Illuminating Catholics
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Welcome to the Illuminating Catholics - podcast of the Diocese of Sioux City. Your hosts are Dawn Prosser, director of Communications for the diocese and Karmen Bower of the Faith Formation Office. We will shed light upon topics of faith in the modern church. Our guests include Catholic clergy, religious sisters and other experts in their fields to help us understand what’s happening in the church today. We will explore issues (even tough ones) and find answers to common questions about Catholicism. Thank you for joining us for today’s Illuminating Catholics – shedding light to understand the modern church. Be sure to subscribe!
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Illuminating Catholics
Conversation with Liz Kelly on diocese Lenten book study
The author of A Place Called Golgotha: Meditations on the Last Words of Christ, Elizabeth "Liz" Kelly joined us for an episode to focus on the book, which is the basis for the Lent 2026 diocese wide study. She discusses when and why she started authoring faith-based books and the background behind writing A Place Called Golgotha. Each section of the book includes storytelling, discussion questions, prayer prompts and more to help the reader delve into Christ's last words. Kelly suggests that the reader approach the book more like a retreat in order to meditate on the themes throughout the book. The author also discusses the weekly meditations that will be sent out by the Office of Faith Formation as well as the March 22 Evening of Reflection she will lead.
The faithful can participate as part of a small group in their parish (or lead one) or as an individual. Go to www.scdiocese.org/lent for more information or links to purchase the book. You can also purchase the book from Kelly's website: https://www.lizk.org/products/a-place-called-golgotha-meditations-on-the-last-words-of-christ
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