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Dr. Andrew Abela explores how ancient civilizations utilized "super habits" — specific practices for decision-making, emotional management, and interpersonal relations — to achieve remarkable success. He explains that developing virtue doesn't require extraordinary effort but rather consistent daily practice. By adopting these time-tested habits, individuals can experience greater ease, lasting joy, and improved physical, mental, and emotional health. This approach offers a foundational plan for enduring personal growth. 

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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.

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Day 334: How Jesus Prayed

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God and Atheism

Fr. Mike and Fr. John dive into Isaiah 56:3-7 and talk about a moment where God reveals something unexpected—His own celibacy. They reflect on the significance of this divine self-disclosure and how it opens the door for men to receive the grace to share in God’s celibate love.

Nuchs for the Kingdom

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NFL Protests

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?

In this week’s episode, &quot;Yes Mother&quot;, Fr. Jacob is joined by Fr. Mike. Inspired by John Henry Newman’s A Grammar of Assent, they discuss the importance of assenting to truth while maintaining a thoughtful and open mind.

Yes Mother

Episode 262 - Jubilee and Prophets - Series on Jesus and the Jubilee (Part 11) What does our identity as prophets really mean? We are baptized in Jesus and called to be prophets as well, meaning that we are called to reveal the Father in everything we do. In our words, our actions, our personalities, our vocations, our mission, in everything we are and everything God has given us, we are called to reveal God. In this podcast episode, we're talking about living the Jubilee and restoring our identities as prophets. 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! 🛒 Check out Jesus and the Jubilee by Dr. Bergsma https://stpaulcenter.com/jubilee/ 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at https://www.pocomerch.com/ 🛒 Check out some rosaries we made in collaboration with Chews Life https://bit.ly/chewslife-poco

Jubilee and Prophets

<ol><li>Summary: In this episode, we gain a deeper understanding of the experience of trauma, the impact of trauma. we clarify definitions of different aspects of trauma, various categories of trauma, the immediate and delayed signs and symptoms of trauma, and the effects of trauma.  Then I share an experiential exercise with you to help you discover potential areas that might be fruitful for future exploration of your own internal experience.  </li><li>Opening Dramatic Short  <ol><li>Brief descriptions of the experience of trauma</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>“Outside, the sun shines. Inside, there’s only darkness. The blackness is hard to describe, as it’s more than symptoms. It’s a nothing that becomes everything there is. And what one sees is only a fraction of the trauma inflicted.” </li></ol></li></ol>― Justin Ordoñez<ol><li>“My current life, I realized, was constructed around an absence; for all its richness I still felt as if the floors might give way, as if its core were only a covering of leaves, and I would slip through, falling endlessly, never to get my footing.” ― Esi Edugyan, Washington Black</li><li>“I wish I’d fallen softly. Light and graceful like a feather drifting slowly to the earth on a warm and dreamy summer’s day. I wish that I’d landed softly too. But there is nothing soft or graceful about that devastating moment when the worst has come to pass. The unavoidable truth is that it is hard, cold and brutal. All that you know to be true and good in life shatters in an instant. You feel like a delicate pottery bowl violently tossed from your place of rest, watching yourself crash and scatter across the hostile dark earth. The sound is deafening. Time stops. Inside, the quiet ache of shock and heartbreak slowly makes its grip known. They cut deep, these jagged edges of broken sherds. You gasp for air hungrily, yet somehow forget how to breathe.”― Jodi Sky Rogers</li><li>Introduction  <ol><li>We are born into a not only a fallen world, but a traumatized world</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>We not only share in a fallen human condition, but a traumatized condition.  <ol><li>“No matter what kind of childhood we’ve had, nobody escapes trauma while growing up.”― Kenny Weiss</li><li>The Fall goes way back, before the world was even created, to the fall of the Lucifer, the light-bearer, the morning star and his angels -- and then the fallenness entered our world through original sin, the sin of Adam and Eve, and these are the original traumas, the fall of the angels and original sin.  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>You and I are together in the adventure of this podcast, Interior Integration for Catholics, we are journeying together, and I am thankful to be with you.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>I am Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and passionate Catholic and together, We bring the best of psychology and human formation and harmonize it with the perennial truths of the Catholic Faith. </li><li>This podcast, 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><li>Trauma.  We are just beginning a whole series of episodes on trauma.  You’ve been asking for this -- so many requests for us to address trauma head on.  It's such a tough topic and such an important topic, and we are taking on the tough and important topics that matter to you.</li><li>Really important to understand the inner experience of trauma -- so you can recognize it in your own life and recognize it an empathetic and attuned way in others' loves.  Part of loving them.  </li><li>Today, we're going to get an overview of the best of the secular understandings of trauma.  <ol><li>So much has changed since I entered graduate school in 1993 -- back then there was one seminal text on trauma, Judith Herman's Trauma and Recovery.  Now, especially in the last 10-15 years, there has been an upsurge of new, fresh and much better ways of understanding trauma.  </li></ol></li><li>Outline  <ol><li>Impact of Trauma</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Definitions of terms  <ol><li>Definition of  trauma</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Definition of Attachment injury</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Definition of relational hurt</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Definition of adverse experience. </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Categories of Trauma </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Recognizing Trauma from the Reactions, signs and symptoms.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Discuss commonly accepted effects of trauma</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Go over the traumatic effects of what didn't happen, what was missing</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Experiential exercise to help you identify areas of your internal experience that are impacted by trauma</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li>Impact of Trauma  <ol><li>From the North Dakota Department of Human Services Fact Sheet</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol>• People who have experienced trauma are:◉ 15 times more likely to attempt suicide◉ 4 times more likely to abuse alcohol◉ 4 times more likely to develop a sexually transmitted disease ◉ 4 times more likely to inject drugs◉ 3 times more likely to use antidepressant medication◉ 3 times more likely to be absent from work◉ 3 times more likely to experience depression◉ 3 times more likely to have serious job problems◉ 2.5 times more likely to smoke◉ 2 times more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)◉ 2 times more likely to have serious financial problems<ol><li>16-minute TED MED talk from How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris  September 2014</li><li>Definitions of Trauma  <ol><li>Lots of confusion</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Briere &amp; Scott (2006) Principles of Trauma Therapy: people use the term trauma to refer to  <ol><li> either a traumatic experience or event</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>the resulting injury or stress, </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>or the longer-term impacts and consequences </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>American Psychological Association <a href="https://www.apa.org/topics/trauma">Website</a>: Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.  <ol><li>Problem in emphasizing the emotional aspects. It's much more than that</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Misses the overwhelming aspect.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Does get the "response" part right.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Integrated Listening Systems <a href="https://integratedlistening.com/what-is-trauma/">website</a>:  Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel a full range of emotions and experiences.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>DSM-5  PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder.  Not going to address those here, not worth the time.  <ol><li>Highly criticized by many professionals for being very limited and behind the curve, not recognizing the nuances and categories of trauma responses.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Attachment Injury <ol><li>Definition: Dr. Sue John...</li></ol></li></ol>

