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All Kinds of Catholic61: Coffee with God, Latin Mass, and Sewing for the ChurchSend us a textEpisode 61 Anna shares how friends helped her to recognise the presence of God in her life, as a teenager. Through prayer, she finally answered the Lord's 'nudging' and became a Lay Dominican. Her faith is nourished by attending the Latin Mass where she feels she can 'focus' better, and building community through sewing vestments and keeping ancient skills alive.Find out moreLatin Mass SocietyGuild of St Clare (not secure)Opus Anglicanum sewing techniquesBooks:St Teresa of Avila: Interior...2025-07-3028 minAll Kinds of Catholic60: With the Lord, I can be who I was made to beSend us a textEpisode 60: Speaking from Wales, Joan describes with unflinching honesty how she is learning to understand God as friend and Father. Through prayer and daily journalling, she explains how her relationship with God is deepening and her life is changing. Joan has encouraging words for listeners, 'You are what He's interested in and that's all that matters.' A new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X/Twitter Give me a follow @KindsofCatholic2025-07-2324 minAll Kinds of Catholic59: My faith has grown because of other people's faithSend us a textEpisode 59: Helen reflects on being a lay Catholic woman in ministry, engaged in practical activities like accompaniment, and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. There are rich, hard-won insights here. Helen describes embracing new opportunities because 'This sounds important even though I haven't really got time,' and sitting with uncertainty, 'I don't know where this is going.' Find out moreThe FeastNational Board of Catholic WomenSpiritual DirectionLectio 365A new episode, a different c...2025-07-1626 minAll Kinds of Catholic58: Sometimes you need to let baggage goSend us a textEpisode 58 Jude talks about journeys, from Nigeria to the UK, from Paris to Lourdes to Rome, and his 'very beautiful' ongoing faith journey. He shares how setbacks have been transformed by trying to understand what God is saying to him. 'And now I focus on living simply,' he says.Find out moreNational Justice and Peace Network ConferenceNuclear Morality FlowchartA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, In...2025-07-0924 minAll Kinds of Catholic57: I only did one thing. I only loved God.Send us a textEpisode 57: Olimpia's story begins in Romania in the Communist era. A setback in life has taught her to trust God more deeply - and she welcomes 'the peace and joy we feel when we pray.' The title of this episode is a quote from Venerable Mary Potter. Olimpia explains how this woman's resilient service inspires her faith today. Find out moreMary Potter Heritage CentreLittle Company of Mary SistersA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: 2025-07-0223 min
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary workA Navy SEAL’s Battle for Justice in Big Law | Bill Brown - S.O.S. #206In this episode, Stories of Service host Theresa Carpenter talks with Navy SEAL veteran Bill Brown and his attorney Chris D’Alessandro about Bill’s firing from McCarter & English. What began with a LinkedIn post reveals a deeper story of alleged discrimination and retaliation tied to Bill’s military service and beliefs.Chris breaks down the legal side as Bill shares what it’s like to challenge a system that preaches diversity but often excludes veterans.🎙️ Topics include:Transitioning from military to lawThe LinkedIn post that triggered the firingAlleged exclusion and retaliationWhat laws protect...2025-06-2756 minAll Kinds of Catholic56: Missionary of the Sacred Heart: bringing the compassion of ChristSend us a textEpisode 56: An episode for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Fr Giacomo shares how he responded at last to the Lord calling him to religious life and how he is now living his faith as a Missionary of the Sacred Heart. 'Our motto is to bring the love of the heart of God into the world, or to be on earth, the heart of God.' Find out moreMissionaries of the Sacred HeartVision Vocation NetworkA new episode, a different c...2025-06-2527 minAll Kinds of Catholic55: My faith has been forged in a fireSend us a textEpisode 55: Antonia speaks frankly about her faith being 'forged in a fire' - as she came to terms with abuse scandals in the church and elsewhere. Convinced that, 'You don't have to choose between the practice of your faith and your care for people who've suffered abuse,' Antonia shares her understanding of restorative justice in this context and invites us to recognise our common vocation for safeguarding.Find out more:LoudFence Vatican News on covering mosaics at Lourdes shrineA new episode, a different co...2025-06-1831 minAll Kinds of Catholic54: I met holy peopleSend us a textEpisode 54: Serving as a hospital chaplain is a path Christina 'didn't expect to be on.' In this conversation, she describes the blessings and challenges of walking alongside people at difficult times in their lives. 