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Episode 162 - My Brother's Keeper? Not every relationship is the same, so not every fraternal correction will be the same. This may vary between a parent and a child, between friends, between a boss and his subordinates, between strangers, or between a formator and the people their forming. In today's episode, we will discuss essential distinctions when it comes to fraternal correction and try to shed some light on what would be our responsibilities or what we are supposed to do when we encounter people in our daily walks of life and we would like to engage in fraternal correction. The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of many generous donors, including recurring monthly donations of any amount. Thinking about helping out? You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you! 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at pocomerch.com!

My Brother's Keeper?

This lecture was given on April 27th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at <a href="https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events" target="_blank">thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events</a> About the Speaker: Karin Öberg is Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. Her specialty is astrochemistry and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect the outcome of planet formation, especially the chemical habitability of nascent planets. She did postdoctoral work at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as a NASA Hubble fellow, focusing on millimeter observations of planet-forming disks around young stars.

Why Study Created Things? | Prof. Karin Öberg

We all have those people in our lives whom we love, but just ask too much of us.

Establishing limitations in relationships can be hard, but we need boundaries. Even Jesus did it when he spent time with just his disciples, or just his apostles; or just Peter, James, and John; or even just his father in heaven.

Fr. Mike explains not just why we need boundaries, but how we could do so without coming across as glib or too harsh.

He talks about how establishing boundaries will help us more effectively live the Christian life, and even help the one to whom those boundaries apply.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Why We Need Boundaries

Episode 169 - Prayer and Repentance, Series on Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. (Part 2 of 8) Growth in spiritual life is never easy. In the beginning, it's gonna take a LOT of effort. But as it goes on, you'll notice that it becomes more and more the Lord's work and less and less contingent on our human work. This is the second episode of our series on the Fire Within that talks about how St. Theresa sees the "giftness" of advanced prayer and the relationship between prayer and the profound growth in the spiritual life. The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of many generous donors, including recurring monthly donations of any amount. Thinking about helping out? You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you! 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at pocomerch.com!

Prayer and Repentance

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. is a doctoral student in Christology at the University of Fribourg. He serves as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to the TI, he was an associate pastor at St. Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY where he also taught as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University. Born and raised near Philadelphia, PA, he attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, studying mathematics and humanities. Upon graduating, he entered the Order of Preachers in 2010. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds an STL from the Dominican House of Studies.

Is Lying Always Wrong?  | Fr. Gregory Pine

"The good or evil of an action, as of other things, depends on its fullness of being or its lack of that fullness. Now the first thing that belongs to the fullness of being seems to be that which gives a thing its species. And just as a natural thing has its species from its form, so an action has its species from its object, as movement from its term. And therefore just as the primary goodness of a natural thing is derived from its form, which gives it its species, so the primary goodness of a moral action is derived from its suitable object… And just as, in natural things, the primary evil is when a generated thing does not realize its specific form (for instance, if instead of a man, something else be generated); so the primary evil in moral actions is that which is from the object, for instance, 'to take what belongs to another'." ST I-II.Q 18. A 2. SPONSORS EL Investments: <a href="https://www.elinvestments.net/pints">https://www.elinvestments.net/pints</a> Exodus 90: <a href="https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/">https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/</a> Hallow: <a href="http://hallow.app/mattfradd">http://hallow.app/mattfradd</a> STRIVE: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> GIVING Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd">https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd</a> This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer coproducer of the show. LINKS Website: <a href="https://pintswithaquinas.com/">https://pintswithaquinas.com/</a> Merch: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd">https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd</a> FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> SOCIAL Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd">https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfradd">https://twitter.com/mattfradd</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd">https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd</a> MY BOOKS Does God Exist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9">https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9</a> Marian Consecration With Aquinas: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4">https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4</a> The Porn Myth: <a href="https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx">https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx</a> CONTACT Book me to speak: <a href="https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform">https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

09: What makes an act good or evil?

We look at how Jesus prays in this section of the Catechism. It is revealed how Jesus learned to pray, the frequency of his prayers, and where he prayed. Jesus brought his needs to the Father including his last words and final “loud cry”. Through his example of filial prayer, we are able to pray to the Father as sons and daughters. We can ask him for anything as all of our thoughts, desires, troubles, fears, and needs are already with the Lord. “The Father accepts them and, beyond all hope, answers them by raising his Son.” Today’s readings are paragraphs 2598-2606.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy

Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Day 334: How Jesus Prayed

This is a special two-part episode of Pints with Aquinas. Part 1: I discuss 10 things that people miss about what Aquinas has to say about God and Atheism. Part 2: I read from a short story I wrote about a Christian and an Atheist, titled "A Shuttered Universe," in which the Christian becomes and Atheist, and the Atheist becomes a Christian and their correspondence back and forth. 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God and Atheism

There's one thing I know...