88 Trauma: Defining and Understanding the Experience

In this week's episode, we continue our conversation about leading with our God-given authority, particularly in our spiritual or biological motherhood. We talk about how God has blessed us with the Sacraments, Scripture, and prayer to fight spiritual battles. We reflect on the importance of rooting our identity in Christ, how Our Lady modeled feminine leadership, and practical ways to do spiritual warfare. We also discuss generational bondage, repairing trust, and the power of an apology given and received. Heather's One Thing - Her <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0eQReEDTDiQLD4zBWuk6jw?si=edc62dbfaed947a0"> Battle Cry</a> playlist and her friendship with Michelle and Sister Miriam and the way they have helped her through dark seasons in life Sister Miriam's One Thing - Having Heather visit and The <a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ_VL7I9vfhJIjWq1kps7Rk9-yp1Z3fY2jK7gOcc0jdj_u84_VhFTBVxjE7LHNm6Ry7SOkLCJMCn0ys/pub"> Litany of the Waiting Woman</a> Michelle's One Thing - <a href= "https://www.beestilldesign.com/">Bee Still</a> a Catholic Jewelry Company Other Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Priscilla Shirer's talk on the <a href="https://youtu.be/R1Y2P4OLNMM?si=upLcFRr1sQc39e4t">Armor of God and the schemes of the devil</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Sr. Miriam and Fr. John Burn's talks on forgiveness (<a href= "https://youtu.be/dq_7Gi4tz5o?si=UBHhxdlPFWcsDV_8">Healing Through Forgiveness</a> and <a href= "https://youtu.be/l8rVfw013TQ?si=koo6s7MlqQZHtDRE">Seeking Healing Through Forgiveness</a>)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Sr. Miriam's <a href= "https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/podcastarchive/s11e11-lent-part-5-the-journey-of-forgiveness"> Forgiveness Meditation</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://ugc.production.linktr.ee/75e93b45-0f80-412b-a842-f30800bab380_JPII-Healing-Center-Prayers.pdf"> Renouncing Lies and Announcing Truth – 7 Deadly Wounds</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRi827tvpPrKNx8FYnQYlqzOe3Un60qnX1hmsc80N1O2SKiZUlmkV-_OwRt0sLvMSraUlAsOfN2G0QT/pub"> Scripture Verses on Identity</a></li> </ul> Journal Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What areas does the enemy often attack me in this area? What are my frequent sins?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What are the deeper longs behind my frequent sins?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Am I tempted to under-spiritualize or over-spiritualize the sufferings, temptations, and attacks in my life?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">When did I last go to confession? When am I planning to go next?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What battles have I inherited from my family? How can I take responsibility for those battles?</li> </ul> Discussion Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How can you apply the invitation to worship rather than worry in your current season?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What are the prayers and tools God has given you out of love to help you on this journey?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Who has been entrusted to you? How can you pray for them and do battle?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Where in my life can I invite Christ's Precious Blood into my life and family?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What are some of Jesus' promises in response to the attacks you face?</li> </ul> Quote to Ponder: "Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication." (Ephesians 6:10-18) Scripture for Lectio: "Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them" (Deuteronomy 4:9) Sponsor - Leanne Bowen: Today's sponsor is Leanne Bowen Fine Art. Leanne is a Catholic Artist and a stay at home mom. She has released a beautiful collection of candles, prints, and gifts just in time for Mother's Day, Confirmations and all the upcoming Sacraments! She has an incredible Holy Spirit candle and a baptism candle that smells just like Chrism. These are beautiful gifts intentionally curated for those receiving their Sacraments. Her most popular print, Sacrifice of Love, depicts a married couple embracing the cross on their wedding day. It is bound to be the most intentional gift your friends or family will receive for their wedding. Leanne also just released a batch of bronze Prayer Card Holders that are absolutely stunning. They come in a three pack of each of the Hearts of the Holy Family. They are sturdy and beautiful- the perfect weight to hold small prints. 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S14 E14 - Leading with God-Given Authority (Part 2)

If it feels like God isn&#39;t answering your prayers, that can be disheartening. But it can also be devastating.

