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Ruah Storytellers LentAmanda Martinez Beck, Holy Saturday MeditationAmanda Martinez Beck is a storyteller and fat activist on a mission to help people embrace the goodness of their bodies. She is the co-founder of the Ruah Storytellers Podcast. In addition to cohosting the Fat & Faithful Podcast, she is the author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me. Follow her on Instagram(@your_body_is_good) and visit her website to learn more about the Good Body Initiative.
Music for this episode was written and recorded by Amanda.
2020-04-1107 minRuah Storytellers LentJules Miles, Good Friday MeditationJules Miles is a wife and mom with a Masters Degree in Catholic Theology. She is the creator and host of the podcast, Mystery Through Manners, and co-founder of Ruah Storytellers.
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Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com
2020-04-1010 minRuah Storytellers LentCathy Torrez, Holy Thursday MeditationCathy Torrez is a wife, stepmother, and mother. She spends her days at a salt plant and her nights snuggling her two small children. She takes those aforementioned children to Adoration each week (by choice!) and prays with them for others each night. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as Adventures in Adoring.
Featured Music:
Ocean Wild
Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com
2020-04-0910 minRuah Storytellers LentMonique OcampoMonique Ocampo is an English tutor from Houston, Texas who loves finding connections between her Catholic faith and her many fandoms. She sees God as the Divine Artist and considers herself an apprentice with the written word. You can find her blog at msocampowrites.com and check out her podcast Tales, Rambles, and Reactions where she talks about shows she's watching. Feel free to follow her on Twitter and Instagram @msocampowrites.
Featured Music:
Ocean Wild
Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only Y...
2020-04-0808 minRuah Storytellers LentSister Anne HigginsSister Anne Higgins is a daughter of Charity for close to 50 years, and a professor of English at Mount St. Mary’s Univeristy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She is also the author of many selected works of poetry.
Featured Music:
Ocean Wild
Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com
2020-04-0705 minRuah Storytellers LentCatherine GuiremandCatherine currently lives in Hawaii, but is preparing to move to Bahrain soon with her 4 young children. She is married to a Naval Officer who's career has taken them to many interesting places. Both Catherine and her husband insist the best parts of living around the world are the wonderful people they have met, and the Catholic parishes that feel like home no matter what language is spoken. She is originally from a small town in Oregon, and still daydreams of the mountains and rivers of the Pacific Northwest while changing diapers, and driving kids all over the island.
2020-04-0611 minRuah Storytellers LentCourtney KiolbassaCourtney Kiolbassa is a freelance writer and poet based in Dallas, Texas. She has worked on projects like the Catholic Creatives podcast, the OSV Innovation Challenge, and a thesis on pilgrimage in the American Southwest. You can find Courtney's work at courtkiol.com.
This episode of Ruah Storytellers Podcast is brought to you by Catholic Family Crate, offering monthly crates, as well as crates for Lent and Advent. Each crate contains fun and beautiful catechetical activities for the whole family. Ruah Listeners can have 10% off at checkout using the Code RUAH, and this offer runs from March 30...
2020-04-0408 minRuah Storytellers LentAlissa MolinaAlissa loves being a wife and mom. Her family of seven lives just outside of Austin, Texas where in between packing lunches and finding matching socks, she thinks a lot about how to become a saint by loving well. Alissa is passionate about Catholic social teaching, youth ministry, and building community. She loves to give presentations and speak on a wide range of topics and was recently a guest on the popular podcast, The Catholic Feminist.
2020-04-0311 minRuah Storytellers LentChloe LangrChloe Langr is a writer, podcaster, and the author of "Created for Love: Reflections for the Catholic Bride-to-Be." She is passionate about the feminine genius, which she explores on her podcast, "Letters to Women." When she isn't buried under a growing stack of books, you can find her in a local coffee shop, spending time with her husband, Joseph, and their daughter, Maeve.
She can be found on Instagram @chloe.langr, on Facebook at Old Fashioned Girl Blog, and at her podcast website, Letters for Women.
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2020-04-0209 minRuah Storytellers LentVictoria MastrangeloVictoria Mastrangelo is a wife, mother of three, and high school theology teacher in Houston. She loves to read, research, write, drink coffee, and travel. Her dream job is to be a perpetual student. She is a contributor at FemCatholic and can be found on instagram @vimastrangelo.
