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Christina Bagaglio Slentz is Associate Director for Creation Care for the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Learn about how her diocese prioritizes climate action here.In this episode, we often refer to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si' and the ways that faith communities are living out its stated goals. We also discuss the theme “seeds of peace and hope,” the official theme for the 2025 ecumenical Season of Creation.Many thanks to Christina for sharing her wisdom in this conversation!Christina SlentzTRANSCRIPTChristina Slentz I think this really can help us understand the way that the cry of the Earth, these environmental climate extremes, or the variability that we're experiencing, leads to greater exposure—but how one community can face that exposure and adapt or bounce back fairly quickly and another may not really have that capacity.Debra Rienstra Welcome to the Refugia Podcast. I'm your host, Professor Debra Rienstra. Refugia are habitats in nature where life endures in times of crisis. We're exploring the concept of refugia as a metaphor, discovering how people of faith can become people of refugia: nurturing life-giving spaces in the earth, in our human cultural systems, and in our spiritual communities, even in this time of severe disturbance. This season, we're paying special attention to churches and Christian communities who have figured out how to address the climate crisis together as an essential aspect of their discipleship.Today, I'm talking with Dr. Christina Bagaglio Slentz, Associate Director for Creation Care at the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Christina has a background in sociology, with a PhD in international studies and global affairs. She's also a Navy veteran. Today, she serves a diocese of 97 parishes, helping to guide and empower people in their creation care work. The Diocese of San Diego is a microcosm of diverse biomes and diverse people, and it's a fascinating example of refugia, because as a diocese, they are doing all the things. Christina and I talk about Laudato si', solar energy, economics, eco spirituality, environmental justice advocacy, the centrality of the Eucharist, and the mutuality between caring for neighbor and caring for the Earth. Let's get to it.Debra Rienstra Christina, thank you so much for being with me today. I really appreciate talking to you.Christina Slentz Thank you, Debra, for having me. I'm really excited to be here.Debra Rienstra So I am eager to hear more about the Diocese of San Diego, because it seems that you have been very intentional and thoughtful and ambitious about your creation care agenda, and we're going to get into the details of that in just a minute, but I want to start with you. So tell us your hero origin story. How did you get into faith-based environmental work and into your current position?Christina Slentz Well, to be honest, I never saw it coming in many ways. I was working in the global affairs area, looking at sources of conflict and cooperation and how political economy intersects with those dynamics, and that was my academic area of focus. And at the same time, I've always been a catechist in the Catholic church since the 90s, and my church life was pretty comfortable, I would say, and active. But I didn't really see those two things coming together until Laudato si', the encyclical written by Pope Francis on the care of our common home, was released in 2015, and this really started to bring more overlap between these two areas in my life. And I would say, increasingly, then there was a lot of interplay between those focus areas for me. And eventually this position became available in the Diocese of San Diego, and a friend mentioned it to me, and I thought that is actually the perfect vocation for me. And I really feel like I understood it to be a vocation, not just a job.Debra Rienstra Yeah, I think I can relate to everything you just said. I think we came to this work from different areas of specialty, but yeah, like you, I feel like we've had these mid-career shifts where suddenly our area of specialty—in my case, literature and creative writing—has become energized by—in your case, Laudato si', in my case, other documents as well as Laudato si',—and we've sort of taken this fascinating and yeah, I would agree, vocational, turn. So let's talk a little bit more about Laudato si'. I imagine our listeners know at least a little bit about it. It's been so enormously influential. It's such an amazing landmark document. Could you talk a little bit about how you've seen Laudato si' diffuse through the Catholic Church, especially the American Catholic Church?Christina Slentz Yes, I think, to be honest, it has had a complicated journey with the Catholic community here in the United States. Very much like the issue of climate change in the global community, the United States has struggled with these dynamics—I think the way that they involve our economics and some of our very strong ideology about economic freedom and what that means to people. And so I think it's fair to say that while Laudato si' was very warmly received around the world, it has struggled in the United States as a whole, and that includes the American Catholic community. That said, there have been—like your description of refugia suggests——there have been these pockets, though, where I think that particular dynamics existed, and there was fertile ground for seeds to be planted. And the Diocese of San Diego is one of them. The Diocese of—the Archdiocese of Atlanta was another. There are a couple around the country, and I do think some footholds were created. In addition, one of the things that is particularly interesting about the encyclical Laudato si'—and an encyclical is just a document that a pope writes and then circulates, right, this is where the word encyclical comes from—circulates around until everyone's had a chance to read it. We can imagine in medieval times, you know, how this must have been a challenge. And I think that, you know, this challenge exists, but Father Emmett Farrell is the founder of this ministry in my diocese, and Father Emmett just celebrated his 60th anniversary of his ordination, and Father Emmett will say he has never seen an encyclical translate to action the way that Laudato si' has. And in particular, there is a Vatican online platform called the Laudato si' Action Platform, where Catholics—either parishes, schools, orders of sisters or religious—can get on this platform and learn about the dynamics that we face. They can see how our values are distilled into seven goals, and then they can reflect on their behavior, using this tool to sort of measure where they are, and then write a plan of action and upload it and share it with each other. And Father Emmett really celebrates how amazing it is that, you know, that we're going to lean into technology and use it for the good.Debra Rienstra Oh, awesome. There's so many things I want to follow up on in that answer. And I want to begin by just thanking you for being honest about pushback to Laudato si' in the US. And I want to go back to that in just a second, if it's okay. And then I want to thank you for the way you've thought about, you know, some of these dioceses like the mighty San Diego and the mighty Atlanta as sort of refugia spaces. And we'll come back to that again too, I really hope, and I want to hear some more details about your particular diocese. Why do you think there has been pushback in the American Catholic Church? You mentioned economic reasons, and you know, Pope Francis and Pope Leo now have both been very pointed in their critique of climate denial, of greed, of exploitation, injustice, war, economic systems that many Americans have sort of held as almost sacrosanct. So what are you noticing in Catholic conversations about that critique? Why are people resisting the critique and why are people saying, “No, that's right”—what are the motivations behind each of those responses?Christina Slentz So, you know, we could probably talk about this all day.Debra Rienstra Probably, yeah.Christina Slentz Because economic peace, I think, is really difficult to think about. You know, if we take the United Kingdom, for example, it's a country very much like the United States. So many of our you know, American culture and tradition and customs come out of that early launching that we experienced from, you know, Great Britain. And yet, as the topic of climate change came forward, Margaret Thatcher, who was, you know, a real compatriot of President Ronald Reagan at the time, she really took the scientific approach in thinking about climate change, and this set them on a path that's really different from the path that we experienced. And certainly, oil is a big factor in our economy. And I think it can be a real challenge for people to weigh the goods, you know, because we have to be honest, there are goods in both sides of these dynamics. When we understand the gravity, though, of climate change, if we're allowed to really get into those dynamics without the noise that has been kind of confronting that potential, then I think we can see that the good outweighs, you know, those alternative goods associated with continuing in the fossil fuel realm. But this is why we talk about a just transition, right? I think that many people who are hearing this noise, right, they don't understand that Pope Francis and others, you know, is really arguing for a just transition, and that would seek to care for the people that are going to be affected by whatever change in economic policy might make.Debra Rienstra Yeah, and more and more, those economic changes are actually positive in favor of transition in ways that they weren't even 5-10 years ago.Christina Slentz Yeah, I think it's amazing. We actually had some good momentum going until recently.Debra Rienstra Yeah, you know, I would love to get us all talking about a just and joyful transition, because it's more and more possible. And maybe we'll come back to that a little bit later too, when we talk about ecological spirituality. But let's go back to these places within the American Catholic Church, even, that are saying, “Oh yes, Laudato si', yes, let's go.” And San Diego diocese is one of those places. You had an action plan already in 2019. I think it's impressive that a diocese could get a plan together in four years. So good job. Knowing how long everything takes in church settings. So just give us a list of your accomplishments. What have you been up to since 2019? What are the kinds of things you've dipped your toes into?Christina Slentz Sure, and to be fair, I want to give some good credit to some others. You know, the Archdiocese of Atlanta had created their creation care action plan. This gave us some really good kind of framework to think about when we created ours. And there was a team that preceded me. They were all volunteers, very multidisciplinary in their backgrounds, everything from theologians to medical doctors who had worked with indigenous communities, you know, theologians, missionaries, energy engineers, and they really pulled this together early on. And this plan I now recognize as what climate action planners might refer to as an aspirational plan. It's all the things you could do in our area, and it serves as a really good resource for our parishes and schools as they think about what they might do in their Laudato si' action platform plans, and those are yearly plans that are really targeted on what we're going to do. So, you know, one of the things that they did early on was really push to solarize. And you know, we do have the great fortune of, one: climate here in San Diego, right? You know, we're sort of famous for that. And then you know, two: the other thing is that, you know, it was very normative to be shifting to solar, and continues to be an economic choice that is not really as politicized here as much as it might be elsewhere. And then the third thing was this is, you know, the magic number three is to have a bishop that is supportive. And so Cardinal McElroy—now Cardinal McElroy, then Bishop McElroy—really promoted this solarization. And at this point we have about 54% of our parishes solarized. And when I think now, you know, the Paris Climate Agreement says we want to have about half of our carbon emissions reduced by 2030 then you know, we're sitting at about half. Our building where I'm located is called our pastoral center. Some Catholic communities call it their chancery. And our solar array here provides over 80% of our electricity to the building. Our local utility is about half renewable energy, a little bit more. So with that in mind, you know, our electricity here to our building is a little over 90% coming from renewable energy, and this lets us have seven electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot so I can go to work and charge my car at the same time.Debra Rienstra Lovely.Christina Slentz So that was one big thing. I would say our other really big kind of landmark action that also was largely driven by Cardinal McElroy, was to divest of fossil fuels. And, you know, this is a real challenging thing to accomplish. We set a goal of no more than 5% of, you know, the earnings of both direct and indirect investment to be coming from fossil fuel. And after a year, we evaluated how we were doing, and we were actually hitting—not we, you know, the financial folks doing this—were hitting less than 3%. So, you know, we said, “Okay, I think we can say that this was successful, and we're still here.” So that was really exciting, and we didn't do it to be virtue signaling. Just, you know, for some of your listeners may not know, but the USCCB, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has a document that directs socially responsible investment for all areas. And so this is just one more area of socially responsible investment that the Diocese of San Diego has embraced.Debra Rienstra Yeah, yeah. So we've got money, we've got energy. How many parishes would you say are on board with this, doing yearly goals, selecting from the menu of fun ideas—what percentage of your parishes would you say are involved?Christina Slentz So I gotta, Debra, that's a little bit of a good question. I think, you know, we did just describe two very top-down approaches. And one of the things that our group, you know, when I came on board in 2022, we decided is, you know, we really wanted to push that grassroots. And so we see parishes demonstrating a range of behaviors, and I was initially surprised, but they actually behave a lot like countries around the world. And so, you know, you think, oh, that's going to be different. But, you know, you can also have three children, and they all behave differently, and you know, sometimes that's surprising as well, when they have the same parents. And so one of the things that I have really tried to do was offer more events that are here at the diocesan level. We have 97 parishes, and then we have—so sometimes we'll see individuals that are really on board, and they come from a parish where, at the parish level, not a lot is happening. Sometimes we have individuals that are participating, and they are doing a ton at their parish and succeeding. And then we have parishes where the pastor is leading the charge. And then on top of that, I would say there are parishes where they have solar and they have drought-resistant landscaping, and they have LEED silver certified buildings that, you know, are very environmentally friendly. And yet, you know, at the parishioner level, you know, not as much activity happening. So it is an array of activities. I would say probably half have had some kind of interaction with us, or have had parishioners or students participate in our programs. But you know, we reflect the American Catholic community, which reflects the broader American society as well. So there are places where we struggle, and then there are places where we see a lot of action and shining.Debra Rienstra Yeah, sure. And I really appreciate that. And I think listeners can relate to that range of involvement too. Maybe they are in any one of those categories or some other category themselves. And you know, as you say, it's the modeling of— even if it's a minority, it's the modeling and the enthusiasm and the even implicit sort of educating of others that can make this work spread too. So I want to list the seven goals of the Laudato si' action platform, because I think they're really, really great and helpful to people who are not in the Catholic Church, but in other aspects of the church, you might find these goals useful too. So here are the goals: response to the cry of the Earth, response to the cry of the poor, ecological economics, adoption of sustainable lifestyles, ecological education, ecological spirituality, community resilience and empowerment. So I want to start with the first three. We've talked a little bit about economics and how dicey that can be, but I wonder if you could describe how you see the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor as basically the same cry, as Pope Francis said in Laudato si'. How do you see that, especially in your region?Christina Slentz Yeah, so thank you. I think these two are kind of the crown jewels, right? And they sum up what we see happening very well. I think that the other goals are valuable because they sort of pull out the dynamics that we really understand as informing those two big—response to the cry of the Earth and cry of the poor. So as someone who was looking at this through the lens of being a social scientist, I found these two goals to really sum it up well, because it is not just the exposure to the environment that causes our concern for these dynamics. It's the exposure as well as the sensitivity of that population. And then this helps us understand also, maybe some vulnerability that that population might have. So for example, we had significant flooding about a year and a half ago in January, the month of January, and the same rain fell on a parish in the southern part of the Diocese, close to our Mexican border, in an area that is, you know, less wealthy, probably demonstrates some socio economic features that we would associate with marginalized communities. And then it also fell on a parish in Coronado, California. And some people might recognize the Hotel Del Coronado as an iconic location. It's a beautiful community. There's a lot of wealth. There's a lot of human capital as well. You know, very highly educated group, and so the buildings at two of two parishes in each of these locations were completely flooded. But, you know, the parish in Coronado was up on its feet within a week. And of course, they had repairs that had to be done, but they were able to get a hold of those folks, get them in, pay the bills, get it all done. And the parish on the south side had catastrophic flooding to its school, and the school was a total loss.Debra Rienstra Oh, wow.Christina Slentz So I think this really can help us understand the way that the cry of the Earth, these environmental climate extremes, or the variability that we're experiencing, leads to greater exposure, but how one community can face that exposure and adapt or bounce back fairly quickly, and another may not really have that capacity. And so you can't really pull them apart, because just measuring precipitation doesn't always give you the whole story.Debra Rienstra That's a very, very helpful answer to that. And I sometimes hear in religious circles, you know, “Well, we have to worry about other people, why should we worry about owls or whatever?” And the answer is: well, because what happens in nature affects people. So this is about loving your neighbor. Even if you're not convinced by the idea that we love the Earth for its own sake because it's beloved of God, we still have to love our neighbor. And this is a neighbor issue as well. So thank you. That was very helpful as an explanation.Christina Slentz One of my favorite kind of messages is, you know, having been a student of globalization, you know, I think that we live in a globalized world. You can't put that toothpaste back in the tube, right? Maybe there are some things we can do and that can be helpful, but the bottom line is, our actions have ripple effects, and so no matter what we do, we are going to have these impacts on people far beyond those we know and love on a day to day basis. And when we care for the Earth, we mitigate those effects on people all around the world, and so our caring for creation really is just love of neighbor at global scale.Debra Rienstra Ah, lovely. Yeah, so it works both ways. If you love neighbor, you love the Earth. If you love the Earth, you love your neighbor.Christina Slentz That's right.Debra RienstraHi, it's me, Debra. If you are enjoying this podcast episode, go ahead