We have a special episode on the podcast after a grace-filled 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis! This week Laura is joined by her consecrated sister, Carrie O’Connor. Carrie has recently returned to the USA after nearly a decade of serving in Chile and as she attended the Congress, she felt Jesus whisper to her heart: “Welcome Home!” A Eucharistic homecoming!

Enjoy listening as they share some experiences: from the life-affirming encounters at the RC booth, the Eucharistic adoration with over 60,000 people, and the Eucharistic procession with leading the way with 1,000 other religious and consecrated. The Eucharistic Revival was challenging, hopeful, inspiring, and powerful. Truly, heaven on earth.

See you in the Eucharist, dear listeners! May you, too, be welcomed home in the Eucharist, where He waits to fill your deepest hunger.

A summary of the RC presence there: https://www.regnumchristi.com/en/the-10th-national-eucharistic-congress-god-wanted-this-for-the-united-states/

Here’s a link of the talks on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CQlldupc5-TAMz3fOlJwyBO3zWLQFVv&si=lSlUYXhpXk3sHuPM

Heaven on Earth (a song many RC members have been saying is in their hearts after the event): https://youtu.be/GFP_YBn1DnE

It’s our 10th episode! We had the grace to interview Eileen Wick, a spiritual director, public speaker, retreat director, and, most importantly, as she says, beloved daughter of God. Eileen, originally from Edmonton, Canada, has lived in California for over 20 years with her husband and six children.

Eileen's story begins with a profound sense of God's presence from a young age. She recalls a powerful spiritual encounter at the age of six, which instilled a deep sense of belonging and belovedness in her. This early faith was nurtured through her involvement with Regnum Christi during her teenage years, where she found a personal and passionate relationship with Christ.

Eileen's desire to serve others led her to spiritual direction and, eventually, to founding her own company. "Direction for Your Soul" offers integrated healing approaches, including spiritual direction, coaching, inner healing prayer, and mental health referrals. The ministry aims to address the whole person—spiritually, intellectually, and physically. Eileen also founded "All Things Women," a community that supports women seeking deeper intimacy with God and each other through retreats, pilgrimages, and other forms of formation.

Eileen's ministries emphasize the importance of recognizing and nurturing the unique gifts and potential within each woman. Through retreats like "Sacred Stories," which focuses on the examen prayer and discernment of spirits, Eileen and her team aim to help women grow in their faith and healing. Our conversation highlights the significance of women supporting each other, championing and calling each other to greatness, and living out their God-given missions.

Find out more about Eileen’s ministries at:

www.directionforyoursoul.com

www.allthingswomen.org

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We’re excited to welcome our first married couple to the podcast! Colin and Jean are long-time RC members who’ve combined their psychological and military backgrounds to serve a joint mission and passion: a ministry to support and strengthen marriages!

Jean uses her gifts in counseling and Colin uses his strategic strengths to come up with a tool to help serve married couples, as there is a clear attack on marriage in our modern world. The online course they offer, Holy Union Blueprint, helps couples cultivate a deeper connection with God and their spouse.

The recent Regnum Christi General Convention highlighted the importance of pastoral work with married couples in all its stages: “Strengthen pastoral care for marriage and the family, as it is the basic nucleus of society and the natural place where the person discovers themself, develops, and learns to love. We want the structure of Regnum Christi to respond better to the needs of marriages and to elaborate formative itineraries that accompany the vocation to love along all its stages and situations: dating, marriage prep, marriage, families with children, old age, and widowhood, as well as separation or divorce when it unfortunately occurs. We want to form and project true apostles of marriage and the family.”-Communique n. 27

Thank you, Jean and Colin, for responding to the need with your time and talent!

Links mentioned in the show:

Holy UNION Blueprint course: https://www.holyunionconnect.com/course

Jean’s marriage reflections: https://www.holyunionconnect.com/dailyreflections.

Jean’s article “Discerning God’s Voice Through Emotional Awareness”: https://www.thecatholicbest.com/blog/discerning-god%E2%80%99s-voice-through-emotional-awareness-and-regulation

Boys and girls camps mentioned: Arcatheos: https://www.arcatheos.com/ and Captivenia: https://captivenia.com/

Check them out on Instagram @ holyunionconnect.

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