Things I Wish I Knew

Things I Wish I Knew

Welcome to Things I Wish I Knew! Inspired by St. Ignatius of Loyola, who believed in finding God in all things, host Julia Corcoran chats with guests about God at work in big life moments—losses, career changes, family shake-ups—and what they wish they had known beforehand. Dive in for heartfelt stories and reflections that may just inspire you to see things differently. Discover more at Thinking Faith, the Jesuits in Britain CIO's online journal: https://www.thinkingfaith.org

Episodes

February 26, 2024 31 mins
This episode Julia speaks to Harry, who found his way to the Catholic Church after many years as an atheist, a "buddhist neo-pagan," and eventually as someone drawn to Christianity - even if he couldn't quite bring himself to believe it all.

Retracing the journey - from politics to journalism to teaching and finally to a Benedictine monastery, Harry talks to Julia about the way God drew him to the Church - even when H...
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This episode Julia speaks to Rebecca, who graduated from university a few years ago, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic. Balancing study and socialising - and coping with lockdown restrictions - Rebecca discovered what it was in her relationship with God, and other people, that helped her carry on. 

Now working for Jesuit Missions, and running her own podcast, Rebecca talks to Julia about the stresses and joys of th...
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This episode Julia speaks to Emanuela, who migrated from their home of Sicily twice: first to New York as a teenager with her family, then to London as an adult. Studying and working in England, Emanuela unexpectedly found a new family with the Community of Sant'Egidio, who work with the homeless and marginalised in London.

Now a mother of two small children, Emanuela talks to Julia about the challenges and blessings ...
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This episode Julia speaks to David, who was diagnosed with cancer in his early twenties. David talks about the impact his diagnosis had on his life, how he navigated a physically demanding programme of chemotherapy  - and what his experience taught him about what really matters in life. 

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This episode Julia speaks to Sophia, who converted to Catholicism researching a documentary in America's deep South - and later seriously pursued what she thought was a vocation to be a cloistered nun. She talks about her spiritual journey, the struggles she's had with faith, how to work out the purpose of your life - and what it's like to contemplate praying eight hours a day for the rest of your life.

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This episode Julia speaks to Rose, who spent a year living on a boat after she discovered God had other plans for her life than chasing the perfect CV. She talks about community, vocation, the difficult work of placing your life in God's hands - and the practical problems of surviving winter on a ex-navy boat no-one every thought would one day be someone's home. 

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Julia speaks with Dominic, who was donor concieved and raised by his single mother. He grew up not knowing who his father was. A few years ago, he took a DNA test and found out the identity of his donor parent. He talks to Julia about what happened when, on the edge of turning thirty, he began to build a relationship with the father he thought he would never meet.

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Julia speaks with Jack who lives in the Jesuit young adult community in London. He lost his mother when he was eighteen. Now 28, he shares with us what he has learnt during the last ten years and offers advice for anyone going through a similar experience or who knows someone who is. 


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Julia speaks to John Bosco, a Jesuit studying philosophy in Paris. He speaks about how he ended up joining the Jesuits after ten years of being an actor.

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Julia speaks to Bokani. An artist and climate activist. She shares with us her experience of going from a career in finance to deciding to pursue a creative career.

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