show notes Archives - Time Eternal

(New Podcast Episode) Evening and Morning: The First Day

June 7, 2018 · Nicole M. Roccas

Check out the latest episode of Time Eternal, which reflects on a few of the ongoing #TemporalTuesdays quotes that are all about the first day of creation. (#TemporalTuesdays is the hashtag I use every Tuesday morning for my weekly time- and mystery-related quotes which I post on Facebook and Instagram.) On a related note, I recently found…

Shame, Despondency, and a New Year

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 · Nicole M. Roccas

Does the new year bring up feelings of shame and apathy? Do all those perky new year’s resolutions people annoy you? Or are you frustrated by your failed attempts to do better this time around? In this brand-new episode of Time Eternal, we talk about the connection between shame and despondency, particularly as it relates to the new…

Show notes for “Mennonites, Memory, and Marking Time”

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 · Nicole M. Roccas

Last month, I had tea with my friend Kerry, who was raised in a conservative Mennonite community in Blumenort (Manitoba). We talked about how the rhythms of time we learned in faith and childhood shape us long into adulthood. Feel free to make yourself a pot of tea and join us at the table! *** Not sure what…

Show notes for “Time in Transit”

September 29, 2017 · Nicole M. Roccas

Public transportation is my temporal kryptonite–it brings out my impatience and inability to cope with all the “wasted” time in my life. But a few months ago, I had an experience on the subway that really put things in perspective, a painful reminder that no time is ever truly wasted. Hear more about it on the latest episode of…

Show notes for “A Time for Illness,” with Elissa Bjeletich

September 21, 2017 · Nicole M. Roccas

When my friend Elissa’s daughter was still a baby, she had to undergo a risky liver transplant. In the midst of a somewhat less traumatic illness (a cold), I called up Elissa to talk with her about the way time seems to slow down when we (or a loved one) is sick. This is a perfect episode for…

Show notes for “‘Making’ Time”

September 14, 2017 · Nicole M. Roccas

In this episode of Time Eternal, I’m with Fr. Robert Holet, host of the podcast “First Fruits of Christian Living.” We’re talking about our volition to make time in a fast-paced world of distractions. Part two of this episode will air on Fr. Robert’s podcast, so check it out! *** Did you like this podcast episode? Help Time Eternal out…

Show notes for “Sites of Eternity”

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 · Nicole M. Roccas 2

The Time Eternal podcast is back with a new format and approach. In this first episode, my husband and I walk the meditation trail at Antiochian Village and ponder this whole business of recovering eternity in the world of time. With this relaunched version of Time Eternal, one of the new things I’ll be doing is posting show…