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“My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.” Enter into the incredible life of Padre Pio. His life is shrouded in mysticism and supernatural gifts from the Holy Spirit. But he also suffered greatly and remained humble and hopeful through it all. He is one of the most well known saints because of the countless miracles that have been attributed to him. Today, we will hear how one miracle in particular changed one man&apos;s life forever.  Parental Guidance Note: True to the story of Padre Pio, we included a scene where a demon takes the form of a dog to tempt and attack young Padre Pio. Pre-screen if necessary at your discretion, and if you would like to skip over this part it is from minute 11:35-13:14.Saints Alive is brought to you by the #1 Catholic Prayer App, Hallow! Sign up today with a <a href='http://hallow.com/saintsalive'>30-day free trial!</a>Please rate, review and share with friends and family!Find out more about Saints Alive at our website: <a href='https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/'>https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/</a>

Saint Padre Pio Part I

In this episode, we discuss how models help us more fully understand Catholic personal formation by showing distinctions and relationships among human formation, spiritual formation, intellectual formation, and pastoral formation. Next, we examine my new model that views formation through a mathematical lens. I explain each dimension of formation, likening them to a branch of mathematics, and draw from Pastores Dabo Vobis and other Church documents to illuminate the inter-dimensional relationships in personal formation. Finally, I tell a fictional story that illustrates how deficits in one domain of formation can negatively impact all the other dimensions of formation.  Check out the video on our Interior Integration for Catholics on YouTube at https://youtu.be/YDztbbNBBtk or on our IIC landing page at https://www.soulsandhearts.com/iic

134 Looking at Integrated Personal Formation Through a Mathematical Lens

If you've ever planned to become so holy that you don't need God's help anymore, then this video is for you.

Self-reliance is a virtue lauded by modern society in the west. But not only does Jesus warn against it, self-reliance... just... doesn't even work.

Today, Fr. Mike proposes an alternative that will change your life. Spoiler: it involves relying on someone else...<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Why You’ll Never Be Strong Enough

Episode 202 - The Prodigal Son (Lent 2024), Series on The Ascension Lenten Companion by Fr. Mark Toups (Part 4) If you were the prodigal son would you receive the Father's unconditional love? The conversion that the Father wants us to have is to move on from a conditional, perfectionistic way of experiencing God to a place of just being unconditionally loved by Him. But we can sometimes hold onto shame for security, what is asked of us is to leave behind that shame—let the shame and self-contempt crumble. We don't need to "pay rent" to be loved by the heavenly Father. Our sonship/daughterhip is not to be paid but is freely given to us. The invitation for all of us is to remain in the forgiveness and mercy of the Father. Let the relationship we have with Him restore and heal us from the place of shame and insecurity that we put ourselves into. 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 get a copy of The Ascension Lenten Companion by Fr. Mark Toups from the link below: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/the-ascension-lenten-companion 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at pocomerch.com!

The Prodigal Son (Lent 2024)

What if there were no God? What does that idea look like if you follow it to its logical conclusion? It ain't pretty.

Today, Fr. Mike shows us that meaning, dignity, and purpose come from the one who created everything. And the good news is that he made you on purpose, for a reason. And you matter.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

What If God Doesn’t Exist?

Episode 208 - The Father's Gaze, Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 3) Can you imagine how you would gaze upon your newborn baby for the first time? This is the way the Father loves everyone. He's constantly looking at us and is constantly delighting in us. The Father always looks at us with the same delight, love, and rejoicing as a father looks at his newborn for the first time. This is how our Heavenly Father looks at us, delights in us, rejoices in us and contemplates us right now. When we feel things that we feel far away, or we think we feel that there's such darkness or separation or walls, it's an illusion, it's not true. We are always gazed upon with love and intimacy. In this episode, we're discussing the intimacy the Father wants to invite us into. 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

The Father's Gaze

Episode 111 - Searching and Fearless, Series on The Twelve Steps (Part 3 of 3) God wants to go back into our lives and our stories—and start speaking light, redemption and truth over that. There's the need for us to have a radical opening of our hearts and honesty to what really is happening in our lives. We have to be searching and fearless to admit what's inside our "junk room" and bring that to the Lord. Whatever that makes our lives unmanageable is just a symptom of something else. We not only need to look at the things that make our lives unmanageable but also we look at the things that drives them and the ripple effect that it had caused. This episode focuses on the gift and highlights of the remaining step. 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!

