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19/09/2024

We are one week away from the next episode of F.L.O.W.cast that will answer questions on the schedule of readings that will happen on any given Sunday.

Listen in as Sisters Phyllis Schenk and Judith Anne Haase discuss lectio divina —“holy reading.”

It airs Thursday, September 26 so tune in!

12/09/2024

Ever walk out of mass wondering where to find the schedule of readings that you just heard?

You can get some help by listening to the next F.L.O.W.cast episode featuring Sisters Phyllis Schenk and Judith Anne Haase discussing where to find the scripture readings and how to be better prepared for Sunday mass.

Don't miss out! It airs Thursday, September 26.

22/08/2024

WE'RE BACK!
F.L.O.W.cast has a new schedule! Look for it on the fourth Thursday each month—year 'round.

Enjoy this great conversation:
Gardening is good for the soil—and good for the soul. Springfield Dominican Sister Kristin Crawford shares lessons from the permaculture garden at Jubilee Farm with our Dominican Associate John Malanchak, who talks about the impact of gardening with persons with disabilities.

Listen here: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/gardening/

08/03/2024

Don’t miss the compelling story of our sisters as they share their memories of a short vacation that could have ended in disaster. Tune in now to listen to a special Catholic Sisters Week edition of F.L.O.W.cast!

Listen to the story at: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/miracle

07/03/2024

A relaxing island holiday in the Minnesota Boundary Waters brought four Springfield Dominican Sisters to the brink of tragedy in 1972. Listen to this heart-racing experience in a special Catholic Sisters Week edition of F.L.O.W.cast that airs Friday, March 8.

Visit our web page for additional details or to sign up for the newsletter. https://flowcastlisten.org/

06/03/2024

Do you believe in miracles?
We do and will revisit a story that happened to our sisters.
Don’t miss a special Catholic Sisters Week edition of F.L.O.W.cast that airs Friday, March 8.

21/12/2023

The greatest gift of Christmas is the one that most matters: the Incarnation of the Son of God. In this special F.L..O.Wcast episode, Sister Lori Kirchman, a liturgical musician, and Sister Joanne Delehanty, a pastoral minister, share their mutual love for an ancient poem set to a haunting medieval chant. They unpack the lyrics and explore the intricacies of the text, the chant, and their healing and life-transforming properties.
Listen to this week's episode here: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/christmas23/

14/12/2023

Do you have a favorite hymn?
One that touches your heart?
Perhaps one that changed your life in some way?

On this episode of F.L.O.W.cast we explore hymns and songs our listeners told us were their favorites, in our first ever fan participation episode.

Click link to listen: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/hymns/

13/12/2023

We asked, you listened. Ever have a song from mass that keeps playing in your head? You aren't alone! Don't miss this week's podcast that features hymn favorites of our listeners.

Check it out on Thursday, December 14.

07/12/2023

Give yourself—and God—the gift of time during this holy season of Advent and let Sister Phyllis Schenk , an experienced spiritual guide, lead you in a few moments of quiet reflection. You may want to get a hot drink and your journal and Bible before you sit down for this timeless prayerful retreat.

Listen here: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/advent23/

30/11/2023

Two million square miles of rainforest in the Amazon River basin is the focus of the global Dominican family’s Month for Peace observance in 2023. Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Díaz Solano and Father Brendan Curran, a member of the Dominican central province and the North American co-promoter of justice for the Order of Preachers discuss the challenges facing the region and the dream of Dominicans in the Amazon for the people they serve.
Click link to listen: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/amazonia/

28/11/2023

Listen to this week's show that features Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Díaz Solano and Father Brendan Curran, a member of the Dominican central province and the North American co-promoter of justice for the Order of Preachers, discuss the challenges facing the Amazon region.

22/11/2023

Is Eucharist thanksgiving?
Is Thanksgiving eucharist?

Sister Margaret Schreiber brings all of her passion for liturgy and prayer to this special Thanksgiving podcast in a free-wheeling, exploratory conversation with F.L.O.W.cast host Sister Beth Murphy.

Click link to listen to the podcast:https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/Thanksgiving23/

16/11/2023

Don’t miss this week’s F.L.O.W.cast as Sisters Mila Diaz Solano and Barb Blesse share their impressions of the month-long synod on synodality that concluded in Rome at the end of October.

Listen to the podcast here: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/synod/

To read the synod assembly report in English click here:https://www.synod.va/content/dam/synod/assembly/synthesis/english/2023.10.28-ENG-Synthesis-Report_IMP.pdf

To read the synod assembly report in Spanish click here:https://www.synod.va/content/dam/synod/assembly/synthesis/spanish/2023.10.28-ESP-Synthesis-Report.pdf

14/11/2023

Don’t miss this week’s F.L.O.W.cast as Sisters Mila Diaz Solano and Barb Blesse share their impressions of the month-long synod on synodality that concluded in Rome at the end of October.

To read the synod assembly report in English click here:https://www.synod.va/content/dam/synod/assembly/synthesis/english/2023.10.28-ENG-Synthesis-Report_IMP.pdf

To read the synod assembly report in Spanish click here:https://www.synod.va/content/dam/synod/assembly/synthesis/spanish/2023.10.28-ESP-Synthesis-Report.pdf

09/11/2023

Join us as we celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week! Listen to four interesting stories that give details on being called to serve a religious life.

Listen at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCs1RFsstardXqLtaqBsMZeUHn4TpUCkx

02/11/2023

The average worker changes careers 7-12 times in a lifetime and may change jobs every 12 months.

If you sense an imminent career or job change, you will want to hear this F.L.O.W.cast episode.

Our guest, Deanna Blackwell, a training specialist in intercultural engagement and diversity for the Peace Corps, has some thoughts on how to make that next, best move to a new career.

