Episodes

  • All Hands on Deck
    May 5 2026

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. They talk about how his call has evolved over the years, the role of the dicastery and that we are each called to help each other develop, and the importance of listening to each other. Listen to the full episode today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
    • Learn about the Roman Curia and the different dicastery.
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    39 mins
  • Something Bigger at Work
    Apr 21 2026

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview award winning writer, speaker, and digital creator Laura Kelly Fanucci. They talk about how to live and pray within the tensions of life, the importance of authenticity in writing about faith, and Laura's most recent book, "Living Easter: 50 Days to Practice Resurrection." Listen to the full episode today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about Laura and find her new book here.
    • Read Laura's Substack, The Holy Labor, here.
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    47 mins
  • Embracing Nonviolence
    Apr 7 2026

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview Angelo Martinez, Manager of Faith Based Relations at the The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. They talk about equipping faith leaders with nonviolence training, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King, the importance of spiritual discipline. Listen today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about The King Center.
    • Learn more about the Better Together Faith Based Initiative.
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    55 mins
  • Tough Minded and Tender Hearted
    Mar 24 2026

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview Michael Okinczyc-Cruz, Executive Director and cofounder of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL). They talk about the importance of relationships in community organizing, that both action and contemplation are important for social justice work, and how CSPL brought a faithful response to those being detained by ICE in Chicago. Listen to the episode today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about CSPL.
    • Read about the Congregation of St. Joseph's involvement in the Peoples Mass.
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    57 mins
  • We Find Our Voices Together
    Mar 10 2026

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview Nancy Uelmen and Christina Wang, who are both members of the international performing arts group, Gen Verde. They talk about how they both came to be in Gen Verde, how they share music in service to the Gospel, and the importance of making space for each other's gifts. Listen today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about Gen Verde.
    • Check out the music of Gen Verde.
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    49 mins
  • God Can Work Through Anybody
    Feb 24 2026

    In our first episode of Season Eight, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Jesuit priest and author, Father James Martin, SJ. They discuss his path to becoming a Jesuit, how God can work through everyone's lives, and his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. Listen today!

    Resources:

    • Find Father James Martin's New Book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest, here.
    • Listen to The Spiritual Life podcast with Father James Martin here.
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    58 mins
  • Light Your One Match
    Dec 2 2025

    In our final episode of the season, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview writer and contemplative in action, Cameron Bellm. They discuss moving through the darkness, how returning to stories can help us find new things in the text, and Cameron's latest book, a devotional entitled Entering the Night of Peace: Reflections for Advent and Christmas. Listen today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about Cameron.
    • Find Cameron's books.


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    52 mins
  • Watch Me
    Nov 18 2025

    In this episode, Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson interview Dr. Phyllis Zagano, one of the world's foremost experts in women in the diaconate. They talk about the importance of prayer in all parts of life, if women can image Christ, and what's possible and probable in terms of ordaining women deacons. Listen today!

    Resources:

    • Learn more about Phyllis here.
    • Find Phyllis's books here.
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    53 mins