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• 160 | Better Relationships through Better Conversations

  Have you ever been talking to someone and realized that they aren’t listening to what you have to say, or they don’t care what you say because they just want to tell YOU something? Instead of THAT, what if every conversation you had brought a positive and deeper connection to the person you spoke to? This episode provides a critical skill for having a better conversation, a conversation that promotes connection and communication. It’s central to getting other people to listen to you! You want to use this skill with your kids (young or adult), your family members, your friends, and people you meet anywhere.    Contact Info Text us: The Empowered Catholic Podcast: 612-208-9150. Email us: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcatholicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredcatholicpodcast/ Website: https://empoweredcatholics.com  

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• 159 | Optimism and Hope in Lent

  Happy Ash Wednesday! Woo-hoo, right? Let’s keep talking about hope because the POINT of Lent is to prepare us for EASTER. St. Paul did some talking to the folks in Corinth in his letter to the Corinithians. In chapter 15, he’s talking about being resurrected. Apparently, Paul is getting questions from those early Christians, something like: How does this resurrection thing work? What does it look like? Are we pumped up about this? As Paul explains how this might work, he fills his listeners with hope! He inspires them. We are inspired. Go to our website and look for our leadership weekend in April 2025 and join us for more encouragement in-person.    Contact Info Text us: The Empowered Catholic Podcast: 612-208-9150. Email us: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcatholicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredcatholicpodcast/ Website: https://empoweredcatholics.com  

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• 158 | Hope for the people of the kingdom of God

  Let’s keep talking about hope! Karen works on your imagination by sharing multiple images of what the kingdom of heaven looks like. These are all images used by Paul in scripture. Marriage. Brides and bridegrooms. Citizens, like Roman citizens. Birth. There’s hope to be had when you enter into the kingdom mindset that is central to the New Testament.    Contact Info Text us: The Empowered Catholic Podcast: 612-208-9150. Email us: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcatholicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredcatholicpodcast/ Website: https://empoweredcatholics.com  

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• 157 | Hoping in new creation instead of Heaven

  Romans chapter 8 compares being in this present age to the pangs of labor. Men comparing something to giving birth is risky but we’ll give St. Paul a pass this time. It’s as if the present age is giving birth to the new creation. It’s one of the themes we mentioned in Episode 115 on hope. We’ve been talking about our personal hope, you, my hope for me, myself, and my loved one. Yet we are invited to be a part of God’s plan for his creation, the plan that He’s been putting into action ever since Genesis, in Jesus’ work in history and his work now, which he will complete upon his return. Giving birth is not easy (to say the least). This new creation is being “born” now and we are a part of that process! There’s a role for us here. Being a part of the new creation is “what it’s all about.” We are doing a lot more than waiting for heaven. We have purpose and hope for all.    Contact Info Text us: The Empowered Catholic Podcast: 612-208-9150. Email us: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcatholicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredcatholicpodcast/ Website: https://empoweredcatholics.com  

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• 156 | Hope is your awesome active verb!

  The “hope” in St. Padre Pio’s famous proverb “Pray, hope, and don't worry” is an active verb. When I try to skip from “pray” to “don’t worry,” I can’t “do” the “don’t worry.”  That’s because I need to EXERCISE my hope. I need to lean on my trust in God. The letter to the Hebews chapter 6 says our Christian hope is like an anchor. And not just any anchor. It’s an anchor that’s firmly fixed in the presence of God Himself. It’s the ultimate, immovable anchor. We need to hold on to it! Because there aren’t any promises that we are going to live without getting into a few storms. Grab hold of that there anchor chain, mateys!    Contact Info Text us: The Empowered Catholic Podcast: 612-208-9150. Email us: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcatholicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredcatholicpodcast/ Website: https://empoweredcatholics.com  

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