19 episodes

Agape Latte | The Podcast shares authentic stories, snapshots from each speaker's faith and life journey, to pass on transformative lessons. Agape Latte is a national coffeehouse storytelling series that debuted in 2006 at Boston College.

Agape Latte | The Podcast Agape Latte

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 10 Ratings

Agape Latte | The Podcast shares authentic stories, snapshots from each speaker's faith and life journey, to pass on transformative lessons. Agape Latte is a national coffeehouse storytelling series that debuted in 2006 at Boston College.

    Finding Light in Darkness | with Monsignor Liam Bergin

    Finding Light in Darkness | with Monsignor Liam Bergin

    Listen to our annual Christmas Agape Latte! Monsignor Liam Bergin shares his experiences and insights through story and helps us in "Finding Light in Darkness".

    • 29 min
    A Christmas Lesson from a Turtle | with Dan Ponsetto

    A Christmas Lesson from a Turtle | with Dan Ponsetto

    Dan Ponsetto, director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center at Boston College, shares the story of the Christmas lesson he learned from a mysterious turtle his sons discovered in the backyard.
     
    CONNECT WITH AGAPE LATTE:
    Instagram
    Twitter
    Facebook
     

    • 26 min
    Changing Directions: Head vs. Heart | with John Walsh

    Changing Directions: Head vs. Heart | with John Walsh

    John Walsh, director of Creative Video Services at Boston College, shares his story about struggling with the tension between his head and heart while deciding if he should change career paths from accounting to video production before graduation.
     
    MEET JOHN WALSH:
    John is the director of Creative Video Services at Boston College, a freelance filmmaker, and the man behind the camera for many of BC's videos including the new That BC Feeling dance video, Special Delivery (the Harry Potter themed admissions video), and Boston College's Shake It Off dance video. For more of John’s work, visit johnwalshproductions.com.
     
    CONNECT WITH AGAPE LATTE:
    Instagram
    Facebook
    Twitter
     

    • 23 min
    Learning to Trust Yourself: How I Discerned My Future | with Fr. Tom Stegman, S.J.

    Learning to Trust Yourself: How I Discerned My Future | with Fr. Tom Stegman, S.J.

    Fr. Tom Stegman, dean of the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, shares his story about how he learned to trust his inner voice and lean into God's calling on his life as he discerned his vocation in the priesthood and then after his cancer diagnosis at 22.
     
    MEET FR. TOM STEGMAN, S.J.:
    Fr. Tom Stegman, S.J., of the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, was raised in Holdrege, Nebraska. He is a graduate of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia (B.A., Philosophy). He holds an M.A. (Philosophy) from Marquette University, and both an M.Div. and S.T.L. (Hebrew Bible) from Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He earned his Ph.D. in New Testament studies at Emory University. In his spare time, he follows the Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
     
    CONNECT WITH AGAPE LATTE:
    Instagram
    Twitter
    Facebook
    YouTube

    • 29 min
    How I Got My Joy Back | with Lavette Scott-Smith

    How I Got My Joy Back | with Lavette Scott-Smith

    Lavette Scott-Smith shares her story about getting her joy back after losing her mom.
     
    Lavette Scott-Smith is an IT Training and Events Specialist for Information Technology Services at Boston College.
     
    CONNECT WITH AGAPE LATTE:
    Instagram​
    Facebook​
    Twitter
    YouTube
    Questions?: agapelatte@bc.edu

    • 22 min
    How do you fall in love with your life? | with Melodie Wyttenbach

    How do you fall in love with your life? | with Melodie Wyttenbach

    Melodie Wyttenbach shares her story about falling in love with her life and discovering her calling when she was in college. For the past 20 years, she's been a teacher, a camp director, a principal, and now directing the Roche Center at Boston College supporting educators from all over the country. Her journey started on a school bus on an unexpected trip that changed her life.
     
    Melodie Wyttenbach is the Executive Director for the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College.
     
    CONNECT WITH AGAPE LATTE:
    Follow on Instagram​
    Follow on Facebook
    Follow on Twitter
    ​Follow on YouTube​
    Email us at agapelatte@bc.edu​
     

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Top Podcasts In Education

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
Am I Doing It Wrong?
HuffPost
TED Talks Daily
TED
Do The Work
Do The Work
UNBIASED
Jordan Is My Lawyer