{"podcast":{"title":"Things I Wish I Knew","slug":"things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037","podcast_index_feed_id":6476037,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5111393.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5111393","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/40751692.png","author":"Thinking Faith","episode_count":46,"summary":"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 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: www.thinkingfaith.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T02:17:40.274573+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037"},"episode":{"title":"22: Things I Wish I Knew About Talking with God","slug":"22-things-i-wish-i-knew-about-talking-with-god","published_at":"2025-10-13T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037/22-things-i-wish-i-knew-about-talking-with-god","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8789339","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8789339.mp3?modified=1760026036&sid=5111393&source=rss","summary":"In this episode, Julia chats with Ruth Holgate, Director of St Beuno’s retreat centre in Wales, about prayer as a simple and personal conversation with God. Ruth shares her journey from growing up Catholic to deepening her faith through retreats, theology studies, and spiritual direction. She talks about the impact of her first 30-day silent retreat and why it’s important to find your own way to pray. They explore the ups and downs of prayer and discernment, with Ruth reminding us that there’s no wrong way to pray. Just show up, keep it simple, and stay open. Find out more at www.thinkingfaith.org","meta_description":"In this episode, Julia chats with Ruth Holgate, Director of St Beuno’s retreat centre in Wales, about prayer as a simple and personal conversation with Go…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037/episodes/22-things-i-wish-i-knew-about-talking-with-god/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/things-i-wish-i-knew-6476037/22-things-i-wish-i-knew-about-talking-with-god.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}