and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform. If you have a minute, leave a review. Good reviews help more listeners discover this podcast. To keep up with all the Refugia news, I invite you to subscribe to the Refugia newsletter on Substack. This is my fortnightly newsletter for people of faith who care about the climate crisis and want to go deeper. Every two weeks, I feature climate news, deeper dives, refugia sightings and much more. Join our community at refugianewsletter.substack.com. For even more goodies, including transcripts and show notes for this podcast, check out my website at debrarienstra.com. D-E-B-R-A-R-I-E-N-S-T-R-A dot com. Thanks so much for listening. We're glad you're part of this community. And now back to the interview.Debra Rienstra Let's think about some of those more personal goals. I don't know, maybe they're not just personal, because everything is systemic too. But I want to talk about that sustainable lifestyle goal, adoption of sustainable lifestyle. So what does that mean, and how are people doing that in San Diego?Christina Slentz So I have a really amazing parish, St. Thomas More, and they have created a community garden that not only functions as a place for their parish to gather and work together, it also is open to the public, so it has an evangelical capacity as well. And they also collect recyclable cans and bottles and then take those to a facility where they can be paid for that recycling work, and then they take the money, and then they put it into this garden that allows them to gather and have a mission and have evangelical outreach. So I think of this as such a wonderful circular kind of example that is, you know, feeding them in many ways. You know, they have this sense of community. They have this sense of common, shared mission. They have a good relationship with the neighborhood around them, people that may be of different faiths or of no faith at all. And then they're also in good relationship with Mother Earth, and doing what they can to, you know, practice this sort of sustainability, or also a little bit like circular economics, I guess I would say as well. And I think one of the things that the Catholic Church is emphasizing is synodality, and our synodality really calls us to be community, to have a shared mission and really inviting participatory action. So in my building here, where we sort of have the headquarters, you know, we also have gone to compostables for all of our events, and we try to minimize any kind of single use plastics. But, you know, there's that dreaded moment at the end where everybody has to go to the three, you know, receptacles. Everyone panics, especially if I'm near them, and I feel terribly, you know, like, should I step away? Should I give them a moment to give them help? Is that overreach? And so, you know, but we all fumble through together, and that's where I've kind of said, like, “Look, it's not easy for me either. Like, God forbid I put the wrong thing in the wrong can, right?” So I think that there's this way where we all are coming together to sort of take on this work. And, you know, we're not going to be perfect, but, you know, I think that it does foster community when we take this on, and then also recognizing how, you know, now we are living with greater simplicity, and we are impacting the Earth, you know, to a lesser extent.Debra Rienstra Yeah, nothing bonds people like pulling weeds together, or standing over the recycle bins going, “Hmm.” It's okay. We don't have to indulge in recycling guilt, you know, just do your best. So I want to move on to ecological spirituality. I love that phrase. It's not one you hear everywhere. And I wanted to remind listeners that San Diego Diocese is the most biodiverse diocese in the US. Maybe we wouldn't have expected that, but you've kind of got everything there. So I want to talk about ecological spirituality in the context of that actual place. I love the sentiment you quoted from Laudato si' in an article you wrote recently. It was an idea from Pope Francis that in the beauties and wonders of the Earth, we experience God's friendship with us. And so I wanted to ask you how you're helping people in your parishes reconnect to the Earth where you are, and thus, and this is how you put it, “revive something of our true selves.”Christina Slentz Yeah, one of my favorite pieces in Laudato si': Pope Francis alludes to having a place in childhood where we felt a sense of awe and wonder. And I think that that awe and wonder allows us to get back to childhood in some ways, before there was a lot of noise before there was all the different distractions. And I think that that true self is also a little freer to connect to God. I think sometimes about little children and baby Jesus, you know, and that sort of immediate connection that's not really complicated, you know, it's just comfortable. Or feeling the love of God like being a child sitting on the lap of your mom or your dad. And so encouraging people, or providing opportunities for this return to that place of awe and wonder, I think is really important. I think that at the heart of our inability to care for creation is this estrangement from our Creator. So we won't care for something if we don't love it. And in this way, ecological spirituality may be step one in all of this, right? So I think we are really lucky, being here. As I mentioned, our climate is beautiful. It is a beautiful place. We have everything from the ocean to mountains to desert, and many people who live here do really connect with the geography and the beauty of where we are, and so inviting them to take a moment to just pause and think about those places. Think about their senses as they move through the memory of that space, I think is really important before we start any of the other conversations. And so I try to do that, and then we share about it. And I have yet to find somebody that says, “Oh, I just didn't have a place.” Everybody has a place. And many people will say, “I really struggled, because I love this place, and I love that place,” you know. And so it is really great to hear. And I think people really come out of an exercise like that with this new sense of common ground as well. And I think that is so important, right? Because if you ask people like, “Raise your hand, who hates trees?” No one's gonna do it, right? Don't even think anyone does. Or “Raise your hand if you like to litter.” No one's going to say, like, “Oh yeah, I really love throwing things out my window.” And so there is a lot more common ground. And I think that eco spirituality invites us to find out how much we have in common, and actually how much we all yearn for that place of connectedness.Debra Rienstra Oh, yeah. I've noticed, you know, people have so many different feelings that motivate what they might do in a faith and climate space, and there's anger, there's fear, a lot of anxiety. But the trick, I think, is to get to the center, which is love. And the quickest way to do that, maybe, is to find that early love, or a love that's developed over many, even generations, in a particular place, if you're lucky, and you're rooted in some way. I feel like we also, as people of faith, haven't made enough of a case that being closer to the creation is, in fact, a pathway to God. And I see that in a lot of the writings that you have too. It's a way of understanding God better. It's a way of allowing God to speak to us that we sometimes underestimate, I think. There's other ways, of course, but it's one that we tend to underestimate. It is a way to deeper spirituality. So getting people to be in touch with that, it sounds like you've you've worked on that a little bit.Christina Slentz We're very lucky. The Franciscan tradition is pretty rich and present here. The Franciscan School of Theology is located here at the University of San Diego.Debra Rienstra There we go.Christina Slentz I have several secular Franciscans on my team, and a few Franciscan friars. And you know, that's very much at the heart of St. Francis and St. Claire's tradition. St. Bonaventure, who is a Franciscan, actually calls nature, or the environment, the created world, like another book. It's another gospel that tells us something about God's plan.Debra Rienstra Yeah, yeah. So I wanted to quote from Pope Leo's message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which was September one. And I found his message so encouraging, and especially this particular paragraph, it's along the line of seeds here. He writes, “In Christ, we too are seeds, and indeed seeds of peace and hope. The prophet Isaiah tells us that the Spirit of God can make an arid and parched desert into a garden, a place of rest and serenity. In his words, a spirit from on high will be poured out on us, and the wilderness will become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. The work of righteousness will be peace, and the work of righteousness quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places.” So we have this beautiful vision and the sense of vocation of who we are and who our communities are as seeds of peace and hope. So it seems like you experience that in the San Diego Diocese. Are there some particular examples that have been really meaningful and important to you, where you see that “seeds of hope” metaphor being played out?Christina Slentz Yeah, I would point to two areas that I would offer up as good examples. One is a parish that is located in what's called Barrio Logan. It is an ecologically marginalized community. The highways literally forced the school to be moved when they put the highway in right down the middle of the community. And that's the I-5. So it runs all the way from Canada to Mexico. Big highway. In addition, the Coronado Bridge connects to the highway right there. The Navy base is there, and the Port of San Diego all intersects there. So their air quality is really degraded, and it's a socio-economically poor area. It is also a predominantly Hispanic community there. But the Jesuit pastor there, Father Scott Santa Rosa, is a very good community organizer. He led the parish when they were confronted by another warehouse that was going to be added at the port. And the proposal by the company violated the Port Authority's standards, but they were seeking a waiver, and Father Scott brought in the Environmental Health Coalition. He brought in a theologian from University of San Diego. He invited the youth to present on Laudato si' to the adults and really empowered the community, which is that seventh goal of Laudato si', it's very connected to environmental justice. And then they learned, they grew, they came to an understanding that this was not acceptable, and that they wanted to be a voice for their community. They—we traveled. I was very fortunate to kind of engage with them in this process.And we traveled to the Port Authority building the night before the Port Authority was going to make their decision on this, whether or not to grant this waiver. And we said a rosary, which consists of five sets of 10 Hail Marys, roughly. And between each set, somebody spoke and gave their witness. And one of the women stood up and said, “I never thought I would speak publicly in my whole life. I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe I'm speaking, but I found my voice because of this issue.” And I thought, even if we lose, that's such an amazing win that people felt connected to their environment. They understood that they have a voice. They understood their own dignity and the dignity of their community, and felt that it was worth standing up for. And the next day we went, there was demonstration and public witnessing and praying, and then they went in and spoke at the actual hearing. And the first thing that the chairman of the board said, in response to everyone's comments was, “Well, I'm a Catholic, and we have three priests that were here today.” And you know, how many times does a public official make a statement of faith? You know, I thought, “Okay, win number two!” And you know, I'll just go ahead and cut to the chase. And they turned down the company that wanted to put the warehouse in and said, “You know, we just don't think that you've convinced the local community that the benefits of this would be worth it.” And it was amazing.And so that place, they continue to also tend to the care of migrants. They have begun the work of accompanying migrants that are going for their court appointed hearings for their asylum process. And you know, those are not outcomes that are generally favorable, but they are just going and being present with them and, you know, we are on the border. We understand how some of these environmental impacts do entangle with human mobility. And so, you know, there's a lot that this community, that is really one of our poorest communities in San Diego, has brought to the wider San Diego Diocese as more parishes and local Catholics are now mimicking what they have done and joining in this mission, and so they've been an incredible source—this tiny little parish in a poor part of the Diocese with terrible environmental impacts, has actually been a place where things have blossomed and grown, and they actually do have an amazing garden as well.Debra Rienstra Wow, that's an incredible story, and exactly a story of empowerment and resilience, as you suggested, and a story of how low-resource people are not necessarily low-resource people. They have other kinds of resources that may not be visible to the outside, but that can be very powerful, and especially when one of those is faith. It was such a great example of people motivated not only by their, you know, sort of survival, but their faith to do this work. Yeah, wonderful.Christina Slentz I think they understand the impact, right? So if you can shut your windows and turn on your air conditioning, maybe you don't get it.Debra Rienstra Yeah, right. So what would you say are your biggest obstacles and your biggest joys in your work right now?Christina Slentz I think the biggest obstacle is coming up against Catholics and/or Christians, or really any person of faith. But I think this may be especially true to Catholics and Christians who think that our social actions have to be an “either/or” choice, and they resist a “yes/and” mentality, and so they put different issues in competition with each other, right? And, you know, sometimes they think about Cain and Abel, right? This sort of jealousy or comparison can be a real problem. Instead of saying, “Okay, maybe we don't fit in a neat box, but as Catholics, you know, we have to do all the things.” And that kind of privileging one issue or another issue makes us vulnerable to those who would seek division and competition. And I think that when we look at God, you know, God loves all of it, right? God is love, and so there isn't that discrimination in the example of our Creator, and I would, of course, we aren't perfect, you know, but we should aspire to that same kind of comprehensive love.Debra Rienstra Yeah, and we do it together. We don't all have to do every last one of the things. We do it together. What about joys? What are your greatest joys right now in your work?Christina Slentz I think that coming together is really a joy. When I first started this work, I felt like a unicorn. I could either be the only person of faith in an environmental group, or I could be the only environmentalist in a faith group. And so it just was a feeling of being awkward all the time. And I do think that just in the three years that I've been in this position, I am seeing momentum build. I think ecumenicalism is super helpful in this regard. And I think that increasingly people are finding each other, and they are starting to get a little bit of a wake up call. I think it is unfortunate that people in the United States have had to experience some significant catastrophes and human loss and impact before they start to awaken to the issue of climate change or environmental degradation. I think plastics are really a pretty significant issue as well, but I think that more and more, people seem to be coming around to it, and whenever we celebrate together, that gives me joy.Debra Rienstra Yeah, I agree. I'm seeing it happening too, and it keeps me going. It keeps me going to connect with people like you, and every door I open, there's more people of faith doing amazing work, and we are building that mycelial network. And it's pretty great. So what is your favorite gift of the Catholic Church, a gift of wisdom on creation care that you wish everyone would receive?Christina Slentz I am not sure I would say that this is my favorite. But maybe I think that it is very important, is that, you know, in the Catholic community, communion, Eucharist, is really, you know, the summit for Catholics, that each week, at a minimum, we are going to celebrate this liturgy. We break open the Word, and then we celebrate the Eucharist. And one of the things I, you know, find very compelling is the fact that Jesus celebrates at the Last Supper with bread and wine. Jesus didn't get grapes and, you know, a piece of meat, to celebrate that these were both chosen items that were not just created by God, but they involved, as we say, in our celebration, the work of human hands. And so this really represents this call to co-creation, I think. And if that is something that you know, is really at the heart of Catholicism, this, you know, summit of our faith to celebrate the Eucharist—in that, we are called to co-create. And so this tells us something about how we are meant to exist in relationship with the Creator. You know, God reveals God's self to us in the beauty of this creation or in the gift of the Eucharist, and then, in turn, we are called to respond to that love. Otherwise the revelation isn't complete, so our response is to care for creation or to receive the Eucharist, and then go and serve as God has called us to serve. So maybe, maybe this is something that we can offer up.Debra Rienstra So beautifully said, and the intimacy of eating, you know, taking the material, the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands, into ourselves, responding by the Spirit, that intimacy, that physicality, there's a reason that that is the central ritual.Christina Slentz And you know, if I could give you one last image connected to that—because then we become the tabernacle, right? And we think about Noah and the ark, right? And how, you know, creation is destroyed, but the ark holds this refugia right and until it's time for this moment of reconciliation and forgiveness and then renewed flourishing. And you may or may not have heard this story, but when the LA fires raged in Pacific Palisades in January of 2025 the fires swept across the parish and school called Corpus Christi Parish, and it is the home parish of brother James Lockman, one of my dear, dear volunteers. And there was a firefighter who went back to look at the ruins that evening, and he was Catholic, and he came across the tabernacle from the church, and it was the only thing that survived. And when they opened it up, it was pristine on the inside and undamaged. And that Sunday, they took it to St. Monica's Parish, which is one of the very animated creation care parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and they celebrated Mass there because Corpus Christi did not have a parish right to celebrate in that weekend. And I think about that tabernacle as being, you know—it's to reflect that Ark of the Covenant, right, Ark of Noah, the Ark of the Covenant. And then we have the tabernacle now, and that space of refuge that was preserved, you know. And then, of course, when we take the Eucharist into ourselves, we become that tabernacle. We're walking tabernacles, right? So we are also, then, places of refuge and where we know that God is with us and we can go and serve.Debra Rienstra Christina, it has been such a joy to talk to you. Thank you for your wisdom, for your inspiration, for the way that you deploy your expertise in such compassionate and far reaching ways. It's just been a pleasure. Thank you.Christina Slentz Oh, thank you so much for having me. I really enjoyed talking today with you, Debra.Debra Rienstra Thanks for joining us. For show notes and full transcripts, please visit debrarienstra.com and click on the Refugia Podcast tab. This season of the Refugia Podcast is produced with generous funding from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Colin Hoogerwerf is our awesome audio producer. Thanks to Ron Rienstra for content consultation as well as technical and travel support. Till next time, be well. This is a public episode. 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Melky's trash talk hits Goobie parlays harder than Jalen Carter loogie on Dak. The picks? Riskier than a Zach Wilson being alone with your mom. Tune in for NFL chaos, cheekiness, and more Hail Marys than a desperate 0-1 fantasy team.

