Faith Fondue

During this first full week of Lent, Haley asks an important question as it relates to the Gospel and our Lenten practice. How do you speak about your Lenten sacrifice or commitments? This week brings International Women's Day, which allows Anne to celebrate 50 years of Title IX. Haley adds that this is a time for Spring Break and Retreats - two things that couldn’t be more different, but both elicit the same action from me: PRAYER. Give this week a good listen!

Let us feast before the famine. Time to celebrate Mardi Gras and whether or not we eat pancakes and/or King Cake, Lent is upon us. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of this holy season—a time for prayer, fasting and almsgiving. And no better time for prayer than today. We remember the people of the Ukraine. Anne and Haley take a moment to call out this historic time and the suffering Body of Christ. Let us pray for peace and give alms to those in need both near and far.

Time to celebrate the Year of the Tiger! Anne reflects upon celebrating her birthday and the fact she was born during the Year of the Tiger. Haley celebrates the completion of admissions season and as a panelist on 50 years of co-education, the significance of this milestone at Notre Dame.

This weeks' Gospel message is so simple and yet so challenging: Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:27-38. So is the problem of hunger in our world. Easy to fix? yes and no. Listen for more...

Anne and Haley are ready for Super Bowl Sunday, even if it still feels and looks a little different. Anne celebrates a milestone of 1000 blog posts and is excited to share that milestones (and moments) will serve as a theme for a retreat on campus at Notre Dame—as the University prepares to honor 50 years of coeducation. Haley brings good questions to the table about women and leadership in the Church and reminds us that unless we teach our children, we cannot expect them to know. Amen to that and much more...

A little self care and investing in oneself, isn't a bad way to emerge from a January funk. Nor is the busy season of admissions offices—work that so many people are affected by. Anne asks a question for sports fans about colors and team mascots in light of the Washington Commanders and Haley takes a deep dive into the life of Saint Scholastica. This episode provides plenty to chew on and pray with over the flame of fondue. Enjoy.

We are back. Happy 2022. The joy and challenge of January and a new year. One tip to make it through the rest of winter: consider a little self care and/or butter cake!

Merry Christmas to all! We celebrate the Christmas season and all the joy and surprises of the holiday. Haley's family got a big one, in the form of COVID. Forced family fun took on social distance and quarantine. Meanwhile, Anne celebrates traditions of this time of year such as visits with long time friends and going to the movies! Anne and Haley discuss and debate their favorite Christmas carols and recommend using them as a way to pray. Joy to the World!!!

We celebrate the fourth and final week of Advent. The theme of this Sunday invites us to consider: What are the gifts that we can give? Hope to received? Appreciate and treasure? What a holy time. Anne and Haley discuss Forced Family Fun, the (unexpected) joy of celebration and being together and the example of Mary in the middle of it all.

We are now in the third week of Advent, which begins with Gaudete Sunday. The pink (or rose) colored candle, like the readings, remind us to Rejoice! We are called to be people of JOY and pray for it, as we await the birth of Our Lord. Anne and Haley reflect on the joy and the process of Christmas cards. Yay or nay?! Haley finds herself reflecting upon the college admissions process, for the second go around and Anne gets her office to finally put up a SPORTS tree. Christmas is near....!

As we light the second candle on the Advent wreath, we are called to reflect upon love. Scripture reveals that "God is love and we who abide in love, abide in God, and God in us." —1 John 4:8. What does this look like in our everyday lives? How does this play out in the busyness of the holiday season? Fortunately, Anne has one story (and without this podcast is not sure it would have happened). Haley shares the simple joy of a game of chance—BINGO—and how it can build community....and love.