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    Christianity

    Ave Explores

    A project of Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores helps you discover and learn about aspects of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles, looking at topics relevant to the spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way.

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    The Church Down Under with Malcolm Hart Feb 19, 2021
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    Malcolm Hart, director of the Center for Evangelization for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, discusses how the Church in Australia is addressing increased secularization and rejection of the faith.

    Links:

    • The Catholic Church in Australia
    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Catholicism Around the World
    • Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram
    The Universal Church with Cardinal Napier, O.F.M. Feb 17, 2021
    Show notes

    Cardinal Wilfred Fox Napier, O.F.M., archbishop of Durban in South Africa, discusses the Church's global diversity, which is rooted in love of Jesus Christ. Napier, who went to seminary in Ireland, also talks about the early days of his priesthood during apartheid in South Africa and eventually voting in the conclaves that elected Popes Benedict XVI and Francis.

    Links:

    • Follow Cardinal Napier on Twitter
    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Catholicism Around the World
    It's Still Christmas with Fr. Michael White & Tom Corcoran Dec 30, 2020
    Show notes

    Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran, authors of bestselling Messages series for Advent and Lent and the award-winning [ital] Rebuilt, discuss how to celebrate the entire Christmas season and stay connected as a parish community.

    Links:

    • Church of the Nativity
    • Rebuilt Books
    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Catholicism Around the World
    All Things in Charity with Heidemarie Peterson of Reliquary Supply Dec 23, 2020
    Show notes

    Heidemarie Petersen, owner of Reliquary Supply, says that charity means little if it isn't rooted in your heart. She practices charity personally and through her Catholic small business, giving to other organizations and hiring people from marginalized and oppressed communities.

    Links:

    • Reliquary Supply
    • Follow Reliquary Supply on Instagram
    • Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram
    Living with Joy with Kelly Wahlquist Dec 16, 2020
    Show notes

    Kelly Wahlquist, founder of WINE: Women in the New Evangelization, says that joy is ultimately rooted in peace. She offers encouragement on ways to maintain joy during Advent in the time of coronavirus.

    Links:

    • Meet Kelly
    • Gaze Upon Jesus
    • Ave Explores Advent Mini-Series
    Hopeful Anticipation with Bishop William Wack, C.S.C. Dec 09, 2020
    Show notes

    Most Rev. William Wack, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, reflects on spending the Advent season anticipating the birth of Jesus with a joyful, hopeful, and generous heart.

    Links:

    • Follow Bishop Bill on Instagram
    • Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    • Advent Resources from Ave Maria Press
    Hope Looks Different this Year with Justina Kopp Dec 02, 2020
    Show notes

    Justina Kopp explains how she grew in faithfulness and hope while pregnant with her now-four-year-old quadruplets. Kopp says that although hope may feel different in light of the pandemic and the social unrest in the country this year, it is still valuable to look for the light that only Christ brings.

    Links:

    • Follow Justina on Instagram
    • Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram
    • Books for Advent from Ave Maria Press
    Encouraging Kids to Think About Holiness with Lisa M. Hendey Nov 13, 2020
    Show notes

    Author Lisa M. Hendey discusses writing children’s books about the lives of the saints and shares advice on how to talk with kids about becoming holy in their everyday lives.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: The Saints
    • Meet Lisa
    • I'm a Saint in the Making
    • Sign Up for the Catholic Moms Summit
    The Cause for Canonization of Fr. Patrick Peyton,C.S.C., with Fr. David Marcham Nov 11, 2020
    Show notes

    Fr. David Marcham, the vice postulator of the Cause for Canonization of Fr. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C, tells the story of the Irish immigrant priest who was on a mission to encourage families to pray the Rosary and grow closer to Jesus through Mary. Marcham also explains how the canonization process works and why the Vatican is so thorough in its investigations.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: The Saints
    • Learn More about Fr. Patrick Peyton
    • "All for Her" by Fr. Patrick Peyton
    • PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton
    The Life & Legacy of Sr. Thea Bowman with Fr. Robert Boxie, III Nov 06, 2020
    Show notes

    Fr. Robert P. Boxie III, discusses the life, legacy, and Cause for Canonization of Sr. Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who lived and worked in the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi. Her cause was opened in November 2018. Boxie also shares his vocation story.

    Links:

    • Learn More about Sr. Thea Bowman
    • Sr. Thea Bowman's 1989 Address to the USCCB
    • Cloud of Witnesses Event
    • Sign Up for Ave Explores
    • Howard University Catholic Campus Ministry
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