The Creative Catholics Podcast

A. Cahill
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Can creativity become a form of prayer? Is there meaning in the work no one sees? Is this desire to create a calling—or a distraction? The Creative Catholics is a podcast for Catholic creatives who feel called to create— but aren’t sure how to begin or how it fits into their faith and daily life. Hosted by a theatre professor turned homeschooling mother, this podcast explores the meeting place of creativity and faith. Through reflective solo episodes and honest conversations, each episode offers gentle guidance for the real rhythms of creative life—how to begin in small, real ways; how to stay faithful when your work goes unseen; and how to create without chasing recognition. You don’t need perfect conditions or hours of free time—just a small space to begin, even now, as you listen. Come as you are. Bring what is unfinished, unseen, still becoming. Even here—in the hidden, slow work of your hands—something sacred is taking shape.

  1. 5d ago

    The Temptation of AI and the Art of Being Human

    What happens to our creativity, our prayer, and even our humanity when we let AI do too much for us? In this episode of Creative Catholics, Alex Cahill explores the temptation of AI from a distinctly Christian perspective. Rather than asking simply whether AI is good or bad, she asks a deeper question: What is using AI doing to us? AI can write, compose, create images, answer questions, and make our lives remarkably efficient. But what happens when convenience begins to replace the difficult, beautiful work of being human? What happens when we stop thinking, creating, praying, learning, or communicating because a machine can do it faster? Drawing on Magnifica Humanitas, the Tower of Babel, Genesis, the saints, and the Christian understanding of creativity, Alex reflects on why our struggles and limitations may be more important than we realise. Creativity isn't simply about producing something impressive—it is about participating in God's creation with the particular gifts, experiences, memories, and perspective He has given us. The question isn't simply, Should I use AI? It's: What am I using it for? What am I allowing it to replace? And what kind of person am I becoming because of the way I use it? Because we're not machines. We're human beings, made in the image of God, called to create, love, work, pray, and ultimately become saints. Sponsors/Links Marie Miller Music: mariemillermusic.com Sponsored by Riverside Connect with The Creative Catholics!  Our Website: creativecatholicspodcast.com On Instagram: @thecreativecatholics

  2. Sep 28

    Catholic Art, Tattoos, and Finding Beauty Everywhere with Hannah Golonka-Flores

    What happens when God puts a creative desire on your heart—and asks you to say yes? In this episode, Alex sits down with Catholic artist Hannah Golonka-Flores to talk about following God’s call into a life of creativity. Hannah shares the story of how a conversation with a nun in Poland gave her the courage to pursue art full-time, and what it looks like to trust God when the path forward isn’t always clear. Hannah also talks about her unique style of Catholic art, including religious imagery inspired by tattoo art, finding God through the beauty of creation, and the unexpected inspiration she found while visiting an aquarium. Together, Alex and Hannah explore what it means to create with faith, work through creative blocks, and recognize that inspiration can be found in the most ordinary places. They also discuss creating through seasons of chronic migraines, learning to receive rest rather than seeing it as wasted time, and discovering how suffering can be united with Christ. Whether you’re an artist, someone who feels creatively stuck, or simply someone wondering what God might be asking you to create, this episode is an invitation to look for beauty, trust the process, and—most importantly—never stop creating. Connect with The Creative Catholics Website: thecreativecatholicspodcast.com Instagram: @thecreativecatholics Connect with Hannah Golonka-Flores Website: https://hannahgolonka.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hg_ur/ Sponsors Riverside Marie Miller Music