The rosary has always been a kind of technology.A loop of beads strung together to steady the breath and keep the hands busy while the heart listens for God.But like all good tools, it changes in the hands of each generation.For centuries, the faithful have told a story about St. Dominic receiving the rosary from the Blessed Mother herself in the midsts of a terrible thunder storm. The story still moves me, even knowing it's a legend shaped by time and longing. What matters isn't whether it happened exactly that way, but that someone felt the need to place prayer beads in human hands as a bridge between heaven and earth. Somewhere in that imagination is truth.Today, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosaries, I find myself drawn not only to the miracle but to the method. The rosary, like all living practices, survives because it adapts. There isn't just one rosary; there are many: Dominican, Franciscan, Anglican, Brigantine and each one invites us to join the conversation in our own language of touch, rhythm, and breath.The Body Remembers What the Mind ForgetsPrayer begins in the body.That's why a string of beads matters. It gives the restless fingers something holy to do.When I first learned to pray the rosary as a child, I didn't understand its power. I thought it was about remembering the words: fifty Hail Marys, five Our Fathers, all lined up like soldiers in a row. But the miracle was never in the repetition alone. It was in what repetition made possible.After the first few rounds, the mind lets go.The mouth keeps moving, the beads keep sliding, and something quieter rises beneath the noise of thought.The prayer becomes breath.The prayer becomes listening.This is the contemplative secret of the rosary: it distracts the body so the soul can pay attention.Spiritual TechnologyWhen Brian and I talk about spiritual technology, we mean the humble tools that shape the interior life.A candle. A cup. A breath. A string of beads.The rosary gathers intention the way a river gathers rain, one drop at a time until the flow is strong enough to move the landscape of the heart.Each bead is a point of focus, each prayer a pulse of energy. Through rhythm and touch, intention begins to cohere.You can dedicate a rosary to almost anything: gratitude, justice, grief, courage, clarity. What matters most is that it brings your scattered self into alignment. The prayers don't have to be perfect. They only have to be yours, repeated until they teach your hands the shape of devotion.The Many RosariesThere are countless ways to enter this practice.The Dominican rosary with its five decades of ten beads.The Franciscan rosary with seven sets.The Anglican rosary with four weeks of seven.Each is a pattern of circles within circles. A small cosmos designed to hold intention.And then there are the rosaries yet to be made.Many of us in Creation Spirituality and Christopagan practice are rediscovering what the rosary can become. We are writing new prayers, crafting beads for Brigid, for the Elements, for the Four Paths: Via Positiva, Negativa, Creativa, and Transformativa.The point isn't to replace the old but to join the lineage of makers who found their way by rhythm.The first time you sit down to create your own sequence, it may feel awkward. You may worry about getting it wrong. Don't. The earliest rosaries were simply strings of knots. Like any craft, prayer is learned in the doing. Write, pray, revise. Let the rhythm teach you.A Practice for Neurodivergent SoulsOne of the unexpected gifts of the rosary is how kind it is to a neurodivergent mind. The beads act like a fidget for the spirit, a sensory anchor for wandering attention. Each movement provides feedback: a gentle click, a shift of texture, a return to center.In that simple tactile motion, the scattered mind finds coherence.It's no accident that monks once used knotted cords, and devotees of every faith found something physical to hold. The body is not an obstacle to prayer; it is its doorway.The beads remind us that the sacred is not abstract. It lives in motion, in muscle memory, in the rhythm of the breath we already carry.Writing the Prayer That Fits Your HandsA traditional Hail Mary is short. That rhythm is what makes it powerful. When crafting your own prayers, remember that the rosary teaches through pacing. Keep them simple. A few phrases that flow easily through the lips. Something that can be memorized by the hands before it ever settles in the head.If a line feels awkward, change it.If a phrase feels hollow, replace it.The rosary rewards patience and play. You are allowed to experiment until the words hum in your chest.Every person's rosary will sound a little different, like accents in a shared language.That variety is not disorder it's creation in motion.A Universal PatternThough we call it the rosary, the practice of counting prayers is nearly universal.In Buddhism and Hinduism, the mala carries mantras through 108 beads.In Islam, the tasbih praises the 99 names of God.In the Eastern churches, the chotki keeps the Jesus Prayer alive in the breath.Each path strings intention into matter. Each one teaches that holiness is rhythmic, embodied, and endlessly adaptable. We aren't stealing from these traditions when we notice the resonance. We are witnessing the divine imagination repeating itself through many hands.Contemplation in MotionThe rosary is a teacher of balance.It gives you something to do when you don't know what to say.It gives your body a rhythm when the mind is full of static.It teaches that the sacred and the ordinary are separated only by attention.When we pray the beads, we don't escape the world, we enter it more deeply. Each repetition polishes the mirror of awareness until the face of Christ, the Lady, the Light, the Flame, whatever name you whisper, shines clearly in your own reflection.That is the quiet revolution of contemplative practice: it makes the heart spacious enough to hold the world.BenedictionBlessed Lady of the Rosaries,who turns the rhythm of human hands into prayer,teach us to count our days not by fear but by love.May every bead we touch remind us that the Holy is near,within breath, within heart, within the pulse of life itself.Guide our fingers through doubt,our minds through noise,our spirits through the long night of forgetting.May we remember that every prayer,whether whispered or woven,is one more spark in the chain of lightthat binds creation together.Amen.Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.Thank you for Tips / Donations: * https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett * https://patreon.com/cedorsett * https://cash.app/$CreationsPaths* Substack: https://www.creationspaths.com/New to The Seraphic Grove learn more For Educational Resource: https://wisdomscry.com Social Connections: * BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com * Threads https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/#Christopagan #CreationSpirituality #Rosary #Mysticism #SpiritualPractice #PrayerBeads #Interspiritual #MagicAndMystery #Brigid #SacredTechnologyChapters:00:00 Introduction: The Rosaries00:47 Host Introductions01:13 Episode Overview & Call to Action01:54 The Legend of St. Dominic and the Rosary03:23 Types of Rosaries Explained05:56 Creating Your Own Rosary Practice07:08 The Rosary as Spiritual Technology07:50 Benefits for Neurodivergent Practitioners09:03 Intention and Focus in Rosary Practice11:39 Developing a Brigid Rosary14:24 Crafting Your Own Prayers15:58 Flexible Approaches to the Rosary16:46 Getting Started: The Anglican Rosary17:19 Creation Spirituality Rosary17:55 Crafting Your Own Rosary18:55 Tips for Beginning Your Practice19:48 Journaling Your Experience20:26 Prayer Beads Across World Traditions21:28 Empowerment Through Personal Rosaries21:44 Engagement & Discussion Get full access to Creation's Paths at www.creationspaths.com/subscribe

