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Today we speak with our Aunt Tam**; a bona fide sister. She talks with us about her decision to take her vows as a Sister of Notre Dame, her work in the church, and how we might be able to navigate where our values differ from church doctrine and teachings. Referenced: Vatican II- This NPR article can help outline some of the importance of itPope Leo 'Pope of the Worker'Bishop John Stowe's Op Ed**Please have patience with our audio as we had to use a recorded zoom session.

This week we watched a 6 part series on Formed.Org all about the Our Father. The Our Father: A Short Course with Dr. Ben Akers was a 3.5 hour seminar, breaking the original Catholic/Christian prayer into bite-sized pieces to better understand the full meaning and intent. Amanda gets us off the rails talking about Eucharistic Miracles, and Sara talks about David Koresh as a sympathetic character. The Taylor Kitsch version, that is. Also Mentioned:The Wonder by Emma DonahueWACO (2018) (original...

This episode was recorded in June and is the second half of a discussion of the memoir Something Other Than God by Jennifer Fulwiler. In reading the book, both Sherri and Sara were disappointed that she changed from being a pro-choice woman investigating Catholicism, to being...not pro-choice. Up to that point there had been a sliver of hope that we could be Catholic and Pro-Choice and be in God's favor. In talking about our feelings of disappointment, Amanda pointed out that our disagreemen...

This week Sherri and Sara watched the series Reborn on Formed in order to get a better understanding of the historical context of baptism in the Catholic Church, why it's performed in infancy, and the importance of choosing godparents (spoiler: we did some of it wrong). We also all read the book All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy and talked about some of our favorite parts. I highly recommend reading it yourself because it is FULL of a-ha moments. Seriously, I used highlighter and note tab...

This week we watched a series of videos by Ascension Press in the Altaration series; specifically Session Five 'The Whys Behind the Whats' explaining the symbolism behind the rites and rituals of the Catholic Mass, and what better understanding that meant to us. Like most things, when you understand the reasons behind why something happens the way that it does. you can make better decisions about whether or not it works in your life.Also mentioned:Kyrie by Mr. Mister (give it a listen, you fo...

This week we read the book Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly, published in 2002 and reprinted in 2010. Kelly posits that there is nothing so bad about Catholicism that cannot be fixed by that which is good about it. Sherri and Sara were tasked with reading it for the first time, while Amanda re-read it to refresh her memory. Spoiler: It opens with a story about a worldwide pandemic that feels a liiiittle too close to home right now, but after that, there's a lot to dig into! Next episod...