Called and Caffeinated

The human heart plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. -Proverbs 16:9 I WROTE A BOOK! Introducing Adventure Awaits: How to Interpret Your Desires and Hear God’s Voice publishing soon and available for preorder NOW with Ave Maria Press. Learn how to find the deepest desires of your heart, how they intersect with God’s desire for you, and how to hear his voice. Have you ever struggled with the timing of a dream and wondered why God isn’t giving you the good desires in your heart? I’m no stranger to that. In 2020 I longed to write a book, but the circumstances weren’t working out. This is the story of how surrendering my dream to God made it work out SO MUCH BETTER than I could have planned. Thank you so much to everyone who has preordered it already and for all the encouragement- I SO appreciate your kind comments! Resources Preorder Adventure Awaits here! Watch episode on YouTube here Watch The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns Reality Docuseries 10-year Cast Reunion Find tons of other discernment resources and contact Stacey for press interviews here.

If you're like me, you've read headlines the last 5 years and thought, "How in the WORLD did we get here?" Rising depression and anxiety, gender confusion en masse, and Marxist ideology on college campuses characterize American culture today. This episode will take you on a tour of the philosophers who laid the groundwork, and how we can pull out of the mess we're in. Bobby Angel, author of The Postmodern Predicament, returns to Called and Caffeinated. We discuss: Rarely-taught ideals of the Medieval Period that can resurrect and restore a God-centered culture Do "cottagecore aesthetic" and women wearing prairie dresses indicate that Gen Z is hungry for a return to tradition? Deconstructionism: What is it and how do we fight it? Resources PREORDER MY BOOK! Adventure Awaits: How to Interpret Your Desires and Hear God's Voice Read about my latest pregnancy adventure and near-miraculous healing  Order The Postmodern Predicament: And a Roadmap for Restoration and Recovery by Bobby Angel  Your support means so much to me- please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! Find tons of FREE resources on my website. Follow me on Instagram: @staceysumereau Watch this video on YouTube Shop my handmade beeswax candle collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.   

“God didn’t come to be our personal assistant; he came to save us and bring us into communion with him, so that we might have access to his divine life and power and live from the truth that we are children of a good and capable Father.” Are you ready for the best Advent ever?? As a lifelong Catholic, I feel like I've done ALL the Catholic things. Yet I still fear surrendering to God, I still care what other people think too much, I still struggle to get off my phone, and a million other things. Why? Because there are parts of me that haven't met Jesus yet.  I know you'll love Heather Khym's insights from her new book Encountering Emmanuel that will make this your best Advent ever! Achievable hospitality: How doing life together engenders authenticity and vulnerability A peek into Heather’s experience of God speaking and her personal prayer routine The ONLY thing you need to focus on in busy seasons (especially Advent!) Does Jesus truly want to satisfy our desires, or want us to sacrifice them? Making God the Lord of your life, not your personal assistant What is God up to when it feels like he’s giving you the “silent treatment”? Identifying the parts of yourself that haven’t met Jesus yet Resources Buy Encountering Emmanuel by Heather Khym God’s “tone of voice” How God’s voice “Sounds” Thank you to today's sponsor, CWCNFP (Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning.) They offer FREE virtual NFP courses in the Billings ovulation method. English and Spanish courses offered! Find CWCNFP on Instagram @cwcnfp and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cwcnfp   Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content. Check out my full line of handmade beeswax candles in partnership with the Catholic All Year Marketplace! Thank you to everyone who supports my ministry with the purchase of a candle. I'm so grateful!

“God did not create you so that you could work to acquire more possessions and then be a slave to them.” Your space tells a story about you. Do you like the story it's telling? If not, how do you start (and persevere) in clearing clutter to reclaim your space? If you’re tired of giving too much space and time to clutter (or it drains your energy but you don't know what to do about it,) then this episode will make a huge difference in your life. Best of all, this episode will equip you to spend MORE time and energy on your God-given purpose. Settle in with a cup of coffee and get motivated! Topics Discussed 3 rules of an orderly home Hidden costs of clutter: Space, time, energy and money Stewardship rather than ownership: What it means and how it’s practically lived out How to get started decluttering to avoid overwhelm, exhaustion and burnout How to streamline and rework decluttering processes Decluttering and setting boundaries around your technology use Resources Find Jennifer here Shop Jennifer's book Make Room Thank you to today's sponsor, CWCNFP (Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning.) They offer FREE virtual NFP courses in the Billings ovulation method. English and Spanish courses offered! Find CWCNFP on Instagram @cwcnfp and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cwcnfp Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.