Today, Fr. Mike offers the good word that your God is your loving Father who wants to give you good things. But he also offers the reminder that God is not a genie over which we have control.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers

Objection 1. It seems that flattery is not a sin. For flattery consists in words of praise offered to another in order to please him. But it is not a sin to praise a person, according to Proverbs 31:28, "Her children rose up and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her." Moreover, there is no evil in wishing to please others, according to 1 Corinthians 10:33, "I . . . in all things please all men." Therefore flattery is not a sin. Objection 2. Further, evil is contrary to good, and blame to praise. But it is not a sin to blame evil. Neither, then, is it a sin to praise good, which seems to belong to flattery. Therefore flattery is not a sin. Objection 3. Further, detraction is contrary to flattery. Wherefore Gregory says (Moral. xxii, 5) that detraction is a remedy against flattery. "It must be observed," says he, "that by the wonderful moderation of our Ruler, we are often allowed to be rent by detractions but are uplifted by immoderate praise, so that whom the voice of the flatterer upraises, the tongue of the detractor may humble." But detraction is an evil, as stated above (II-II:73:3). Therefore flattery is a good. On the contrary, A gloss on Ezekiel 13:18, "Woe to them that sew cushions under every elbow," says, "that is to say, sweet flattery." Therefore flattery is a sin. I answer that, As stated above (II-II:114:1 ad 3), although the friendship of which we have been speaking, or affability, intends chiefly the pleasure of those among whom one lives, yet it does not fear to displease when it is a question of obtaining a certain good, or of avoiding a certain evil. Accordingly, if a man were to wish always to speak pleasantly to others, he would exceed the mode of pleasing, and would therefore sin by excess. If he do this with the mere intention of pleasing he is said to be "complaisant," according to the Philosopher (Ethic. iv, 6): whereas if he do it with the intention of making some gain out of it, he is called a "flatterer" or "adulator." As a rule, however, the term "flattery" is wont to be applied to all who wish to exceed the mode of virtue in pleasing others by words or deeds in their ordinary behavior towards their fellows. Reply to Objection 1. One may praise a person both well and ill, according as one observes or omits the due circumstances. For if while observing other due circumstances one were to wish to please a person by praising him, in order thereby to console him, or that he may strive to make progress in good, this will belong to the aforesaid virtue of friendship. But it would belong to flattery, if one wished to praise a person for things in which he ought not to be praised; since perhaps they are evil, according to Psalm 9:24, "The sinner is praised in the desires of his soul"; or they may be uncertain, according to Sirach 27:8, "Praise not a man before he speaketh," and again (Sirach 11:2), "Praise not a man for his beauty"; or because there may be fear lest human praise should incite him to vainglory, wherefore it is written, (Sirach 11:30), "Praise not any man before death." Again, in like manner it is right to wish to please a man in order to foster charity, so that he may make spiritual progress therein. But it would be sinful to wish to please men for the sake of vainglory or gain, or to please them in something evil, according to Psalm 52:6, "God hath scattered the bones of them that please men," and according to the words of the Apostle (Galatians 1:10), "If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ." Reply to Objection 2. Even to blame evil is sinful, if due circumstances be not observed; and so too is it to praise good. Reply to Objection 3. Nothing hinders two vices being contrary to one another. Wherefore even as detraction is evil, so is flattery, which is contrary thereto as regards what is said, but not directly as regards the end. Because flattery seeks to please the person flattered, whereas the detractor seeks not the displeasure of the person defamed, since at times he defames him in secret, but seeks rather his defamation. --- Objection 1. It seems that flattery is a mortal sin. For, according to Augustine (Enchiridion xii), "a thing is evil because it is harmful." But flattery is most harmful, according to Psalm 9:24, "For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul, and the unjust man is blessed. The sinner hath provoked the Lord." Wherefore Jerome says (Ep. ad Celant): "Nothing so easily corrupts the human mind as flattery": and a gloss on Psalm 69:4, "Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis well, 'Tis well," says: "The tongue of the flatterer harms more than the sword of the persecutor." Therefore flattery is a most grievous sin. On the contrary, Augustine in a sermon on Purgatory (xli, de Sanctis) reckons among slight sins, "if one desire to flatter any person of higher standing, whether of one's own choice, or out of necessity." I answer that, As stated above (II-II:112:2), a mortal sin is one that is contrary to charity. Now flattery is sometimes contrary to charity and sometimes not. It is contrary to charity in three ways. First, by reason of the very matter, as when one man praises another's sin: for this is contrary to the love of God, against Whose justice he speaks, and contrary to the love of his neighbor, whom he encourages to sin. Wherefore this is a mortal sin, according to Isaiah 5:20. "Woe to you that call evil good." Secondly, by reason of the intention, as when one man flatters another, so that by deceiving him he may injure him in body or in soul; this is also a mortal sin, and of this it is written (Proverbs 27:6): "Better are the wounds of a friend than the deceitful kisses of an enemy." Thirdly, by way of occasion, as when the praise of a flatterer, even without his intending it, becomes to another an occasion of sin. On this case it is necessary to consider, whether the occasion were given or taken, and how grievous the consequent downfall, as may be understood from what has been said above concerning scandal (II-II:43:4). If, however, one man flatters another from the mere craving to please others, or again in order to avoid some evil, or to acquire something in a case of necessity, this is not contrary to charity. 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31: Is flattery a sin?