This episode of Ruah Storytellers Podcast is brought to you by Catholic Family Crate, offering monthly crates, as well as crates for Lent and Advent. Each crate contains fun and beautiful catechetical activities for the whole family. Ruah Listeners can have 10% off at checkout using the Code RUAH, and this...
2020-04-0109 minRuah Storytellers LentLaura PittengerLaura Pittenger is a writer and director creating theater in New York City. Her plays are published at YouthPLAYS and Smith & Kraus, and her work has been produced in the U.K. and across the country. Learn more at her website: www.laurapittenger.com and on Instagram/Twitter @lapittenger.
This episode of Ruah Storytellers Podcast is brought to you by Catholic Family Crate, offering monthly crates, as well as crates for Lent and Advent. Each crate contains fun and beautiful catechetical activities for the whole family. Ruah Listeners can have 10% off at checkout using the Code RUAH...
2020-03-3108 minRuah Storytellers LentBeth WillibyBeth Williby is a wife of 20 years to her college sweetheart and the mom of 4 kids, ages 8 to 18. She is a singer and writer for her own blog, A Welcome Grace, and is a regular contributor to the Blessed is She blog. Having grown up in the Midwest, Beth now calls Northeast Florida home. You can find her at @bethwilliby on Instagram, A Welcome Grace on Facebook and at awelcomegrace.com.
This episode of Ruah Storytellers Podcast is brought to you by Catholic Family Crate, offering monthly crates, as well as crates for Lent and Advent. Each c...
2020-03-3010 minRuah Storytellers LentPaige RienPaige Rien is a designer, former HGTV-host, author, speaker, mother to four, and convert to the Catholic faith, not necessarily in that order. She is chiefly interested in the intersection of the home and our personal path to holiness. Her first book, Love the House You're In, (Roost Books, March 2016) encouraged readers to treat their homes as sacred spaces to express who they really are and nourish their families. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Francis, and their children. She can be found on Instagram @paigerien and on Facebook.com/lovethehouseyourein.
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2020-03-2813 minRuah Storytellers LentNell O'LearyNell O’Leary is the Managing Editor for Blessed is She, wife, mother of four, attorney-turned-editor, speaker and writer. She loves her chocolate in hot milk, her grilled cheese partially charred, and her laundry folded (preferably by someone else). She and her family live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and you can find more about her on wholeparentingfamily.com. You can find her on Instagram at @the_nell_oleary.
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2020-03-2711 minRuah Storytellers LentKara DixonKara Dixon is a TV reporter based in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Kara's mission in life is to bring awareness to the beauty and diversity of the world through her stories. When she's not reporting, stockpiling books for her library, or belting our her favorite Hamilton show tunes at karaoke, you can find Kara at church teaching religious education or feeding the homeless. You can follow her on Instagram @Karadixontv or on @karawavy.
This episode of Ruah Storytellers is brought to you by Amy Heyse specializes in beautiful watercolor Catholic art and portraits. Prints and stickers of her...
2020-03-2608 minRuah Storytellers LentLiv HarrisonLiv is a professional speaker and emcee with a gift for humor, storytelling and wisdom. She works with youth from junior high to young adult, including work in marriage ministry. Liv has been featured on EWTN, Forte Catholic, Sirius XM, and various other podcast programs, and is currently serving the Junior League of The Woodlands as an active leader who often speaks to the 500 members. In May 2019 she successfully wrote and launched the Genius Catholic Women’s Conference (geniuswomensconference.com) outside of Austin, TX, which will happen again this March in Dallas. Finally, she is married to her high sc...
2020-03-2511 minRuah Storytellers LentMeg Hunter-KilmerMeg Hunter-Kilmer is a hobo missionary. After 2 theology degrees from Notre Dame and 5 years as a high school religion teacher, she quit her job in 2012 to live out of her car and preach the Gospel to anyone who would listen. 50 states and 25 countries later, this seems to have been a less ridiculous decision than she initially thought. She blogs at www.piercedhands.com and at www.aleteia.org, though she's much more prolific on Instagram and Facebook.
