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    <title>Ave Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Pandemic”</title>
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    <description>Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>with Oscar Rivera</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. 
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  <title>Episode 5: Parenting through the Pandemic  </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>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. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Ave Spotlight features a special rebroadcast of the episode from <em>Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life</em> 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.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign Up for Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-catholic-family-life">Sign Up for Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life </a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 3: Helping Teens Transition to the New School Year </title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Roy Petitfils, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and the author of Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, talks about how to help teens and young adults get back into the routine of the new school year. Petitfils suggests how everyone can achieve a sense of normalcy and balance by keeping their eyes focused on the Cross. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:01</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Roy Petitfils, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and the author of Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, talks about how to help teens and young adults get back into the routine of the new school year. Petitfils suggests how everyone can achieve a sense of normalcy and balance by keeping their eyes focused on the Cross. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Roy&#39;s Book: Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, &amp; Depression" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/helping-teens-with-stress-anxiety-and-depression">Roy's Book: Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, &amp; Depression</a></li><li><a title="Roy&#39;s Podcast: Today&#39;s Teenager" rel="nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/todays-teenager/id1118889657?mt=2">Roy's Podcast: Today's Teenager</a></li><li><a title="Subscribe to Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-catholic-family-life">Subscribe to Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life </a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Roy Petitfils, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and the author of Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, talks about how to help teens and young adults get back into the routine of the new school year. Petitfils suggests how everyone can achieve a sense of normalcy and balance by keeping their eyes focused on the Cross. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Roy&#39;s Book: Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, &amp; Depression" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/helping-teens-with-stress-anxiety-and-depression">Roy's Book: Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, &amp; Depression</a></li><li><a title="Roy&#39;s Podcast: Today&#39;s Teenager" rel="nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/todays-teenager/id1118889657?mt=2">Roy's Podcast: Today's Teenager</a></li><li><a title="Subscribe to Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-catholic-family-life">Subscribe to Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life </a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 2: Dealing with Anxiety </title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Dealing with Anxiety </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent! And the forthcoming Let Go of Anger and Stress!, joins the show to discuss how to deal with anxiety and fear of the unknown, especially during the pandemic. He also chats about rules for schools opening and share their hopes for the week. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:28</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent! And the forthcoming Let Go of Anger and Stress!, joins the show to discuss how to deal with anxiety and fear of the unknown, especially during the pandemic. He also chats about rules for schools opening and share their hopes for the week.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent! And the forthcoming Let Go of Anger and Stress!, joins the show to discuss how to deal with anxiety and fear of the unknown, especially during the pandemic. He also chats about rules for schools opening and share their hopes for the week.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign Up For Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-catholic-family-life">Sign Up For Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life </a> &mdash; Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life will celebrate the beautiful diversity of families and their role in the Church. From singles to couples with many children and from priests and religious to grandparents and grandchildren, you will learn how each family is called to holiness and to share their faith with the world.
</li><li><a title="Meet Gary Zimak " rel="nofollow" href="https://followingthetruth.com">Meet Gary Zimak </a></li><li><a title="Gary Zimak&#39;s Books " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/search?search_type=all&amp;keywords=gary%20zimak">Gary Zimak's Books </a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent! And the forthcoming Let Go of Anger and Stress!, joins the show to discuss how to deal with anxiety and fear of the unknown, especially during the pandemic. He also chats about rules for schools opening and share their hopes for the week.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign Up For Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-catholic-family-life">Sign Up For Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life </a> &mdash; Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life will celebrate the beautiful diversity of families and their role in the Church. From singles to couples with many children and from priests and religious to grandparents and grandchildren, you will learn how each family is called to holiness and to share their faith with the world.
</li><li><a title="Meet Gary Zimak " rel="nofollow" href="https://followingthetruth.com">Meet Gary Zimak </a></li><li><a title="Gary Zimak&#39;s Books " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/search?search_type=all&amp;keywords=gary%20zimak">Gary Zimak's Books </a></li></ul>]]>
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