Raising Saints: Helping Kids Hear God's Voice

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Kids have the most beautiful insights into the Catholic faith, but sometimes their questions are difficult to answer. On Raising Saints, we are a priest and a mom who are eager to do our best to answer kids’ questions on God, the Church, the faith, and more! Alexandra Sullivan is a wife and mother of three. Fr. Michael Connolly is the Parochial Vicar of the Church of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

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S3:E2 - Where is Heaven? & Why Can't We See Jesus?

Jun 9th, 2021 8:02 PM

Today we are fielding two questions from Peter. He asks: Where is heaven? and Why can't we see Jesus?

S3:E12 Lectio Divina - Road to Emmaus

Mar 17th, 2021 12:00 PM

We are leading listeners through Lectio Divina, a prayerful reading and reflection, of the Road to Emmaus story in Luke's Gospel. Listen as we read the Gospel story and then take some time imagining the scene, prompting thoughts, questions and conversation with God through the story. This is part 1, to be continued in our next episode.

S3:E11 - Why Didn't St. Thomas Believe Jesus Had Risen?

Mar 4th, 2021 7:12 PM

A question from Alexandra's son, John, age 8. He is curious about St. Thomas the Apostle. Why didn't he believe it when the other Apostles told him that Jesus had risen from the dead? This question led us to a discussion about the gift of faith. Also, we introduced the idea of leading Lectio Divina for our listeners for the whole family to listen to together. Coming in our next episode, so stay tuned.

S3:E10 - Fasting for Lent with special guests, The Sullivan kids

Feb 18th, 2021 10:46 PM

The Sullivan kids join us today to discuss fasting for Lent. We bounce around some ideas and brainstorm with the kids. And we discuss keeping it simple and specific. Also, there's a non-sequitur in the middle in which Matthew, age 5, tells us all about what he ate for the day!

S3:E9 - Why Isn't God Featured in the Stained Glass at Church?

Feb 3rd, 2021 8:59 PM

Today we answer a question from 5 year old, Nate, who asks: "Why is there not a picture of God, if He is the main character at St. Columba (Fr. Connolly's parish), in the pictures in the stained glass?" So we discuss how we don't know what God the Father, the first person of the Holy Trinity, looks like, but that we do see Jesus, the second person of the Holy Trinity, represented in the stained glass and other artwork. And we talk about how we see Jesus present in the Eucharist also.

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