Saint Walter Church in Roselle has begun Coping with Jesus, a podcast made entirely by women for women. This podcast came to fruition after seeing so many of our female parishioners having difficulty coping with the pandemic and all the changes that have resulted from it. We started to look at what could help more than listen to other women, some friends and some unknowns, who are using Jesus as their model to help them cope. They are beginning by looking at the 12 examples within scripture where Jesus modeled to us how to cope through prayer and communication with the Father. Join us each week as Donna Burke, Discipleship Coordinator with Saint Walter Church, speaks with various women about their journey along with Christ.
Join us as we explore the weeks leading up to Christmas. We will focus on Hope, Love, Peace and Joy which the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize. We look forward to exploring time with you all in these four short weeks. Music into info: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189Artist: http://incompetech.com/Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Join us as we explore the weeks leading up to Christmas. We will focus on Hope, Love, Peace and Joy which the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize. We look forward to exploring time with you all in these four short weeks. Music into info: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189Artist: http://incompetech.com/Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.Episode is LiveCheck out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Join us as we explore the weeks leading up to Christmas. We will focus on Hope, Love, Peace and Joy which the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize. We look forward to exploring time with you all in these four short weeks. Music into info: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189Artist: http://incompetech.com/Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Join us as we explore the weeks leading up to Christmas. We will focus on Hope, Love, Peace and Joy which the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize. We look forward to exploring time with you all in these four short weeks. Music into info: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189Artist: http://incompetech.com/Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Welcome to the finale of Season 7, our love of the parables. This week Donna and Julie invited the entire podcast team to join them. Not everyone was able to attend but we had a nice group discussing this season, our relationships with the Lord, our take aways and some reminiscing of this entire podcast.Do not fret, we'll be back next week! No rest for the weary. We have a great Advent planned and we'll be starting it up right away. Thank you to Annette, Christine, Lisa Steiner, Beth and Evelyn for joining us for this ending and we look forward to continuing our faith journey together with you and Jesus. Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Today Lisa Steiner and Eve Rossi join Donna and Julie as we look at the many facets of the parable of the Prodigal Son. Prodigal has two meanings if you look it up in the Dictionary: 1: one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly 2: one who has returned after an absenceSo this word could describe both the son and the father in this story as Jesus has told it. It's a long one so check it out in Luke 15: 11-32.Check out www.stwalterchurch.com for more information about the Catholic Church community we belong to and Donna and Julie are employed by. Additionally many great ways of increasing your faith along the journey can be found on our YouTube channel, Saint Walter Roselle.
Beth Sommers and Lisa Steiner join Donna and Julie to discuss the Parable of the Old Garment. No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better.' (Luke 5:36-39)
This week Evelyn Garfias and Theresa Castellese join Donna and Julie for the Parable of the two sons. As with all of Jesus' teachings there are many layers to discuss.The Parable of the Two Sons - Matthew 21: 28-32“What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, ‘I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and went.The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, ‘Yes, sir,' but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
Today Chris Everhart and Annette Spiezzio sit and talk with Donna and Julie about one of the really hard parables. The Parable of the Tenants - Matthew 21: 33-45“Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,* put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants* to the tenants to obtain his produce.But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.'But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?”They answered* him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes'? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. The one who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."When the chief priests and the Pharisees* heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.
Eve Rossi and Beth Sommers join Julie Majovsky today as we look at the parable of the wheat among the weeds. Matthew 13: 24-30The Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat He proposed another parable to them.* “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds* all through the wheat, and then went off.When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?'He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.' His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?' He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest;* then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”
Today Donna Burke and Julie Majovsky are joined by Lisa Mann and Evelyn Garfias to discuss the Parable of the Persistent Widow found in Luke, Mark and Matthew. We read the Luke version here:Luke 18: 1-8Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'”The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
Today we look at Luke 12: 13-21 in which Jesus tells us the parable of the rich fool. Theresa Castellese, Christine Everhart, Annette Spiezio and Julie Majovsky delve into this parable and really learn more about it through their own friendships and conversation.Luke 12: 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions.”iThen he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?'And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goodsand I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”'But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?'Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”
We begin Season 7 with a look at what the Parables are, where they can be found and why they may have been used by Jesus to share His message to both those listening at the time and even us today. This season we will look at several Parables and give our take on what they mean to us at the time or even what they may have meant in the past.Join Donna Burke, Annette Spiezio, Lisa Steiner and Julie Majovsky as we begin this new Journey in Coping with Jesus.
The transfiguration is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. This miracle is unique among others that appear in the canonical gospels, in that the miracle happens to Jesus himself. Thomas Aquinas considered the transfiguration "the greatest miracle" in that it complemented baptism and showed the perfection of life in Heaven.The transfiguration is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being baptism, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.Join us as we wrap these season with Chris and Annette as our guests.