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3 False Beliefs About Sainthood (Avoid These Pitfalls)

Episode 157 - Hot Takes 3 We have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in each of our lives and we have to be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as it may seem. As we continue our journeys through life, we will constantly encounter our own and other people's struggles, flaws, weaknesses, and even sins. In our Catholic life, there will be a lot of questions that will come our way and in this episode, we'll try to answer a few of them. Here is another one of our Hot Takes episodes that talks about some essential topics that most of us can relate to. In this episode we'll be going through the following topics: 1️⃣ Should I write down my sins for confession? 2️⃣ How to make a better confession. 3️⃣ Thoughts on the fraternal correction. 4️⃣ Theraphy, Yes or No? 5️⃣ Chapel Etiquette 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!

Hot Takes 3

Opening Credits

Introduction

The Smoke of God and the Smoke of Satan

Alta Vendita - Satan’s Revolution in Tiara and Cope

Our Lady of La Salette

Attack on the Papal States in 1870

Pope Leo XIII Sees Demons Gather on Rome

Infiltration of the Church by Secret Societies and Modernism

Our Lady of Fatima

Conclave of 1922 - Pope Pius XI

Communist Infiltration of the Priesthood

1939 Papal Conclave - Pius XII

1939 Papal Conclave: Pius XII

Pius XII as the Pope of Fatima

Communist Infiltration of the Liturgy

Woeful Illness of Pius XII - Three Crypto-Modernists

Mysterious Conclave of 1958

Pope John XXIII Opens the Third Secret

Vatican II — Modernism on Parade

Conclave of 1963 - Paul VI

Crypto-Modernism and Nouvelle Théologie

Theological Infiltration of Vatican II

Infiltration of the Liturgy

Ottaviani Intervention against Pope Paul VI

Archbishop Lefebvre and the Traditionalist Resistance

Resistance to the Novus Ordo Missae

Infiltration of the Vatican Bank under Paul VI

Infiltration and the Mysterious Death of John Paul I

Infiltration of John Paul II’s Pontificate

Sankt Gallen Mafia - Homosexuality, Communism, and Freemasonry

Ratzinger versus Bergoglio in the Papal Conclave of 2005

Infiltration and the Plot against Benedict XVI

Infiltration of the Vatican Bank and the Butler of Pope Benedict XVI

Infiltration and the Election of Pope Francis

Solving the Current Crisis

Spiritual Weapons against Demonic Enemies

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Closing Credits

Dr. Taylor Marshall examines how clandestine societies, including Modernists and Marxists, have infiltrated the Catholic Church since the mid-19th century. He argues that these groups aimed to subvert the Church's doctrine, liturgy, and mission by strategically placing their members within seminaries, the priesthood, and the episcopacy, ultimately seeking to influence the election of popes. Marshall contends that many contemporary Church scandals result from this orchestrated plot, rather than cultural changes or the outcomes of the Second Vatican Council. He discusses topics such as the role of Freemasonry, the warnings of Our Lady of La Salette, and the implications of the Third Secret of Fatima, providing a perspective on the challenges facing the Church today.

Infiltration

As the popular adage goes, “you are what you eat.” The Catechism tells us that, as food nourishes the body, so Jesus present in Holy Communion nourishes the soul. It especially highlights the Eucharist’s role in separating us from sin. Fr. Mike reminds us we must be open to change if Jesus is going to change us in the reception of Holy Communion. If—to use Fr. Mike’s analogy—Holy Communion is a “shower” of graces, we must ensure that we’re not wearing a raincoat. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1391-1395.

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Day 191: The Eucharist Changes Us

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Catholic Morality Explained (Dr. Matthew Minerd) | Ep. 330

