Living the Word Bible Podcast

Episode 50: Find Peace in the New Year Featuring Barbara Heil

December 27th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 43 secs

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The secret to peace on earth starts at home, in the daily give-and-take of our relationships. Barb Heil unpacks the radical power of forgiveness to give us peace, to bless others, and to open our hearts to all God wants to give us. Listen for practical ways to recognize and let go of unforgiveness and enter the new year with a clean slate.

Episode 49: God Wants to Be with Us! The Joy of the Incarnation Featuring Gayle Somers

December 20th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 23 secs

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Have you ever thought that Advent longing is just as much God longing for us as it is us seeking for him? Gayle Somers shares the surprising things she discovered about what the Incarnation meant to God as she studied the Old Testament through Catholic eyes (hint: our bodies matter!). She also suggests a new way to approach the manger at Christmas.

Episode 48: Rejoice! Isaiah’s Prophecies Inspire Hope Today Featuring Debora Holiday

December 13th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  27 mins 54 secs

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“All the mysteries of our Lord” are wrapped up in the ancient prophecy of Isaiah, said St. Jerome. Understanding this Advent prophet will enrich your journey to Christmas as you meditate on the Mass readings—as Debora Holiday explains in this episode. Learn why and expect to rejoice!

Episode 47: Luke’s Infancy Narratives: Mary’s Side of the Story Featuring Lavinia Spirito

December 6th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 51 secs

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Each gospel presents the coming of Jesus differently, and Luke’s telling stands out as an eyewitness account from Mary. Who was she? What can we learn from the details Luke gives us? Listen as Lavinia Spirito helps us understand the paradox and the scandal of the incarnation and proposes one particular scripture to help keep our eyes on Jesus as we wait and prepare for Christmas.

Episode 46: Discovering Mark, the Evangelist of Ordinary Time Featuring Colleen Vermeulen

November 29th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  50 mins 4 secs

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Do you know more about Jesus, than you know him, yourself? Who Jesus Christ is and why it matters is at the heart of Mark’s gospel, which is highlighted in the liturgy this year. In this episode, Sarah and Colleen Vermeulen talk about their favorite parts of Mark as they highlight its unique features and invite listeners to consider their response to his good news.

Episode 45: Preparing for Christ the King in the Old Testament Featuring Debora Holiday

November 22nd, 2023  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 54 secs

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Do you every wonder what it means that Jesus is king? Our democracy gives us no point of reference to understand royalty, and church and state are separate. In this episode, Debora Holiday traces the idea of kingship throughout salvation history to help us welcome Christ the King into our hearts and lives.

Episode 44: Deep Meaning in the Book of Ruth Featuring Kelly Anderson

November 15th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 32 secs

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The story of Ruth and Boaz in the Bible is far more than a love story. In this episode, Kelly Anderson explores its deeper significance and the way it reveals a theology of Woman as vehicle of God’s blessing; a theology of married love as mutual self-giving that leads to joy and blessing; and its powerful message that God can bring light and life into the darkest situations.

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Episode 43: Making Sense of Violence in the Old Testament Featuring Tamra Fromm

November 9th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 25 secs

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Do you struggle with reading the Old Testament because of the violent passages in it, including places where God appears to condone, encourage, or even be responsible for that violence? Tamra Fromm offers a framework for reading those passages and considers them in the light of Christ's teaching.

Content warning: Mentions of disturbing violence portrayed in the Old Testament, including the rape and dismemberment of the Levite’s concubine in Judges 19.

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Episode 42: Discover God’s Healing Love in His Word Featuring Rose Sweet

November 2nd, 2023  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 13 secs

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When you are emotionally wounded, how do you find healing? After two divorces and suffering from relationships that never gave what she was seeking, Rose Sweet discovered the personal, persevering, powerful love of God. Listen as she tells her story and shares from scripture how God meets the five basic emotional needs of the human person — and gives three practical tips to help you move forward.

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Episode 41: Blessings Unveiled: Navigating the Book of Revelation featuring Lavinia Spirito

October 26th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  42 mins 37 secs

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Reading the book of Revelation may not be easy, but there is a blessing attached to it! Lavinia Spirito tells why it’s worth taking the effort and gives some suggestions for approaching the book so as to hear its good news and discover its practical implications for our lives.

Episode 40: Reading the Bible One Word at a Time featuring Allison Gingras

October 19th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 48 secs

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Do you ever find that a single word or phrase jumps out at you as you pray with Scripture, and wonder how to ponder it further? Allison Gingras, developer of Stay Connected Journals for Women, explains how she explores the meaning of individual words to come to a deeper understanding and connection to the Lord.

Episode 39: God’s Word and Our Love for the Poor Featuring Shannon Wimp-Schmidt

October 12th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 56 secs

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If God’s word truly has the power to transform us, it will impact the way we treat other people—especially the poor and the marginalized, and even those we might not want to care for. Shannon Wimp-Schmidt, author of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's: A Black Catholic Celebration of Faith, Tradition, and Diversity, dives into Catholic social teaching and shares what she has gleaned from Scripture about God’s heart for the poor and how that has impacted her personally.

Episode 38: Learn to Pray the Scriptural Rosary Featuring Susan Wallace

October 5th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 46 secs

Are you looking for a way to pray with scripture? The “scriptural rosary” is a beautiful way to draw you deeper into the mysteries of the gospel and closer to Jesus and Mary. Susan Wallace tells how circumstances drew her into a relationship with the Blessed Mother and describes how praying the Scriptural Rosary helped slow down and deepen her prayer life. She and Sarah close the episode by praying a decade together, providing a model to follow.

Episode 37: A Journey with the "Bent Over" Woman in Luke's Gospel Featuring Pat Gohn

September 28th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 51 secs

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What keeps you from seeing the face of Jesus or hearing his voice? Pat Gohn describes how she found a deep connection with the “bent-over woman” of Luke’s gospel while she struggled to stand straight after cancer surgery. She tells how the woman’s experience with Jesus parallels our experience at Mass and suggests a way to prepare to receive his healing word more fully. She and Sarah reflect on the way Jesus seeks us out and calls us friends.

Episode 36: Getting to Know Saint Matthew Featuring Hunter-Kilmer

September 21st, 2023  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 40 secs

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Have you ever stopped to think about why Jesus called people who may have despised each other to be in his inner circle—and what effect that may have had on their ministry? Meg Hunter-Kilmer explains why she loves “Matthew the man” and how the radical power of grace transformed him and impacted the gospel that bears his name. Learn why we should care about all of the Old Testament references there, and why we might want to read a whole gospel when we hear it each Sunday at Mass.

Episode 35: Resilient Women of the Bible: Their Strength in Times of Grief Featuring Katie Cavadini

September 14th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 19 secs

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We can always turn to Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows in sorrows of our own—but we can also learn from other women throughout biblical history who bore sorrow with patient endurance, who endured with love and strengthened their children in the faith. Katie Cavadini brings several of those women to life and talks with Sarah about how they lived out the mystery of love and can help us do so, as well.