Opening Credits

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Humility

Confidence in God

Love of God

Union with God

Gratitude and Praise to God

Joy In The Lord

Docility to God's Will

Love of Neighbor

Abandonment to Divine Providence

Mortification

Desire and Efforts in Holiness

Sacraments

Conclusion

About the Author

End Credits

Many graces go unclaimed simply because souls don’t know how to receive them. This book reveals how to open your heart more fully to God’s gifts by imitating the Blessed Virgin Mary. By cultivating twelve of her essential qualities, you’ll learn how to dispose yourself to grace and cooperate with it in daily life. Along the way, you’ll discover how to overcome obstacles to faith, deepen devotion to Our Lady, and become a vessel of God’s grace for others.

The Imitation of Mary

In this episode, we welcome author, counselor, and speaker John Eldredge to the show, who is best known for his book Wild at Heart. We have a powerful conversation about intimacy with God in a world full of chaos, suffering, and spiritual hunger. We reflect on what it means to reclaim a "re-enchanted" Christian worldview, how to pray against chaos, the profound gift women have to offer the world right now. We also talk practically about how to pray as a couple, ask John to lead us in a guided "Pause" prayer, and invite you into a moment of stillness, surrender, and loving awareness of Jesus dwelling within you. Heather's One Thing - <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/track/3iEVhb9l6mFqj2I2LUDGua?si=54d4648751be4cfe"> Midst</a> from the Belonging Co. Sister Miriam's One Thing - <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/track/71za9Fyjl9BlyTB3mKvn3A?si=219f4c37ddbb464f"> The Story I'll Tell</a> by Naomi Raine Michelle's One Thing - <a href= "https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/the-way-of-trust-and-love">The Way of Trust and Love</a> by Father Jacques Philippe Michelle's Other One Thing - <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Jayber-Crow-Wendell-Berry/dp/1582431604">Jayber Crow</a> by Wendell Berry John's One Thing - The Abiding Together Podcast! John's Other One Thing - <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PWqtqZ9ZTiBUYSJeymF1K?si=8-E7JLwWTHiRObv17iUpdA"> William Augusto</a> Instrumental Background Music Other Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://wildatheart.org/pause">The Pause App</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">John Eldredge's Website "<a href= "https://wildatheart.org/">Wild at Heart</a>"</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://wildatheart.org/books/waking-the-dead">Waking the Dead</a> by John Eldredge</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://wildatheart.org/books/the-sacred-romance">The Sacred Romance</a> by John Eldredge</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://wildatheart.org/experience-jesus-really">Experience Jesus. Really.</a> by John Eldredge</li> </ul> Announcement: Our 2026 Lenten book study will be "<a href="https://scepterpublishers.org/abide">The Way of Trust and Love</a>" by Fr. Jacques Philippe. Scepter Publishers has offered 15% off with the code ABIDE15. They also offer an <a href= "https://scepterpublishers.org/abide">ebook version</a> as well. We will announce more information about the study in the coming weeks! Journal Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How am I living like a "practical atheist"?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Where are you experiencing chaos in your domain?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">When in your day can you turn toward the Lord with a simple prayer?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How have I experienced the friendship and communion of the Kingdom of Heaven in my life?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Where in my life am I believing I am too much and not enough?</li> </ul> Discussion Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How would you define your domain? What has God entrusted to you?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">When have you experienced God's beauty and order in the midst of chaos and hatred?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How have simple prayers led to transformation in your life?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How is God inviting you to be a healing remedy to the world right now?</li> </ul> Quote to Ponder: "The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it." (John Eldredge, Waking the Dead) Scripture for Lectio: "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." (Zephaniah 3:17) Sponsor - Fully Alive Coaching Program: Fully Alive Coaching Program is a trauma-informed Catholic coaching program for women and men who desire deep healing without compromising their faith. Created by licensed marriage and family therapist Brya Hanan, Fully Alive integrates Catholic Inner Child Work and somatic awareness in a gentle, Spirit-led journey—honoring the body, protecting the soul, and restoring wholeness. For women and men who pray sincerely but still feel guarded, overwhelmed, or fragmented, Fully Alive offers a safe and structured path toward integration and life abundant. Learn more at <a href= "https://www.catholicinnerchildwork.com/fully-alive">catholicinnerchildwork.com/fully-alive</a> and follow @catholicinnerchildwork for more trauma-informed and integrative resources to support your healing. Use the code "abiding" or reference it during a consultation to get 10% off! Timestamps: 00:00 - Fully Alive Coaching Program 01:16 - Intro 02:02 - Welcome 04:18 - Scripture Verse and Quote to Ponder 06:11 - Where is the Holy Spirit Moving the Church Now? 10:54 - Balancing the Love Story within a World at War 14:08 - Learning to Pray Against the Chaos 19:10 - How to Pray Together as A Couple 21:39 - Being in Union with God 26:13 - How Does God Use Fatherhood to Repair His Children? 29:30 - The Pause App 33:45 - We Are Created for Intimacy with Christ 37:48 - Women are Part of God's Healing Remedy to the World 40:22 - One Last Message from John 44:20 - A "Pause" Meditation 48:30 - One Things

