Beautiful Depths: The Podcast Josie Kuhlman

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens... He has made everything beautiful in its time" (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 11).

In today's podcast, we explain why we'll be saying farewell to Beautiful Depths (for now).

Dear friends, it has been an honor to share with you, journey with you, and serve you. This ministry and your presence have been such gifts! In this season, however, God is calling us to let go of something beautiful in order to follow Him wherever He leads. It's time for us to practice what we've always taught here at Beautiful Depths: Holiness consists in abandoning ourselves completely to God, trusting that His will is our greatest good, even if it goes against what we may want. So while it is certainly difficult to say farewell (for now), we trust in the loving guidance of the Lord. We love you, are praying for you, and hope you will keep in touch!

From the depths of our souls,

Josie, Kaylee & Samantha

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Resources:


Seeking Excellence
Blessed is She
Abiding Together
Father Mike Schmitz
What in the Dang Heck
Let Love by the Sisters of Life
The Burrowshire Podcast
Catholic Answers
The Council of Trent

Samantha's Shop: Bloom Design Studio

The path to sainthood is not easy. Don't worry, we're right there with you, friends! This week, we are joined by special guest Nathan Crankfield, a former Army Infantry Officer and founder and president of Seeking Excellence. Nathan shares about the importance of cultivating spiritual endurance for the challenging journey to sainthood, offers practical tips to help you grow in discipline, and encouragement for embracing suffering. Join us as we talk all about striving to be a whole saint - mind, body and spirit.

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Nathan's Ministry: Seeking Excellence

Recommended Resources: 


(Book) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
(Book) Fortitude by Dan Crenshaw
(Book - please note that this book contains strong language and is graphic) Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins 
(Book) Witness to Joy by Chiara Corbella Petrillo
(Song) Show Me by Audrey Assad

Election season is right around the corner, and as always, tension can seem to be running at an all time high. We can barely even go on social media without feeling like we are entering a war zone! How can we, as Catholics, strive to act faithfully during any election, no matter who the candidates are? Join us this week as we discuss the great guidance the Church has given to help us face voting with a clear conscience, a peaceful heart, and the gift of faith.

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Recommended Resources:


(Website) USCCB - Forming Consciences
(Website) EWTN - Brief Catechism for Catholic Voters
(Website) CatholicVote
(Website) USCCB - Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
(Website) Catholic Relief Services - Catholic Social Teaching 101
(Website) USCCB - Faithful Citizenship

You are the beloved. As Catholic Christians, we probably say this often... But do we actually believe it? Do we let this penetrate our hearts? Why are we so quick to put this truth aside? Know this, friend: The foundational truth about each of our lives is that we were made by Love for Love. Join us this week as we talk about receiving the truth that each and every single one of us is God's beloved.

Recommended Resources:


(This week's blog post) You are the beloved
(Podcast) Blessed is She's The Gathering Place ep. 54: Open Your Sails
(Song) Belovedness by Sarah Kroger
(Book) Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen

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We so often get caught up in hoping and waiting for the extraordinary, we forget that God is still giving us graces in what we consider the mundane. Let's face it: most of our lives will be made up of ordinary days. And that's ok! In fact, we were made for the ordinary. Let's stop running away from it and embrace it because God is always calling us and providing us with the graces to be saints - we just need to allow Him in. Join us as we talk all about centering our hearts on Christ in the very ordinary, mundane moments of life - from cheering on your baby when he finally burps to doing the laundry.

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Recommended Resources:


(Book) The Way of Trust and Love by Fr. Jacques Phillipe
(Book) Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux 
(Blog Archive) Making the Ordinary Extraordinary
(App) iBreviary - iOS | Google Play

This week on the podcast, we welcome Amanda Livermore, Vice President of Mission Effectiveness for Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando, Florida. Join us as we chat about Amanda's journey from retail management to leading a diocesan Young Adult Ministry and now heading campus ministry on a High School Campus, all while being a rockstar wife and mother. Amanda's story reveals that a life dedicated to Ministry is truly a vocation of continual yes to God's promptings. 

Recommended Resources:


(Book) Searching For and Maintaining Peace by Father Jacques Philippe
(Book) Discernment of Spirits by Father Timothy Gallagher
(App) Discerning Hearts (Apple Store) (Google Play)
(Scripture) Romans 1:16
(Scripture) Matthew 28:19
(Book - Samantha's grace) Prayer Primer by Father Thomas Dubay



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