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This lecture was given on February 23rd, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthomisticinstitute.org%2Fupcoming-events&amp;token=cecb01-1-1738798113621" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 136, 221);">thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events</a> About the speaker: Fr. Ezra Sullivan is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He currently serves as professor of theology and psychology at the Angelicum in Rome. He has published numerous articles and contributed to many books on subjects related to Thomistic ethics.

Christ vs. Secularism: The Ethics of the Day | Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P.

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Marley's Ghost

The First of the Three Spirits

The Second of the Three Spirits

The Last of the Spirits

The End of It

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Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold, tight-fisted old miser who has no use for Christmas and even less for the people around him. On a bitter Christmas Eve, he rebuffs every kindness and retreats alone to his chambers, where he receives a chilling visitor: the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, bound in heavy chains forged by a lifetime of greed. Marley brings a warning, that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits before the night is through. Dickens's enduring 1843 ghost story opens on a haunted, frozen night, with one hard-hearted man about to confront everything he has become.

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112: Aquinas on modesty, makeup, and boob jobs, with Emily Sullivan

The Younger Son In this episode we continue with Part 2 of our book study on The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen. We talk about the places within ourselves that, like the younger son, are living in a distant land, far from the love of God the Father. We discuss how often we search for unconditional love outside of God and are left heartbroken. We long to hear His voice speak healing to our souls that we are His beloved on whom His favor rests. Sister Miriam's one thing - Joan of Arc Michelle's one thing - <a href= "https://www.ruahstorytellers.com/">Ruah Storytellers podcast</a> Heather's one thing - <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/abidingtogetherpodcast">Patreon</a> patrons and our listeners around the world! Announcements! The Abiding Together Lenten Book Study is <a href= "https://amzn.to/2tZNV6G">The Return of the Prodigal Son</a> by Henri Nouwen. You can still join us - we're just getting started! Purchase the book via <a href="https://amzn.to/2tZNV6G" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">US Amazon Link</a>, a <a href= "https://www.amazon.ca/Return-Prodigal-Son-J/dp/0385473079" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Canada Amazon link</a>, and a <a href= "https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/023252078X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=023252078X&linkCode=as2&tag=greenhouseuk-21&linkId=3a2b0647ffe0e8928c8e678d31fa309b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK Amazon link</a>. (As an Amazon Associate, Abiding Together earns from qualifying Amazon purchases.) The <a href= "https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/series-products"> Abiding Together shop</a> has new items! We have a <a href= "https://abiding-together-podcast.myshopify.com/products/beloved-journal"> new journal</a> and a <a href= "https://abiding-together-podcast.myshopify.com/products/mug-15oz-1"> new mug</a> inspired by Henri Nouwen, created just for this Lenten book study! Discussion questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What struck you from the podcast?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What are the ways you experience longing for Heaven?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Where have you gone looking for "distant countries"?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What are the voices you listen to that call you from home?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What are the vulnerable places, where your faith in being Beloved is fragile?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Reflect and journal about this scripture: Luke 15:11-32. What does it speak to you personally this time? </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What do you think about the idea that Heaven is your home?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Where, right now, do you need God to speak into? Where are you still striving or self-protecting?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Recall the confidence and security of Henri Nouwen's "litany" of what it means to be the Beloved. Create your own Litany of the Beloved! "As the Beloved, _____" </li> </ol> Quote to Ponder - "Home is the center of my being where I can hear the voice that says: 'You are my Beloved, on you my favor rests.'" - Henri Nouwen Scripture for Lectio Divina - Luke 15:11-32 - The Parable of the Prodigal Son

S07 Episode 7: The Return of the Prodigal Son Book Study Part 2 - The Younger Son

