Reach for two or three actionable goals, making sure in the process to draw closer to God in prayer and to help others in Christ’s name.
Those ideas for New Year’s resolutions are offered by Kate Soucheray, a licensed marriage and family therapist emeritus and writer of the “Simple Holiness” column in The Catholic Spirit.
“Most of us don’t have time to go and sit in prayer, maybe at an adoration chapel or at church for an hour a day,” Soucheray said. “Most secular people who are living in the world, we don’t have time for that. But it doesn’t mean we don’t have time for God. So, it’s just carving out even just a few minutes to be at peace with him.”
Soucheray explores these ideas and more with producer Rachael McCallum on the “Practicing Catholic” radio show that debuts at 9 p.m. Jan. 3 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM.
During a recent visit to a store with a granddaughter, Soucheray said they stopped to help a woman take a large box out of her trunk and put it into a cart. The woman couldn’t see them as they steadied the cart, but when the task was completed, she looked up at them in surprise.
“So, that’s being Christ,” Soucheray said. “And it’s knowing that you watch for opportunities. We just watch for opportunities to be loving and kind.”
It doesn’t have to be big, Soucheray said. “Now, maybe it is sometimes, but I know in my little life, it’s not big. It’s all the little opportunities every day.”
To hear more from Soucheray, and to catch the rest of the program, tune into “Practicing Catholic,” which repeats at 1 p.m. Jan. 4 and 2 p.m. Jan. 5.
Produced by Relevant Radio and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the show also includes an opportunity to get to know Patrick Conley, host of the program, and it explores ways of surrendering to God in the new year with Lacy Apfelbeck, founder of Minnesota-based nonprofit Edge of the Red Sea Ministries. Through her work, Apfelbeck abides by the teachings of the Catholic Church to encourage emotional, physical and spiritual healing.
Listen to interviews after they have aired at archspm.org/faith-and-discipleship/practicing-catholic or choose a streaming platform at Spotify for Podcasters.