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2020-03-2410 minRuah Storytellers LentMary Jo GerdMary Jo Gerd traded in her media career interviewing celebrity actors and filmmakers for the more rewarding, albeit less glamorous vocation of full-time wife and mother. She hasn't looked back since. Well, maybe once or twice. She lives in Denver and enjoys blogging about family life and her reversion to the Catholic faith on lateforchurch.blog.
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2020-03-2313 minRuah Storytellers LentHeather FaaseHeather is a Colorado girl who is happiest in the mountains. She fell in love with her Midwest-hunk-of-a-husband during her higher ed study of theology; earning an undergraduate degree in theology from The Collage of St Benedict followed by a Masters degree in Systematic Theology from St John’s University. Heather recently went from a decade long career at one of Forbes’ Top 100 Companies to being a stay-at-home mom in Switzerland. Heather is finding a rhythm of loving and caring for her four children, 3 living daughters and her son in Heaven, while also learning how to pay bills, read road signs...
2020-03-2110 minRuah Storytellers LentMeg MatenaerMeg Matenaer is a writer from Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives with her husband and six children. Her book, Write in Time, is available on Amazon. You can find her at megmatenaer.com.
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2020-03-2012 minRuah Storytellers LentBeth SriBeth Sri is the mother of eight children ages 19 to 3, and is married to Catholic theologian Edward Sri. A graduate of Benedictine College, she was among the first FOCUS missionaries. Beth continues to lead and invest in those around her, encouraging fellow wives and mommas in their call to marriage and motherhood through mentorship, small group gatherings and blogging at her website BornToDoThis.org. Though not Italian, she relishes cooking up “authentico” Italian pastas for her growing family. When she’s not in the kitchen making a quadruple batch of something or chauffeuring children to & fro, she can be found...
2020-03-1919 minRuah Storytellers LentLindsay Schlegel, "Refined"Lindsay Schlegel is a daughter of God, wife, mother, and believer in the life-giving power of words. She's the author of "Don't Forget to Say Thank You: And Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God" and the host of the weekly podcast, Quote Me. She has also contributed to a number of other Catholic and secular publications, including Verily, Ever Eden, Aleteia, CatholicMom.com, Natural Womanhood, and Blessed Is She. You can learn more about her work and her speaking ministry at LindsaySchlegel.com or on Instagram, @lindsayschlegs and @quoteme_podcast.
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2020-03-1810 minRuah Storytellers LentRachel Lamb "St. Patrick's Day"Rachel Lamb, a lifelong Texan, earned her Master of Divinity degree with a certificate in Anglican Studies from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in 2011. After being offered a position as a pro-abortion chaplain with the Episcopal Church, she began volunteering with the pro-life movement, and entered the Catholic Church in 2014. Rachel enjoys speaking consistent truth to the value of all life, and finding common ground within the pro-life and feminist movements.
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2020-03-1715 minRuah Storytellers LentKarianna FreyKarianna Frey is a wife, mother, and Classical Educator based out of Pasadena California. Originally from the Midwest, she adores red lipstick, vintage style, champagne, and Jesus. You can find her on Instagram at @kariannafrey posting about faith and family, all in an effort to avoid the inescapable, yet sanctifying, chore of housework.
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2020-03-1614 minRuah Storytellers LentEllen VirginiaEllen Virginia is a devoted wife and homeschooling mother who loves to share her gift of hospitality with everyone she meets. A natural cheerleader of the heart and a passionate advocate for time spent with Jesus, Ellen delights in encouraging women to choose joy each day. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram: @yokedtothehealer.
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2020-03-1411 minRuah Storytellers LentShannon DeGraveShannon DeGrave:
Shannon DeGrave is a senior at Holy Family College in Manitowoc, WI, studying Theology & English. Shannon enjoys hiking, singing in their college’s chorale, and listening to opera. Shannon has been published with Engage the Culture, The Novice, and America Magazine. You can find Shannon at Instagram at @Shandegrave and at Twitter at Shannon DeGrave.
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2020-03-1310 minRuah Storytellers LentKristin HeiderKristin is a wife, mother, and nurse living in Dayton, OH with her precious brood of four rascals five and under. She has many interests but spends most of her scarce free time trying to decide between napping and making a dent in her book stack. She finds God most easily in a well-crafted plate of food.
