Podcast appearances and mentions of colleen carroll campbell

Still reverberating in Colleen Carrol Campbell's heart are an older mom's words of wisdom from 15 years ago: “I don't know if there is room for perfectionism in any other part of life, but I know this: there is no room for it in motherhood.” Colleen had done her best to achieve flawlessness during her ambitious career, including a job as the American president's speech writer.  But it wasn't until hearing the wise mom's words about motherhood that Colleen realized her own struggle with perfectionism. God began changing Colleen that morning and continues to transform her to this day. While she strives to do her best for the greater glory of God, Colleen has learned to let go and trust she is in God's hands. And she has discovered that there is no better place to be.  Listen to this inspiring “mini-retreat in a podcast” and allow yourself to surrender into the arms of Merciful Jesus, too. 

Meditação do Pe. Pedro Willemsens, 25/10/2024. Livro citado: Conversas cruciais, J. Grenny, K. Patterson, R. McMillan, A. Switzler, E. Gregory (Capítulo 6). Sobre o abandono no Sagrado Coração de Jesus: Corações imperfeitos, Colleen Carroll Campbell. The way of trust and love, Jacques Philippe. Livro de fantasia citado: Palavras de radiância, Brandon Sanderson.

"My grace is sufficient for you" ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9. This week I sit down with the wonderful Colleen Carroll Campbell to discuss her book, "The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's".  From one recovering perfectionist to another, this conversation delighted my heart. It wasn't merely their intense love for our Lord that made the saints. Through their slow movement away from control and performance and toward docility and surrender these brothers and sisters in Christ were transformed into saints!! How can we learn from them? Colleen's book explores just that!Colleen Carrol Campbell:https://colleen-campbell.com/The Heart of Perfection:https://a.co/d/6Xx3Bh2If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Guest host Brooke Taylor is first joined Jason Anderson to talk abou what is true masculinity including sharing his experiences on teaching teens to be men.  And then, Colleen Carroll Campbell talks about her book The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfection for God's. Resources: Gentlemen's Club: https://thesocietyofhobangentelmen.wordpress.com/ Colleen Campbell Carroll website: https://colleen-campbell.com/

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Fr. Eric speaks about how the Gospel can reveal to us not simply how to conduct ourselves with regards to the moral life, but also what Jesus is like in terms of his personhood. On the First Sunday of Lent, Fr. Eric focuses specifically on what the Gospel reveals in terms of what Jesus dislikes and even hates, focusing specifically on the hypocrisy and false teaching of the scribes and the Pharisees; and the Temptation of Jesus in the Desert (Lk 4:1-13). As a key example, Fr. Eric refers to a book called "The Heart of Perfection" (New York: Simson and Schuster, 2019) by Colleen Carroll Campbell. Watch Catholic Latte on YouTube and Facebook. An audio version of the podcast is available also on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher and Podbean.

The HEART of PERFECTION with Colleen Carroll Campbell! In the Summer of 2019 I did this interview with Colleen Carroll Campbell about her book; The Heart of Perfection - and I was SO NERVOUS that I legit didn't catch the first 10 min of audio. The interview is beautiful and is still so worth listening to. Colleen Carroll Campbell is an award-winning author, print and broadcast journalist and former presidential speechwriter. Her books include her critically acclaimed journalistic study, The New Faithful; her spiritual memoir, My Sisters the Saints, which won two national awards and has been published in five languages; and her award-winning new release, The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's. A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and editorial writer and op-ed columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Colleen is the recipient of two honorary doctorates and numerous other awards and fellowships. She speaks to audiences worldwide and lives on the central coast of California with her husband and their four young children, whom she homeschools. Her website is www.colleen-campbell.com. In The Heart of Perfection, Colleen Carroll Campbell explores the real lives of saints with the scrutiny of an investigative journalist and highlights their quest for the perfect love of God.  … Like so many women (and men) today who are caught in the endless hamster wheel of trying to be perfect, Campbell spent her life striving for her ideal self, and surpassed her own goals. … In this deep and thoughtful reflection on herself, the generations of perfectionist women she came from, and with a broad-daylight exposé of the lives of the not-so perfect saints, Campbell realizes that setting the bar so high is detrimental; trying to be perfect only results in beating yourself up for not being perfect. The Heart of Perfection is a must-read for those of us whose pursuit of perfection is just creating the ‘perfect' trap. - Jeannie Gaffigan If there's something you want me to deep dive, learn more about and help you understand... CALL THE HOLY HOT MESS HOTLINE (469)629-6323 or email me at holyhotmessmom@gmail.com. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE The Heart of Perfection by Colleen Carroll Campbell (also you can get it on her website, or the Audio Book) The Heart of Perfection Study Guide Visit Colleen at her website here NEW Holy Hot Mess Youtube Channel Top 10 Episodes of All Time Most Recent Podcast Episode THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY… YOU… because you can NOW support the podcast via PayPal and Venmo. Any donation amount helps to cover the cost of editing software, podcast and website hosting, and many of the other nuances that go into this one woman ministry & podcast! ALSO, WANNA BE A SPONSOR? This Holy Hot Mess project is now accepting very affordable sponsorships. If you'd like more information and to apply to see if we'd be a good fit working together, head to this link: www.holyhotmess.net/sponsor  FOLLOW Your host, Heather! You can hang out with me, Heather, on Facebook, Pinterest or my favorite spots, Instagram & the Youtubes! As always I'm available for a voice message at (469)629-6323 or holyhotmessmom@gmail.com PSST…ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT IS BY LEAVING A RATING & REVIEW Leaving a rating & review helps our podcast to show up in suggested and ranked listings in podcasts apps. This helps us spread the love, laughs, and encouragement to other women who might need it! You can head to this page to see a step by step guide on how exactly to leave a glowing rating & review! CALL THE HOLY HOT MESS HOTLINE (469)629-6323 and let us know your holy or messy stories. The joys you want to share, the prayers you need a community to life you up in, or the hilariousness you don't want to keep to yourself.   Intro & Outro Music is attributed to Feeling Sunny by Scott Holmes Music and licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 

