A group of 3 women (1 of which is a Religious Sister) come together on a podcast to discuss womanhood, life, our journies to Christ and everything in between.
There are different studies/series within this podcast, all focusing on different aspects of our Catholic Faith and personal faith journies. One of these studies is on the identities of a women, the First Study we will be doing!
Learn more about Abiding Together Podcast here .
How do these Identities apply to our lives, and how do we live them out to the fullest that God intended? These are some questions we will be pondering while discussing womanhood together!
Each of the four parts has four episodes on that certain identity:
Mother: "A four part study on the identity of woman as mother. We discuss the power of motherhood, the wounds of motherhood, the healing & repair of motherhood, and the communion in motherhood."
Daughter: "A four part study on the identity of woman as daughter. We discuss the daughter being the delight of the Trinity, the core needs of a daughter, the wounds of a daughter, and the redemption of daughterhood."
Sister: "A four part study on the identity of woman as sister. We discuss biological and spiritual sisterhood, the true vision of sisterhood, the wounds of sisterhood, and the redemption of sisterhood."
Bride: "A four part study on the identity of woman as bride. We discuss being freely in love, full & total love, faithful & honoring love, and fruitful love."
Our Abiding together Women's group will meet one Monday a month at 6:30pm.
Our next group gathering is on Episode 2 of the Abiding Together Podcast: Sister series Pt. 3
We meet next on June 17th @ 6:30pm.
We meet at the Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation office. This is in the Blessed Sacrament Early Childhood Building (600 Stephen Ave.) Walking up to the front doors you will see a sign that points you to our office doors. Reach out to Gen with Questions @ 641-257-8912.
How do I prepare for our get togethers?
1. Listen to that months episode & spend time with the journal questions.
December: Daughter Part 1: Delight of the Trinity.
(at that link or on Youtube, spotify or apple)
Journal Questions:
Take a moment to picture your heart as a garden. Rather than digging through the dirt to find the roots of problems, imagine yourself playing in the dirt with the Father. With holy curiosity, ask what does the Father want to reveal to you about your identity as a beloved daughter?
Pray Sister Miriam’s prayer “Father, open my heart to the truth of who I am.” Listen for what the Father wants to say to you and write it down.
Write down some scriptures that help you stay rooted in the truth of who God says you are as a beloved daughter. You can google something like “scriptures about child of God” or “ scriptures about God’s love”.
January: Daughter Part 2: Seen, Known & Loved: The Core Needs of a Daughter.
(at that link or on Youtube, Spotify or Apple.)
Are there areas of your heart that you have shut down or relationships you have ‘canceled’ because someone did not meet your need to be seen, known and loved? How might God be asking you to give yourself or another person a new chance?
Take a moment to reflect on any memories or experiences from your childhood where you did not feel seen, known and loved. Invite God to restore and heal these moments and fill any gaps that may have been created.
Write down some practical ways you can notice, affirm and show greater love towards those who have been entrusted to you in your family and community.
Are there particular memories from your childhood that this series has brought to the surface? Where do you need to hear the truth that the woundedness caused by others was not your fault?
Try to find a picture of your younger self. What would you like to share with her or him? Are there critical words and judgements you would like to take back or words of affirmation and compassion you need to speak over your younger self?
Pray with Jesus’ words ‘be not afraid.’ How does He desire for you to receive this message when acknowledging wounds from your childhood?
1.Do you proclaim a magnificat when the Lord has done great things in your life? Who do you celebrate with and share the good news with?
2.Have you ever felt like you had to fight for your seat at the table because of comparison or competition among women? How have you experienced a celebration mindset when it comes to your relationship with other women?
3.Take a moment to pray and ask for sisterhood where you need it. Take a moment to pray and repent for areas that you need to own wounding others in the area of sisterhood.
1.Ask yourself, "Am I the kind of friend, am I the kind of sister that I would like in my life?" Take some time to reflect on your answer and why or why not. Ask the Lord to reveal where you need to grow to be a better sister.
2.Ask the Lord to reveal the beautiful things about women who are sisters alongside of us. If you can, reach out to say thank you in a specific way.
3.If you feel you are lacking this authentic sisterhood, take an inventory of where you are and what you are longing for. Ask yourself, “What can I do to move this one step forward in creating or finding sisterhood right now?”
2.What jealousy, fears, or comparisons cause you to assume the worst of other women? What would it look like to ‘“fill that gap with trust?”
3.Take a moment to reflect on any memories that are brought to the surface during this episode. Where do you need healing from wounds caused by other women? Where do you need to repent or ask forgiveness for the ways in which you have wounded other women?
1.How have other women championed what the Lord has done in your life? How have you championed other women in what the Lord is doing in their lives?
2.Who is one woman in your life who you can ask: “What's on your heart? How can I come alongside you to help bring about the Holy Spirit’s work in your life?”
3.What images, relationships, or forgiveness came about through the prayer meditation at the end of today’s episode? What is God stirring in your heart as we conclude the series on sisterhood?