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"Finding your passion and finding a profession in it" are some of the ways that describe Chris Parreno's job as a calligraphist. While it sounds like a dream, many women experience guilt when sensing the discontent that led Chris to seek something more and find her passion.

In this episode, we will discuss why you should explore hobbies that can help you feel more fulfilled in life, how to learn to enjoy the process and expect to make mistakes every time you start something new. We will also dip into;

-  the value of human work and connections, 

- the importance of beauty and art, and 

- whether there is still room for manual work in a society that values agility and efficiency. 

The final part of our conversation explores faith and the god given power of creation. 
We invite you to join us in a dialogue that will inspire you to seek more meaning in your daily life.

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Feeling overwhelmed is easy in a world that expects you to deliver high performance all the time. In this episode, we will explore why you need to be kind to yourself and how to deal with rejection and the feeling of failure by using them as tools for personal growth. 

We will also explore how to manage professional, family and personal expectations and pressures by embracing a realistic approach to these challenges. You will understand how to be real about your reality and accept it is different from passiveness.

This conversation also explores the inner critic and why it shouldn’t stop you from doing things as well as the difference between guilt and shame.

By the end of this episode, we expect you to not feel afraid of making mistakes and recognise the beauty of being who you are.

Resources
The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
Be true to yourself - Brene Brown 

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When you struggle with the unbelief of friends and family, it can be hard to maintain your own conviction and help those around you. In this episode, we discuss the roots causes of unbelief in our society, the steps that can be taken to help someone who doesn't believe and the certainty of knowing that our love for them is key to helping them along the way to discovering God's love.

Resources
Home Again: A Prayerful Rediscovery of Your Catholic Faith by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
Why I am Catholic (and you should be too) by Brandon Vogt
Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton
Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism, Scott and Kimberly Hahn
Something Other than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It by Jennifer Fulwiler 

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Are you tired of scrolling dating apps and losing heart that you will ever discover your life partner? Join us as we dig into the top 10 tips for those waiting to date. And for those dating how to get the best out of dating - the pitfalls to avoid and joys to experience. 

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While Easter weekend has passed, the reflections and meaning of this date must remain in our Hearts and Minds. Grace is God's life within us and we want to remind you of this.

In this podcast episode, Maire and Siobhan discuss the credibility of Easter as seen in the early accounts of Easter in the Gospels and the disbelief of the early followers of Christ.

We explore the craziness of our Catholic faith whose crowning feast is man putting God to death and God's coming back to life. We discuss how that very central message requires unpacking among our peers. We explore the transformative power Easter can have on each of us and the magnificence of the Easter liturgy which we can reflect and pray about in the 50 days of the Easter celebration.

We invite you to engage in this dialogue to reflect on the transformative power of Easter in your own life. Though this episode was recorded during Lent, its message resonates far beyond the Easter weekend.

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This episode is for you if you are about to get married and are afraid of married life, or starting a family, or going through difficulties in marriage right now. 

Máire Cassidy and Cliona Somers delve deeper into the topic of marriage. Taking a realistic view of married life they explore its responsibilities and joys.  They discuss why fear shouldn't prevent you from taking the big step. And explore what solutions you can turn to when married life seems difficult. They also explore the Catholic Church's view of sex as something holy. 

We invite you to engage in this insightful conversation and share this episode with your friends going through any of these stages in life. 

And don't forget to check the additional resources we've prepared for you to explore this topic further. 

Resources

Scepter Publishers

• The 5 love languages, Gary Chapman; 
• Three to Get Married, Fulton Sheen;
• 16 Marriages that made history, Gerard Castillo; 
• The challenge of love: Making Marriage work, Enrique Rojas; 

Available at: https://scepterpublishers.org/collections/marriage-relationships;

What is theology of the body? | Why God Gave Us Bodies | Christopher West - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvFa7elKtkY

The theology of the body - https://theologyofthebody.net/

Theology of the Body, John Paul II - https://stmarys-waco.org/documents/2016/9/theology_of_the_body.pdf

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Are virtues and vices relevant today? What virtues and vices do you have? Discover virtues, the highs of human behaviour and vices, the lows of human behaviour. Explore the difference between virtues you can grow in and ones that God gives.

Listen to the 5 practical tips to develop virtues in your life;
1) self-awareness
2) intentional practice
3) Clear goals and accountability buddies
4) Prayer
5) Grace in the sacraments.

Resources

1) Tolstoy's Anna Karenina - what it means to be a virtuous woman
https://verilymag.com/2019/07/anna-karenina-kitty-and-what-it-means-to-be-a-virtuous-woman-2019

2) Very Divine (III): With Christ's Sentiments. https://opusdei.org/en-ie/article/very-human-very-divine-iii-with-the-same-sentiment/

3) A Revolution in intimacy: https://stjosemaria.org/a-revolution-in-intimacy/ 

4) In an Abrasive World, Could Gentleness Be the Act of Strength That’s Needed?  https://verilymag.com/2020/08/culture-commentary-women-gentleness-strength-virtue

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Do you want a marriage for life? And yet in 62% of cases of marriage break up it is the woman who eventually looks for the divorce. 

In today’s podcast, you will hear the secrets of a couple who are still together and in love after 58 years of marriage. Discover why having a shared vision for your marriage is crucial for long-term success. Identify the right attitude towards challenges that can help your marriage not only survive but thrive. 

Join us as we speak to Gobnait O’Grádaigh, a life coach and mum of 4 who shares with us why she thinks her marriage is still one of enduring love to this day.

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In today's podcast we delve into the radical meaning of Lent - our personal identification with the death of Christ. Why you need to find your desert this lent as that is where you discover your need for God. We discuss why Lent is superior to New Year's resolutions and how to ensure you don't lose your Lenten learning when Lent is over.  We discuss meaningful Lenten goals centred around prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

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The average person spends one third of their life working. If you spend so much time working – are you becoming a better person in your workplace wherever that is? In today’s podcast we will explore the magic ingredient that can transform your work, virtue.  If you want to leave your workplace everyday a better person than when you came to work - We will explore the impact small conscious actions repeated ever day can have a radical impact on you as a person and on those around you.  And the good news is if you are better at work you can bring this new you into other aspects of your life - your family and social life.   

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