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Say Yes to Holiness

Say Yes to Holiness

By Christina Semmens

A podcast designed to inspire, encourage, and accompany you to finding purpose, peace and abundance in your daily life in the pursuit of holiness
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Episode #113--"If God Gives Me Something, I Run With It"--1:1 with Sophia Lebano, Creative and Hearing Loss Advocate

Say Yes to HolinessFeb 19, 2022

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Day 45--Love Like A Saint--Epilogue--Humility

Day 45--Love Like A Saint--Epilogue--Humility

Day 45--Love Like A Saint--Epilogue--Humility

Mar 29, 202411:54
Day 44--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 44--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 44--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Mar 28, 202408:59
Day 43--Love Like A Saint--The Leading Lady of Penitence

Day 43--Love Like A Saint--The Leading Lady of Penitence

Day 43--Love Like A Saint--The Leading Lady of Penitence

Mar 27, 202409:24
Day 42--Love Like A Saint--Lacordaire's Magdalen

Day 42--Love Like A Saint--Lacordaire's Magdalen

Day 42--Love Like A Saint--Lacordaire's Magdalen

Mar 26, 202411:22
Day 41--Love Like A Saint--Exit Stage Left

Day 41--Love Like A Saint--Exit Stage Left

Day 41--Love Like A Saint--Exit Stage Left

Mar 25, 202410:51
Day 40--Love Like A Saint--Modern Magdalene

Day 40--Love Like A Saint--Modern Magdalene

Day 40--Love Like A Saint--Modern Magdalene

Mar 24, 202411:24
Day 39--Love Like A Saint--Who Needs Your Love?

Day 39--Love Like A Saint--Who Needs Your Love?

Day 39--Love Like A Saint--Who Needs Your Love?

Mar 23, 202407:48
Day 38--Love Like A Saint--Saint Mary Magdalene

Day 38--Love Like A Saint--Saint Mary Magdalene

Day 38--Love Like A Saint--Saint Mary Magdalene

Mar 22, 202411:11
Day 37--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 37--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 37--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Mar 21, 202409:59
Day 36--Love Like A Saint--In Christ Alone

Day 36--Love Like A Saint--In Christ Alone

Day 36--Love Like A Saint--In Christ Alone

Mar 20, 202410:36
Day 35--Love Like A Saint--The Way of the Cross

Day 35--Love Like A Saint--The Way of the Cross

Day 35--Love Like A Saint--The Way of the Cross

Mar 19, 202410:34
Day 34--Love Like A Saint--Converging Hopes

Day 34--Love Like A Saint--Converging Hopes

Day 34--Love Like A Saint--Converging Hopes

Mar 18, 202410:55
Day 33-Love Like A Saint--Cross Bearer

Day 33-Love Like A Saint--Cross Bearer

Day 33-Love Like A Saint--Cross Bearer

Mar 17, 202411:18
Day 32--Mary of the Cross, Mary MacKillop

Day 32--Mary of the Cross, Mary MacKillop

Day 32--Mary of the Cross, Mary MacKillop

Mar 16, 202410:51
Day 31--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 31--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 31--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Mar 15, 202407:32
Day 30--Love Like A Saint--Beloved Brown Mother

Day 30--Love Like A Saint--Beloved Brown Mother

Day 30--Love Like A Saint--Beloved Brown Mother

Mar 14, 202408:01
Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out of Love

Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out of Love

Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out of Love

Mar 13, 202408:30
Day 28--Love Like A Saint--Conversion and Coraggio

Day 28--Love Like A Saint--Conversion and Coraggio

Day 28--Love Like A Saint--Conversion and Coraggio

Mar 12, 202410:24
Day 27--Love Like A Saint--Hidden Mystery, New Master

Day 27--Love Like A Saint--Hidden Mystery, New Master

Day 27--Love Like A Saint--Hidden Mystery, New Master

Mar 11, 202408:31
Day 26--Love Like A Saint--A Shattered Little Heart

Day 26--Love Like A Saint--A Shattered Little Heart

Day 26--Love Like A Saint--A Shattered Little Heart

Mar 10, 202411:37
Day 25--Love Like A Saint--Saint Josephine Bakhita

Day 25--Love Like A Saint--Saint Josephine Bakhita

Day 25--Love Like A Saint--Saint Josephine Bakhita

Mar 09, 202410:49
Day 24--Love Like a Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 24--Love Like a Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 24--Love Like a Saint--In Her Own Words