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In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor sits down with Caitlyn Robinson to talk about how God intervened in her family's most earthshattering tragedy, transforming their despair into a profound witness of miraculous healing and faith.Whether you're a parent facing unimaginable difficulty, someone wrestling with the power of prayer, or just curious about how divine grace and the communion of saints can move mountains, this conversation will inspire you to believe in the impossible and recognize God's active presence in our darkest hours.What You'll Hear:Caitlyn, a mother of nine, recounts the terrifying Sunday morning when her 14-month-old son, Vincent, was found lifeless after drowning in their backyard hot tub, and the immediate, frantic attempts at CPR. The initial despair as Vincent showed no signs of life, the family's fervent prayers and Hail Marys, and the powerful, immediate prayer chain that ignited through their community, parish, and beyond.The hospital's grim prognosis after Vincent received 52 minutes of CPR with no pulse, Caitlyn's initial skepticism about a full recovery, and her profound realization of the intercessory power of the communion of saints.The pivotal role of the Novena to Blessed Michael McGivney, the placement of a relic on Vincent's chest during a hospital Mass, and how this led to his miraculous, complete recovery, including an organ-clear MRI and Vincent walking out of the hospital on the ninth day of the novena, perfectly fine.Hit follow or subscribe so you don't miss future episodes!

Nate Tice & Charles McDonald dive into the NFL Week 3 slate with their bold predictions, matchups to watch and more. The hosts kick things off with the Los Angeles Rams taking on the Philadelphia Eagles, before deep diving on our hoss fight of the week, Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers and a huge Monday night game with the Detroit Lions taking on the Baltimore Ravens.Later, Panning for Prospects returns as Nate & Charles check in on a few of their favorite draft prospects, with Nate highlighting the San Francisco 49ers rookies and Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza and Charles getting a take off his back on Miami QB Carson Beck. The duo wrap things up with their Hail Marys of the week, involving the New York Giants and Caleb Williams.(2:35) - Rams @ Eagles preview(19:50) - Broncos @ Chargers preview(35:00) - Lions @ Ravens preview(48:15) - Panning for Prospects(1:05:35) - Hail Mary bold predictions of the week Subscribe to Football 301 on your favorite podcast app:

