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Freshly Brewed is a podcast created especially for teens and their families in the Diocese of Madison. Tune in every Thursday morning! This podcast will include inspiration, information and stories to help encourage you in the daily living of the faith. Freshly Brewed is hosted by Lindsay, Meghan, and Shane of the Diocese of Madison.

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    Episode 279: Rosary Season Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 32:22


    Andrew, Caroline, Lindsay, and Shane sit down to recap the past season on the rosary. They share highlights of lessons they learned and how they are more fruitfully able to pray with Mary because of this past season. Stick around to hear what they are looking forward to this coming summer and what books they recommend reading over the next few months! Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 278: Fifth Glorious Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 31:03


    Guests galore this week on the podcast this week! Caroline is joined by Megan, Em, and (repeat guest from the 4th Sorrowful Mystery) Hailey to chat about the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven and earth. It's a beautiful conversation about relying on Mary's intercession for her us her children!

    Episode 277: The Fourth Glorious Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 27:43


    Caroline is joined by newly ordained Fr. Matt Pearson to discuss the fourth glorious mystery on this week's podcast. Tune in to hear their discussions about the end of Mary's life, what it can teach us about happy deaths, and her role in heaven as our number one intercessor! Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

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    Episode 276: Third Glorious Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 34:11


    Fr. Michael Wanta is back this week as a guest on the podcast, and we're pumped about it. He joins Caroline and one of our seminarians, Bastien, to chat about the Decent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Prepare your birthday candles, as we celebrate the birthday of the Church in the podcast this week. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 275: Second Glorious Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 23:32


    Caroline is back this week to talk about the ASCENSION with none other than seminarian and 2022 LBH Core Team member, Casey Cooney. Tune in for their beautiful and enriching conversation about the second glorious mystery. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 274: First Glorious Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 21:10


    Brand new host Caroline debuts on the podcast this week getting us started in our first glorious mystery series with repeat guest and Freshly Brewed favorite Bekah. Their discussion of the Resurrection is made extra special as they tell stories from their recent trip to the Holy Land!

    Episode 273: The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 29:17


    Our journey through the sorrowful mysteries is coming to an end this week, as Lindsay and Tony, one of our Xavier Missionaries, chat about how to enter more deeply into the crucifixion and death of our Lord. Learn more and contact us at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 272: The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 30:36


    Lindsay and Hailey chat this week about the fourth sorrowful mystery - the carrying of the cross. This is perfect pre-Lenten listening as we get ready for a season of penance, perserverance, and picking up our crosses. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 271: The Third Sorrowful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 30:49


    Madison Native Zach Gonring joins Lindsay this week on the podcast to discuss the Third Sorrowful Mystery - the Crowning with Thorns. Listen in as they chat about humility, kingship, and hope. It's a beautiful conversation and includes great advice on praying with scripture!

    Episode 270: The Second Sorrowful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 24:59


    Lindsay and Tyler, from the Xavier Mission Team, sat down and chatted about the Second Sorrowful Mystery - the Scourging at the Pillar. Hear about the events that transpired between the agony in the garden and the scourging to help you enter more deeply into the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary. Bonus: at the end we talk about mortification and some ideas for Lenten sacrifices to help you get a jump start on the season!

    Episode 269: The First Sorrowful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 19:47


    Happy New Year, y'all! Freshly Brewed is back from our winter break, and we're continuing to move through the mysteries of the rosary and invite our inspiring friends into the conversation. This week to kick off our series on the sorrowful mysteries, we have Bishop Hying on the podcast joining Lindsay to talk about the First Sorrowful Mystery - The Agony in the Garden. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 268: The Fifth Joyful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 48:46


    We're wrapping the joyful mysteries up this week with Andrew and Ben Sanders this week as they dive into the finding of the child Jesus in the temple! We'd love to hear from you: www.freshlybrewedmedia.com.  

