Ave Explores

It's Still Christmas with Fr. Michael White & Tom Corcoran

December 30th, 2020  |  Season 8  |  22 mins 45 secs

Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran, authors of bestselling Messages series for Advent and Lent and the award-winning [ital] Rebuilt, discuss how to celebrate the entire Christmas season and stay connected as a parish community.

All Things in Charity with Heidemarie Peterson of Reliquary Supply

December 23rd, 2020  |  Season 8  |  25 mins 21 secs

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Heidemarie Petersen, owner of Reliquary Supply, says that charity means little if it isn't rooted in your heart. She practices charity personally and through her Catholic small business, giving to other organizations and hiring people from marginalized and oppressed communities.

Living with Joy with Kelly Wahlquist

December 16th, 2020  |  Season 8  |  24 mins 6 secs

Kelly Wahlquist, founder of WINE: Women in the New Evangelization, says that joy is ultimately rooted in peace. She offers encouragement on ways to maintain joy during Advent in the time of coronavirus.

Hopeful Anticipation with Bishop William Wack, C.S.C.

December 9th, 2020  |  Season 8  |  25 mins 55 secs

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Most Rev. William Wack, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, reflects on spending the Advent season anticipating the birth of Jesus with a joyful, hopeful, and generous heart.

Hope Looks Different this Year with Justina Kopp

December 2nd, 2020  |  Season 8  |  30 mins 29 secs

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Justina Kopp explains how she grew in faithfulness and hope while pregnant with her now-four-year-old quadruplets. Kopp says that although hope may feel different in light of the pandemic and the social unrest in the country this year, it is still valuable to look for the light that only Christ brings.