This month Allie and Stacey welcome new guest Abby to discuss femininity in infertility. They share from the heart about their own struggles and the easily believed lie that equates womanhood with bearing children. They chat about the truth that God calls each of us to a deeper understanding of our femininity, and the many ways we can live it out. We hope you'll join us to be blessed and uplifted by this conversation! Resources: My Sisters the Saints by Colleen Carroll Campbell (https://www.ignatius.com/My-Sisters-the-Saints-P1779.aspx) The Wild Goose Series (https://thewildgooseisloose.com/wild-goose-main-page) Podcast Series on Servant of God Elisabeth Leseur (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0fIlYh7cEC2gIEDbURRc0n) Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode! Join our community by following us on Facebook and Instagram. And if you need prayers, someone to listen, or you want to tell your story on our blog, email us at info@springsinthedesert.org.

¿QUIERES FORMAR PARTE DEL EQUIPO? Mándanos correo a respuestaeselamor@gmail.com ¡Bienvenida! Lo acepto, el nombre de este episodio está muy intrigante peeeeero, te aseguro que se pone bueno. Hoy hablamos de el genio femenino y de lo importante que es empezar a hablar de esto. Algo hermoso que me llevo de este episodio es que tenemos que empezar por nosotras mismas. No esperar a que las cosas vengan a nosotras, sino ponernos en acción para la construcción del reino de Dios. Para empezar a darle la vuelta a este tema te recomiendo leer la "http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/es/letters/1995/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women.html (Carta a las mujeres)" y "http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/es/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html (Mulieris Dignitatem)" de San Juan Pablo II. Recuerda que seguimos la conversación en redes sociales. Puedes seguirnos en @respuestaeselamor y en mi perfil @beafreymann. Persona de la semana: Colleen Carroll Campbell (nombre ultra gringo, pero pues que esperabamos jaja) Hoy les platiqué del libro "Heart of Perfection", MUY MUY recomendado. ¡Apoyanos! https://www.patreon.com/larespuestaeselamor

Colleen Carroll Campbell is an award-winning author, broadcast journalist, and former presidential speechwriter. She is also homeschooling her four children. She discusses how parents can learn to be more focused and free in the age of distraction. Raising children in an attention-driven economy, we can often lose our joy as we compete with screens and overscheduling. Colleen discusses how we can be inspired, informed, and empowered by reclaiming what brings us true joy when we focus on what really matters.Colleen has authored several best-selling books and has been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post. She has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, ABC News, PBS, and NPR.

AMDG. Today Chrissy Almanzar, theology department chair and Jordan's wife, shares her experience of the richness of grace and faith as a convert to Christianity and intercultural theology scholar who is now a high school teacher. We discuss head knowledge versus heart knowledge of religion, why Kolbe's high school theology curriculum does not use a catechetical approach, the connection between history and theology, and the idea of giving students something to love instead of something to recite. Chrissy also describes how she answers doubts from her students with enthusiasm because, as she says, if there's a question in your mind, it's because God wants you to know its answer. If you have high schoolers asking hard questions, this is the episode for you.  Hope references Kolbecast Episode 8 with Colleen Carroll Campbell.   Have a question or suggestion for the Kolbecast team? Drop us a line at podcast@kolbe.org. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app for effortless episode delivery. 