  3. Sep 21

    How God Used Our Creativity to Write the (Second) Best Love Story

    What if God had bigger plans for your creative interests? Sometimes we work on creative projects that we think will never go anywhere. They don’t become a side hustle but they do bring us an internal sense of peace and understanding. But what if God had bigger plans for our creative interests? Something beyond money and recognition. In this episode, I sit down with my husband Tom to discuss how God used each of our creative interests to bring us together. We discuss how God inspired our creative interests, kept those interests alive through the years, and how certain opportunities led to our meeting. If you’re wondering about how your creative interests might play out in God’s plan for your life…or if you’re just a bit of a romantic, hopefully you’ll enjoy this personal episode of The Creative Catholics. Connect with The Creative Catholics Follow along for future episodes, guest interviews, and reflections on faith, creativity, craftsmanship, beauty, and the hidden life. Instagram: @thecreativecatholics Website: thecreativecatholics.com Sponsors/Links Intro/outro music by Marie Miller This episode is sponsored by Riverside

  4. Sep 14

    A Litany for Creative Souls

    Creating a Personal Litany for Your Creative Soul What if the saints aren't simply people we admire, but friends who can accompany us in our creative lives? Creativity can be joyful and life-giving — but it can also feel lonely. We wonder whether our ideas matter, whether we're wasting our time, or even whether making things is somehow self-indulgent. In this episode, we explore the idea of creating a personal litany for your creative soul, inspired by the wisdom of St Francis de Sales. Rather than choosing saints simply because they are patrons of a particular profession, we look for the saints whose lives, struggles, gifts and virtues speak to us. From writers and artists to musicians, performers, makers, cooks and creative entrepreneurs, we meet saints who can teach us about hidden work, beauty, perseverance, humility, imagination, hospitality and the temptation to seek recognition. Most importantly, we consider how our creativity can become part of our life with God — not something separate from our holiness. You don't need to become somebody else to become holy. You can become holy as the particular person God created you to be. So, who is the saint you need as a friend? Sponsors/Links Thank you to Marie Miller for her beautiful music. Thank you to Riverside for sponsoring this episode. Don't Stop Praying song on YouTube Connect with The Creative Catholics Instagram: @thecreativecatholics Website: creativecatholicspodcast.com

  5. Sep 7

    From Flowers to Rosary Beads: Flowers and Faith with Cecilia Gardner

    What if a simple creative idea became a vocation? In this episode of The Creative Catholics, Alex Cahill sits down with Cecilia Gardner, founder of Mary’s Bouquet, a business that transforms meaningful flowers into beautiful rosaries. Cecilia’s journey began in 2020 during daily Rosary walks around her grandparents’ property. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and uncertain about what God was calling her to do, she had a simple thought: Could I make rosary beads from real flowers? What began as an experiment gradually became a craft, a business, and ultimately a way of living out her vocation. Cecilia shares how flowers, the Rosary, and creativity have shaped her faith—and why she sees making a rosary from flowers as a beautiful way of offering something back to Our Lady. Alex and Cecilia also explore perseverance, discerning God’s will, finding creativity in motherhood, and the reminder that we don't have to accomplish anything to have infinite value. A beautiful conversation about flowers, prayer, creativity, vocation, and saying yes to God. Thank you to Marie Miller for her music for the intro and outro Thank you to Riverside for sponsoring this episode - check out Riverside if you want to record or edit audio files.  Connect with The Creative Catholics on Instagram Check out our website! Connect with Mary's Bouquet on Instagram and online If this episode has inspired you, please share it with others you think may be interested and please subscribe for our future episodes! Thank you and God Bless!

  6. Aug 31

    Creating Our Own Crosses

    What if some of the burdens weighing us down aren’t crosses God has asked us to carry—but stories we’ve created around the life we wish we had? In this vulnerable and deeply personal episode, Alex reflects on the difference between real suffering and the additional weight we can create through comparison, expectations, resistance, and attachment to a particular outcome. Drawing on the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales, St. Thérèse, Job, the three young men in Daniel, and Christ in Gethsemane, she explores what it means to desire good things without allowing our peace to depend on receiving them. Using the image of the wooden cup and the silver cup, this episode is an invitation to stop waiting for the “perfect” circumstances to begin living faithfully—and instead to recognise the grace, love, and life God is offering us right now. Can we still hope, pray, dream, and work towards change while surrendering the outcome to God? Can we want the silver cup, while still gratefully drinking the water? A reflection on surrender, spiritual freedom, unnecessary suffering, and learning to become holy in the life we actually have. Thank you to Marie Miller for her music for the intro and outro Thank you to Riverside for sponsoring this episode - check out Riverside if you want to record or edit audio files.  Connect with The Creative Catholics on Instagram Check out our website! If this episode has inspired you, please share it with others you think may be interested and please subscribe for our future episodes! Thank you and God Bless!