    Episode 267: The Fourth Joyful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 53:06


    Merry (almost) Christmas, Freshly Brewed listeners! With perfect timing for this upcoming season when we are journeying with our infant Lord, Andrew has a podcast ready with none other than Fr. Michael Wanta. They sat down in a coffee shop and discussed the fourth joyful mystery - the presentation! Stop on by the Freshly Brewed website to learn more: www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 266: The Third Joyful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 48:03


    Andrew and Cade are chatting this week about the nativity -- perfect for entering more deeply into the Advent season! We hope that these holy weeks leading to the great celebration of Christmas are treating you well. As always, feel free to stop by or reach out to us at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 265: The Second Joyful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 44:32


    Andrew cruised through his podcast debut and is back with the our long time friend and former Freshly Brewed host, Meghan Bonham, to discuss the second joyful mystery. Meghan will make her case as to why Elizabeth might be the one you want to spend more time with in the midst of this Advent season. Thanks for inviting us into your Advent journey this year! We'd love to hear what you're thinking about this season of Freshly Brewed. You're welcome to leave us your thoughts or reach out via the new CONTACT US page on our website: www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 264: The First Joyful Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 41:31


    We're breaking open a new set of mysteries with our brand new Freshly Brewed host - Andrew Cunningham! In this podcast, he sits down with Kate Earleywine to talk about the first JOYFUL mystery, the Annunication. This episode comes at the perfect time, as we enter into this season of Advent and meditate on the events that lead up to the coming of Christ our Lord at Christmas! If you haven't visited yet, feel free to swing by the new Freshly Brewed website: www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 263: A Luminous Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 42:05


    The Xavier Mission Team joins Lindsay and Caroline to chat all things XMT, upcoming events, and what they've been grateful for this year. Get to know Tyler, Cade, Tony, and Rachel better through a classic game of two truths and a lie. And, in the spirit of thanksgiving, the team prays the luminous mysteries of rosary together. We hope you find it a fruitful time of prayer and meditation after what Shane and Max led you through over the past 5 weeks! NEW: The Freshly Brewed website has gotten a refresh. We'd love if you stopped by to check it out! www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 262: The Fifth Luminous Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 44:15


    Your enlightened hosts Shane and Max are back with the final podcast in the luminous mystery series, talking about the Institution of the Eucharist! Settle in to receive a whole heap of inspiration that will help you enter in more deeply to the Mass and praying the fifth luminous mystery. Also, BREAKING NEWS, the Freshly Brewed website has experienced a major glow up. We'd love if you stopped by to check it out: www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 261: The Fourth Luminous Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 52:11


    Former host and friend of Freshly Brewed SARA (ZEMAN) SCHIEDERMAYER is back with Shane and Max to talk about the fourth luminous mystery - the TRANSFIGURATION! Settle in for a super fun hour full of laughter, illuminating puns, and inspiration about the faith. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 260: The Third Luminous Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 51:17


    One of the OG Freshly Brewed guests (Tiffany Topel!) is back 7 years later to chat about the 3rd Luminous Mystery with Shane and Max! Settle in and be illuminated as they chat about proclaiming the kingdom and making Christ known through the intercession of his mom! Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 259: The Second Luminous Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 46:39


    Shane and Max are back to shed some light on the 2nd Luminous Mystery: the Wedding Feast at Cana! They are joined by special guests and long time friends of the Diocese of Madison youth apostolate - Dom and Jess Meyer. Listen in to hear about about Mary's role in her adult son's life, Dom and Jess' married life, and how to enter more deeply into the mystery. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 258: The First Luminous Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 49:16


    Shane and Max are kicking off their series on the Luminous Mysteries this week with special guest Lisa Joy. (If you're a regular listener, you know her husband John who has been on the podcast many times.) She's a mom of 8 and shares about her baptism, her kids' baptisms, and the first luminous mystery, the baptism of Jesus. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com.