AMDG. Homeschooling is often a magnifying glass for the intersection between our expectations and reality. On today’s episode, award-winning author, journalist, and former presidential speechwriter Colleen Carroll Campbell visits with Bonnie and Hope about spiritual perfectionism and white-knuckling it through what you think you need to do to be holy; the benefits of incorporating the Ignatian examen into your day; guiding children with perfectionist tendencies; and devotion to the Sacred Heart. Colleen’s website: https://colleen-campbell.com  Colleen’s newest book, The Heart of Perfection, now available in paperback: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Heart-of-Perfection/Colleen-Carroll-Campbell/9781982106171  Sarah Mackenzie’s book, Teaching from Rest: https://readaloudrevival.com/rest/  Ignatian examen: https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Examen-Prayer-Card.pdf  

Winter Read/Watch/Listen Recommendations! It's that time of the season again when we give you some of our top recommendations for what to read, watch, and listen to! In this episode we'll talk about The Crown (good), The Two Popes (bad), Colleen Carroll Campbell, North Korea, a new serial podcast on an oil boom in Texas, and bad plumbing. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon

Colleen Carroll Campbell shares five key lessons that can help us swap the chains of control, comparison and impossible expectations for the pursuit of a new kind of perfection: the freedom of the children of God.

Colleen Carroll Campbell shares five key lessons that can help us swap the chains of control, comparison and impossible expectations for the pursuit of a new kind of perfection: the freedom of the children of God.

On this episode: Award-winning author, journalist and former presidential speechwriter Colleen Carroll Campbell talks about her new book The Heart of Perfection. Colleen shares beautiful insights on how the saints taught her to trade her dream of perfect for God's. If you have ever struggled with anxiety, guilt or a feeling that you will never measure up, this book is the perfect antidote. Plus, listener feedback from Michelle, and much more.   Join us at the Arise 2020, women's retreat. Click here for more details.  Enjoy the show? Please consider becoming a GTR Good Friend of the show. Click here to become a Podbean Patron. Thank you so much for your support!

Do you ever feel like you are never good enough? You strive and strive. You make the tough choices. You practice virtue but can't find the joy of obedience you have been promised? What have we been missing all along? I have got a podcast for you! Sometimes there are books that just pierce the heart. Sometimes there are authors that instantly connect to readers. For myself, this is the book and this is the author. I could not wait to interview Colleen and dig, all the more, into what it looks like when our needs to be perfect in the eyes of the world and even in our spiritual lives become toxic and downright debilitating. Please do not miss this episode - and share it with a friend. It is time we seek God's version of perfection -- not the world's. Colleen Carroll Campbell is an award-winning author, print and broadcast journalist and former presidential speechwriter. Her books include her critically acclaimed journalistic study, The New Faithful; her spiritual memoir, My Sisters the Saints, which won two national awards and has been published in five languages; and The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God’s, just released by Simon & Schuster. Colleen has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Christianity Today, America and National Review, and appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, ABC News, PBS, NPR and EWTN, where she hosted her own television and radio shows for eight years. A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and editorial writer and op-ed columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Colleen is the recipient of two honorary doctorates and numerous other awards and fellowships. She speaks to audiences across North America and Europe and lives in St. Louis with her husband and their four young children, whom she homeschools. Her website is www.colleen-campbell.com.

Many months ago, as I began to create storylines and episode ideas for an entire season on Beauty, I came across an interesting dilemma: how to talk about beauty when our world has so many ideas about it? It seemed to be that the only way to have an honest and real discussion about the importance of Beauty in our lives, we have to address the ways the culture has weaponized beauty to cause harm and anxiety. In today's episode, we dive into the heart of our culture's problem with beauty, and how we can better serve as a model for the gift of True Beauty. Guests for Today's episode: Amanda Martinez Beck, writer, podcaster, and author of "Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me Mary Rose Somarriba, managing editor at Verily Magazine. Please visit their website and check out their new subscription service, Verily Yours. Colleen Carroll Campbell, award-winning journalist, speaker, and author of The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught me to Trade my Dream of Perfection for God's. Music for Today's Episode: Beautiful Love Words and music by Dana Catherine. © 2018 Dana Catherine EP. As recorded on Nothing in the World. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.danacatherinemusic.com/shop Today's Sponsor: Annunciation Designs. Looking for gifts for those you love, especially as we approach the Fall and Holiday gift-buying season? Please visit www.annunciationdesigns.com and use PROMO code MANNERS for 10% off your next purchase (keep in mind the store will be closed in the month of September). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mystery-manners/support

Do you struggle with comparison, expectations and perfectionism? Well you're not alone. Colleen Carroll Campbell joins Steve and Becky to share her story about how some saints and a heretic helped her find a new kind of perfection, freedom in Christ. Her new book is The Heart of Perfection:How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfection for God's. Today's broadcast is brought to you in part by Solidarity Healthshare www.solidarityhealthshare.org/

The Heart of Perfection – https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Perfection-Saints-Taught-Perfect/dp/1982106166

Do you struggle with perfectionism? You're not alone! Colleen Carroll Campbell writes about her own struggle with perfectionism and how the saints helped her trade out her idea of perfection for God's. Get extra segments and other perks at patreon.com/outsidethewalls.

Father Dave interviews author, journalist, and former presidential speechwriter, Colleen Carroll Campbell, who discusses her newest book about the saints and perfectionism.

On this week's show, we spend time chatting with award-winning author, journalist, and speaker  about her new book  Check out all of our book and movie picks at . For Lisa's speaking schedule visit . Send your feedback to  or connect with Lisa on social media @LisaHendey.

