Deacons Pod: Advent Blessings – Maggi Van Dorn and Shemaiah Gonzalez

December 16, 2025
Shemaiah Gonzalez (left) and Maggi Van Dorn.

In this special Advent episode of Deacons Pod, the Paulist Deacon Affiliates welcome two guests: Maggi Van Dorn, host and producer of America Media’s Hark! podcast, and Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the new book “Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight.”

The deacons speak with Maggi about three of the Christmas carols featured in this Advent’s new season of “Hark!,” including “Coventry Carol,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” and “The First Noel.”

Maggi also was a guest on Deacons Pod in December, 2024.

The deacons chat with Shemaiah about the importance of prayer and more. She also shares her Advent poem “Out of Sight.”

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