Saints for Slackers

In this final episode of Season 1 of Saints for Slackers, Lisa and Tammi review the reasons for creating this podcast. They discuss how there is a universal call to holiness that God gives us. Recapping some of their favorite saints, Lisa even introduces a new venerable who lived for the Easter Vigil. Lisa and Tammi dive into topics like woundedness, resurrection, the Ascension, the power of the Holy Spirit, and MORE. So settle in and GLORY with these spiritual sisters.

Our podcasters today are Lisa Martinez, Founder of Little With Great Love, and Tammi McCarthy, Spiritual Mom, Contributor and Speaker. 

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/glory-stories/

OTHER LINKS:

Register for our LIVE Crowdcast Glory Stories event on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM Central here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/glory-stories-sharing

Danielle Rose "The Saint That Is Just Me" song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-saint-that-is-just-me-single/404373231

Fr. Mark-Mary video on How to Find Healing Together: https://media.ascensionpress.com/video/how-to-find-healing-together/

John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, FL: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; teammates Danielle Knight, Tammi McCarthy & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

Yesterday (Good Friday), we started a powerful novena based on the Devotion to Divine Mercy that St. Faustina received from Our Lord. Our teammate Michelle Hillaert first brought us a beautiful reflection on St. Faustina in Episode 6. 

In honor of the Divine Mercy novena and in anticipation of Divine Mercy Sunday on April 11th, the week after Easter Sunday, we’re sharing this bonus podcast on Faustina and Divine Mercy by a special young guest. Since our podcast, season 1, ends tomorrow on Easter —- we’re sharing this with you now. 

Here is a link to the Divine Mercy Novena that started yesterday (Good Friday) for you to pray and follow along daily at: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-13366

But you can easily do the novena prayers daily through Little With Great Love’s Facebook and Instagram stories. So, if you’re not following us there, go do that, and you can say the prayers with us each day through our stories found on those social media platforms.

Our guest podcaster today is Lauren Catherine. Lauren is the 19-year-old daughter of our Red Bird Ministries teammate, Shelley Gallet. Her sister, Caroline, was our guest podcaster on Episode 31. Lauren was named after St. Catherine Laboure’s Miraculous Medal. She has a devotion to St. Faustina, who was one of her Confirmation saints.

Lauren attends the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she majors in Kinesiology. She is a KD Lady or member of the Kappa Delta Sorority. From her desire to help, heal and give people hope, she wants to be a Physical Therapist. Lauren sees the needs of others and quickly and selflessly responds.

She enjoys such things as running, shopping, photography, fishing with her dad, and going to the beach and Disney. With a great eye for fashion, she also likes shopping but loves buying little gifts for others just to see them smile. Remember that 80’s movie “Adventures in Babysitting”? Well, she adores children and earns money babysitting just like Chris Parker, but minus all that crazy stuff.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/holy-saturday-divine-mercy

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; guest podcaster Lauren Catherine; teammates Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

“Why? Why me, Lord? Why die for me?"

Enter into Good Friday with today's short but powerful meditation in Episode 39. ✝️

Grab your FREE download of the poem "In His Eyes" recited by author, Tammi McCarthy here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/product/good-friday-meditation-download/

Read today’s reflection and find out more about today's featured podcaster here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/good-friday-meditation/

Here is a link to the Divine Mercy Novena that starts today (Good Friday) for you to pray and follow along daily at: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-13366

But you can easily do the novena prayers daily through Little With Great Love’s Facebook and Instagram stories. So, if you’re not following us there, go do that, and you can say the prayers with us each day through our stories found on those social media platforms.

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; teammates Danielle Knight, Tammi McCarthy & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. John Paul the Great, our beloved Pope, taught us how to find our identity in God. He inspired so many young people during his life, constantly reminding them to find their worth in Christ instead of any false ideas of the world. Our worth can only be found in the sum of God's love for us. His legacy is one of great inspiration and a call to heroically live out the Christian call. 

Our guest podcaster today is Rev. Fr. Charles Canoy. He is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Lansing in Michigan. “Father Chas,” as he is more commonly called, grew up in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 1994. He then worked for a few years as a business planning associate for General Mills and then as a regional director for Legatus, an organization of Catholic business leaders.  

Before entering seminary, Fr. Canoy studied two years at Franciscan University in Ohio and a year in Rome. A transformative 30-day Ignatian retreat during the Lent of 2001 prompted him to pursue the diocesan priesthood and enter Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where he earned his Master of Divinity (M.Div.), graduating summa cum laude in 2005.  

On June 11, 2005, Fr. Canoy was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. He served for five years at two parishes, St. Thomas the Apostle in downtown Ann Arbor and St. Andrew the Apostle in Saline, Michigan. In 2010, he then served on the faculty of the same seminary from which he graduated, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, for four years while completing his S.T.L. degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas with a specialty in the New Evangelization in 2014. Fr. Chas been serving as the pastor at St. John the Evangelist in Jackson, Michigan ever since.

Fr. Chas still enjoys his childhood sport of golf, but now with a glass of bourbon on the rocks afterward.  

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-john-paul-the-great/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; guest podcaster Fr. Chas; teammates Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

Blessed Carlo Acutis shows us how our differences are what make us unique in God’s eyes. Carlo was considered to be a technological genius by all who knew him. Check out this website he created to document and catalog all of the Eucharistic miracles. He is on the path to becoming the first millennial saint. 