Searching and Fearless

Why do babies cry? Have you ever considered that their cries might have something to teach us?

Fr. Mike explains that a baby's cry is an act of faith—they cry because they trust someone will hear, someone will care, and someone will come. In the same way, when we cry out to God in our moments of pain or loneliness, that too is an act of faith. And like a loving Father, He sees us, He cares, and He comes.

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In this new episode of Pints with Aquinas, I interview David Wood (popular YouTuber, Evangelical Christian, ex-convict, ex-West Virginia trailer park resident, and all-around awesome dude-with-an-amazing-conversion-story). David has a real passion for apologetics—particularly as it relates to refuting Islam. In this amazing conversation, we pick apart Islam, using Aquinas' writings on Muhammad as our guide. Check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Acts17Apologetics 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> Website - mattfradd.com 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> Website - mattfradd.com Facebook - facebook.com/mattfradd/ Twitter - twitter.com/mattfradd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Muhammad Was a FALSE Prophet (David Wood) | Ep. 212

Fr. Mike offers a refreshing reason for fasting​ on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting shouldn’t be simply something Catholics do to show they are Catholic. It is a way to show God that we give him our hearts and care about what he asks of us.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Why Fast on Ash Wednesday?

Opening Credits

Dedication

Revealing the Lie

Know Your Enemy and His Secrets

Know Yourself

Stay Committed to the Good

Getting Stuck in the "Ick"

You Are Not Alone

This Is Your Life

What's Next?

About the Authors

Closing Credits

This concise spiritual guide introduces the foundational principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s 14 Rules of Discernment, offering practical tools to recognize spiritual attacks, understand emotional desolation, and respond with confidence. It outlines simple strategies and prayers to help resist temptation, reject negative self-talk, and remain alert to the presence of grace. Grounded in centuries of spiritual wisdom, this book equips readers to navigate everyday challenges with clarity, courage, and a firm trust in God.

Discernment of Spirits for Beginners

Get your Pints With Aquinas shirt <a href="https://teespring.com/fradd">here!</a> Available for 7 days only. --- It behooved Christ to rise again, for five reasons: First of all; for the commendation of Divine Justice, to which it belongs to exalt them who humble themselves for God's sake, according to Luke 1:52: "He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble." Consequently, because Christ humbled Himself even to the death of the Cross, from love and obedience to God, it behooved Him to be uplifted by God to a glorious resurrection; hence it is said in His Person (Psalm 138:2): "Thou hast known," i.e. approved, "my sitting down," i.e. My humiliation and Passion, "and my rising up," i.e. My glorification in the resurrection; as the gloss expounds. Secondly, for our instruction in the faith, since our belief in Christ's Godhead is confirmed by His rising again, because, according to 2 Corinthians 13:4, "although He was crucified through weakness, yet He liveth by the power of God." And therefore it is written (1 Corinthians 15:14): "If Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and our [Vulgate: 'your'] faith is also vain": and (Psalm 29:10): "What profit is there in my blood?" that is, in the shedding of My blood, "while I go down," as by various degrees of evils, "into corruption?" As though He were to answer: "None. 'For if I do not at once rise again but My body be corrupted, I shall preach to no one, I shall gain no one,'" as the gloss expounds. Thirdly, for the raising of our hope, since through seeing Christ, who is our head, rise again, we hope that we likewise shall rise again. Hence it is written (1 Corinthians 15:12): "Now if Christ be preached that He rose from the dead, how do some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead?" And (Job 19:25-27): "I know," that is with certainty of faith, "that my Redeemer," i.e. Christ, "liveth," having risen from the dead; "and" therefore "in the last day I shall rise out of the earth . . . this my hope is laid up in my bosom." Fourthly, to set in order the lives of the faithful: according to Romans 6:4: "As Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life": and further on; "Christ rising from the dead dieth now no more; so do you also reckon that you are dead to sin, but alive to God." Fifthly, in order to complete the work of our salvation: because, just as for this reason did He endure evil things in dying that He might deliver us from evil, so was He glorified in rising again in order to advance us towards good things; according to Romans 4:25: "He was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification." ST III, Q. 53, A. 1. 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. 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100: How do we know Christ rose from the dead?

