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88. God is Love (Deus Caritas Est) Audio Prologue Nov 16, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, reads the Prologue of the Endow Study Guide on Deus Caritas Est (God is Love). On December 25, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI released his first encyclical making the theme of love the touchstone for his entire pontificate.
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87. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity & The Four Temperaments : A Conversation with Claire Dwyer Nov 09, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Claire Dwyer on how to live with a "cloistered heart" in the midst of the world and how to grow in spiritual maturity through the gifts and limitations of your personality by examining the four temperaments.
Claire Dwyer lives in Arizona with her husband and six children who range in age from 23 to 9. She works for the Avila Foundation and writes and speaks on topics such as authentic femininity, discernment of one’s personal vocation, living fully the present moment. At EventheSparrow.com she writes on everything from saints to the spiritual life to the sacramentality of the everyday, and earlier this year published her first book, This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. Her passion is to help fellow followers of Christ see the beauty and possibility of their interior lives and own their unrepeatable place in the Church.
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To find out more about Claire Dwyer, visit: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/this-present-paradise
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86. Catholic Social Teaching Endow Study Audio Chapter 1 Nov 02, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, reads Chapter 1 of the Endow Study Guide on Catholic Social Teaching.
Please visit our study guide page by clicking here: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-catholic-social-teaching/
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Join us for the 2021 Advent Study Series! Oct 28, 2021

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During Advent, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, is joined by Sister Karolyn Nunes (Sister of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George) and Father Luke Doyle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas encyclical “God is Love.”

PODCAST & READING SCHEDULE

November 30 – Episode 89: Paragraphs 1-11 from the Encyclical (Chapters 1-2 from the Endow Study Guide)

December 7 – Episode 90: Paragraphs 12-18 from the Encyclical (Chapters 3-4 from the Endow Study Guide)

December 14 – Episode 91: Paragraphs 19-29 from the Encyclical (Chapters 5-6 from the Endow Study Guide)

December 21 – Episode 92: Paragraphs 30-42 from the Encyclical (Chapters 7-8 from the Endow Study Guide)

