Marek Rudak was born and grew up in communist Poland. He lost his dad at a young age. When he was fourteen, his mom remarried, and Marek moved to California. He came to feel like he was the fifth wheel in his new family. This led him toward a desire to control others by focusing on earning his worth through personal accomplishments. Marek graduated in the top 10% of his class at West Point and became a Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, Marek went […]
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In the latest episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, I share Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon how we might be able to persevere in the midst of all of the different setbacks, unexpected delays and challenges that we experience in the midst of daily life. Listen to Episode 41–Staying the Course In The Midst of Setbacks, Unexpected Delays and Challenges I hope this podcast encourages and helps you continue to grow in your understanding of the depth of God’s love for you, and inspires you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to […]
Monica McConkey and I have been crossing paths for the last five years–even though we weren’t aware of it until about a year ago! But God finally gave us occasion to connect, and the result has been a great joy as we have each discovered many common interests–both of us are wives, moms and authors, and we also each have the desire to serve God as best we can in the vineyard. For Monica, in addition to being wife and mom of 5 kids, she is also a designer, an architecture school survivor, and a crafter. She and her husband […]
Been quite a week! In the latest episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, I share Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet in light of the liturgical calendar and current events. Listen to Episode 40-“Judgement, Unworthiness and Mercy I hope this podcast encourages and helps you continue to grow in your understanding of the depth of God’s love for you, and inspires you to keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to continue to strive for holiness. Listen to Episode 40-“Judgement, Unworthiness and Mercy” At the end of the podcast, I mention my upcoming workshop. If you are interested, […]
Well, I think it says a LOT about the last week in that I neglected to share this week’s podcast earlier in the week. Even so, the thoughts and conversation are still VERY applicable, especially in the aftermath of the national election here in the United States. So, here is the latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast—Episode 39–On The Edge of Sanity While Moving Towards Sanctity In this episode, I am sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that helps you have the clarity and focus you need so you are able to continue moving towards holiness–even in […]
This week, I had the great joy of hosting Roberta Bryer-King, on the Say Yes to Holiness podcast. Roberta and I first connected at the Igniting Souls Conference last year, and since then, we have been encouraging and supporting one another from afar as we each have now completed our books and brought them to publication. Roberta is the author of the book, Embracing Your Wicked Good, God Awe-Full Life, now available as a Kindle book, and will available on Amazon in paperback and hardback on November 19th. Roberta describes herself as a bit of a Renaissance woman as her […]
Here is the latest Say Yes to Holiness podcast—Episode 38–The Clarity and Focus We Need To Experience Peace In this episode, I am sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that helps you have the clarity and focus you need so you can experience peace in your daily life. Know of my prayers for each of you in the midst of these challenging times, and may you always be given the courage and grace you need to SAY YES to striving for holiness. Enjoy listening to Episode 38–The Clarity and Focus We Need To Experience Peace Christina Semmens […]
This last week, I had the pleasure of hosting Brenden Flynn on the Say Yes to Holiness podcast. I connected with Brenden through the SmartCatholics.com platform, and once I learned a little of his story, I invited him on to the podcast because of his inspiring personal life story. Brenden was only 18 years old when he suffered a traumatic brain injury, the doctors wanted to give him up for dead. He proved everyone wrong and now talks about it openly. He uses the knowledge he’s gained about life circumstances to be able to help totally change people’s outlooks. Brenden […]
This last week, I was part of the radio show, Southern Catholic Living, which is co-hosted by Alex Kubik. Alex is the Director of the Office of Discipleship and Mission for the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, and in addition to being a good friend, he also was gracious enough to serve as a panelist for the Say Yes to Holiness Tranformation Online Summit held earlier this year. In addition to supporting missionary discipleship at all levels of mission and ministry, his office also provides service for young adults and campus ministry. Alex has over twenty years experience in Catholic […]
Earlier this week, I was a guest on the Southern Catholic Living Radio show to speak about my new book, Say Yes: Discovering Purpose, Peace and Abundance in Daily Life. Southern Catholic Living was hosted by John Tidwell, Alex Kubik this week and is a part of the Guadalupe Radio Network. The link above will take you to the GRN Facebook page where my interview begins at the 11:30 mark. For those of you who may not be aware, Say Yes was released earlier this summer, and word of mouth has been building, so I encourage you to get a […]