Blazing the Trail

This week, Miriam is joined by Kevin Monette, who serves as the director of the upcoming Portland campus of the Encounter School of Ministry, which seeks to teach, equip and activate disciples to demonstrate the love of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Learn more at encounterschool.org/portland/ 

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This week, Miriam revisits the primary call of every Christian: to become a saint. To help us respond to - and share! - this wonderful call, Jesus gives us a roadmap to holiness in the Beatitudes.  

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This week, Miriam is joined by Terry Poplava, Director of Strategic Expertise at ACS Technologies, who reflects on the connections between stewardship and evangelization. Learn about his most recent research, which looked at how the pandemic has impacted parish giving, HERE. 

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This week, Miriam is joined by Lorna DesRoses, who serves in the Archdiocese of Boston as an evangelization consultant, with a focus on the Black Catholic community. Learn more about Lorna's podcast "Voices from the Pews" here: facebook.com/voicesfromthepews/

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This week, Miriam is joined by Julia Monnin, who serves as founder and director of apostolic works at Journeys Revealed ministries. She seeks to walk with other writers and speakers as they work their way through the process of sharing their story with others. Learn more at journeysrevealed.com. 

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Miriam reflects on the mystery of Holy Saturday, when Jesus "descended into hell", as we hear in the Apostles' Creed. Evangelization is not just for the good days - more often than not, Jesus meets us at our lowest points, and Holy Saturday is a powerful reminder of that. 

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Through Scripture and song, Miriam reflects on the beauty of Easter through the eyes of Mary Magdalene, who proclaimed the good news to the apostles - the Lord has risen from the dead! 

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This week, Miriam and Deacon Ed Shoener explore the intersection of evangelization and mental health ministry. Deacon Shoener is a founding member of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers. Learn more at www.catholicmhm.org

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This week, Miriam is joined by Leonardo Defilippis, who founded Saint Luke Productions, which seeks to renew and evangelize the culture through theater, film, audio productions and other media. Learn more at stlukeproductions.com.

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This week, Miriam is joined by Aaron Arehart, who works as a producer with Mater Dei radio. His story is one more example of how the Lord can do amazing things in our lives if we let Him in, and if we let Mary, His Mother, guide us along the way. 

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