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5th Week of Lent: Lent Makes Us Courageous with Pete Burak
March 21st, 2026 | 37 mins 1 sec
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Author of A Man on Purpose, Pete Burak shares how courage doesn’t begin with heroic moments, but with daily faithfulness. In this episode, he explores how small, sometimes difficult Lenten practices—like fasting—form us to respond when God calls us to step forward in bigger ways.
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4th Week of Lent: The Cross is Humbling with Meg Hunter-Kilmer
March 14th, 2026 | Season 32 | 34 mins 54 secs
ali hoffman, ave explores, ave maria press, fr. gregory pine, fr. jerónimo espinosa, fr. patrick mary briscoe, katie mcgrady, laura fanucci, lenten journal, lenten video and podcast series, mary lenanburg, meg hunter-kilmer, op, pete burak, witness
Crucifixion was meant to be a humiliating death, a public sign of defeat. Yet Jesus transforms the Cross into the place of ultimate victory. In this episode of Ave Explores, Meg Hunter-Kilmer reflects on how gazing upon the Cross humbles us—revealing both the depth of Christ’s love and the saving power found in what once seemed like failure.
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3rd Week of Lent: Suffering with Christ featuring Mary Lenaburg
March 7th, 2026 | Season 32 | 38 mins
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When we stand at the foot of the Cross, we encounter true compassion—literally, “to suffer with.” Mary Lenaburg knows this compassion intimately. Having experienced profound sorrow and deep joy, she understands that suffering is not a season to escape but a place to remain with Christ. While her life has not been a perpetual Lent, she has learned how to walk through it—standing beside Jesus at the Cross and discovering there a love that redeems every trial.
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2nd Week of Lent: Friendship at the Cross with Fr. Jeronimo Espinosa and Ali Hoffman
March 2nd, 2026 | Season 32 | 48 mins 23 secs
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Lent invites us to stand at the foot of the Cross—but never alone. The Christian life is meant to be lived in communion, alongside companions who help draw us closer to the Lord. In this episode, Fr. Jerónimo Espinosa and Ali Hoffman reflect on how friendship and community have shaped their faith over the years. Through their shared journey, they reveal the beauty of growing in intimacy with Jesus through genuine relationships and the transformative grace that comes from encountering the Lord together.
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1st Week of Lent: Dignity at the Cross with the Sisters of Life
February 21st, 2026 | Season 32 | 48 mins 36 secs
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Rooted in their mission to uphold the dignity of every human person, the Sisters of Life witness to the truth that no one is beyond God’s love and mercy. During Lent, we are invited to stand at the foot of the Cross and encounter the Lord’s loving gaze, even in his suffering. Sr. Cora Caeli and Sr. Magnificat Rose share how they live Lent as religious sisters, reflecting on why the cross is not something to avoid but to embrace—especially as we repent, convert, and cling to Christ throughout these forty days.