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Thriving in the Trenches

Thriving in the Trenches

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  1. Thriving in the Trenches - Truth Bombs and Fairy Godmothers 2

    2nd Installment – If Part 1 left your heart aching, do not wait another minute to continue to listen to the rest of the story. Well, the story as it is up to this point in our lives. Ladies, God is Good; God loves us; God redeems all things and heals all things. Yes, YOU are worthy of God’s mercy...

  2. Thriving in the Trenches - Truth Bombs and Fairy Godmothers 1

    This first installment of a downright real conversation between Mary and host, Becky Carter, goes through the gambit of fertility, infertility and voluntary sterility. Both Becky and Mary share very intimate parts of their life stories with you during this very beautiful conversation that leads...

  3. Thriving in the Trenches - A Clumsy Love Story

    What a fun conversation on love and conversion and Theosis – whatever that word even means? Don’t worry, you get all of that and more in this interview with my young, knowledgeable and vibrant guest.

  4. Thriving in the Trenches - The Anti-Mary Is A Spirit Not A Person

    This is not your typical interview with Carrie Gress about her book The Anti-Mary Exposed. I really tried to take this discussion with Carrie in a different direction than how other interviews go. Carrie allowed me to dig deeper and focus on the spiritual aspect of this movement rather than it...

  5. Thriving in the Trenches - Words of Wisdom We Ought to Ignore

    Have you ever heard a piece of “wisdom” that has been passed on for generations? For example, “You can do anything you put your mind to” or “Do what makes you happy”. While these words can feel encouraging in a moment of stress, they may not be the most sound and virtuous ways to go about...

  6. Thriving in the Trenches - Heart of Perfection

    Do you ever feel like you are never good enough? You strive and strive. You make the tough choices. You practice virtue but can’t find the joy of obedience you have been promised? What have we been missing all along? I have got a podcast for you! Sometimes there are books that just pierce the...

  7. Thriving in the Trenches - Season 6 Is Here with Leah Darrow

    We are starting this new season off with the fire of evangelization. Leah is a lover of Jesus and has a gift and a love for sharing the truths of our Catholic faith. With God’s grace, that sure is a powerful combination. Leah also shares with us how you can get involved with her Lux U community...

  8. Thriving in the Trenches - Closing Our Homeschool

    I love homeschooling. I have been so thankful for all the years we had together, as a family, in that particular way. We had many successes and also many bumps along the way. It was such a blessing until it wasn't anymore. Our family needed to close up shop and pursue other avenues of education.…

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  9. Thriving in the Trenches - Living the Vows

    On this episode, we talk many things marriage during an interview with Cassie Kent and Megan Hjelmstad, two of the founders of The Vows Project.

  10. Thriving in the Trenches - God Is Always There Waiting

    A story of many loves, yet only one love that would finally fill this woman's heart after her father's death. When Kellie Sheehan moved across the country to work at the New York City Ballet, she found herself wandering and unknowingly looking for God's love while on the wrong path. This is a…

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  11. Thriving in the Trenches - Struggling onto Freedom with Virtue

    This week I welcome back previous guest, Susan Husband-wife, mom of seven boys, and a woman after God's own heart. Susan's conversation does focus on training up children in virtue, but all that we speak of is applicable to all of us as we struggle on to freedom in Christ through the virtues that...

  12. Thriving in the Trenches - Kessie Thomas

    God has created in each one of us uniqueness and beauty that reflects his goodness and calling -- our creator's fingerprint on our souls. From a young age, Kessie Thomas was gathering people into communities with the purpose to grow others in faith. Hear how this south Louisiana woman said…

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  13. Thriving in the Trenches - Relaunch

    Welcome Back! Host, Becky Carter, relaunches the podcast by sharing how God led her back to the microphone and how she plans to continue on with the original mission of encouraging women to serve Christ in their feminine vocation. Check out the new look and the new sound!

  14. Thriving in the Trenches - Discussing Today's Tough Moral Issues with Leilla Miller

    Do you wrestle with the hot topic issues in our culture? Do have a hard time wrapping your own mind around them? Are you looking for ways to start having these conversations with your children of any age? If you answered yes to any of those questions, this is an episode we hope you will find very...

  15. Thriving in the Trenches - How Becoming a Parent Brings Us Closer to God

    Becoming a parent typically takes one on a bit of a roller coaster ride. This journey of being a parent has many ups and downs and even some sharp turns and stomach losing drops that can really take us off guard. Motherhood has brought innumerable lessons to many of us including a few surprising...

  16. Thriving in the Trenches - Good Enough is Good Enough with Colleen Duggan

    Do you ever wonder why you are so quick to anger? Do you ever stop and listen to what you are telling yourself in the way of self-talk? Colleen Duggan, wife and mother of 6, shares with all of us how she has worked to overcome this notion that she is supposed to be perfect, have a perfect spouse,...

  17. Thriving in the Trenches - The Sexual Revolution Movie with Alana Newman

    Living the lifestyle of an Atheist for many years on the west coast, then moving to New York and meeting a few joyfully married Catholics, Alana and her husband fell head over heels for the Catholic faith. The Catholic teachings on the human person, specifically, NFP, was a powerful driving force...

  18. Thriving in the Trenches - Heather Khym

    We ladies at Thriving in the Trenches love to be able to inspire and encourage others in their Catholic faith. But even as much as we love to encourage others, we always appreciate being encouraged ourselves. The ladies over at the Abiding Together Podcast are a faithful Catholic voice full of...

  19. Thriving in the Trenches - Special Episode - Reparation. I Just Can't

    We have gone through many emotions, likely similar to many of you. In this episode, we just want to connect with you and share with you what has been on our hearts and in our minds during this most horrific time in our Church. This is by far not an exhaustive expression of our feelings, but we...

  20. Thriving in the Trenches - Unprotected

    Don Johnson, our guest for our 50th episode of the podcast, also coincides with the month of the 50th anniversary of the culture – shocking papal encyclical titled, Humanae Vitae. This Catholic convert, author, and filmaker sees his calling to evangelize as a gift but also admits the struggle to...

  21. Thriving in the Trenches - Kristine Franklin

    We are continuing our fun summer series with a fellow podcaster, Kristine Franklin of the Hello and Welcome Podcast. We had a most delightful time with this brilliant storyteller who is full of wit, wisdom, and a wealth of knowledge. Kristine is a woman after God’s own heart and she not only…

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  22. Thriving in the Trenches - Episode 48 Noelle Mering

    Since Its Debut 20 Years Ago, ‘Sex And The City’s’ Profoundly Unrealistic View Of The World Has Hurt Women (The Federalist) Takeaway Message from the Met Gala: The Sexual Revolution is Tired (National Catholic Register) Many more articles can be found at NoelleMering.com

  23. Thriving in the Trenches 046 Evangelization through Geo-Location with Catholic Connect - Richy Orozco

    Want to be inspired by the younger generation of Catholics? Would you like to be encouraged in your own journey and how you can connect with other Catholics in your own neck of the woods? This type of evangelization is far beyond what social media platforms can do. Richy Orozco of Catholic…

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  24. Thriving in the Trenches 045 Unbound Ministries – Matt Lozano

    On the heels of our 2 episodes about the occult and New Age, we decided that it was a good idea to go ahead and release this episode a week early. (We may take the whole month of June off, haha :)) We heard from so many of you telling us how those previous episodes had helped you and are now...

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