Colleen Carroll Campbell is a journalist, former presidential speech writer, author, speaker, wife, and mother of four. Her new book, The Heart of Perfection, brings the common struggle against perfectionism to light by offering personal stories and wisdom from the lives of the saints who were recovering perfectionists. Today we chatted with Colleen about the … Continue reading FoC 112: Fighting Perfectionism with Holiness with Colleen Carroll Campbell →

I'll be the first one to admit. I'm definitely a perfectionist. I want to do ALL THE THINGS and I want to do them well.Well, if you can relate, today's podcast is one you won't want to miss. In it, we're talking to Colleen Carroll Campbell, author of the book, "The Heart of Perfection, How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfection for God's."Support the show (https://equippinggodlywomen.com/podcast)

This episode explores the short life and powerful legacy of a the little flower, St. Therese of Lisieux.

This week I am chatting with one of my heroes, author Colleen Carroll Campbell about her newest book, The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God’s. Colleen shares about life as a wife, mom, and successful author, speaker, and media personality, and the ways in which she was brought to a deeper understanding of God’s love for her through her struggles with perfectionism and coming to know saints who struggled too. Colleen’s previous book is My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir, another great read that will inspire you to learn more about saints who can accompany you on your life’s journey. Check out the shownotes as ascensionpress.com/girlfriends

You know that sinking feeling you get when you realize you haven't been to Confession in 6 months, or when your friend casually  mentions she hit up daily Mass with her three kids, or when you struggle to fit five minutes of prayer into your day? That I-suck-I'm-lukewarm-God-thinks-I'm-lazy feeling? That's spiritual perfectionism, and it's not of the Spirit. Today's guest, Colleen Carroll Campbell, is something of an expert on this topic. A mom, former presidential speechwriter, and Catholic speaker, Colleen's new book The Heart of Perfection reminds us why we should trade in our view of “perfect” for God's. We chat about which saints inspired her, the importance of cultivating joy in our lives, and how to check ourselves and make sure we aren't being Pharisees. Colleen is truly one of my favorite authors so it was an honor to have her on the show! Enjoy.    Today's episode is brought to you by Select International Tours. Ever wanted to sail the Danube River with Father Leo Patalinghug and have the cultural and spiritual experience of a life time? This November, Select International wants to take you on an all-inclusive pilgrimage with Daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and more. Check out www.thecatholicfeministpodcast.com/tour to book your spot today, and www.selectinternationaltours.com/feminist to learn more about the amazing trips Select International has to offer. Give your spiritual life a jolt by traveling abroad without having to stress about planning your perfect pilgrimage. Select International has you covered. 

In the second hour, our hosts began by speaking with Bishop Paul Sirba of the Diocese of Duluth about the upcoming Catholics at the Capitol event and the plan to unify the Duluth Area Catholic Schools. Brad and Jeanine then spoke with Colleen Carroll Campbell about the upcoming Redeemed Beloved Daughter Women's Conference in the Diocese of Fargo. In the last 20 minutes, we continued our "Made for Greatness" Men's Segment with Msgr. Gregory Schlesselmann, host Brad Gray, and Steve Splonskowski, discussing the ways men are called to express their fatherhood.

Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the news headlines of the week, including Pope Benedict joining Twitter as @Pontifex; the Holy Father's new instructions for Catholic charities to remain authentically Catholic; a new smartphone app dedicated to the Pope's words and appearances; CatholicTV moving to basic cable; a parish producing radio ads for the Year of Faith; and a new book that highlights how six saints helped one woman in the most difficult moments of her life. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Catholic identity for Catholic charities; Pope on Twitter; Parish radio ads for Year of Faith; New book: My Sisters the Saints 1st segment: Scot welcomed everyone to the show and asked Susan Abbott how things were going for her. She said she was on retreat earlier this week at the 2nd annual Collaborators in the New Evangelization retreat. It brings together people from Boston, Providence, Washington, New Jersey, Maine. She said Monday's topic was communications and speakers included our own Domenico Bettinelli and Bonnie Rodgers of CatholicTV. On Wednesday, she had an enrichment day with catechetical leaders of the Archdiocese. Bishop Arthur Kennedy spoke to the group and hit it out of the park. Michael Lavigne also spoke to the group about resources available for the Year of Faith. Scot said one of the big stories that broke this past Saturday was a motu proprio from Pope Benedict on the Catholic identity of Catholic social service agencies. He said this document came out of the blue. Gregory Tracy said the Holy Father's letter set up new rules for Catholic charitable organizations and how they must conform to the faith. It's part of a larger effort to re-instill Catholic identity to Catholic institutions. As Catholic institutions have grown they have sometimes lost their unique identity, making them indistinguishable from secular organizations. Scot said he didn't find anything surprising in the document except that the Holy Father felt he needed to say it. Fr. Roger explained what a motu proprio is. He said they can be confusing because the words literally means “by the Pope's own action.” It can be something like this that gives new legislation. It's more than an executive order, but more like new legislation from one ruler. The Pope noted that in canon law that there's a lot in canon law for the bishop's role as governor of Catholic institutions, but not for governing charitable organizations that call themselves Catholic. This document lays out the bishop's role in ensuring the Catholicity of those groups. He wrote that the Church's charity is not just social work; we're supposed to be doing explicit work of Christian love. We hope the recipients will see that love and investigate the source of love further. The Pope also noted that parishes also are supposed to be involved in charitable work. He said St. Vincent de Paul Societies isn't the same thing. The Holy Father is calling for something with a greater dependence on the actual leadership of the parish. Many St. Vincent de Paul conferences defer to the pastor, but technically they don't have to. He said the largest point is that Pope Benedict wants to ensure that any Catholic institution is serving others, that they're doing so in Christ's name, and the bishop is making sure everyone involved in the work is respecting Catholic teaching. Fr. Roger said there's two ways the Pope could have done this, the motu proprio or apostolic constitution, which sets down new law. The latter is much more formal and would involve a lot more consultation. An example was Ordinatio Sacerdotalis from 1994 when Pope John Paul wanted to remove doubt about the Church ordaining only men to the priesthood. Susan said she sees it as good news/bad news. It's sad that things that seem so perfectly obvious and sensible need to be put down in writing. She also noted the number of times the Pope referred to the faithful. These works of charity weren't referred to as the “Church's” responsibility in the abstract, but as the responsibility of the faithful. Scot asked Greg how strongly the Church should be defining the line for Catholic practice. Greg said Americans seem to be obsessed with the ability to self-define themselves and to define what it means to be Catholic. He thinks it's important for the Church to give clear instructions. Greg said there are some people who seem to want the Church to be like the Salvation Army, whose Christian identity can be obscured for those who see their work. He said many people want to do good to be nice, but Catholics do this work to be Christ to others, to project Christ into the world. Fr. Roger said the story wasn't picked up by the mainstream media because the way it was written the significance would be lost on many and because the news of the document wasn't leaked ahead of time. Fr. Roger said the definition of the organizations addressed here go beyond Catholic Charities, but includes hospitals and schools and others. 2nd segment: Scot said earlier this week, the Holy Father announced that he was launching eight new Twitter handles, the English one being @Pontifex. This was announced on December 3. Already this week, without the benefit of one Tweet, he has 525,000 followers. He will begin tweeting on December 12. His Spanish account has another 100,000. By next Wednesday, he will have more than 1 million followers. Greg said it's a great testimony of the hunger in the world to hear what the Pope has to say. He added that this is not going to be an interactive account in general, although it's been promised the Holy Father will answer a few questions. Scot said it seems the Pope is trying to embrace this mechanism to evangelize and share our faith. By his presence he's authenticating the Twitterverse as a place for Catholic to share and embrace their faith among others. Fr. Roger said the Pope has emphasized in his recent World Day of Communications message that the Internet is a the new Aeropagus, where we share our faith. The vast majority of people who have signed up in great numbers to follow may never have listened to the Holy Father closely in the past. When the Pope launches next Wednesday, he will respond to a few questions that have been submitted via the hashtag #AskPontifex and this will be a regular opportunity. Scot wondered if @pontifex will be on t-shirts at the next World Youth Day. Susan said it will be a teachable moment as people learn that the word means “bridge-builder”. Scot said he's not a big fan of the use of Latin when the Church could use English because he wants the Church to seem more accessible. On the other hand, in this case, it could cause people to go and find out what it means. Greg said one of the considerations in choosing the handle was that a lot of the handles were taken. He said that by choosing Latin, the Pope didn't show favor to any particular language group because Latin is the common denominator of our faith. Fr. Roger said Pontifex is the technical title of the Holy Father. He is the Bridgebuilder between God and Man. To call the Pope Pontifex Maximus means we walk all over him to get to Jesus. Greg pointed out that the Holy Father said he would personally review everything that goes out and this is why the tweets will not be as frequent. Scot said Cardinal Sean is @CardinalSean, Scot Landry is @scotlandry, the Good Catholic Life is @GoodCathLife, and the Pilot is @BostonPilot. Scot said the Vatican is also releasing a new smartphone app that will include the Pope's speeches and a webcam of his public appearances. It will be available on iPhones and iPads on December 10 and later on Android. It's called The Pope App. Greg said he was particularly interested in this story, especially because of the live video feeds. He thinks virtually every public address of the Pope is recorded by someone, but not all of them can be viewed by everyone. But there are certain moments when you want to patch in. This app will even give you a reminder when a preferred event is starting. Everything will be archived as well. Scot said he's become a big fan of web streams, including those from CatholicTV. Susan said she was able to watch the press conference of Bishop-elect Deeley on her iPhone that day. Susan noted that the company behind the app is also publishing an ebook for the Year of Faith, pulling information from dioceses around the world. Fr. Roger said it seems the Vatican is partnering with private companies. He noted that the Vatican's aphorism is “We'll use yesterday's technology tomorrow.” He said people are often champing at the bit to use their technical gifts at the service of the Church. For a lot of these companies you can't get a better promo than getting the Pope to tweet. Twitter has received an incredible amount of free publicity from the Pope. At every level, this is a win-win for the Church in the world. Scot also noted the good news that Comcast has moved CatholicTV to their basic package from the premium package it was on previously. They hope the other TV providers would also make CatholicTV part of their basic packages so more people can see their programming. The folks at CatholicTV have been pushing this several years. Greg said in his own home they finally have CatholicTV available on their TVs that have analog-to-digital converters. He noted that the digital TV conversion had pushed the channel to a place that many people couldn't get it. Greg said that by adding it to the basic service, Comcast has made CatholicTV available to every customer in New England. Scot said it shows the importance of going to to sign a petition for other cable providers to follow suit. Scot said that a parish in the Diocese of Fall River has decided to air 12 30-second radio commercials on stations on Cape Cod for the Year of Faith. It's a version of the Catholics Come Home campaign but it was done just by the parish. It's the brainchild of the pastor, Fr. George Harrison. Fr. Roger said Corpus Christi has a track record of using advertising to promote coming back to the practice of the faith in their parish. Fr. Harrison wanted to expand beyond the narrow message of Christmas to the whole year of faith. He also likes the method of getting 12 parishioners of all kinds in a studio and asking them questions without scripts about why they love their faith. The Cape lends itself to this type of radio evangelization. He hopes that other Catholic parishes will follow suit. To listen to the ads, go to the website above and click on the Year of Faith logo. Also in the Anchor, Fr. Roger's column gives a testimonial/book review of a new book by Colleen Carroll Campbell. Fr. Roger said he'd read the book the same afternoon he'd read Pope Benedict's book. Ten minutes in he came to the conclusion that Campbell's book, “My Sisters, the Saints” was the better of the two books. She profiles four different crises in her life and how six different saints helped her through those difficulties.