Our guest podcaster today is Shayla McCarthy. Shayla is the oldest daughter of Little With Great Love contributor, Tammi McCarthy. At sixteen years old, she exhibits a maturity that few at her age possess. She has been homeschooling all her life and enjoys singing and playing piano. As a dancer, she loves to perform onstage whether it’s tap, hip hop, jazz or ballet. She has a special devotion to St Maria Goretti and spends any free time with close friends.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/blessed-carlo-acutis/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; guest podcaster Shayla McCarthy; teammates Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

Blessed Chiara Badano poured out the love of God into a rich and generous life. Chiara Badano was a beautiful young woman who yearned to be the love of God to others. Her love knew no limits as she said "yes" to Jesus in everything, even to the point of suffering and death at an early age. She lived her best life with Jesus at her side.

Our podcaster today is Liz Artymko. Liz is a young woman who works as a Young Adult Coordinator for the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, The Redemptorists. She has been working in ministry for 4 years and has spent a year after high school volunteering her time to a 'live-in' community in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital in Canada, serving and ministering to the "most poor and abandoned." She now lives with her two cats, Miss Chew and Adonis. 

Liz loves to express herself through dance, photography, and digital art. Her most recent adventure is to start a business with her digital art! Making art for others and of the saints has helped to pass the time during the lockdowns in Canada and to bring joy to the little moments of her day.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/blessed-chiara-badano/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; guest podcaster Liz Artymko; teammates Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Josemaría Escríva believed that every interaction. Every movement or action, when done out of love, can have a large impact on us and on those around us. Canonized by St. John Paul II, this Spanish priest organized a group of laypeople and priests whose teachings were centered on the belief that everyone is called to holiness by God. See how today’s founding member of Little with Great Love relates this saint back to our identity and mission.

We’re bringing back a Little With Great Love podcaster today, Tammi McCarthy, Our Spiritual Mom, Speaker & Contributor.

If you’re late to the Slacker party, take a few and also go catch Tammi’s St. John Vianney podcast in episode 7. As a spirit-filled speaker and blogger, Tammi will make it well worth your time. 

Today Tammi brings things close to home with her reflection on St. Josemaría Escríva. She relates this holy priest’s teaching not only to your daily life but to the heart of the mission of Little With Great Love’s restoration ministry. 

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-josemaria-escriva/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; teammates Tammi McCarthy, Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Augusta of Treviso was a virgin, martyr, and hardcore servant of Christ. She defied her father by converting to Christianity and refusing to renounce Christ. She lived out the consequences of torture and death. St. Augusta was a special young woman who reminds us that Jesus is worth all the suffering we say yes to.

We’re bringing back a Little With Great Love podcaster today, Danielle Knight, our Chief Storyteller & Contributor.

Danielle did a bang-up job with her Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati podcast in episode 9. If you caught it, you were blessed to learn about both Danielle and Pier. Or were you slacking back then? If so, it’s not too late to go back and catch up on your podcasts now.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-augusta-of-treviso/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; teammates Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

Blessed Conchita sets the bar high for all of us. As a widow with six children, she managed to be a mother, a leader in religious communities, and a faithful servant of Christ in all that He asked her. Blessed Conchita, like our podcaster Pam, suffered with child loss. She did so very courageously by uniting her suffering with the Cross. Pam has a deep love for Christ crucified and encourages other families of loss to do the same.

Our podcaster today is Pam Stanford, Red Bird Ministries’ spiritual mother. Pam and her husband Tommy have been married for 31 years. Together they have 8 children, 5 on earth, and 3 little saints in heaven. And adding to the Stanford bunch 2 little grandsons, Nathan and Issac, and 2 more little ones are expected to hatch in April.

Pam has a degree in architecture and works with her husband as a design build team as general contractors for over 20 years. She has been serving the Church in the Cursillo movement for 14 years as a professor helping bringing souls back to Christ.

She also has been teaching high school religion and preparing students to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation for the last 9 years in her local parish of St. Leo the Great in Leonville, LA.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/blessed-conchita/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; Guest podcaster Pam Stanford; teammates Kelly Breaux, Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

Blessed Chiara was a modern-day mother who sacrificed her life for her child. Blessed Chiara Corbella Petrillo lost two of her children right after birth and during her third pregnancy, she had to make a difficult choice - receive cancer treatment that could negatively impact the baby in her womb, or deny treatment and embrace the likelihood of death. She was a woman who overcame many of life's sufferings with the hope and joy of God.

Our guest podcaster today is Caroline Gallet. Caroline is a sweet girl with a heart of gold at only 13 years old. Here are a few fun facts about this blue-eyed beauty. Her 14th birthday is on Easter Sunday this year. She was born in 2007 the year of Grace. She lives in the Lafayette, Louisiana area with her parents and sister Lauren. She has a sweet connection with her two siblings in heaven as her parents rainbow baby.

She wants to be a pediatric nurse because she wants to help kids who are suffering. Loves to shop (a little too much but usually for others instead of herself). Loves fresh flowers / fresh floral arrangements, the beach, and Disney. She is a good friend and always sees the good in others. She is compassionate and forgiving, faith-filled, prayerful, and very helpful.

Her favorite pastime is hanging with dad shooting guns, fishing, drinking sweet tea, cheering, and dancing. This southern belle isn’t afraid to put on her hunting clothes to shoot coyotes in the backyard with her dad.

This beautiful girl, both inside and out, shares a deep connection with Blessed Chiara.

Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/blessed-chiara-corbella-petrillo/

This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.

Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; Guest podcaster Caroline Gallet; teammates Kelly Breaux, Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.