Today I sit down with philosopher, Dr. Frey to discuss life. A much more difficult issue than you might think. Here's two of the main texts' from Aquinas that Dr. Frey and I reference ... I bet if you read these excerpts after listening to the show they'll make a lot more sense. Please support my work (Thank you!) at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd">patreon.com/mattfrad</a> --- Whether life is properly attributed to God? I answer that, Life is in the highest degree properly in God. In proof of which it must be considered that since a thing is said to live in so far as it operates of itself and not as moved by another, the more perfectly this power is found in anything, the more perfect is the life of that thing. In things that move and are moved, a threefold order is found. In the first place, the end moves the agent: and the principal agent is that which acts through its form, and sometimes it does so through some instrument that acts by virtue not of its own form, but of the principal agent, and does no more than execute the action. Accordingly there are things that move themselves, not in respect of any form or end naturally inherent in them, but only in respect of the executing of the movement; the form by which they act, and the end of the action being alike determined for them by their nature. Of this kind are plants, which move themselves according to their inherent nature, with regard only to executing the movements of growth and decay. Other things have self-movement in a higher degree, that is, not only with regard to executing the movement, but even as regards to the form, the principle of movement, which form they acquire of themselves. Of this kind are animals, in which the principle of movement is not a naturally implanted form; but one received through sense. Hence the more perfect is their sense, the more perfect is their power of self-movement. Such as have only the sense of touch, as shellfish, move only with the motion of expansion and contraction; and thus their movement hardly exceeds that of plants. Whereas such as have the sensitive power in perfection, so as to recognize not only connection and touch, but also objects apart from themselves, can move themselves to a distance by progressive movement. Yet although animals of the latter kind receive through sense the form that is the principle of their movement, nevertheless they cannot of themselves propose to themselves the end of their operation, or movement; for this has been implanted in them by nature; and by natural instinct they are moved to any action through the form apprehended by sense. Hence such animals as move themselves in respect to an end they themselves propose are superior to these. This can only be done by reason and intellect; whose province it is to know the proportion between the end and the means to that end, and duly coordinate them. Hence a more perfect degree of life is that of intelligible beings; for their power of self-movement is more perfect. This is shown by the fact that in one and the same man the intellectual faculty moves the sensitive powers; and these by their command move the organs of movement. Thus in the arts we see that the art of using a ship, i.e. the art of navigation, rules the art of ship-designing; and this in its turn rules the art that is only concerned with preparing the material for the ship. But although our intellect moves itself to some things, yet others are supplied by nature, as are first principles, which it cannot doubt; and the last end, which it cannot but will. Hence, although with respect to some things it moves itself, yet with regard to other things it must be moved by another. Wherefore that being whose act of understanding is its very nature, and which, in what it naturally possesses, is not determined by another, must have life in the most perfect degree. Such is God; and hence in Him principally is life. From this the Philosopher concludes (Metaph. xii, 51), after showing God to be intelligent, that God has life most perfect and eternal, since His intellect is most perfect and always in act. ST I, Q. 18, A. 3 --- Whether death and other bodily defects are the result of sin? I answer that, One thing causes another in two ways: first, by reason of itself; secondly, accidentally. By reason of itself, one thing is the cause of another, if it produces its effect by reason of the power of its nature or form, the result being that the effect is directly intended by the cause. Consequently, as death and such like defects are beside the intention of the sinner, it is evident that sin is not, of itself, the cause of these defects. Accidentally, one thing is the cause of another if it causes it by removing an obstacle: thus it is stated in Phys. viii, text. 32, that "by displacing a pillar a man moves accidentally the stone resting thereon." In this way the sin of our first parent is the cause of death and all such like defects in human nature, in so far as by the sin of our first parent original justice was taken away, whereby not only were the lower powers of the soul held together under the control of reason, without any disorder whatever, but also the whole body was held together in subjection to the soul, without any defect, as stated in the I:97:1. Wherefore, original justice being forfeited through the sin of our first parent; just as human nature was stricken in the soul by the disorder among the powers, as stated above (Article 3; I-II:82:3), so also it became subject to corruption, by reason of disorder in the body. Now the withdrawal of original justice has the character of punishment, even as the withdrawal of grace has. Consequently, death and all consequent bodily defects are punishments of original sin. And although the defects are not intended by the sinner, nevertheless they are ordered according to the justice of God Who inflicts them as punishments. Reply to Objection 1. Causes that produce their effects of themselves, if equal, produce equal effects: for if such causes be increased or diminished, the effect is increased or diminished. But equal causes of an obstacle being removed, do not point to equal effects. For supposing a man employs equal force in displacing two columns, it does not follow that the movements of the stones resting on them will be equal; but that one will move with greater velocity, which has the greater weight according to the property of its nature, to which it is left when the obstacle to its falling is removed. Accordingly, when original justice is removed, the nature of the human body is left to itself, so that according to diverse natural temperaments, some men's bodies are subject to more defects, some to fewer, although original sin is equal in all. Reply to Objection 2. Both original and actual sin are removed by the same cause that removes these defects, according to the Apostle (Romans 8:11): "He . . . shall quicken . . . your mortal bodies, because of His Spirit that dwelleth in you": but each is done according to the order of Divine wisdom, at a fitting time. Because it is right that we should first of all be conformed to Christ's sufferings, before attaining to the immortality and impassibility of glory, which was begun in Him, and by Him acquired for us. Hence it behooves that our bodies should remain, for a time, subject to suffering, in order that we may merit the impassibility of glory, in conformity with Christ. Reply to Objection 3. Two things may be considered in actual sin, the substance of the act, and the aspect of fault. As regards the substance of the act, actual sin can cause a bodily defect: thus some sicken and die through eating too much. But as regards the fault, it deprives us of grace which is given to us that we may regulate the acts of the soul, but not that we may ward off defects of the body, as original justice did. Wherefore actual sin does not cause those defects, as original sin does. Article 6. Whether death and other defects are natural to man? Objection 1. It would seem that death and such like defects are natural to man. For "the corruptible and the incorruptible differ generically" (Metaph. x, text. 26). But man is of the same genus as other animals which are naturally corruptible. Therefore man is naturally corruptible. Objection 2. Further, whatever is composed of contraries is naturally corruptible, as having within itself the cause of corruption. But such is the human body. Therefore it is naturally corruptible. Objection 3. Further, a hot thing naturally consumes moisture. Now human life is preserved by hot and moist elements. Since therefore the vital functions are fulfilled by the action of natural heat, as stated in De Anima ii, text. 50, it seems that death and such like defects are natural to man. On the contrary, (1) God made in man whatever is natural to him. Now "God made not death" (Wisdom 1:13). Therefore death is not natural to man. (2) Further, that which is natural cannot be called either a punishment or an evil: since what is natural to a thing is suitable to it. But death and such like defects are the punishment of original sin, as stated above (Article 5). Therefore they are not natural to man. (3) Further, matter is proportionate to form, and everything to its end. Now man's end is everlasting happiness, as stated above (I-II:2:7; I-II:5:3-4): and the form of the human body is the rational soul, as was proved in the I:75:6. Therefore the human body is naturally incorruptible. I answer that, We may speak of any corruptible thing in two ways; first, in respect of its universal nature, secondly, as regards its particular nature. A thing's particular nature is its own power of action and self-preservation. And in respect of this nature, every corruption and defect is contrary to nature, as stated in De Coelo ii, text. 37, since this power tends to the being and preservation of the thing to which it belongs. On the other hand, the universal nature is an active force in some universal principle of nature, for instance in some heavenly body; or again belonging to some superior substance, in which sense God is said by some to be "the Nature Who makes nature." This force intends the good and the preservation of the universe, for which alternate generation and corruption in things are requisite: and in this respect corruption and defect in things are natural, not indeed as regards the inclination of the form which is the principle of being and perfection, but as regards the inclination of matter which is allotted proportionately to its particular form according to the discretion of the universal agent. And although every form intends perpetual being as far as it can, yet no form of a corruptible being can achieve its own perpetuity, except the rational soul; for the reason that the latter is not entirely subject to matter, as other forms are; indeed it has an immaterial operation of its own, as stated in the I:75:2. Consequently as regards his form, incorruption is more natural to man than to other corruptible things. But since that very form has a matter composed of contraries, from the inclination of that matter there results corruptibility in the whole. In this respect man is naturally corruptible as regards the nature of his matter left to itself, but not as regards the nature of his form. The first three objections argue on the side of the matter; while the other three argue on the side of the form. Wherefore in order to solve them, we must observe that the form of man which is the rational soul, in respect of its incorruptibility is adapted to its end, which is everlasting happiness: whereas the human body, which is corruptible, considered in respect of its nature, is, in a way, adapted to its form, and, in another way, it is not. For we may note a twofold condition in any matter, one which the agent chooses, and another which is not chosen by the agent, and is a natural condition of matter. Thus, a smith in order to make a knife, chooses a matter both hard and flexible, which can be sharpened so as to be useful for cutting, and in respect of this condition iron is a matter adapted for a knife: but that iron be breakable and inclined to rust, results from the natural disposition of iron, nor does the workman choose this in the iron, indeed he would do without it if he could: wherefore this disposition of matter is not adapted to the workman's intention, nor to the purpose of his art. In like manner the human body is the matter chosen by nature in respect of its being of a mixed temperament, in order that it may be most suitable as an organ of touch and of the other sensitive and motive powers. Whereas the fact that it is corruptible is due to a condition of matter, and is not chosen by nature: indeed nature would choose an incorruptible matter if it could. But God, to Whom every nature is subject, in forming man supplied the defect of nature, and by the gift of original justice, gave the body a certain incorruptibility, as was stated in the I:97:1. It is in this sense that it is said that "God made not death," and that death is the punishment of sin. - ST I-II, Q. 85, A. 6 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. 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143: What is life? With Christopher Frey

