A Place Within

Raise your hand if Spotify gave you your top songs for 2019. Now raise your hand if they reflected your interior landscape throughout the year.

Enjoy this playlist including Ashlyn and Christina's top songs, other songs referenced on the podcast this year, and a ready-made Disney themed ballet class. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/493XLy4AAGFU6c1j6AA2cq?si=2QxRQRJQTiakVXv4Qd-eYQ

Ever returned from a shopping trip feeling both accomplished and regretful, both temporarily satisfied and empty, both guilty and justified?

Christina and Ashlyn get into the state of their hearts after the biggest celebration of the year in America, Black Friday.

A unique treat for your holiday festivities.

Included: Intentional pauses for reflection and references to the trusty Father Mike (see below).

Fr. Mike Schmitz: "Giving Thanks is Necessary." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjgsV2UUjG8

After discussing Christmas plays and the friend zone at length, Ashlyn and Christina try to figure out why small talk is so exhausting and discuss how to engage in it in a way that is still authentic and meaningful. Shallow/deep end pool analogies abound.

Humility...Be not afraid...Click for an in-depth reflection of the Litany of Humility, the most uncomfortable prayer of the modern era.

Is it possible to flirt virtuously? Yes. Yes it is.

A response to the new album, "Jesus is King," a simple truth that makes us want to jump around and dance, just like this album does. If you've been hearing muttering(or screaming) about Kanye's newest work and you're having THOUGHTS, you might try listening to Christina and Ashlyn sort out theirs.

*read: we've got it on repeat*

Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess, Jesus is Lord.

Ashlyn and Christina work through the challenges of openness to a religious or marital vocation while God seems to be asking you to wait. If you've ever been tempted to despair about your call to marriage or religious life, give it a listen.

Whether you've seen The Good Place or not, we all ought to mull over the ultimate goal of our existence, how we reach it, and the lies we believe about it. (Read: There's more to it than you think there is)

Ever heard that you don't always need words to preach the Gospel? In this episode, Ashlyn and Christina dive into their experiences with that and lean in to some of their deepest struggles and fears with proclaiming the person of Jesus Christ. If you have ever felt like there are people in your life you can never invite to accept the Gospel, this one is for you.