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2020-03-1214 minRuah Storytellers LentChika AnyanwuChika Anyanwu is an international Catholic evangelist and author currently based in Anaheim, California. She has shared her love for Jesus as a confirmation coordinator and young adult minister in Southern California, is a two-time alumna of the National Evangelization Teams Ministries, is a devotional writer for Blessed Is She, and was an area contact for Life Teen. Her book, My Encounter: How I Met Jesus in Prayer is the perfect pocket-sized testimonial and devotional for all ages. Chika is a part of a big and beautiful Nigerian family, loves coffee, and strives for sainthood every day although bad...
2020-03-1113 minRuah Storytellers LentKerry WeberKerry Weber is an executive editor at America, where she has worked since 2009, and the author of Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned and Keep Your Day Job.
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2020-03-1013 minRuah Storytellers LentPeggy WeberPeggy Weber is an award-winning Catholic journalist and the author of Enough as You Are (Loyola Press). She holds degrees from Providence College and Marquette University. She is most especially a wife, mother of three and grandmother of seven. You can find her on Facebook at Peggy Weber and on Twitter at @spunfromtheweb.
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2020-03-0910 minRuah Storytellers LentTheresa Zoe WilliamsTheresa Zoe Williams is a freelance writer with bylines at EpicPew, FemCatholic, and CatholicSingles, among others. She has contributed to the books The Catholic Hipster Handbook: The Next Level and Epic Saints: Wild, Wonderful, and Weird Stories of God’s Heroes. She blogs at Patheos at Contemplatio Culture and her personal blog Principessa Meets World and can be found mostly on Twitter @TheresaZoe.
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2020-03-0711 minRuah Storytellers LentCameron BellmCameron Bellm is a Seattle mom of two young boys. After finishing her PhD in Russian literature, she traded the academic life for the contemplative life (well, as contemplative as chasing two small kids can be!). She is a great lover of Ignatian spirituality, Catholic social teaching, and strong black coffee. You can find her on Instagram at @krugthethinker.
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2020-03-0613 minRuah Storytellers LentJulia HoganJulia Marie Hogan is a counselor in Chicago who, in addition to owning her own private practice, leads workshops and writes on topics related to self-care, relationships and mental health. Her book, It's Ok to Start with You is all about the power of embracing your authentic self through self-care. She is passionate about empowering individuals to be their most authentic selves.
And here are my social links:
Website: juliamariehogan.com
Instagram: @juliahoganlcpc.
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2020-03-0509 minRuah Storytellers LentLauren MontgomeryLauren Montgomery is cradle Catholic, wife and mother of three kiddos. She holds a Master of Art in Theology from the University of Dallas, and is an RCIA coordinator and teacher at a parish in Kansas City, KS. She is passionate about her faith, and has contributed to a number of publications, including Catholic Match and Radiant Magazine. She is currently sharing her passion with her new podcast, The Catholic Commons--where she'll be breaking down the fundamentals of the faith for Catholics seeking to dive deeper in understanding the richness and beauty of Catholicism. Learn more about the podcast a...
2020-03-0410 minRuah Storytellers LentAlli ShoemakerAlli is a part time freelance writer for nonprofit organizations and self taught artist. She is also a childhood cancer advocate, and among the stranger things in her life, she will be a character in the movie Clouds, a Warner Bros. movie based on her younger brother, Zach Sobiech. She lives in the hearty Midwest with her husband and two little boys, and you can find her on Instagram @allishoemaker.
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2020-03-0310 minRuah Storytellers LentChristina StaffordChristina is a mom of three living in the Chicago suburbs who spends her free time reading novels, baking up sourdough bread, and doing insane things with homemade pizza. After going through a divorce, she teamed up with her friend Patty to create a community of divorced or separated women who may be struggling to find their place in the Church, called Still Here. You can find Christina on Instagram at @breadandwonderment or in the Still Here Community group on Facebook.
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2020-03-0210 minRuah Storytellers LentGabriela ReillyGabriela is a 21 year old cradle Catholic from Georgia who is attending University for a degree in Nursing. She loves music and singing, and is currently in a season of life dating her boyfriend of almost a year and a half. She has a passion for listening and helping others, and loves to go on outdoor adventures, like hiking and discovering new places in nature. She also runs a personal Catholic blog on Instagram called The Candid Catholic, and would love to have you join her in her mission to authentically spread the Gospel."
