Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

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23 Things for 2023 Jan 10, 2023

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Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Danielle shares about a different method for setting goals in the new year. Not only does Danielle share the method, but she also shares some of her own goals for this year. Snippet From the Show Make your goals deliberately doable. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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How to Fall in Love With Your Catholic Faith (with Sarah Swafford) Dec 20, 2022

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Danielle is joined this week by Sarah Swafford. Sarah shares about how she came to love her Catholic faith and what she has done in her life to help others do the same. She also shares about her brand new series called What We Believe. Snippet From the Show God does not judge you based on your performance. He wants you to sit with him and live in his love. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Finding Peace in Advent Dec 13, 2022

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Does peace seem especially illusive this time of year? Amidst the business of the season with shopping, cooking, baking, hosting and more, how are we supposed to find peace? Danielle shares six ideas to find peace during this Advent season. Snippet From the Show We all need to take a moment away from being “Martha’s” and be like Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Why Our History Matters (with Anna Mitchell) Dec 07, 2022

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This week’s guest is Anna Mitchell, producer and host of the Son Rise Morning Show on Sacred Heart Radio. Anna is a dear friend and longtime colleague, and today she shares about Our Lady of Sorrows, teaching kids about redemptive suffering and more! Snippet From the Show If we know how God has operated in the past, if we know how his faithful have operated in the past, we can more easily recognize when he or they are operating today and we can recognize the power of their intercession in our lives. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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6 Ways to Dive Into Advent Nov 29, 2022

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Ready or not, here is Advent! This week, Danielle shares six simple ideas to encourage you not to look at Advent as an exhausting season that you need to create, but as an invitation from God to grow deeper in your relationship with him. Snippet From the Show How are you going to prepare your heart to receive Jesus? In what ways is God calling you closer to him during the season of Advent? For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Learning and Growing With Your Kids (with Dr. Jordan Alamzar) Nov 22, 2022

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To support Ascension’s free media, please click here!To find out more about how your gift will be used, please click here! This week’s special guest is Dr. Jordan Almanzar, a professor at Magdalen College in Warner, New Hampshire, who also teaches Greek and Latin at Kolbe Academy. He is author of When the Earth Was Flat : One Boy’s Life at the Edge of the Millennium. Jordan and I discuss homeschooling, and ways that all parents are called to be the primary educators of their children. Snippet From the Show Don’t stress over not fitting the mold: the mold you’re meant to be is a gift to your kids. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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How to Grow in Gratitude Nov 15, 2022

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In anticipation of Thanksgiving next week, we are focusing on gratitude. How can we be more grateful for the many blessings we receive from God? How can we practice gratitude for the many ways people love us and serve us? In this episode Danielle leads us into the holiday season reminding us of four practical ways we can give thanks to God and give back to others. Snippet From the Show It's not hard to find the things to be grateful for, but you do have to be deliberate about it. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Gaining Strength with Fasting (with Beth Bubik) Nov 08, 2022

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This week’s special guest is Catholic Fasting Coach Beth Bubik. Beth shares how she came to understand the benefits of fasting in a very personal way and how she came to work full time in helping others to benefit from it as well. Snippet From the Show When you make space within yourself in fasting and hunger, you're allowing the Lord to make space for himself. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Here’s Why You Should Push Yourself Nov 01, 2022

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This week, we are talking about important reasons why you should consider stepping outside your comfort zone, challenging yourself, and trying something new and scary. When I first began this podcast, I was terrified to try something new, and yet I have learned and grown so much through this experience and I am so glad I pushed myself. Snippet From the Show “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness”― Pope Benedict XVI For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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Praying With Music (with Sarah Hart) Oct 25, 2022

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Today’s special guest is wife, mom, singer, and songwriter Sarah Hart. Sarah has been making music for decades and all of her work is inspired by and fed by her Catholic faith and family life. She shares how her life informs her music and what she wishes every mother knew. Talking with Sarah is like sitting down with a dear friend and sister of the heart. I know you will enjoy this conversation! At the end of today’s show, Sarah generously shares one of her favorite songs with us: Do No Harm. Snippet From the Show Songwriting is letting people into the inner conversations of your heart and mind. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.
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