We finish the reading of Luke 9, the Transfiguration with Lisa Mann and Joan Figley as our friends. Donna and Julie will host one more discussion where we wrap up how all of this spoke to us during this season.
Join us as we continue the discussion and prayer around the gospel of Luke 9. Today Donna and Julie are joined by Lisa Steiner and Evelyn Garfias and we go through the verses 34 and 35.While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud.Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Donna and Julie continue the conversation of the Transfiguration with Theresa Castellese and Eve Rossi. Today we spend some time talking about how Peter wanted to build "booths" or temporary structures for Jesus, Elija and Moses. We learn that God continually reminded the Jewish people that their life here on earth is just temporary. By following Jesus we're working toward heaven, our forever.The Transfiguration of Jesus. Luke 9: 28-33About eight days after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray.* While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents,* one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying.
Episode three of this season's Coping with Jesus, Donna and Julie are joined by Beth Sommers and Christine Everhart. We continue our conversation about The Transfiguration of Jesus where Peter, John and James first see Moses and Elijah with the person of Jesus.The Transfiguration of Jesus. - Luke 9: 28-33 About eight days after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here;"
Welcome back to Season 6! Unfortunately, we had a little audio trouble this week but the show must go on. Donna and Julie were joined with Annette and Beth this week as we continued the Lectio Divina of Luke's gospel about the Transfiguration.
We kick off Season 6 and we are so happy to be back. Donna Burke, Julie Majovsky and Theresa Castellese break open Luke's gospel in chapter 9 where Luke tells the Transfiguration story. We decided that we would practice a form of Lectio Divina which is a form of prayer. You read scripture and put yourself in that scripture. Listen and pick out a word or phrase that speaks to you. We are taking it a step further by discussing what is striking us. Take a listen and see that where we start out isn't where we finish. So in a way, we transformed right here during our recording. For reference if you would like to do the same with us: Here is the scripture we began with:Luke 9:28-29Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
We are wrapping up Season 5 with Annette and Christine. As a recap here's the breakdown of all the verses or quotes we used.Quotes from Season # 5 “Moments of Peace” Week # 1 “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put into practice. And the God of Peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9Week # 2 “Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.” Thessalonians 3:16Week # 3 “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy.” Hebrews 12:14Week # 4 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7Week # 5 “Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing con make them stumble.” Psalm 119:165Week # 6 "Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace.” Psalm 37:37Week # 7 “ Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed” says the Lord. Isaiah 54:10Week # 8 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have we have accomplished you have done for us.” Isaiah 26:12Week # 9 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." 1Peter5:7Week # 10 “Take care and be earnestly on your guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen…..Make them known to your children and your children's children” Deuteronomy 4:9-10Week # 11 “Peace, it doesn't mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” St Mother Terese
Donna and Julie welcome back Theresa Castellese and Lisa Mann for the 11th episode of Season 5. Today we begin by looking at a few of St. Mother Theresa's quotes on peace. She is the perfect example of a woman who can exude peace.
It's episode 10 (!) of Coping with Jesus this season. Donna and Julie are joined with Linda Wasserstrom and Lisa Steiner. This week we look at Deuteronomy 4:9-10 “Take care and be earnestly on guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen….. Make them known to your children and your children's children.”Come and listen as we share what this scripture is saying to us.Looking for more information about St. Walter Church? Go to www.stwalterchurch.com or find us on our brand new app in both Apple and Google Play.
Today Donna and Julie sit down with Christine Everhart and Lisa Steiner to discuss how this should apply to our lives:"Stop asking God to bless what you are doing and get involved with what God is doing because it is already blessed," which was part of a speech that U2's Bono said during his 2006 speech to US delegates at the annual Prayer Breakfast. How have we made this choice in our own lives or are making these choices throughout our days/weeks? How can we serve peacefully? How can we bring moments of peace to others or ourselves by doing this?
Today Julie and Donna sit down with Joan Figley and Lisa Steiner and discuss this Psalm: “Great peace have those who love your law and nothing can make them stumble. “Psalm 119:165From here we discussed how remembering what Christ taught us about the Greatest Commandment, to Love above all and how keeping that in mind always, we will surely find His Peace.Interested in learning more about Enneagram personalities and where you fit? Check out:ttps://www.enneagraminstitute.com
This week Donna and Julie are joined by Beth Sommers and Annette Spiezio as they discuss Philippians 4:6-7"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." By choosing what our thoughts should concentrate on, like the pretty words of peace, we help ourselves see the work of God throughout our every day lives.
Joining Donna and Julie today are Eve Rossi and Evelyn Garfias. The four talk about preparing the way for Jesus' birth. Searching for time to spend preparing ourselves, not just preparing for the commercialism of Christmas. The podcast will be taking the month of December off as we prepare for Christmas but will be back early in the New Year with some additional fun and insightful conversations. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Lisa Steiner and Christine Everhart join Donna and Julie continuing the Beatitude discussion. What does Blessed are those who mourn mean to you?