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85. Spiritual Warfare is Real: A Conversation with Kathleen Beckman Oct 26, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Kathleen Beckman on spiritual warfare, healing, deliverance, exorcisms, and how the feminine genius is expressed by being a well-trained spiritual warrior!
Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S. is President and Co-Founder of the Foundation of Prayer for Priests (www.foundationforpriests.org), a global apostolate of prayer and catechesis for the holiness of priests through spiritual motherhood and fatherhood. An international Catholic evangelist, author, radio host, Ignatian certified retreat director, she assists priests in the Church’s ministry of healing, deliverance and exorcism. She also serves in Pope Leo XIII Institute, Magnificat, and Radio Maria. Often featured on Catholic TV and radio such as EWTN, the Catholic Channel, and Ave Maria, she hosts the weekly program, “Eucharist, Mercy & Saints” which airs internationally on Radio Maria. She and her husband are business owners and have two grown sons. Sophia Institute Press published her two latest books: Praying for Priests: A Mission for the New Evangelization (‘14) and God’s Healing Mercy: Finding Your Path to Forgiveness, Peace & Joy (‘15). Her reversion to the faith in 1991 came through the Eucharist and Mary. In her words, “The Eucharist is the heart of my life”.
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To find out more about Kathleen Beckman, visit www.kathleenbeckman.com
To purchase her book, A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance and Healing, visit: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/family-guide-to-spiritual-warfare
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84. Poetry & Pinot: A Conversation with Margaret Perry Oct 19, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Margaret Perry on the importance of poetry (and wine!) and how to read it.
Margaret Perry is a sales manager for a Virginia based, sustainability focused Fine Wine importer and distributor. Prior to that she managed a Michelin rated restaurant in Washington, DC. Before her time in the Hospitality Industry, she worked in higher education nonprofits, studied literature and philosophy, and wrote about children's literature for magazines such as First Things and St. Austin Review. Born and raised in Northern California, she has lived in Virginia for 13 years, making her basically a native. In her free time, she reads an absurd number of British Mysteries, gardens, and hikes the Shenandoah.
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Wendell Berry's poem: "To My Mother" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=36853
Other recommended poets & poems:
Mary Syzbit: "Annunciation (From the Grass Beneath Them)”
Joy Harjo: "The World Ends Here"
Mary Oliver: "Coming to God: First Days"
Scott Cairns: "Possible Answers to Prayer"
Jane Kenyon: "Let Evening Come"
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83. The Feminine Genius in The Little Sisters of the Poor: A Conversation with Sr. Joseph Marie Cruz Oct 12, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Sr. Joseph Marie Cruz on her vocation story, the unique charism of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and the gift of poverty.
Sister Joseph Marie Cruz, is a Little Sister of the Poor, an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious founded in 1839 by Saint. Jeanne Jugan. Mission: to offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ, cared for as family, and accompanied with dignity until God calls them to himself. The Little Sisters of the Poor are currently serving the elderly and poor in over 30 countries around the world.
Although Sister Joseph Marie was born and raised in Denver, Colorado she has served in South America for 3 years, France 2 years (of which their Mother House is located and where each Little Sister professes her final vows), Spain 17 years and has also served in many of their Homes in the United States. She also as she states: “I have had the privilege of literally walking in the footsteps of our foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan when I was asked to begin a new foundation in Peru” of which she remained 2 years. In 2018 she returned to Denver as the “begging” Little Sister. Throughout all her experiences she has abandoned herself to God, trusting in Him, and spending herself totally and joyfully in caring for God Himself in the person of the elderly of low income. As she says “My happiness is being a Little Sister of the Poor.”
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To learn more about Sr. Joseph Marie Cruz, visit: https://www.littlesistersofthepoordenver.org
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82. A Conversation with Jen Fulwiler on the Intellectual Life and Embracing Imperfections Oct 05, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Jen Fulwiler along with Katie Smith, Director of Development on the key papal documents which led to her conversion from atheism and the reality that embracing imperfection is key to building a culture of life.
Jen Fulwiler is a standup comic, bestselling author, and mom of six. Her new podcast, This Is Jen, debuted in the Comedy Top 10 on iTunes. She self-produced her first standup comedy tour — booking theaters across the country with nothing more than a Google search and her personal credit card — and sold out almost every show. Her first book, Something Other than God, a memoir about converting to Catholicism from lifelong atheism, was a finalist in the Goodreads Reader Choice Awards, ranked alongside books by Hillary Clinton and Rob Lowe. Her book One Beautiful Dream was a Wall Street Journal bestseller, hit the Amazon Top 25, and was a #1 bestseller at Barnes and Noble. Her newest title, Your Blue Flame, was featured on the Today Show.
Katie Smith has been with Endow since January of 2019. She has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Portland and worked in technology for five years before discerning a call to put her talents at the service of the Catholic Church. In 2011 she received a full scholarship to pursue a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Notre Dame.
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To learn more about Jennifer Fulwiler, visit https://jenniferfulwiler.com
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81. By What Authority? Part II: A Conversation with Joe Heschmeyer Sep 28, 2021

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Joe Heschmeyer on the Professio Fidei, the difference between dogmas and doctrines, and what Catholics "have" to believe! If you missed Part I, see last week's interview!
*Apologies for the abrupt end to the interview. Profession of Faith: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_1998_professio-fidei_en.html
Kansas City native, Joe Heschmeyer, is a staff apologist for Catholic Answers. A popular author, speaker, blogger, and podcaster, he joined the apostolate in March 2021 after three years as an instructor at Holy Family School of Faith in Overland Park, Kan.
Prior to his work at School of Faith, he discerned the priesthood from 2012-17 for the Archdiocese of Kansas City. During that time, he earned both a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis and a baccalaureate degree in sacred theology (S.T.B.) from Rome’s Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). A former practicing attorney in Washington, D.C., Joe received his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 2010 after earning a bachelor’s degree in history from Topeka’s Washburn University.
Joe and his wife, Anna, along with their daughter Stella (and a yet-unnamed unborn baby on the way!) reside in the Kansas City area. In his free time, Joe enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and tormenting his loved ones with terrible puns. You can follow Joe on his blog www.shamelesspopery.com
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80. BONUS EPISODE- Address of Pope St. Paul VI to Women on December 8, 1965 Sep 26, 2021

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Happy Feast of Pope St. Paul VI!
Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.
On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, reads aloud Pope Paul VI’s address to women at the closing of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council on December 8, 1965.
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