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor **Today's guest(s):** Sister Marian Batho, Delegate for Religious of the Archdiocese of Boston * [Sisters of Saint Joseph](http://www.csjboston.org/) * [Delegate for Religious office](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/DelegateForReligious.aspx) * ["Journeying Together: Congregations of Women and Men Religious in the Archdiocese of Boston 1808-2008"](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/Offices_And_Services/Offices/Sub_Pages/Vocations/Journeying_Together.pdf) * [NRVC/CARA 2009 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life](http://nrvc.net/study_overview/?return_url=study_overview) **Today's topics:** The contribution of religious orders to the Archdiocese of Boston **Summary of today's show:** Sr. Marian Batho joined Scot and Fr. Chris to discuss the link between the health of religious communities and the health of the Church. Also how one discerns a call to religious life, her work as Delegate for Religious in Boston, the history of religious orders in Boston, the Sisters of St. Joseph, and the future of religious communities. **1st segment:** Scot welcomed Fr. Chris back to the show. Today marks the first day of summer. Tomorrow, Fr. Chris is heading to Omaha to Creighton University to visit with seminarians spending time this summer at an institute for priestly formation. They are learning [Ignatian spirituality](http://ignatianspirituality.com/). Scot noted that EWTN's program [Faith and Culture](http://www.ewtn.com/series/shows/faithAndCulture/faithAndCulture.html) with Colleen Carroll Campbell was at St. John's Seminary over the weekend filming about 10 episodes with local Bostonians.  **2nd segment:** Scot and Fr. Chris welcomed Sr. Marian to the show. Scot asked her about call to the religious life. From when she was 8 years old, she began to think about being a sister. She liked to go into the chapels of religious communities in her neighborhood, including Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Columban Sisters. She went to Boston public schools, but for college went to Regis College, which is run by the Sisters of St. Joseph and she fell in love with the order. Their commitment to the students touched her. She's loved classical music since she was a child and her music teacher, Sr. Margaret William McCarthy, was instrumental in helping her in college. She was a witness of love for her vocation. Several years after graduating, Sr. Marian entered the Sisters of St. Joseph. In between, she was engaged to be married, but she felt God call her to a different path. She also had a Master's degree in finance before entering religious life. She had been on a career track through the financial services industry, particularly insurance. But in 1976, she entered religious life. Fr. Chris said Sr. Marian also works as the Cardinal's representative to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council as well as assisting couples with marriage preparation in a local parish. She said she finds it a great blessing to work in the Pastoral Center and work for the Archdiocese for nearly 14 years. She's been the Delegate for Religious for almost 10 years and is able to meet with men and women religious nearly every day, which continues to inspire her. The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council is a consultative body to Cardinal Seán. It's like a parish's pastoral council. Cardinal Seán meets with them to seek their advice on various pastoral issues facing the Archdiocese. It includes two pastors, two deacons, a religious sister, a religious brother, and lay representatives from the various regions of the archdiocese as recommended by local pastors.  As Delegate for Religious, Sr. Marian is liaison between Cardinal Seán and over 2,000 religious in Boston, as well as consecrated virgins, hermits, and men and women in discernment. She calls herself the vocation concierge.  Sr. Marian gets four or five calls per month from people looking for more information. Throughout the year they have informational events.  The signs of a religious vocation including having a life of prayer; they're participating in the parish and attending Mass at least weekly or even daily as much as possible; and involved in parish activities. She also looks at their interests because religious orders are involved in many apostolic works as well as orders that are contemplative. She will then help arrange a meeting with the order. Contemplative communities live in cloisters, in their monasteries, leaving only for necessary reasons, living a life predominantly of prayer. An apostolic community is involved in a variety of activities, like education, healthcare, or social justice. Generally speaking, the timeframe for final profession as a religious is between 9 and 10 years. Most communities now have a live-in experience prior to entrance. First, they get to know the community, joining them for prayer and meals. They look for a good match between the person and the community. Then they are invited to enter the community as postulant in a period of testing for one or two years. Then they enter novitiate for two years. The first year is a canonical novitiate with intense prayer and study on the community, theology, Scripture, prayer, and vows. The second year is an apostolic year where they experience the work of the community. At the end of the novitiate, the candidate asks to make first profession and the community decides whether they continue to be a good fit. Between 3 and 6 years later they make a final profession. Sr. Marian said community life is essential to religious life. The three evangelical counsels are poverty, chastity, and obedience are lived within community. Fr. Chris asked about her order's devotion to St. Joseph. Sr. Marian said her order's constitution says, "We look to Joseph as our model of justice, gentleness and humility, extending a cordial charity to all." She noted that Joseph never speaks in the Scriptures and the order tries to imitate the hidden life of Joseph in humility and care for those in need. The Sisters of St. Joseph are most known for education. They have Fontbonne Academy, Mt. St. Joseph, Walnut Park, Regis College, Bethany Hills School, and the Literacy Connection, which offers services to immigrants. They also have Bethany Healthcare Center. The Sisters also work with other communities to open a safe house for victims of human trafficking. **3rd segment:** Scot said three years ago as part of the Archdiocesan bicentennial year, a number of religious orders got together to publish a book, "Journeying Together" on the history of religious communities in the archdiocese. The book includes 125 orders of men and women. Sr. Marian said you can see the pastoral needs evolving in the Archdiocese of Boston and the evolving pastoral priorities of each Archbishop. She calls it a beautiful love story and usually gives it to discerning men and women to read. She wrote in the foreword to the book: >The following pages represent a wonderful Love Story. They speak of courageous founders, faith-filled major superiors, and devoted religious who responded generously to the invitation to come to Boston. Concerned for the pastoral care of a large immigrant population, and trusting in the providence of God, religious communities built schools, hospitals and social service agencies.  