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- 306 Offering Redemptive Suffering with Megan Hjelmstad
AMDG. As someone who deals with chronic pain, author, speaker, mentor, and proud hockey mom Megan Hjelmstad shares her insights on redemptive suffering and talks about her book Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering. Whether it’s dealing with a cold, a broken water heater, or chronic pain, we can all be reminded of the benefits of joining our suffering to Our Lord’s and offering it up.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Megan’s book Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering and accompanying study guide
- Megan’s website
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
59 min - 305 Laura Kelly Fanucci - Living Easter and Singing Praise Every Day
AMDG. Steven and Bonnie are joined by Laura Kelly Fanucci. They discuss her new book Living Easter: 50 Days to Practice Resurrection and how we can live out the joy of Easter in our lives and homes. They don’t limit themselves to Easter but talk about how we can live each season of the Church in a way that fully allows us to enter the season rather than creating just another checkbox for us to complete.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Living Easter by Laura Kelly Fanucci
- Laura’s website · Substack · Instagram
- Laura on the Votive Podcast discussing Advent
- The Tale of the Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt
- The Road to Easter Day by Jan Godfrey
- Tomie de Paola’s Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
51 min - 304 Rooted in Words
AMDG. Kolbe Academy’s Maggie Hayden and Jordan and Mara Matteoli join the Kolbecast for a conversation about classical languages. They discuss the benefits of studying classical languages, especially Latin, and how we can begin with learning the roots at a young age. We learn some helpful teaching tips and find out about new Kolbe books and courses to help students along their way.
Relevant links & Kolbecast episodes
- Ways to earn college credit via Kolbe Academy
- 271 Building a Literary Foundation featuring Mara Matteoli
- 162 Let Latin Conquer You with Maggie Hayden
- 161 Fostering a Linguistic Consciousness
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
52 min - 303 Hallow and the Road Home
AMDG. “The desire to help the world pray is at the heart of what we do.”
Hallow’s Director of Children’s Content Ashley Lenz joins the Kolbecast to share the behind the scenes of the world’s most popular prayer app, the inspiration behind the Pray40 Lenten Challenge, and her guidance on where to start as a new member.
Links mentioned and relevant:
- Hallow prayer app
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 168 The Adventure of a Lifetime with Melissa Dee of the Saints Alive podcast
- 301 Dr. John Bergsma Brings the Catholic Faith Alive
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
44 min - 302 Standardized Tests as Snapshots
AMDG. Standardized testing is often a miserable experience, but it doesn't have to be. Student Services Director Karen Allgood and Lower Elementary Department Chair Christina Davin reveal the testing opportunities for lower grade levels and discuss the powerful benefits of testing early and often. In addition, the duo shares practical advice about how to talk to your child in a way that builds confidence rather than anxiety. With Karen and Christina's advice, choosing the right test for your child is easy.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Kolbe Academy testing services
- Standardized testing article in Kolbe’s Help Center
- Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) with information about testing requirements by state
- State Educational Funding information from Kolbe Academy website
- Getting started at Kolbe Academy
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 197 Tools in a Toolbox and 269 Resources and Road Maps with Karen Allgood about Kolbe Academy’s student support services
- 182 Festive Holidays Ahead and 189 Fit Mind, Fit Body with Christina Davin
- 296 Tips for Testing Success
- 83 This Is Only a Test
- 38 Substance Matters with Jeremy Tate, founder of the Classic Learning Test (CLT)
- 143 Partners in a Liberal Arts Renewal with CLT’s Soren Schwab
- 127 Forging a Path with CLT’s Kimberly Farley (now VP of Operations)
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
49 min - 301 Dr. John Bergsma Brings Catholic Faith Alive
AMDG. Author, speaker, and Franciscan University theology professor John Bergsma joins the Kolbecast for a discussion you won’t want to miss. From his conversion from Protestant pastor to Catholic theologian, to the stunning revelations that have emerged since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Dr. Bergsma brings the Catholic faith alive.
We ask Dr. Bergsma about the new wave of Catholic scholarship, the Essene Jews, St. John the Baptist, the origins of the Jubilee Year, and so much more. Whether you have followed Dr. Bergsma’s work for years or are hearing his name for the first time, you are sure to learn something new about your faith in this episode!
