Called and Caffeinated

How do we interpret and understand what God is calling us to, both in our vocation and in other life choices? Join Stacey Sumereau on coffee dates with Catholic friends for insight and inspiring guidance. From touring with Broadway hit shows to discerning religious life on Lifetime’s reality TV show ”The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns,” Stacey hasn’t stopped searching for God’s will! Original music by JF Church.

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Exposing My Wound to the Healer: Becoming Who I Really Am feat. Steve Pokorny

“Right now God is writing a masterpiece and the story is yours. The question is: will we trust him? Will we allow him to work in us?” Do you wish you could live free of pornography, body image anxiety, or thinking of yourself as “bad?” Do you struggle to let go of habitual sins and wish you could just stop wanting the things that take you away from God? Steve Pokorny, speaker and author of Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Free from the Pornified Culture , uses his powerful testimony, knowledge...

Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 13

Discerning Your Financial Vision feat. John and Stacie Martinez

“I was Catholic on Sunday, in my terms. I would ask God for things that I wanted, not what he wanted.” Money can be a painful topic. Student debt, inheriting our family of origin’s wounds surrounding finances, and expectations vs. reality can leave us hurting and grasping for control. Stacie and John Martinez were making a good income working in the fashion industry in NYC. They had everything they wanted… until they realized they weren’t fulfilled. In their emptiness they found their fulfillmen...

Mar 12, 2019•51 min•Ep. 12

Forgiving Yourself and Discerning Marriage feat. Leah Darrow

This episode is sponsored by Serving the Aged Lovingly Today (SALT) Mission Program with the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. Check them out here and consider spending a week in loving service this summer! “Do you want God’s answer more, or do you want God’s love? If you seek God’s love more than God’s answer, you will find them both.” How do you know when he or she is “the one?” How do we stop comparing ourselves to our engaged and married friends? Is it shallow to make physical attra...

Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 11

How God Uses Talents and Ambitions feat. Fr. Aquinas Beale

This episode is sponsored by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm's mission program called Serving the Aged Lovingly Today (SALT). www.carmelitesisters.com/SALT-program It's also sponsored by the Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore: https://www.baltimorecarmel.org/ “(Religious life) was the last thing I would have thought I would have been drawn to. I had all these plans. And God had other plans for me! ” If reading the above statement made you feel an instinctive cringe because you’re afr...

Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 10

Discernment for Type A People feat. Stacey Sumereau

This episode is sponsored by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm's mission program, Serving the Aged Lovingly Today (SALT). Look them up here and consider giving a week in loving service! Show Notes Have you ever felt like your career or life choices just aren’t enough? Has following your dreams disappointed you? Are you worried your control freak or perfectionist personality will hold you back from following God’s will (but you don’t know how to quit those traits)? Do you freak out wh...

Feb 05, 2019•52 min•Ep. 9

Called to Creativity feat. Joe Melendrez

“God is the ultimate creator and we should be like him in our creativity. Look at the gifts you have. Produce the best you can for Jesus.” If you’re a Catholic creative who suffers from creative block or the soul-crushing belief that “it’s all been done before,” this episode is for you. How do we discern our creative call, create free from self-doubt, AND use it to help redeem our culture? First, we can’t waste time with self-doubt when the Gospel needs to be shared. Second, it’s been freeing to...

Jan 29, 2019•43 min•Ep. 8

Discerning Family Size and Building Community Feat. Melanie Smith

“This is not a sin or something wrong with me; this is my call.” Why do Catholics have a tendency to judge each others’ family size? What does the Church say (and not say) about the “right” number of children for a Catholic family? Does being “open to life” mean that married couples should always try to conceive a child? What about emotional well-being: is that a good enough reason to delay a pregnancy or would it be selfish? In this episode I discuss some of the ins and outs of discerning God’s...

Jan 17, 2019•50 min•Ep. 7

Life with Christ Is a Wonderful Adventure feat. Sr. Peter Lillian DiMaria and Sr. Mary Donovan

“The call of God will never lead you where his grace cannot keep you.” I’ve heard a looooot of objections from young people about why they can’t possibly be called to religious life. “I couldn’t pray all day.” “I couldn’t give up my family.” “I wouldn’t be suited to taking vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.” “I wouldn’t be able to do the things I love as a nun.” Even: “Nuns are cranky and unhappy people.” These myths couldn’t be farther from the truth! If you’re not quite ready to visit a ...

Dec 18, 2018•43 min•Ep. 5

Finding Our Deepest Desires feat. Paul Krenzelok

When I was discerning my vocation, I remember getting frustrated when I would hear about all this pie in the sky philosophy without getting any answers about how to actually know God’s will and make a decision. I wish I had heard Paul Krenzelok speak then. Enter today’s episode, the perfect marriage of philosophy and practicality! No matter what decision you’re discerning or what stage you’re at, Paul’s episode will give you new insight and effective tools you can use right now. Hopefully you kn...

Dec 04, 2018•44 min•Ep. 4

Discernment is a Roadmap for Life feat. Mike Creavey

I remember being so frustrated by the question “What’s THE right choice?” when I was discerning. It’s so easy to think that somewhere there’s an answer sheet that God will show me eventually if I try hard enough. Now I know that that’s looking at discernment entirely the wrong way. I am so excited to share this episode filled with truth bombs with you! I spent 40 straight minutes nodding at everything my guest Mike Creavey said. I wish this episode had been around when I was discerning religious...

Nov 20, 2018•45 min•Ep. 3

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