She shares the insights she has gleaned from her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, educator, and trainer, as a mentor, and mentee.

Click the link to listen:https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/mentoring/

30/10/2023

The average worker changes careers 7-12 times in a lifetime and may change jobs every 12 months.

If you sense an imminent career or job change, you will want to hear this F.L.O.W.cast episode.

Our guest, Deanna Blackwell, a training specialist in intercultural engagement and diversity for the Peace Corps, has some thoughts on how to make that next, best move to a new career.

She shares the insights she has gleaned from her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, educator, and trainer, as a mentor, and mentee.
Tune in on Thursday to hear this new show on F.L.O.W.cast.

26/10/2023

Months before the ongoing, tragic conflict between Israel and Gaza, F.L.O.W.cast producer Sister Beth Murphy made plans for this conversation between her friends, Rabbi Eve Posen and Natalie Long.

She knew that Rabbi Posen—an associate Rabbi at Congregation Neveh Shalom, Portland, Oregon, and Natalie—a self-identified “Catholic-leaning Protestant”—would be the perfect pairing for a conversation about Jewish Torah study and how it might inform our Christian approach to the Hebrew Bible—the Christian Old Testament.

Listen to the podcast: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/scripture

Congregation Neveh Shalom

23/10/2023

Do you ever find yourself humming the tune of a song you sang at Mass?
Is it your favorite? Or is there another?

F.L.O.W.cast is asking listeners to share their favorite hymn and tell us why it’s your favorite.

Listeners might just hear themselves on a future F.L.O.W.cast episode.

We need your name, phone number, the city you are calling from, the correct title of your favorite hymn, and the story of why it is your favorite tune.

But, hurry because we are taking submissions until Nov. 1.

Leave us a voice mail at 217.321.7939 or send a recorded message via Facebook Messenger to FFlowcast Listen

Remember your participation implies your consent for us to use your recorded voice in the F.L.O.W.cast episode and promotional material.

https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/favoritepromo/

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19/10/2023

Do you ever find yourself humming the tune of a song you sang at Mass? Is it your favorite? Or is there another?

F.L.O.W.cast is asking listeners to share their favorite hymn and tell us why it’s your favorite.
Listeners might just hear themselves on a future F.L.O.W.cast episode.

We need your name, phone number, the city you are calling from, the correct title of your favorite hymn, and the story of why it is your favorite tune.

But, hurry because we are taking submissions until Nov. 1. Leave us a voice mail at 217.321.7939 or send a recorded message via Facebook Messenger to Flowcast Listen

Remember your participation implies your consent for us to use your recorded voice in the F.L.O.W.cast episode and promotional material.

12/10/2023

Don't miss out on this week's podcast on Media Literacy.

The media landscape has changed dramatically since Sister Beth Murphy and her guest, Sister Rose Pacatte, completed advanced degrees in pastoral communicatio...

05/10/2023

Now is the time to bring the perspectives, tell the stories, and value the leadership of Illinois’ indigenous people.

Our guest Heather Miller, the first-ever director of tribal relations and historic preservation at the Illinois State Museum, and Sister Marcelline Koch do just that in this touching and sensitive conversation about the value of respecting indigenous wisdom and engaging in actions that heal and renew.

Listen at: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/truth-telling

03/10/2023

We must value the leadership of Illinois’ indigenous people.

This week's F.L.O.W.cast guest is Heather Miller, the first-ever director of tribal relations and historic preservation at the Illinois State Museum, along with our Sister Marcelline Koch, who discuss the value of respecting indigenous wisdom and engaging in actions that heal and renew.
Drops on Thursday!

28/09/2023

Learn how Claudia Aravello, of Rantoul, approaches life and faith in a simple way.

Listen to the conversation between Sister Denise Glazik and Claudia discussing the daily awareness of God's presence in our lives.

Listen to this week's episode: https://flowcastlisten.podbean.com/e/promise/

St. Malachy Catholic Church

26/09/2023

Don't miss our next episode featuring a conversation between Sister Denise and Claudia Aravello that is sure to inspire and perhaps lead to a moment of self-reflection on what it means for you to live as a person of faith. Tune in on Thursday.


St. Malachy Catholic Church

21/09/2023

How is Jesus like us, and different from us?

What does it mean to claim our own divinity without claiming we are equal to Jesus Christ?

What do science and faith have to say to each other?

Explore these questions and more with today’s guests: Springfield Dominican Sister Sharon Zayac and Father Richard Chiola, a retired priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.
To listen: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/science

14/09/2023

Too often wrong-doing is dealt with punitively and unproductively. Relationships torn asunder by violence, trauma, or harmful speech are left in tatters, offenders and victims alike are left to live with the consequences of broken relationships. Restorative justice brings healing by repairing harm, rebuilding relationships, and strengthening communities.
Click the link to this week's podcast: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/restorative.

Restorative Justice Movement Center

07/09/2023

Springfield Dominican Associates Steph Steele and Lucinda and Keith Buescher share a delightful, insightful conversation on all the things about dating and relationships.

Steph, a teacher at St. Agnes in Springfield, Ill., and the Bueschers, medical professionals, bring all their joy and personality to this fun conversation.

You will laugh with them, enjoy their translucent humanity, and be wiser at the end of this episode—no matter where you are in the relationship lifecycle.

https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/relationships

31/08/2023

F.L.O.W.cast producer Sister Beth Murphy talks with Liz Mitchell—Catholic convert, spouse, mom of two, and deputy spokesperson for the Illinois Senate Democrats—about the intersection of life, work and faith in this Labor Day weekend episode.

Listen here: https://flowcastlisten.org/episode/work-life-faith/