HANG OUT WITH ME ON YOUTUBE! “God’s voice is a voice that has a horizon, whereas the voice of the evil leads you to a wall- it backs you into a corner.” If God spoke to you, how would his “tone of voice” sound? In a little concise teaching from Pope Francis, here four different hallmarks unique to God’s tone of voice. I love how this teaching both meshed perfectly with the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Faustina, and also expanded and universalized them!  If you've ever mistaken God's voice for the worst voice in your head (or wonder whether you're discerning it correctly,) you'll love this episode! Resources Come drop me a line and let me know what resonated with you in this episode! Are you daunted by the costs and options involved in learning Natural Family Planning? Connect with Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning for FREE NFP training and personalized instruction in either English or Spanish! Also find them on Instagram @cwcnfp and Facebook here  Check out my full line of handmade beeswax candles in partnership with the Catholic All Year Marketplace, including my new scented Advent taper candles and fir tree scented Christmas tapers! You can also see the new Assisi candle in honor of Sts. Francis and Clare. Read the full text of Pope Francis's teaching on the characteristics of God's voice on the Vatican website.  

Spinning your wheels and overwhelmed? Erin Ingold is here to help! She reminded me every action starts in our thoughts. Managing our minds means we can heal the root of problems, decide well and confidently, and develop lasting habits of virtue. In this episode we cover: The importance of curiosity in change and healing How to stop making harmful snap judgements How to move forward when you're overwhelmed  The core GOOD desires that motivate every action- even sins! How to move from self-judgement to self empathy and ultimately freedom I love Metanoia's ideology and method so much that I'm joining their next training and becoming a certified Catholic life coach as of Spring 2025! I know you'll be helped by Erin's wisdom, as I have. Resources Catholic Coaching Program- Deadline to sign up is September 21st! Get all the info and sign up here FREE Webinar "Our Favorite Coaching Strategy Revealed"  Thank you to today's sponsor, CWCNFP (Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning.) They offer FREE virtual NFP courses in the Billings ovulation method. English and Spanish courses offered! Find CWCNFP on Instagram @cwcnfp and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cwcnfp Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my ministry with the purchase of one of my beeswax candles! See my new Assisi candle and my whole collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace here. Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE   Father Timothy Gallagher OMV is one of the top experts on Ignatian Discernment. He was a part of the God's Adventure Awaits Summit back in the Summer of 2020 and I am so excited to have him back on now! Father Timothy shares his priestly discernment story with me and together we talk about the role of desire in discernment. He also goes over the process of discernment, gaining counsel, judging, and executing a decision with peace and in relationship with Christ. We talk about what should be discerned, little every day decisions vs. big decisions. Also discussed is what true peace is and how to know the difference. Join us as we talk about how what God wants for you is to uncover the deepest layers of what you want, so that He can show you what his will is through those desires.   Topics Discussed What is worth discerning? Vocational Discernment and the importance of Come & Sees The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises 30 day silent retreat using meditations on the life of Christ to draw you deeper in to make decisions with Christ. The importance of desire and attraction in discernment Does God really want what we want? Why we need to trust in God's will for us, even if we are experiencing fear in Discernment. The Colloquy, a conversation with Christ as a friend to a friend. What prayer is, how to dispose ourselves properly to it, and who is the primary actor in it. Spiritual Consolation and Desolation and how to respond to both. How to use the virtue of prudence in your life for natural/non spiritual matters. How to discern peace correctly. It's more than a good feeling. Resources St. Ignatius of Loyola Venerable Bruno Lanteri Book on Ignatian Discernment Book on Prayer Book on Rule #2 Podcasts-Discerning Hearts Father Gregory Pine episode on Prudence Seekdirection.app Spiritualdirection.com Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality What am I to do? Series on daily decisions.  Website: www.frtimothygallagher.org Facebook: Fr. Timothy Gallagher For a film on Venerable Bruno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmqtQv7SbM   Sponsors: CWCNFP-Catholic Women and Couples Natural Family Planning Free virtual NFP courses using the Billings method. English and Spanish courses offered. Website: www.cwcnfp.org Instagram: @cwcnfp  Facebook: www.facebook.com/cwcnfp   Metanoia Catholic-Matt & Erin Ingold The Catholic Coaching Podcast Catholic Coaching Program- Deadline to sign up is September 20th, only 10 spots left! Free "What type of coach are you?" Discernment Quiz: https://metanoiacatholic.typeform.com/coach-type Metanoia Catholic Coaching Brochure: https://www.metanoiacatholic.com/catholic-coaching-certification   Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my ministry with the purchase of one of my beeswax candles! See my full collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace here. Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.