    Episode 257: Our Lady of the Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 32:52


    It's a fresh season, y'all! We're so excited to be back on the podcast airwaves for a new round of Freshly Brewed podcasts. This season on the podcast, your FIVE hosts will be sharing about the rosary alongside a couple dozen really great guests and friends. "This wasn't the way I wanted to start out." - Andrew, Your New Freshly Brewed Host For more information or to be in touch, swing by www.freshlybrewedmedia.com. Warning: we'll be under some virtual construction in the next few weeks to freshen things up, so pardon the mess you may find.

    Episode 256: BOOK CLUB - Secret Fire, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 36:44


    Love Begins Here came to a really beautiful end in Plain, and while we were there we recorded our last BOOK CLUB episode with Core Team members Catherine (Freshly Brewed draft winner) and Br. Dominick Jean, OP. We talked through the last section of Secret Fire on TRANSFORMATION. It was a beautiful discussion about the transformation St. Mother Teresa experienced in her life through encountering the love and thirst of Jesus. Check out our shownotes with more about the episode at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 255: BOOK CLUB - Secret Fire, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 24:44


    Happy July, y'all! We're so happy to be back with another BOOK CLUB episode reading Secret First by Fr. Joseph Langford together. We're into ILLUMINATION and chatting about ways in which the THIRST of God had transformed St. Mother Teresa's life and thus inspires ours!

    Episode 254: BOOK CLUB - Secret Fire, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 28:19


    Hooray! It's BOOK CLUB SEASON, and we're really excited to kick off our reading of Secret Fire by Fr. Joseph Langford. Tune in to hear what the "light and love" was that inspired St. Mother Teresa to found the missionaries of charity. Spoiler alert: September 10, 1946 was THE DAY. Meghan and Lindsay are lucky to be joined by Brianna, LBH 2022 Core Team member and former Camp Gray staffer!

    Episode 253: The Caty - So Be It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 24:58


    Meghan and Lindsay assess how successful this season of the podcast was and share about the very last paragraph in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2865). Learn about how the Catechism helps us navigate life and find answers to important questions about faith and life. BONUS: stay tuned through the end, as you'll hear our pick for the summer book study!

    Episode 252: The Caty - Mary's Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 29:28


    Nearing the end of the Freshly Brewed season and catechism study, we're devoting a whole episode to Mary, our heavenly mom! Specifically, Meghan and Lindsay talk about the "obedience of faith" and Mary's perfect response to God while we talk over paragraph 148. CCC 148: The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that "with God nothing will be impossible" and so giving her assent: "Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word." Elizabeth greeted her: "Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." It is for this faith that all generations have called Mary blessed.

    Episode 251: The Caty - Saintly Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 21:27


    We're closing in on our Catechism fundamentals this year, and this is the last of the episodes on prayer. Meghan and Lindsay chat about our favorite saints to ask the intercession of and their role as our friends in heaven!

    Episode 250: The Caty - Silent Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 27:07


    It's time to enter into the life of the mystics like St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila, as Meghan and Lindsay chat about contemplation. The Catechism is a treasure, and we're chatting about the *foundational* paragraph 2724.

    Episode 249: The Caty - Covenant Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 31:04


    The Catechism on prayer is really, really beautiful. Today's episode shows the truth of that statement, as Meghan and Lindsay chat about paragraph 2567. Learn about the first movement of our life of prayer: God calls man first.

    Episode 248: The Caty - 10 Words on Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 26:36


    Meghan and Lindsay have moved into the 4th pillar of the Catechism, and we're excited to start talking about Christian Prayer! Instead of talking about one particular paragraph, we chat about 10 defining words: PRAYER AS GOD'S GIFT, PRAYER AS COVENANT, PRAYER AS COMMUNION. We promised a lot to come on our SHOWNOTES, so stop by the website sometime soon!

    Episode 247: The Caty - Abortion, Speeding, and Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 33:26


    As we move through our deep dive into the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Lindsay is joined by repeat guests Bekah, Catherine, and Sarah. The Catechism has a lot to say regarding the 5th Commandment, and we're here for the discussion of it. More to come on Instagram and on our blog, so stay tuned.

