Saints for Slackers

Model of Unceasing Prayer

St. Monica prayed many years for the conversion of her son, Augustine. Michelle Hillaert talks about how this continual trust in God’s plan and continual surrender to His will can help to motivate and inspire us in every struggle.

Michelle Hillaert has been married for over 23 years to her husband, Trent. Together they have 6 children, 3 in college and three still at home, along with three dogs, a cat and 21 chickens. As the Executive director of the GIVEN Institute, a not-for-profit founded by religious sisters and dedicated to activating the gifts of women for the church and the world, Michelle is passionate about helping women live out their God-given vocations. GIVEN fulfills this mission by inspiring and equipping the next generation of female leaders through leadership training, faith formation, and dedicated mentoring.

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Mother and Miracle Worker

St. Rita is known for being one of the patron saints for impossible causes and difficult marriages. Julia Miller relates a story of powerful story of healing in her own marriage that she attributes to this powerful intercessor.

Today’s guest podcaster Julia Miller. Julia is a lifelong Catholic and professional wedding florist who, after retiring in 2017, embarked on another floral career. She creates and ships life-size rosaries, made of real, whole, fresh roses, all over the lower 48 states, for funerals, sacraments, gifts, and other holy occasions. Julia and her husband John will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary later this year, and live in Western Washington. Together they have five adult children and seven young grandchildren.

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Today’s podcast is sponsored by: Christina Brown, Certified Catholic Life Coach, speaker, and podcast co-host of the Thanks Mom podcast. 

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Holiness Through Suffering

Jane Frances de Chantel experienced much suffering throughout her life, from the grief of losing her husband to challenges to both her mental and physical health. Micole Amalu highlights for us how this holy woman’s struggles show us the hand of God in our weakness.

Today’s guest podcaster Micole Amalu. Micole is the founder and director for The Face of Mercy, an organization dedicated to mental health education and advocacy within the Catholic Church. This mission brings together her own struggles with mental illness, an educational background in psychology, and her passion for helping the Church live out Christ’s mission better! One of her favorite parts of this work is sharing stories of saints who lived with mental illness, because all of us are capable of holiness.

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The Face of Mercy has recently launched a podcast, Mercy and Misery! Micole and Catholic psychologist Mairead chat about the intersection of faith and mental health. 

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Glorifying God in Loving Service

Many times, we misunderstand the virtue of humility. As she tells us about St. John Bosco, who rooted his catechesis on first loving those he taught, Krista Hanrahan frames humility as total dependence on God in all things.

Today’s guest podcaster Krista Hanrahan. Krista is a Catholic Life and Mindset Coach for women at Little Way Coaching. She coaches Catholic women on various topics, including faith, personal health and wellness, marriage, motherhood, and home management. She currently resides in Steubenville, Ohio with her husband, Mark, and their 6 children.

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Humble Hymn Writer

St. Ephraim the Syrian used his gifts to the best of his ability, writing hymns to defend the faith against heresies of the day, ministering to the poor, and speaking with simple humility. Today's guest podcaster, Sissel Anderson, teaches us how this saint exemplifies the humility of the Little Way.

Sissel Anderson is a 25-year-old convert in North Texas. Just a year and a half after coming home to the Catholic Church, she dove headfirst into Catholic media by interning at the local Catholic Radio station during college, operated by the Guadalupe Radio Network. Six years later, she is now the North Texas Assistant at the network and produces and hosts local programs, including one for young people (or the young at heart!) for which she has a desire to reach out to more.

A collector of hobbies and volunteer positions, she is never without something to do, whether it be helping lead her parish's young adult group to mastering the perfect Old Fashion. While she has ideas and dreams for the future, she enjoys taking each day at a time to see where God is calling her at that moment.

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Patron of the Rejected

St. Andre Bessette lived a simple life, physically frail but spiritually lively and devoted. He became known as the “Miracle Man of Montreal” by the many who were healed after encounters with him. Today’s podcast introduces our next theme of the Little Way, humility, so for the next two weeks, our saints will reveal more to us about what true humility looks like. The podcaster here to kick off our new theme is Little With Great Love Contributor, Bridget Holtz.

Bridget is a deep-thinking compassionate caregiver who serves as a pediatric nurse, cherished dog mom, world traveler, and lover of color and kindness. She has worked with the underserved, both here and abroad, throughout her life – standing with impoverished in whatever ways they need. She currently lives in Austin, TX with her dogs Nigel & Callie. For more podcasts and blogs from Bridget, visit littlewithgreatlove.com 

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A Model For Suffering and Love

St. Teresa de los Andes, or Teresa of the Andes, is a saint who knew many sufferings during the course of her short life, offering everything for love of her Divine Spouse. Contributor Citlalin “Tati” Ossio dives deeper into the life of this remarkable saint who spent herself in love.

Tati Ossio is an avid fantasy writer and reader, whose work is heavily inspired by her Catholic faith, her Mexican heritage, and Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda. Her fantasy short stories have been featured in various anthologies, and have even been award-winning. She is a joyful single living in Texas with her family and enjoys creating art, playing video games, and watching anime and Korean dramas. When she’s not writing or spending time with her loved ones, she’s on Instagram, or dreaming about raising a panda army.

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The Little Saint Who Loved Much

St. Thérèse of Lisieux loved God fully, joyfully, and like a child. Learn more about the little saint who inspired this season, her philosophy of suffering and how that has impacted our special guest today, Taryn DeLong. Taryn shares how Thérèse famously embodies this first theme of love in our Little Way Edition.

Today’s guest podcaster is Taryn DeLong

Taryn DeLong is a Catholic wife and mother in North Carolina who serves as co-president and editor-in-chief of Catholic Women in Business. Her writing has appeared in publications such as FemCatholic, Natural Womanhood, CatholicMom.com, Radiant Magazine, and Live Today Well Co. She enjoys curling up with a cup of Earl Grey and a good novel, playing the piano, and taking walks in the sunshine with her family.

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The Princess Who Became a Saint 

St. Elizabeth of Hungary reminds us that the most enduring acts of love aren’t always grand gestures. St. Elizabeth continues to develop our first Little Way theme of love through her path to sainthood.

Today’s guest podcaster is Rosemary Terrell.

Rosemary is the owner of Mama’s Little Loves. She is from Central Texas, where, along with her husband and kids, they embark on their beautifully chaotic journey to raise and become saints. Her shop is filled with little items made with love that serve as little reminders of faith in life’s ordinary moments.

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The Only Female Saint to Be Named ‘The Great’

St. Gertrude placed the Lord into all that she did, just like St. Therese of Lisieux. The mundane tasks of life turned sweet when she invited Him into them.

Today’s podcaster is Little With Great Love Contributor, Social Media Manager & Designer, Alyssa Sanchez.

Alyssa is young professional with a master’s degree in communications. She lives in sunny Florida, enjoys watching movies and binging tv shows, and hopes to one day produce films of her own in which to act. Creatively she enjoys writing in any medium, fashion, and participating in cosplay. She loves to travel by plane, train, car and especially cruises, and hopes to see the world. Caring, kind and loving, she tends to see the good in all people. Alyssa’s calling is to make people smile through her creativity, sharing God’s message of love through how she lives. Her motto is a quote by Padre Pio, “Pray, hope and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”

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