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Vitamin W Women & Willingness

If there was some sort of audio meter that could measure truth and excitement and joy — it ought to be pegging on the positive side as we share this week’s podcast guest: Brigid Sweeney from the Archdiocese of Denver. …

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Vitamin V Vespers

Let me be clear — I’ve never ever heard God speaking to me. Not in the way we most often wish we could hear Him. But I can promise you this: I feel God’s blessing and mercy often when my …

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Vitamin U: Unity

Just a few days ago, it caught my attention that a Vatican official, Cardinal Walter Kasper asked dialogue partners if an ecumenical catechism might be another step at defining what unites us rather than what divides us. Cardinal Kasper is …

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Vitamin T: Truth

How firm or exact is truth? The dictionary says that truth is: conformity with fact or reality. A little further on in the dictionary, truth has these words as part of the definition: honesty, integrity, truthfulness. Wouldn’t God be TOTAL …

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Vitamin R: Renewal

2010: Just days ago, the Babe of Bethlehem was celebrated in our hearts. We pray that you were renewed in faith and hope for our journey towards heaven. Many of us have set goals for these days: weight loss, organization, …

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Vitamin Q: Quest

From the booklet: Augustine Day by Day: KEEP ON MOVING
“On earth we are wayfarers, always on the go. This means that we have to keep on moving forward. Therefore be always unhappy about what you are if you want …

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Vitamin P: Psalms

In today’s podcast and interview, I relate a story. We were early in our deacon formation classes. Our schedule had us doing a full semester class on the Psalms. And my internal and early reaction was something like: what can …

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Vitamin O: Openness

I have thought about this Catholic Vitamin O for OPENNESS for quite some time. It’s closely related to a previous vitamin D for DISCERNMENT. But this show is about openness to new ideas, openness to experiences and diversity… to new …

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Vitamin N: Nativity

Here are some thoughts about Nativity. First — our program on this Catholic Vitamin N presents Nativity not so much as warm feelings of Christmas, but also about challenge and change. Both of our guests are Catholic priests who are …

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Vitamin M: Moments

As you perhaps listen to our podcast for Catholic Vitamin M — Moments — you’ll hear the unfolding of the life of Catherine Doherty and the founding of Madonna House in Combermere, Canada. Catherine was a genius — a holy …

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