Introduction

Thomistic - The Joyful Mysteries

Thomistic - The Luminous Mysteries

Thomistic - The Sorrowful Mysteries

Thomistic - The Glorious Mysteries

Augustine - The Joyful Mysteries

Augustine - The Luminous Mysteries

Augustine - The Sorrowful Mysteries

Augustine - The Glorious Mysteries

Franciscan - The Joyful Mysteries

Franciscan - The Luminous Mysteries

Franciscan - The Sorrowful Mysteries

Franciscan - The Glorious Mysteries

Ignatian - The Joyful Mysteries

Ignatian - The Luminous Mysteries

Ignatian - The Sorrowful Mysteries

Ignatian - The Glorious Mysteries

About the Author

End Credits

Every soul prays differently, and this inviting guide helps you rediscover the Rosary as a deeply personal encounter with Jesus and Mary. Drawing from four great spiritual traditions—Thomistic, Augustinian, Franciscan, and Ignatian—it offers four distinct reflections for each decade, allowing you to pray in the way that resonates most with your heart. Whether you connect with God through study, imagination, beauty, or intimate conversation, you will find a path suited to your temperament. With biblical insight, vivid meditations, and practical takeaways, the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries come alive, helping you grow in self-knowledge and in love for the Lord who draws every soul to Himself in a unique way.

A Rosary for Every Heart

Today I interview the other founder of Eden Invitation (an apostolate for those with same -sex attraction)! You may remember Episode 145 when I interviewed Anna Carter well Shannon is the other half of the Eden Invitation team and I am so excited about the ministry these two beautiful women have founded. Who is Shannon? As a young girl, Shannon spent Sunday mornings in the pew eating contraband pretzels out of her dress pockets. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Social Welfare and Gender & Women's Studies. She has fallen for men and for women, but ultimately she fell for the beauty of Christ and His Church. Prior to founding Eden Invitation, Shannon worked in college campus ministry with The Evangelical Catholic and Brew City Catholic. Her current roles include relationship nurturer, community developer, and social media quote-finder. If you're looking for her, try the shore of the nearest body of water. (bio taken from edeninvitation.com) I'm super excited to share with you that Eden Invitation was the recent winner of the 2020 OSV Innovation Challenge! What is the OSV Innovation Challenge? Well think Catholic "Shark Tank" its a challenge created by Our Sunday Visitor and Catholic Creatives that seeks to encourage innovation that is God inspired and is motivated by a love of our broken world. Eden Invitation was awarded $100,000 to further their ministry. I am so proud of Anna and Shannon! You can read more about Eden Invitation and OSV Challenge below! Learn more about Eden Invitation! <a href="edeninvitation.com">edeninvitation.com</a> Episode 145: Thriving with Same Sex Attraction, with Anna Carter <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/among-the-lilies/id1149976656?i=1000474715899"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/among-the-lilies/id1149976656?i=1000474715899</a> Learn more about OSV Innovation Challenge! <a href="https://www.osvchallenge.com/">https://www.osvchallenge.com/</a> Thank you for being here! If you are interested in supporting Among the Lilies please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/AmongTheLilies Please join the Among the Lilies community on Instagram and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheLiliess/ https://www.instagram.com/among_the_lilies

152: Finding your Personhood Beyond LGBTQ

Aquinas contends that although we cannot know God's essence, we can meaningfully ask and answer the question of His existence. Professor Doolan employs Aristotelian scientific methodology to reason from observable effects to a first cause, which he identifies as God. This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at New York University. 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: Gregory T. Doolan received his B.A. in political theory from Georgetown University in 1993 and his Ph.D. in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 2003. He taught philosophy at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. from 2004–05 and joined the faculty of the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in 2005. Dr. Doolan’s research interest is in the area of Aquinas’s metaphysics; in recent years, his focus has been on Aquinas’s semantic theory and his account of the Aristotelian categories of being.&nbsp; A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Doolan currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.

Aquinas on the Question: 'Whether God Exists?' | Prof. Gregory Doolan

Resources: <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://philosproject.org/catholic/">The Philos Project</a> - website</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sophiainstitute.com/product/finding-peace-in-the-storm/">Finding Peace in the Storm</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/into-the-deep/">Into the Deep</a> – Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-contemplative-rosary"> The Contemplative Rosary</a> - Dan Burke and Connie Rossini</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://onelink.to/92tyk4">The Contemplative Rosary App</a> (phones and tablets only)</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness</a> - Susan Brinkmann OCDS</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://avila-institute.org/events/">Avila-Institute.org/events</a> - website</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://avila-institute.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">EWTN Religious Catalogue</a> – online</li> </ul>