'It's a ministry of presence,' she says.Find out moreTurvey Abbey image of the Risen LordStudent CrossA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X/Twitter 2025-06-1125 minAll Kinds of Catholic53: Put your faith and trust in God. No matter what.Send us a textEpisode 53: Speaking from his home in Canada, Francisco shares how daily Eucharistic Adoration helped him to find his faith as an adult, 'It was a wonderful feeling.' And it is his faith, he says, which 'helps me to hang in there when everything seems lost.'Find out moreArticle in The GuardianOnline Divine Mercy Chaplet at St John Paul II ShrineRadio Maria EnglandA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email...2025-06-0421 minAll Kinds of Catholic52: What it means to wrestle with the Catholic ChurchSend us a textEpisode 52: Maria describes her Korean Catholic heritage and how in Korea, perhaps unlike Britain, the Church is seen as progressive. Finding ways to 'stay connected with the church' while living as a queer Catholic, she says, 'has brought me close to the Catholic faith... and closer to God.'Find out more The Catholic Church in Korea, a podcast episode Webinar: 'Children of God: LGBTQIA+ youth ministry and experiences in the Catholic Church'A new episode, a different conversation, e...2025-05-2825 minAll Kinds of Catholic51: Will this community help me?Send us a textEpisode 51: Martin shares how he became first an Anglican, then later a Catholic, drawn by Ignatian practices of 'deeper, imaginative prayer.' He speaks thoughtfully of his lived experience as a gay Christian who has managed, through God's grace, to overcome hurt and resentment, and to 'keep my mind and my heart open.'Find out moreSt Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality CentreUniversalis for the daily readingsFarm Street LGBT Catholic chaplaincyA new episode, a different...2025-05-2121 minAll Kinds of Catholic50: Walking in the footsteps of the generations before usSend us a textEpisode 50: For Thomas, 'Our faith isn't a dusty old thing. It's a living faith which has been passed down from generation to generation.' His grandmother helped to shape the way he puts his faith into action, working in the criminal justice system where 'we have something really important to bring as Catholics and as Christians.' A new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X/Twitter Give me a follow @KindsofCatholic2025-05-1428 minAll Kinds of Catholic49 : A thousand people in the building, all singing this hymnSend us a textEpisode 49: Paul describes how and why, as an adult, he rediscovered and fell in love with his Ukrainian Greek Catholic heritage and the Byzantine (an Eastern) rite. He draws on St Paul to sum up 'the Christian faith and the Christian ethos' and especially to explain how the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church continues to flourish despite historical poverty and persecution. Find out moreSociety of St John ChrysostomAn article introducing Eastern Christian spiritualityA new episode, a different c...2025-05-0727 minAll Kinds of CatholicBonus Episode: The Pope who serves the momentSend us a textBonus Episode: Previous guests from four continents share their appreciation for the legacy of Pope Francis in their own lives - and their hopes for the new pope. Lots of focus on the work of the Holy Spirit and a call for Catholic people to pray.Find out morePray for one of the CardinalsA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X/Twitter Give...2025-05-0219 minAll Kinds of Catholic48: Yes. My faith has saved me.Send us a textEpisode 48: Felicity shares movingly how and why she worked for decades in a job she found very stressful while also feeling it was a vocation and 'God's work'. She speaks about the death of her husband and the friends and practices that are helping her to find a way through a series of bereavements. Felicity recommends being Christ-like in the way we walk alongside each other.A new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and ...2025-04-3028 minAll Kinds of Catholic47: A prophetic role - in our actions and our wordsSend us a textEpisode 47: Naoise shares how he understands trying to live virtuously in a broken world - personally and professionally. He describes his belief that by our lives, we Catholics can 'have a transformative and transfigurative effect on the world around us.' Find out moreHenri Nouwen's bookThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & WalesPact Prison Advice and Care TrustA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, I...2025-04-2330 minAll Kinds of Catholic46: Holy Week allows you to live that real emotion of what Christ did for usSend us a textEpisode 46: In this special Holy Week episode, Jim, a scientist and a theologian, shares how he makes sense of the strong emotions of Holy Week. 'I don't see any contradiction between my science and my faith or my vocation and my faith...One has driven the other.' Since childhood, he explains, the practices of Holy Week help him to, 'live, with Christ, what was happening.'Find out moreThe Divine Office/ Liturgy of the HoursA new episode, a different conversation, every...2025-04-1623 minAll Kinds of Catholic45: Making sure I don't get in the waySend us a textEpisode 45: Deacon Paul explains his unusual work at Harvington Hall, offering prayer and pilgrimage alongside showcasing Catholic Tudor history for tourists. After taking 15 years to discern the Lord's call, he shares how he understands his role as a deacon. 