In this episode, we continue our six-part Lenten series on the book "This Present Paradise" by Claire Dwyer. We discuss the complementarity of vocations to marriage and religious life and our universal vocation to love. We talk about St. Elizabeth's relationship with the Virgin Mary and the beauty of entrusting ourselves to her in times of waiting or suffering. We also chat about sacred spaces where God makes His presence known to us sacramentally, in nature, in one another and even in the mundane of our everyday lives. We pray this Lent has been a blessing to you and we will continue our discussion next week! Heather's one thing - <a href= "https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/bibleinayear/"> Fr. Mike Schmitz and the success of The Bible in a Year Podcast</a> Michelle's one thing - <a href= "https://youtu.be/xV2Ng16KImw">This Close - Steffany Gretzinger on youtube</a> or <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/track/12rhSkTntBAwPEp9ghnz78?si=CGIbOyw8QySqGqbMk2fybQ"> Spotify</a> Sister Miriam's one thing - Worshipping the Lord and taking time with music - <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E39fiH0oZlIMj?si=FEBgbv8vRlSlpr03Bjm1lQ"> Check out Sister Miriam's daily mix playlist</a> Discussion questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What struck you from this week's episode?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How has God used your own vocation or others' vocations to reveal to you the vocation to love?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How is God inviting you to give and receive love in your particular vocation or stage of life this Lent?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What are some ways God has made his presence known to you this week? How can you acknowledge God's presence in the ordinary situations of your life?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How can you entrust your times of waiting and suffering to Mary? When you reflect on her life, how can she teach you about this?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">In this time that many of us have been away from the Eucharist due to restrictions, how has your Eucharistic love grown or changed? How has God revealed himself to you in nature, beauty, or otherwise come to you where you are?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Take some time to reflect on what a Sacred space could look like in your home or room. What are some visual reminders that could draw your attention to God's presence with you throughout your day? Is this something you can create?</li> </ol> Quote to Ponder: "The Word of God is the one who gives this command, who expresses this will. Abide in me, not for a few moments, a few hours that pass by, but abide in me in a permanent and habitual way. Abide in me: pray in me, adore in me, love in me, suffer in me, work and act in me. Abide in me in your dealings with anyone and anything, always entering ever more deeply in me." - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Scripture for Lectio Divina: "Abide in me" - John 15:4 Abiding Together Podcast 2021 Lenten Book Study Announcement: The Abiding Together Podcast is reading and discussing This Present Paradise by Claire Dwyer for Lent. You can find the reading plan, discussion questions and where to buy your book at <a href= "http://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/this-present-paradise"> www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/this-present-paradise.</a>

S09 E09: This Present Paradise Part 2: Abiding in Family

Discover St. Hildegard of Bingen’s timeless wisdom on health, nutrition, and holistic living. Drawing from her remedies and insights, learn how to use herbs for healing, improve digestion and sleep, ease pain, and create nourishing meals. With practical tips for cultivating a thriving garden and caring for both body and soul, this guide brings Hildegard’s groundbreaking knowledge into everyday life.

St. Hildegard's Garden | eBook

As Augustine says (De Civ. Dei i, 13): "If a father's coat or ring, or anything else of that kind, is so much more cherished by his children, as love for one's parents is greater, in no way are the bodies themselves to be despised, which are much more intimately and closely united to us than any garment; for they belong to man's very nature." It is clear from this that he who has a certain affection for anyone, venerates whatever of his is left after his death, not only his body and the parts thereof, but even external things, such as his clothes, and such like. Now it is manifest that we should show honor to the saints of God, as being members of Christ, the children and friends of God, and our intercessors. Wherefore in memory of them we ought to honor any relics of theirs in a fitting manner: principally their bodies, which were temples, and organs of the Holy Ghost dwelling and operating in them, and are destined to be likened to the body of Christ by the glory of the Resurrection. Hence God Himself fittingly honors such relics by working miracles at their presence. ST III, Q. 25, 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. 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>

45: What are relics? Why should we venerate them?

