The Flame of Peace

In this second week of Advent, we light the second purple candle, the Bethlehem candle, which symbolizes peace and preparation. In this week we reflect on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, and the peace that Mary proclaimed in her yes to the Lord.   Is it possible to have true joy without p...

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Virtues on Fire: The Flame of Hope

This first week of Advent we light the first purple candle. This is the Prophecy candle, representing our hope for Christ’s coming and our recollection of the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah and the hope He brings to the world. How do we cultivate hope in our daily lives so that we ar...

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Holiday Survival Kit: Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!! Today we talk about tomorrow's main subject: being thankful. With all the family gatherings kicking up for the holidays, tensions can run high and to-do lists can run away with us. Take a moment to be grateful - for every little thing in your life. Who knows... it ...

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What Even IS a Virtue, Anyway?!

Happy week before Thanksgiving, everybody!!  We are super excited to share today's episode with you because we have our FIRST EVER special guest on the podcast today.  Msgr. Price, our pastor at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, joins us today to explain what virtues are and how we can cultivate them in o...

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Parenting in the Apostolic Age

No matter the ages of our children, parenting is tough. How we prepare our loved ones for life in this new Apostolic Age is crucial to their perseverance in the face of not only differing opinions, but differing "truths." The world, or at least our corner of it, no longer subscribes to Christian ...

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Balancing Prayer

Deciding what is important and then making enough time for it is not always easy.  This week Kendell and Lori offer some ideas to help you balance prayer with the rest of your busy schedule, making sure that most important conversation with God each day is one of the big rocks in your jar! Be su...

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The Last Pew Hosts

Students of everything; masters of nothing. 

 

KENDELL MARTINEZ
LORI MAINIERO