Nate Tice & Charles McDonald dive into the NFL Week 3 slate with their bold predictions, matchups to watch and more. The hosts kick things off with the Los Angeles Rams taking on the Philadelphia Eagles, before deep diving on our hoss fight of the week, Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers and a huge Monday night game with the Detroit Lions taking on the Baltimore Ravens.Later, Panning for Prospects returns as Nate & Charles check in on a few of their favorite draft prospects, with Nate highlighting the San Francisco 49ers rookies and Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza and Charles getting a take off his back on Miami QB Carson Beck. The duo wrap things up with their Hail Marys of the week, involving the New York Giants and Caleb Williams.(2:35) - Rams @ Eagles preview(19:50) - Broncos @ Chargers preview(35:00) - Lions @ Ravens preview(48:15) - Panning for Prospects(1:05:35) - Hail Mary bold predictions of the week Subscribe to Football 301 on your favorite podcast app:

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Fantasy football fun is here—and with it comes the stress of rivalries, drama and other pressures – like coming in last in your league and facing an embarrassing punishment. Former NFL All-Pro fullback Ovie Mughelli will share insider tips for making the most of your season while keeping the focus on fun. Ovie is teaming up with DenTek® to talk about how to choose a winning lineup, reduce game-day stress, and avoid habits like grinding your teeth when the competition gets intense. Plus, he'll share the details of the laugh-out-loud Ultimate Fantasy Football Punishment Contest, giving fantasy veterans and rookies alike a reason to smile all season long. DenTek® is the #1 over-the-counter dental guard brand,* tackling the issue head-on with their “Fantasy Guards” campaign.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT FANTASY FOOTBALL WILL INCLUDE:1.      FUN — Expert tips for enjoying the game when picking a team and players2.      GAME TIME — The excitement and laughs of the ‘Ultimate Fantasy Football Punishment' contest3.      DEFENSE — Strategies to reduce game-day anxiety and protect your smile4.      PRO PROTECTION — How to protect your winning grin during the season with custom fit nighttime mouthguards  Ovie Mughelli is a Strategic Business Partner, Inspiring Speaker, and Sustainability Leader. His name means “King” in his parents' native tongue of Urhobo. Widely recognized as a two-time All-Pro NFL veteran, Ovie played nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. During his sophomore year in the NFL, he sustained an injury and was told he would never fully recover. Rather than allowing it to define him, he used it as motivation to become one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the league at the time. Today, Ovie focuses on educating and providing solutions in the healthcare space, helping practitioners and corporate decision-makers deliver better services to patients and employees while also improving profitability.On a personal level, Ovie is known for his love of life, good energy, and devotion to family. His children are his greatest inspiration and keep him grounded. A lifelong singer, he has been part of the church choir since childhood and even performed as a lead in the NFL Players Association men's choir. Though relentless and strong-willed in his pursuits, Ovie connects easily with others through empathy and laughter. He enjoys spending downtime with his children, gaming, and watching movies with his wife, Masika. Passionate about preparing his children for adulthood, he also takes pride in being a devoted husband.For Ovie, success is not measured by accolades alone but by peace, happiness, and the ability to provide for his family. Guided by the principle of doing unto others as he would have them do unto him, he strives to be remembered as someone who gave more than he took and who consistently added value to the lives of others—especially the youth.When it comes to entrepreneurship, Ovie has learned that the journey mirrors the unpredictability of professional sports, with “Hail Marys” often becoming part of the process when one is deeply committed to a mission. Through his speaking platform, he encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to research thoroughly, embrace failure and adversity as part of the process, and build resilience to come back stronger than before. His message extends beyond business ownership, inspiring forward-thinking professionals to push themselves into the top 5% of their fields by outworking their peers strategically, persevering with wisdom, and learning from every mistake. Ovie visits with Mark alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.Find out more at: www.DenTek.com/UltimatePunishment Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/late-night-health-radio--2804369/support.

Fantasy football fun is here—and with it comes the stress of rivalries, drama and other pressures – like coming in last in your league and facing an embarrassing punishment. Former NFL All-Pro fullback Ovie Mughelli will share insider tips for making the most of your season while keeping the focus on fun. Ovie is teaming up with DenTek® to talk about how to choose a winning lineup, reduce game-day stress, and avoid habits like grinding your teeth when the competition gets intense. Plus, he'll share the details of the laugh-out-loud Ultimate Fantasy Football Punishment Contest, giving fantasy veterans and rookies alike a reason to smile all season long. DenTek® is the #1 over-the-counter dental guard brand,* tackling the issue head-on with their “Fantasy Guards” campaign.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT FANTASY FOOTBALL WILL INCLUDE:1.      FUN — Expert tips for enjoying the game when picking a team and players2.      GAME TIME — The excitement and laughs of the ‘Ultimate Fantasy Football Punishment' contest3.      DEFENSE — Strategies to reduce game-day anxiety and protect your smile4.      PRO PROTECTION — How to protect your winning grin during the season with custom fit nighttime mouthguards  Ovie Mughelli is a Strategic Business Partner, Inspiring Speaker, and Sustainability Leader. His name means “King” in his parents' native tongue of Urhobo. Widely recognized as a two-time All-Pro NFL veteran, Ovie played nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. During his sophomore year in the NFL, he sustained an injury and was told he would never fully recover. Rather than allowing it to define him, he used it as motivation to become one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the league at the time. Today, Ovie focuses on educating and providing solutions in the healthcare space, helping practitioners and corporate decision-makers deliver better services to patients and employees while also improving profitability.On a personal level, Ovie is known for his love of life, good energy, and devotion to family. His children are his greatest inspiration and keep him grounded. A lifelong singer, he has been part of the church choir since childhood and even performed as a lead in the NFL Players Association men's choir. Though relentless and strong-willed in his pursuits, Ovie connects easily with others through empathy and laughter. He enjoys spending downtime with his children, gaming, and watching movies with his wife, Masika. Passionate about preparing his children for adulthood, he also takes pride in being a devoted husband.For Ovie, success is not measured by accolades alone but by peace, happiness, and the ability to provide for his family. Guided by the principle of doing unto others as he would have them do unto him, he strives to be remembered as someone who gave more than he took and who consistently added value to the lives of others—especially the youth.When it comes to entrepreneurship, Ovie has learned that the journey mirrors the unpredictability of professional sports, with “Hail Marys” often becoming part of the process when one is deeply committed to a mission. Through his speaking platform, he encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to research thoroughly, embrace failure and adversity as part of the process, and build resilience to come back stronger than before. His message extends beyond business ownership, inspiring forward-thinking professionals to push themselves into the top 5% of their fields by outworking their peers strategically, persevering with wisdom, and learning from every mistake. Ovie visits with Mark alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.Find out more at: www.DenTek.com/UltimatePunishment Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/late-night-health-radio--2804369/support.

Plays of the Week - Wk 1 Michael Penix is ready for liftoff. Chris Rodriguez has serious TD upside. Josh Downs and Jauan Jennings are ready to crush Ja'Tavian Sanders and Cole Kmet are sneaky streamers. Jerome Ford is a must-start, Cedric Tillman will answer Hail Marys. --

This week we turn our attention to the AFC North, a tough-nosed hard hitting slobber knocker of a division. The Ravens have won the last two years, the Bengals the two years before that. The Steelers haven't won the division since Big Ben was with the team in 2020 (And the browns have never won it!). Who could take it this year? The Bengals are struggling to sign their first round rookie Shemar Stewart, but have paid both Chase and Higgins, have Burrow, and are working to reach terms with Hendrickson. The defence has a new DC in Al Golden, but not a huge turnover of a sub-par roster so the offence will need to lead out if they are to be contenders this season. Can they avoid the slow start of other years that have often left them chasing their tails in the division race? The Ravens have Lamar Jackson and Derek Henry as the faces of an offence that sports good young receivers, some safe old hand like Andrews, and a solid offensive line. Their defence will need to keep up their consistent pass rush to get back to their heights from 2023 but still have talent on that side of the ball (albeit getting a little longer in the tooth). Will Henry have one more season left in the tank and help Lamar to ring them to the promised land? Its Superbowl or bust at this stage right? The Steelers haven't had a franchise passer since Big Ben, and are hoping that the aged body of Aaron Rodgers can lead them to postseason success. While he's been a lightning rod for controversy and underwhelming results in recent years, will he deliver in what he has said himself is likely his last season in the NFL? They've added DK Metcalf to help him on the outside, Kaleb Johnson to push Jaylen Warren in the RB room and a solid, if not overwhelming offensive line. The defence has been their calling card for years and still packs a bunch of blue chip talent, but that group is aging. Can aging vets like Darius Slay contribute, or possibly rookies like Harmon or Black step up? It's a long shot, but Rodgers was once known for his Hail Marys, could this be his greatest one? The Browns, an often overlooked little brother of this division, have decided to go from having one QB that is a problem, to having 4 QBs and that's the problem. Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett represent the “safe veteran” options, Dillion Gabriel and Shedeur “vroom vroom” Sanders are the upstart rookies. They have Jerome Ford and bunch of rookie RBs, a WR room led by Jerry Jeudy, and a middling to poor offensive line. The defence has Miles Garrett paired up with rookie Maason Graham…. And Denzel Ward? There is not a tonne to love on paper here, but all they need is one of the rookies to step up and the outlook changes drastically. It will be nice to be able to cheer them on again following the Watson debacle, but is there any chance of that cheering happening into late January? All this and much, much more on your one-stop shop for news, views and overreactions to all things NFL, the All Four Quarters podcast!