As Fr. Mike suggests, the battle for purity is never more difficult than in our own day. With God’s grace, we can prevail and find freedom from our temptations. Fr. Mike explains that we win this battle through chastity, purity of intention, purity of vision, and prayerful reliance on the Lord. He tells us how to pray for a pure gaze that allows us to see our brothers and sisters as God sees them. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2520-2533. 

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 325: Battling for Purity (2024)

Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feeling anxious, worried, or sorry for yourself is normal. It is also completely unhelpful. We have a problem. And the problem is that we can do the right thing in the wrong way. We can choose to serve...while feeding our worry and self-pity. We can carry our cross...while feeling anxious and sorry for ourselves. Everything comes down to one question; it is not a matter of being tough, it is a matter of trust. Mass Readings from July 17, 2022: Genesis 18:1-10 Psalms 15:2-5Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42

07/17/22 The Question

Jeff brings together seven Scripture verses on relationships to help us simplify and declutter our relationships. Reflecting on these will help you in your family life, friendships, work relationships, and your relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

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7 Steps to Decluttering Your Relationships

This lecture was given on February 6th, 2024, at Regent University. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events About the speaker: Marcus Plested holds the Henri de Lubac Chair in Theology at Marquette University. He holds a PhD from Oxford University and has been a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He has taught, lectured, and published widely in patristic, Byzantine, and modern Orthodox theology. He is the author of two books to date: The Macarian Legacy: The Place of Macarius-Symeon in the Eastern Christian Tradition (Oxford: OUP 2004) and Orthodox Readings of Aquinas (Oxford: OUP 2012).

West vs East: Is Thomism Compatible with Orthodoxy | Prof. Marcus Plested

Fr. Mike looks at Joash's downfall and disobedience after the death of Jehoida. We learn how important it is to have good mentors in our lives who keep us grounded in the faith. Fr. Mike also emphasizes the significance of Psalm 69 and how to properly interpret it. Today's readings are 2 Kings 1, 2 Chronicles 24, and Psalm 69.

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Day 170:  Joash's Downfall (2024)

Do you ever feel like you’re different from everyone else? Today, Jeff invites us to marvel at the reality that each person is unrepeatable and a unique masterpiece of God’s creativity and love. 

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“God has the ability to create billions of people and no two are the same.”

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You Are Unrepeatable

This devotional offers practical guidance for cultivating perfect contrition and deeper union with Christ in the Eucharist. Discover when and how to make an act of perfect contrition, pray spiritual communions, and examine your conscience fruitfully. Drawing from Scripture, traditional prayers, and St. Mary Magdalene’s example, it provides comfort, clarity, and hope for repentant souls seeking God’s mercy.