Listen in as Fr. John and Fr. Jacob offer reflections on Advent, light, and darkness. May this episode illuminate your Advent season as you wait, hope, and prepare for the coming of Christ, the true light of the world.

Light in the Darkness

Michel Therrien offers a clear and welcoming introduction to the core beliefs of Catholicism. Drawing from the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he explains how we come to know God, the nature of divine revelation, and Jesus Christ's plan for humanity. This resource is designed for non-Catholics curious about the faith, cradle Catholics seeking deeper understanding, and those questioning their beliefs. It provides insights into living as a disciple of Christ and how Catholicism can lead to true happiness.

The Catholic Faith Explained | eBook

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>

17.5: Philosophy in evangelization

Homily Talk

In this episode, we discuss how God meets us where we are rather than where we pretend to be and invites us into a never-ending love. We chat about acknowledging the deeper desires and longings in our hearts with a holy curiosity and responding to God's pursuit of us. We also share a sneak peek of the depths we have planned for the rest of this season! We pray you would experience the peace of floating in the deep love he has for you this week through the grace of surrender, trust, and receptivity! Sister Miriam's one thing - <a href= "https://carmelitesistersocd.com">The Carmelite Sisters of Alhambra</a> Heather's one thing - <a href= "http://www.ringsofthelord.com">Will and Walker from Rings of the Lord</a> and their handmade rosaries Michelle's one thing - <a href= "https://giveninstitute.com">The Given Forum</a>. Applications for the 2022 Given Forum will be released on November 1, 2021. Other Books Mentioned - <a href="https://amzn.to/3Ee2Auz">The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints - Dr. Ralph Martin</a> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804141150?ref=exp_the_greenhousecollective_dp_vv_d"> Broken Gods: Hope, Healing, and the Seven Longings of the Human Heart - Gregory K. Popcak</a> Discussion questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What stood out to you from this week's episode?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What are some ways you allow God and others to only meet you where you pretend to be rather than where you truly are? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">In the times you have been called out into the deep - what has been the difference between feeling like you are drowning in problems and feeling like you are floating in God's love and mercy? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What identity are you most looking forward to exploring the depths of this season - daughter, sister, mother, bride?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What is one area of your life where you feel the need to pretend in front of the Lord? What stands in the way of you trusting God's love for you right where you are?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What are the deeper desires, aches, and longings beneath the areas of your life that you are managing well on your own? What fears or insecurities keep you from surrendering these desires to the Lord? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Where have you already seen Christ fulfill deep desires and longings in your life? Remember and write down the ways the Lord has already moved and take courage for the next season.</li> </ol> Quotes to Ponder: "The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too." - St. Teresa of Avila Scripture for Lectio Divina - "Deep calls to deep in the roar of your torrents, and all your waves and breakers sweep over me." - Psalm 42:8 This episode is sponsored by CatholicMatch. In a time where online dating is the new norm, CatholicMatch provides a place to meet other singles who share your faith. Unlike other dating websites that encourage casual relationships, CatholicMatch primarily strives to help singles connect for the purpose of Sacramental Marriage. We also provide a community where Catholics can share their challenges of living life in a single state and make new friends. We receive new stories every week from Catholic couples who met on CatholicMatch. You can set up a free account today in just a couple minutes and use their app or website to start connecting with other singles through messaging or video chat. <a href= "https://www.catholicmatch.com/signup?referrer_code=abidingtogether&campaign_code=free_profile"> Create your free profile today and start meeting other single Catholics now!</a>

