It’s been a little while, but the Daughters finally reconnected via Zoom and recorded another episode of the podcast! We discuss what we’ve been up to during this strange time, talk about the joys and struggles of social isolation, and share the ways we’ve been staying close to God. We look at 1 Peter 5:8-10, in which St. Peter exhorts his readers to remain vigilant and steadfast amidst suffering, knowing that our brothers and sisters around the world are undergoing the same trials.
\n\nWhatever your experience has been like, you are not alone. These moments of struggle and solitude are the seeds of sainthood. You are in our prayers; please keep us in yours!
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nWhat temptation are you facing during this time of pandemic and isolation? How can you resist it?
"For us [the sacraments] are the prescribed means to grace, and we cannot receive them eagerly enough. But God is not bound to them. At the moment when some external force were to cut us off from receiving the sacraments, he could compensate us, superabundantly, in some other way; and he will do so all the more certainly and generously the more faithfully we have adhered to the sacraments previously."
\n-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Read 1 Peter 5:8-10: http://www.usccb.org/bible/1peter/5:8
\nCheck out the movie A Hidden Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827916/
Sometimes it’s difficult to discern what is from God and what is from ourselves, the world, or the Devil. Today we talk about identifying God’s voice, calling out the lies the Devil feeds us, practical ways to combat spiritual attack, and how anxiety disorders play into the discernment of spirits. We are not spiritual directors but we wanted to share some of our personal experiences with you, and we encourage you to find a spiritual director who can help guide you more intimately in the discernment of spirits!
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nWhere are you hearing voices of fear, anxiety, doubt, or insecurity?
\nWhat does God sound like when he speaks to you?
\nIs there an area of your life in which you are afraid to ask God to speak into?
Check out the Sock Religious “Our Lady of Grace” socks
\nThe Discernment of Spirits by Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. is a great resource to learn more about this topic
\nCheck out The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
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\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
In today’s mini bonus episode we talk about the unconventional superpowers we wish we had. We also talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit we’d want, and remind each other to pray for them!
\n\nWhat superpower do you wish you had?
\nWhat gift of the Holy Spirit do you want to pray for this week?
Visit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
St. Thérèse of Lisieux said, “The world is thy ship, not thy home.” Today we have a conversation about what it means to be in the world but not of it, how true joy comes from serving others, and how living with heaven in mind can help us resist the cultural narrative that says we should be selfish and pursue comfort above all. This episode is particularly timely as we prepare to enter the penitential season of Lent!
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nWhat is one way God might be calling you to reject the world?
\nAre you an Advent person, living in anticipation of heaven?
Visit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
No matter who you are or what you’ve done, God is eagerly waiting to pour out his mercy upon you. Today we talk about how sinning is not just breaking an arbitrary rule, but rather, actively pulling ourselves away from the loving embrace of our Father. We also discuss how it can sometimes be difficult to accept God’s forgiveness, why Confession is so awesome, and how our relationships influence the ways we perceive mercy.
\n\nChallenge: go receive God’s mercy in the sacrament of Reconciliation this week!
\n\nShout out to Three Dogs North, another awesome podcast
\n\n“My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. In this way you will console My Heart..." (Saint Faustina's Diary, 367).
\n\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
Occasionally we like to break from our regularly scheduled programming to ponder important questions like this: if you were dropped off on a deserted island and could only bring one spice or herb with you, what would you choose? (This one is Kelsey C.’s favorite question to ask new people she meets). Listen in for some hot takes on cilantro and lots of mashed potato talk!
\n\nQuestion to ponder: if you were dropped off on a deserted island and could only bring one spice or herb with you, what would you choose?
\n\nChallenge: Let us know what spice or herb you would choose, and then ask everyone you know to answer the question!
\n\nKelsey S.'s guac recipe:
\n\n6 avocados
\n1 white onion
\n1-2 jalapeños (or more if you like it spicy)
\n3 tomatoes
\nSeveral limes (to taste- depends on how limey you like it)
Shout out to the Abiding Together podcast!
\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
Today we talk about our tendency to set up safeguards in our lives out of fear that God will abandon us. We reflect on Matthew 6:26-34, in which Jesus reminds his followers that they have no need to worry about anything because their heavenly Father provides for all their needs, and we discuss how we’ve experienced this provision in our own lives, especially during times of darkness and struggle.
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nWhat are some of the things you cling to instead of God?
\nWhat are the safeguards you’re setting up out of fear that God won’t show up?
\nHow can you practically take steps to be more dependent on God?
Read Matthew 6:26-34
\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
Please keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
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\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nHow does God love you uniquely?
\nWhere is God calling you into deeper personal relationship with him?
Challenge:
\nTake time before bed to pinpoint the ways you saw God loving you in little ways throughout your day.