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<ol><li>Intro  <ol><li>It is good to have you with us,</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Weekly Podcast Interior Integration for Catholics </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Part of our Online outreach Souls and Hearts and soulsandhearts.com</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Episode 65  Why Catholic Spouses Find it Hard to Empathize with Each Other, Especially About Sex -- with Solutions.  -- we are in the middle of a series on Sexuality in Catholic Marriages, but don't worry if you are not married, there is so much for you in today's episode that applies to any close relationship.  </li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Definitions of Empathy:  <ol><li>Daniel Siegel:  Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine.  Interpersonal Neurobiology. <ol><li>Interpersonal Neurobiology  <ol><li>Wikipedia: Interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) or relational neurobiology is an interdisciplinary framework associated with human development and functioning. It was developed in the 1990s by Daniel J. Siegel who sought to bring together a wide range of scientific disciplines in demonstrating how the mind, brain, and relationships integrate to alter one another.</li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Dan Siegel's work is very accessible -- easier for non-professionals to understand, very available.  </li><li>Five types of Empathy  -- Short YouTube Video  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdhMY_DNb1M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdhMY_DNb1M</a>  5 Levels.   There's an order to them.  <ol><li>Emotional Resonance or attunement</li><li>Perspective Taking</li><li>Cognitive Empathy</li><li>Compassion -- Seigel calls it Empathetic Concern</li><li>Empathetic Joy</li></ol></li><li>I am going to expand on his basic presentation.  </li><li>Expanded definitions of empathy  <ol><li>Emotional Resonance, attunement, empathic resonance -- receiver begins to feel what the sender is feeling.  You feel the feelings of the other person.  <ol><li>Attunement ‘is a kinesthetic and emotional sensing of others knowing their rhythm, affect and experience by metaphorically being in their skin, and going beyond empathy to create a two-person experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response’. (Clinical psychologist Richard Erksine 1998).</li><li>When we attune with others we allow our own internal state to shift, to come to resonate with the inner world of another. This resonance is at the heart of the important sense of “feeling felt” that emerges in close relationships. Children need attunement to feel secure and to develop well, and throughout our lives we need attunement to feel close and connected."  Dan Siegel</li><li>Moderation  <ol><li>Emotional contagion.  This really can be overwhelming  <ol><li>Experience of being sucked into the other's experience -- blending or fusing with the other with a loss of boundaries</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Perspective Taking:  Let me put myself in the other's skin -- in the other shoes.   Not a fusion  <ol><li>Capacity to enter into your spouse's internal world with your own mind to consider the other's experience</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>You remain separate from the other person.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Cognitive Empathy: -- a bit further  -- what does the experience mean for the person.  Memory, emotion, history influences the other.  Empathetic understanding.  <ol><li>So much of our suffering comes not from the facts of our situation, but from the meaning we make from those facts.  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Compassion:  Empathic Concern -- synonym for compassion.  I feel your pain, I want to reduce your suffering.  <ol><li>You feel the suffering</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Take the suffering in</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Use of the imagination -- what could I do now to help you feel better.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Be with the person -- doing flows from that being</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Empathic joy -- I get so excited about your success -- delighting in and with the other. <ol><li>Joy in who the spouse is, not what the child does -- "delighting in the spouses very being </li><li>Wife believes in the husband's goodness -- the husband is precious, worth sacrificing for and vice versa.  </li><li>Song of Songs -- Joy 1:4 We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Review  <ol><li>Emotional Resonance or attunement</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Perspective Taking</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Cognitive Empathy</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Compassion -- Seigel calls it Empathetic Concern</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Empathetic Joy</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Empathy is the mattress on our Catholic Canopied Marriage bed, which I introduced in episode 58 -- working with that metaphor.  The mattress on a bed -- we want the mattress to be consistent and solid, firm and not lumpy.  <ol><li>The frame and box spring -- firm commitment between the husband and the wife, the upholding of the marriage vows Episode 64  <ol><li>It's the charity.  Willing the highest good for one another -- sacrificial love</li></ol></li><li> </li><li>four legs of the bed.  <ol><li>Leg 1 -- the husband's commitment to his own interior integration, his own human formation, his psychological health, his emotional wellbeing -- removing the beam from his own eye -- last episode. Episode 63</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Leg 2.  the wife's commitment to her own interior integration, her own human formation, her own psychological health, her own emotional wellbeing -- her taking on her own personal responsibility for her natural life  last episode. Episode 63</li><li>Leg 3.  Attachment Needs and Integrity Needs --  Episode 62,</li><li>Leg 4.  Internal Family Systems approaches -- understanding deeply how the human person is both a unity and a multiplicity -- like an orchestra is a unity -- one orchestra, but also has within it multiplicity, multiple musicians -- check out Episodes 60 and 61</li></ol></li><li>The rock-solid floor in the bedroom is the Foundation -- The presence of God -- and an active belief in God's Providence  <ol><li>This is the foundation</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Childlike trust, absolute confidence</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Reflects the reality of our existential dependence and God's paternal care, Mary's maternal care for us.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>So many Catholic try to solve their marriage issues without bringing in anything spiritual</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Or they avoid any meeting between faith and sex.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li>Why we lack different kinds of empathy  <ol><li>In General  <ol><li>Lack of interior integration</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Lack of benevolence -- good will.  Lack of seeking the good for our spouse and being willing to suffer for it  <ol><li>Conditionality  <ol><li>I'll work on it if my wife does X and Y</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>I'll start trying again if my husband stops behavior Z.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Not what your vows say.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes. Jack Handey.  </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Lack of consistency...</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

65 Why Catholic Spouses Find it Hard to Empathize with Each Other, Especially about Sex -- with Solutions.

We have arrived at the “nugget day” or In Brief section for the paragraphs examining the nature of the Father in the Trinity. Fr. Mike reiterates some of the “nuggets” of wisdom from these past few days. He emphasizes the importance of how Baptism allows us to share in the life of the Holy Trinity. We conclude this section with a reflection on this profound call to share in the glory of the Trinity even though it exists “in the obscurity of faith.” Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 261-267.