Mar 08, 202408:33
Day 23--Love Like A Saint--A Silent Heart is a Loving Heart

Day 23--Love Like A Saint--A Silent Heart is a Loving Heart

Day 23--Love Like A Saint--A Silent Heart is a Loving Heart

Mar 07, 202409:54
Day 22--Love Like A Saint--Reviving Poustinia

Day 22--Love Like A Saint--Reviving Poustinia

Day 22--Love Like A Saint--Reviving Poustinia

Mar 06, 202410:02
Day 21--Love Like A Saint--The Silence of Lover

Day 21--Love Like A Saint--The Silence of Lover

Day 21--Love Like A Saint--The Silence of Lover

Mar 05, 202411:37
Day 20--Love Like A Saint--Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Day 20--Love Like A Saint--Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Day 20--Love Like A Saint--Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Mar 04, 202412:36
Day 19--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 19--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Day 19--Love Like A Saint--In Her Own Words

Mar 03, 202409:47
Day 18--Love Like A Saint--She Knew How To Wait

Day 18--Love Like A Saint--She Knew How To Wait

Day 18--Love Like A Saint--She Knew How To Wait

Mar 02, 202409:15
Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out Of Love

Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out Of Love

Day 29--Love Like A Saint--Forward Out Of Love

Mar 01, 202408:30
Day 17--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience--Part 2

Day 17--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience--Part 2

Day 17--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience--Part 2

Mar 01, 202410:44
Day 16--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience

Day 16--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience

Day 16--Love Like A Saint--The Powerful Arms of Patience

Feb 29, 202411:23
Day 15--Love Like A Saint--A Note of Clarification

Day 15--Love Like A Saint--A Note of Clarification

Day 15--Love Like A Saint--A Note of Clarification

Feb 28, 202409:55
Day 14--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Elizabetta Canori Mora

Day 14--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Elizabetta Canori Mora

Day 14--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Elizabetta Canori Mora

Feb 27, 202410:11
Day 13--Love Like A Saint--Holding Jesus in the Palm of her Hand

Day 13--Love Like A Saint--Holding Jesus in the Palm of her Hand

Day 13--Love Like A Saint--Holding Jesus in the Palm of her Hand

Feb 26, 202409:18
Day 12--Love Like A Saint--Friendship in Letters

Day 12--Love Like A Saint--Friendship in Letters

Day 12--Love Like A Saint--Friendship in Letters

Feb 25, 202412:36
Day 11--Love Like A Saint--Little Still Host on the Altar

Day 11--Love Like A Saint--Little Still Host on the Altar

Day 11--Love Like A Saint--Little Still Host on the Altar

Feb 24, 202412:33
Day 10--Love Like A Saint--An Enchanted Heart

Day 10--Love Like A Saint--An Enchanted Heart

Day 10--Love Like A Saint--An Enchanted Heart

Feb 23, 202410:22
Day 9--Love Like A Saint--Looking Through Death

Day 9--Love Like A Saint--Looking Through Death

Day 9--Love Like A Saint--Looking Through Death

Feb 22, 202411:21
Day 8--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro

Day 8--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro

Day 8--Love Like A Saint--Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro

Feb 21, 202410:19
Day 7--Love Like A Saint--And A Child Shall Lead Them

Day 7--Love Like A Saint--And A Child Shall Lead Them

Day 7--Love Like A Saint--And A Child Shall Lead Them

Feb 20, 202408:57
Day 6--Love Like A Saint--Going to the Angels

Day 6--Love Like A Saint--Going to the Angels

Day 6--Love Like A Saint--Going to the Angels

Feb 19, 202410:05
Day 5--Love Like A Saint--The Beauty in Obedience

Day 5--Love Like A Saint--The Beauty in Obedience

Day 5--Love Like A Saint--The Beauty in Obedience

Feb 18, 202409:31
Day 4--Love Like A Saint--From Little Tyrant to Little Lamb

Day 4--Love Like A Saint--From Little Tyrant to Little Lamb

Day 4--Love Like A Saint--From Little Tyrant to Little Lamb

Feb 17, 202410:37
Day 3--Love Like A Saint--The Little Girl Who Lived in a Castle

Day 3--Love Like A Saint--The Little Girl Who Lived in a Castle

Day 3--Love Like A Saint--The Little Girl Who Lived in a Castle

Feb 16, 202408:46
Day 2--Love Like A Saint--Venerable Anne de Guigne

Day 2--Love Like A Saint--Venerable Anne de Guigne

Day 2--Love Like A Saint--Venerable Anne de Guigne

Feb 15, 202409:58
Day 1--Love Like A Saint--Introduction

Day 1--Love Like A Saint--Introduction

Day 1--Love Like A Saint--Introduction

Feb 14, 202410:55
Preparation Day--Love Like A Saint

Preparation Day--Love Like A Saint

Preparation Day for Love Like A Saint Online Retreat

Feb 13, 202412:10
Episode #206--"Loving God in the Trials and Sufferings"

Episode #206--"Loving God in the Trials and Sufferings"

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...   Christina speaks about:

  1. Why carrying the cross before us helps us grow in holiness
  2. What we should be doing instead of worrying or feeling anxious
  3. How we can find love in all that we do

May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!” 

Jan 26, 202430:24
Episode #205--"The Power of Pilgrimage"--1:1 Conversation with Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director, El Camino de San Antonio Missions

Episode #205--"The Power of Pilgrimage"--1:1 Conversation with Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director, El Camino de San Antonio Missions

In this Say Yes to Holiness 1:1 Conversation podcast, Christina speaks with Honorable Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director of El Camino de San Antonio Missions, a new evangelization program of the Archdiocese of San Antonio Texas that encourages pilgrimages to the four eighteenth century Spanish Colonial Mission churches and San Fernando Cathedral located in the archdiocese.

Rebecca and I spoke about her faith journey, and how she desired to be a missionary when she was a child, but pursued a career in law where she served as a district and appellate judge. Rebecca is also a recognized author and speaks on a variety of topics.

 

Rebecca shared that she developed her interest and love of the missions by leading her sixth-grade religious education groups on pilgrimages to the missions on bicycle. And, then, over the years, the group grew to include over 100 adults and children of the parish. The interest prompted her to become a National Association of Interpreters Certified Interpretive Guide, and she continues to use her certification to accompany pilgrims along the river trail that links the missions and Cathedral.  

 

When I asked about the connection between the Camino in Spain and in San Antonio, she spoke about the great honor and privilege that is available for anyone who makes the Camino in San Antonio can receive credit towards their compostela if they then continue their journey in Spain. 

 

For anyone who makes a pilgrimage discovers the power that comes from making the journey, particularly by learning how to slow down and express gratitude for all of God's gifts. But even if you are unable to walk or bike the Camino, you can still make an "armchair pilgrimage" that can make you a powerful intercessor for others, especially when partnering with the Blessed Mother.   

  

Our conversation was both illuminating and inspiring and I hope that you find it to be the same so as to encourage you to comontinue doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that together we can tell the Master of Death, "Not Today!"

To learn more about Rebecca and the El Camino de San Antonio Missions go to: https://caminosanantonio.org/el-camino/

Jan 20, 202440:10
Episode #204--"Resolutions, Plan of Life & Our Baptismal Call"

Episode #204--"Resolutions, Plan of Life & Our Baptismal Call"

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...  

In this episode, Christina speaks about:

  1. Why spiritual reading needs to become a habit
  2. What our baptismal call is all about
  3. How a Plan of Life can transform your life

May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!” 

Jan 11, 202431:29