His Beloved Catholic Podcast

Today we have our friend Aaron on the podcast. He is the husband of Mary Kate who was on the podcast a couple of weeks ago. He fell in love with Jesus in High School and became a missionary as a young adult. He has served all over the country on college campuses and he was the director of an inner city Detroit Youth program called Youth Works. While he was a missionary he fell in love with the Catholic Church and converted to Catholicism. On the podcast today Aaron tells us AMAZING stories of the power of God. We were shocked by the way God has moved in and through His ministry. Aaron also has a heart for outreach and for encountering people. We can all learn from his amazing ability to connect heart to heart with people and his trust in the power of God. You will be inspired by this episode!! Enjoy!

James Longoria is back on the podcast! James is the worship leader for our His Beloved retreats and youth minister at a church near us. He was on our podcast way back on episode 28 and you can go back and hear his entire story if you would like. It is powerful! Today he shares a new story with us that took place this summer. James, who has an anointed voice, suddenly lost his voice after becoming ill in April. For months he was unable to sing or even speak without coughing. In the process, he met Jesus in a way that he had never experienced Him before and learned to trust Him with our without the gift that he had been given. It is a powerful, miracle story and one that can teach us a lot about trusting in God even when things feel out of control.

Today we have an adorable couple on our podcast. Chase and Viva Crouse are here to talk all things Catholic Fitness. Chase has a background in ministry and Viva is an actress. A few years ago the Lord put on their hearts to become personal trainers and to train people using Theology of the Body and Catholic principles. That is when they started a Catholic personal training company called Hypurofit. During our conversation they explain how fitness and health should not be quick bursts that just fizzle out, but long lasting habits that allow us to live out the calling that God has for our lives. We also get to hear their adorable love story. They are a ton of fun and you will love them. You can find Chase and Viva on their website or their instagram accounts.

https://www.hypurofit.org/

Viva Crouse

https://www.instagram.com/vivacrouse/

Chase Crouse

https://www.instagram.com/chase.crouse/

Hey there friends! Some terrible illnesses struck our house last week, so we were not able to record a new episode. We decided to share one of our favorites from last year. This was part of our "Find Your Fire" Series. On this episode Megan and Kendra dive deep into Dr. Bob Schutts writings about healing wounds using the movie Encanto. We highly recommend that after you listen to this one, go back and listen to the whole series if you didn't hear it the first time starting on episode #54. Even if you heard this episode last year give it a listen again. The Lord may just surprise you and invite you into a different aspect of healing while you listen.

Today we have a little fun with the deep topic of generational wounds and trauma. This is the next episode in our series "Find Your Fire". The movie Encanto has so much to teach us about charisms, gifts, wounding and generational trauma. We know that not everyone loves Disney movies, but the Lord speaks to Megan through Disney movies. If we look at them in the light of the Holy Spirit even Disney can teach us thing or two about the heart of God. We talk about our own struggles, wounds, and how we can over come wounds to live in freedom and fly with the Lord.

For healing retreats or books by Dr. Bob Schutts visit this site

https://jpiihealingcenter.org/

Dr. Bob's podcast

https://www.restoretheglorypodcast.com/

Unbound- Deliverance Prayer Ministry and Podcast

https://heartofthefather.com/

Hello friends! Today we have the sweetest lady in all the land, Roxanna Garcia, on our podcast. Roxy is a good friend of ours and we have watched God moving in her life. We asked her to come on the podcast and share the story of how God lit a fire in her heart for Theology of the Body and asked her to step out and do something that felt terrifying. He is such a gentle leader though and has walked her slowly and gently through the process. She also tells us the fantastic story of how she met her husband and we were shocked! Such a great story. We think you will see yourself in Roxy's, humble heart, and the journey that she has been on with the Lord. This was such a fun episode! We hope you enjoy!

"The Good News about Sex and Marriage" by Christopher West

"Love and Responsibility" by St. John Paul II

 We are getting so close friends!  This is our last episode in this Advent series, it has flown by!  We pray you have had a deep encounter with our Lord this Advent season!  

   In this episode we seek Jesus as “O Radiant Dawn”.  As the warmth and newness of a sunrise leaves us in awe, the warmth and newness He brings to our hearts will also leave us in awe.  He is so so good!   The waiting of Advent is almost over, do you feel the anticipation building up?  Don’t let the hustle and bustle distract you so much that you miss the sunrise of anticipation swelling up deep within!    

Find a quiet place to sit back and encounter the Lord with this short prayer experience with Adonai.

Find a quiet place to sit back and encounter the Lord with this short prayer experience with Jesus: The Lion and the Lamb.

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”     -C.S. Lewis,   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 

Our God is mighty and tender.  We’ve been on this journey of discovering this two-fold mystery and today on the podcast we will go even deeper.  We journey through the Old Testament history of the unblemished lamb and Passover for the Israelite people and Jesus’ once and for all fulfillment of that sacrifice.  Then we enter into the mystery of Jesus as the Lion.  What does it look like for Him to be the Lion over our lives AND also how does He desire to partner with us as the Lion? Remember, He’s good!  