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Day 38: Summary of the Trinity (2025)

Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not all ambition is bad. Every good thing that we have in our lives we most likely have because an individual (or group of individuals) wanted to do something great. Jesus warns us of the dangers of wanting to be first. James warns us about selfish ambition. But is every desire to be great or to do great things wrong? Mass Readings from September 22, 2024: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Psalms 54:3-6 and 8James 3:16—4:3 Mark 9:30-37

09/22/24 Ordinary Great Things

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Amusing Ourselves to Death

In this special edition, I invite you to an experiential exercise to connect in a loving way with your parts who are  in any distress or suffering with the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel and the humanitarian tragedies that conflict has brought.  I do this experiential exercise along with you, working with my Adventurer part who has been burdened with fear and anxiety, especially around the conflict broadening out regionally in the Middle East and beyond.  Parts also have an opportunity, with your innermost self to question and challenge God about what is happening.

124 Your parts, IFS, and war: An experiential exercise

Chatting w/ my friend Fr.Michael O'Loughlin about God's wonderful MERCY and all things Mom!

Mercy--Great Gift from God

Episode 265 - The Fullness of God - Series on Jesus and the Jubilee (Part 13) Can we let God be the one who provides, who carries us, who fills us with His presence and love? This week, the friars reflect on the heart of the Jubilee rest. True rest isn't just doing less or stopping work—it's a radical shift in mindset and posture from striving to receiving. The invitation is clear—come home to the Father and let Him be enough. This podcast episode invites you into the deep rest your heart's been craving—not just a pause from work, but a return to the Father's arms. 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 https://www.pocomerch.com/

The Fullness of God

Ever wonder why Catholic Bibles are bigger than Protestant Bibles? In this new episode of Pints with Aquinas, I interview a genuine expert on the history of the canon of Scripture, Gary Michuta. We talk about issues like: • What is the "Deuterocanon" and why do Protestants call it "apocrypha" • How did Martin Luther justify removing seven books from the Old Testament • Why St. Jerome rejected the Deuterocanon (and why you shouldn't) • What impact did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls have on this question of the canon of Scripture? • Are there any New Testament "proofs" for the Deuterocanon 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> 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> Website - mattfradd.com Facebook - facebook.com/mattfradd/ Twitter - twitter.com/mattfradd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger (Gary Michuta) | Ep. 209

Looking for peace and simplicity? Get rid of the factors that complicate your life. Jeff zeroes in on the things that disrupt our peace and rupture our relationships. 

He explains how each of these things affects us and what we can do to overcome these disruptions and find our inner calm.

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“When we choose to sin, it complicates our lives in powerful ways ... we lose the integration between soul and body.”

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5 Things That Will Complicate Your Life

The value of a new parishioner introducing him or herself to parish life and just asking the priest, “How can I help?” is priceless. 

When entering a new community, we may have all of these ideas about what we can do to help, but to listen and simply tell the leaders that you are available shows humility and understanding.

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Getting Involved in Parish Life

Leaving our coffee cups outside - there are a few reasons for this. Fr. Mike reminds us that we all have a vital role to play in the Mass, and it’s probably more significant than any of us realized!<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Why We Don't Drink Coffee At Mass

Art and Laraine Bennett explore the four classic temperaments—choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic—and their impact on marital dynamics. They provide insights into how these innate personality traits influence communication, affection, work habits, and spirituality within a marriage. Through practical advice and real-life examples, the Bennetts guide couples to better understand and appreciate their spouse's temperament, fostering deeper mutual respect and love.

