Are These Holidays Talkin’ to Me? Asking Guest, Hindu Outreach Minister, Fred Stella (PT1)

It’s December, and the holidays are holidaying. But what are they actually trying to tell us? In Part 1 of this thoughtful and funny two-part episode, Suzanne sits down with Hindu Outreach Minister and interfaith radio host Fred Stella for a rich conversation that bridges Catholicism, Hinduism, spiritual storytelling, and the meaning behind some of the season’s most cherished myths.Fred shares his own journey from Roman Catholic schoolboy to ordained Pracharak (Outreach Minister) at the West Michigan Hindu Temple. Along the way, we talk about myth vs. literalism, why the stories we tell matter, and how we can stop outsourcing our meaning-making to religious authorities and actually claim it for ourselves. Plus, Fred drops a beautiful story from Hindu mythology you’ve probably never heard—and it just might reframe your entire idea of the sacred.Check out Radio Show Common Threads: wgvunews.org/show/common-threadsThank you for listening! Learn more at suzannsole.comCheck out Suzanne's spiritual and sassy t-shirts at personallyspiritual.com