    Episode 246: The Caty - Honor Your Mom + Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 34:26


    Meghan and Lindsay are joined by Zach from the Xavier Mission Team to talk about the 4th Commandment and how we are to obey our parents and other superiors! While talking about the respect and honor given by children, we also venture into chatting about the responsibilities parents have, too! Crack open your catechism and follow along this season. Learn more at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 245: The Caty - God First

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 23:54


    This week's Catechism exploration was done in front of a live studio audience at Frassati Fest! Tune in for a quick tour through the first three commandments, including a special guest appearance from Mr. Aaron! Learn more by visiting www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 244: The Caty - Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 29:11


    Lindsay and Meghan chat on this week's podcast about the gifts God has in store for us. We serve up a recipe for a Meghan on Grace Sandwich and talk about how Mary is the ultimate model of recieving grace! Turn to paragraph 2001 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and read along with us. Find out more information and check the shownotes at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com.

    Episode 243: The Caty - Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 28:36


    Meghan and Lindsay turn to the happy topic of growing in virtue for this week's epsiode of Freshly Brewed, as we continue to talk about and explore the Catehcism of the Catholic Church. Crack open your Caty, find paragraph 1803, and follow along. Learn more and explore our shownotes at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com.

    Episode 242: The Caty - Sources of Morality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 30:43


    Fr. Bill is back on the podcast this week to help us break down paragraph 1750 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We chat about good, evil, morality, and how we can find ourselves on the path to heaven. Spoiler alert: sin makes you stupid. Listen to this week's podcast to learn more. Visit www.madisoncatholicyouth.com to see the shownotes and learn more about the Catechism!

    The Caty - Perfection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 23:04


    Do we have to be perfect in order to live a holy life? Meghan and Lindsay spend time chatting about just that this week on the podcast. CCC 1693 - Christ Jesus always did what was pleasing to the Father, and always lived in perfect communion with him. Likewise Christ's disciples are invited to live in the sight of the Father "who sees in secret," in order to become "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Learn more by visiting www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! Register for Love Begins Here 2022 at www.madisondiocese.org/lbhregistration. We hope to see you on the mission field!

    Episode 240 : The Caty - Transubstantiation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 33:06


    Let this change your life. That's a recurring theme this season on the podcast, and today we're diving into it in regards to the fact that Jesus is present body, blood, soul, and divinity in the Eucharist! Open your Catechism, turn to paragraph 1413, and join Meghan and Lindsay in contemplating the great mystery of the Eucharist. Learn more and check out the show notes at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com.

    Episode 239 : The Caty - Baptism + Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 28:12


    We are almost done with the second pillar of the Catechism! 

    Episode 238 : New Year Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 34:12


    The last of our special holiday episodes where you get to know members of the Xavier Mission Team is here! Zach and Catherine join us for a rousing draft of NEW THINGS - favorite new inventions, favorite New Testament books, and a 2022 NEW trend. Vote for who you think won the draft on our Instagram this New Year's weekend! Learn more and check out the show notes at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 237 : Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 29:26


    Merry Christmas, Freshly Brewed fans!! Head over to our Instagram account to meet Sarah and Molly from the Xavier Mission Team! There you can also vote over Christmas weekend for who drafted the most idylic set of Christmas things on this week's podcast. Show notes and more information can be found at www.freshlybrewedmedia.com!

    Episode 236 : The Caty - Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 33:05


    What puts Meghan into a spiral of cynical trippiness? Thinking about the indelible mark imprinted on a soul at baptism! Learn more as Fr. Enan joins Lindsay and Meghan on the podcast this week. This week we focus in on paragraphs 1272, 1317, and 1582 from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Learn more at the show notes found on www.freshlybrewedmedia.com! 

    Episode 235 : The Caty - The Lord's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 35:16


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    Episode 234 : The Caty - To be in a state of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 19:48


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    Episode 233 : Thanksgiving Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 31:06


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    Episode 232 : The Caty - The Mystery Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 23:26


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    Episode 231 : The Caty - Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 32:26


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    Episode 230 : The Caty - And He Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 29:12


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    Episode 229 : The Caty - The Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 26:00


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