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Blessed are the peacemakers! Peace comes from knowing your identity, but also knowing who God is. Knowing who you are and Whose you are changes everything. God is the only One who knows the depth of your struggle, and therefore He is the only One who could offer the exact reassurance of peace we so desperately need to hear. Are we confident in our spiritual inheritance as children of the Father? God promises us that if we stick with Him, He will give us peace that surpasses all understanding.

Know who you are. Know who He is. Know peace.

Episode 145 - A Freedom Greater Than Circumstances What makes us most free, is this submitting to God and this dependence on Him. Yes, freedom is actually dependent on obedience rather than kind of doing whatever I want. When we fall in love with God and we experience that love, this deep interior freedom takes place and it becomes the most important thing of our lives—even to a point that is greater than our circumstances. This episode is the first part of our series on Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacque Philippe that talks about what it means to live in freedom as sons and daughters of God and how this freedom can become greater than the circumstances of our lives. 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!

A Freedom Greater Than Circumstances

Opening Credits

Preface

The Saint Monica Club

Being Willing to Cry Out to God

There are No Quick Fixes

Sitting at the Feet of Jesus

Do Something Loving

Be Kind, Not Nice

The Daily Surrender

Ask For Help

Keep Inviting Them In

Keep Living Life and Sharing What You Know

Meet Them Where They Are

Take Up the Cross by Treating Others with Dignity

Being an Attractive Witness to Marriage

There Will Always Be a Test

Your Job is to Inform and Witness

Hold On to the Nails, Not the Hurt

Guard Your Heart, so as to Remain Holy

As a Parent, You are Never Finished Loving

Lively Faith In Your Home Allows Divine Grace

Lord I Believe, Help My Unbelief

Be Brave Even in Little Things

Jesus Gives Lavishly

The Rosary is Your Best Tool

Find Your Consolation in Christ

Watch Yourself

Sacrements and Sacrementals

Its Still Hard and Will Be

The Domestic Church Is Your Refuse

At Best, We're Junior Assistants

Recognize Your Weak Points

Walking With Them

Love Will Break Hearts of Stone

The Soul Stolen Away

How Can We Be at Peace

Taking Up the Cross

Being Honest

Your Prodigal and the Rest of Your Family

The Dangers of Engaging in Intellectual Combat

Your Prodigals Absence May Allow you to be More Present

Beauty Will Save the World

The Hope That Is Ongoing

Not the Final Thoughts

Prayers to Saint Monica

Closing Credits

Maggie Green offers compassionate guidance for those grieving over loved ones who have left the Faith. Drawing inspiration from St. Monica's perseverance, she provides practical advice on how to love and pray for straying souls without confrontation. Green emphasizes that, like St. Monica, maintaining devoted love and patience can lead to the return of lost loved ones to the Church. This resource serves as a beacon of hope and a manual for enduring faith in the face of spiritual family crises.

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How Can Faith Be So Certain? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Welcome to season 8! In this episode we talk about what the Lord has been teaching us over the summer and how we are invited to find our peace by fixing our eyes on Jesus and resting in the gaze of God. If we can look higher to find a kingdom perspective, we can find security in His Sovereignty. We talk about the deep realization that in all that has happened and has been taken away in 2020, there is no other answer, no other way forward, than Jesus Christ himself. Sister Miriam's one thing - <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X85txs60yY">Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus - Lauren Daigle</a> Michelle's one thing - The Life of Elise Angelette: <a href="https://youtu.be/fje5PafcIME">watch her Funeral Mass</a> (homily starts around minute 46) or <a href="https://every-little-thingblog.com">read more about her life</a> Heather's one thing - <a href= "https://www.pauseapp.com/">The One Minute Pause App</a> Book mentioned: <a href= "https://amzn.to/3jqdRNn">Get Your Life Back - by John Eldridge </a> Discussion questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What struck you from the podcast?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to "fix your eyes on God" every day? What areas have you done this in the last three months and what are areas you have found yourself searching for peace elsewhere?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Sr. Miriam described our spiritual poverty as the places where we are vulnerable and dependent on the Lord. Where have you experienced this kind of poverty in the last three months?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What has been your prayer to the Lord the last three months? What has been the Lord's message to you in the last three months? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What areas is the Lord inviting you to pray "Lord, do for me what I can't do for myself." ? Make a small act of surrender. Pray "Jesus, I surrender … please do for me what I cannot do for myself."</li> </ol> Quote to Ponder - "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." – Mother Teresa Scripture for Lectio Divina - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

S08 Episode 01: New Beginnings

Fr. Mike knows the tricks we can play on ourselves when it comes to picking something for Lent. So he gives a straightforward guideline: Don’t pick something that’s arbitrary. Pick something that is necessary. 

In other words, don’t say you’re giving up watermelon when you know you will hardly eat watermelon anyway; and don’t give up hot showers if you know cold showers actually won’t help you grow in holiness. We can easily fool ourselves into thinking strictness equates to holiness. Likewise, we can fall into the trap of thinking that the easiest thing will be the most helpful. 

What do I really need to do or give up for Lent? If I take an honest look inside myself, it may be something difficult, but I will know.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Picking a Thing for Lent