The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse | eBook

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Come listen to the trailer for our brand new Lent series for families: The Miracle Hunters! This year, we&apos;ll follow along with Mia, Paul and Brad as they set out to discover the truth about miracles and how God is always at work in our lives. Throughout this series families will dive into saint stories, meet new friends, hear inspiring vocation journeys, play games, pray together, and enjoy episodes from the hit game show Holy Moly! Join this Lent and hear how our faith is strengthened and transformed through miracles! This series is a Hallow exclusive challenge and begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th! Sign up for <a href='https://hallow.app.link/NozdEhqUO0b'>The Miracle Hunters Challenge</a> today! Saints Alive is brought to you by the #1 Catholic Prayer App, Hallow! Sign up today with a <a href='http://hallow.com/saintsalive'>30-day free trial!</a>Please rate, review and share with friends and family!Find out more about Saints Alive at our website: <a href='https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/'>https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/</a>

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Q: Did St. Maximus anticipate Internal Family Systems thinking by 13 centuries?  A: In a word, Yes.  Maximus, writing in the seventh century, described in detail the unity and distinctions within the human person, and how each of us is a mediator that connects the spiritual and natural realms, and microcosm that contains within us the entire cosmos.  Mind-blowing ideas.  He also believes that each of us is a macrocosm, being able to influence the whole world in ways that matter.  Maximus was a sophisticated systems thinker.  He believed we already have certain virtues within us that can and should be released to flower.  And love was at the very center of his message.  Join Dr. Gerry Crete, Dr. Christian Amalu, and Dr. Peter Malinoski as they explore Catholic parts work and St. Maximus to your imagination break free.

169 St. Maximus the Confessor and Catholic Parts Work

Should we really talk to God about everything?

There are a lot of different kinds of prayers (liturgical, litanies, the rosary, the chaplet of divine mercy, etc.), but today Father hones in on mental prayer. Mental prayer—including lectio divina and Ignatius prayer—is about having a conversation with God and inviting him into your mind and your heart. But our minds are messy places, and our hearts are wounded. Should we really be talking to God about all of our thoughts, longings, and desires?<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

What Should We Talk to God About? Everything.

Beautifully Broken: A Women's Retreat August 29-31 Ladies, you can't know who you are until you know whose you are. You weren't created to be someone else. You were uniquely crafted in the image of God—wonderfully and fearfully made. As John Paul II said, "You are the sum of the Father's love." Join us for a weekend to rest, reflect, and rediscover the sacred beauty within your brokenness. Together, we'll explore: • Embracing your God-given identity with confidence • Releasing the burden of who you think you "should" be • Finding healing through the power of forgiveness & reconciliation You'll be invited into the peaceful presence of Eucharistic Adoration and the healing mercy of Confession. Come as you are. Leave renewed. Be who you were created to be—the world is waiting for you to shine. August 29-31 2025 Sign up by link above #BeautifullyBrokenRetreat #CatholicWomen #HealedByGrace #ComeAsYouAre #MadeForMore #christianladies #womansretreat #retreat #refresh

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Can your feelings be sinful?

Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds us that "sin and virtue do not reside in the emotions, they reside in the will." Our emotions, whether positive or negative, don’t make us good or bad; what matters is how we respond to them. Use your emotions to choose and pursue the good!<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Sin, Emotions and Virtue Explained (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Fr. Dave Pivonka TOR, president of Franciscan University joins us to discuss the integration of personal formation for college students.  We address the danger of over-spiritualizing – spiritual bypassing – and how many of the struggles in the Church in the last 50 years are due to human formation deficits.  Fr. Pivonka shares his insights about how transformation first happens interiorly, inside oneself – and then radiates outward to change the world.  We discuss the difficulties that college students frequently face, the importance of community, concerns about pietism, and embracing our true identity.  College students and their parents will not want to miss this episode.

148 The Integration of Personal Formation at Franciscan University

Join Catholic IFS therapists Marion Moreland, Jody Garneau, and Dr. Peter Malinoski for an in-depth discussion of unburdening, informed by Internal Family Systems and grounded in a Catholic understanding of the human person.  We explore three kinds of burdens -- personal burdens, legacy burdens, and unattached burdens (the IFS equivalent of demons), we provide examples from our own lives, we emphasize the importance of felt safety and protection for all parts, and we discuss the role of attachment theory in unburdening.  In our Q&amp;A with our live audience, we discuss how to approach "hiding parts" as well.

