Treasures in Heaven

Catholic life coach Christina Brown is here! We talk about her journey to becoming a Catholic life coach, the effect it's had on how she views the world, why our goal isn't to be happy all the time, and why intentionality and spontaneity aren't opposites, and how she schedules out her week to integrate her six kids' and husband's calendars.

She's the newest coach at Made for Greatness! If you want to get coached by Christina, you can do so at Made For Greatness.

Think: How can you make something ordinary extraordinary?

• Christina's website
• Thanks Mom! podcast

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Catholic health coach Jessica Castillo is on the line! We talk about her conversion to Catholicism, her time in the military (she is so brave!), the integration of our physical health with our spiritual and mental health, the role of virtues in our health journey, and the power of being intentional in our food choices. Victoria also opens up about some of her food and sleep struggles. You will be so happy you listened!

Highlight from Jessica: "It's so much easier to eliminate temptation than it is to resist or fight temptation."

• Jessica's website
• Jessica's articles on Catholic365.com (esp. love the one on what to do after a bad night of sleep)

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Maybe you've seen his creations - a full Catholic church made out of legos! John Kraemer, the creator of the Lego Church Project, joins me to talk about how he uses his gifts to glorify God and how no matter our state in life, we can all do the same! This was an eye-opening, humbling conversation for me about what it's like to have a disability.

Links:

Lego Church Project Facebook

New book about Blessed Solanus Casey (aff link)

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In my return episode, I'm talking to Madeleine Karako, the creator of Zelie Crafts. We chat about running a business while being a mom, making sense of suffering (including a tragic story about her midwife), and the amazing story of St. Zelie, who inspired Madeleine's business.

To see the shownotes for the products we talked about visit: VictoriaEverleigh.com/32

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Today I'm talking to Krzysztof Czeczot, the founder and director of the Audio Bible Super Production.

A couple of months ago, I heard about a project called the Audio Bible Super Production. It's a 3D audio experience of the bible, which was already very successful in Poland. Now, it's coming to the United States! Not only that, but there's an opportunity for everyday people (not just actors) to have their voice be part of the production. This episode also contains an awesome sneak peek of the 3D audio experience!

How you can get involved:

• You can enter the contest here.
• Sign up for their newsletter
• Pray for everyone involved in the project

Resources:

• The Audio Bible Super Production website
• Sneak peek of "Revelation"

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Emily Ricci is the founder of Gloriam Marketing, a Catholic marketing agency. They work with churches, business and ministries to promote their services in a faith-based way. We talk about:

• Biblical principles about marketing
• The temptation to make your number of followers your idol
• Marketing tools from the Apostles
• How Jesus met people where they were
• Is there a danger in a ministry becoming too big?
• Why engagement is a better metric than the number of followers
• Why Catholic ministries shouldn't feel like they have to give everything away for free

Resources mentioned:

• "Feed My Sheep..." Not Count Them - Growing a Following as a Catholic Ministry
• The Marketing Rule That Made Me Cry
• Gloriam Marketing Instagram

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Today, I'm talking with Katie and Andrew Laflamme about the FIRE (financial independence - retire early) movement and personal finance from a Catholic perspective. Katie & Andrew met as missionaries and now have a baby girl with another baby on the way!

Check out Andrew's blog, A Fire of Faith.

Resources discussed:

• The Root Collective: See how much it costs each time you wear their shoes.This is a link to the flats I was talking about in the show. I purchased them last year and loved them! *This is NOT an affiliate link!*
• InspireInsight.com Tool: See if your investments are biblically responsible or socially responsible from a Catholic perspective
• Catholic S&P 500 ETF
• Compass Catholic Ministries
• Article about the man who tracked everything he wore for years to see the value of each piece
• Mr. Money Mustache

Previous podcast episodes referenced:

• 27. Investment Funds for Catholics to Consider: Part 1
• 28. Investment Funds for Catholics to Consider: Part 2

Let's talk more investing! Catholics can also consider Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) funds. These are not specifically designed according to the USCCB investing guidelines, but it's very similar.

Here are some of the most popular fund families to check out:

1) Inspire Invest ETFs. Full disclosure, I own BIBL in one of my retirement accounts.

• BIBL: Inspire 100 ETF
• BLES: Inspire Global Hope ETF
• WWJD: Inspire International ESG ETF
• A list of their other funds

The biblically responsible investing guidelines that Inspire Invest uses.

Listen to Investment Funds for Catholics to Consider: Part 1

If you want to start investing as a Catholic and you're wondering what your options are to do so, this is the episode for you!

There are no publicly traded companies that brand themselves as Catholic. So to invest in a Catholic socially responsible way, you have to find companies that fall under the criteria of the USCCB's investing guidelines. Luckily, multiple companies have already done this work for you!

1) Catholic S&P 500 (CATH)

2) Ave Maria Mutual Funds

3) Catholic Investor Funds from The Knights of Columbus

4) Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund

Other episodes about Catholic socially responsible investing:

• Socially Responsible Investing for Catholics: An Overview
• 7 Things to Know Before You Start Investing as a Catholic

Please keep in mind that this information is intended as education, not advice. That means: if you invest in any of these funds and lose money, please don't get mad at me. Also, if you invest in these funds and make money, it's also not because of me! I don't control how funds perform. If I did, I'd be the richest person in the world ;)

What is financial interdependence? First of all, it's not specifically a Catholic term (aka not from the Catechism or the Bible); rather, it's a way of thinking that I invite you to consider. It's an acknowledgment that even if we're so-called "financially independent" (aka, don't have to work to pay bills) or "financially dependent" (aka, we rely on someone else to pay bills), we're all actually financially interdependent. We all still rely on God and on each other regardless of our financial state in life.

Mentioned:

• Episode 25: 7 Things to Know Before You Start Investing as a Catholic

Show notes: https://www.consumercatholic.com/why-were-all-financially-interdependent/

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