Joan Chittister is a benedictine nun who currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders. For 50 years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 60 books, hundreds of articles, and an online column for the National Catholic Reporter. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her work, and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, England. In 2019 Sister Joan was the featured guest of Oprah Winfrey on "Super Soul Sunday," about her book, The Time is Now. Her first interview with Oprah was in 2015. She has appeared on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, “60 Minutes,” “CBS News,” “NOW” with Bill Moyers and numerous BBC and NPR programs including “Weekend Edition Sunday” with Liane Hansen and “On Being” with Krista Tippett. Here, she shares wisdom from her book The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices For a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life

Join Host Melinda and Special Guest Daniel Kooman (Film Producer & Author, Breath of Life) as they examine the three breaths from God that shaped humanity and how BREATHING in the name of Yahweh brings you peace, calm and clarity to help you in your everyday life and with your mental health. This conversation will change the way you see and talk to God as you learn how God’s breath brought humanity to life, redeemed humanity from sin and continues to shape the course of human history as we know it. An inspiring conversation to encourage you as you start this New Year off strong and healthy.

This week we begin our new See Hear Love PODCAST series called “I Need Help With My Mental Health!” For the next seven weeks we’re featuring special guests sharing their real struggles, brave stories and expert advice .. to HELP YOU and those you love who may be struggling with anxiety, burnout, depression, OCD, stress, panic attacks, believing lies about themselves, never resting, over functioning, never emotionally present … to CHOOSE health, honesty, openness, change, freedom, spiritual disciplines, rest, expert wisdom and courage for this new year! We’re cheering you on!

Join Co-Host and the After Hours panel as they dive deep into how they feel about money, their careers, and how God's calling plays a role in their decisions about all of these things. Gen Z and Millennial contributors discuss what they learned (or didn't learn) about money growing up, how they feel about being rich in the Instagram flex era, and the role that their families and their faith play in their decisions about life, their careers, and their money.

Merry Christmas! This week we decided to look back over the seasons and bring you some of our most memorable CHRISTMAS MOMENTS, beginning in Season Two, featuring Brian Doerksen, Brooke Nicholls, Mark Masri, Cheryl Nembahrd, Kevin Pauls, Kimberley Mitchell and Joanna la Fleur! I KNOW we need some Christmas joy today and what better way to bring that to YOU .. then with some favourite and familiar Christmas hymns and choruses! You're welcome! 😊 SO, we hope you enjoy our "SEE HEAR LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA" (that might be over the top, but HEY, it's Christmas time!) ... and that it will inspire and encourage you AND make you want to sing ... as we celebrate the birth of Christ together.

It's our final week of advent! This week on See Hear Love, with Co-Hosts Cheryl Nembhard, Dr. Merry and Joanna la Fleur, we light the fourth Advent Candle of LOVE and the CHRIST candle on our wreath, as we share our favourite names of Jesus and why, how His LOVE has changed us, what Emmanuel – God is with us – means to us in our everyday lives and how we can love our neighbours well this Christmas season and into the new year. A beautiful and emotional show filled with hope, peace, joy and much love. Brooke Nicholls and Steve Lensink (Juno-nominated artist & worship leaders) join us to sing ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ as we pray and light the Love candle.

It’s our third week of Advent here at See Hear Love and we’re focusing on JOY! Join After Hours Conversations Host Joanna la Fleur and Panel as we talk about HOW Jesus brings JOY to our lives and to the world and what does that mean for us today, the difference between happiness and joy, and how to choose joy over negativity and worry. It’s not always easy to choose Joy when things feel and are so challenging and tough .. but when we reframe our thoughts and spoken words to gratitude and thankfulness and toward Jesus

It’s our second week of Advent here at See Hear Love and we’re focusing on PEACE. Jesus, as the Prince of Peace. The one who brings SHALOM to the world! Our episode this week is a thought-provoking show filled with great wisdom from Cheryl Nembhard, Esther Lysakovsky, Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon, Danielle Strickland, and Ann Voskamp. Join us as we light our second candle on our advent wreath and we talk all things PEACE, and download our ADVENT BOOKLET at www.seehearlove.com/advent so you can track along with us each week and participate with your family!

We are concluding our Justice week with Jocelyn White, the director of partner engagement for IJM in the U.S. She shares how she learned about how and why we give, serve, and work to defend the vulnerable. Starting with one.

THIS week is our first week of Advent (thousands of churches around the world, will be lighting the first candle on November 28th) and we’re focusing on HOPE .. the birth of Jesus, is the HOPE OF THE WORLD. Our ‘Ask the Expert’ Panel with Dr. Merry, Sue Wigston and Debra Fileta will be sharing their encouraging and wise thoughts on: -What is Hope? -Why are so many of us feeling hopeless, lost, and in darkness today? -Why is HOPE so important, especially for those of us feeling hopeless? - Why is Jesus the HOPE of and for the world? What does that look like for us and for our community? - One takeaway or practice that all of us can implement right away to help us build our hope and resiliency with Christ as we end the year strong and head into the new year.