Christina Semmens

Say Yes to Holiness--Catholic Saints in Training

Religion EN ↓ 531 episodes

Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to inspire, encourage and nourish future saints on the journey to holiness while finding purpose, peace and abundance in the midst of daily life.

Author

Christina Semmens

Category

Religion

Podcast website

www.sayyestoholiness.com

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

Day 15--Chapter 2--Qualities of Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 08.03.2023

Day 15--Chapter 2--Qualities of Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 14--Chapter 2--The Intercession of the Blessed Mother--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 07.03.2023

Day 14--Chapter 2--The Intercession of the Blessed Mother--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 13 Chapter 2--Christ's Intercession--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 06.03.2023

Day 13 Chapter 2--Christ's Intercession--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 12--Chapter 2--Motives of Our Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 05.03.2023

Episode 12--Chapter 2--Motives of Our Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Episode #161--"Redefining What Hope Looks Like"--1:1 Conversation with Emily Whiting & Ashlyn Thompson, Charlotte's Hope Foundation 04.03.2023

In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Emily Whiting and Ashlyn Thompson, founders of the Charlotte's Hope Foundation. This was a reunion of sorts as Emily and I had originally met a couple of years ago, and she had been a prior guest where she shared about her speaking work. This time, we were joined by her friend, Ashlyn Thompson, for what became a beautif...

Day 11--Chapter 2--A Happy Death--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 04.03.2023

Day 11--Chapter 2--A Happy Death--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 10--Chapter 2--Victory Over Temptation--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 03.03.2023

Day 10--Chapter 2--Victory Over Temptation--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 9--Chapter 2--The Pardon of Our Sins--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 02.03.2023

Day 9--Chapter 2--The Pardon of Our Sins--Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Day 8--Chapter 2--Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat 01.03.2023

This is Day 8--Chapter 2--Hope--Lent and Easter Online Retreat. 

Day 7--Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Chapter 1--A Living Faith 28.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1--A Living Faith from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation.  

Day 6--Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Chapter 1--Proofs of Faith 27.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads Proofs of Faith from Chapter 1 from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation. 

Day 5--Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Faith Not Opposed to Reason 26.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1, Faith Not Opposed to Reason from The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution. 

Day 4--Lent and Easter Online Retreat--An Offering of the Intellect 25.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads from Chapter 1--An Offering of the Intellect in The 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution.

Episode #160--"Being Salt & Light in a World Without Taste and Shrouded in Darkness" 24.02.2023

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that gives us practical steps to help us become both salt and light in the a world that desperately needs both ... In this episode, Christina speaks about: Why we need to drean of important projects of good What love truly looks like How silence can open the door to hearing God's voic...

Day 3--Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Our Shield and Protection 24.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads Our Shield and Protection section from Chapter 1 in the 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution. 

Day 2 Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Chapter 1--Faith 23.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads and excerpt from Chapter 1--"Faith"--from 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution. 

Day 1 Lent and Easter Online Retreat--Preface 22.02.2023

In this episode, Christina reads the Preface from 12 Steps to Holiness & Salvation, shares a brief reflection and a resolution. 

Introduction Day to Lent and Easter Online Retreat 21.02.2023

In this episode, Christina speaks about the book, 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation, as well as briefly speaks about the saint with whom we will be journeying and learning from throughout Lent and Easter, Saint Alphonsus Liguori.

Episode #159--"The Flourishing of the Feminine Genius"--1:1 Conversation with Cynthia Psencik, GIVEN Institute 18.02.2023

In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Cynthia Psencik, Mentor and Program Director for the GIVEN Institute. Cynthia and I crossed paths through my own involvement as a mentor for the GIVEN Institute, and from my first involvement, I knew that I just had to share the work of the GIVEN Institute with others, and then started looking for a time for us to conne...

Episode #158--"Will Being A Better Person Make Me A Happier One?" 09.02.2023

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina focuses upon sharing Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon the question of whether becoming better will help you become happier.. In this episode, Christina speaks about: Why we need to look to God for our worth rather than others What to do when confronted by temptation How a simple choice to not grumble can lead t...

Day 13--Chapter 2--Christ's Intercession-Lent and Easter Online Retreat 06.02.2023

Day 13--Chapter 2--Christ's Intercession-Lent and Easter Online Retreat

Episode #157--"You Are Loved"--1:1 Conversation with Bobby Kenney & Adam Nicholson, You Are Loved Mission 03.02.2023

In this podcast, Christina sits down with Bobby Kenney and Adam Nicholson of the You Are Loved Mission.   I met Bobby and Adam at the SEEK Conference in St Louis earlier this year, and when I heard their story, I knew that it was one that the Say Yes to Holiness community needed to hear.  The You Are Loved Mission brings love to the homeless, to people in correctional/rehabilitation faci...

Episode #156--"Will You Say Yes And Follow?" 26.01.2023

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help you discern whether you have the capacity to SAY YES to Jesus' invitation to follow Him... In this episode, Christina specifically speaks about: Why we do not attend Mass as mere spectators What virtues we can cultivate to grow in our capacity to follow Jesus How we can defend the...

Episode #155--Being A Protaganist Of Change"--1:1 with Darnell Miller, Max Studios 18.01.2023

This Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Darnell Miller, Creative Director at MAX Studios . In this episode, Christina and Darnell focus upon Max Studios latest offering, the Protagonists of Change podcast. “Protagonists of Change” strives to showcase how although each guest is striving for holiness, the journey there can look totally different. In the same way, Protaganists of Ch...

Episode #154--"Change and Seeking a Life of Purpose, Peace and Abundance" 08.01.2023

In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet to help us strive for chance and seek a life of purpose, peace and abundance. In this episode, Christina speaks about: Why putting first things first in our lives sets up for successful change What is the most essential habit that we can begin (or get better at) this year How trusting God'...

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