S18 E4 - Communion with God with John Eldredge

Episode 76 - Trust God With Your Past, Week 2 of a series on A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V., available here: https://stpaulcenter.com/trust10/ Grace is in the present; there is no grace in the past or in the future. The challenge, though, is that we're all professional escape artists. We can get antsy and we don't know how to be present, which means we don't know how to receive God's grace. We've got to give up the hope of a better past—it has happened and there's nothing we can do about it. We also have to stop living in a fantasy future that doesn't exist—there's no grace there, either. Jesus is Lord of our lives; the past, the present, the future. Trust him, and allow yourself to embrace today and all the grace he is waiting to give you here. The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of generous donors like you. You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you!

Trust God With Your Past

There’s an ancient symbol that uses a ship or boat to represent the Catholic Church. In this episode, Fr. Mike Schmitz takes that analogy a step further, using it to explain how everything Christians love about their church, whichever one it may be, originally came from the flagship or mothership of Christianity.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Aren't All Churches the Same?

Episode 210 - Loved and Celebrated, Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 5) What does it mean to be loved and celebrated? We are favored sons and daughters worthy of celebration—of being served. We are worthy and loved by God and this episode talks about a step in the right direction on what it means to be loved and celebrated. This is a gentle call to conversion and repentance, an invitation to allow ourselves to be loved sacrificially and give God and others permission to love and celebrate us. Here's the link to the graph that we referenced in the video: https://bit.ly/pocofreedomgraph The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of many generous donors, including recurring monthly donations of any amount. Thinking about helping out? You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you! 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at pocomerch.com! You can get your copy of The Father (by Fr Mark-Mary Ames, CFR) at https://ascensionpress.com/thefather

Loved and Celebrated

Father Mike Schmitz teaches us that forgiveness is rooted in justice. It doesn’t forget or ignore the injustice done, but it frees us from the need to get revenge. When you forgive, the one who hurt you is released from their debt to you, and you are released from the pain so you can move on.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Forgiveness

