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How do we interpret and understand what God is calling us to, both in our vocation and in other life choices? Join Stacey Sumereau on coffee dates with Catholic friends for insight and inspiring guidance. From touring with Broadway hit shows to discerning religious life on Lifetime’s reality TV show ”The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns,” Stacey hasn’t stopped searching for God’s will! Original music by JF Church.
Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
“God did not create you so that you could work to acquire more possessions and then be a slave to them.”
Your space tells a story about you. Do you like the story it's telling? If not, how do you start (and persevere) in clearing clutter to reclaim your space?
If you’re tired of giving too much space and time to clutter (or it drains your energy but you don't know what to do about it,) then this episode will make a huge difference in your life. Best of all, this episode will equip you to spend MORE time and energy on your God-given purpose. Settle in with a cup of coffee and get motivated!
Topics Discussed
- 3 rules of an orderly home
- Hidden costs of clutter: Space, time, energy and money
- Stewardship rather than ownership: What it means and how it’s practically lived out
- How to get started decluttering to avoid overwhelm, exhaustion and burnout
- How to streamline and rework decluttering processes
- Decluttering and setting boundaries around your technology use
Resources
Thank you to today's sponsor, CWCNFP (Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning.) They offer FREE virtual NFP courses in the Billings ovulation method. English and Spanish courses offered! Find CWCNFP on Instagram @cwcnfp and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cwcnfp
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
“God’s voice is a voice that has a horizon, whereas the voice of the evil leads you to a wall- it backs you into a corner.”
If God spoke to you, how would his “tone of voice” sound? In a little concise teaching from Pope Francis, here four different hallmarks unique to God’s tone of voice. I love how this teaching both meshed perfectly with the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Faustina, and also expanded and universalized them!
If you've ever mistaken God's voice for the worst voice in your head (or wonder whether you're discerning it correctly,) you'll love this episode!
Resources
Come drop me a line and let me know what resonated with you in this episode!
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Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Spinning your wheels and overwhelmed? Erin Ingold is here to help! She reminded me every action starts in our thoughts. Managing our minds means we can heal the root of problems, decide well and confidently, and develop lasting habits of virtue.
In this episode we cover:
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The importance of curiosity in change and healing
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How to stop making harmful snap judgements
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How to move forward when you're overwhelmed
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The core GOOD desires that motivate every action- even sins!
- How to move from self-judgement to self empathy and ultimately freedom
I love Metanoia's ideology and method so much that I'm joining their next training and becoming a certified Catholic life coach as of Spring 2025! I know you'll be helped by Erin's wisdom, as I have.
Resources
- Catholic Coaching Program- Deadline to sign up is September 21st! Get all the info and sign up here
- FREE Webinar "Our Favorite Coaching Strategy Revealed"
Thank you to today's sponsor, CWCNFP (Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning.) They offer FREE virtual NFP courses in the Billings ovulation method. English and Spanish courses offered! Find CWCNFP on Instagram @cwcnfp and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cwcnfp
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Father Timothy Gallagher OMV is one of the top experts on Ignatian Discernment. He was a part of the God's Adventure Awaits Summit back in the Summer of 2020 and I am so excited to have him back on now! Father Timothy shares his priestly discernment story with me and together we talk about the role of desire in discernment. He also goes over the process of discernment, gaining counsel, judging, and executing a decision with peace and in relationship with Christ. We talk about what should be discerned, little every day decisions vs. big decisions. Also discussed is what true peace is and how to know the difference. Join us as we talk about how what God wants for you is to uncover the deepest layers of what you want, so that He can show you what his will is through those desires.
Topics Discussed
- What is worth discerning?
- Vocational Discernment and the importance of Come & Sees
- The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises 30 day silent retreat using meditations on the life of Christ to draw you deeper in to make decisions with Christ.
- The importance of desire and attraction in discernment
- Does God really want what we want? Why we need to trust in God's will for us, even if we are experiencing fear in Discernment.
- The Colloquy, a conversation with Christ as a friend to a friend.
- What prayer is, how to dispose ourselves properly to it, and who is the primary actor in it.
- Spiritual Consolation and Desolation and how to respond to both.
- How to use the virtue of prudence in your life for natural/non spiritual matters.
- How to discern peace correctly. It's more than a good feeling.
Resources
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Venerable Bruno Lanteri
- Book on Ignatian Discernment
- Book on Prayer
- Book on Rule #2
- Podcasts-Discerning Hearts
- Father Gregory Pine episode on Prudence
- Seekdirection.app
- Spiritualdirection.com
- Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality
- What am I to do? Series on daily decisions.
- Website: www.frtimothygallagher.org
- Facebook: Fr. Timothy Gallagher
- For a film on Venerable Bruno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmqtQv7SbM
Sponsors:
CWCNFP-Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning
Free virtual NFP courses using the Billings method. English and Spanish courses offered.
Website: www.cwcnfp.org
Instagram: @cwcnfp
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cwcnfp
Metanoia Catholic-Matt & Erin Ingold
Catholic Coaching Program- Deadline to sign up is September 20th, only 10 spots left!
Free "What type of coach are you?" Discernment Quiz: https://metanoiacatholic.typeform.com/coach-type
Metanoia Catholic Coaching Brochure: https://www.metanoiacatholic.com/catholic-coaching-certification
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
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Show Notes
Do you feel like it’s hard to be totally real with God? Do you have trouble calming your mind and letting go of your to do list to pray? Do you feel frustrated with yourself and wish you could just be better?