When we first meet business owners, it's kind of like anything else. We try to make ourselves look better than we typically are doing. And so we tell some stories that may or may not be true. In that process of getting to know business owners, we realize that there's a lot underneath the surface that we want to be able to explore—to see, ultimately, for one purpose: to liberate them from chaos and make time for what matters most. We're not impressed by storytelling much anymore because we've heard so many stories. By the time we peel back the curtain, we realize, "Oh, you're just like everybody else." And now we can get to work. Once we realize that, we can really get to work and take the sheen off. I want to explore something that we hear a lot from business owners when they first tell us everything's rosy, everything's good. And then we realize, “I'm not the best communicator. I really kind of stink at it.” Not only that, but my time starts to go away because I feel like I'm having to recommunicate over and over again. Hey, it's Scott Beebe with Business On Purpose. I mentioned this in the last few episodes, but if you haven't checked out The Dickie & Donnie Show, make sure to do that. It's both on this podcast thread for Business On Purpose and on our My Business On Purpose YouTube channel. You can actually watch them—they're super fun. Two of the coaches at Business On Purpose, who I have the privilege of working with, have a really great show. Dickie and Donnie—that's not their real names, but you'll get it the more you listen. Let's explore the concept of retention in the Big Five Feedback Loop Models. We want to guard our time like we guard our money. How do we do that? Let's root this conversation in communication. It's often a challenge in business owners' lives, and many owners find themselves in a constant state of reaction. They're waking up to chaos, spending their days as little firefighters—putting out fires, throwing Hail Marys, and juggling multiple tasks simultaneously. There's a mindset shift that's necessary to address that challenge. One of the key strategies is implementing what we call an ideal weekly schedule. We want to be great communicators, great budgeters, great job costers, and inventory takers—we want to do really well in the day-to-day tasks of business. But too many times we look up at 6 p.m. and say, “I got nothing done today.” The ideal weekly schedule involves working your week in time blocks. Kind of like Tetris. Remember that game? You got little blocks and you try to fit them in. That's what the ideal weekly schedule looks like. It recognizes that time—not money—is your most valuable asset. You can make more money. You can't make more time. Dietrich Bonhoeffer called time irrevocable. So why not manage it as carefully as your money? Think of your week as a budget of time slots that you allocate to specific tasks. Need time for estimating, sales, outreach, marketing? Then schedule it. Expecting client calls? Set aside time for those, too. The key is to predetermine these time buckets instead of letting others dictate your schedule. If you don't, someone else will—me, anybody else. You might think you need to be available whenever a client calls. That's a red flag. Firefighters and police officers are trained to respond in emergencies. That's not your role. The moment someone else is in charge of your time, you've lost control. I've heard it said that email is someone else's agenda for your day. Do you know the average person spends over three hours a day on email? The same goes for text messages and phone calls. When you feel like you need to be constantly available, ask yourself: is it truly necessary—or is it your ego needing validation? Here's what's likely happening: you're suffering from a disease we've diagnosed called LLVD—Latest Loudest Voice Disease. Sounds gross, right? But it's real. I'll go deeper into that in a future podcast, but for now, bookmark that term. If you heard it and thought, “Yep, that's me,” then it's time to step back and reassess. Remember this: your time is your time, and your calendar should reflect that. Some of you might be thinking, “No, it's not.” But yes, it is. We can go back and forth, but it's still your time. You can do something else with it. There may be consequences, but it's still yours. Until you believe that, you're not in a position to effectively schedule and manage your day. In a future podcast, I'll share a quote by Annie Dillard: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” You may argue that you need to be available for vendors, customers, or pressing matters. That's fair. But you can still meet those needs within a structured schedule. The goal is to take control of your time and use it intentionally, not reactively. Implementing this blocked schedule approach helps you create a more organized, efficient, and less stressful work environment. It allows you to focus on what matters, avoid interruptions, and ultimately improve productivity and work-life balance. I recently read a book by Dan Martell called Buy Back Your Time—great book. He talks about hiring an assistant to help free you up. After ten years in business, I realized I needed that. We've had people help before, but now we've brought on what we call an implementation assistant. For the first three months, their role is focused solely on me—getting things off my plate so I can do three primary things: coach my small group of clients, develop new tools (like a powerful operating system tool we're building), and do storytelling—podcasts, speaking engagements, and events. Anything outside those three priorities pulls from my time, and I can't get that time back. That's why we brought in support. We now have three scheduled email check-ins daily: morning, midday, and afternoon. Notice: I'm not in my email all day. In fact, I've only checked it two or three times in the last four weeks. And today? It's Monday, and I haven't even looked. But I know it'll be cleared by noon. Why? Because I value my time. We're investing in someone else to help us buy back time—because time is the one thing you can't get back. If you've got questions about any of this, go to businessonpurpose.com/ask. If you're a business owner with three or more employees doing $1M+ in revenue, we'd love to chat for 15–20 minutes. No strings. If you want to know how to work with us, we'll tell you—but only if you ask. Our goal is simple: to help you be liberated from chaos so you can make time for what matters most.  

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In their discussion of the struggle with the passions and in particular those associated with the bodily appetites and what we experienced through the senses, the fathers do not neglect to show us the effect that our thoughts and our lack of watchfulness can have upon the unconscious. Certain images and ideas will emerge from our dreams and often take on a form that can be agitating or of a subject matter that is disturbing spiritually. The fathers want us to understand that we are not morally culpable for what arises during the night in our dreams nor can the Evil One directly influence what happens because of our dreams such as nocturnal emissions. Yet, are not to ruminate upon the meaning or the content of these dreams during the day. To do so is to open ourselves “daydreaming”, where we openly allow ourselves to think about images thoughts and ideas that came to mind during the night. Such rumination then can be a source of temptation for us. It is best to set such thoughts aside and focus on fostering temperance and love. As long as we are focused upon God then what arises out of the unconscious will eventually be healed as well. However, if we are slothful or worse prideful we become more subject to the effects of such a dreams or their frequency will become more prominent in our life because of our lack of spiritual discipline. In Hypothesis XXXII, our attention is drawn toward the work of contrition. Saint Gregory tells us that contrition manifest itself in many forms of spiritual beauty. This is striking if only because of the negative connotation that the word contrition sometimes holds. Saint Gregory tells us that ultimately it is a path to beauty, goodness and love. When a soul first seeks after God at the outset it feels contrition out of fear. It is humbled by the depths of its poverty and how contrary this is to that which is good and to our essential dignity. Tears begin to flow and as they do the soul begins to develop a certain courage in the spiritual life and is warmed by a desire for heavenly joy. The soul which shortly before wept from the fear that it might be condemned, eventually weeps bitterly simply because of how far it perceives itself from the kingdom of heaven. As the soul is cleansed, however, it clearly beholds before it what the choirs of angels are and the splendor that belongs to these blessed spirits. Ultimately, the soul begins to behold the vision of God himself. One then weeps for joy as it waits to experience this vision in its fullness. When perfect contrition emerges then the soul's thirst for God is satiated; tears now turning in to the living waters of the kingdom. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:11:02 Lorraine Green: Fr., can you take a Mass request?  Where would we send that is so?  And the stipend? 00:11:33 Suzanne Romano: Reacted to I've got a (pet) rab... with "

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Larry Smith of the “WNBA on Ion” & “The IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular” talks What is Wrong with the Illini Men's Basketball Team with Mike Cagley. Share this podcast on your social media! We ask YOU to help Big Sports Radio & IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular grow on social media by following us on all our social media and engaging with the content posted. Every like, love, comment & share help Big Sports Radio and IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular reach more people and establish our position as the leader in entertaining, fast-paced, non-political sports programming. Don't miss our college sports focused podcasts: IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular I on the Illini Mike Cagley's Heat Checks & Hail Marys Thanks for listening!

An essay from Hayden Donnell arguing that according to the Bible, Donald Trump is definitely the antichrist. Hayden urges us to engage in some heavy duty Hail Marys, because if recent events have taught us anything, it's that being an irredeemable moron with a repellant personality and the countenance of a salamander wearing human skin is, if anything, an asset when it comes to inflicting misery on a global scale. See you in the comments at https://www.webworm.co This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.webworm.co/subscribe

Breaking Richard Allen; The Delphi Disgrace What happens when the justice system bends the rules a little too far? Richard Allen's defense team is making waves with a motion to correct errors in his conviction, unveiling alleged procedural missteps that might blow this case wide open. From questionable transfers to solitary confinement, to alleged violations of due process that scream “red flag,” this episode unpacks the avalanche of accusations against the state. Did the system's shortcuts rob Allen of a fair trial, or are these just desperate Hail Marys? And what happens when you trace the chaos back to a single decision? Is this motion the start of a new trial, or just a rollercoaster with no brakes? #TrueCrime #JusticeSystem #LegalAnalysis #RichardAllenCase #DefenseDiaries #HiddenKillers #MurderTrial Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

What happens when the justice system bends the rules a little too far? Richard Allen's defense team is making waves with a motion to correct errors in his conviction, unveiling alleged procedural missteps that might blow this case wide open. From questionable transfers to solitary confinement, to alleged violations of due process that scream “red flag,” this episode unpacks the avalanche of accusations against the state. Did the system's shortcuts rob Allen of a fair trial, or are these just desperate Hail Marys? And what happens when you trace the chaos back to a single decision? Is this motion the start of a new trial, or just a rollercoaster with no brakes? #TrueCrime #JusticeSystem #LegalAnalysis #RichardAllenCase #DefenseDiaries #HiddenKillers #MurderTrial Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

