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Kids have the most beautiful insights into the Catholic faith, but sometimes their questions are difficult to answer. On Raising Saints, we are a priest and a mom who are eager to do our best to answer kids’ questions on God, the Church, the faith, and more!
Alexandra Sullivan is a wife and mother of three. Fr. Michael Connolly is the Parochial Vicar of the Church of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

Raising Saints: Helping Kids Hear God's Voice Alexandra and Fr. Connolly

    • Religião e espiritualidade

Kids have the most beautiful insights into the Catholic faith, but sometimes their questions are difficult to answer. On Raising Saints, we are a priest and a mom who are eager to do our best to answer kids’ questions on God, the Church, the faith, and more!
Alexandra Sullivan is a wife and mother of three. Fr. Michael Connolly is the Parochial Vicar of the Church of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

    S3:E2 - Where is Heaven? & Why Can't We See Jesus?

    S3:E2 - Where is Heaven? & Why Can't We See Jesus?

    Today we are fielding two questions from Peter.  He asks: Where is heaven? and Why can't we see Jesus? 

    • 33 min
    S3:E12 Lectio Divina - Road to Emmaus

    S3:E12 Lectio Divina - Road to Emmaus

    We are leading listeners through Lectio Divina, a prayerful reading and reflection, of the Road to Emmaus story in Luke's Gospel. Listen as we read the Gospel story and then take some time imagining the scene, prompting thoughts, questions and conversation with God through the story.  This is part 1, to be continued in our next episode. 

    • 26 min
    S3:E11 - Why Didn't St. Thomas Believe Jesus Had Risen?

    S3:E11 - Why Didn't St. Thomas Believe Jesus Had Risen?

    A question from Alexandra's son, John, age 8.  He is curious about St. Thomas the Apostle. Why didn't he believe it when the other Apostles told him that Jesus had risen from the dead?  This question led us to a discussion about the gift of faith.  

    Also, we introduced the idea of leading Lectio Divina for our listeners for the whole family to listen to together. Coming in our next episode, so stay tuned. 

    • 36 min
    S3:E10 - Fasting for Lent with special guests, The Sullivan kids

    S3:E10 - Fasting for Lent with special guests, The Sullivan kids

    The Sullivan kids join us today to discuss fasting for Lent. We bounce around some ideas and brainstorm with the kids. And we discuss keeping it simple and specific. Also, there's a non-sequitur in the middle in which Matthew, age 5, tells us all about what he ate for the day! 

    • 46 min
    S3:E9 - Why Isn't God Featured in the Stained Glass at Church?

    S3:E9 - Why Isn't God Featured in the Stained Glass at Church?

    Today we answer a question from 5 year old, Nate, who asks: "Why is there not a picture of God, if He is the main character at St. Columba (Fr. Connolly's parish), in the pictures in the stained glass?"

    So we discuss how we don't know what God the Father, the first person of the Holy Trinity, looks like, but that we do see Jesus, the second person of the Holy Trinity, represented in the stained glass and other artwork. And we talk about how we see Jesus present in the Eucharist also. 

    • 25 min
    S3:E8 - Interview with Kimberly Cook, author of Motherhood Redeemed

    S3:E8 - Interview with Kimberly Cook, author of Motherhood Redeemed

    "Why do only men become priests?" is an often asked question of boys and girls alike. Fr. Connolly regularly gets asked for an explanation. To help us address this question, we are joined by guest Kimberly Cook. 

    Kimberly is a writer, podcaster, wife, mother and Catholic apologist, and joins us today to discuss her new book, Motherhood Redeemed, How Radical Feminism Betrayed Maternal Love.  She gives us a good explanation of feminism, her own experience with feminism, a bit of her conversion story back to Catholicism.  And we discuss the ideas of true femininity and masculinity as understood in Catholic teaching, which was a good launching point for us to discuss the roles of men and women within the church. 

    If you'd like to find out more about Kimberly, visit her website. You can find her book on Amazon or through TAN books. 

     

    • 56 min

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