<ol><li>Join Dr. Peter to go way below the surface and find the hidden meanings of obsessions, compulsions and OCD.  Through poetry and quotes, he invites you into the painful, distressing, fearful and misunderstood world of those who suffer from OCD.  He defines obsessions and compulsions, discusses the different types of each, and evaluates two conventional treatments and one alternative treatment for OCD.  Most importantly, he discusses the deepest natural causes of OCD, which are almost always disregarded in conventional treatment, which focuses primarily on the symptoms.  </li><li>Lead-in  <ol><li>OCD is not a disease that bothers; it is a disease that tortures. - Author: J.J. Keeler</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li> “It can look like still waters on the outside while a hurricane is swirling in your mind.” — Marcie Barber Phares</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Poetry or word picture (prayer of the scrupulous)</li></ol></li></ol> Aditi Apr 2017 <ol><li>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  OCD.  That is what we are addressing today. <ol><li>Here is what OCD is like for Toni Neville -- she says:  “It’s like being controlled by a puppeteer. Every time you try and just walk away he pulls you back. Are you sure the stove is off and everything is unplugged? Back up we go. Are you sure your hands are as clean as they can get? Back ya go. Are you sure the doors are securely locked? Back down we go. How many people have touched this object? Wash your hands again.” </li></ol></li><li>Introduction  <ol><li>We are together in this great adventure, this podcast, Interior Integration for Catholics, we are journeying together, and I am honored to be able to spend this time with you.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>I am Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and passionate Catholic and together, we are taking on the tough topics that matter to you.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>We bring the best of psychology and human formation and harmonize it with the perennial truths of the Catholic Faith.   </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Interior Integration for Catholics is part of our broader outreach, Souls and Hearts bringing the best of psychology grounded in a Catholic worldview to you and the rest of the world through our website soulsandhearts.com</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Today, we are getting into obsessions and compulsions -- a really deep dive into what's really going on with these experiences.  <ol><li>I know many of you were expecting me to discuss scrupulosity today -- And you know what?  I was expecting I would be discussing scrupulosity well, but in order to have that discussion of scrupulosity  be well-founded, we really need to get into understanding obsessions and compulsions first.  I have to bring you up to speed on obessions and compulsions before we get into scrupulosity, and there is a lot to know</li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>The questions we will be covering about obsessions and compulsions.  <ol><li>What are Obsession and Compulsions? Getting into definitions.  <ol><li>Also What are the different types of obsessions and compulsions, the different forms that obsessions and compulsions can take</li><li>What is the experience of OCD like?  From those who have suffered it.  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Who suffers from obsessions and compulsions -- how common are they?  Who is at risk?</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Why do obsessions and compulsions start and why do they keep going?</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>How do we overcome obsessions and compulsions?  How do we resolve them?  <ol><li>What does the secular literature say are the best treatments"  -- Medication and a particular kind of therapy called Exposure and Response Prevention</li><li>Alternatives  </li><li>Can we find not just a descriptive diagnosis, but a proscriptive conceptualization that gives a direction for healing, resolving the obsessions and compulsions  Not just symptom management.</li></ol></li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Definitions  <ol><li>Obsessions  <ol><li>DSM-5: Obsessions are defined by (1) and (2):  <ol><li>Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or impulses that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and that in most individuals cause marked anxiety or distress.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>The individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action (i.e., by performing a compulsion).</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Not pleasurable</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Involuntary  <ol><li>My compulsive thoughts aren't even thoughts, they're absolute certainties and obeying them isn't a choice. - Author: Paul Rudnick</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>To resist a compulsion with willpower alone is to hold back an avalanche by melting the snow with a candle. It just keeps coming and coming and coming. - Author: David Adam</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Individual works to neutralize the obsession with another thought or a compulsion.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>From the International OCD Foundation:  Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses that occur over and over again and feel outside of the person’s control. Individuals with OCD do not want to have these thoughts and find them disturbing. In most cases, people with OCD realize that these thoughts don’t make any sense.  Obsessions are typically accompanied by intense and uncomfortable feelings such as fear, disgust, doubt, or a feeling that things have to be done in a way that is “just right.” In the context of OCD, obsessions are time consuming and get in the way of important activities the person values. </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Common Obsessions  <ol><li>Sources  <ol><li>What is OCD? Article by the International OCD Foundation on their website</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>WebMD article How Do I Know if I Have OCD? By Danny Bonvissuto February 19. 2020</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Northpointrecovery.com blog What Types of OCD Are There? Get the Breakdown Here by the Northpoint Staff from May 3, 2019</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Article entitled Common Types of OCD: Subtypes, Their Symptoms and the Best Treatment by Patrick Carey dated July 6, 2021 on treatmyocd.com</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Contamination  <ol><li>Body fluids --- blood, urine, saliva, feces -   I gave my baby niece a serious illness when I held her --  I'm sure I got a disease from using the public restroom.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Germs for communicable diseases -- may be afraid to shake hands, worried about catching gonorrhea</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Environmental contaminants -- radiation, asbestos</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Household chemicals -- cleaners, solvents</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Dirt</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>If you put the wrong foods in your body, you are contaminated and dirty and your stomach swells. Then the voice says, Why did you do that? Don't you know better? Ugly and wicked, you are disgusting to me. - Author: Bethany Pierce</li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Losing Control  <ol><li>Giving in to an impulse to harm yourself --  I could jump in front of this bus right now.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Fear of acting on an impulse to harm others -- what if I stabbed my child with this knife?</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Fear of violent or horrific images in your mind </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Fear of shouting out insults or obscenities -- </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Fear of stealing things</li></ol></li><li>&amp;nbsp...</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>