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Has a friend hurt you or left you out?
Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett was just about to leave for a party hosted by a dear friend when she received a text—Mary Ruth’s friend asked her to come a little later, because she was running behind.
Mary Ruth pulled up social media to pass time and was surprised to see a live photo posted by her friend. The image showed the host and many of Mary Ruth’s friends gathered around her friend’s table eating dinner. It turned out that the party was already in full swing.
In reality, Mary Ruth realized she was on the B List and was the only one of all her friends to be invited to the “after party.”
Mary Ruth was crushed.
Yet, while incredibly difficult, Mary Ruth chose to dig deep into this experience to better understand herself, her friendships and God’s hopes for her.
In this Advent Podcast Mary Ruth shares the wisdom she learned about sisterhood in Christ and the healing grace of God.
Learn how God blessed Mary Ruth with a new heart to love and friendships deeply rooted in Christ.
Discover how you can receive the beautiful gift of sisterhood in Christ, too!
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What is beauty?
This is the question O’Maria Akpati answers in this week’s Advent Podcast.
As a former celebrity makeup artist, O’Maria discovered that beauty had nothing to do with the exterior. She found that when celebrities used makeup to become more beautiful, their self-esteem decreased.
O'Maria left her job and discerned becoming a Discalced Carmelite for two years. During this time, God revealed to O'Maria her personal mission: to help women become “Godfident” in their God-given beauty.
Listen to O’Maria’s personal story of conversion--and discover how God is calling you to embrace your God-given beauty, too!
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Do people see me? Do people hear me? Do they love me?
These are the questions that ten-year-old Mildred Chen, feeling lost in the middle of five daughters, asked herself.
When the sixth child was born into her family, Mildred was asked to clean his dirty diapers--a chore she felt terrible about. One day while she was completing this task, she heard a dark voice telling her to jump into the nearby water well.
And Mildred did.
As she fell into the well, Mildred found herself in a deep sleep and sensed herself being cradled.
Instead of drowning, she awoke standing in a small amount of water, a miracle because it was typhoon season with heavy rains.
Mildred survived to tell this miraculous story, as well as her discovery of the spiritual world and her spiritual charism.
Mildred's professions are also healing ministries: she is both a pediatrician and spiritual director.
Listen to this Advent mini-retreat in a podcast and ponder your spiritual charism, too!
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Megan Lynch couldn’t believe it when she felt a lump in her breast. With four young children and no risk factors, Megan was sure it wasn’t cancer.
Yet it was.
Then the doctor told Megan the cancer may have spread into her bones. If it did, she would have a year to live.
Megan waited three weeks for test results to see if she would survive the year. During that time, Megan prayed:
Lord, if this is the last year of my life please keep me open to you. Please keep the door of my heart open so your love shines through me.
In this Thanksgiving podcast, hear how Megan surrendered to God’s will and practiced gratitude while facing the unknown.
Listen and learn how to live in gratitude and God’s will, too!
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Fr. Jon, Chaplain of Mamas in Spirit, invites you to bring the longings of your heart to prayer this Advent season.
Fr. Jon and Host Lindy Wynne discuss times of their lives they cried out to the Lord—and God miraculously turned their cries into calls.
Learn how all of Lindy’s children came to her through the gift of adoption during this time of year. Hear about Fr. Jon’s call into priesthood and continued surrender to God in his Vocation.
Open your heart to the miraculous work of the Lord.
May the cry of your heart—by the grace of God—be transformed into a call, too!
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Lisa Martinez was incredibly anxious and fearful as a child, but neither Lisa nor her parents understood why.
When Lisa attended her freshman year of college at Franciscan University—a place Lisa and many others refer to as a "field hospital” for souls—Lisa discovered why she had been consumed by such angst and fear.
Lisa experienced flashbacks of sexual abuse as a young child. She finally knew what she had been carrying.
Listen as Lisa takes us on a sensitive journey of the soul, culminating in Christ’s miraculous healing through prayer, contemplation, EMDR therapy, Catholic retreats and more.
If you or someone you love is the victim of abuse, know that healing is possible! Learn more about Lisa at www.littlewithgreatlove.com (http://www.littlewithgreatlove.com). Reach out to get connected to resources at mamasinspirit@gmail.com.
