encountered & embraced

The Journey of Lent: I am transformed (special episode - lent pt. 4)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!! Hope you are all celebrating this spectacular weekend with our Lord finally being risen! To also celebrate this joyous weekend, we have our final episode from our 4-part "Journey Through Lent"  series! Woot Woot! In today’s episode, we have two wonderful best friends and by esther sisters, Nica and Via, joining us in our conversation. We share our experiences and how we feel we have been changed and transformed through our Fiat challenge. In this conversation we talk about some of the difficulties we experienced this Lent as well as the aspects we particularly enjoyed of our lenten challenges. We talk about how our faith journeys and particularly our relationships with God. (Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we had to record this podcast via video call and experienced some technical issues). So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ! by esther, mary. Resources mentioned: Fiat 90 - https://fiat-90.com/ [https://fiat-90.com/] or http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90 [http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90] Follow & subscribe: Blog * http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog [http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog] Etsy * https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU [https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU] Instagram: * @byesther._ * @madebyestherau Facebook: * https://www.facebook.com/madeb [https://www.facebook.com/madebyesther.414]yestherau

The Journey of Lent: the service of almsgiving (lent pt.3)

Hello everyone, We are back again with another episode of our Lenten series! Woot Woot! In today’s episode, my special guest and by esther sister, Rin and I will talk about the third pillar of Lent - almsgiving. Almsgiving is an important aspect of Lent because just as Jesus served others, we too are called to serve our neighbours. In our conversation, we share our own thoughts and the things we are currently doing for our almsgiving this Lenten season. Furthermore, we will discuss the reasons why us Catholics practise almsgiving including how being in service to others can change us internally and externally. So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ! by esther, mary. Resources mentioned: Fiat 90 - https://fiat-90.com/ [https://fiat-90.com/] or http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90 [http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90] (Video) 4 Reasons for Almsgiving by Fr. Mike Schmitz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xODJuXGUyzQ&t=191s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xODJuXGUyzQ&t=191s] Follow & subscribe: Blog * http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog [http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog] Etsy * https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU [https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU] Instagram: * @byesther._ * @madebyestherau Facebook: * https://www.facebook.com/madeb [https://www.facebook.com/madebyesther.414]yestherau

The Journey of Lent: the act of fasting (lent pt. 1)

“Fasting is directed to two things: the deletion of sin, and the raising of the mind to heavenly things”  - St Thomas Aquinas Hello everyone! Welcome to the first official podcast of Encountered & Embraced! So for this season, we will be discussing the journey of Lent! It will be broken down into four episodes where we will be focusing on the three pillars of Lent - fasting, prayer and almsgiving as well as a surprise episode to end off the series! So you better keep your ears out when it will come out hahah. In this episode, my special guest and lovely by esther sister, Janz and I will be talking about the act of fasting. We will share our thoughts, struggles and the meaning of fasting in our own lives - how the sacrifice can bring us into deeper intimacy with Jesus. Furthermore, we will discuss some ways to battle a loss of motivation during Lent. So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ! by esther, mary Resources mentioned: Fiat 90 - https://fiat-90.com/ [https://fiat-90.com/] or http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90 [http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90] The Poco a Poco Podcast - https://www.franciscanfriars.com/pocoapoco [https://www.franciscanfriars.com/pocoapoco] (Book) Restore by Sr Miriam James Heidland, SOLT -  https://www.avemariapress.com/products/restore [https://www.avemariapress.com/products/restore] (Video) Rending Our Hearts Through Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving (Lent 2022) by Fr Mark-Mary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJNVxjuV7dM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJNVxjuV7dM] Follow & subscribe: Blog * http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog [http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog] Etsy * https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU [https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU] Instagram: * @byesther._ * @madebyestherau Facebook: * https://www.facebook.com/madeb [https://www.facebook.com/madebyesther.414]yestherau

The Journey of Lent: the beauty of prayer (lent pt. 2)

“Prayer is in fact the recognition of our limits and our dependence: we come from God, we are of God, and to God we return” - St John Paul II As we go through our own deserts, like Jesus, we experience many temptations and challenges. It is in such challenging times that we need to remain steadfast in our Lord and trust in Him. What better way to do that than through deep prayer with Him? In today’s episode, I will be talking to another by esther sister Maya about the second pillar of Lent - prayer. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of prayer during Lent and how prayer has the power to transform hearts. There is no simple formula for prayer, nor a single structure. So, we will share about our personal prayer lives and the encounters we have experienced through prayer. So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ! by esther, mary. Resources mentioned: Fiat 90 - https://fiat-90.com/ [https://fiat-90.com/] or http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90 [http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90] Hallow App - https://hallow.com/ [https://hallow.com/] (Book) Consoling the Heart Of Jesus - By Fr. Michael Gaitley https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/consoling-the-heart-of-jesus-premium-edition [https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/consoling-the-heart-of-jesus-premium-edition] Babel to Pentecost with Anyhtony D’Ambrosio - https://watch.formed.org/videos/babel-to-pentecost-with-anthony-d-ambrosio [https://watch.formed.org/videos/babel-to-pentecost-with-anthony-d-ambrosio] Follow & subscribe: Blog * http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog [http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog] Etsy * https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU [https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU] Instagram: * @byesther._ * @madebyestherau Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madeb [https://www.facebook.com/madebyesther.414]yestherau

welcome to the 'encountered & embraced' podcast

‘The woman said to him, 'I know that Messiah -- that is, Christ -- is coming; and when he comes he will explain everything. Jesus said, 'That is who I am, I who speak to you.' John 4:25-27  Hello my beautiful sisters…& awesome brothers,  With the brand new year upon us, I thought it would be great to freshen up our podcast series to something a bit new and different! As a group, we decided to change our podcast name from “Cars & Conversations” to “Encountered & Embraced”! If you want to know more about it, listen to this short introduction podcast, explaining the idea behind the name as well as the new direction of this series!  So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ!  by esther,  mary  Resources mentioned:  Cars & Conversations Podcast: That’s a wrap: https://byesther414.wixsite.com/blog/post/cars-and-conversations-season-2-ep-09  The Chosen Series - https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen  Follow & subscribe:  Blog http://www.byesther414.wixsite.com/blog  Etsy https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MadebyestherAU  Instagram: @byesther._ @madebyestherau  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madebyestherau