Ordinary Holiness

We back! In this episode, Samantha and Susan get back on the bike and share how having an attitude of gratitude over the break from recording impacted them.

We are glad that you are here and listening to this episode. We hope you find encouragement from our stories of ordinary life.

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In this episode, Samantha and Susan spend quality time together discussing the power of choosing joy. 

Joy does not depend on our circumstances; it depends on the choice we make. Where does the inspiration to choose joy come from? Jesus! Samantha shares how the power of sacraments begets joy. Susan shares about the childlike innocence found in joy. 

Taking a child he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.” --Mark 9:36-37

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Welcome back to Season 2! Another episode of sharing about holiness in the every day life.

In this episode, Samantha and Susan spend time with a special guest, Mary Specht.

We all have crosses to cary. What cross do we pick up? How do we carry them well? Give us a listen to hear how Mary encountered someone who joyfully picks up their cross and Susan's interaction with someone at the adoration chapel. Take time to reflect on how the Lord is working in your life and don't let it pass you by.

"God chooses to let us be a vessel that he can use to declare his truth, to send a message, to wake us up, to remind us of things." -Rebekah Lyons

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Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan share about how they encountered compassion and exercised their empathetic muscle in the ordinary, every day life.

How is God asking you to grow in compassion?

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Welcome to Season 2! Samantha and Susan are back and ready to share some ordinary holiness with ya!

In this episode, Samantha and Susan open Season 2 with a special guest, Michael Collins!

Surrender. God asks us to surrender to Him. Do we do that? What life happenings help to surrender in Michael, Samantha and Susan's lives? Listen to find out! Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit!

"One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean upon Him; that in Him and in Him alone I put complete trust; that I surrender myself to Him unreservedly." -St. Teresa of Calcutta

"Who knows—perhaps it was for a time like this that you became queen?" Esther 4:14

"The Lord will fight for you; you have only to keep still.” Exodus 14:14

Novena Surrender Rosary--Holy Family School of Faith

Servant of God Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo, Apostle of Surrender

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Welcome to Ordinary Holiness!

What does it mean to be a friend? In this episode, Samantha and Susan discuss friendship and how God provides even in the details. Susan contributes a story about students who she thought had been friends for awhile, but really, had only recently become friends in the course of Susan's class. Samantha shares how Susan's intentional share of a podcast episode brought healing to her life. Life is about relationships. How often to we take the time to thank our friends for the gift that they are? 

Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit!

"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends,* because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another." John 15:13-17

"Again they wept aloud; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth clung to her." Ruth 1:14

"Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you." Mark 10:49

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Welcome to Ordinary Holiness!

In this episode, Samantha and Susan explore holiness in the every day. Samantha shares about her recent travels and how a quote on a sweatshirt can be a conversation starter. Susan shares a story about a student athlete and how forgiveness is what allowed them to grow. Ordinary holiness is sometimes uncomfortable and we are called out of comfort in order to enter into His greatness. How are you being called out of comfort? Who are you being asked to forgive? Take time to prayerfully consider these promptings. 

Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit!

"The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." -Pope Benedict XVI

"We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

Zelie and Lou: Made for Greatness Hoodie

Fellowship of Christian Athletes 

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Welcome to Ordinary Holiness!

In this episode, Samantha and Susan unpack living like Saints and how we have Saint best friends. Susan reflects on the impact her parents have had in her life and the blessings that flow from them. Samantha and Susan dive deep into Saints and how we can live with the accompaniment of the Saints. Who's your Saint best friend? Take time to pray about the Saints that are intwined in your story. Who wants to accompany you? 

Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit!

"It is not how much you do, but how much Love you put into the doing that matters." -St. Teresa of Calcutta

"Who knows—perhaps it was for a time like this that you became queen?” Esther 4:14

"Verso l'alto!" -Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Our Saint Best Friends:

Susan--St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Therese of Liseux

Samantha--St. Joan of Arc and Blessed Fr. Stanley Rother

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Welcome to Ordinary Holiness!

In this episode, Samantha and Susan spend time thanking God for the gifts He gives us in the present moment. Samantha looks back over the past month to three encounters with people and how she is grateful for ordinary holiness. Susan shares how taking 5 minutes before practice to be grateful and saying "PTL (Praise the Lord)" as a remind that He is good. Samantha and Susan discuss how impactful being in the present moment can be if you fully enter into it. 

How has your heart been moved today? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit!

“Whoever possesses the present moment possesses God

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