Below are the scriptures referenced in the podcast.  Pray with them and make them your battle cries!

Dr. Sean Tobin- “living in reaction to the devil is a counterfeit to living in the freedom of Christ.”

Philippians 1:28 “do not be intimidated in any way by your enemies.”

James 4:7-8 “Submit yourself to God.  Resist the devil and he will flee from you.  Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

Luke 10:19  “Behold I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall hurt you.”

Phil. 1:28 “Do not be intimidated in any way by your enemies.”

1 John 4:4 “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.”

1 John 4:18 “perfect love drives out fear”  God is love

Romans 5:3-5 “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

Psalm 32:7 “God surrounds me with songs of deliverance.”

Romans 10:13 “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

CCC 2111  “To attribute the efficacy of prayers or of sacramental signs to their mere external performance, apart from the interior dispositions that they demand, is to fall into superstition.”

1 John 5:18 “We are born in God and the evil one cannot touch you!”

Ephesians 6

Psalm 91

Find a quiet place to sit back and encounter the Lord with this short prayer experience as Jesus: The Bread of Life.

Find a quiet place to sit back and encounter the Lord with this short prayer experience as Jesus as the Bridegroom.

On this episode we dive into the sacrificial, unfailing love of the messiah for His bride. That bride is you my friend. Do you know how deeply you are loved by Jesus, your bridegroom? Is it hard to hear that He loves you that much? If that feels thrilling or terrifying this episode is for you. Listen in and let the love of Jesus wash over you once again.

Megan's Version of John 14

I have created a room just for you. A room in my heart where you are fully seen, fully know and fully alive. You can be 100% you here without fear or hiding. I am the way, the truth and the life you access this room through Me. You know the fathers heart because you know me.

I will never leave you alone. I am yours and you are mine. I am in you and you are in me. You will see me in that silent place in your heart. You know me and you will hear my voice. 

I am giving you the spirit to give you comfort, council and my love. You do not need to fear or worry you have everything that you need with my love and my spirit. You can rest and be still in the spirit. 

Song of Songs

The Bridegroom-King

7 Every part of you is so beautiful, my darling. Perfect is your beauty, without flaw within.

8 Now you are ready, my bride, to come with me as we climb the highest peaks together. Come with me through the archway of trust. We will look  down from the crest of the glistening mounts and from the summit of our sublime sanctuary, from the lion’s den and the leopard’s lair.

9 For you reach into my heart. With one flash of your eyes I am undone by your love, my beloved, my equal,  my bride. You leave me breathless—I am overcome by merely a glance from your worshiping eyes, for you have stolen my heart. I am held hostage by your love and by the graces of righteousness shining upon you. 

10 How satisfying to me, my equal, my bride. Your love is my finest wine—intoxicating and thrilling.

To purchase the study that goes along with our podcast visit our website.

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Join us for the Hosanna: Your King Has Come Retreat March 22-23 at Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center in Burnet, TX All women 18 and over are welcome. Click here for more info

https://www.hisbelovedoftexas.com/events

Find a quiet place to sit back and encounter the Lord with this short prayer experience as Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

Hey there Beloveds! This week will look a little different on the His Beloved Podcast. We put on a retreat a couple of weeks ago about intimacy with God and we felt like you might like to hear those talks. This week is Megan's talk called "Who is He To You?" Megan dives into intimacy with Jesus and who He is to her. We spend a lot of time talking about our identity in Christ. Who are we to Him? For this talk we focus on His identity. Who is He to us? He will be different to everyone. He is the Lion and the Lamb, fierce and gentle, healer, lover, etc. the list could go on and on. We invite you to think about who you see Jesus as. Is He close to your heart? Draw near with Him as you listen to this episode. At the end there is a prayer experience. You can hit pause and join us in that prayer or come back to it later when you have time. Megan accidentally called the prayer the Emmaus prayer, but it actually the Immanuel prayer.

Here is the prayer:

Jesus remind me of  times that I have experienced your presence in special ways. Holy Spirit please bring these memories of special connection. Lord please make yourself apparent to me. Let me see you and remember these moments. Refresh my memory of your presence and reestablish a living, interactive connection, right here and now.

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Do you ever have those moments when you are listening to a dynamic speaker and wonder “what are they like in real life?”  On this episode we get a glimpse into the authentic world of Catholic speaker, minister, and podcast host, Ryan O’Hara.  Ryan’s life took a pivot in college when he had his conversion, and has been working with youth, and young adults, furthering the kingdom on earth ever since. In this delightful conversation we talk about what it looks like to live an authentic Christian life, not by specifically speaking of strategies per say, but just by hearing how Ryan and his wife live their life fully and sacrificially, seeking God‘s plan and running!  If you want to hear more from Ryan you can check him out at his podcast Better Preach. It has been a tremendous gift to Megan and Kendra and I am sure it will be to you as well!