Read the story of the raising of Lazarus here
\nCheck out "Footprints in the Sand"
\nRead "The Room" essay here
\nRead "Andrea del Sarto," the poem by Robert Browning that Kelsey mentioned
\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
Please keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
","summary":"In the Gospel of John, Jesus weeps over the death of his friend Lazarus. Today we talk about how God doesn’t just love us from afar but personally takes on our joys and sufferings, entering into the depths with us. We discuss the fact that God desires a unique and personal relationship with each of his children, the temptation to compare our relationship with the Lord to other people’s relationships with him, and the ways we each experience God speaking to us.","date_published":"2020-01-28T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/649b8996-521f-4a26-845c-c57a7df90ddb/33c32bd7-2896-4e65-b4a7-c69709982f6e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26115990,"duration_in_seconds":2174}]},{"id":"82675e59-e8fc-49f1-a131-b33914b6bacc","title":"3: God Gives Rest","url":"https://daughters.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"In the Parable of the Shepherds from Ezekiel 34, the Lord says “I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest.” Today we talk about all things rest—what it looks like to practically rest with God, how to be present to the pastures God has led us to, and the things that make us restless.\n\nQuestions to ponder: \nWhat is one thing you may need to remove from your life? What about one thing you might need to add?\n\nRead the Parable of the Shepherds here\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!\n\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!","content_html":"In the Parable of the Shepherds from Ezekiel 34, the Lord says “I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest.” Today we talk about all things rest—what it looks like to practically rest with God, how to be present to the pastures God has led us to, and the things that make us restless.
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\nWhat is one thing you may need to remove from your life? What about one thing you might need to add?
Read the Parable of the Shepherds here
\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
Please keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
","summary":"In the Parable of the Shepherds from Ezekiel 34, the Lord says “I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest.” Today we talk about all things rest—what it looks like to practically rest with God, how to be present to the pastures God has led us to, and the things that make us restless.","date_published":"2020-01-21T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/649b8996-521f-4a26-845c-c57a7df90ddb/82675e59-e8fc-49f1-a131-b33914b6bacc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":27054528,"duration_in_seconds":2252}]},{"id":"9d3553b3-e6db-4e96-90ea-aa409729f311","title":"2: He Died For You","url":"https://daughters.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Today the ladies talk about the fact that God died for each one of us specifically and individually, and ponder why it’s sometimes so dang hard to let that change the way we live. They also discuss the importance of meditating on both the Passion and the Resurrection, and choosing God in the little things.\n\nQuestion to ponder: do you live each day as though someone died to save your life?\n\nTwo challenges for the week:\n\n\nListen to Mother Teresa's I Thirst meditation in front of a Crucifix\nThink about how you can live both in the Passion and the Resurrection\n\n\nCheck out the lyrics to “Above All”\nWatch the last scene of The Passion of the Christ\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!\n\nPlease keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!","content_html":"Today the ladies talk about the fact that God died for each one of us specifically and individually, and ponder why it’s sometimes so dang hard to let that change the way we live. They also discuss the importance of meditating on both the Passion and the Resurrection, and choosing God in the little things.
\n\nQuestion to ponder: do you live each day as though someone died to save your life?
\n\nTwo challenges for the week:
\n\nCheck out the lyrics to “Above All”
\nWatch the last scene of The Passion of the Christ
\nVisit www.grexly.com [](www.grexly.com)to listen to more Daughters episodes and discover other great podcasts!
Please keep us in your prayers! If you have any prayer requests, please send them to us in the contact section of www.grexly.com. We would love to pray for you!
","summary":"Today the ladies talk about the fact that God died for each one of us specifically and individually, and ponder why it’s sometimes so dang hard to let that change the way we live. They also discuss the importance of meditating on both the Passion and the Resurrection, and choosing God in the little things.","date_published":"2020-01-14T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/649b8996-521f-4a26-845c-c57a7df90ddb/9d3553b3-e6db-4e96-90ea-aa409729f311.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":20096709,"duration_in_seconds":1671}]},{"id":"00951b41-235b-42dd-ad30-a023f09901e7","title":"1: God Responds to His Daughters","url":"https://daughters.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"In the first ever episode of Daughters, the ladies sit down to discuss the story of the hemorrhaging woman and how it reveals God’s radically personal love for his children. They discuss what it means to be a daughter of God, how their fathers have influenced their understanding of themselves, how it’s possible to be beloved and sinful at the same time, and the challenges of accepting their daughtership. \n\nQuestions to ponder:\n• What is preventing you from living out your identity as a daughter?\n• Take the time to reflect on your relationship with your parents. How has that shaped your relationship with God the Father?\n• What is the affliction you need your heavenly Father to heal?\n• Do you believe your faith has saved you?\n\nRead the story of the hemorrhaging woman: Mark 5:33-34, Matthew 9:20-22, Luke 8:42-48\nListen to “Rescue” by Lauren Daigle here","content_html":"In the first ever episode of Daughters, the ladies sit down to discuss the story of the hemorrhaging woman and how it reveals God’s radically personal love for his children. They discuss what it means to be a daughter of God, how their fathers have influenced their understanding of themselves, how it’s possible to be beloved and sinful at the same time, and the challenges of accepting their daughtership.
\n\nQuestions to ponder:
\n• What is preventing you from living out your identity as a daughter?
\n• Take the time to reflect on your relationship with your parents. How has that shaped your relationship with God the Father?
\n• What is the affliction you need your heavenly Father to heal?
\n• Do you believe your faith has saved you?
Read the story of the hemorrhaging woman: Mark 5:33-34, Matthew 9:20-22, Luke 8:42-48
\nListen to “Rescue” by Lauren Daigle here
Six women crossed paths in Boston, and a beautiful friendship was born. We wanted to share this mini episode with you to introduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about what we hope the podcast will be. Thanks for listening!
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