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dr. John Bergsma’s website, including a shop with his writings and talks
- Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity
- Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor
- Bible Basics for Catholics
- A Catholic Introduction to the Bible
- The St. Paul Center
- Dr. Brant Pitre
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 251 A Year of the Lord’s Favor with Joan Watson
- 287 Emily Stimpson Chapman See the World through Catholic Eyes
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
59 min - 300 The Gift of the Sacraments with Nicholas Senz & Brendan Murphy
AMDG. Kolbe theology instructors (among many other things) Nicholas Senz and Brendan Murphy return to the Kolbecast. Nicholas Senz is the author of Kolbe’s new 10th grade text Mystery and Grace. We discuss this new book and its development and get to hear both Nick’s and Brendan’s wisdom in teaching students about the sacraments.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Mystery & Grace: The Sacramental Life by Nicholas Senz
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 91 Kernels of Truth, Nick Senz’s Kolbecast debut
- 169 No Made Up Answers, Brendan Murphy’s Kolbecast debut
- 218 The Questions behind the Questions with Nick Senz, Brendan Murphy, and Dan Angel
- 265 Chosen to Be a Saint, speeches from Commencement 2025 including the faculty address by Brendan Murphy
- 249 Stories Crafted with Care from Kolbe Academy Press
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
52 min - 299 Lent with Crux Ambassadors Pat & Kenna Millea
AMDG. As Lent begins, Pat and Kenna Millea of the Martin Center for Integration and the This Whole Life podcast return to the Kolbecast – together this time! -- and talk about making Lent a fruitful season, even if it isn’t always pleasant. They also talk to us about their participation as participants in the Lenten program Crux, which is available from Ascension Press. If you need a little support and motivation for Lent, this episode is the place to start!
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Ascensionpress.com/Crux
- Crux Trailer Video
- Pat and Kenna’s website: martincenterforintegration.com
- Searching For and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe
Social media accounts to follow
- Instagram: @ascensionpress and @thiswholelifepodcast
- Facebook: @AscensionPress and @thiswholelifepodcast
- X: @AscensionPress
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 238 Pat Millea on Accompaniment, Hope, Integration, and Resilience
- 250 Made for Relationship featuring Kenna Millea
- 224 Forming Apostolic Hearts with Msgr. James Shea
- 176 The Agenda Is to Grow, a conversation on the classical temperaments with Art & Laraine Bennett
- 283 Temperament, Will, Grace, and Virtue with Dr. Ryan Hanning
- 270 Dr. Peter Kreeft on Joy, Suffering, Conversion, and Truth
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
57 min - 298 Educating for Freedom with Brett Salkeld
AMDG. Today theologian, author, speaker, podcaster, and homeschool father Brett Salkeld rejoins us on the Kolbecast. Brett joined us on episode 290, but we couldn’t get to everything we wanted to talk about, so he graciously returned to continue our conversation. In today’s episode we discuss the differences between education and indoctrination, formation versus information, and explore the theme of redemption in learning.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Kolbecast episode 290 There Is No Neutral, Dr. Salkeld’s Kolbecast debut
- Brett’s Making Every Class Catholic Substack
- Thinking Faith podcast
- Pope Leo’s apostolic letter “Drawing New Maps of Hope”
- The Joy of Being Wrong: Original Sin through Easter Eyes by James Alison
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
1 hr 10 min - 297 A Dose of Encouragement from Dr. Ray Guarendi
AMDG. Catholic clinical psychologist, author, TV and radio host Dr. Ray Guarendi joins the Kolbecast to discuss parenting, the advantages of homeschooling, and his recent and upcoming books. This episode will leave you laughing hard and thinking deeply– don’t miss it!
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dr. Ray Guarendi’s website drray.com
- How to Get Along with (Almost) Everybody
- Drama-Free Discipline
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 55 Humor & Humility with Kolbe mom Heather, who mentions Dr. Ray as instrumental in her decision to homeschool
- 105 Not Just for Special Occasions
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
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The official podcast of Kolbe Academy with lively discussions on home & distance education, Kolbe Academy, and our Catholic community.