In this episode, we chat with Lilah Higgins, Founder of The Higgins Creative about creativity and faith. How do we balance family, work, friends and still have time to develop our creative talents? Lilah talks with us about her own belief that

026 Reagan Mills + A Life On Mission

Apr 25th, 2016 45m 18s

This week, we hear about Reagan Mills following a missionary call to Taiwan. Reagan shares about her life living out radical poverty, community, and prayer. Follow us at caritaspodcast.com for show notes, @caritaspodcast on Twitter, and rate/re

025 Heather Renshaw + Divine Mercy

Apr 4th, 2016 48m 28s

"The more you trust in Me completely, the stronger is My Mercy". - JesusIn this episode, we chat with Heather about the history behind the beautiful Divine Mercy image and how we can implement trust into our lives.Here's what we talked abou

024 Looking Toward Holy Week

Mar 22nd, 2016 45m

Elise and Brigid touch base on how the fruits of Lent and what their plans are for Holy Week and Easter.

023 Nicole Cliffe's Conversion To Christianity

Mar 14th, 2016 57m 32s

This week, Elise and Brigid talk with Nicole Cliffe of The Toast. Nicole walks us through the journey of her incredible, recent conversion from atheism to Christianity. We delve into how the people in her life reacted to this life shift, why sh

022 An Exciting Announcement + Personality Types

Mar 7th, 2016 42m 6s

Welcome to the new home of the Caritas podcast!In this episode, Elise, Brigid, and Jenna talk about our new partnership as Caritas officially joins the Blessed Is She sisterhood. We also discuss personality tests and how they help us navigate

021 Nell O'Leary + Motherhood and the Season of Lent

Feb 22nd, 2016 32m 59s

In this episode, Nell chats with Elise and Brigid about her experience of Lent as a mother. She walks us through the creation of her scripture study, Waiting in the Word, and gives us some simple recommendations on how families can observe this

020 Elise + Brigid & Our Plans For A Meaningful Lent

Feb 8th, 2016 49m 30s

Elise and Brigid dig into their Lenten plans -- we discuss the successes of past Lents and the hopes for Lent in the Year of Mercy.

019 Leah Libresco + Staying Rooted In Prayer

Feb 1st, 2016 46m 32s

Brigid and Elise got chatty with their guest, Leah Libresco, author of Arriving At Amen: Seven Catholic Prayers That Even I Can Offer. Their conversation runs the gamut prayer routines and patrons to imaginary boyfriends and the DC metro.

018 Patty Hubbard + Self Care

Jan 25th, 2016 45m 47s

Patty Hubbard of amoderngrace.blogspot.com joined us this week to share her wisdom about self care, affirmation, and building a healthy relationship with food and exercise.

017 Audrey Assad + A Heart Open To The World

Jan 18th, 2016 47m 42s

We are back for 2016 and are kicking things off with Audrey Assad! Audrey talked to us about her upcoming album, Inheritance, before sharing about living with her heart open to the suffering and inequality in the world. Some topics we covered i

016 Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe + The Longing For Christmas

Dec 21st, 2015 1h 1m

Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe is back to talk about Christmas, though the lens of a poem by Paul Claudel (find in the show notes at caritaspodcast.com).

015 Blythe Fike + Ongoing Conversion

Nov 23rd, 2015 45m 50s

Blythe Fike shares her conversion story with us, and we talk about the opportunities for growth and ongoing conversion in everyday life.

014 Hallie Lord + Trust & Community

Nov 16th, 2015 49m 4s

Hallie Lord visits the podcast and tells us about how she and her family put their trust in God and build community based in faith.

013 Sarah Ruszkowski + L'Arche

Nov 9th, 2015 56m

Sarah Ruszkowski, a home life leader for L'Arche in Washington, D.C., shared with us about the mission of L'Arche, what that mission looks like in action, and how to apply the principals of L'Arche to our everyday lives.

012 Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe + Kristin Lavransdatter

Nov 2nd, 2015 58m 59s

Br. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., is back this week for a long chat about one of our favorite books, Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. Grab your copy and a cup of coffee and join us!

011 Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe + Brideshead Revisited

Oct 26th, 2015 56m 19s

Brideshead Revisited is a classic and a favorite of many. This week, we dug into themes of grace, mercy, redemption, and love with Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.

010 Elise + Brigid Answer Your Questions

Oct 19th, 2015 48m 35s

We're celebrating ten episodes! This week, you sent us questions, and we answered. Thanks for joining us for our double digit episode!

009 Jenna Guizar + Blessed Is She

Oct 12th, 2015 43m 56s

Jenna Guizar of Blessed Is She talks to us about community, ministry, and Blessed Is She beyond the beloved devotionals.

008 Jonathan Lewis + Walking With Pope Francis

Oct 5th, 2015 42m 8s

Wondering how to continue the energy of Pope Francis's visit to the US? We talk to Jonathan Lewis about how young adults can walk with Pope Francis.

007 Erica Tighe + Addiction & the Creative Life

Sep 27th, 2015 52m 11s

This week, we sat down with Erica Tighe, the owner and artist behind Be A Heart. She shared candidly about her recovery from alcoholism as well as the vibrant faith that drives her work.

006 Caitlin Schuman + Liturgy

Sep 22nd, 2015 57m 42s

We are joined by Caitlin Schuman for a wise and fun conversation about living liturgy in daily life, no matter what your denomination.

005 Teresa Burns + Meeting People Where They Are

Sep 14th, 2015 51m 35s

We talk to Teresa Burns about her experience working with marginalized groups of people, especially in the Latino community, and building cultural bridges between English and Spanish speakers.

004.5 Little Rome + Podcast Patrons Minisode

Sep 7th, 2015 18m 40s

Elise and Brigid are celebrating Labor Day with a mini-episode! Join them on a quick tour of some of their favorite "Little Rome" destinations in DC and stick around to hear what patrons we have taken for the podcast.