115 Unburdening in Internal Family Systems -- A Catholic Discussion

Homily from the Second Sunday of Easter, Sunday of Divine Mercy Five words that can change your life. Life is filled with change and uncertainty. But there is one thing that is stable and unchanging. Mass Readings from April, 27, 2025:Acts 5:12-16
 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 John 20:29

4/27/25 Move On: Five Words

When we pray “lead us not into temptation”, it may seem like God has the capacity to tempt us. But that’s not the case. God does not tempt us, but he can and sometimes must put us through tests. Here are a four helpful ways to look at this part of the Our Father:

<ol>
<li>Tests reveal things to us. When God tests us, it reveals how much faith, hope, and love we have in God and for God.</li>
<li>Tests also strengthen us. As St. Paul says, “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope” (Romans 5:3-4).</li>
<li>When we say, “lead us not into temptation”, what we’re really asking is “God, please don’t test me beyond my ability.” Trials will and must come, but when they do, we should ask God for no more than what we can endure.</li>
<li>While God may not tempt us, the evil one does. God tests us by allowing the evil one to do what he does—so we can benefit from the strength and self-revelation that comes from the test.</li>
</ol>

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Does God Ever Lead Us into Temptation?

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Opening Quotes

Preface

Counsels Pertaining to Sonship

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Vocation

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Authority

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Marriage

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Relationship with God

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Fatherhood

Counsels Pertaining to the Custos' Work

Conclusion

About the Author

This powerful guide equips husbands and fathers to embrace their spiritual calling and protect their families. Drawing on St. Joseph’s example, it offers practical rules, meditations, and prayers to strengthen virtue, deepen faith, and discern God’s will. With clear insights and actionable steps, you’ll learn how to lead your family with courage, love, and spiritual authority while growing in trust, humility, and strength through the Holy Spirit.

The Rule

Prologue

The View from the Cross

Zion

His Father's House

The Upper Room

The Mount of Olives

The Passersby

His Loved Ones

His Enemies

His Tomb

Heaven

Epilogue

End Credits

This powerful spiritual classic immerses you in Christ’s Passion through the vivid perspective of a priest who lived in Jerusalem. Walk the narrow streets of the Holy City, share the Last Supper, and stand at the foot of the Cross beside Mary and the disciples. Each page invites you into a profound meditation on the love and sacrifice of Jesus, helping you linger with Him through His final hours and deepening your devotion like never before.

What Jesus Saw from the Cross

Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What does a"win" look like? There are times when we accomplish our goals...and then we still feel that there ought to be something more. There are times when "winning" is just as empty as "losing". In those moments, we have the opportunity to step back and ask what we are shooting for. These are the moments we can ask "what does a 'win' look like?" Mass Readings from August 11, 2024: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9Ephesians 4:30—5:2 John 6:41-51

08/11/24 Winning?

You might not know this, but Jeff is a father to all daughters. In this episode, Jeff is joined by Steve Motyl, who is also a father to all girls, to talk about what they’ve learned from their daughters. You won’t want to miss hearing them discuss a passage from the letter of James that reveals the seven marks of a wise father.

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7 Tips for Raising Daughters

As we read from Proverbs and Sirach, Fr. Mike points out how everything God has made is good, but we can use those things for evil ends. We also reach the conclusion of 1 Maccabees today. The readings are 1 Maccabees 16, Sirach 38-39, and Proverbs 23:29-35.

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Day 297: Using Good Things for Evil (2025)

This lecture was given on April 26th, 2024, at University of California, Berkeley. 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: Tomás Bogardus earned his BS in biology at UC San Diego, his MA in philosophy at Biola University, and his PhD in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He works mainly in metaphysics and epistemology, and is most interested in the mind-body problem, the rationality of religious belief, and the nature of gender.

What is Knowledge? | Prof. Tomas Bogardus

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Rev. Calvin Robinson | Ep. 405

We continue reading today Genesis 43-44, Job 35-36, and Proverbs 4:10-19. Fr. Mike highlights the transformation of Judah's heart and how his change shows us that we too can change regardless of our past. 

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Day 23: Judah Changes (2025)

Healing is resurrection, restoring life through God’s mercy. This retreat guide draws from Scripture and the lives of saints to show how divine mercy brings healing to every wound—personal, familial, and spiritual. With reflections, saintly examples, and practical exercises, each chapter invites you to move from fear to trust, shame to mercy, and weakness to Christ’s victory, leading you deeper into forgiveness, peace, and the transforming power of God’s love.