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S7 E7: Waiting in Hope

December 17, 2024

We're in the midst of Advent, a season of waiting and a season a business. As we reflect on the season, we're asking ourselves how we're creating the space for Jesus to enter our lives more deeply. Today, our cohosts share a little on Advent, Christmas, and life in general as well as give a little peek into what to expect in the new year.

Christmas Novena Day 1

December 16, 2024

The Christmas Novena has been a tradition with the Daughters of Charity communities since 1720 when an Italian priest, Carlo Antonio Vachetta, arranged the music for it based on a novena that had been prayed in Italy for many centuries. Originally sung in Latin, the novena was translated to English in the United States around 1964.

S7 E6: Legacy of Service in Santa Barbara

December 3, 2024

For today's episode, we're headed back to Santa Barbara, California. Our guest, Sergey Salushchev, is the Archivist for St. Vincent's in Santa Barbara. He joins us today to give us a background on the Daughters' westward expansion into California and the history our services there. He highlights how the Sisters were able to adapt to the changes of the time and continue to provide for those most in need in new ways throughout the years there.

Bonus Episode: Receiving Graces Through the Miraculous Medal

November 26, 2024

When the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Catherine Laboure with the request to create the Miraculous Medal, Mary said that "anyone who wears the medal will receive great graces." Throughout the years since, many stories have been told of those who have received those graces. While living and serving in Taiwan, Sister Martin Dehlinger, DC, witnessed one of these events. This is her story.

S7 E5: Creative Solutions to Homelessness Beyond the Shelters

November 19, 2024

This episode, we're joined by Chuck Levesque, Director of Depaul USA, a national nonprofit organization inspired that addresses homelessness in innovative ways. Inspired by St. Vincent de Paul, Depaul USA has grown to 11 different cities, tackling the homelessness crisis in unique ways in each place according to the needs of the community. Want to learn more about Depaul USA? Check out their website and see how you could get involved: https://depaulusa.org/

S7 E4: Compassion on the Water: The Spiritual Impact of Mercy Ships

November 5, 2024

If you had the opportunity to leave everything behind and live on a ship to serve those in need, would you? Today's guest, Reanne Newquist, and her family did. The family of five left their lives in California to serve the sick in West Africa with Mercy Ships. For a year, they lived onboard the Africa Mercy Ship, a vessel docked in Senegal. Now, Reanne is sharing with us not only her story, but the mission of Mercy Ships and how they are working to serve those most in need. To learn more about Mercy Ships: http://www.mercyships.org/serve http://mercyships.org/servewww.facebook.com/mercyshipshttp://www.facebook.com/mercyships http://www.instagram.com/mercyships http://www.twitter.com/mercyships

S7 E3: Serving in Santa Barbara with Collaboration, Love, and Acceptance

October 22, 2024

Sister Rocio Briones, DC, has only been out of Seminary (novitiate) for six months, but she's already making an impact in Santa Barbara. Sister Rocio dove in headfirst at her first mission, working at the Father Virgil Cordano Center where they serve the homeless population, as well as on the St. Vincent Campus, where she has been working on an inter-generational program for the seniors and children to get to interact. On this podcast, we hear about all of these programs and ministries, their history, and how Sister Rocio fits into their stories.

S7 E2: Your Discernment Questions Answered

October 8, 2024

Today we're joined by our friend and vocation director, Sister Lisa Laguna, DC. She's answering some of our most frequently asked questions about religious discernment. From spiritual director vs. vocation director to family to social media, we covered it all!

S7 E1: How One Small Town Transformed into a Community

September 27, 2024

Happy Feast of St. Vincent de Paul! If you've been a listener for awhile, you know that means it's time for the new season to begin! Welcome to season SEVEN! To kick off the season, we have Sister Theresa Sullivan, DC. Sister Theresa is the Director of Daybreak, a ministry of Depaul USA, that operates as a day resource center for those experiencing homelessness in the area. Sister Theresa is the third director of Daybreak and our very own Sister Elizabeth Greim, DC, just so happens to have been the first. Between the two of them, we hear all about the founding of Daybreak and just how much it's grown since it's founding in 2011. Between adding new buildings and gaining the support of the whole community, it's clear there's been a lot of love poured into this ministry!

S6 E28: Season Finale

August 20, 2024

This week, we're chatting with our cohosts! We touch on our recent activities, our missions, where we've been finding Jesus, the history of the Daughters in the US, and more! You won't want to miss this final episode of season six.

S6 E27: Friendships in Community

August 6, 2024

How blessed it is to find a life-long friend! It can be even more special when that friend is also your Sister in Community. This week, we're joined by two Sisters who have found such a friendship within each other, Sister Ann Marie Butler, DC, and Sister Mary Beth Kubera, DC. They chat with us about how they met, how they became friends, and how they maintain such a close bond living far apart. They also discuss the realities of friendship within community and more!

S6 E26: Find Your Own Path to Holiness

July 23, 2024

Everyone's path to holiness is unique. The Lord calls us all to live in different ways and to give ourselves to him in our own way. Breanne DeMarco has discovered this throughout her life and now tries to help others on their paths. Today, she sits down with Sister Liz Sjoberg, D.C., to discuss the path that she's on and the lessons she has learned along the way. You can get in touch with Breanne at: http://gmail.com

S6 E25: Cohosts Reunited

July 9, 2024

After being reunited for a Provincial Meeting, our cohosts are back on the podcast to recap the meeting and more! Sister Elizabeth and Sister Liz chat about how they feel reenergized by the togetherness and enthusiasm of the meeting and what their key takeaways were. They also discuss their missions, both previous and upcoming, as some major changes are happening for one of them.

S6 E24: Barnabas's Chain Reaction

June 18, 2024

Father Patrick Griffin, CM, joins us again in part two of our feature on Barnabas. This time, we talk specifically about how his encouragement of Paul changed Paul into the man we know him as. From this, Paul wrote letters of encouragement to his followers, which we still read today!

S6 E23: Barnabas's Silent Impact

June 11, 2024

Repeat Episode: As we read the Acts of the Apostles and other parts of the Bible, we read about Barnabas. However, we never get any quotes from him. Who was Barnabas? How is someone who never speaks so influential to the Church? Father Patrick Griffin, CM, joins Sister Elizabeth Greim, D.C., to break down Barnabas's character and dive into who he was and the impact he made.

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