Hey Friends! Happy Fourth Week of Advent! Today we are wrapping up our book study on Interior Freedom, and sticking with the theme of “we can only control what is within ourselves”. Nancy is without a voice this week so it’s just me, Katie. This episode focuses on the last third of the book (that […]

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J1ST 100: Advent Book Study on Interior Freedom Pt 2

Following the theme of ‘we can’t control things outside ourselves,’ we’re needing to take a week off from the Advent Book Study of Interior Freedom and instead, we’re sharing something else… The 12 Days of Christmas!  Hoping that sharing this week gives you time to prepare a few ‘liturgical living’ activities but also gets you […]

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J1ST 099: 12 Days of Christmas

Welcome back from our Thanksgiving break and welcome into Advent!  We hope you had a beautiful “Turkey Day” and that the first week of Advent has been somewhat peaceful and prayerful. During Advent, we will be doing a three-part series on the tiny but powerful book, Interior Freedom, by Fr. Jacques Philippe.  If you don’t […]

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J1ST 098: Advent Book Study on Interior Freedom

Hey there! After about a year and a half of recording the Catholic Sprouts Podcast, I have come to a surprising conclusion: STORIES ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN FACTS. Not necessarily more important, but so much more powerful. Here’s what I mean. I love hearing from you about which episodes really resonated with you and your […]

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Saints of the Catholic Church in Cross Stitch