The Philos Project Part 1 of 2

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. What have you done with what you've been given? No one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track. Mass Readings from November 15, 2020: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalms 128:1-51 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 <a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-checkpoints.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">Download the Homily Study</a>

11/15/20 Roadmap: Checkpoints

Do Catholics really worship statues and live by rituals? Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson in part five of their interview with Dr. Gerard Verschuuren about his book, Forty Anti-Catholic Lies to debunk these myths. Topics/Questions Covered in the Show: <ul> <li>Do Catholics worship statues?</li> <li>Why did the Catholic Church include statues and stained glass in the its churches?</li> <li>What are icons and why are they important to Catholics, especially the Eastern rites?</li> <li>Do Catholics live by rituals?</li> <li>What are rituals and why is there a negative connotation associated with rituals?</li> <li>Rituals are required in the Old Testament.</li> <li>Are rituals ever empty of meaning and purpose?</li> <li>What is the difference between rituals and routine?</li> </ul> Resources: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.spiritualdirection.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spiritualdirection.com</a> - website</li> <li><a href="http://avila-institute.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sophiainstitute.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Sophia Institute Press</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/forty-anti-catholic-lies#utm_source=Resources%20Edition&utm_medium=Forty%20Anti-Catholic%20Lies&utm_content=ResourcesEditionFortyAnti-CatholicLies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forty Anti-Catholic Lies</a> by Dr. Gerard Verschuuren</li> <li>Questions? Send an e-mail to <a href= "mailto:Questions@myavila.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Questions@myavila.com</a> or call 818-646-7729. Please leave your name, location, and question(s).</li> </ul>

October 2, 2018: Resources Edition - Dr. Gerard Verschuuren, 40 Anti-Catholic Lies, Part 5

A Little Prince of the North

The Road to Damascus

The Pilgrim

The Friendship of a Bishop

The First Companions

A New Order in the Church

Spreading Like a Great Fire

On the Way to Becoming Bishop

Archbishop Norbert

A Time of Trials

Epilogue

In an age of chaos and reform, St. Norbert of Xanten turned from worldly prestige to a life of radical holiness, calling priests to virtue and lifting high the Eucharist to scatter spiritual darkness. This gripping account captures his bold conversion, fearless preaching, miraculous encounters, and enduring role in renewing the Church. Through vivid storytelling and rare prayers, it invites readers to follow this tireless pilgrim on his path of reform, exorcism, and Eucharistic devotion.

The Eternal Pilgrim

<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.

Fr. Malachy Napier joins the show. He talks about Being Ordained During the Pandemic, The Life of Francis of Assisi, and much More. He also tells a phenomenal story about doing prison ministry in an over crowded Nicaraguan Prison. Show Sponsors: Strive 21 <a href="https://strive21.com/matt">https://strive21.com/matt</a> Ascension Press: <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/fradd">https://ascensionpress.com/fradd</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

St. Francis, The CFR's Founding, and Mission (Fr. Malachy Napier) | Ep. 452

Holy Week: The Stations of the Cross In this episode we decided to pray through the Stations of the Cross, found in St. Faustina's Diary. During Holy Week, we wanted to take this opportunity to quiet our hearts and reflect on our Lord's suffering and death, so we can enter in more fully. We hope that you will use this as a prayer resource and pray with your families or on your own. Sponsor: The Hallow app <a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/c0d57957">Hallow</a> is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps us deepen our relationship with Christ through 5-30 minute, audio-guided contemplative prayer sessions. Think Headspace or Calm, but authentically Catholic. <a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/c0d57957">The app</a> includes everything from Lectio Divina on the daily Gospel, to the Rosary, to daily Examens, to meditations focused on preparing for bed in the evening (including Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours), to minute meditations for moments of temptation or thanks, and much more. <a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/c0d57957">In the app</a>, you'll find a session focused on spiritual communion for the many separated from physical Mass during a time of crisis, as well as praylists for a variety of spiritual needs, like being "Stuck at Home", or seeking patience or healing. <a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/c0d57957">Hallow</a> currently offers daily Lenten meditations, and is currently producing meditations for Palm Sunday and the Easter Triduum. You'll find lectio divina with Mass readings, Spiritual Communion, Holy Hours, chant, and more. Get an extended <a href= "https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/c0d57957">free trial</a> of the app for 3 months! using promo code: Abide Resources <a href= "https://www.shrineofdivinemercy.org/stations-way-2">St Faustina's Way of the Cross</a> <a href= "https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet"> Chaplet of Divine Mercy</a> <a href= "https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet"> The Divine Mercy Novena</a> Discussion questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What part of the Stations of the Cross spoke to you?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How can you enter into Holy Week in a new way this year?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to you, that Jesus suffered and died for you, so that you could be with Him in heaven forever?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Reflect and pray on Mt 26:40 "Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not stay awake with me one hour?" </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How can you keep watch with Jesus during Holy Week?</li> </ol> Quote to Ponder - "Do not be afraid of sufferings; I am with you." - The Diary of St. Faustina (151) Scripture for Lectio Divina - "Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not stay awake with me one hour?" Mt 26:40

S07 Episode 12: Holy Week- The Stations of the Cross

Jacob Imam and I are not what is described as "trads" and neither of us attends the Latin Mass on a regular basis, but we LOVE the reverence and beauty of the Latin, or Tridentine, Mass. In light of Pope Francis' "<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html">Traditionis Custodes</a>," we flesh out 7 reasons why the Latin Mass is truly extraordinary. A few of the 7 reasons are: <ol> <li>The primacy of the Eucharistic sacrifice</li> <li>The quality of the homilies</li> <li>The formality of the mass and attendees</li> <li>The beauty of the Latin language and music ...and 3 more!</li> </ol> <a href="https://pints.mattfradd.com/pwa-confessions-signup/">Sign up for my free course on St. Augustine's "Confessions"!</a> SPONSORS Hallow: <a href="http://hallow.app/mattfradd">http://hallow.app/mattfradd</a> STRIVE: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> Homeschool Connections: <a href="https://homeschoolconnections.com/matt/">https://homeschoolconnections.com/matt/</a> GIVING Patreon or Directly: <a href="https://pintswithaquinas.com/support/">https://pintswithaquinas.com/support/ </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 co-producer of the show. LINKS 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> Gab: <a href="https://gab.com/mattfradd">https://gab.com/mattfradd</a> Rumble: <a href="https://rumble.com/c/pintswithaquinas">https://rumble.com/c/pintswithaquinas</a> MY BOOKS Get my NEW book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1645851311?pf_rd_r=G1VMH792WKT544VHG4CJ&amp;pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&amp;pd_rd_r=68b2ceaa-6dec-467b-8cd1-c7f8d1129a35&amp;pd_rd_w=4u4Se&amp;pd_rd_wg=w1Iui&amp;ref_=pd_gw_unk">How To Be Happy: Saint Thomas' Secret To A Good Life</a>," out now! 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>

7 Reasons We LOVE The Latin Mass (Jacob Imam) | Ep. 286

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82: Aquinas Vs Bonaventure over the beginning of the universe, and, for some random reason, Friedrich Nietzsche!

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is quietly overlooked in her own family, the sensible, undervalued daughter of a vain and financially careless baronet. Years earlier, she let herself be talked out of marrying the man she loved, a naval officer who then had neither fortune nor standing, and she has regretted it in silence ever since. Now her family's mounting debts force them to give up their grand estate, and by a turn of circumstance the man she refused returns to her circle, no longer poor and seemingly indifferent to her. Austen's tender final novel opens on a woman given the rarest of things: a second chance.

Persuasion

Foreword

A Son Is Given

A New Beginning

Chosen By God

New Birth

The Life Journey Begins

Growth and Moral Choices

Adjustment Challenges

Intimacy Issues

The Gift of Marital Love

Establishing a Home

Overcoming Obstacles

The Entire Person

A Domestic Church

Grandparenting

Suffering Together

Facing Death

Family in Crisis

Ongoing Adjustments

Coping with Aging

Sunset

Called to Glory

Through the story of an ordinary life marked by grace, this uplifting work reveals how God’s presence quietly guides every moment of the human journey. From the beginnings of life through family, suffering, and the approach of eternity, it shows how the sacraments, daily choices, and hidden trials all serve a greater purpose in God’s loving plan. With warmth and spiritual insight, these pages help readers recognize the meaning woven into their own lives and grow in trust, hope, and awareness of God’s faithful care.

Rainbows after Rain

Understand what temptation is

Recognize the elements of temptation

Be on guard against the causes of temptation

Distinguish between willful and unwillful temptations

Learn to benefit from temptation

Deal prudently with temptations

Learn from others examples

Temptation strikes every soul, no matter how strong the faith. This practical guide explains how to recognize temptation, guard your heart, and lean on God’s grace to resist sin. Learn how to avoid common traps, deal with memories of past sins, and even draw spiritual benefit from the struggles you face. Filled with clear advice and encouragement, it offers real help for staying vigilant, growing in virtue, and turning every battle into a step closer to God.

How To Resist Temptation

Our God

The Restoration of the Icon

The Pail and the Sea

Far from the Eyes, Present in the Heart

God and Evil

One Who Does Not Sleep at Night

“It Is by the Finger of God That I Cast out Demons”

“Do Not Resist the Evil One”

“What Evil Can They Do to Me?”

Prepared and Ready

This spiritual reflection explores the love, power, and mercy of God through the insights of a seasoned exorcist. Addressing topics like evil, suffering, fear, and spiritual identity, it offers practical wisdom for deepening trust in God amid life’s trials. With clarity and hope, readers are invited to overcome lies, embrace their dignity as children of God, and respond to darkness with courage, faith, and the goodness of divine love.

God Most Powerful

Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they discuss how the devil tries to cause trouble in your marriage and how to combat those lies! Resources: <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "spiritualdirection.com/events">Divine Intimacy in Marriage</a> - retreat</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sophiainstitute.com/product/finding-peace-in-the-storm/">Finding Peace in the Storm</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/into-the-deep/">Into the Deep</a> – Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-contemplative-rosary"> The Contemplative Rosary</a> - Dan Burke and Connie Rossini</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness</a> - Susan Brinkmann OCDS</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://avila-institute.org/events/">Avila-Institute.org/events</a> - website</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://avila-institute.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">EWTN Religious Catalogue</a> – online</li> </ul>

Divine Intimacy in Marriage: The Demonic Principle of Inversion

Today I chat with Anna Carter from Eden Invitation (an apostolate for those with Same-sex attraction) Check out their amazing site: <a href= "https://www.edeninvitation.com/">https://www.edeninvitation.com/</a> And please consider supporting our work here at Among The Lilies and getting a bunch of cool gifts in return: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/AmongTheLilies">https://www.patreon.com/AmongTheLilies</a>

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Dedication

Opening Psalm

Disclaimer

Original Trauma

The Wounded Heart

The Inmost Self

Opening Our Eyes

The Evil I Do Not Want

The Unending Melody

The Closed Heart

Spiritual Confidants

The Inner Kingdom

The Fearful Heart

Unburdening

Inner Harmony

Appendices

Acknowledgments

Dr. Gerry Crete integrates advanced trauma-based therapy with Christian traditions to guide readers toward inner healing. Through real-life stories, psychological insights, and scriptural reflections, he presents a "parts work" approach to address anxiety and past wounds. The book includes three litanies—of the Closed, Wounded, and Fearful Heart—designed to connect one's inner self with God's love and mercy, fostering a deeper relationship with God and personal restoration.

Litanies of the Heart

Front Matter

Earliest Memories

A Catholic Household

Pauline Enters the Carmel

First Communion and Confirmation

Vocation of Therese

A Pilgrimage to Rome

The Little Flower Enters the Carmel

Profession of Soeur Therese

The Night of the Soul

Written under obedience to her superiors, this is the autobiography of a young French Carmelite nun who entered the convent at just fifteen and died of tuberculosis at twenty-four. With remarkable warmth and candor, Thérèse recounts her childhood, her close-knit and deeply devout family, and the path that led her to religious life. At its heart lies the spiritual vision she became famous for: her "little way," a trust that holiness is found not in grand deeds but in doing small, ordinary things with great love. Published in 1898, it remains one of the most beloved spiritual memoirs ever written.

The Story of a Soul