Their legacy for the next 200 years is that with God all things are possible. Scot recalled the first religious sisters in the Archdiocese, the Ursuline Sisters, who had their school in Charlestown burned down by anti-Catholics. Sr. Marian noted that the orders came to Boston with limited resources and were able to build a great legacy with God's providence. Scot said it took great trust by the religious to found these institutions like schools or hospitals and believe that people would support them. Sr. Marian said it speaks of the importance of community. Praying together and living together helped the seeds of religious life blossom in Boston. When people come together as a team or community, marvelous and wonderful things happen. Scot said what made Boston stand out for the growth of the Archdiocese was the new life that religious communities breathed into Boston. Cardinal Seán in his recent pastoral letter noted that new life and growth of religious orders that will spur new growth of the Church in Boston for the future. As goes religious orders in Boston, so goes the Church as a whole. Fr. Chris asked Sr. Marian what the three Evangelical Counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience mean. Sr. Marian said to sum it up, it means that my life is not about me. In the vow of poverty, they profess that all they have belongs to the community and they own it in common. They trust the community will let them receive what they need. In the vow of obedience, they try to respond every day to the will of God as Mary and Joseph did with an enthusiastic, unqualified Yes. In chastity, it means that God is their primary relationship, which allows them to be available in all circumstances. Cardinal Seán says the vows are an antidote to the ills of society: materialism, individualism, and licentiousness. Scot said the reliance of the religious on the community deepens the bonds between them. Sr. Marian said it also affirms that what we have is not for ourselves, but to be shared. For 2010, the Boston Catholic Directory reports 1800 religious women, 500 religious priests, and about 100 religious men. That contrasts with the late 60s': More than 6,000 women, over 1,000 priests, and almost 300 men. Scot asked which era is the norm? Are we in a shortage today or was that an unusual bounty? Sr. Marian said there were many reasons for those large numbers and maybe we will never have those large numbers again. But she believes that God continues to call and while there maybe disappointment at the small number of people opting for religious life, the CARA study of religious life shows that there are many young men and women considering religious life. Sr. Marian said her concern is that we're not talking about religious life. She often hears from people considering religious life is that no one has ever invited them to consider it. Sr. Marian said the life of the Sisters of St. Joseph is inspiring and overwhelming to see the children learning in their schools, to see communities grow.  Fr. Chris asked what advice she would give to parents to encourage religious vocations. She said they need to find out more about religious communities. She thinks there should be come-and-see events for families. In addition to discouragement that sometimes comes from parents, it can also come from peers. Scot said parents shouldn't necessarily ask "What do *you* want to be?", but instead ask, "What you think *God* wants you to be?" Parents can have plans and hopes for their kids, but children are a gift from God and a Catholic parent knows that a child's ultimate happiness is in their children doing what God wants them to do. He plants the seed in their minds, by pointing out priests and religious they might know and wanting to emulate them. Sr. Marian said we also have to talk about the importance of prayer and faith sharing because the language can be foreign if the family isn't praying in the home. She thinks that's where the gap is. She recalls Sr. Mary Johnson of Emmanuel College who said young people are desperately searching for what religious communities offer while the communities look for new members. They need to find ways to bridge that gap. At a recent discernment meeting, they had younger members of the communities talk about their call and she could feel the atmosphere in the room change as people began to consider God might be calling them. Teaching young people to pray can help the vocational crisis. God hasn't stopped calling. More people need to start listening. If we teach people to pray, the vocations will come as people learn to hear His voice. **4th segment:** Scot asked Sr. Marian what we have to look forward to in religious life over the next 200 years. She said God will continue to call. Bishops in our history have called religious orders forth to serve ministries and pastoral needs in the archdiocese. With Cardinal Seán's new pastoral letter on evangelization, it is a new moment for orders that are here to re-engage, for orders to come to Boston, and for new orders to form. Scot asked Sr. Marian the best way for people to re-connect with religious who have been instrumental in their lives: teachers who have taught them, for example. Anyone trying to re-connect with them can call Sr. Marian and she can try to make the connection. There are also listings of religious sisters, brothers, and diocesan priests, which are kept up-to-date. There will be more discernment weekends in the fall and then in February and April of 2012.

