Two sides of the same Amen

Welcome to episode 2 of the love series! This time we are chatting about all things friendship: lessons learned and how making friends just looks different in your late 20s. If you’re feeling lonely, praying for more people in your life or wondering how to be a better friend, then listen in to this latest episode of two sides of the same amen!Happy listening! Kerry and Rosario :) Links and other info Pastoral letter of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the importance of friendship: https://opusdei.org/en/article/letter-from-the-prelate-1-november-2019/

We are unpacking the topic of contraception in this episode! Often overlooked or simply not really talked about, we wanted to chat through our different perspectives and experiences. We discuss the different teachings from the Catholic and Protestant Church and talk personally about how these impact our personal decisions. If this sounds like something you're curious about, then give this episode a go! Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info Book: “How the Pill changes everything: your brain on birth control” - Dr. Sarah E. Hill

In this episode, we chat all about love and romance and reflect on where our greatest influences came from, in terms of relationship expectations and advice. How do TV and books and the media shape our ideas of love and has that changed in the last decade or so? Join us in this chill and chatty episode to answer these questions, plus we unpack how our faith plays a role in understanding love and relationships. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :)

What does culture tell us that being a woman today is all about? Are we seeing a shift in trends on how women and motherhood are being presented in the media? A personal topic for us both, in this part one we analyse the TV, music and pop culture that surrounds us. If you’re curious about how the cultural narrative differs, or not, between Central America and Europe, then give this episode a go. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :)

Has growing up in the church influenced our perception of womanhood, marriage and being a mother? In this part two, we shift to explore how growing up in our respective catholic and protestant traditions impacted our ideas about being a woman. Join us for a bit of debate on the role women play in church and be encouraged that asking questions is always good, even if the answers don’t come quickly. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :)

In the middle of this Lent season, we wanted to take a minute to talk about it! We discuss what Lent means to us both today, as well as how growing up in very different churches influenced our attitude towards it. And what about culture? Join us in this episode to hear our thoughts on how the world around us sees and understands fasting and sacrifice. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :)Links and other info

Following on from part 1, this episode explores what confession looks like within our culture. Does confession mean the same thing online as it does within the church? Are we, as the public, ready to offer forgiveness when someone influential genuinely confesses? Join us in this episode as we challenge the cultural narrative around confession today. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info

Coming from two different church backgrounds, we have totally different ideas and experiences of what confession is all about. In this episode, we dig deeper into those differences and talk about our personal experiences of confessing, both in a formal church setting and in the more personal spaces. If you’re curious about how confession looks or how people of other church backgrounds practice it, then this is the episode for you. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info Guide to prepare for Confession: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience

In this episode, we talk about the spiritual discipline of silence. Quiet is pretty hard to come by in our culture, and the idea of silence isn’t always treated with a lot of respect. Join us as we explore the role silence has played in our respective faith journeys and how quiet can play more of a role in our daily lives. If you’re looking for a small yet meaningful change to make in your routines and rhythms this year, give this episode a go. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info Book: “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” - John Mark Comer

This episode we are diving into the tricky and personally challenging topic of avoiding discomfort. What does this look like, both in our own lives and in wider culture? How do our respective catholic and protestant faiths encourage us to deal with discomfort in a healthy and productive way? If you need some encouragement to walk towards an uncomfy situation in your life today, then give this episode a go. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info Book: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt “Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told” : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74z8l8vkx3o

We dive a little deeper into our personal experience in this episode to talk about the dangers of being hyper-independent. How does our culture talk about independence and do we, as two christian women, believe that there might be a better way? If you’ve ever felt yourself wishing for deeper, more honest relationships and questioning why God seems distant - this could be the episode for you.Disclaimer: this was our very first recording! Please bear with us with the audio quality - we are all learning together. Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario  :)

In this episode, we share the story behind the podcast! If you want to know more about how a protestant Northern Irish woman and a catholic lady from Honduras ended up launching a podcast together, then this is the episode for you. Get to know our stories better and hear about our hopes and prayers for Two Sides of the Same Amen. Disclaimer: we recorded this when we actually had named the podcast ‘Two by two: two sides of the same amen’. In the end we decided for a shorter, simpler version. Sorry for the confusion…Happy listening! Kerry + Rosario :) Links and other info Arete Academy: https://adfinternational.org/de/arete