Sharing Faith Through Media — with Julia Strukely
Season 3, Episode 11 | Originally aired on March 23, 2021
About the episode
"If this is not my calling, how can I still take those things that I've learned and the things I still love, and how can I use those things now?"
With a background in media studies and theology, Julia Strukely has found a variety of ways to put her degree and faith into action. As she followed the promptings of God in her life, she found herself leading retreats, serving with NET Ministries, working as a youth minister, and even discerned a religious vocation. Even though she ultimately discerned out of religious life, Julia saw that her time discerning religious life was just the beginning to a deepening of her personal mission. Now, she teaches religion, journalism and media literacy to middle schoolers and continues to evangelize with and through the media - all because she continued to say yes. In this episode, Julia and I talk about her love for media, her time discerning a religious vocation and how that formed her, and how she continues to evangelize now as a speaker and podcaster.
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Meet Julia Strukely
Julia Strukely is a Theology and Media Literacy teacher in Richmond, VA. She serves the Catholic Church in a variety of ways including teaching Middle School and High School Theology, coordinating faculty and adult faith formation sessions at her school and parish, and providing music ministry as a piano accompanist and vocalist. Julia currently is a member of an NCEA Advisory Council and has been a frequent presenter for Virtual Gatherings with Liturgy Training Publications. Julia has a background in Youth Ministry and served as a parish youth minister and with NET Ministries. Julia seeks to evangelize through blogging, podcasting, and social media. She is currently working on her Scripture-centered podcast, Seven Mile Chats, and creating and sharing STREAM lessons to be used by teachers in Catholic schools.
Links:
Instagram: @sevenmilechats
Twitter: @MsStrukely1
ZilLearn: @juliastrukely