JOIN THE FREE SURRENDER NOVENA CHALLENGE HERE!  We start May 30 until June 7! Show Notes Do you feel like it’s hard to be totally real with God? Do you have trouble calming your mind and letting go of your to do list to pray? Do you feel frustrated with yourself and wish you could just be better? Enter the Colloquy, a fancy word for “conversation” in St. Ignatius of Loyola’s formula. It’s a simple formula- literally 3 quick steps- anyone can use to have an authentic connection to the Lord. In the first few minutes I explain how to make a colloquy, then I move onto my own experience of making a colloquy. Jesus’s love is unreal. In reading The Interior Castle I’ve had the good (hard) realization of how far I have to go before I’m ready for sainthood. Honesty is good, but I’ve felt so frustrated with myself lately. Jesus totally changed my heart and my outlook with his response. I hope my testimony gives you hope and encourages you to try making a colloquy Topics Discussed Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises Sharing 3 of My Visions… What It’s Like to Experience Visions  How Does God’s Voice Actually “Sound”? St. Teresa’s Rules for Discerning Whether Voices Come From God, Our Imagination, or the Devil  Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my ministry with the purchase of one of my beeswax candles! See my full collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace here- my newest candle is called Ex Cathedra, based on St. Peter’s Bascillica. With scents of lily, jasmine & seasalt, it’s perfect as we head into summer! Come on over to my website for more resources for your spiritual life. Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content. 

Join the FREE Surrender Novena + Stretch Challenge here- we start May 30! Kick off your day with something good for your body and for your soul!   ADULT THEMES DISCUSSED! Morgan Swartz is my podcast guest today, folks! She was a participant on my True North Discernment group that I led back in the Fall of 2020 with people who wanted some extra discernment guidance after The God’s Adventure Awaits Summit. Morgan is a bold and joyful woman for the Lord! She and I talk about being free in order to choose well and to really be able to seek the voice of God. We also discuss dating, listening to God/the Holy Spirit’s inspirations in prayer, and what it means to trust God even in our struggle with brokenness and addictions. Morgan has a ministry called JoyinHope and a book called Out of Darkness, Into Light about her struggle with pornography and masturbation. Grab your new favorite brew and brace yourself for some deep, honest discussion about what it’s like to go through addiction and healing, and hearing God’s voice call you to do great things!   WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE   Topics Discussed Online dating Developing a relationship with each person of the Blessed Trinity: How the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit heal us by showing us who we are Morgan’s story of becoming addicted to porn and masturbation + her healing process from sin, shame and lies of the enemy Physical boundaries in dating The vital importance of an accountability partner and daily rosary Gaining bravery to share your story-even and ESPECIALLY the hard parts Resources Book: Out of Darkness, Into Light by Morgan Swartz Movie: The Shack Prayer: “God, show me who I am to You” Mini Lesson: Pope Francis’ Discerning the Voice of God Morgan’s Ministry: JoyinHope Morgan’s Youtube: JoyinHope Morgan’s YouTube Healing Playlist Our Lady of Fatima Ascension Presents: Mari Pablo   Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my ministry with the purchase of one of my beeswax candles! See my full collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace here- my newest candle is called Ex Cathedra, based on St. Peter’s Basilica. With scents of lily, jasmine & sea salt, it’s perfect as we head into summer! Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.

Hi Friends! God wants to speak to you, each of you. Because each of you are special to Him. Today I'm going to share a few of my experiences in prayer so that you know what is possible! I really hope that you enjoy my bold vulnerability in this episode in sharing a glimpse into some moments with the Lord where He was very clear with me (Because I need Him to be!) I hope this helps you to listen with expectation that Jesus will speak to you! Get all settled in with your favorite new mug and get ready to learn more about how God can speak to you! BUY THE PAINTING BY MY HUSBAND REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE HERE WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE Topics Discussed Rediscovering boldness in faith by our expectations of how God will speak to us in prayer. Saint friends: How they pray and what we can learn from them. How the Mercy of God meets us in prayer and helps us heal. Prayer visions and what they can look like. Growth through suffering: Why it's a gain! Resources St. Faustina St. Paul-Acts Ch. 9 Hebrews 13:5 St. Teresa of Avila Father Ripperger Last episode on God’s Voice John's Painting in the YouTube Video-at 4:20 Nora 7 Sorrows of Mary Ephesians 6:12 Sacred Heart Our Lady Undoer of Knots Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my ministry with the purchase of one of my beeswax candles! See my full collection with the Catholic All Year Marketplace here- my newest candle is called Ex Cathedra, based on St. Peter’s Bascillica. With scents of lily, jasmine & seasalt, it’s perfect as we head into summer! Need a community? Come join my Patreon community for monthly video chats with Catholics from around the USA, and other perks! Your support starting at just $5/mo will help support the continued provision of my unique discernment content.