Abby Davis received a call. Within thirty minutes of hanging up the phone, there was a social worker on her front porch holding a baby girl.
Abby and her husband would care for this little girl for many months to follow, not knowing if they would adopt her or just care for her for a little while.
Abby’s heart was filled with love for this precious child, yet was also breaking at the possibility of being separated from her.
Abby would rock the baby and pray:
“Whether you stay or whether you go, let it be for Christ.“
This little girl, as well as two boys, are now the adopted children of Abby and her husband Cameron.
Listen to this mini-retreat in a podcast and imagine how your life can be more fully for Christ, too.
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Still reverberating in Colleen Carroll Campbell’s heart are an older mom’s words of wisdom from 15 years ago: “I don’t know if there is room for perfectionism in any other part of life, but I know this: there is no room for it in motherhood.”
Colleen had done her best to achieve flawlessness during her ambitious career, including a job as the American president’s speech writer. But it wasn’t until hearing the wise mom’s words about motherhood that Colleen realized her own struggle with perfectionism.
God began changing Colleen that morning and continues to transform her to this day. While she strives to do her best for the greater glory of God, Colleen has learned to let go and trust she is in God’s hands.
And she has discovered that there is no better place to be.
Listen to this inspiring “mini-retreat in a podcast” and allow yourself to surrender into the arms of Merciful Jesus, too.
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After raising four boys, Caroline Graham’s husband shared that he felt called to adopt a daughter.
Soon thereafter, Caroline received a call from a dear friend about a toddler girl needing a home.
Caroline figured that she and her husband knew how to love children and said “yes.”
Caroline realized that the call to love her precious daughter would demand more of her than she ever could have imagined. Loving her daughter would require her entire self and more—it would require daily and full dependency on Christ.
Caroline’s daughter suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).
Hear Caroline share about how she has learned that while we come to the end of our own ability to love, God’s love is endless. Be inspired by how Caroline has opened herself to the supernatural love of God to care for her daughter and family—just as she is called.
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Chaplain Father Jon Meyer was in his early twenties when his mother passed away.
In his grief, Father Jon faced the dark thought of needing to earn love, as well as the fear of being unloveable.
Father Jon was in the seminary at the time and chose to be honest about the thoughts he struggled with. He shared with his Spiritual Director and Formation Advisor, as well as some family and close friends. Over time, Father Jon was blessed with the transformation of his mind by God.
This podcast will help you explore your own thoughts and how they may be separating you from self, God and others. Learn tools of transparency and vulnerability to open yourself to the glorious “renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2).
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Stacey Sumereau is on a healing journey.
Stacey was pregnant with her third child when she had a placental abruption--Baby Honora (Nora) was born early by emergency C-section.
Stacey's heart broke into pieces as she watched her baby go through what seemed like endless life-saving procedures. The final breaking point was when Stacey and her husband were told they needed to say goodbye.
Miraculously, Nora survived.
Over time, Stacey moved beyond her trauma and into prayerful silence. God created a much stronger heart in Stacey as He put the pieces of her heart back together.
Listen to this inspiring story of surrender and let God heal any broken pieces of your heart, too.
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Becca Bumm’s family members were struggling and her very own heart was, too. She felt alone and close to despair.
Until a wise friend encouraged Becca to attend a women’s retreat called “Cursillo.”
God healed Becca’s heart and poured in His holy love throughout the weekend.
And then God sent Becca on a mission of love.
Hear how Becca re-entered her life after the retreat with only one thing having changed: her very self.
Be inspired by how this holy change in Becca helped transform those around her in God’s love. Learn how God wants to do this for you, too!
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Jennifer Calabretta’s childhood and early marriage were perfect in so many ways. But Jennifer never could have imagined what was to come.
Jennifer lost her second baby weeks after delivery to a rare muscle disorder. Doctors told her this would never happen again.
However, during one of Jennifer’s subsequent pregnancies, she learned that her daughter wouldn’t survive the very same disease.
Jennifer carried her baby throughout the remaining months of her pregnancy—and she and her husband were blessed with ten minutes with their daughter.
Jennifer experienced God deep within her throughout it all. God’s love was like holy balm to her injured heart.
In this vulnerable and joy-filled podcast, learn that God’s grace is sufficient. You will be blessed with God’s holy balm of the heart, too!
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Lisa was in a hole she never thought she'd get out of.
Lisa struggled with insecurity since her childhood. As an adopted child, Lisa felt like she was given up. Even though her adoptive parents lavished her in love, Lisa worried that if she wasn't good enough that they might give her up, too.
Lisa turned to drinking. When Lisa hit the depths of the hole she was in, God reached in and helped Lisa climb out. Lisa learned a life-changing lesson through this.
“You have to bring God into your life to heal that hole in your soul.”
Listen to this vulnerable story of how a beautiful woman grew to greater confidence and love as she was touched by the mercy of God.
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Throughout her entire life Shana has gone to Sunday Mass and shared Sunday meals with her family.
So simple, yet so powerful.
From the time Shana was small she's experienced the living witness of her parents, who have religiously attended Mass and hosted family dinners on Sundays.
Shana now has a family of her own and they, along with her siblings and their families, spend Sundays at Mass and at Shana's parents' home sharing meals.
In this encouraging podcast, Shana shares how she has experienced the fruit of obedience: love. Her family has gathered throughout all seasons of life, both the joyful and sorrowful, just to be together.
Listen to Shana share and be inspired to root your own life in the Eucharist and family meals (even if this means friends who become family!).
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On her birthday in 2018, Mollie Verdier wrote a letter asking God to reveal her divine purpose to her.
Soon thereafter, Mollie and her husband Nathan experienced infant loss. Mollie went into a dark place. Compounding her loss, Mollie and Nathan didn't know how to grieve together and were distant from one another.
One night, as Mollie watched Nathan pray at the foot of her bed, she asked God to soften her heart.
Mollie awoke at 3am the next morning and knew what God was calling them to—Mollie and Nathan created Morgan's Place.
"Morgan's Place was established to assist families through the grieving process when experiencing the loss of a baby. We aid this process by memory-making, birth planning, funeral and burial services, and post-partum support groups for parents."
Listen to this healing podcast and be inspired to discover your divine purpose, too!
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“I’m not supposed to feel like this, because I’m Catholic.”
Jeannie Ewing felt inept in her motherhood when she found out she was pregnant with her fifth child--she wondered why God didn’t just take her in her sleep.
Self-loathing consumed Jeannie as her thoughts intensified.
Then Jeannie was asked to speak to a group of cloistered nuns.
After the retreat, a couple of the nuns invited Jeannie to go with them to The Shrine of the Holy Innocents.
In this wisdom-packed podcast, hear how God transformed Jeannie's heart as she stood in the shrine.
Open your heart to God's invisible grace--let Him change you, too!
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"You’ve been trained to heal my body physically as a nurse, but what I’m inviting you to do is heal my body spiritually as a missionary."
Christ spoke these words into Anna Hurd’s heart when she was discerning what God was calling her to after completing her nursing degree.
Anna’s own life had already been transformed through FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) at Western Kentucky University.
Now God was calling Anna to be a FOCUS missionary herself.
Like nurses who go out to battlefields during war to care for the wounded, Anna could see how God was calling her to care for spiritually wounded students--Anna would invite college students into personal relationship with Christ and Catholic fellowship.
Listen to this inspiring story, as well as Anna's wisdom about how to help encourage your own teenage and young adult children in their faith.
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As Tammi McCarthy sat at Mass and listened to the Parable of the Prodigal Son, God revealed to her that she was the person in the story she didn’t want to be: the older brother.
God whispered into Tammi's heart:
“You have sat at my banquet table for years and you have dined on my abundance, but you have never invited anyone to dine with you.”
Tammi made a commitment that day to invite others to prayer and relationship with Christ. Yet Tammi didn't know that even when her life became difficult, she would still be called to share the love of Christ with others.
Tammi would learn to "stand in the rain and profess God's faithfulness soaking wet."
Listen to this podcast and be inspired as you hear this story of God as the Way Maker!
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