Aurora Vaticana

Send a textI'm painting for who???What began as a daring “why not?” moment has become an offering of love to the Church and a meditation on how our lives, like gardens, can become radiant with light, beauty, and fruitfulness for God.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text¿Que voy a pintar para quien? Lo que comenzó como un atrevido ‘¿por qué no?’ se ha convertido en una ofrenda de amor a la Iglesia y en una meditación sobre cómo nuestras vidas, como jardines, pueden llegar a ser radiantes de luz, belleza y fecundidad para Dios.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textEn este episodio, comparto sobre mi libro del año: Castidad, del obispo Erik Varden. Lo leí durante la Cuaresma sin planearlo. Y no, este no es un libro que solo trate sobre el celibato o sobre decir "no" a las cosas. Trata sobre vivir con plenitud, serenidad y libertad. Una elegancia del corazón.Comparto cómo este libro me ayudó a entender la castidad no como represión, sino como integración. Se trata de poner orden en los sentidos, las emociones y los deseos para que no nos dominen, y eso me lleva a una paz interior y una belleza que no había experimentado antes.Básicamente, la castidad es para todos. No se trata solo de lo que no haces, sino de vivir libre de posesividad y aprender a amar correctamente. Termino el episodio con una oración para el discernimiento del Papa León, que yo misma he estado rezando últimamente. Espero que este episodio te anime a ver la castidad desde una perspectiva completamente nueva.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textJUBILEE OF YOUTHHOLY MASSHOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIVTor Vergata18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 3 August 2025Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textIn this episode, I talk about my book of the year: Chastity by Bishop Erik Varden. I picked it up during Lent kind of unexpectedly. And no—this isn’t a book just about celibacy or saying “no” to things. It’s about living with wholeness, poise, and freedom. An elegance of the heart. I share how this book helped me understand chastity not as repression, but as integration. It’s about bringing order to the senses, emotions, and desires so we’re not ruled by them—and that leads to a kind of inner peace and beauty I hadn’t experienced before.Basically, chastity is for everyone. It’s not just about what you don’t do—it’s about living free from possessiveness and learning how to love rightly. I end the episode with a prayer for discernment from Pope Leo that I’ve been praying myself lately. I hope this episode encourages you to see chastity in a whole new way.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textLeída por Edith Catequesis - Ciclo de catequesis - Jubileo 2025. Jesucristo, nuestra esperanza. II La vida de Jesús. Las parábolas 6. «El sembrador. Entonces él les habló extensamente por medio de parábolas»(Mt 13).https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/es/audiences/2025/documents/20250521-udienza-generale.htmlFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textRead by Edith Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. II. The life of Jesus. The parables 6. The sower. He spoke to them at length in parables (Mt 13:3a)https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audiences/2025/documents/20250521-udienza-generale.htmlFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textSe siente bien acercarse al calor de una fogata en una noche fresca, pero no te atreverías a tocarla. Sin embargo, el Sagrado Corazón arde en fuego de amor por nosotros y quiere que no solo nos acerquemos a él, sino que ardamos junto con él y propaguemos este fuego al mundo entero. Pero ¿será posible estar demasiado cerca?La Virgen María nos enseña que, así como la zarza ardiente no se consumió, ella se dejó llevar por el fuego del amor de Dios y no fue destruida, sino que se convirtió en fuente de vida para la humanidad.Además, ¿sabías que el papa León publicó una oración al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús? ¡Recémosla juntos!Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textIt feels good to get close to the warmth of a fire during a cool night, but you wouldn't dare touch the fire itself. Yet the Sacred Heart is bursting in flames of love for us, and wants us not just to approach it, but to become engulfed in flames along with it and to spread this fire to the entire world. But how close is too close? Mother Mary teaches us that just as the burning bush was not consumed, she allowed herself to be taken up into God's fire of love and was not destroyed but became the source of life for humanity. Also, did you know pope Leo released a prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Let's pray it together! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textLet me explain the changes you are seeing! The Catholic Café evolves :) (forgive my voice, it's still getting better after getting sick!)Aurora Vaticana is a podcast hosted by me, Edith, a lay Dominican and unapologetic daughter of the Catholic Church. Rooted in tradition yet alive to the present moment, each episode is a call to rise like the dawn and see all things in the light of Christ. Whether you’re driving to work, curled up with your journal, or praying your way through ordinary life, welcome! The dawn is breaking, and the Church is radiant! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textThanks be to God, we have a pope! With gratitude and love, we welcome pope Leo XIV. We join together as a Church, walking together toward the homeland he has prepared for us. As a son of Saint Augustine, the pope carries in his heart a special spirituality marked by the rule and teachings of Saint Augustine, which we will undoubtedly see in his pontificate. Commit to reading our pope's words without intermediaries! I end by reading a sermon given by St. Augustine on the anniversary of his ordination. This sermon is of great significance to pope Leo. Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textGracias a Dios, habemus papam! Con gratitud y amor recibimos al papa León XIV, nos unimos como Iglesia caminando juntos hacia la patria que nos tiene preparada. Como hijo de San Agustín, el papa lleva en su corazón una espiritualidad especial marcada por la regla y enseñanza de San Agustín que sin duda veremos en su pontificado. Comprométete a leer las palabras de nuestro papa sin intermediarios. Te dejo el enlace donde puedes encontrar todos sus mensajes: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en.htmlFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textCon gratitud, oramos por el descanso eterno de nuestro Santo Padre, el Papa Francisco, y pedimos a Dios que nos tenga misericordia mientras la Iglesia elige a un nuevo papa. El cónclave comienza esta semana, el 7 de mayo.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textWith gratitude we pray for the repose of our Holy Father Pope Francis and we pray that God will have mercy on us as the Church elects a new pope. The conclave starts this week on May 7th. Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text Me vuelvo muy metafísica al intentar explicar lo que creemos sobre la Eucaristía; pero más importante que eso es nuestra fe en la palabra de Dios. Creemos que nuestro Señor está presente en la Eucaristía porque Él lo dijo. ¡Y no olviden orar por nuestros sacerdotes! Enlace para la lista de sacerdotesFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is Aurora Vaticana!***Things get metaphysical as I seek to explain what we believe about the Eucharist; but more important than that is our faith in the word of God. We believe that our Lord is present in the Eucharist because He said so. And don't forget to pray for our priests! Link to the priest list document! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textEste episodio completa el anterior y te invito a celebrar la solemnidad de la Anunciación, y a confesarte!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! El Angelus El ángelus tradicionalmente se recita todo el año en la mañana (6 AM), al mediodía (12PM) y en la noche (6:00 PM), excepto durante la pascua que se reza en vez el Regina Coeli.V. El Ángel del Señor anunció a María.R. Y concibió del Espíritu Santo.Ave María.V. He aquí la esclava del Señor.R. Hágase en mi según tu palabra.Ave María.V. El Verbo se hizo carne.R. Y habitó entre nosotros.Ave María.V. Ruega por nosotros, Santa Madre de Dios.R. Para que seamos dignos de alcanzar las promesas de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.*OraciónTe suplicamos, Señor,que derrames tu gracia en nuestras almaspara que los que, por el anuncio del Ángelhemos conocido la Encarnación de tu Hijo Jesucristo, por su Pasión y Cruzseamos llevados a la gloria de su Resurrección.Por el mismo Jesucristo Nuestro Señor.R Amén.(El Angelus nos recuerda la Anunciación)Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textEn este episodio, continuamos nuestro camino cuaresmal reflexionando sobre celebraciones y tradiciones que nos ayudan a profundizar en esta época.Comenzamos con San Patricio, un ejemplo de celo misionero y confianza en Dios, un modelo de oración, y reflexiono sobre una de mis oraciones favoritas. Luego, nos dirigimos a San José, mi mejor amigo y el mejor padre del mundo. Y como no me dio tiempo de hablar sobre la anunciación, el domingo laetare, entre otras cosas, ¡pronto vendrá la parte IV de esta serie! Coraza de San Patricio Coraza de San Patricio - Jean Watson (inglés) - cantoCoraza de San Patricio - Sarah Hart (inglés) - canto La Coraza de San Patricio - Jesed (español) - canto Letanía a San JoséFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is Aurora Vaticana!***In this episode, we continue our Lenten journey by reflecting on key feast days and traditions that help us enter more deeply into the season.We start with St. Patrick, a model of missionary zeal and trust in God, model of prayer and I reflect on his AMAZING prayer, then turn to St. Joseph, by best friend and the best father in the entire world! We’ll also discuss the Annunciation and Mary’s fiat, Laetare Sunday and its joyful reprieve, and the veiling of statues, a striking tradition that helps us enter into the Passion more fully.And did you know that remembering our baptism is at the heart of Lent? I should've mentioned this in part I haha! Lent calls us to keep our baptismal garments unstained, but when we fail, God offers us the grace to be made new. Confession is that grace, and yet we so often neglect it. But this year can be different. NOW is the time! Also, I only mentioned one version of the Breastplate of St. Patrick put to music that I love but there is another one by Sarah Hart that is also my favorite! I've