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Listen "251 A Year of the Lord's Favor - Joan Watson on the Jubilee Year of Hope"
Episode Synopsis
AMDG. “Go be a pilgrim of hope! There’s somebody in your life who needs the story of hope.”
Pilgrimage leader, author, and catechist Joan Watson joins the Kolbecast to share everything you need to know about the Jubilee Year of Hope. Joan explains the biblical and historical roots of the Jubilee Year, and how the laity were the impetus behind the first Jubilee. She dissects the imagery behind the special Jubilee doors opened only once every twenty-five years and reveals ways to receive indulgences this year without even leaving your hometown. Joan gives her advice for those traveling to Rome, the must-see pilgrimage sites she visited this year, fasting recommendations for the Jubilee Year, and so much more.
Links mentioned & relevant Kolbecast episodes:
Joan’s book Opening the Holy Door
Opening the Holy Door small group discussion guide
Kolbecast episode 235 The Disposition of Pilgrimage
Kolbe 2025 Commencement site named an official pilgrimage church in Georgia
Kolbe Academy 2025 Commencement registration form
Kolbecast episode 160 A Legendary Occasion, reflections and observances from those who attended Kolbe Academy’s 2023 Commencement
Pope Francis’s letter Spes Non Confundit ( “Hope Does Not Disappoint”)
Pope Benedict’s encyclical Spe Salvi (“On Christian Hope”)
Katie Bogner’s blog post on the Holy Door on her blog Look to Him and Be Radiant
Kolbecast episodes 184 and 248 with Katie Bogner & Shari Van Vranken
John Bergsma’s book Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor
More about and with Joan:
website
Substack
YouTube channel
In Via podcast by Verso Ministries
Other related links:
US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website feature on Jubilee 2025
Vatican Jubilee 2025 website: Iubilaeum 2025
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Pilgrimage leader, author, and catechist Joan Watson joins the Kolbecast to share everything you need to know about the Jubilee Year of Hope. Joan explains the biblical and historical roots of the Jubilee Year, and how the laity were the impetus behind the first Jubilee. She dissects the imagery behind the special Jubilee doors opened only once every twenty-five years and reveals ways to receive indulgences this year without even leaving your hometown. Joan gives her advice for those traveling to Rome, the must-see pilgrimage sites she visited this year, fasting recommendations for the Jubilee Year, and so much more.
Links mentioned & relevant Kolbecast episodes:
Joan’s book Opening the Holy Door
Opening the Holy Door small group discussion guide
Kolbecast episode 235 The Disposition of Pilgrimage
Kolbe 2025 Commencement site named an official pilgrimage church in Georgia
Kolbe Academy 2025 Commencement registration form
Kolbecast episode 160 A Legendary Occasion, reflections and observances from those who attended Kolbe Academy’s 2023 Commencement
Pope Francis’s letter Spes Non Confundit ( “Hope Does Not Disappoint”)
Pope Benedict’s encyclical Spe Salvi (“On Christian Hope”)
Katie Bogner’s blog post on the Holy Door on her blog Look to Him and Be Radiant
Kolbecast episodes 184 and 248 with Katie Bogner & Shari Van Vranken
John Bergsma’s book Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor
More about and with Joan:
website
Substack
YouTube channel
In Via podcast by Verso Ministries
Other related links:
US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website feature on Jubilee 2025
Vatican Jubilee 2025 website: Iubilaeum 2025
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
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