{"id":535,"date":"2015-04-30T10:52:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/actsoftheapostasy\/?p=535"},"modified":"2015-04-30T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:39:58","slug":"sister-patricia-on-the-visitation-project-radio-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/actsoftheapostasy\/2015\/04\/30\/sister-patricia-on-the-visitation-project-radio-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Patricia On: The Visitation Project Radio Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

(Sister Patricia Owens O\u2019Flannery, OP, a post-modern pre-traditional omni-spiritual Dominican<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>sister, periodically contributes to <\/a>AoftheA. Today she gives her opinion regarding a new\u00a0Catholic radio program, \u201cThe Visitation Project\u201d.)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hello, my dear, dear readers!! May the confluence of aspirational transcendence and inspirational vicissitude shower you with Sophia\u2019s fullness of sweet grace and inner light!<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t this spectacular? Me \u2013 on Patheos!!\u00a0LarryD never told me what a lovely place this is!\u00a0I\u2019ve been having such a delightful time visiting all the portals and making so many new friends\u2026it\u2019s like all my ecumenical fantasies have come true at the same time! My shakras haven\u2019t been this joyfully aligned in many, many years. Not since Polly\u2019s Polyester Pantsuit Palace held a \u201cBuy 2\u00a0Pantsuits\u00a0Get A\u00a03rd One Free!\u201d special sales event in 1981, back in my hometown of Walla Walla. Ah, those were halcyon days.<\/p>\n

I have wonderful news to share with you today. LarryD introduced me to some of his friends \u2013 who knew he had friends? \u2013 who are launching a new Catholic radio program, called\u00a0The Visitation Project<\/a>. What a dear, lovely title! At first I thought it dealt with alien abductions and theories of extraterrestrial contact with the human race throughout the eons. But no, I was incorrect \u2013 all that<\/em><\/strong> evidence has been suppressed by the Vatican, as everyone well knows, so a radio program devoted to such a topic would be impossible.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, The Visitation Project is hosted by three Catholic moms \u2013\u00a0Rebecca Frech<\/a>,\u00a0Heather Renshaw<\/a>, and\u00a0Bonnie Engstrom<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and their slogan is \u201cMeeting Catholic Women Wherever They Are\u201d. LarryD told me he thinks their show will be something like\u00a0an audio version of their wonderful blogs, but what does he know, he\u2019s a guy. I mean, he\u2019s most certainly\u00a0correct, but still \u2013 he\u2019s a man. The program premieres this Sunday, May 3rd, at 7:30 PM PST. No, no, that\u2019s not \u2018Patricia Standard Time\u2019, but \u2018Pacific Standard Time\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The gals were gracious enough to send me a five minute recording of their program, and they sound so genuine, fun, and faithful. It was if we were seated together in a dimly-lit meditation center, each occupying a compass point (me at the East, naturally \u2013 I gravitate towards the dawn), bowls of incense wafting tendrils of aromatic smoke while we shared a pot of vanilla chai tea and discussed Catholic issues important to us ladies. And while I have never been a mother, or a wife, I could certainly relate to their warmth, wit, and charm, because naturally I am\u00a0the embodiment of all those gifts and graces.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend\u00a0this new program. These ladies represent the future of the\u00a0Catholic Church, doing their best to raise faithful children, to be loving wives, to seek Godde\u2019s will in their lives, and to be disciples of Jesus \u2013 and to help other women along the way. They will make you laugh and think and nod your head, saying \u201cif only Sister Patricia were also on their show!\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m giving The Visitation Project 4.5 out of 5 Labyrinths \u2013 only because\u00a0there was no mention of Sophia\u2019s infinite magnanimity and good vibes. I\u2019m sure it was an innocent oversight on the girls\u2019 part, but I must be fair. And fairness, after all, is one of the highest virtues.<\/p>\n

Listen to the show \u2013 these ladies are bright, brassy, buoyant, and beautiful. They\u00a0love the Church, the Lord, and their lives.<\/p>\n

May the\u00a0soothing embrace of Sophia\u2019s effervescent and affluential wisdom carry you on to newer and higher consciousnesses!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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