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2020-02-2908 minRuah Storytellers LentAnna BonnemaAnna Bonnema is an open-armed Catholic, a lover of words and nature, fueled by tea, lattes, and dog snuggles. She is a wife to a man with a contagious laugh, a mom to amazing teenage triplets, an introvert, and always up for gathering around the table or around the fire, or small celebrations and glitter. You can find her on Instagram at @annabonnema.
Featured Music:
Ocean Wild
Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com.
2020-02-2816 minRuah Storytellers LentBecca CrooksBecca Crooks likes to ask questions, wrestle with words, and drink good coffee. She lives with her husband and two dogs in North Dakota where they spend as much time as they can outside. She shares her thoughts online at www.becwrites.com and can be found on Instagram under @beccrooks.
Featured Music:
Ocean Wild
Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.
© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com.
2020-02-2709 minRuah Storytellers LentAlina De La TorreAlina has been playing fiddle/violin since she was 7 and has been singing and songwriting since before she can remember. Her performance experiences range from worship conferences, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, sacred liturgies, bluegrass and country music on national stages, and in-studio work for all genres. Alina is a convert to Catholicism, having come from a staunch anti-catholic evangelical background, and is passionate about uniting the Body of Christ.
Nick and Alina are a husband and wife duo who have been performing together for over 14 years. They are parents to 3 beautiful kiddos and a...
2020-02-2616 minRuah Storytellers LentTrailer Ruah Storytellers: LentWelcome to Ruah Storytellers, a daily Catholic storytelling podcast to accompany you through the season of Lent. Each day (Sundays excluded), a different woman of faith will journey with you to the Cross and Resurrection through the power of story. Through the gift of poetry, spoken word, oral storytelling, and song, listeners can deepen their faith and find shared purpose and hope this liturgical season.
For more information about our mission, theme, and storytellers, please visit our website www.ruahstorytellers.com.
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2020-02-1803 minRuah Storytellers Lent"When Love Came to Call" by Tara BrelinskyTara K. E. Brelinsky is a home schooling mother of 8 living children, with 6 more heavenly ones.
Married to her childhood sweetheart, they make their home in NC where they own/operate a restaurant, and raise a small menagerie of critters (in addition to all those wonderful kids). In her spare time, Tara freelances a writer and speaker. She’;s been published in various settings, including Wind & Flame Blog, Catholic Online, Shalom magazine, Seton magazine and others. She is a speaker for IHM Conferences. You can read her musings and inspirations on her personal blog Blessings In Brelinskyville.
2020-02-1516 minRuah Storytellers Lent"Vigils" by Catherine BarnwellCatherine Barnwell is a historian living and working in Montreal. She spent the last two years studying in Ireland, where she earned her master’s degree in 2019. She is now back in her home parish in Montreal, and reacclimating to Canadian winters. You can reach her onInstagram at @dearflannery.
2020-02-1409 minRuah Storytellers Lent"Fold and Press" by Rebecca SlocumRebecca Slocum is a lifelong Catholic, a wife, and a mother of 3: one on earth, one on the way, and one saint in Heaven. She is a former teacher, turned stay at home mom, who happily spends most of her day playing cars and trucks, fetching snacks, and repeating herself. In her free time, Rebecca likes to read, write, run, and roam the world. While her roots are firmly planted in Texas, she takes every available opportunity to go on an adventure and explore historic cities, hike and run new trails, and, of course, try beers from every country.
2020-02-1312 minRuah Storytellers Lent"Looking for Her Light" by Nicole BazisNicole Bazis is the Coordinator of Parish Services at St. Margaret of Antioch Parish, a suburban parish within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. As a staff member in full-time parish ministry, she wears many varied and unique hats. Her days are spent as an RCIA instructor, youth minister, committee leader, communications specialist, pastoral caregiver, and event organizer. Before employment, she received her masters of theological studies from Princeton Theological Seminary and a bachelors studying theology at Fordham University. Apart from her work place, she finds joy being in formation with the Secular Franciscan Order, spending time with her newly rescued...
2020-02-1221 minRuah Storytellers Lent"Ordinary Time" by Maria Morea JohnsonMaria Morera Johnson is the author of the award-winning books Super Girls and Halos and My Badass Book of Saints. Her new book Our Lady of Charity, a spiritual memoir, shares stories of how Our Lady of Charity helped her deepen her faith and led her to Jesus after she moved to the United States. Find links to her social media and other writing on the web at mariamjohnson.com.