I am Forgiven1 John 2:12 “I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.”I decided to stick with some of the verses from the “I Am Who God Says I Am” Challenge from my Big Life mentoring group.  I have talked about many of the verses; however, the next one that I had not talked about before is 2 John 2:12. I particularly liked this one because I am not sure this is one that most of us would agree with.  Do you believe you are forgiven?  I recently learned something that I thought was so interesting.  I was at a meeting, and we were talking about the difference between Redemption and Salvation.  The way they explained it was to picture that you are in jail.  Redemption means someone has been paid for your freedom.  This means you have been redeemed.  You are now free to go, free to leave the jail in which you were held captive. However, the salvation doesn't come until you leave the prison. You need to be the one to accept that redemption and walk out of the door.  That is the hard part, that is the part that we struggle with a lot.  We might understand on some level that Jesus died for the sins of the world, and yet we struggle to believe that he died for our sins in particular.  Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?  Do you believe there is nothing you can do that won't be forgiven if you repent?  Do you believe you don't have to earn your forgiveness?  This is something else that we struggle with.  We think we have to be good enough to be forgiven.  We mess up, and then we think we need to fix everything before we turn to the Lord and ask for forgiveness.  This couldn't be further from the truth. There is nothing you have to do to be forgiven other than to be sorry for what you have done.  You can't earn your forgiveness, Jesus already paid the price for you.  He paid a high price, and when we try to earn our forgiveness, we are essentially saying what He paid wasn't enough.Father Mike was just talking about this idea of earning our forgiveness the other day on the Catechism in a Year podcast when he was talking about the sacrament of reconciliation.  When Catholics go to confession, we confess our sins, we say we are sorry to God for having sinned against Him, we receive absolution for our sins, and then the priest gives us penance.  Sometimes, when we get penance, we think that it is not severe enough.  For instance, we confess we committed a mortal sin, and the priest says that we should say 5 Hail Marys and 5 Our Fathers.  We don't see how that could possibly atone for our sins.  That's the thing: we are not atoning for our sins, our forgiveness is freely given to us because Jesus died on the cross.  He already atoned for our sins.  Penance is meant to help us turn our hearts back to God. Just as our sin was an active choice of turning away from God, penance is an active choice of turning back to God.What penance is meant to do is to help us get back on track.  In an ideal world, your penance would have something to do with what you were struggling with at the time of confession. For instance, if you are struggling with being kind to your family, your penance might be to say three kind things to each one of them before going to bed that night.  If you are struggling with pride, your penance might be, to say, the Litany of Humility.  This would be in an ideal world. However, there are not enough priests, and the priest might not always be able to come up with a creative penance that has to do with your specific struggle or your specific sins.  If you are given a penance that doesn't seem to “fit the crime,” so to speak, remember that you are not earning your forgiveness; you are not trying to buy it, it has already been purchased for you.  I read an article about doing penance after confession, and it said, “Just as sin wounds (or breaks) our relationship with God and makes our souls sick, penance is medicine that helps us turn our hearts back towards our Creator. Confession removes that sin from our shoulders. Penance helps us move towards a more holy future."The verse above says that our sins are forgiven on account of his name.” I mentioned earlier that sometimes we think we need to fix things before we confess what we have done.  We think we need to be perfect before we approach God and tell Him what we have done.  Romans 5:8 tells us, “But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  He didn't wait till we stopped sinning.  He didn't wait until we had all our ducks in a row, He didn't wait until we had life all figured out.  He died for our sins while we were still sinners.  This shows us how much God loves us and also shows us that He doesn't want us to wait until we are perfect because that day will never come.  God told Paul that His power is made perfect in our weakness.  We think we need to be perfect for God, and yet God doesn't require that of us.  He would rather we come to Him in our weakness and our brokenness.  If we are perfect, we don't need God.  If we could do it all ourselves, we wouldn't need God.  God is not there to watch us do all the work ourselves and then forgive us or love us after we have figured it all out.  He is there to help us figure it out.  He is there to guide us and to lead us in the right direction.  We can't change the really hard stuff without God's help.  We can't forgive others without God helping us change our hearts.  We can want to forgive, and yet God is the one who is in charge of the conversion of hearts.  He is the one who forgives us and helps us forgive others.  We need him all along the process.  The one thing I want to leave you with today is that your sins were forgiven when Jesus died on that cross.  You don't have to earn your forgiveness; you just have to accept it.  You have to walk in that freedom that comes with forgiveness.  If God has forgiven your sins and yet you are still walking around in a prison of your past mistakes, then what do you think that says to the Lord?  It says that you don't believe Jesus' sacrifice was enough to cover your sins.  It says you think you know more than God does because He has said you are forgiven, and you aren't accepting that forgiveness.  God has already paid your debt; He has already unlocked the door to your prison, all you have to do is walk out the door and live in that freedom.  Can you do that today?  Can you finally walk out of your prison and accept God's forgiveness?Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today.  Lord, we love you, and we ask you to help us accept your forgiveness.  We are tired of living in our own prisons Lord, show us the way out.  Change our hearts and our minds so we can accept that you love us so much that you sent your only son to die for our sins, even while we were still sinning.  Help us to walk in that freedom you bought for us.  Help us to forgive others as well.  You are the best Lord, and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus' holy name. Amen!Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus.  I want to remind everyone that mentoring starts back up tomorrow night. The theme for January is Identity, and it is one that we all need to hear. I hope you will prayerfully consider joining me. There is a link below with all the details.  Remember, Jesus loves you, and so do I! Have a blessed day!Today's Word from the Lord was received in June 2024 by a member of my Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. If you have any questions about the prayer group, these words, or how to join us for a meeting, please email CatholicCharismaticPrayerGroup@gmail.com. Today's Word from the Lord is, “I want my children to be still. Quiet yourselves so that you can hear me. I do put people situations and circumstances on your hearts and in your past. Don't discard my urgings. Do as I ask. I know that you hear me. I have made it so that you do.” www.findingtruenorthcoaching.comCLICK HERE TO DONATECLICK HERE to sign up for Mentoring CLICK HERE to sign up for Daily "Word from the Lord" emailsCLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter & receive a free audio training about inviting Jesus into your daily lifeCLICK HERE to buy my book Total Trust in God's Safe Embrace

Discover how to liberate your business from daily chaos with expert Scott Beebe, founder of Business on Purpose. In this value-packed episode, Scott reveals his proven four-pillar framework for systematizing your business operations, helping entrepreneurs escape the endless cycle of "putting out fires" and "throwing Hail Marys." You'll learn practical strategies for documenting critical processes, implementing effective vision reviews, and creating operational boundaries that actually increase your freedom. Scott shares his powerful insight about scripting your business activities—just as NFL teams script their opening plays—to create predictable outcomes amid unpredictability. From his personal journey of working with businesses ranging from 4 to 100 employees, Scott offers actionable advice for identifying the "enemy of chaos" that prowls around your business and implementing systems that allow your company to run with or without you. Whether you're drowning in operational details or ready to scale strategically, this episode provides the blueprint you need to play big faster.

Kirbs had a rough day in the office and declared war against technology, both flogs had a high scoring weekend. Father Gibbo is handing out Hail Marys left right and centre with some wild confessions and what caught my eye needs to be heard to be believed. All the dumb things produce some natural selection at its finest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ITL Hour 1: What are the potential pitfalls for the Texans in a game they should win straightforwardly? Thursday Night Football was entertaining and ITL breaks it down. QOTD: If you could bring back a broadcaster to call one more game, who would it be? ITL Hour 2: Around The NFL, QB Daniel Jones released, George Pickens threw a few Hail Marys last night, Seahawks without power, and more. Can you see a path for the Texans to a bye week, or at least home football through the conf-semis? What's Popping, Astros got an offer for Bregman, Brian Kelly losing players & more. ITL Hour 3: Bobby Slowik believes this offensive line is getting better. This is the ultimate test, though. If the Texans pass this test, have they turned the corner? ITL Lunch-Time Confessions, Figgy fresh out the joint? Sappy College Football Headline: “You scared, bro? Saturday” ITL Hour 4: Texans Win Because, Texans Lose Because vs Titans. Figgy's Mixtape: Tennessee stole something else from Houston other than the Oilers? ITL drafts the weekend.

ITL Hour 2: Around The NFL, QB Daniel Jones released, George Pickens threw a few Hail Marys last night, Seahawks without power, and more. Can you see a path for the Texans to a bye week, or at least home football through the conf-semis? What's Popping, Astros got an offer for Bregman, Brian Kelly losing players & more.

Around The NFL, QB Daniel Jones released, George Pickens threw a few Hail Marys last night, Seahawks without power, and more.

In episode 2 our team of shoppers discovers a group of survivors that have barricaded themselves in a bookstore in the mall's east wing. Now it's up to them to decide how they can help these survivors and get them to the roof of the mall by midnight. So far they've had a little bit of luck fighting off the undead, but will that luck continue? Or will they find themselves overrun as they seek out a distraction they can use to rescue their new friends?  If you're enjoying our zombie one-shot series be sure to check out our other one-shots such as our annual Monster of the Week one-shots: "Hunter's Haven," or our "Escape from Dino Island" one-shot. Or, be sure to check out our long-term series such as our Avatar Legends series "Benders & Brews" or our Dungeons & Dragons series "Criminals of Isla Numus." And, of course, be sure to like/follow/subscribe to Session Zero Heroes on whatever podcast streaming site you listen through, on our website at sessionzeroheroes.com, and on social media. Links to our profiles and channels are below! Social Media LinkTree - A Full List of our Links Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes Twitter - @Session0Heroes

Gibbo is back after a hectic schedule of racing with the spring carnival and he is in a chipper mood and tells of how hard work pays off, kirb stepped out to the murwillumbah rodeo set himself some KPI'S on the turps that led him to coming off the new tredly and busting himself up. Father Gibbo handed out some Hail Marys in his confessionals and WCME produces some quality lip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brad Evans & Ryan Horvat break down their favorite plus money prop bets for NFL Week 10. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stats geek Neil Greenberg on Hail Marys and Rookie QBs

In this episode, Tate Frazier and Cousin Sal recap NFL Week 8, discussing player safety and the NFC West's excitement. Next, they dive into Over/Under Reactions, discussing everything from Hail Marys vs. walk-off home runs to who is the scariest athlete ever. Then, they are joined by Nora Princiotti to assess the Jets' struggles and the Commanders' performance, while also evaluating the NFC North landscape. They explore Bill Belichick's future, potential changes in Dallas, and the Bengals' playoff chances. Hosts: Tate Frazier Guest: Cousin Sal, Nora Princiotti Producers: Jack Wilson, Sirushi Witte, Jonathan Frias, Chris Wohlers, Felipe Guilhermino, Mark Panik The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please visit theringer.com/RG to learn more about the resources and helplines available, and listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig is joined by Mitch Tischler from the Beltway Football Podcast to dive into the Commanders' electrifying walk-off Hail Mary win over the Bears. They discuss the contagious excitement and camaraderie displayed by the players—a bond that's been missing in recent seasons—and explore what's driving this team chemistry. Tischler also shares his concerns about the Commanders' red-zone inefficiency, the biggest challenge of the game, before they assess the mounting injury concerns only eight games into the season.