Christendom College's annual Summer Institute was held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at its Front Royal, Va., campus. The one-day conference, entitled “The Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church,” featured speakers from various professional fields. Congressman Chris Smith, film producer Steve McEveety, medical doctor John Bruchalski, Rev. Thomas Dubay, journalist Colleen Carroll Campbell, and Christendom College president Dr. Timothy O'Donnell all presented inspiring talks.Colleen Carroll Campbell delivered a talk entitled Catholic Journalism and the New Faithful. Campbell is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy. Formerly one of six speechwriters for President George W. Bush, she currently is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Christendom College's annual Summer Institute was held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at its Front Royal, Va., campus. The one-day conference, entitled “The Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church,” featured speakers from various professional fields. Congressman Chris Smith, film producer Steve McEveety, medical doctor John Bruchalski, Rev. Thomas Dubay, journalist Colleen Carroll Campbell, and Christendom College president Dr. Timothy O'Donnell all presented inspiring talks.Chris Smith delivered a talk entitled Bearing Witness to the Truth in the Political Sphere. As a Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, Smith has championed the rights and interests of many, most especially the unborn.

Christendom College's annual Summer Institute was held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at its Front Royal, Va., campus. The one-day conference, entitled “The Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church,” featured speakers from various professional fields. Congressman Chris Smith, film producer Steve McEveety, medical doctor John Bruchalski, Rev. Thomas Dubay, journalist Colleen Carroll Campbell, and Christendom College president Dr. Timothy O'Donnell all presented inspiring talks.Dr. Timothy O'Donnell addressed the topic of lay charism and Catholic education. Dr. O'Donnell is a renowned speaker, author, host of a number of EWTN programs, and the President of Christendom College where he also teaches Theology and History. He serves on the Pontifical Council for the Family.

Christendom College's annual Summer Institute was held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at its Front Royal, Va., campus. The one-day conference, entitled “The Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church,” featured speakers from various professional fields. Congressman Chris Smith, film producer Steve McEveety, medical doctor John Bruchalski, Rev. Thomas Dubay, journalist Colleen Carroll Campbell, and Christendom College president Dr. Timothy O'Donnell all presented inspiring talks.Dr. John Bruchalski spoke on the healing presence of Christ in the practice of medicine. Bruchalski founded the Tepeyac Family Center with the mission of establishing an obstetrical and gynecological facility that combines the best of modern medicine with the healing presence of Jesus Christ. He has spoken on various topics concerning the renaissance of Catholic medicine.

Christendom College's annual Summer Institute was held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at its Front Royal, Va., campus. The one-day conference, entitled “The Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church,” featured speakers from various professional fields. Congressman Chris Smith, film producer Steve McEveety, medical doctor John Bruchalski, Rev. Thomas Dubay, journalist Colleen Carroll Campbell, and Christendom College president Dr. Timothy O'Donnell all presented inspiring talks.Noted spiritual adviser Rev. Thomas Dubay celebrated Mass and delivered the homily, which explored the universal call to holiness. Rev. Dubay is a well-known retreat master and expert in the spiritual life. A Marist priest, he is an expert on the teachings and writings of the two mystical doctors of the Church, John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila.