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In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Peter explains how to conceptualize narcissistic "personalities" and narcissistic reactions through the lens of Internal Family Systems.  Looking at narcissism through the lens of subsystems and parts is an entirely new paradigm that makes it easier to accept the reality the unmet attachment and integrity needs that fuel narcissistic positions and behaviors.  Through four case vignettes, Dr. Peter illustrates how both covert and overt narcissism look and function from a parts and systems perspective.

120 Understanding Narcissism More Deeply with IFS

Put simply, “[e]very person not yet baptized and only such a person is able to be baptized.” The Catechism explains to us the purpose of Baptism for both adults and infants. Fr. Mike doubles down and makes sure we understand that Baptism is for everyone. God wills Baptism for all people. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1246-1252.

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Day 170: Who Can Be Baptized?

Episode 192 - End of Year Identity Check What was Jesus like for you this year? As we end the year, let's do a poverty and identity check and put Jesus in the center as we look back to this past year and look forward to the coming year For this episode, a proposal to reflect on where Jesus has been, how He has been with you, how He loved you, and how He is loving you into this year. 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!

End of Year Identity Check

Father Mike Schmitz explains why God focuses on justice in the Old Testament and then shows his mercy in the New Testament. To some readers of the Bible it may seem like God changed, but the truth of the matter is much more profound.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Did God Change?

Jewish Roots

In this week's episode, we reflect on suffering and love. We all have deep and tender places in our hearts where we suffer. Sometimes we feel alone in these sorrows and because of this, turn inwards into our pain. But the reality is, we are never alone in our suffering; God is always with us. We also reflect on fear in suffering, suffering in isolation vs suffering in communion, and how to allow God's light to shine into these sorrowful places. Heather's One Thing - The <a href= "https://www.wordonfire.org/pray/?gc_id=16637531718&h_ga_id=137795943307&h_ad_id=589230362849&h_keyword_id=kwd-18720300&h_keyword=liturgy%20of%20the%20hours&h_placement=&gbraid=0AAAAADRlcdqD3oNH1mkcEtLTAN-TiPpP5&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcBgUAQBejKymz7Z4OCzqM4uEd745A7OH2NR4qKHR_x2rUp9Ys4Ylz4aApGuEALw_wcB"> Liturgy of the Hours</a> subscription and <a href= "https://providential.co/">Providential Co</a>. (especially this <a href= "https://providential.co/products/candle-sacred-heart-of-jesus">Sacred Heart</a> candle) Sister Miriam's One Thing - <a href= "https://us.magnificat.net/">Magnificat</a> (particularly a recent excerpt from <a href= "https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html"> Spe Salvi</a> paragraphs 37-40) Michelle's One Thing - "<a href="https://blessedisshe.net/products/home-blessed-conversations-study-on-the-virtues-of-mary/?ref=MICHELLEBENZINGER">Home: A Blessed Conversations Study on the Virtues of Mary</a>" from Blessed is She and all the women in her small group (use link or code MICHELLE10 for 10% off) Announcement: Friends, we are excited to announce our 2024 Advent Study will be the book <a href= "https://aveadvent.com/">Encountering Emmanuel</a> by Heather Khym! Journal Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What suffering am I running from?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Take some time to identify your current fears. How can you let these fears bring you into an encounter with Love Himself?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Do I have a friend I can invite into my suffering? How can I be present to her suffering as well?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How has Jesus transformed injury into compassion in my life?</li> </ul> Discussion Questions: <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Are you suffering in communion or in isolation?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How can you suffer more like Jesus in this season?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">What habits in your spiritual toolbox protect your heart in moments of suffering and desolation?</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How can you love well when your heart is broken?</li> </ul> Scripture for Lectio: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace" (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) Sponsor - Laura-Anne: Laura-Anne is a Catholic wedding photographer and marriage mentor who will help you thrive during your engagement, capture heirloom-quality photos of your wedding, and prepare for a joy-filled marriage that reflects God's design. Because it's possible to plan a beautiful, thoughtful wedding reflective of both you and your fiance and, ultimately, surrender your desires for the day to the Lord…all while preparing your heart for the Sacrament of Marriage. Laura-Anne's resources, like <a href= "https://laura-anne.ca/catholic-wedding-kit">The Catholic Wedding Kit</a>, will help you do just that. The Catholic Wedding Kit is a collection of digital tools to guide you through every decision you need to make about your wedding and the why behind each one, helping you communicate, pray, and discern as a couple. Learn more about The Catholic Wedding Kit and the rest of Laura-Anne's resources and photography services at <a href= "http://laura-anne.ca/">laura-anne.ca</a> or on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/lauraannesmid/">@lauraannesmid</a> Use code ABIDE for 15% off any digital resources. Timestamps: 00:00 - Laura-Anne 01:28 - Intro 02:20 - Welcome 06:57 - Scripture Verse and Guiding Quote 09:02 - Fear in Suffering 12:13 - Suffering in Communion 19:28 - Choosing to Love 27:41 - Transformation in Freedom 29:23 - Prayer 34:20 - Advent Study Announcement 36:13 - One Things

S15 E3 - Suffering & Love

Episode 77 - Trust That Mercy Is Greater, Week 3 of a series on A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V., available here: https://stpaulcenter.com/trust10/ There are some sins that we just can't seem to shake—habitual sins that keep us coming back to the confessional over and over (and over) again. But no matter how consistent this sin seems, there's one who is more consistent: the Lord. His mercy and grace are greater than our sins and failings. Maybe you're discouraged. Frustrated. Worn down. That experience is real, but it's not who you are; it's not your identity. The truest, most real thing about your experience is his mercy. So don't settle for your sin. Don't believe that well, this is the way it's going to be. No! Return to the confessional, where the grace that's poured out is restorative to that specific wound, and begin again. The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of generous donors like you. You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you!

Trust That Mercy Is Greater

<ol><li>Through dramatic reenactments, experiential exercises and the best of available resources, Dr. Peter brings you critical information to help you better love those near you who are struggling with suicidal thoughts and impulses.  Learn how to be a much better first responder in these situations and to be a bridge to additional resources for your loved ones who are considering suicide.   </li><li>Lead-in:  Imagine a young man, a teenager you care about, one you really love, a family member or friend, or the son of a friend, comes to you, in distress, and he shares this with you -- listen closely as he tells you what's on his heart. [insert script].  <ol><li>So now you have this upset, desperate man in front of you, who wants to be dead.  <ol><li>What do you do?  How do you handle this situation?  </li><li>But before we go there, let's start with you.  We created a scenario to evoke what might come up in real life when your encounter a loved one who is suicidal.  </li><li>What do you notice going on inside you right now? <ol><li>What is happening in your body?</li><li>Emotions?</li><li>Assumptions or beliefs about yourself?</li><li>Memories, desires, impulses.  </li><li>Replay the last clip</li><li>What are parts of you saying to you about you right now?</li><li>Really pay attention to those messages</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>I will make a bold claim here -- the number one thing you struggle with in being a first responder to a loved one with suicidal levels distress is [drum roll]  your own internal experience.   </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>The problem you have is not so much inside the distressed loved one.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>The problem you have is inside of you, deep within you.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>You get wrapped up in our own fear, shame, guilt, anger, or your own sense of inadequacy.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Did you feel any of that that in this example, confronted with this teenager in such distress, who feels so strongly the desire to die?  <ol><li>Did you feel uncomfortable, on edge, uncertain?  Anxious?  Ineffective, inadequate?  Responsible, but not knowing what to do?  Did you experience any self-criticism?  Any of those experiences?</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>If so, you’ve come to the right place.  I can help with that.  [Insert Intro]</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Intro:  <ol><li>Welcome to the podcast Interior Integration for Catholics, I like being together with you in this whole adventure, as we learn about suicide and what to do about it, all grounded in a Catholic worldview. I am Dr. Peter Malinoski,, passionate Catholic first and clinical psychologist as well, and you are listening to the Interior Integration for Catholics podcast.  Thank you for being here with me.  Interior Integration for Catholics is part of our broader outreach Souls and Hearts bringing the best of psychology grounded in a Catholic worldview to you and the rest of the world through our website soulsandhearts.com</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>This is the fifth in our series on Suicide.  <ol><li>In episode 76, we got into what the secular experts have to say about suicide.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>In episode 77, we reviewed the suicides in Sacred Scripture, in the Bible.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>In episode 78, we sought to really understand the phenomenological worlds of those who kill themselves -- what happens inside?  How can we understand suicidal behaviors more clearly, dispelling myths and gripping on to the sense of desperation and the need for relief that drives so much suicidal behavior.</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>And in the last episode, number 79, we took a deep dive into the devastating impact of suicide on the parents, spouses, children, siblings, and friends who were left behind.</li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Today's episode, number 80 is entitled "How to Help a Loved One Who is Suicidal." </li><li>We are getting into the nitty-gritty of what do you do when someone you are close to is suicidal? </li><li>In short, how do you love someone who is so distressed, so desperate, that they are seriously considering killing themselves?</li><li>First a brief caveat -- I can't, in a single podcast episode, train you to be a crisis intervention specialist.  That takes dedicated training.  But you know what?  Most people with these suicidal levels of distress don't seek out crisis intervention specialists or therapists or counselors first.  They go to the people they know.  They go to the people whom they hope and believe will love them.  They go to you.  What you'll learn today is for your own information, to help you understand what's going on and how best to act as a first responder and a bridge to long-lasting help that can heal.  </li></ol></li><li>Love your neighbor as yourself.  Diliges proximum tuum tamquam teipsum. Inflection of dīligō (second-person singular future active indicative)  The second great commandment.  Love your neighbor as yourself. Diliges proximum  tuum.  Love is a verb, an action.  So what if our neighbor is the teenager from our lead in today?  How do we love a suicidal person?  How do we love her?  <ol><li>Definition of Love -- Charity -- caritas.   <ol><li>Benevolence -- bonae voluntatis in Latin, good will.  </li><li>Capacity  <ol><li>Understanding the other  <ol><li>Operating in the mode of the receiver</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Dependent on us understanding ourselves</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Mistaking what is coming from who</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Unconsciousx</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Capacity to choose the good -- Freedom.  <ol><li>Well-governed self  <ol><li>Regulated</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Organized</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Calm. Compassionate</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Good human formation</li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Possessing virtues</li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Possessing the knowledge and expertise in a situation.  </li></ol></li><li> </li><li>Constancy.  <ol><li>Need peace and interior integration'</li><li>Being vs. doing.</li></ol></li><li>CCC 1829 The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy.  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Loving all their parts  <ol><li>Definition of parts  <ol><li>Suicidal distress makes so much more sense if we understand each person not as a uniform, monolithic, homogenous, single personality, but rather as a dynamic system including a core self and parts.  That helps to explain so much, including shifts over time.  </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Definition of Parts:  Separate, independently operating personalities within us, each with own unique prominent needs, roles in our lives, emotions, body sensations, guiding beliefs and assumptions, typical thoughts, intentions, desires, attitudes, impulses, interpersonal style, and world view.  Each part also has an image of God and also its own approach to sexuality.  Robert Falconer calls them insiders.  You can also think of them as separate modes of operating if that is helpful.  <ol><li>Not just transient mood states, but whole constellations of all these aspects.</li></ol></li><li>Unintegrated parts are not focused on loving others</li><li>Unintegrated parts can be exiled</li><li>Parts often have very different attitudes toward suicide.  </li></ol></li></ol></li><li> </li></ol></li><li> <ol><li>Blending  <ol><li>What is the key word here?  Blending.  </li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

80 How to Help a Loved One Who is Suicidal

Together, with Fr. Mike, we continue our examination of the second commandment. Fr. Mike emphasizes that an oath engages the Lord’s name, and the Lord is the Lord of truth. We, therefore, have a duty as Christians to respect God’s name in matters of truth. He also emphasizes that everything we say is either in conformity to truth or in opposition to truth. Today’s readings are paragraphs 2150-2155.

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 279: False Oaths (2025)

In this episode, we continue a mini-series on four women in scripture with the story of Deborah. We discuss the story of the prophetess Deborah who takes a posture of receptivity as she collaborates and mothers the people of Israel. We consider Deborah's magnificat and the ways we can give God praise for what he has done in our own lives. We chat about the importance of being attuned and attentive to God's voice and where he may be inviting us to call others on to who they were meant to be. We pray that you would hear God's invitation to rise up this week and allow the Holy Spirit full access that God may bring about his kingdom through you. Sister Miriam's one thing - <a href= "https://amzn.to/39pT7BU">Beholding Beauty: Mary and the Song of Songs - Fr. Gregory Cleveland, OMV </a> Heather's one thing - My daughter Maria and the blessings of spiritual fathers like Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR at Franciscan where she is going off to University. Michelle's one thing - <a href= "https://blessedisshe.net/product/set-a-fire-for-kids-lent-journal/?wpam_id=128"> Set a Fire for Kids Lent Journal - Blessed is She</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 does God want to use us to be a voice to call others into their fullness, into their becoming, and to the glory God intends for each of us? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What do you need to repent of in order to bring God's kingdom here and now? Who is God inviting you to link arms with, in peace, to help bring about His Kingdom here and now? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What would it mean in your life for you to arise? Where specifically is God calling you to arise in your own motherhood to mother yourself and other people after that? </li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Take a moment to reflect on the ways you have seen God move in your life, bring about breakthroughs, heal, restore, or make a way where there was no way. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Read Judges 5 as an inspiration then write down a personal Magnificat: a song or poem of praise to God for what He has done in your life.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What are the places in your life where you seek out your own glory instead of God's glory? In these moments, who are your most honest relationships with that remind you this is not the glory that you were made for?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">What are your idols that God is asking you to leave, repent, and turn back to him? What is the captivity that your idols keep you trapped in? </li> </ol> Quotes to Ponder: "Women of the entire universe, whether Christian or non-believing, you to whom life is entrusted at this grave moment in history, it is for you to save the peace of the world." - Saint Paul VI Scripture for Lectio Divina - "Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel." - Judges 5:7 Abiding Together Podcast 2021 Lenten Book Study Announcement The Abiding Together Podcast will be reading and discussing This Present Paradise by Claire Dwyer. 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 E04: HerStory Part 2 - Deborah

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

Aren't All Churches the Same?

Fr. Damian Ference is a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland where he serves as Vicar for Evangelization, Secretary for Parish Life and Special Ministries, and as Professor of Philosophy at Borromeo Seminary. He holds a licentiate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America and a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He writes regularly on the intersection of faith and culture for a variety of outlets and is the author of the award-winning book, The Strangeness of Truth (Pauline Books &amp; Media, 2019) and Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist (Word on Fire, 2023). Fr. Ference is the founder and director of {TOLLE LEGE} Summer Institute and is a life-time member of the Flannery O'Connor Society. Support the Show: <a href="https://mattfradd.locals.com">https://mattfradd.locals.com</a> Show Sponsors: Hallow: <a href="https://hallow.com/matt">https://hallow.com/matt</a> Strive21: <a href="https://strive21.com/mattfradd">https://strive21.com/mattfradd</a> Exodus90: <a href="https://exodus90.com/matt">https://exodus90.com/matt</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Everything Flannery O'Connor (Fr. Damian Ference) | Ep. 470

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

Loved and Celebrated

First Communion in Tents?!

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

Trust God With Your Past

In wake of the recent death of Fr. Mike's grandmother, Fr. Mike and Fr. Sean discuss grieving the passing of our loved ones.

Death, Where Is Your Sting?

Day 279: False Oaths (2024)

In this week’s episode, Father John &amp; Jacob discuss the paradox of living a life hidden in Christ while living in the world as a Christian.

The Hidden Life

Now with video! WATCH the podcast on Spirit Juice's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Hg26S_bDo Episode 57 - Discipleship Is a Team Sport Discipleship is a team sport. Family—both through our natural families, and our supernatural family through baptism—and communion with others is an essential ingredient to the Christian life. Not that it will be easy… it won't be. It is simple, but not easy. An encounter with family lived well is redeeming not because it's perfect, but because there's love and sacrifice in the midst of the mess. That's where healing is, especially if your experience of family has been painful in some way. And truly, if the mention of "family" is painful for you, know this: God wants to break through and redeem that. The bond through baptism is real and deep—this family is not second best; not a consolation prize. Blood is thicker than water, but grace is thicker than blood. "Lord, help me to see today how you're going to reveal yourself in my family." Get your copy of Habits for Holiness (by Fr Mark-Mary Ames, CFR!) at <a href= "https://ascensionpress.com/habits">https://ascensionpress.com/habits</a> The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of generous donors like you. You can give at <a href= "https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco">https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco</a>. Thank you!

Discipleship Is a Team Sport

Addicted to Mediocrity

In this week's episode we wanted you to hear the final talk from our Royal Women's retreat. Mary Bielski talks about our inheritance as children of God, who is the King of Kings. She passionately shares about what it means to operate in authority, how to become more aware and strengthened by the cloud of witnesses, and how to live out our calling and purpose and receive provision from God. Here is the video Mary shows during the talk: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEiSF8HpyDg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEiSF8HpyDg</a> Discussion Questions: <ol> <li>You have a royal inheritance as a child of God, the King of Kings. What does this mean to you?</li> <li>We have authority as daughters of the King. How can you begin to walk in this authority in the way you act and pray?</li> <li>The orphan spirit can keep us from experiencing the inheritance that God has for us because we aren't ready for it. In what areas does God desire you to grow in maturity so that you can receive His inheritance?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li>How can you pray with more authority?</li> <li>How do you need to grow in self care so that you are filled up and can offer more to those God has entrusted to you?</li> <li>Where do you need to give God your fiat?</li> </ol> Quote to Ponder: "The message of the gospel isn't about just getting into heaven, its about heaven getting into us" - Mary Bielski

S03 Episode 17: Inheritance

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Dealing with Stress

Speculation about the Antichrist abounds — but what does the Church actually teach? Drawing on Scripture, the early Fathers, and saints like Augustine and Aquinas, this timely book explains the prophecies, signs, and deceptions surrounding the Antichrist’s rise and reign. You’ll learn how to recognize his tactics, avoid spiritual seduction, and stay rooted in the truth. Discover Our Lady’s role, the danger of sacrilege and false prophets, and why staying faithful now is more vital than ever.

The Antichrist | eBook

Join newly ordained, Fr. Jacob, and Fr. Sean in this week’s episode as they delve into priestly ordinations and the significance of the first mass celebrated by newly ordained priests. They also discuss Pentecost and a few other holy feasts celebrated within the Church.

New Priests and Pentecost

The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” Today, we begin our journey into the mystery of the Eucharist. Fr. Mike emphasizes that the Eucharist is particularly unique in relation to the other sacraments because it unites us to the heavenly liturgy and draws us into communion with God. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1322-1327. 
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Day 180: The Source and Summit

Fr. Raoul Plus offers practical guidance on maintaining a prayerful spirit amid daily distractions. Drawing from the experiences of saints, he provides techniques to foster interior silence, align one's will with God, and integrate prayer into everyday life. This book serves as a manual for those seeking to live in constant communion with God, even during the busiest moments. ​

How To Pray Always | eBook

The sacrament of Holy Communion unites the faithful together in a most profound, visible way. It also makes disunity in the Church all the more painful and apparent. The Catechism reveals the Church’s teachings regarding the Eucharist and Christian churches who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church. Fr. Mike addresses a most common and difficult question: “If a non-Catholic believes that the Eucharist is truly Jesus, why can they not receive him in the sacrament?” Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1396-1401.

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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.