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Guest: Rachel Isaac

MSW, LSW, is a counseling associate of the Pastoral Solutions Institute. Rachael completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and obtained her Masters in Social Work (Clinical Specialization) from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Licensed Social Worker and has received additional advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, Gottman Relational Therapy, and the neurobiology of attachment and trauma. Rachael holds certificates in Direct Practice Mental Health (University of Pittsburgh), Evidence Based Suicide Prevention and Intervention (VYNE Education) and TeleMental Health (Zur Institute). Before joining the Pastoral Solutions Institute, Rachael worked in a variety of outpatient mental health and counseling settings. She serves as the editor and contributing writer for the Pastoral Solutions Institute blog, Faith On The Couch, on Patheos.com. Rachael’s clinical approach is rooted in a strengths-based perspective, helping individuals discover and develop their innate resources and apply them in creative ways to life and relationship challenges.

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Happy feast of St. Bernadette and St. Benedict Joseph Labre! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss St. Benedict as a patron of mental health, and Fr. Boniface Hicks to share thoughts from St. Bernadette on prayer. Other guests include Gary Michuta with more Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ, and Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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A Prayer for Faithful Citizenship

Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with us today. Hear our prayers and increase in us the will to follow your Son Jesus. Help us to draw on the resources of our faith as we use the opportunities of our democracy to shape a society more respectful of the life, dignity, and rights of the human person from conception to natural death, especially the most vulnerable among us. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

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RECIPES FROM RITA: CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken – either cook your own or use deli roasted
3 cups spaghetti, uncooked and broken into two-in. pieces
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3-4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely diced red or other colored bell pepper
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimentos, drained – optional
2 cups chicken broth (can use broth you cooked chicken in or canned broth)
1 teaspoon or so Seasoned Salt
1/8 tsp. to 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Cook spaghetti in chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. (If you didn’t cook the chicken from scratch, use canned chicken broth to cook the spaghetti.

When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional

1 cup extra sharp cheddar.

Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining 1 cup sharp cheddar.

Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).

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Welcome to the Royal Kingdom period! Jeff Cavins joins Fr. Mike to set the scene for this time period. They review the major players, and why the people of Israel asked for a king.

For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear.

Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Support The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

There are many different symbols of the Church that can help us to understand it. We learn some of these symbols today, including a sheepfold, a cultivated field, the building of God, the spotless lamb, the bride of Christ, and our mother. Fr. Mike reminds us that, like us, the Church on earth needs constant reform. Jesus loves the Church and gave himself up for her. If we have any hostility or indifference toward the Church, we must check our hearts and pray to love what God loves. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 753-757.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy

Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.