2020-02-1111 minRuah Storytellers Lent"If Today You Hear His Voice" by Lindsay SchlegelLindsay Schlegel is a daughter of God, wife, mother, and believer in the life-giving power of words. She is the author of Don't Forget to Say Thank You: And Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God and the host of the weekly podcast, Quote Me. She has also contributed to a number of other Catholic and secular publications, including Verily, Ever Eden, Aleteia, CatholicMom.com, Natural Womanhood, and Blessed Is She. You can learn more about her work and her speaking ministry at www.LindsaySchlegel.com or on Instagram, @lindsayschlegs and @quoteme_podcast.
2020-02-1011 minRuah Storytellers Lent"Eye of the Beholder" by Amanda Martinez BeckAmanda Martinez Beck is a storyteller and fat activist on a mission to help people embrace the goodness of their bodies. She is the co-founder of the Ruah Storytellers Podcast. In addition to cohosting the Fat & Faithful Podcast, she is the author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me. Follow her on Instagram(@your_body_is_good) and visit her website to learn more about the Good Body Initiative.
2020-02-0915 minRuah Storytellers LentAmanda Martinez-BeckAmanda Martinez Beck is co-founder of Ruah Storytellers and lives in East Texas. She is passionate about the power of storytelling, particularly through podcasting. She and her husband Zachary cohost the Arkeo Camino podcast (pronounced "ark-a-o ca-mee-no") and she is also the cohost of the Fat & Faithful podcast. She is the author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me, published by Our Sunday Visitor. For more information about Amanda's work, please visit her website https://amandamartinezbeck.com.
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"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words...
2019-12-2409 minRuah Storytellers LentLiz ScheicherLiz Schleicher is an opinion columnist and stay-at-home mother from rural Missouri . You can find her on Twitter as @Punky Mantilla, telling tales of Catholicism, country folks, children and cancer.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-2309 minRuah Storytellers LentMarcia Lane-McGeeMarcia Lane-McGee lives just outside of Chicago raising nine teenage boys as her job as a family teacher. In the moments between taking care of a family of 11, she writes, speaks, and shares her cute outfits on Instagram at @stylishlycia, as well as hosts the wonderful black Catholic podcast, Plaid skirts and basic black. Follow her for booking info as well as her book, Joy in the Meantime, due out in early 2020.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
2019-12-2212 minRuah Storytellers LentTara NicolsonTara is a Catholic convert living in New Jersey with her daughter, Lilly and husband Ben. During the day she lives out her dream of working as a therapist and clinical social worker. You can find her over on her blog at www.atvillagepark.comand Instagram page using the handle @atvillagepark She can also be found chatting away with her friend on the podcast ‘The Cravert Chronicles’.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL...
2019-12-2109 minRuah Storytellers LentClare McCallanClare McCallan is an artist, speaker, and poet, who speaks to local Churches and schools about the love of God through spoken word poetry. She is the artist in residence at the Grunewald Guild. Today’s piece is her artistic interpretation told from the perspective of the little drummer boy. For more information about Clare and her work, please visit her website at https://www.claremccallan.com or visit her on Instagram at @clare_mccallan.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vig...
2019-12-2006 minRuah Storytellers LentMelissa RichardsMelissa is a homeschooling mom who lives with her husband and three daughters in Western Illinois. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Masters degree in Religious Studies in 2013 and joined the Catholic Church along with her husband in 2016. She currently works as a Peer Breastfeeding Counselor at her community WIC office, where she helps to educate and support local mothers in their decision to breastfeed their babies.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle R...
2019-12-1910 minRuah Storytellers LentLindsay SchlegelLindsay Schlegel is a daughter of God, wife, mother, and believer in the life-giving power of words. She's the author of Don't Forget to Say Thank You: And Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God and the host of the weekly podcast, Quote Me. You can learn more about her work and her ministry at LindsaySchlegel.com or on Instagram, @lindsayschlegs
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All r...
