In this episode of Wannabe Saints, Jordyn and Rachael continue their conversation with Daniel, Rachael’s brother, focusing on humility, courage, and leadership.

Daniel shares about a painful relationship and the difficult season that followed, including what it looked like to make amends and allow God to humble and transform his heart. He reflects on how that hardship became a turning point, inviting deeper surrender and healing.

They then talk about courage and what it meant for Daniel to live differently after that relationship — choosing virtue, responsibility, and truth.

The episode closes with a conversation on leadership and what it means to live as a patriarch: laying down his life for his wife, rejecting selfishness, and choosing the greater good of family life.

• The Freedom Group

• Fight the New Drug

• Covenant Eyes

• Reclaim

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In this episode of Wannabe Saints, Jordyn and Rachael sit down with Daniel, Rachael’s brother, to begin a new conversation on masculinity rooted in virtue. Part One focuses on perseverance and chastity.

Daniel vulnerably shares about growing up in his faith, the loneliness and struggles he faced, and how perseverance was formed through his childhood. He then opens up about his early exposure, his battle with pornography, and the healing journey that led him toward freedom and redemption in God.

This episode points to the reality that authentic masculinity is not about perfection, but about perseverance, purity, and allowing God to redeem what is broken.

• The Freedom Group

• Fight the New Drug

• Covenant Eyes

• Reclaim

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In this episode of Wannabe Saints, we reflect on charity and why it is the foundation of all virtues. Drawing from Scripture and the Catechism, we explore what charity truly means — loving God above all things for His own sake, loving ourselves rightly, and loving our neighbor for the love of God.

We look at how charity orders our lives, grounds our identity as “the one Jesus loves,” and perfects every other virtue through justice, humility, and self-gift. We also reflect on the radical call to love our enemies and how this kind of love transforms us and aligns us with the heart of the Father.

The episode concludes with practical ways to live charity daily and a Litany of Charity.

I Believe in Love

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In this week’s Advent miniseries, we reflect on joy and why it can exist even in the midst of suffering and trials. Drawing from Scripture and the Catechism, we explore the paradox of joy, our dependence on God, and the truth that the Lord never abandons or forgets His people.

We look at how living in right order, staying close to Christ, and trusting in God’s sustaining presence shapes the way we walk through hardship. The episode concludes with practical ways to cultivate joy in daily life and the Litany of Joy.

Litany of Joy

Surrender Novena

Two-part episode on Joy with Fr. Sean Grismer

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In this week’s Advent miniseries, we dive into the virtue of peace—what the Church calls “the tranquility of order.” We explore how peace flows from justice, charity, and ultimately living in union with God. Drawing from Scripture, the Catechism, and the wisdom of the saints, we look at how trust, humility, and forgiveness help restore interior peace, especially in our relationships.

We end with practical ways to cultivate peace in daily life and a prayer to Christ, the Prince of Peace.

🕊 Prayer to the Prince of Peace:

Lord Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, grant us peace.

Forgiveness Prayer with Fr. Sean Grismer

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In this episode of Wannabe Saints, Rachael begins the Advent series with a reflection on the virtue of Hope. As Jordyn prepares to welcome her baby, Rachael leads us through what Advent prepares us for, why our desires make us restless, and how true hope redirects our longing toward Christ. Drawing from the Catechism, Scripture, the promises of Jesus, and the Beatitudes, Rachael breaks hope into three parts—desire, trust, and grace—and reminds us that hope is not something we create on our own but something God strengthens within us. 

Link to the Surrender Novena

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In Part 2 of our conversation with Fr. Sean Grismer, we explore how true joy is impossible without forgiveness. Fr. Sean explains how holding onto hurt, resentment, or anger blocks the joy God wants to give us, and he offers simple, encouraging wisdom on how forgiveness opens the heart to freedom and peace.

The episode closes with Fr. Sean leading us in a prayer of forgiveness, inviting listeners to release wounds, forgive others and themselves, and make room for the joy God desires for them.

A short but powerful reminder that joy grows where forgiveness is chosen.

Link to Fr. Sean Grismer's Prayer:

Forgiveness Prayer

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Dose of the Ghost

My Lourdes Faith Journey

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Joy is a grace and a gift God wants to give. But to truly receive it, we must first forgive. In this inspiring episode, Fr. Sean Grismer shares how forgiveness opens our hearts to the joy the Lord longs for us to experience.

Through real-life reflections and spiritual insight, Fr. Sean helps us see that holding onto hurt blocks the grace God desires to pour out. When we choose to forgive, ourselves and others, we make room for a joy that runs deeper than emotion, a joy rooted in God’s mercy and love.

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Dose of the Ghost

My Lourdes Faith Journey

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In this episode of Wannabe Saints, we sit down with Janelle Bauer, Jordyn's sister, whose life is a moving testimony of perseverance through suffering and grace. Janelle opens up about battling health issues from childhood to adulthood, including a near-death experience, and how those trials deepened her faith rather than destroyed it.

She shares the pain of miscarriage, the ongoing challenges of living with health struggles, and the moment where Jesus completely transformed her heart. Through every season, Janelle has discovered that perseverance is not just about enduring hardship but about allowing God to bring beauty and healing through it.

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In this episode, we sit down with Fr. Trowbridge to talk all things prayer: what it truly is, how to pray, and how to stay faithful when it feels difficult or distracting. Together, we unpack what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches about prayer and how to cultivate a deeper, more personal relationship with God.

Fr. Trowbridge offers practical wisdom on handling distractions and growing in presence, persistence, and consistency, learning how to keep prayer alive even when emotions fade.

Prayer isn’t about perfection. It’s about persevering, consistency and being present. Show up, stay consistent, and trust that persistence opens your heart to the quiet work of grace.

Links to our favorite prayers:

Byzantine prayer before communion 

Stay with me, Lord- Padre Pio

Jordyn's Favorite Motherhood Prayer Book

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