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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity & The Four Temperaments : A Conversation with Claire Dwyer [REBROADCAST] Nov 08, 2022

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Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. It was originally published in November 2021.
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.
Thanks for listening!
To find out more about Claire Dwyer, visit: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/this-present-paradise
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Please Join Us For The Advent 2022 Podcast Study Series! Nov 07, 2022

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Please Join Us For The Advent 2022 Podcast Study Series!

In this five week series, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, is joined by Fr. Paul Check, currently the Executive Director of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Cross, WI to discuss John Paul II’s encyclical Mother of the Redeemer.

The episodes will be released on both YouTube and on all podcasting platforms on the Sundays of Advent.

Ways To Participate

During Advent 2022, listen each week and read along following the daily Advent reading schedule. You can also purchase the Endow Study Guide for additional commentary and study either through print or digitally.

This podcast series can also be considered an accompaniment and training for hosts who wish to facilitate this study for their Endow Groups as well as provide a supplemental resource for Endow Group participants. For all the information you need, visit: https://www.endowgroups.org/the-endow-podcast/advent-2022-podcast-study-series/

Spiritual Warfare is Real: A Conversation with Kathleen Beckman [REBROADCAST] Oct 31, 2022

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Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. It was originally published in October 2021.
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”.
Thanks for listening!
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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121. Zillenials & JPII's Letter to Women: A Conversation with Kelley Schorn Oct 25, 2022

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Learn more about studying Letter to Women with Endow or bringing it to college campuses: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-letter-to-women/

Kelley Schorn is a 26 year old Architectural Designer based out of Dallas, Texas. A cradle Catholic from birth she discovered a new zeal for her faith as she entered into a personal relationship with God at the start of her college years. Since then she has continued to grow in her faith and love of Jesus and the Church. As a young adult in the Church she continues to have a thriving faith life in a culture that often discourages Christian beliefs.
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120. On the Christian Meaning of Suffering (Salvifici Doloris): A Conversation with Anna Heschmeyer Oct 11, 2022

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Anna Heschmeyer is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Missouri and Kansas. Anna grew up in Southern California and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas Aquinas College and a Master of Science degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.
While Anna felt an early pull toward working with others in a therapeutic context, her path took her on some other turns first. After college, she worked for Catholic Answers in San Diego, then worked in parish ministry in the Washington, D.C. area for several years. After this, she moved to Phoenix, where she worked as a high school guidance counselor while pursuing her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy.
Anna came to Kansas City in 2018, when she married her husband, Joe. They now have a wonderful toddler who keeps her and her husband quite entertained. Anna moved to the Center for Healing after several years at a private marriage and family therapy group practice.
Anna has pursued training in EMDR therapy, an empirically validated model used in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and other mental health issues, as well as extensive training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, one of the most effective therapies for treating couples and attachment issues.
Being able to witness the capacity of the human person to find meaning and hope in life through often daunting circumstances is one of Anna’s greatest joys as a therapist.
To learn more about studying this document with Endow, visit: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-on-the-christian-meaning-of-suffering-salvifici-doloris/
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Our Lady of the Rosary & The Battle of Lepanto: October 7, 1571- A Conversation with Steve Weidenkopf [REBROADCAST] Oct 07, 2022

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Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. It was originally published in October 2020.
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 interviews Church historian Steve Weidenkopf on The Battle of Lepanto (October 7, 1571). This battle is celebrated in the Church through the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary formerly known as Our Lady of Victory. Listen to Steve, be inspired by the miracle of the rosary, and celebrate this feast day by reading the poem G.K Chesterton wrote about it! Link below.

Fun fact: Steve Weidenkopf is the author of the Endow Study Lumen Gentium!

Links discussed on the show:
https://steveweidenkopf.com
https://ascensionpress.com/collections/epic-a-journey-through-church-history
Follow Steve on IG! @sweidenkopf

Lepanto by G.K. Chesterton:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47917/lepanto

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The Feminine Genius & St. Therese of Lisieux: A Conversation with Heather King [REBROADCAST] Oct 01, 2022

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Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. It was originally published in August 2021.
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 Heather King on avoiding ideologies, the many aspects of the feminine genius, and how the spirituality of St. Therese is the remedy for our personal and cultural ills.

Heather is an ex-lawyer, a sober alcoholic of 33 years, a Catholic convert, and a lover of books, film, and art. She is an award-winning author, columnist, and speaker. Her subjects include addiction, conversion, money, food, womanhood, annoying neighbors, prayer, gardening, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Thanks for listening!

To find out more about Heather King, visit https://www.heather-king.com

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119. Made For Greater: A Conversation with Sister Marie Andre, OCD Sep 27, 2022

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You can read Archbishop's letter "For Greater Things You Were Born" by visiting: https://archbishopgomez.org/blog/for-greater-things-you-were-born

Sister Marie Andre is a Carmelite Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. She has been with her Community since 2008, making her perpetual vows on January 13, 2019. She hails from Atlanta, Georgia where her family currently resides. She studied and worked professionally for a few years before discerning and entering religious life. Sister currently serves as the Retreat Directress at the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra.

To learn more about the Carmelites or to register for a Made For Greater Retreat, visit:https://sacredheartretreathouse.com/made-for-greater-retreats/

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118. The Rule of the Pastor (Regula Pastoralis): A Conversation with Rebecca Wraith Sep 06, 2022

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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 Rebecca Wraith on a 6th century document by Pope St. Gregory the Great! The document is a "Benedictine Rule" of sorts for bishops and priests. Rebecca proposes that the Holy Father's counsel can and should be understood by the laity since in modern times lay people are pastoring and evangelizing side by side with clerics. There is a lot of wisdom to be gained by one of the greatest popes our Church has ever had as well as one of the 37 Doctors of the Church.

Link to the Rule: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/36011.htm

Rebecca Wraith is a Health Coach and Member Development Specialist for CMF CURO. She holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Theology from the International Theological Institute in Austria, with an undergraduate degree in Theology from Benedictine College in Kansas. She has her health coaching certification through the American Council on Exercise and is currently creating a health coaching model that integrates the full person: Mind, Body, and Spirit for CMF CURO members.

https://cmfcuro.com

The Power of Friendship & St. Maximilian Kolbe: A conversation with Joshua Stancil, former prisoner for 18 years! [REBROADCAST] Aug 14, 2022

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Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. It was originally published in August 2020.
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 Joshua Stancil a former prisoner for 18 years in a North Carolina correctional facility who through unexpected friendships, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and the grace of God found freedom, life and faith. Thanks for listening!

To find out more about Joshua and his story, check out : https://english.clonline.org/stories/encounters/2015/12/18/joshua-stancil-touched-by-mercy

For information about Dismas Ministry and how you can get involved, go to: https://dismasministry.org
What’s on your mind and heart? Let our host, Simone Rizkallah, know by connecting with her and The Endow Team on social media!
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