Enter the Colloquy, a fancy word for “conversation” in St. Ignatius of Loyola’s formula. It’s a simple formula- literally 3 quick steps- anyone can use to have an authentic connection to the Lord. In the first few minutes I explain how to make a colloquy, then I move onto my own experience of making a colloquy.
Jesus’s love is unreal. In reading The Interior Castle I’ve had the good (hard) realization of how far I have to go before I’m ready for sainthood. Honesty is good, but I’ve felt so frustrated with myself lately. Jesus totally changed my heart and my outlook with his response. I hope my testimony gives you hope and encourages you to try making a colloquy
Topics Discussed
- Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises
- Sharing 3 of My Visions… What It’s Like to Experience Visions
- How Does God’s Voice Actually “Sound”? St. Teresa’s Rules for Discerning Whether Voices Come From God, Our Imagination, or the Devil
Come on over to my website for more resources for your spiritual life.
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
ADULT THEMES DISCUSSED!
Morgan Swartz is my podcast guest today, folks! She was a participant on my True North Discernment group that I led back in the Fall of 2020 with people who wanted some extra discernment guidance after The God’s Adventure Awaits Summit. Morgan is a bold and joyful woman for the Lord! She and I talk about being free in order to choose well and to really be able to seek the voice of God. We also discuss dating, listening to God/the Holy Spirit’s inspirations in prayer, and what it means to trust God even in our struggle with brokenness and addictions. Morgan has a ministry called JoyinHope and a book called Out of Darkness, Into Light about her struggle with pornography and masturbation.
Grab your new favorite brew and brace yourself for some deep, honest discussion about what it’s like to go through addiction and healing, and hearing God’s voice call you to do great things!
Topics Discussed
- Online dating
- Developing a relationship with each person of the Blessed Trinity: How the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit heal us by showing us who we are
- Morgan’s story of becoming addicted to porn and masturbation + her healing process from sin, shame and lies of the enemy
- Physical boundaries in dating
- The vital importance of an accountability partner and daily rosary
- Gaining bravery to share your story-even and ESPECIALLY the hard parts
Resources
- Book: Out of Darkness, Into Light by Morgan Swartz
- Movie: The Shack
- Prayer: “God, show me who I am to You”
- Mini Lesson: Pope Francis’ Discerning the Voice of God
- Morgan’s Ministry: JoyinHope
- Morgan’s Youtube: JoyinHope
- Morgan’s YouTube Healing Playlist
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Ascension Presents: Mari Pablo
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Hi Friends! God wants to speak to you, each of you. Because each of you are special to Him. Today I'm going to share a few of my experiences in prayer so that you know what is possible! I really hope that you enjoy my bold vulnerability in this episode in sharing a glimpse into some moments with the Lord where He was very clear with me (Because I need Him to be!) I hope this helps you to listen with expectation that Jesus will speak to you!
Get all settled in with your favorite new mug and get ready to learn more about how God can speak to you!
BUY THE PAINTING BY MY HUSBAND REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE HERE
Topics Discussed
- Rediscovering boldness in faith by our expectations of how God will speak to us in prayer.
- Saint friends: How they pray and what we can learn from them.
- How the Mercy of God meets us in prayer and helps us heal.
- Prayer visions and what they can look like.
- Growth through suffering: Why it's a gain!
Resources
- St. Faustina
- St. Paul-Acts Ch. 9
- Hebrews 13:5
- St. Teresa of Avila
- Father Ripperger
- Last episode on God’s Voice
- John's Painting in the YouTube Video-at 4:20
- Nora
- 7 Sorrows of Mary
- Ephesians 6:12
- Sacred Heart
- Our Lady Undoer of Knots
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Topics Discussed
- How to hear God when He speaks to us and what He "sounds" like (it may surprise you!)
- What are locutions?
- Where/who locutions come from: imagination, God or the devil
- 5 reasons from St. Teresa of Avila to know that a locution is an authentic communication from God
Resources
- Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
- Father Chad Ripperger
- Mike Creavey Episode
- Depression Episode
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Psalm 34: “Trust in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart”
January Donovan is a force of nature and walking proof of what we can accomplish when we undertake God’s invitation to a massive dream. She’s the founder of the highly successful Woman School and Wholeness School, wife, and mom of eight kids. She was so impactful that in the week since we recorded, I’m seeing enormous fruits in my life: I finally got motivated to hire an assistant so I can put out more content regularly, I’m cranking out a huge and exciting project (that’ll be announced in the coming months) with zero self-doubt, AND I’m running my household with more discipline. All that from just one conversation, and I can’t wait to hear the effects of our conversation in your life! Whether you consider yourself a dreamer or a practical person, you’ll gain irreplaceable wisdom from January.
Topics Discussed:
- January’s daily routine as a mom of 8 and CEO
- How God calls us through OUR action
- The #1 qualities single women should look for in a man
- How to form the desires of your heart and find your dream for this season
- Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset
Resources
- The Woman School website
- Carol Dweck: Fixed vs. growth mindset
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
"Why doesn't God help me in my suffering? Why does he feel farther away right at the time when I need to feel him closest? Why is he rejecting me?"
These are the questions I found myself asking in 2023 when beset by my son's extended health crisis: I barely slept more than an hour at a time for FIVE MONTHS. I quickly discovered why sleep deprivation has been used as a form of torture! In this difficult season I wrestled with big questions about what God's provision through hardship means. I hope this episode can support and encourage anyone who needs it today.
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