linked it below. Links I promised in the episode: Solemnities, Feasts and MemorialsBreastplate of Saint Patrick Short Version:Christ with me,Christ before me,Christ behind me,Christ in me,Christ beneath me,Christ above me,Christ on my right,Christ on my left,Christ when I lie down,Christ when I sit down,Christ when I arise,Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,Christ in every eye that sees me,Christ in every ear that hears me.Breastplate of Saint Patrick Long Version St. Patrick's Breastplate (Prayer of St. Patrick) - Jean Watson songThe Breastplate of St. Patrick - Sarah Hart song The AngelusFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textEn este episodio me desahogo un poco jaja, pero espero alentarte a que asistas a las liturgias de la semana santa. También hablo sobre el miércoles de ceniza y de los tres pilares de la cuaresma. ¿Sabes cuáles son? Adán y Eva fallaron por no ayunar, pero ¡nosotros no lo haremos! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is now Aurora Vaticana!***On this episode I go on a rant because I just want the world to receive all the gifts the Church has to offer us! But I hope to inspire you to attend the Holy Week liturgies. I also talk about Ash Wednesday and the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Adam and Eve failed to fast (smh), but we will not! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text¿Qué es la Cuaresma? En este episodio, hablo sobre el significado, una breve historia y la importancia de esta temporada penitencial de 40 días, por qué la Cuaresma dura 40 días (¿o no?), ¡y mucho más! Pero voy a necesitar más de un episodio para hablar de todo esto.¡Prepara tu café (o té), YA CASI ES CUARESMA!Sigue el podcast en Instagram @cafecatholic y a Edith en @CatholicSeoul.Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is now Aurora Vaticana!***What is Lent? In this episode, I talk about the meaning, a brief history, and significance of this 40-day penitential season, why Lent is 40 days (or is it?), and more! I'm going to need more than one episode to talk about this, though. Grab your coffee (or tea), IT'S ALMOST LENT!Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a textLa Cuaresma es un tiempo de conversión, disciplina y fortalecimiento de nuestra voluntad para decir “sí” a Dios. En este episodio, hablaremos sobre el concepto agere contra, la práctica Ignaciana de ir en contra de nuestras tendencias desordenadas para crecer en santidad. Veremos cómo esto se conecta con la corteza cingulada media anterior del cerebro, lo que la Teología del Cuerpo de Juan Pablo II tiene que decir al respecto y cómo incluso nuestras debilidades pueden acercarnos a Dios. Además, compartiré algunas formas prácticas en las que uso el concepto agere contra en la vida cotidiana. Piensa en esto como su preludio a la Cuaresma. ¡Preparémonos!El cerebro tenaz: cómo la corteza cingulada media anterior contribuye a la consecución de objetivoshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7381101/#:~:text=The%20aMCC%20is%20engaged%20by,the%20probability%20of%20predicted%20rewards.&text=aMCC%20integrates%20reward%20with%20motor%20responsesFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text¡Bienvenidos a The Catholic Café! En este episodio introductorio, Edith comparte cómo ser una dominica laica la motivó a comenzar este podcast, así como el aliento de una amiga especial no católica. Disculpen los cantares de unos pajaritos que se escuchan en algunas ocasiones - ¡ellos también están emocionados! Escuche en los episodios posteriores conversaciones casuales y llenas de fe de una dominica laica de la generación Z que ama a los santos, el año litúrgico, la comida, el diario, el estudio, las cosas hermosas... ¡todo lo católico!Siga el podcast en Instagram:@cafecatholicSiga a Edith en Instagram:@catholicseoul¡Santo Domingo, ruega por nosotros!Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is now Aurora Vaticana!***Lent is a time of conversion, discipline, and strengthening our will to say ‘yes’ to God. In this episode, we’re talking about agere contra, St. Ignatius’ practice of going against our disordered tendencies to grow in holiness. We’ll look at how this connects to the brain’s AMCC, what JPII’s Theology of the Body has to say about it, and how even our weaknesses can bring us closer to God. Plus, I’ll share some practical ways I use agere contra in everyday life. Think of this as your prelude to Lent. Let’s get ready!The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Contributes To Achieving Goals https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7381101/#:~:text=The%20aMCC%20is%20engaged%20by,the%20probability%20of%20predicted%20rewards.&text=aMCC%20integrates%20reward%20with%20motor%20responsesFollow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Send a text***As of June 2025, the podcast’s name is now Aurora Vaticana!***Welcome to The Catholic Café! In this intro episode Edith shares how being a lay Dominican motivated her to begin this podcast, as well as the encouragement of a special non-Catholic friend. Listen in subsequent episodes for faith-filled, casual conversations from a Gen Z Lay Dominican who loves the saints, the liturgical year, food!, journaling, study, beautiful things...everything Catholic!  Saint Dominic, pray for us! Follow me @auroravaticana! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!