Aurora Vaticana

Cast down, then lifted up / stuck in Advent / Ascension confusion / the podcast lives on!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2447101/fan_mail/new] I'm back! The podcast is not dead! I'm back with a casual episode about what the Lord has been doing in my life the last few months, and hopefully encourage you to give him the space and time He needs to speak to you.  Honestly, the ascension has always been a bit confusing to me so I share about this as well, and about why I couldn't get past the advent season for so long!  Follow me @auroravaticana [https://www.instagram.com/auroravaticana?igsh=MWJhNWY2NHR5aHQ3eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

I'm painting for the Vatican? / A candle for Saint Peter, a garden for God

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2447101/fan_mail/new] I'm painting for who??? What began as a daring “why not?” moment has become an offering of love to the Church and a meditation on how our lives, like gardens, can become radiant with light, beauty, and fruitfulness for God. Follow me @auroravaticana [https://www.instagram.com/auroravaticana?igsh=MWJhNWY2NHR5aHQ3eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

¿Pintando para el Vaticano? / Un cirio para San Pedro, un jardín para Dios

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2447101/fan_mail/new] ¿Que voy a pintar para quien? Lo que comenzó como un atrevido ‘¿por qué no?’ se ha convertido en una ofrenda de amor a la Iglesia y en una meditación sobre cómo nuestras vidas, como jardines, pueden llegar a ser radiantes de luz, belleza y fecundidad para Dios. Follow me @auroravaticana [https://www.instagram.com/auroravaticana?igsh=MWJhNWY2NHR5aHQ3eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

Mi libro del año / Lo que aprendí acerca de la castidad (¿la virtud más malentendida?) / Oración del Papa León para el discernimiento

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2447101/fan_mail/new] En este episodio, comparto sobre mi libro del año: Castidad, del obispo Erik Varden. Lo leí durante la Cuaresma sin planearlo. Y no, este no es un libro que solo trate sobre el celibato o sobre decir "no" a las cosas. Trata sobre vivir con plenitud, serenidad y libertad. Una elegancia del corazón. Comparto cómo este libro me ayudó a entender la castidad no como represión, sino como integración. Se trata de poner orden en los sentidos, las emociones y los deseos para que no nos dominen, y eso me lleva a una paz interior y una belleza que no había experimentado antes. Básicamente, la castidad es para todos. No se trata solo de lo que no haces, sino de vivir libre de posesividad y aprender a amar correctamente. Termino el episodio con una oración para el discernimiento del Papa León, que yo misma he estado rezando últimamente. Espero que este episodio te anime a ver la castidad desde una perspectiva completamente nueva. Follow me @auroravaticana [https://www.instagram.com/auroravaticana?igsh=MWJhNWY2NHR5aHQ3eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!

HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV 3 August 2025: Jubilee of Youth (read by Edith)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2447101/fan_mail/new] JUBILEE OF YOUTH HOLY MASS HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV [https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250803-omelia-giubileo-giovani.html] Tor Vergata 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 3 August 2025 Follow me @auroravaticana [https://www.instagram.com/auroravaticana?igsh=MWJhNWY2NHR5aHQ3eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]! I would love your feedback, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to talk about!