The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. photo by Kerry Campbell Oh friends, it’s our first anniversary, and I am so glad that you’re here! Today is episode 52: Say Yes This Advent we’ve been exploring some seasonal themes, like giving and hospitality, and... Continue Reading →
Beauty, Truth & Goodness – Raised Catholic episode 43
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 43: Beauty, Truth and Goodness Well, hi, friends. So, this week, I had kind of a terrible day, and I’ll tell you a little about it. That day, I had some professional worries, had a book... Continue Reading →
Christian Sisters (and Brothers, too), oh, the Time Has Come – Raised Catholic episode 24
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 24: Christian Sisters (and Brothers, too) oh the Time has Come Well, hello friends. Today we’re talking about Christian ecumenism and how the current time we find ourselves in is the very perfect time to explore... Continue Reading →
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:... Continue Reading →
Re-form
I was watching this video last night and was about half-way through when I burst into tears. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtll3mNj5U It’s a collaboration of over 65 churches and Christian movements in the UK, their music ministers calling down blessings over their country. And if you watch their faces, you see their connection to the Holy Spirit,... Continue Reading →
Essential
In this time of crisis, we’re being stripped of quite a lot. Roles, practices, relational habits and interaction, labels, even jobs or our health. In addition, the way we practice our faith has completely changed. Within my own church tradition, Catholics are being told we can confess our sins directly to God without a priest... Continue Reading →
Normal
“I just can’t wait until this is all over and things can go back to normal.” I felt the fatigue and worry in my friend’s voice as she spoke these words, and I feel it, too. I want to see my preschool music students face-to-face, want to gather with my friends and family. I want... Continue Reading →
Now
Early in an authentic Christian walk, it’s all about relationship. A new knowledge and hope in the person of Jesus and the knowledge of how intimately and wholly we are known and loved fills our spirits with a light we never knew before. And so we want to tell everyone, and we do, spreading the... Continue Reading →