Week 8's Sunday slate is in the books and there were performances and injuries that will have long term fantasy implications. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon to breakdown all the action and place the games in three categories: Games we care about the most, games we sort of care about and games that could have been an email.Harmon begins the show, like he always does, by sharing one thing he cares and doesn't care about from SNF's clash between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers . Harmon and Behrens then recap a wild early game slate and provide instant fantasy analysis for the late window games as well:(1:30) - Matt's Care/Don't Care monologue for SNF Cowboys-49ers(10:30) - Matt and Andy's games they really care about: CHI@WSH, BAL@CLE, AZ@MIA(38:00) - Matt and Andy's games they sort of care about: ATL@TB, IND@HOU, GB@JAX, PHI@CIN, BUF@SEA(59:30) - Matt and Andy's games that could have been an email: KC@LV, LAC@NO, CAR@DEN, NYJ@NE, TEN@DET Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:

Hail Marys, Grand Slams, Jamesis Winston. quotes!   Host C.J. Sullivan, the Bet Detective, gets into the weekend of games that produced actual human excitment!  The Bombino thend detonates bombs for the Game 3 of the World Series and the Monday Night Football matchup between NYG/PIT.  The Deli Llama ten recaps the NFL Week 8 games including all the beats and covers .  Finally, a Man in the Box segment on living statues and catalytic convertors thieves.  Picks with bits are for tobacco use only! JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.ioFOLLOW The Sports Gambling Podcast On Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/gamblingpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFOLLOW The Hosts On Social MediaSean Green - http://www.twitter.com/seantgreenRyan Kramer - http://www.twitter.com/kramercentric================================================================Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)================================================================

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance to talk Hail Marys, Vikings and Wolves!

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance to talk Hail Marys, Vikings and Wolves!

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance to talk Hail Marys, Vikings and Wolves!

You thought the single life wasn't entertaining? Well, let us tell you! From a guy saying the Hail Mary to me on our first hangout (Hail Mary full of grace, may that never happen again) to Nicole's first date where she learned to fly a plane with a stranger…(catch flights, not feelings), and me throwing up after kissing a guy (hope you're doing well, king!), we're here to prove the single life is a fun place to be, even though it can be tough at times.Today, Nicole Farina, (who I like to call the 2024 Carrie Bradshaw) host of Charleston Diaries and the girl who went viral on TikTok for never having a boyfriend, joins me on the podcast to share the feelings and funny stories that come with being single. We have a lot in common: we both decided to go full-time with podcasting, we love Charleston, and oh yeah, we've both never had a boyfriend—until recently, when Nicole got cuffed for the first time! YAY!This episode is a mix of giggle hour and girl talk as we dive into crazy date stories, sh**ty situationships, and the feelings that aren't talked about enough when you're single. For real though: what is the deal with the random “switch-ups” in a situationship, and when did situationships become a thing? Because I don't remember signing on a dotted line! Honestly, you'll probably be shocked by some of these stories, but I told you—our lives are an open book. Like, “Oh, you didn't think this could happen?” Oh well, it did.We're here to remind you that you're exactly where you're meant to be, you're not "behind,” and the right person will come along when the time is right. This is the most relatable episode I've done PERIOD. All the single ladies (and gents), gather around...this one's for you. LOVE YOU!!!

Killer Nun (1979) Category: SPOOKY SEASON - GIALLO 2/3 The Dirty Dudes light a candle for their Giallo journey. Bones brings in some naughty nuns to spice things up. Kron goes on about the science of chili nights, LD can't get over all the puffy breasts and Bones just wants a decent lamp to smash a skull with. Say some Hail Marys...because your going to need them this week.  -Crash & Squirm  JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.com/invite/zzRTFVD3xt QUESTIONS? EMAIL US AT 5dayrentalspodcast@gmail.com Theme by Dkrefft https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yxWXpxlqLE4tjoivvU6XL

CBS didn't just deceptively edit a Speaker Mike Johnson response, they vivisected it. And the Panic is very real for Kamala, who is now mulling the idea of going on the Joe Rogan Podcast, in the Hail Mary of all Hail Marys. Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Our Lady of the Rosary Lectionary: 461The Saint of the day is Our Lady of the RosaryThe Story of Our Lady of the Rosary Saint Pius V established the feast of Our Lady of Victory to thank God for the Christian defeat of the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to praying the rosary. Pope Gregory XIII changed the name to Feast of the Holy Rosary–originally celebrated on the first Sunday in October–in 1573. Pope Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716. And in 1913, Saint Pius X set the date for the feast that we know today of October 7. The development of the rosary has a long history. First a practice developed of praying 150 Our Fathers in imitation of the 150 Psalms. Then there was a parallel practice of praying 150 Hail Marys. Soon a mystery of Jesus' life was attached to each Hail Mary. Though Mary's giving of the rosary to Saint Dominic is recognized as a legend, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of Saint Dominic. One of them, Alan de la Roche, was known as “the apostle of the rosary.” He founded the first Confraternity of the Rosary in the 15th century. In the 16th century, the rosary was developed to consist of 15 mysteries: joyful, sorrowful and glorious. In 2002, Pope John Paul II added the five Mysteries of Light to this devotion. Reflection The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation. Pius XII called it a compendium of the gospel. The main focus is on Jesus—his birth, life, death, and resurrection. The “Our Fathers” remind us that Jesus' Father is the initiator of salvation. The “Hail Marys” remind us to join with Mary in contemplating these mysteries. They also make us aware that Mary was and is intimately joined with her Son in all the mysteries of his earthly and heavenly existence. The “Glory Bes” remind us that the purpose of all life is the glory of the Trinity. The rosary appeals to many. It is simple. The constant repetition of words helps create an atmosphere in which to contemplate the mysteries of God. We sense that Jesus and Mary are with us in the joys and sorrows of life. We grow in hope that God will bring us to share in the glory of Jesus and Mary forever. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Matt and Evan discuss Baylor's TOUGH loss to Colorado, discuss this week's matchup against #22 BYU, and take a look around the Big 12, and much more. Tap in! Don't forget to get you some new merch from Homefield Apparel! https://www.homefieldapparel.com/?rfsn=7373419.6f3792 code: MOREBEARS 15% off for new customers, 10% for existing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sleepy and Dosia are back at it once again. This episode they discuss: 00:36 - In Memoriam: Nick Taylor 04:20 - Deion Sanders and Colorado Football 13:39 - Shannon Sharpe's Controversy 24:17 - Debate Analysis: Kamala Harris vs. Trump 40:24 - Diddy's Legal Troubles 47:22 - James Earl Jones, Rich Homie Quan, and Frankie Beverly tributes 54:28 - Tyreek Hill Incident and the police 59:48 - Caitlin Clark's Political Stance 1:05:19 - Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Performance and Lil Wayne 1:29:12 - NBA What If Scenarios Introduction 1:42:11 - Mount Rushmore of Atlanta Rappers Email the show at straightolc@gmail.com or justposted1906@gmail.com    Join The Just Posted Facebook group https://shorturl.at/XvCmF  Follow Just Posted on Instagram @justpostedpodcast  Hit the Voicemail at 641-715-3900 Ext. 769558 Follow SOLC Network online Instagram: https://bit.ly/39VL542                            Twitter: https://bit.ly/39aL395                             Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sQn7je                    To Listen to the podcast Podbean https://bit.ly/3t7SDJH                        YouTube http://bit.ly/3ouZqJU                        Spotify http://spoti.fi/3pwZZnJ                        Apple http://apple.co/39rwjD1                        Stitcher http://bit.ly/3puGQ5P                       IHeartRadio http://ihr.fm/2L0A2y1 

Week 4 of the Big 12 college football season kicked off the majority of conference play! There were upsets across the board, and wild Hail Mary and more. Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo reacts to another crazy week of Big 12 football. 00:00 - 1:17 Intro 1:18 - 6:20 Colorado vs. Baylor 6:20 - 11:22 Utah vs. Oklahoma State 11:22 - 17:32 Kansas State v. BYU 17:32 - 22:22 TCU vs. SMU 22:22 - 30:00 Kansas vs. West Virginia 30:00 - 33:57 Texas Tech vs. Arizona State 33:57 - 37:00 Cincinnati vs. Houston 37:01 - 39:39 Iowa State vs. Arkansas State

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo and Frankie de la Cretaz join Sarah to discuss their book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League. They talk about making big editorial decisions together and the opportunity to give well-deserved attention to the women of the league. Plus, they give their takes on the Cathy Englebert non-answer saga and producer Misha weighs in, too.  Get Frankie and Lyndsey's book here Subscribe to Frankie's queer sports newsletter here Read Lyndsey's work at Awful Announcing here Check out the HERRICANES film Frankie mentioned here How did your experience playing sports impact your life down the road? Send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com or leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ringer's Bill Simmons updates his NBA tier list after the latest free agent moves and then discusses what he thinks Danny Ainge's plan is with Lauri Markkanen, why the CBA is broken, and the thought process behind Wyc Grousbeck's decision to sell his stake in the Celtics (02:06). Next, Bill is joined by Fox Sports' Rob Stone to discuss the disappointing USMNT loss to Uruguay, debate whether Christian Pulisic is good enough to be the best player on a team, talk about the lost opportunities to capitalize on soccer interest in the country, and more (31:39). Bill is also joined by Van Lathan, and they talk through the drafting of Bronny James, the hope they have for 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' to be decent, what will happen with Joe Biden, the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef, and their thoughts on Season 3 of FX's 'The Bear' (55:24). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Rob Stone and Van Lathan Producers: Steve Ceruti and Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Questions Covered:  03:08 – Regarding Mary’s bodily death, is it a valid theology opinion or position to take that she did not die but was assumed without dying first, given its not part of the dogma itself?  05:46 – I heard a priest say that even an atheist can get to heaven, is this true?  16:52 – Why does the rosary have ten Hail Marys in a row? Is there a significance to this?  22:28 – Do rights exist or are rights just something that came out of the enlightenment period?   35:13 – Can the verse Act 8:16 and Acts 19:1-6 be used in an argument for the efficacy of Baptism?   44:35 – Is there any connection of “That which dwells” from the Old Testament to the Holy Spirit?  52:47 – Why are the Gospels written in third person?   …

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