Today Donna and Julie are with Christine Everhart and Eve Rossi discussing how the met or continue to meet Jesus through the trails and frustrations of COVID.
Donna and Julie are joined by Theresa Castalesse and Beth Sommers as we discuss how moving into the season of life of parenting adult children and how we need to look at the similarities of parenting and God's relationship with us.
Linda and Evelyn join Donna and Julie as we wrap up our third season of Coping with Jesus. We discussed two quotes that really worked out well together that focused on how Jesus is really our strength in daily encounters.
Theresa spends some time with Donna and Julie peeling away the quote from St. Mother Theresa where she suggests spending more time with Jesus as a way of doing something beautiful for God ... and ourselves!
Donna Burke and Julie Majovsky welcome Eve Rossi back to touch on a quote from St. Mother Theresa that causes us to discuss what is humility and what does that look like, along with how we can incorporate a heavenly pause in our day.
Christine Everhart and Lisa Mann join Donna and Julie to discuss St. Mother Theresa's quote about finding peaceful moments in the midst of stress. What an example she was for us with this type of behavior and mindset.
Lisa Steiner and Linda Wasserstrom join Donna and Julie to talk about the affects of a smile as modeled by St. Mother Theresa and Jesus, our Lord and Savior. How does a smile make you feel?
Donna and Julie are joined by Evelyn and Theresa where they continue to discuss the book based on St. Mother Theresa quotes, Do Something Beautiful for God. Jesus is a perfect model of kindness as was St. Mother Theresa.
Donna, Julie, Christine and Marj all got together to talk about the blessings of ripples. Take a listen to hear what we are referring to and how the inspiration from St. Mother Theresa was brought into this conversation.
Being blessed by simple and holy moments or share those with others. Listen as we share about how we feel about this duty or mission from Jesus.
This week we talk more in depth about the Holy Spirit, look at the St. Mother Theresa quote regarding doing something as small as a drop in the ocean and learn more about trusting His will for our lives rather than trying to manipulate it to our own desires.
We begin Season 3 with four of our lovely ladies discussing excerpts from the Saint Mother Theresa book, Do Something Beautiful for God.
Today Donna and Julie are joined by their good friend, Beth Sommers. These three ladies discuss a quote from Pope Frances that describes how to be a disciple of Jesus you must be constantly ready to share His love. This is our season finale. We'll be taking a few weeks off and then jumping back in with Season 3 in early June.
Donna is joined by Eve and Lisa again to discuss a quote from St. Mother Theresa about how her prayer changed as she matured and how it changed her as well.
Week 12 brings back Theresa Castellese, Linda Wasserstrom and Donna Burke to discuss a verse in Philippians. See how together they learn from one another how what they feel Jesus would want them to learn, bringing joy to both themselves and others.
Evelyn and Christine join Donna as they talk about gifts that God has given us to do good for others.
Donna, Lisa Mann and Marj all get together to share some recent stories of hope surrounding little acts of kindness.
Today Linda and Lisa Steiner join us today to discuss the St. Mother Theresa quote that references knowing and serving your neighbor. Who is our neighbor? What did Jesus mean when he said Love they neighbor?
Donna is joined by Eve and Julie today as they talk about how Hope can be brought to others through simple acts of charity. Eve especially has a lot of examples of offering or experiencing charity through others. Julie talks about the modeling of charitable acts that others do and how those can change others perspective or realize Hope later in life.
Donna and Christine are joined today by Marj Collette, a long time friend and parishioner of St. Walter Church. Today's discussion centered around how we feel God's love through random acts of kindness, small gestures, relationships and taking the time with one another. This session flew by as all three shared great examples and experiences from their own lives, family and friends and even a touching story that Marj found on Social Media. We hope you enjoy.
On this episode of Coping with Jesus we hear how Evelyn's family received kindness from strangers that has resonated within the family for almost 40 years. Lisa and Donna share how experiences they had with people who were angels here on earth. Let's hear how St. Francis described how Jesus came down and got low with those He wanted to help and how that translates to us today.
Today Donna and Theresa are joined by Lisa Steiner who shares stories about her family and neighbor that have brought hope to others. Theresa also shares her Love Dare Lent challenge. Listen here for more inspiring conversations. Donna begins with another quote from St. Mother Theresa. Tune in to hear what it is today.
Welcome to this week. Today Donna is talking to Linda Wasserstrom and Julie Majovsky comes out from the editing and director's chair to join us and share two stories that they witnessed at St. Walter Church over the past weekend. Linda shares how we met Jesus and attended to Him through Corporal Works of Mercy. It is such a heartwarming story of Hope. Plus, get a glimpse of how the staff of St. Walter encounter and see stories of hope in their work every day.
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