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Candid Catholic Convos - 1-9-2024

This week’s episode was recorded in September 2023 with Brian Lynch and Dominic Biacchi from our newly formed Diocesan Young Catholic Professionals Networking Organization, and we’re bringing it back today because of some pretty amazing updates – If you’re an adult in your 20s or 30s, mark your calendars for January 26 from 7 to 9pm because Young Catholic Professionals South Central PA is hosting a FREE Launch party at the Capitol Building. Join us for a fun night of networking, filled with drinks, appetizers, and dessert, meet other young professionals who are excited about integrating their faith into the workplace, and a special greeting from Bishop Senior to kick-off of our YCP South Central PA Chapter! For more info and details on how to register, visit  www. youngcatholicprofessionals. org/chapter/south-central-pa

Candid Catholic Convos - 1-7-2024

  If you have lofty goals for 2024, especially if they center around health and wellness like more than half the population, you should really lean into this episode, because today we're chatting with Erin McCole Cupp, an author and expert of the Body Institute about the theology of moving your body to honor God, managing disordered eating, and committing to true overall wellness of the mind, body and spirit.

Candid Catholic Convos - 11-26-2023

  Imagine if God took away everything you never said “thank you” for. Seriously, what if God took away everything you never said thank you for? Not just the big stuff either, the things we take for granted on a daily basis, the things we don’t even think about until they’re gone – like we don’t think about our health until we’re sick or we don’t think about the fact that we can run or walk until our knees hurt, right? So what are some ways we can practice appreciation for all the gifts God has given us? How can we really cultivate a disposition of gratitude daily, not just on Thanksgiving? We're excited to welcome back Sr. Geralyn Schmidt of the Sisters of Christian Charity to help me come up with some tangible ways to practice giving thanks in our daily lives.

Candid Catholic Convos - 11-12-2023

  A few weeks ago, we started a conversation spiritual director Chris Wood on stress, worry and overwhelm, but we didn’t get to finish. We had split into two episodes to fully do it justice, and its finally time to get to part two. Today we’re going to dive deeper and talk about what unhealthy levels of stress, worry and overwhelm look like, when we should consider seeking the assistance of medication, and tactile ways we can improve our stress levels naturally

Candid Catholic Convos - 11-5-2023

  Merriam Webster dictionary defines a vocation as “a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action, most notable a divine call to the religious life or the work in which a person is employed, their occupation.” Today marks the beginning of National Vocations Awareness week, and we have the honor and privilege of speaking with Bishop Timothy Senior, twelfth bishop of Harrisburg and former rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to help us fill in the gaps of what it means to be called to a vocation, how the journey can look different for everyone, and how we can support those discerning a call to religious life.

Candid Catholic Convos - 9-17-2023

  Christian parenting is HARD - what hope is there for parents trying to raise little disciples, little saints, in today’s society?To help answer this, I’ve asked Fathers Tim and Kyle Sahd, brothers in a family with not one, not two, but THREE priestly vocations to give me some practical, 21st century tips on how to encourage Catholic families living in today’s society.

Candid Catholic Convos - 8-27-2023

What do superheroes and Catholicism have in common? I'm so glad you asked, because this week, you’re going to get a special glimpse into our renewed mini-sode series "Musings of a Catholic Evangelist” with Sister Geralyn Schmidt of the Sisters of Christian Charity. And if DC superheroes are your thing, you’ll definitely want to keep listening to what Father Don Bender of Saint Patrick Parish in Carlisle has to say about his revert experience, his transformative encounters with the Eucharist, and his homily to first communicants.