Ave Explores

2nd Week of Advent: Pursuing Holiness Together with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, and Fr John Burns

December 6th, 2024  |  Season 26  |  37 mins 9 secs

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Advent is more than just a season—it’s an invitation to journey together as a Church, pursuing divine life with the Lord. In this episode, Fr. John Burns and Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, share their powerful ministry work with priests and religious sisters. They also offer heartfelt encouragement for all vocations, reminding us that holiness is a shared pursuit.

Join us as we explore how Advent calls each of us—whether single, married, or consecrated—to grow in unity and prepare our hearts for Christ.

1st Sunday of Advent with Heather Khym

November 30th, 2024  |  Season 26  |  38 mins 49 secs

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Advent is a chance to encounter Jesus in a new way, and Heather Khym offers advice on how to settle into the new liturgical season and embrace it as a time of reflection and resolution.

Teaser: Starting Advent with Fr. Dave Pivonka

November 26th, 2024  |  Season 26  |  26 mins 11 secs

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In the first episode of Ave Explores Advent with Heather Khym, Fr. Dave Pivonka, president of Franciscan University, reflects on his favorite traditions of the Advent season and offers practical ways we can embrace the slow and intentional moments in the beginning of the new Liturgical year.

Embracing Suffering in Holy Week with Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT

March 31st, 2023  |  Season 19  |  35 mins 2 secs

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Holy Week not only should be a time for deep contemplation of Christ's suffering but also an invitation to enter into our own hardship. On this week's podcast, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, discusses how patient suffering is a chance to grow closer to Jesus.

Return to Lent with Mark Hart

February 15th, 2023  |  Season 19  |  34 mins 32 secs

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In this special episode of Ave Explores: Lent 2023, Mark Hart, AKA the "Bible Geek," says that we shouldn't start Lent hoping to complete a series of tasks on a list. Rather, we should commit ourselves to growing closer to Jesus.

The Holy Family with The Bulmans

December 17th, 2022  |  Season 18  |  38 mins 28 secs

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Rachel and Jason Bulman, contributors to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, discuss cultivating holiness, prayerfulness, and humility in a family. The couple also talks about how your healing journey can be essential to growing in holiness as a family.

The Child Jesus with Michelle Benzinger

December 10th, 2022  |  Season 18  |  31 mins 19 secs

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Michelle Benzinger, cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, explores how childlike wonder is a source of joy and healing during Advent. Michelle says that as we contemplate the infant Jesus, we are brought into the beauty and simplicity of the incarnation. She also shares her own family's growing sense of delight in God's creation and in one another.

Joseph as Protector with Fr. Josh Johnson

December 3rd, 2022  |  Season 18  |  42 mins 37 secs

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Fr. Josh Johnson, host of the podcast Ask Fr. Josh, reflects on the essential role of fathers in families and in the Church. He also discusses how fathers--through their role as protectors and shepherds--can inspire and transform a family.

Mary as Healer with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT

November 26th, 2022  |  Season 18  |  26 mins 30 secs

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Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, introduces the theme of each week of her Advent reflection journal, Behold. She also explains how allowing ourselves to gaze at God--and inviting God into our lives--is the most fruitful way to begin the Advent season.

Easter Sunday with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT

April 17th, 2022  |  Season 15  |  22 mins 22 secs

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Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, concludes her Restore reflections for Lent and offers practical ways to fully enter into the celebration of the Easter season.