2019-12-1809 minRuah Storytellers LentLeticia Ochoa AdamsLeticia Ochoa Adams is a wife, mother and grandmother who lives in the suburbs of Austin Texas. She is a freelance writer who has articles at Aleteia and Our Sunday visitor and has contributed to books such as The Catholic Hipster Handbook and Surprised by Life. Leticia is also a regular on the Jen Fulwiler show on SiriusXM. Her website is leticiaoadams.com.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All r...
2019-12-1706 minRuah Storytellers LentMegan HarperMegan Harper is a Clinical Social Worker at Oregon State Hospital. She and her husband Zach and their daughters Zoey and Hannah are parishioners at St. Philip in Dallas, Oregon. Megan is passionate about her faith, social justice, and the Oregon State Beavers!
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-1609 minRuah Storytellers LentNelly Sosa-RmzNelly Sosa is a catholic wife, homeschool mom of two amazing gifts of God, and blogger at El Árbol Menta. Born and raised in a big city in Mexico, adopted the peaceful country living of rural western Pennsylvania seven years ago, and there, in the beauty and peacefulness of creation, she got to know and love the Lord like never before.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Us...
2019-12-1515 minRuah Storytellers LentCathy TorrezCathy Torrez is a lifelong Catholic, three years a wife and step-mother, and two years a mother. She takes her two small children to Adoration with her every week by choice. Intercessory prayer and offering up sufferings are her strengths.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-1409 minRuah Storytellers LentBrittany CalavittaBrittany Calavitta is an enthusiastic advocate for a good book, strong coffee, and a hopeful heart. After battling years of infertility, she and her husband welcomed their first child on September 11, 2016. You can follow her journey through her Instagram account (@BritCal) or through her blog at www.liveinthelonging.com
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-1308 minRuah Storytellers LentShannon SchmidtShannon Schmidt is a self-professed theology nerd who works full-time as a pastoral associate at a parish outside of Indianapolis. She is the proud mother of four very energetic children and grateful wife to her long-suffering husband, Eric. In her free time she co-hosts the podcast “Plaid Skirts and Basic Black,” which looks at culture, pop culture, and current events through a black Catholic lens. Follow Shannon on Instagram at @teamquarterblack.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Paper...
2019-12-1208 minRuah Storytellers LentLillian VoglLillian Vogl calls herself the Accidental Mystic, because she isn’t the sort of person you’d expect to be writing about her contemplative insights into God’s Revelation in Scripture and the world. She’s a tax attorney, married, with two children, and no theology degrees. But a vocation for spiritual writing also found her a few years ago, and you can find her blog, Beyond All Telling, on Patheos.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercast...
2019-12-1110 minRuah Storytellers LentMeg TietzMeg Tietz is the creator and host of Sorta Awesome, a weekly podcast for women, and she's the owner of Nikolaus Design, a shop specializing in fine rosaries made to last a lifetime. She'd love for you to pull up a chair on her porch to talk theology, personality types, and all things awesome. She and her husband and their five children make their home in Oklahoma City, and you can connect with her and all of her work on Instagram at sortaawesomemeg.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". W...
2019-12-1010 minRuah Storytellers LentTori OswaldTori Oswald lives in Southeast Missouri with her beautiful husband and three wonderful cats. She is a lapsed blogger, trying Catholic, decent wife, and lazy Marian devotee. Find Tori on Twitter if you’re brave — @theolobeer (like theology, but with beer).
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-0908 minRuah Storytellers LentMaria Morea JohnsonMaria Morera Johnson is the author of the award-winning books Super Girls and Halos and My Badass Book of Saints. Her new book Our Lady of Charity, a spiritual memoir, shares stories of how Our Lady of Charity helped her deepen her faith and led her to Jesus after she moved to the United States. Find links to her social media and other writing on the web at mariamjohnson.com.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle R...
2019-12-0810 minRuah Storytellers LentAlexandra HenryAlexandra Henry is a Dominican-American woman born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She is an Admissions Counselor who had self-published a book poetry called, Songs of Freedom, which can be bought here.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2019-12-0709 minRuah Storytellers LentRachel LambRachel Lamb, a lifelong Texan, earned her Master of Divinity degree with a certificate in Anglican Studies from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in 2011. After being offered a position as a pro-abortion chaplain with the Episcopal Church, she began volunteering with the pro-life movement, and entered the Catholic Church in 2014. Rachel enjoys speaking consistent truth to the value of all life, and finding common ground within the pro-life and feminist movements.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil...
