The Endow Podcast

Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Sister Marie Andre on Archbishop Jose Gomez's pastoral letter "For Greater Things You Were Born" which is a quotation from Mother Luisita, founder of the Carmelites of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. 

You can read Archbishop's letter "For Greater Things You Were Born" by visiting: https://archbishopgomez.org/blog/for-greater-things-you-were-born

Sister Marie Andre is a Carmelite Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.  She has been with her Community since 2008, making her perpetual vows on January 13, 2019.  She hails from Atlanta, Georgia where her family currently resides.  She studied and worked professionally for a few years before discerning and entering religious life.  Sister currently serves as the Retreat Directress at the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra. 

To learn more about the Carmelites or to register for a Made For Greater Retreat, visit:https://sacredheartretreathouse.com/made-for-greater-retreats/

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Rebecca Wraith on a 6th century document by Pope St. Gregory the Great! The document is a "Benedictine Rule" of sorts for bishops and priests. Rebecca proposes that the Holy Father's counsel can and should be understood by the laity since in modern times lay people are pastoring and evangelizing side by side with clerics. There is a lot of wisdom to be gained by one of the greatest popes our Church has ever had as well as one of the 37 Doctors of the Church. 

Link to the Rule: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/36011.htm 

Rebecca Wraith is a Health Coach and Member Development Specialist for CMF CURO. She holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Theology from the International Theological Institute in Austria, with an undergraduate degree in Theology from Benedictine College in Kansas. She has her health coaching certification through the American Council on Exercise and is currently creating a health coaching model that integrates the full person: Mind, Body, and Spirit for CMF CURO members. 

https://cmfcuro.com

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Montse Alvarado on Vatican II's shortest document on the relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. 

Montse joined the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in 2009 and was named VP & Executive Director in February 2017. With a background in public policy and campaigns, she has led initiatives at Becket in development, communications, strategy and operations that have helped secure religious liberty victories against the contraceptive mandate, protect the rights of churches to choose their leaders, and safeguard the free speech of crisis pregnancy centers and religious groups on campus. She was profiled by the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Edition with the following introduction: “A defender of all religion, on the front lines of America’s culture wars.”

Montse has a Masters from the George Washington University and a B.A. from Florida International University. She served on the Montgomery County Commission for Women in Maryland and is currently on the board of the Patients’ Rights Action Fund, the leading advocate against the legalization of assisted suicide; a lay consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Religious Liberty Committee; a member of the President’s Advisory Counsel of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students; on the advisory council to the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) and the GIVEN Institute; and on the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board for the Philos Project. Although not an attorney, she “plays one on TV” advocating for Becket clients on major television and radio networks including Univision, CNN en Español, Telemundo, Fox Business, and EWTN. Born in Mexico City, she is fluent in Spanish and French and is a competitive jazz and classical vocalist.

To access this document: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html 

To read a blog post on the question of "Do Catholics, Jews, and Muslims worship the same God?:" http://shamelesspopery.com/muslims-jews-christians/ 

To view the study guide page for the Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-light-of-the-nations-lumen-gentium/ 

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Editor's Note:  This is a re-broadcast.  It was originally published in August 2020.  

Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius. 

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Joshua Stancil a former prisoner for 18 years in a North Carolina correctional facility who through unexpected friendships, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and the grace of God found freedom, life and faith.  Thanks for listening!

To find out more about Joshua and his story, check out : https://english.clonline.org/stories/encounters/2015/12/18/joshua-stancil-touched-by-mercy

For information about Dismas Ministry and how you can get involved, go to: https://dismasministry.org

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Annette Bergeon, Executive Director, reads Chapter 1 from the St. Edith Stein Endow Study Guide, "Seeker of Truth." 

This study introduces women to one of the twentieth century saints John Paul II canonized during his pontificate. A young Jewish woman who suffered through the Holocaust, converted to Catholicism and found her vocation by joining the beautiful Carmelite sisters. Her story encompasses elements of philosophy (particularly phenomenology, which was a strong interest of John Paul II’s), and theology and offers compelling insights into Jewish life in 1930’s Germany.

To learn more about hosting this Endow Study, visit: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-st-edith-stein-seeker-of-truth/

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Fr. Steve Akers on his experience of bringing Endow to his parish. Share this interview with your pastor so he can learn about Endow and how he can support the women in his parish through this powerful apostolate! 

Learn more about Endow & Reclaiming Time for study and friendship: https://www.endowgroups.org/getting-started/

Fr. Stephen Akers was ordained in 2015 and is the pastor of Sacred Heart and St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Hollister CA. Beginning in seminary he developed a love for the four women doctors of the Church, one of which is St. Catherine of Siena. He enjoys offering retreats and days of recollection and has preached parish missions as well as retreats for seminarians and women religious.
Thanks for listening!

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Editor's Note:  This is a re-broadcast.  It was originally published in July 2020. 

Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius. 

On this episode, Simone interviews Humanae Vitae and Theology of the Body expert, Dr. Janet Smith. Listen in as they discuss the beauty of the Church's teachings on love, marriage, and family life. 

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Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.

On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Dr. Larry Chapp and Fr. Daniel O' Mullane on one of Vatican II's most important documents and the missionary role of women in engaging the modern world. 

Dr. Larry Chapp
Dr. Larry Chapp is a retired professor of theology.  He taught for twenty years at DeSales University near Allentown, Pennsylvania.  In 2013 he and his wife opened the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Chapp received his doctorate from Fordham University in 1994 with a specialization in the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar.  

Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska.  Go Big Red.

Father Daniel O’Mullane
Fr. Daniel has served the Diocese of Paterson in a number of different roles and currently serves as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a parish of 900 families, since 2015. His priestly formation was at two of the world’s foremost theological institutions – the Gregorian University and the Alphonsian Academy – where he earned his STB and completed his STL in Moral Theology. 

Link to the Vatican document: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html 

To view the study guide page for the Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: https://www.endowgroups.org/study-guide-light-of-the-nations-lumen-gentium/ 

To listen on the Endow Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1127885

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What’s on your mind and heart? Let our host, Simone Rizkallah, know by connecting with her and The Endow Team on social media!
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Editor's Note:  This is a re-broadcast.  It was originally published in July 2021. 

Welcome to The Endow Podcast! This podcast is a forum for women to foster conversations about the intellectual life and intentional community for the cultivation of the feminine genius.  On this episode, Simone Rizkallah, Director of Program Growth, interviews Teresa Kenney on hormonal health (beyond the birth control pill) that serves the dignity of women while loving and respecting their bodies.

Teresa Kenney is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a Naprotechnology trained medical consultant who is passionate about restoring women’s quality of life through holistic care. She is a certified medical consultant who works cooperatively with the woman’s cycle and treats the underlying root cause of women’s health issues.

To learn more, visit https://www.hormonegenius.com/the-hormone-genius-podcast/

To purchase Endow's study guide on Humanae Vitae, visit: https://endow-groups.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/humana-vitae-of-human-life

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