Ave Spotlight
with Oscar Rivera
Displaying 6 items of Ave Spotlight with the tag "family".
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Episode 179: The Table is Set (Thanksgiving Edition) with Tim Hanley
November 25th, 2025 | 37 mins
ave maria press, ave spotlight, catholic podcast, community, family, oscar rivera, thanksgiving, tim hanley, vocation
Oscar sits down with Tim Hanley, a restaurateur and former Franciscan brother to talk about what makes community truly come alive. Tim shares how his time with the CFRs shaped his understanding of simplicity, fraternity, and the priority of relationships over success. We dive into the heart behind his restaurant concepts—from Neapolitan pizza to a 90s hip-hop speakeasy—and how each space is designed to connect people in a disconnected world. Rooted in faith, Tim’s journey reveals how vocation, family, and food all point toward the same truth: we’re made for communion.
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Episode 162: Faithful Surrender: Adoption, Marriage, and Bold Prayers with Allison Gingras
March 31st, 2025 | 29 mins 29 secs
adoption, allison gingras, ave maria press, ave spotlight, family, free catholic podcast, marriage, oscar rivera
In this episode, Oscar sits down with Catholic author and media evangelist Allison Gingras to talk about marriage, family, and the boldness of saying "yes" when God calls you into the unexpected. Allison shares her powerful journey of surrender and trust, which led her all the way to China to adopt a specific child. We also explore the beauty of the Sacrament of Marriage, how God guides couples, and the importance of open communication in following his lead.
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Episode 26: Catholic Family Life
February 8th, 2021 | 16 mins 31 secs
ave maria press, catholic family life, family, family life, mark hart, melanie hart
Mark Hart, executive vice president of Life Teen International, is the coauthor of Our Not-Quite-Holy Family with his wife, Melanie. He shares his own family's successes and failures and discusses how family life can be fruitful, joyful, and faithful. He will help you see how every member of your family can strive for holiness in 2021.
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Episode 13: Forming & Fostering Community
November 9th, 2020 | 20 mins 11 secs
ave maria press, community, faith, family, gathering together
Catherine Fowler Sample, author of Gather Together and creator of The Dating Project documentary, shares how forming community is essential to our faith and valuable for our well-being and happiness. Fowler Sample offers tips on ways we can foster friendships and relationships even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Episode 9: The Family That Prays Together...
October 5th, 2020 | 31 mins 36 secs
ave maria press, family, family theater company, fr. patrick peyton, pray, prayer
Fr. David Guffey, C.S.C., shares the story of Venerable Patrick Peyton, the founder of Family Rosary who is famous for the phrase “The family that prays together stays together.” The forthcoming documentary Pray tells the story of Peyton’s life and shows how his wisdom can help families navigate media today.
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Episode 5: Parenting through the Pandemic
September 7th, 2020 | 58 mins 7 secs
ave explores, ave maria press, catholicism, covid-19, faith, family, gaffigan, pandemic
Ave Spotlight features a special rebroadcast of the episode from Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life with actress, writer, and producer Jeannie Gaffigan, who shares the challenges and joys of being quarantined with her husband comedian Jim Gaffigan and their five children during the pandemic.