S10 E03: Journey Into the Deep

Sup, Thomists, Here's Thomas' text for this week: There are four reasons why Christ together with His soul descended to the underworld. First, He wished to take upon Himself the entire punishment for our sin, and thus atone for its entire guilt. The punishment for the sin of man was not alone death of the body, but there was also a punishment of the soul, since the soul had its share in sin; and it was punished by being deprived of the beatific vision; and as yet no atonement had been offered whereby this punishment would be taken away. Therefore, before the coming of Christ all men, even the holy fathers after their death, descended into the underworld. Accordingly in order to take upon Himself most perfectly the punishment due to sinners, Christ not only suffered death, but also His soul descended to the underworld. He, however, descended for a different cause than did the fathers; for they did so out of necessity and were of necessity taken there and detained, but Christ descended there of His own power and free will: "I am counted among them that go down to the pit; I am become as a man without help, free among the dead" [Ps 87:5–Vulgate]. The others were there as captives, but Christ was freely there.<a></a> The second reason is that He might perfectly deliver all His friends. Christ had His friends both in the world and in the underworld. The former were His friends in that they possessed charity; and the latter were they who departed this life with charity and faith in the future Redeemer, such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and other just and good men. Therefore, since Christ had dwelt among His friends in this world and had delivered them by His death, so He wished to visit His friends who were detained in the underworld and deliver them also: "I will penetrate all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that hope in the Lord" [Sir 24:45].<a></a> The third reason is that He would completely triumph over the devil. Now, a person is perfectly vanquished when he is not only overcome in conflict, but also when the assault is carried into his very home, and the seat of his kingdom is taken away from him. Thus Christ triumphed over the devil, and on the Cross He completely vanquished him: "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world (that is, the devil) be cast out" [Jn 12:31]. To make this triumph complete, Christ wished to deprive the devil of the seat of his kingdom and to imprison him in his own house—which is the underworld. Christ, therefore, descended there, and despoiled the devil of everything and bound him, taking away his prey: "And despoiling the principalities and powers, He hath exposed them confidently in open show, triumphing over them in Himself" [Col 2:15]. Likewise, Christ who had received the power and possession of heaven and earth, desired too the possession of the underworld, as says the Apostle: "That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth" [Phil 2:10]. "In My name they shall cast out devils" [Mk 16:17].<a></a> The fourth and final reason is that Christ might free the just who were in the underworld. For as Christ wished to suffer death to deliver the living from death, so also He would descend into the underworld to deliver those who were there: "You also by the blood of your testament, sent forth your prisoners out of the pit where there is no water" [Zech 9:11]. And again: "O death, I will be your death; O hell, I will be your bite" [Hosea 13:14]. Although Christ wholly overcame death, yet not so completely did He destroy the underworld, but, as it were, He bit it. He did not free all from the underworld, but those only who were without mortal sin. He likewise liberated those without original sin, from which they, as individuals, were freed by circumcision; or before [the institution of]. circumcision, they who had been saved through their parents' faith (which refers to those who died before having the use of reason); or by the sacrifices, and by their faith in the future coming of Christ (which refers to adults)". The reason they were there in the underworld is original sin which they had contracted from Adam, and from which as members of the human race they could not be delivered except by Christ. Therefore, Christ left there those who had descended there with mortal sin, and the non-circumcised children. Thus, it is seen that Christ descended into the underworld, and for what reasons. Now we may gather four considerations from this for our own instruction. 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> <a></a> Learn more about your ad choices. 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90: Why did Jesus descend into Hell?

Episode 165 - On Being Chosen Loneliness can make us feel that we're not chosen, it can give us a sense that we are totally in isolation. And sometimes it's so easy to forget BUT we have to remember what's true—we have a God who loves us and chooses us. This is the first part of our series on Fr. Dubay's The Fire Within where we dive deep into the idea, experience, and desire of being chosen—a reminder that despite the difficulties in our life experiences, we are chosen, desired, and pursued by God. 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!

On Being Chosen

Preface

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

It's Not What You Think

Yoga, Yoda, and YOLO

God's Jigsaw Puzzle

The Butterfly Effect

Heaven Is a Reunion

Connecting with the Cloud

Appendix A - The Human Being

Appendix B - We Worship with Our Bodies

About the Author

Professor of Church history, Dr. James Papandrea, gathers in one place all that is known about the afterlife — drawn from the teachings of Jesus, the Apostles, the Church Fathers, and the Church's Magisterium — affording, for the first time ever, a complete, authoritative, detailed portrait of the state of souls after death and the realms we enter.

What Really Happens After We Die

In this thought-provoking exploration, scientist and theologian Stanley Jaki bridges the divide between faith and reason, revealing the harmonious relationship between miracles and modern science. With clarity and precision, Jaki dismantles misconceptions about determinism, outdated rationalism, and the rejection of a personal God, while offering insights into the mysteries of creation, providence, and divine intervention. Engaging and deeply reasoned, these pages invite you to see how genuine science points not away from God, but toward Him.

