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Together on Purpose: Acts 2:42
Sisters Anna and Addison Henige join Jim and Meghan to share their remarkable journey from reluctant faith to intentional discipleship. What began with a youth retreat and a long-overdue hug blossomed into a shared mission of evangelization on their college campus. Through candid stories of struggle, reconciliation, and rediscovery, the Henige sisters show how God’s timing and sibling love can ignite a lasting fire for Christ.
What’s in this episode:
- How Anna and Addison went from sisterly tension to spiritual teammates
- The pivotal role of youth ministry in awakening authentic faith
- Why a retreat experience changed everything for both girls
- The healing power of a simple hug after years of conflict
- How adoration, sacraments, and community transformed their hearts
- Choosing a Catholic high school just ten days before senior year
- The ups and downs of carrying faith into a secular college
- What it’s like to be Catholic in Greek life, and why it matters
- Why being on mission starts with personal transformation
- A behind-the-scenes look at Focus missionaries on campus
- One resource every Catholic family should know: MassTimes.org
- Book they’re reading: Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe
- Favorite book: Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla and His Five Loves by Jason Evert
- Advice to their younger selves: Trust earlier and don’t hide your God-given identity
- Final wisdom: Let your children find Jesus in their own time. Be ready when they do.
Resources Mentioned:
MassTimes.org – Find Mass and Confession anywhere while traveling
Catholic Answers – Online resource for tough faith questions
Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe – On detachment and trust in God
Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla – Foundations of sacrificial love
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