  7. Aug 24

    When God Calls You to Create: Faith, Motherhood & The Courage to Begin with Olivia Spears

    What does it look like to follow God’s call while raising a family, homeschooling, and creating something meaningful? In this episode of The Creative Catholics, Alex sits down with Olivia Spears, founder of Into the Deep, to talk about the intersection of faith, motherhood, creativity, and work. Olivia shares the story behind Into the Deep and how what began as a resource for her own children grew into a mission serving Catholic families. Together, they explore the difference between simply teaching the faith and helping children truly fall in love with it, the tension mothers can feel between family life and creative work, and what it means to recognize that these different parts of ourselves can coexist. They also dive into discernment, perseverance, failure, social media, and the hidden ways God uses our work to refine us. Olivia offers a beautiful reminder that when we prayerfully make the best decision we can, we don't have to be afraid of getting it wrong—God's grace goes with us. This is a conversation about trusting God with the things we're building, learning to steward rather than control our work, and remembering that holiness can be found in every part of our lives. Plus, Olivia shares what's new at Into the Deep, including Virtus: A Treasury for the Good Life, an upcoming study on Confession, and the next level of their full-year catechesis curriculum.   Thank you to Marie Miller for sharing her music Check out Riverside to record or edit audio files   Connect with The Creative Catholics on Instagram @thecreativecatholics Read the show notes at creativecatholicspodcast.com   Connect with Into the Deep on Instagram Check out Into the Deep's Curriculum on their website   If this episode inspired you, please share it with others and leave a review

  8. Aug 23

    Our Creative God: St Joseph's Staircase

    In this episode of Creative Catholics, Alex continues the mini-series on Our Creative God by reflecting on the mysterious beauty of the famous staircase in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Through the story of an unknown carpenter, a novena to St. Joseph, and a staircase that seems to rise without visible support, Alex explores why beauty can move us before we understand it. From Scripture and St. Augustine to C. S. Lewis and St. Bonaventure, this episode considers how creation points beyond itself toward its Creator—and why every beautiful thing can awaken in us a longing for something more. Beauty doesn't simply satisfy us. It lifts our eyes. It reminds us of Eden, points us toward heaven, and whispers that we were made for home. Perhaps the greatest work of the Master Carpenter isn't a staircase at all, but the human soul. A reflection on beauty, wonder, mystery, creativity, and the God who is still making all things new. Sponsor/Links Check out Riverside for recording/editing audio files! Huge thank you to Marie Miller for letting us use her music for the intro and outro! Connect with The Creative Catholics! Website: creativecatholicspodcast.com Instagram: @thecreativecatholics

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Can creativity become a form of prayer? Is there meaning in the work no one sees? Is this desire to create a calling—or a distraction? The Creative Catholics is a podcast for Catholic creatives who feel called to create— but aren’t sure how to begin or how it fits into their faith and daily life. Hosted by a theatre professor turned homeschooling mother, this podcast explores the meeting place of creativity and faith. Through reflective solo episodes and honest conversations, each episode offers gentle guidance for the real rhythms of creative life—how to begin in small, real ways; how to stay faithful when your work goes unseen; and how to create without chasing recognition. You don’t need perfect conditions or hours of free time—just a small space to begin, even now, as you listen. Come as you are. Bring what is unfinished, unseen, still becoming. Even here—in the hidden, slow work of your hands—something sacred is taking shape.

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