Miracles & Physics | eBook

Episode 189 - God is Working (Advent 2023), Series on "Prepare Your Heart" by Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR. (Part 2) With what's currently happening in the world, can you believe that God is working?? As exemplified by St. Juan Diego, during this Advent and throughout the year, we are invited to live in relationship with the Lord through Mary, our Mother, our Lady. We can do that by beginning with a humble Yes. Let's say Yes and allow ourselves to be interrupted by her intercession and have confidence in the love and trust she has for all of us—to trust that she is here and very much alive. For as Mary comes, she is with Jesus. Despite the discouragements in various parts of the world, there's also the truth that in the humblest places, God is working and we are always invited to keep crying out to Him. This episode is the second part of this year's Advent series, where we begin to look into the lives of different saints of Advent. 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 a copy of "Prepare Your Heart" by Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR from Ave Maria Press through this link: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart

God is Working (Advent 2023)

Episode 225 - SEEK 2024 What do you do when God comes to you in mystery? If we are willing to search for God in the mysteries of suffering, the ordinary, and the sacraments, hidden somewhere in there, we can find medicines. God uses these mysteries to communicate medicines, for our transformation, our holiness, the things we most deeply need to grow, change, heal, and become the children of God he made us to be. In this special episode with Spoke Street at SEEK 24, we'll talk about, reflect, and dive deeper into Fr. Isaiah's "Mysteries & Medicine" album by Fr. Isaiah and what it means to find God through the mysteries. You can get a physical CD copy of Mysteries & Medicine and the prayer journal at https://monkmanual.com/friars 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!

SEEK 2024

Mary's Shema

Hosted by Fr. Mike and Fr. John, this episode—inspired by Matthew Walther’s article “What Is a Parish”—dives into the history of parish life, the rise of parish shopping, and where the future of parish communities may be headed.

What Is a Parish?

Leviathan the Ancient Beast

Corruption among Church leaders is nothing new, yet the faithful have always endured and renewed the Church. This honest look at history reveals notorious bad shepherds who betrayed Christ’s flock, yet also shows how faithful Catholics outlasted their failures, kept the Faith alive, and inspired needed reform. Be encouraged to stand firm, trust Christ the Good Shepherd, and help renew the Church today, just as generations of believers have done before.

Bad Shepherds | eBook

Episode 185 - Hunger for God Are you HUNGRY for God? One of the foundational struggles that we have is that we're just not hungry for Him. Part of the path, if not the path, is we're going to have to experience this hunger. A "stepping away" from the noise, distractions, and self-reliance and entering into a place of vulnerability and a sort of dependence on God, and being able to live and pray from that place. Today we're going to talk about the change of passions and desires and dive into how we can develop a taste for silence and ultimately grow in hunger and thirst for God. 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!

Hunger For God

In this week's episode, we continue in our 4 part Advent study of Heather's new book Encountering Emmanuel and focus on "Week Two". We ponder the reality that we are welcomed into Jesus' family as heirs and children of God. We also discuss the restoration that takes place in family, relating to each other as spiritual family, and the ache we experience for union with God in Heaven. Heather's One Thing - The community at Franciscan Sister Miriam's One Thing - <a href= "https://sugarspunrun.com/gingerbread/">Gingerbread</a> and <a href="https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-gingerbread-cookies/"> gingerbread cookie</a> recipes Michelle's One Thing - The gift of community in North Carolina Other Resources Mentioned: <a href= "https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/encountering-emmanuel">Encountering Emmanuel Resources</a> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> </li> </ul> Journal Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How do I "sanitize" the Gospel and oversimplify the transformation Christ came to bring us?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">In what parts of my heart am I not attached to the Lord?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Do I believe the Lord delights in the poor parts of my heart? Or do I believe He merely tolerates them?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How do I experience the Divine Ache in my life? Do I run from the ache or run towards the Lord when I experience it?</li> </ul> Discussion Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How have you experienced healing and restoration within your family?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How have you experienced the Trinity as a family?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How often do you consider the hope and reality of Heaven?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Have you experienced the transformation from deep aches to lasting hope?</li> </ul> Quotes to Ponder: "The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature": "For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God." "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God." "The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods." (CCC 460) Scripture for Lectio: "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him." (Romans 8:14-17) Sponsor - In.spired Living: Inspired Living is a Catholic home decor, book and gift shop dedicated to helping you create a beautiful home full of reflections of the eternal. At Inspired Living we believe that our lives of faith begin at home, and therefore should be a reflection of that which is eternally beautiful, God Himself. At Inspired Living we have intentionally curated and brought to one place, the best of Catholic items across the web- whether that be, decor for your home, gifts for sacraments or books and sacramentals for enhancing your Iives of faith. We have brought them all together in one place, offering a unique array of handcrafted goods and exquisite gifts, made by artisans, not only in the United States, but around the world. Inspired Living is a small, family run business and we love partnering with artists and their families, all who are committed to bringing eternal beauty into the home. For all Abiding Together Listeners enjoy an exclusive 20% off discount using the code ABIDING20 at checkout. Visit us at <a href= "https://theinspiredliving.net/">theinspiredliving.net</a> Inspired living - bringing eternal beauty to the home Timestamps: 00:00 - In.spired Living 01:08 - Intro 02:00 - Welcome, Scripture Verse, and Quote 04:58 - Familial Love of God 06:58 - Adoption and Belonging 10:47 - The Desire to Be Received 15:13 - A Way to Heaven 19:53 - The Ache Within Us 21:45 - Kindness vs. Comfort 24:59 - One Things