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“Are The Gifts Of The Spirit Showing Up In Your Daily Life?”–Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube Series
In the wake of the celebration of Pentecost, Christina share in this Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube video about ways that you can identify if the gifts of the Holy Spirit are showing up in your daily life. Watch: "Are The Gifts Of The Spirit Showing Up In...
“Helping People Meet Jesus”–1 on 1 Conversation With Pete Burak, Director of id
In the most recent episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, I had the privilege of sitting down for an absolutely fabulous conversation with Pete Burak, Director of i.d.9:16. Pete had been a person I had been wanting to connect with for a while as I had been...
“Pentecost Is Upon Us! Are You Ready?”–Episode #66 Say Yes to Holiness Podcast
In the latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help prepare you to be completely open and ready to receive the outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially on Pentecost Sunday. You can check...
What Can I Do To Prepare For Pentecost?–Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube Series
In this latest Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube video, Christina speaks about a timely topic--ways to go about preparing your heart, mind and soul for the great feast of Pentecost happening this Sunday. Watch here: What Can I Do To Prepare For Pentecost? In...
How Can I “Offer Up” My Day?–Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube Video
In this latest Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube video, Christina shares seven different ways to go about being able to "offer up" your day to God. Watch here: How Can I "Offer Up" My Day? From things like the Heroic Minute to the Morning Offering to the...
Everything Matters–1 on 1 Conversation With Christine Cardoza
This last week, I had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Christine Cardoza, a Spiritual Business Mentor and Energy Healer based near Toronto, Canada. Christine and I had a wonderful conversation in which we shared our stories of how we came to be...
Blessings Abound! Am Featured On The LadyBoss Blogger Blog!
Recently, I was interviewed and featured on LadyBoss Blogger, a blog with an audience of more than 200K which seeks to help people, especially entrepreneurs, share their stories, and has the tagline, "Launch, Grow, And Monetize Your Blog And Instagram." You can check...
Why Do You NEED To Receive The Eucharist?–Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube Video
We are in the Fifth Week of the Easter Season, and during the last several weeks, the liturgical readings have revolved around the Gospel of John, Chapter 6. This chapter depicts many of Jesus' miraculous signs that point to and give witness to His divine nature, and...
Episode #63–Living the Resurrection Every Day–Say Yes to Holiness Podcast
I have been a bit "quiet" this week as I have been spending time each morning leading the Marian Consecration group as we make the journey to either make (or renew!) our Marian Consecration using the book, Child Consecration to Jesus Through Mary by Blythe Marie...
Episode 62–“Remaining Steadfast in Faith In The Midst Of Challenges”–Say Yes to Holiness Podcast
In this latest podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that provides insights into how we can remain steadfast in our faith in the midst of challenges, and so we are prepared to share the cause of our joy with others during this...
Sharing The Peace And Joy Of Easter With Others–Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube Video
Third Week of the Easter Season is now upon us. We have celebrated both the Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday. And this last Sunday, we heard the account of of Jesus' Resurrection appearance to the Apostles in the Upper Room. The joy and peace of the season just...
Are You Living A Resurrected Life?–Connections Between Faith and Life YouTube Series
We are now into the Second Week of the Easter Season. We celebrated the great feast of Divine Mercy this last Sunday to conclude the great Easter Octave, and are now entered fully into the Easter season. So this week’s addition to the Connections Between Faith and...
The Abundance Of Easter Graces On The”At Home With Jim and Joy” Show
This last week, I had the blessing of being a guest on the "At Home With Jim and Joy" Show on EWTN. On this Divine Mercy Sunday, when we celebrate the outpouring and overwhelming abundance of God's graces of love and mercy, I wanted to take a moment and share what a...
Episode 61–“Luxuriating In The Blessings Of The Easter Season”–Say Yes to Holiness Podcast
In this podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that provides ways for you to enter more deeply into the mysteries, joys and blessings of the Easter Season. You can check out the entire episode here: Episode 61--"Luxuriating In The...
Part 2 of Interview on EWTN Airs Today!
SUPER excited for Part 2 of my interview on “At Home with Jim and Joy” to air today at 1:30pmEST. In case you missed Part 1, you can find it here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/at-home-with-jim-and-joy Hope you are able to join me in watching it!
Are You Still Rejoicing? Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube Series
He is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! It is finally Easter! And we are now in the midst of the Easter Octave--a total of eight Solemnities in a row! No fasting, penance or mortification allowed! We are to feast and rejoice and be glad because Jesus has made all things new,...
And So We Wait In Silence And Hope…
Today is my favorite day of the Sacred Triduum—Holy Saturday. Why you may ask? Because it is a day that is full of possibilities that we know are going to be made real. Very simply, we know darkness, sin and death are conquered. We know that Jesus will rise from the...
“Remembrance Is The Secret Of Redemption”–K.Heidi Fishman, 1 on 1 Podcast Conversation
During this Holy Week, I thought it was especially appropriate to share this recent conversation that I had with K. Heidi Fishman. Heidi and I connected through a mutual friend on SmartCatholics, and was overjoyed to have the chance to have a conversation about her...
How Will YOU Respond This Holy Week? Connections Between Faith and Daily life YouTube Series
Holy Week is finally upon us! And with Holy Week comes the great challenge of living the great Triduum--Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, Easter--in the midst of a world that continues to move along as if there is nothing special about these days. Work...
“The Longer It Takes, The Greater The Glory”–1 on 1 Conversation with Terry Modica
Terry Modica is co-founder and Executive Director of Good News Ministries (GNM), author, international speaker, retreat director, photographer, podcast host, and faith formation teacher. Terry and I had connected through our respective work within the SmartCatholics...