The Empowered Catholic Podcast

We have a role to play in the Kingdom of God, now. With His Easter resurrection, Jesus inaugurated His new Kingdom. We each have a role and identity in this Kingdom. Listen to Karen explaining how this Kingdom is part of a two-stage process of God unfolding His purpose and, by implication, our roles. Then listen while Curtis uses analogies to the Lord of the Rings to grapple with what it's all about. Trigger warning: Karen uses the E-word (eschatology).

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Knowing about the hopes of the Jews as seen through the Old Testament helps us better appreciate what the kingdom of God in the New Testament is, and what that might mean to us. We share how this shifts our perspectives: From pursuing to having; From chasing to possessing; From me acting as an individual to being invited to participate in God's cosmic project of salvation and transformation, a project that is rooted in Heaven and Earth, now.

Description: Transitions have an ending; it's called the New Beginning. When the New Beginning starts to show up, you are starting on the end phase! This phase can be fuzzy, so having a mastery focus is very helpful. Christian spiritual masters talk of living in the present as a spiritual discipline; a mastery focus helps us with that, too. The New Beginning may not be what we expect!

There's a lot of uncertainty and insecurity in transitions. Let's decide to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, to practice hope, and to get the most out of our transition process!

Grit and Grace in Midlife Transitions is the topic of Season One. Understanding a few basic things about transitions is super helpful for personal and spiritual growth. Transitions include letting go and receiving. If we want to be filled with new things, it's hard to receive them if we are full of other stuff. It's like the old wineskins that can't receive the new wine. Listen and get the low-down on transitions.

In this episode, Karen and Curtis dive into the phases of transition and the power of endings, letting go, and choosing to own your transition. There is new wine available to us, so why do we say, "Nope! I'm good with the old!"

We decided it would be fun to ask each other questions by way of introducing ourselves and what's behind the podcast. Listen to Karen try to keep Curtis from digressing in this fast-paced mutual interview. Backgrounds, books, blue-collar, when we hear the F-bomb, Hope, and other essential info is all right here! We also invite you to start sharing your insights with us around the show; we decided to open up a Facebook group: The Catholic Midlife to hear your perspectives! .