By Your Life

“Today, with the enormous amplification of news and of opinion, we are suffering from more than acceptable distortions of perspective.”  Thomas Merton wrote these words over 50 years ago and they are just as true today, except what Merton referred to as “propaganda,” we call “fake news.” In this episode of By Your Life, we talk about how we are all guilty of distortion of perspective and what we should do about it. Third Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2020 Happy Easter and welcome to the one hundred and ninth episode of By Your Life. I’m Lisa Huetteman and I know that you have many options for what you could be doing right now, so I thank you for choosing By Your Life. My goal is to inspire, empower, support, challenge, and encourage you to connect Sunday, with Monday-Friday, in a secular business world. It’s my desire to help you live our Catholic faith in the marketplace. I hope to offer you practical ways to go forth and glorify the Lord by your life. The propagation of fake...

Pope Francis said, “We are called to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to us.” But, how do we do this at work? In this episode of By Your Life, we talk about the obstacles and solutions to extending mercy in the marketplace. Sunday of Divine Mercy – April 19, 2020 Happy Easter and welcome to the one hundred and eighth episode of By Your Life. I’m Lisa Huetteman and I know that you have many options for what you could be doing right now, so I thank you for choosing By Your Life. My goal is to inspire, empower, support, challenge, and encourage you to connect Sunday, with Monday-Friday, in a secular business world. It’s my desire to help you live our Catholic faith in the marketplace. I hope to offer you practical ways to go forth and glorify the Lord by your life. In this edition, we’ll reflect on the readings for the  Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy . In the 1930s, Jesus chose St. Maria Faustina Kowalska to receive private revelations of his Div...

People can’t wait to go back to where we were before the coronavirus pandemic. The problem is, we can’t, and we shouldn’t. In this episode of By Your Life, we’ll talk about how instead of trying to hold onto what was, we should be forever changed for the better. Easter Sunday – April 12, 2020 Happy Easter and welcome to the one hundred and seventh episode of By Your Life. I’m Lisa Huetteman and I know in times like these our routines have been thrown out the window. Everything we do is by choice, so I thank you for choosing By Your Life. My goal is to inspire, empower, support, challenge, and encourage you to connect Sunday, with Monday-Friday, in a secular world. It’s my desire to help you live our Catholic faith in the marketplace. I hope to offer you practical ways to go forth and glorify the Lord by your life. In this edition, we’ll reflect on the readings for  Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord . (Cycle A) It is kind of hard for me to believe that two years a...

Often the right thing to do is the hardest thing to do, and that’s why we don’t do it. But when we don’t, we are missing out on the blessings. In this episode of By Your Life, we talk about the challenge and the grace that comes from taking up your cross and following Him. Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – April 5, 2020 Welcome to the one hundred and sixth episode of By Your Life. I’m Lisa Huetteman and I know that things have been hard lately. It’s hard to keep positive when our lives are totally disrupted. So, I hope to offer you encouragement today and I thank you for choosing By Your Life. My goal is to inspire, empower, support, challenge, and encourage you to connect Sunday, with Monday-Friday, in a secular world. It’s my desire to help you live our Catholic faith in a marketplace that has been turned upside down. I hope to offer you practical ways to go forth and glorify the Lord by your life. In this edition, we’ll reflect on the readings for  Palm Sunday of the Lor...