In episode 4 of this miniseries on Jane de Chantal, we approach the topic of perfectionism & what Saint Francis de Sales says about it! I read from Introduction to the Devout Life (Part 1 Ch 5, Part 3, Ch 8-9). I recommend the Catholic Classics podcast which reads the whole of ITDL in one […]

Welcome to episode 3 of the Jane de Chantal miniseries! I am thrilled to announce that my book Janey is available TOMORROW on Amazon, on Jane’s feast day! Today in the episode, we talk about the Visitation Order (founded by Jane and Francis), the original design for it, the Salesians, the Visitation event in Scripture, […]

Welcome to Episode 2 of the miniseries on Saints Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales! Francis de Sales is known as the “Gentleman Saint”, the Doctor of the Church who wrote and taught extensively about God’s gentle and tender love. He spiritually directed Jane de Chantal from being a perfectionist to being a gentle […]

This is the first episode of my new miniseries on Saints Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales. I wrote a novel placing their story into the 21st century, and I’d love you to check it out! Janey comes out on Amazon on Aug 12, Jane’s feast day. Mentioned in the episode: Fr. Searby’s podcast: […]

In my final episode of Psalm Summer, I take you on a little tour of all 7 of the poetry books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, and Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)! Check out the free PDF of the Psalms mentioned at the end of the episode to guide your prayer! Click here and scroll […]

The fifth and final (?) episode of Psalm Summer is about the Psalms of Ascents, Hallel Psalms, and other times Jesus quoted the psalms directly in his ministry! Here’s some of the info I was sharing about the psalms Jesus quoted!

In Episode 4 of Psalm Summer, I walk you through the connections between David’s life and the psalms! The main author of the psalms, King David, obviously uses his own life circumstances to influence his prayer and writing, and today we explore that in depth! I hope you enjoy!

There is a whole category of psalms known as Lament Psalms (or SAD PSALMS) and we can learn so much about our heart posture in prayer from them! In this episode, I talk about the structure of the Davidic lament Psalms, the way we can be a “man after God’s own heart” by being vulnerable […]

Welcome to Psalm Summer, the miniseries that takes you through a new perspective on the 150 psalms & gives you new tools to pray with them in a meaningful way! In Episode 1 we go through an overview of the book, authorship, organization, and some ideas of how to pray with the psalms. If you […]