'God put me there to be the conduit for his love in that moment. My job is not to mess it up.'Find out moreHarvington HallA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.c...2025-04-0924 minAll Kinds of Catholic44: I wouldn't be without my faithSend us a textEpisode 44: Pauline shares the people and activities that have inspired her and given her joy and friendship on her faith journey so far. Three pieces of scripture are especially precious - and following her own prayerful reflection, she explains how she is approaching Lent in this Jubilee Year. Find out moreThe Briars Catholic Youth CentreA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X/Twitter Gi...2025-04-0222 min
Stuff You Missed in History ClassDorothy ArznerDorothy Arzner wasn’t the first female film director in the U.S., but she was really the only one working in the studio system during most of the period that’s known as the Hollywood Golden Age. Her short career was still incredibly prolific. Research: "Dorothy Arzner." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631009688/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=19d5d3af. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025. Bryant, Sara. “Dorothy Arzner’s Talkies: Gender, Technologies of Voice, and the Modernist Sensorium.” Modern Fiction Studies , Summer 201...2025-03-3144 minAll Kinds of Catholic43: The light shines in the darknessSend us a textEpisode 43: Speaking from America, Judy shares honestly how she has moved from saying the rosary in childhood, through working for social justice and peace, to finding regular Mass attendance 'really hard' because of the marginalisation of women in the church. She describes living in the midst of brutal US political upheaval, as 'horrifying' yet she still finds hope in the Gospel and in other people. Find out morePax Christi USAMaryknoll Lay MissionersKnights of ColumbusKnights of St Columba!2025-03-2624 minAll Kinds of Catholic42: Trying to practice love every daySend us a textEpisode 42: Jack shares how he was first 'grabbed by youth work' as a young adult. Rather than any liturgical-style-tribalism, he explains that it is our identity as children of God that inspires him and is something he brings to youth ministry today in the Diocese of Lancaster - via the Caribbean.Find out moreCastlerigg Manor Lancaster Youth ServiceA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic.co.ukFacebook, Instagram, Bluesky and ...2025-03-1924 minAll Kinds of Catholic41: To celebrate the fullness of humanitySend us a textEpisode 41: Brid and Lorna (a mother and daughter) share their experiences of Catholic People's Weeks and the community they find there. They explain how taking seriously Jesus' words, 'I was in prison and you visited me,' has led them to witness, and be humbled by, the humanity of people on death row in America - and in Lorna's case, to work for change.Find out moreCatholic People's WeeksLifelinesA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: theresa@KindsofCatholic...2025-03-1225 minAll Kinds of Catholic40: Why God wanted me to be a deaconSend us a textEpisode 40: Deacon Mark shares how he first connected with his faith as a young adult, seeking truth and core values to live by. On being invited to consider becoming a deacon, he worried that his autism diagnosis would be a 'deal-breaker' but has found purpose in advocating for Catholic people who have disabilities. Find out more at Deacon Mark's blogContact Deacon Mark about his work: dcn.mark.paine@rcaob.org.ukA new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: th...2025-03-0523 min
Wine Time Fridays Podcast254 - Drumming Up a Good Time: Kevin Olsonberg's Wine Tasting RhythmsIn today's episode, we continue our Phil Merson inspired, Wine is Like Music series. Maybe our most challenging, this episode is with drummer, Kevin Olsonberg who is with Odom Corporation, one of the area's largest wine distributor. This is a fun one for sure even with the background noise that comes from a bar! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #PleasingAstringency #MoreBass #GiveMeMyTotsWines this episode:2019 Sauvion Sancerre ($43 at Pilgrim's Market)2020 Termes España ($41 at Pilgrim's Market)2021 Olianas Cannonau ($22 at Pilgrim's Market)A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Terraza Waterfront Grill, Naked Wines and J. B...2025-02-281h 17All Kinds of Catholic39: Where good things happened along the waySend us a textEpisode 39: Eoin shares his experience of cycling from Canterbury to Rome following the Via Francigena pilgrimage route. Inspired by saints, by the welcome and kindness of others, he explains how he continues to be sustained by what happened - even while still processing it all.Find out moreHearts in Search of God: Diocesan pilgrim routes in England & WalesNational Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope 2025A new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: ...2025-02-2626 min