CONTENT TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about serious mental health issues and discusses suicidality and self-harm. If you or someone you know are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek professional support as this podcast is not a substitute for addressing immediate mental health concerns. Resources provided below. We are finally back in the saddle after several months’ long hiatus! It’s been a year since we’ve started this podcast and we wanted to kick off this season with an...

Today, we interview Suzette Malong, a family friend, who immigrated to the United States from the Philippines. We talk about the challenges that she faced when she immigrated to the US and talk about how her faith played a role during those difficult times. We also examine some significant differences about how faith is expressed in various cultures. If you or someone you know immigrated, it would be interesting to engage them in conversation about some of these questions: How has your cultur...

We are huge Oakland Athletics fans and we decided to watch the movie Angels in the Outfield to hype us up for the start of the baseball season (COVID-19 edition). We talk about how baseball and faith intersect and describe themes in the movie that are related to believing in God. Let’s Go Oakland!

We interview a 5/6 year old Catholic, John Giang, who recently converted and was baptized in the faith about what biases and stereotypes are held about Catholics and what biases continue to exist within the church. John tells us his conversion story from his favorite Catholic saints, inspirational music, prayer, vocation, and how he forms his Catholic identity. We talk about the model minority myth and how it shows up in the Catholic Church and why people get so wrapped up about having ...

We interview a 5/6 year old Catholic, John Giang, who recently converted and was baptized in the faith about what biases and stereotypes are held about Catholics and what biases continue to exist within the church. John tells us his conversion story from his favorite Catholic saints, inspirational music, prayer, vocation, and how he forms his Catholic identity. We talk about the model minority myth and how it shows up in the Catholic Church and why people get so wrapped up about having ...

It’s been a minute, but we are glad to be back in action! This week’s episode talks about what implicit biases are and *some* of the ways it shows up in our church and in our families. In this episode, we ask: What are implicit biases?Have you been able to speak up against injustice?What are the implicit biases that you still carry?What’s the difference between anti-racist and non-racist?How can we heal the racial divide?Pray!Ask questions when you don’t understand. Instead of being defensive...

Join us in our discussion of faith and gardening with Stephanie Luna! In this episode, we discuss Luna’s faith journey with her time with the Franciscans and now, with Maryknoll. We talk about quarantine life, how we can foster our relationship with God through gardening, prayer, and connecting with our faith community. We also discuss tips for connecting with God during quarantine: Go on a retreat, either virtually or physically distance yourself from your normal activities.Create norm...

We are celebrating Father’s Day by interviewing my own father, Fred De Leon. Join us for a special conversation about how my father grew in his Catholic faith. If you’re an immigrant, or come from an immigrant family, and if there is a safe space to talk about it, ask your father or father figures what their faith journey was like.Reflect on and pray about God’s fatherly love for us.Reflect and pray about how St. Joseph’s presence was like in Jesus’ life as a father figure.If you didn’t have ...

Today’s guests are our 3 children! We talk about what our prayer life looks like as a family and we ask each other questions to reflect on: What is your favorite memory of your family praying?When are some significant times in your life when your family has come together to pray?How do we pray as a family?How do you teach your kids about having a personal relationship with God? How do you know where to look for God?We also provide you with some tips to deepen prayer life with your family Find...

Welcome back for our 2nd episode! It has been quite a difficult week so we’re sharing with you why and how prayer has been instrumental in keeping us afloat during times of chaos. In this episode, we ask each other questions about our personal prayer life and how resistance to God pops up from time to time. We also share some ideas on how to deepen your prayer life if you need a jumpstart! Lastly, we provide some space to invite the Holy Spirit into our lives so that we can be filled with the...