Ave Explores
Everyday Faith for Everyday Catholics
We found 6 episodes of Ave Explores with the tag “saints”.
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Encouraging Kids to Think About Holiness with Lisa M. Hendey
November 13th, 2020 | Season 7 | 32 mins 13 secs
catholicism, faith, holiness, kids, saints
Author Lisa M. Hendey discusses writing children’s books about the lives of the saints and shares advice on how to talk with kids about becoming holy in their everyday lives.
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Diversity of the Saints with Gloria Purvis
November 4th, 2020 | Season 7 | 43 mins 34 secs
catholicism, communion of saints, diversity, saints
Gloria Purvis explains that learning the stories of black, indigenous, and other diverse saints helps to expand the understanding of holiness in the world. She also shares about the lives of several diverse men and women with open causes for canonization.
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Broken Saints for Broken People with Meg Hunter-Kilmer
October 28th, 2020 | Season 7 | 46 mins 13 secs
ave explores, ave maria press, brokenness, faith, family, saints
Meg Hunter-Kilmer, author of the forthcoming Saints Around the World, loves to tell stories of the saints, especially those who are not as well known. She shares how growing close to holy men and women has helped her to love Christ more. Hunter-Kilmer says each saint she’s grown close to has been a unique match during particular challenges in her life.
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The Saints in our Lives with Maria Morera Johnson
October 23rd, 2020 | Season 7 | 34 mins 7 secs
ave explores, cuba, immigration, saints, teresa of avila
Maria Morera Johnson discusses her family’s immigration to the United States from Cuba. Johnson, the author of Our Lady of Charity, shares the journey that led her to a relationship with the saints, especially St. Teresa of Avila, and a deeper prayer life.
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Saints 101 with Doug Tooke
October 21st, 2020 | Season 7 | 44 mins 5 secs
catholicism, holiness, saints
Doug Tooke, vice president of mission at ODB Films and host of the Renovo podcast, explains canonization, the process the Church uses to declare a person a saint. He also discusses how each of us can strive for holiness.
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Eyes Fixed to Heaven with Sr. Bethany Davis, F.S.P.
October 14th, 2020 | Season 7 | 49 mins 45 secs
ave explores, ave maria press, catholicism, faith, holiness, saints
Sister Bethany Davis of the Daughters of St. Paul sits down with Katie Prejean McGrady to explore what it means to be holy and keep our eyes fixed to heaven, not just because that makes us “a good Catholic,” but because it’s what Jesus wants for our lives. Sister Bethany tells her vocation story, explores the charism and mission of her congregation, and also shares about the new book of saints from the Daughters of St. Paul, In Caelo et in Terra: 365 Saints, and how this project ten years in the making is finally coming to fruition.