This Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode continues the series of conversations with recent OSV Innovation Talk speakers. This time the discussion is with Jason Shanks, President of the OSV Institute of Innovation. Jason brings a wealth of background and experience to his role as President of OSV Institute, overseeing the annual OSV Challenge and OSV Talks, both launched to ignite creativity and entrepreneurship in the Catholic Church. His vision for renewal through innovation is unparalleled and stems from his conviction that the Church is evergreen from generation to generation and must be re-presented fresh and anew to today’s modern […]
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For many people in the United States, the dispensations that many bishops had issued in the midst of the COVID pandemic which meant that people were “dispensed” from their obligation to attend Mass are being lifted, yet going to Mass is not the only things that we should be about in our lives if we truly wish to make Sunday the center upon which our week revolves. Watch: “Making Sunday The True Center Of Your Week” If our lives are truly to revolve around Sunday, then we need to be attentive to the other activities which our Lord invites us […]
This Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode finds Christina spending time in conversation with Doug Tooke of ODB Films. Doug also is a recent OSV Innovation Talk speaker. His talk is entitled, The Perfection of Imperfection, and in a very emotional and entertaining way, Doug discusses the pitfalls of perfectionism and how we can learn to be “a candid polaroid in a photoshop world.” Listen to: Episode #71–“The Perfection of Imperfection” Doug is also the Vice President of Mission for both ODB Films and the Renovo Media Group. With Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Philosophy and Theology and a Masters […]
In this week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encourage and accompany you as you strive to remain in union with God so you can help heal, unite and call others home. You can check out the entire episode here: Episode #68–“Remaining In Union With God to Heal, Unite and Call Others Home” May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to SAY YES to holiness each and every day so we can tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!” […]
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 impressed with the work id was doing, but when I learned that Pete was going to be a part of the Renewal Ministries’ Pentecost Mission on May 30th (the first session begins on Pentecost, you can sign up here), I felt the Holy Spirit nudging me hard that NOW was the […]
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 this video, Christina shares ways to help you prepare yourself more fully for the outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. To learn more, watch: What Can I Do To Prepare For Pentecost? And in case you missed last week’s video in the Connections Between Faith and Life series, here is: How Can […]
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 doing the work that we are doing; our respective struggles to heal from the past; the grace of increasing our awareness of the abundance of life surrounding us; and also the challenges inherent when attempting to address the weight of dysfunction that has been present for generations within our lives. I can attest that […]
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 continues to expand and grow, doesn’t it? This reality actually brings up a couple of questions–how might I share this great mystery with others? How can I share the peace and joy of the Resurrection with my loved ones and with those around me? So, this week we focus upon how […]
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!
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 community, and recently, Terry and I had the opportunity to speak about the work that she and GNM does. In addition, Terry and I reflected and shared about some of the different practices that we use to help us move through Holy Week with greater awareness, reverence and deep openness to whatever graces God wishes to bestow upon us during this holiest of weeks. Check […]