Send us a text Have you ever had a spiritual word of the year? Why not choose a word for Advent? Here are some possibilities and some ideas for living the word during this season of anticipation. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text How open are you to the gifts God has for you? Do you try to rush God? This episode is about being receptive and overcoming the habits of grasping and rejecting. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text What does it mean to surrender? There are many false ways to surrender in faith, but what is the proper way? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Pope Francis said that the Church is a field hospital for the wounded. Is that how you see your parish? We are all part of the wounded - and part of the hospital staff. This episode is about being healing agents, helping others heal from the trials of life and the effects of our sins. Hear how you can become a healing agent in your family, parish, community, and the world. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text We plan for many things in our lives: college for our kids, family moves, taking a vacation, and starting a business. Do we have a plan for eternity? Are we as concerned about becoming saints and getting to heaven? This episode is about how to create a plan to grow in holiness and in union with God. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. What's the difference between joy and happiness? How can we be open to the joy God has ready for us? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare - Continued. The weapon of the week is detachment. When we are detached from things of this world, the devil has no foothold on us. There are six common areas of attachment to consider: material, comfort, recreation, media, ideology, and people. What are you attached to? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text How strong are you? In what ways? This episode explores five areas of strength: physical, intellectual, emotional, character, and spiritual. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores how sacraments and sacramentals offer grace to fight the spiritual battle. Are you making the most of these powerful weapons? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week's episode is about the spiritual tool of love. Do we receive God's perfect love? Are we sharing it with others? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued: How does virtue help us fight the spiritual battle? How can we grow in virtue and be battle-ready? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week explores the spiritual tool of the communion of saints. How can we enlist people on earth and in heaven to help us in the spiritual battle? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. This episode explores the spiritual weapon of forgiveness. When we practice radical forgiveness, the enemy loses his foothold in our minds. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week's episode describes how spiritual direction can become a powerful weapon to help us resist the attacks of the devil. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. The weapon of the week is truth. Do we speak the truth? Do we speak it with love? How does truth help us fight the spiritual battle? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued. This episode covers the spiritual weapon of community. We need others to help us fight the good fight. What makes a good community? How can I find the one that's right for me? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text (Spiritual Warfare Continued) This episode is about the spiritual weapon of healing. The devil can't attack what is healthy and in union with God. But how do we do that? A book mentioned in the podcast is Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts, also the John Paul II Healing Center for healing retreats. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores the spiritual weapon of self-denial. How can penance and mortification help us resist the snares of the devil? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare - Weapon Three: Repentance. We can't fight the battle when we are in a state of sin, and we should seek to know our faults, no matter how small. Each fault is a turning away from God. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us a text Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores how prayer can be a powerful weapon in our spiritual arsenal. ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com www.ColleenOrchanian.com Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author