As I mentioned in the last couple of episodes, we're in the home stretch (at least for now) of the Raised Catholic podcast. Today I'll tell the story of the podcast through the lens of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire as an allegory for the state of the Church and as a model for how an unlikely ministry sometimes finds us.
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Here are some resources I hope will help you to engage with this week's topic in a deeper way for yourself:
1. The poem I wrote when I learned of the Notre Dame fire, "The Church is on Fire"
2. Instagram account for the rebuilding of the Notre Dame Cathedral - a must follow for anyone who loves a good metaphor!
3. Book: Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert
4. Podcast: Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert
5. Synod coverage from America Magazine
6. Notre Dame Cathedral official website
7. Song: You Are Good Medley, by Todd Galberth
8. Song: The House that Love is Building, by Sarah Hart
9. Song: If the Lord Builds the House, by Hope Darst
10: Song: House on a Hill, by Amanda Cook