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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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    Using Our Gifts to Help Those in Need with Steve Camilleri Jun 26, 2020
    Show notes

    Steve Camilleri, executive director of the Center for the Homeless in South Bend, Indiana, explains how each of us are called to use our gifts to help those who need food, shelter, clothing, and financial assistance, not only tangibly, but also by loving and engaging them.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: Faith in Action Series
    • Center for the Homeless in South Bend, IN
    • Follow the Center for the Homeless on Facebook
    • Faith in Action Giveaway Basket
    Defending Life with Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei, S.V. Jun 24, 2020
    Show notes

    Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei., S.V., joined the Sisters of Life thirteen years ago, choosing the order because of its charism to protect and defend life. She shares how advocating life is not so much being “against” something, but being “for” the goodness of life.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: Faith in Action
    • Meet the Sisters of Life
    • Give to the Sisters of Life
    • Faith in Action Resources
    Bringing Hope to At-Risk Youth with Kris Frank Jun 17, 2020
    Show notes

    Kris Frank, vice president of Vagabond Missions, shares how the Steubenville, Ohio, ministry expanded across the country by focusing on sharing the Gospel with at-risk, inner-city youth, helping them break the cycle of abandonment and hopelessness.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: Faith in Action
    • Learn More About Vagabond Missions
    • Hope Always, by Kris Frank
    Ending Racism in America with Fr. Joshua Johnson and Sr. Josephine Garrett, C.S.F.N. Jun 12, 2020
    Show notes

    Fr. Joshua Johnson and Sr. Josephine Garrett, C.S.F.N., share their experiences as black Catholics, discuss why racism is sinful, and explore how Catholics are called to advocate for change.

    Links:

    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Faith in Action
    • Follow Fr. Josh on Twitter
    • Follow Sr. Josephine on Twitter
    • Social Justice Resources
    • Anti-Racism Resources for Catholics
    • Ave Explores: Faith in Action, Week 1
    Advocating for the Common Good with Fr. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C. Jun 10, 2020
    Show notes

    Fr. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C, former executive director of and current professor of Theology at the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, shares how advocating for the common good helps to end social isolation and oppression.

    Links:

    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Faith in Action
    • Ave Explores: Week 1
    Hope, the Resurrection, and the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy with Scott Hahn Jun 01, 2020
    Show notes

    Scott Hahn, a theologian and founder of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, explains how the virtue of hope can help us understand the glory of Christ’s Resurrection, and encourage us to love the poor, serve the marginalized, and preach the Gospel. In Hahn’s new book, Hope to Die, he explores how pain and suffering unite us with the Cross of Christ and help us to live out the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.

    Links:

    • Sign Up for Ave Explores: Faith in Action — Sign up for the latest series exploring the corporal and spiritual works of mercy and the social justice principles of the Church
    • Hope to Die by Dr. Scott Hahn with Emily Stimpson Chapman
    • Enter to Win the Ave Explores: Faith in Action Giveaway
    The New Renaissance with Anthony D'Ambrosio May 06, 2020
    Show notes

    Art and creativity are the driving forces behind Anthony D’Ambrosio’s writing and his consulting business. The poet and designer is the cofounder of Catholic Creatives, an international community of artists who want to bring about a new renaissance of beauty within the Church. D’Ambrosio believes even if they don’t realize it, all people are creative and pursue creative work.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores: Art and Architecture
    • Catholic Creatives
    • Sherwood Fellows
    Faith in the Magic Kingdom with Fabiola Garza Apr 29, 2020
    Show notes

    Fabiola Garza, author of The Boy Who Would be Pope and an artist for Disney, shares how her Catholic faith influences her work. Garza shares how her identity as a Catholic gives life to all she does, both professionally and personally.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores Art and Architecture
    • Fabiola Garza
    • The Boy Who Became Pope
    • Follow Fabiola on Instagram
    • Of Mirth and Wonder
    • Disney ABC Mugs
    The Soul of the Artist with Christine Valters Paintner Apr 24, 2020
    Show notes

    Christine Valters Paintner is a Catholic author and online abbess at the Abbey for the Arts, a virtual monastery offering classes and resources on contemplative practice and creative expression. She explains how we are called to see ourselves as artists in the world, not because we have marketable talents, but because the Lord is inviting us to create. Paintner explores how God surprises us with art in every form.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores Art and Architecture
    • Ave Explores Art and Architecture Giveway
    • Christine Paintner's Books
    • Abbey of the Arts
    Art Draws Us In with Liz Lev Apr 22, 2020
    Show notes

    Elizabeth Lev, an art historian, author, tour guide, and college professor living in Rome, shares how art—especially the art of the Church—is the ultimate path to understanding what we believe and helps us see the continuity of the faith throughout history. Lev explains how art ultimately invites us to be drawn into its beauty and to contemplation of the divine.

    Links:

    • Ave Explores Art and Architecture
    • Enter to Win the Ave Art and Architecture Giveaway Basket
    • Liz Lev's Website
    • Liz Lev's TED Talk
    • How Catholic Art Saved the Faith by Elizabeth Lev
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