Ordinary Holiness

We back! In this episode, Samantha and Susan get back on the bike and share how having an attitude of gratitude over the break from recording impacted them. We are glad that you are here and listening to this episode. We hope you find encouragement from our stories of ordinary life. Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome back to Season 2! Another episode of sharing about holiness in the every day life. In this episode, Samantha and Susan spend time with a special guest, Mary Specht. We all have crosses to cary. What cross do we pick up? How do we carry them well? Give us a listen to hear how Mary encountered someone who joyfully picks up their cross and Susan's interaction with someone at the adoration chapel. Take time to reflect on how the Lord is working in your life and don't let it pass you by. "God chooses to let us be a vessel that he can use to declare his truth, to send a message, to wake us up, to remind us of things." -Rebekah Lyons Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan share about how they encountered compassion and exercised their empathetic muscle in the ordinary, every day life. How is God asking you to grow in compassion? Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Season 2! Samantha and Susan are back and ready to share some ordinary holiness with ya! In this episode, Samantha and Susan open Season 2 with a special guest, Michael Collins! Surrender. God asks us to surrender to Him. Do we do that? What life happenings help to surrender in Michael, Samantha and Susan's lives? Listen to find out! Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean upon Him; that in Him and in Him alone I put complete trust; that I surrender myself to Him unreservedly." -St. Teresa of Calcutta "Who knows—perhaps it was for a time like this that you became queen?" Esther 4:14 "The Lord will fight for you; you have only to keep still.” Exodus 14:14 Novena Surrender Rosary--Holy Family School of Faith Servant of God Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo, Apostle of Surrender Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Season 2! Coming to a podcast near you! Interested in joining us on the podcast? Reach out to Susan or Samantha to join us on an upcoming episode.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! What does it mean to be a friend? In this episode, Samantha and Susan discuss friendship and how God provides even in the details. Susan contributes a story about students who she thought had been friends for awhile, but really, had only recently become friends in the course of Susan's class. Samantha shares how Susan's intentional share of a podcast episode brought healing to her life. Life is about relationships. How often to we take the time to thank our friends for the gift that they are? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends,* because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another." John 15:13-17 "Again they wept aloud; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth clung to her." Ruth 1:14 "Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you." Mark 10:49 Abiding Together Podcast S9 E21: The Right to Hope Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan explore holiness in the every day. Samantha shares about her recent travels and how a quote on a sweatshirt can be a conversation starter. Susan shares a story about a student athlete and how forgiveness is what allowed them to grow. Ordinary holiness is sometimes uncomfortable and we are called out of comfort in order to enter into His greatness. How are you being called out of comfort? Who are you being asked to forgive? Take time to prayerfully consider these promptings. Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." -Pope Benedict XVI "We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Zelie and Lou: Made for Greatness Hoodie Fellowship of Christian Athletes Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan unpack living like Saints and how we have Saint best friends. Susan reflects on the impact her parents have had in her life and the blessings that flow from them. Samantha and Susan dive deep into Saints and how we can live with the accompaniment of the Saints. Who's your Saint best friend? Take time to pray about the Saints that are intwined in your story. Who wants to accompany you? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "It is not how much you do, but how much Love you put into the doing that matters." -St. Teresa of Calcutta "Who knows—perhaps it was for a time like this that you became queen?” Esther 4:14 "Verso l'alto!" -Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Our Saint Best Friends: Susan--St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Therese of Liseux Samantha--St. Joan of Arc and Blessed Fr. Stanley Rother Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan spend time thanking God for the gifts He gives us in the present moment. Samantha looks back over the past month to three encounters with people and how she is grateful for ordinary holiness. Susan shares how taking 5 minutes before practice to be grateful and saying "PTL (Praise the Lord)" as a remind that He is good. Samantha and Susan discuss how impactful being in the present moment can be if you fully enter into it. How has your heart been moved today? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! “Whoever possesses the present moment possesses God Whoever possesses the present moment possesses everything The present moment is enough don't let anything trouble you" -St. Teresa of Avila Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! Special Guest: Greg Shuler In this episode, Samantha and Susan welcome Greg to the podcast to share stories of ordinary holiness in their lives. Greg reflects on an interaction with a dear friend and how the interaction moved his heart. Samantha dives deep into a simple encounter with a group of students in line for confession. Simplicity is in the depth of small things. Greg, Samantha and Susan discuss how God speaks in subtle ways and how to be attuned to that. How has your heart been moved today? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! What does it mean to celebrate and celebrate well? In this episode, Samantha and Susan share stories about CELEBRATION and discuss how celebration is a spiritual discipline. Susan reflects over the many celebrations she has witnessed and encountered the past few months. Samantha shares how a small gathering of 4 friends was a celebration of the gift of life. We are called to celebrate the BIG events in our lives and also the small, mundane tasks God gives us every day. How have you celebrated today? Susan and Samantha pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! The Parable of the Lost Son -- Luke 15: 11-32 The Visitation -- Luke 1: 39-45 "I get the invitation every morning when I wake up to actually live a life of complete engagement, a life of whimsy, a life where love does." -- Bob Goff Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan share stories that center on the theme of hope. Susan is convicted even more in the importance of name meanings. Samantha reflects on evidence of God working from her Camino hike. Do you know what your name means? Or is there a particular way the Lord speaks to you in your life? They pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure." -St. Pope John Paul II Psalm 27 "A saint is a sinner that keeps on trying." -St. Josemaria "Courage, dear heart." -C.S. Lewis Isaiah 40:31 Matthew 6:28 Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, Samantha and Susan share stories of how the Lord is moving in their ordinary, every day life. Push play to hear how the "wicked weather" of Kansas City allowed for Samantha to encounter a Good Samaritan and Susan's story of sharing a book with two friends allowed them to love the person in front of them--literally. They pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10 : 29-37) Unbound: A Practical Guide To Deliverance by Neal Lozano Learn more at their website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, we start sharing stories of how the Lord is moving in our ordinary, every day life. Listen to find out how the Holy Spirit was movin' and groovin' in an award Susan won and how a simple statement changed Samantha's outlook on a work event. May this episode give you a glimpse into what we aspire to do through this podcast. We pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! "God's providence is in all things, it's always present." -St. Gianna Molla "Add a supernatural motive to your ordinary professional work, and you will have sanctified it." -St. Josemaria Escriva Learn more at our website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! In this episode, we give insight into who we are and the purpose of our podcast. We discuss what ordinary holiness is and why it's important to be aware of our primary vocation--because ordinary holiness is for everyone! Here we desire to affirm, encourage and celebrate each other in the tangibility of being a saint. May this episode give you a glimpse into what we aspire to do through this podcast. We pray that your heart may be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit! ". . . there is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations, and it is up to each one of you to discover it . . . there is no other way, my daughters and sons: either we learn to find our Lord in ordinary, everyday life, or we shall never find Him." -from St. Josemaria Escriva's 1967 homily “Passionately Loving the World” "One earns paradise with one's daily tasks." -St. Gianna Molla Learn more at our website Ordinary Holiness.

Welcome to Ordinary Holiness! Here we desire to affirm, encourage and celebrate each other of the tangibility of being a saint and acknowledge the movements of the Holy Spirit throughout our day. Ordinary holiness is for everyone and is our primary vocation that the Father assigns us. So journey along with us as we recognize the evidence of God working in our lives. Learn more at our website Ordinary Holiness.