Follow along with Ryan's podcast

https://www.ryanohara.org/podcast

Ryan mentions the Suscipe prayer from St. Ignatius

https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/saints-prayers/suscipe-prayer-saint-ignatius-of-loyola/

We would appreciate your support of our podcast and mission. We are trying to raise funds for new mics and a podcast editor. We are a 501c3 and can give you a receipt for your donation. If you would like to give a one time donation or a monthly donation you can visit our fundraising page. https://givebutter.com/his-beloved-of-texas-inc

Weeee'reee back!! As sad as we are to see summer go, we are so excited to be back in the studio recording season 7 of the His Beloved podcast. In this episode, we catch up with one another, and share different stories of how God moved in our lives while we were away!  From bears to healing dirt….. join us as we kick this season off! P.S.  We also share some exciting news about upcoming retreats!  Nudge nudge…. Come hang out with us!! Draw Near Women's Retreat

St. Patrick in Hutto

Sep 16th 9:00-4:00

Register by 9/7 for lunch included. www.hisbelovedoftexas.com Restore Mom's Retreat

St. Joseph in Bryan

Oct 7th https://stjosephbcs.org/registration-details?id=948

Rachel McClellan, the third member of His Beloved, is back on the podcast! She was on episode 31 of our podcast. She told her story of falling in love with Mary and feeling called to join the Catholic Church. If you haven't heard it yet, go back and take a listen. Since then, God has done so much in her life. Her story is truly remarkable. She shares with us the difficulty of going through an annulment and the healing that this process has brought to her heart. She also shares wisdom with us of finding God in the waiting and learning to trust Him. 

This is an update with the audio problem fixed. If you had a hard time listening. Try again :)

Hey friends we are back in the saddle again. On this episode we share our big adventures in December. Kendra went to the Encounter conference in Michigan and Megan went on a pilgrimage to Mexico City. We also share our words for the year and what God has done in our lives over the last year. 

Our Lady of Good Remedies Story:

https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/our-lady-of-good-remedies.html

Encounter Ministries Conference 

https://encounterministries.us/

Hello friends! On this episode Kendra and Megan share how God moved in our women's night of worship "Awake My Soul". We also talk about Advent, hope, and opening our hearts for the Lord. 

Unbound Conference

Feb 17-18th 

St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, Austin

click here to register 

https://mogpc.org/events-1?fbclid=IwAR24KyUVO2FoJhd-U9am-AGjOm1geDRCV717TR9THSx6VR_v5Q7YQFyQsls

Welcome back to our Find Your Fire series. If you haven't heard all of the episodes we recommend you go back and listen. On this episode we take everything we have talked about a put it into action with a heart check. We are a little tired from some sickness in our families and start out a little funny, but don't worry we go deep by the end. Pull up a chair and let the Lord speak to your heart today. 

We ask ourselves these questions:

1. Am I walking in His promises?

2. Am I walking in the confidence of the Holy Spirit?

3. Am I operating out of my belovedness and seeing the belovedness of others?

4. Where does my allegiance lie?

Today while Kendra is off chaperoning a trip of 9th grade girls in the dessert of Utah we are sharing an oldie, but a goody. Maybe one of the best we have ever had, with the guest that is most requested. Everyone loves to hear from Esther Caswell, so today we are re-airing her episode from last year as the next episode in our "Find Your Fire" series. Esther knows what it means to truly live in the spirit and completely surrender your life to God and she shares that with us today. If you have never heard from Esther before, you are in for a treat! If you heard this episode last year, I invite you to listen again. She brought me to tears and taught me so much as I listened to it this week while editing. I am certain that the Lord will share something new in your heart the second time around. She runs a non-profit in Austin called Vidi Aquam, where she ministers to mothers. Esther is very vulnerable in this conversation and tells us several stories of following the Lord and doing the unexpected living in His will.

To support Esther financially visit her website

https://vidiaquam.org

If you loved Esther go back and listen to her previous episodes 11 and 25 of our podcast.

If you would like to hear the first episode in this two part series. Listen to the episode with Ashley Dingler

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ESBFFAHstub

We would love for you to join us on December 2nd at St. John Vianney in Round Rock for Awake My Soul. To get tickets and more info visit our website

www.hisbeloveoftexas.com

We continue our "Find Your Fire" series as we discuss the Holy Spirit. We talk about Saints that truly lived in the spirit, the authority and anointing that we have been given as baptized Catholics, and modern day miracles. 

We have a women's night of Adoration coming up soon! We would love to see you there. 

Awake My Soul

December 2nd 6:00-9:30 St. John Vianney in Round Rock, TX (North of Austin)

To register for our next women's Advent Retreat visit our website

www.hisbelovedoftexas.com Tickets are $25 until November 1st when the price goes up to $30

Today in episode 3 of our "Find Your Fire" series we sit down Deacon Dan Lupo. He is a deacon at a parish in Austin, TX. Deacon Dan is a natural story teller and he shares with us the life changing encounter that he had with God. We also talk about his time as a hospital chaplain and later God calling him to deaconate formation. We also talk about healing wounds and participating in healing prayer.  We are so glad you are here! Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram!