web01.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:24:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ave Explores - Episodes Tagged with “Prepare Your Heart” https://aveexplores.fireside.fm/tags/prepare%20your%20heart Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0500 A project of Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores helps you discover and learn about aspects of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles, looking at topics relevant to the spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way. en-us episodic Everyday Faith for Everyday Catholics Ave Maria Press A project of Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores helps you discover and learn about aspects of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles, looking at topics relevant to the spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way. no Faith, Ave Maria press, Catholicism, Catholic, Mary, Church, Our Lady, Blessed Mother, Jesus Ave Maria Press katieprejean@gmail.com Week Four of Prepare Your Heart: Holding Jesus like Mary in Advent with Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, SV https://aveexplores.fireside.fm/aveexploresadvent2023sisterzeliemarialouissv a7f04789-fdd3-426a-844f-6507d68ae6d0 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0500 Ave Maria Press full 22 Ave Maria Press Mary opened her arms to the child Jesus, and we are called to do the same. Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, a Sister of Life serving pregnant women in Manhattan, reflects on how we can look to Mary as a perfect example of holiness and love of the Lord in the final days of Advent. 36:20 no Mary opened her arms to the child Jesus, and we are called to do the same. Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, a Sister of Life serving pregnant women in Manhattan, reflects on how we can look to Mary as a perfect example of holiness and love of the Lord in the final days of Advent. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/) Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores, Prepare Your Heart, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, Katie Prejean McGrady, Bobby and Jackie Angel, Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, SV, Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Advent prayer journal Mary opened her arms to the child Jesus, and we are called to do the same. Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, a Sister of Life serving pregnant women in Manhattan, reflects on how we can look to Mary as a perfect example of holiness and love of the Lord in the final days of Advent.

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]]> Week Two of Prepare Your Heart: Holy Witnesses in Advent with Meg Hunter-Kilmer https://aveexplores.fireside.fm/aveexploresadvent2023hunterkilmer 93f35e48-e54d-42ea-965c-78cdd73b4d50 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0500 Ave Maria Press full 22 Ave Maria Press Meg Hunter-Kilmer offers insights into how the stories of the saints can help us more purposefully enter into Advent, preparing our hearts with the witness of faithful men and women who have spent their lives preparing to meet Jesus. 39:04 no Meg Hunter-Kilmer offers insights into how the stories of the saints can help us more purposefully enter into Advent, preparing our hearts with the witness of faithful men and women who have spent their lives preparing to meet Jesus. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/) Ave Maria Press, Ave Explores Advent 2023, Prepare Your Heart, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Katie Prejean McGrady, Bobby Angel, Jackie Angel, Advent prayer and meditation journal Meg Hunter-Kilmer offers insights into how the stories of the saints can help us more purposefully enter into Advent, preparing our hearts with the witness of faithful men and women who have spent their lives preparing to meet Jesus.

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]]> Week One of Prepare Your Heart: Preparing for Nazareth Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR https://aveexplores.fireside.fm/aveexploresadvent2023 e6ef35a2-3c26-4004-b5c8-9be7950a4531 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500 Ave Maria Press full 22 Ave Maria Press Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, author of Prepare Your Heart, explains how the season of Advent is a chance to enter into the heart of Nazareth, a place of respite, rest, and formation. At the beginning of the liturgical year, it’s so easy to become consumed with the busyness of the season, the work that must be done for Christmas, and we can forget how this is ultimately a time to prepare to welcome Jesus. Fr. Agustino explains how when we purposefully prepare our hearts, we are joyfully anticipating the gift of Christmas in the best way possible. 44:49 no Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, author of Prepare Your Heart, explains how the season of Advent is a chance to enter into the heart of Nazareth, a place of respite, rest, and formation. At the beginning of the liturgical year, it’s so easy to become consumed with the busyness of the season, the work that must be done for Christmas, and we can forget how this is ultimately a time to prepare to welcome Jesus. Fr. Agustino explains how when we purposefully prepare our hearts, we are joyfully anticipating the gift of Christmas in the best way possible. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/) Ave Explores, Prepare Your Heart, Advent 2023, Katie Prejean McGrady, Ave Maria Press, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, the way to Nazareth, Jackie and Bobby Angel, Meg Hunter Kilmer, Sr. Zelie Maria Louis, SV Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, author of Prepare Your Heart, explains how the season of Advent is a chance to enter into the heart of Nazareth, a place of respite, rest, and formation. At the beginning of the liturgical year, it’s so easy to become consumed with the busyness of the season, the work that must be done for Christmas, and we can forget how this is ultimately a time to prepare to welcome Jesus. Fr. Agustino explains how when we purposefully prepare our hearts, we are joyfully anticipating the gift of Christmas in the best way possible.

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