2019-12-0612 minRuah Storytellers LentMary LenaburgMary Lenaburg is a writer, speaker, wife and mother sharing her witness and testimony to groups of all ages about God’s Redeeming love and that faith is the courage to want what God wants for us, even if we cannot see where the path leads. Acceptance + Trust = Unimaginable Joy.
Mary’s first book, “Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God During my Most Difficult Days” is available wherever books are sold.
Mary and her husband have been happily married for 31 years, finding joy among the ashes having lost their disabled daughter Courtney in 2014. They live in North...
2019-12-0511 minRuah Storytellers LentClaire SwinarskiClaire Swinarski is the author of multiple books, including Girl, Arise: A Catholic Feminist’s Invitation to Live Boldly, Love Your Faith, and Change the World and the forthcoming children’s novel What Happens Next. She’s also the creator of the The Catholic Feminist Podcast, a top-ranked spirituality podcast with over one million downloads. Claire spends most of her time handing her two kids fruit snacks, strolling the aisles of Target, and making her poor husband watch The Great British Baking Show. For more information about Claire and her ministry, please visit her website www.thecatholicfeministpodcast.com.
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2019-12-0408 minRuah Storytellers LentJoAnna WahlundJoAnna Wahlund was baptized, raised, and married in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In May 2003, two weeks after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in English, she converted to Catholicism. She has six terrific kids here on earth, four saints in heaven praying for her, and a wonderful husband of eighteen years who supports her in all things. For more information about JoAnna and her work in the Church, please visit her website, www.catholicworkingmom.com.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and...
2019-12-0309 minRuah Storytellers LentAndrea ThomasAndrea Thomas is a worship leader, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Her performance background turned to a deep love for and call to worship. She has fallen in love with the power of collaboration, and is honored to work with The Vigil Project team and serve as a musician, songwriter, and Co-Director of the organization. Andrea (and her very large Italian family) are from Cincinnati, Ohio. You can learn more about Andrea and her work with the Vigil Project by visiting their website, www.vigilproject.com.
For additional access to the song, including the group's original desire to incorporate a...
2019-12-0212 minRuah Storytellers LentJules MilesJulianne "Jules" Miles is the co-founder and curator of Ruah Storytellers, a new micro-podcast to accompany you on this Advent journey. She is also the creator and host of the Catholic storytelling podcast, Mystery Through Manners. When she isn't busy curating and creating podcasts, she enjoys a full life with her sweetheart, Ryan, and their four (soon to be five!) beautiful children. You can read more about Julianne through her website, www.mysterymannerspodcast.com.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VI...
2019-12-0110 minRuah Storytellers LentTeaser Trailer feat. Brittany CalavittaWant a sneak peak into our inaugural Advent series?
Advent is just around the corner (only one week away!) so we decided to give our listeners a sneak peak into our vision for this platform by releasing a teaser episode featuring one of our gifted storytellers, Brittany Calavitta. Brittany's writing can be found on her website, www.liveinthelonging.com.
Music for Today's Episode:
"In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)". Words and Music by Andrea Thomas and the Vigil Project.
© 2016 Papercastle Records Publishing (ASCAP), VIGIL Publishing (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used...
2019-11-2509 minRuah Storytellers LentTrailer: Ruah Storytellers | Advent 2019Welcome to Ruah Storytellers, a daily Catholic storytelling podcast to accompany you through the season of Advent. Each day, a different woman of faith will journey with you to the manger through the power of story. Through the gift of poetry, spoken word, oral storytelling, and song, listeners can deepen their faith and find shared purpose and hope this liturgical season.
For more information about our mission, theme, and storytellers, please visit our website www.ruahstorytellers.com.
2019-11-0202 min
Mystery Through Manners Catholic Podcast31: The Cost of Curating BeautyMany months ago, as I began to create storylines and episode ideas for an entire season on Beauty, I came across an interesting dilemma: how to talk about beauty when our world has so many ideas about it? It seemed to be that the only way to have an honest and real discussion about the importance of Beauty in our lives, we have to address the ways the culture has weaponized beauty to cause harm and anxiety.
In today's episode, we dive into the heart of our culture's problem with beauty, and how we can better serve...
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