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In today’s nugget day, Fr. Mike reviews the major themes of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. Mike emphasizes the six spiritual effects of this sacrament and reminds us of the great gift of Confession because, as the Catechism states, “to the eyes of faith, no evil is graver than sin.” We conclude today’s article with humble gratitude for God’s unfathomable mercy. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1485-1498.

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Day 204: Summary of  Sacrament of Reconciliation

I interview my husband Matt about my hopes and dreams for Among the Lilies.

01: My hopes for Among the Lilies

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval. We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.<dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13</dt> Luke 4:21-30

01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection

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Too Far W_ Cameron Fradd & Laura Horn

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Communion in the Hand, Centering Prayer, and the Dark Night

Being a parent is far more than just having kids. As the Catechism reminds us, the fruitfulness of married love extends to the moral and spiritual education of a couple’s children. Parents are the primary educators of their children, especially in the ways of virtue and prayer. Fr. Mike reminds us that it is also parents&#39; privilege to evangelize their children. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2221-2231. 

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Day 288: The Duties of Parents (2025)

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Whatever You ask of me, the answer is yes. One of the more challenging reminders of this series is that God is the point of all of this. He is not only the Main Character, but this is also His Story. Nonetheless, we have been given a role; we have been created and redeemed in order to play our part.<dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from December 24, 2023:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">Romans 16:25-27</dt> Luke 1:26-38

12/24/23 Main Character: No Small Parts

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10/3 - St. Theodore Guerin

Fr. Mike continues to take us through the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, and the importance of moving on from the past to see what God is doing in our lives right now. He also gives some context on the Samaritans and what was happening across Jerusalem, post return. Today&#39;s readings are Ezra 3-4, Zechariah 1-3, and Proverbs 20:4-7.

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Day 268: Rebuilding the Temple (2023)

Do bumper stickers say a lot about a person? Bumper stickers on your car could say a lot about what you believe and what is important to you. In this episode, Jeff ponders, “If people in the 1st century would have had stickers on their donkeys, what would some of those have said?”

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Episode 143 - Getting Virtue Right A habitual and firm disposition to do good, not just for ourselves but for everybody—this is how virtue is defined. Virtue allows the person, not only to perform good acts but to give the best of themselves for the greatest good of everybody. But why do we do it? Who's it truly for and how do we exactly do it right? In this episode, we'll attempt to answer these questions as we talk about what virtue is along with some insights and practical examples on how we might get it wrong and how we can get it right. 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!

Getting Virtue Right

Opening Credits

Understand What Simplicity Is

Learn to Perfect your Simplicity

Discover Simplicity's Fruits

Recognize the Signs of Simplicity

Practice Simplicity toward God

Practice Simplicity toward Yourself

Practice Simplicity in the World

Practice Simplicity in All Things

Let Simplicity Transform All You Do

Direct All Things to God

Find Simplicity in Attentiveness to God's Presence

Learn the Ways to be Attentive to God's Presence

Imitate Jesus' Simplicity

Learn Simplicity from Mary

Let the Holy Spirit Teach You Simplicity

End Credits

Perfect for Catholics pulled in every direction by daily demands, this book offers a refreshing path to holiness through the virtue of simplicity. Learn how to seek God in ordinary tasks, purify your intentions, and quiet the noise of life to hear His voice more clearly. Discover how simplicity strengthens courage, generosity, and love, while uncovering the hidden obstacles that hinder your soul’s growth. A clear, calming guide to deeper peace with God in the life you’re already living.

Strength in Simplicity

Episode 21.  Catholic Resilience – Where the Secular Experts Get Resilience Wrong. June 22, 2020 Intro: Welcome to the podcast Coronavirus Crisis:  Carpe Diem, where you and I rise up and embrace the possibilities and opportunities for spiritual and psychological growth in this time of crisis, all grounded in a Catholic worldview.   We are going beyond mere resilience, to rising up to the challenges of this pandemic and becoming even healthier in the natural and the spiritual realms than we were before.  I’m clinical psychologist Peter Malinoski your host and guide, with Souls and Hearts at soulsandhearts.com.  Thank you for being here with me.  This is episode 21, and it’s called Catholic Resilience – Where the Secular Experts Get Resilience Wrong In our last episode, we started a deep dive into resilience by looking at secular conceptualizations of resilience.  We discussed how in the secular world resilience is about adapting yourself to life’s demands, it’s about handling the challenges and curve balls that life throws at you with poise and confidence.  It’s about getting back to previous levels of functioning and adaptation.  It’s about getting up as many times as you are knocked down by dangers and misfortunes, it’s about journeying on under the load of troubles and difficulties that life brings us.  It’s about not succumbing to failure, not collapsing under stress, not being destabilized by hardships and tough situations.The American Psychological Association defines resilience as “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress— such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences.”   You know, like a racquetball that gets hit, squashed, and then regains its shape.  {insert sound}Seems reasonable enough, right?  I mean, it’s the American Psychological Association, you know, the professionals speaking here.  And in fact there’s a lot of good in that definition that we can draw from.  In considering resilience, though, we as believing, practicing Catholics need to rework the secular notions ingrained in us by our culture.  And that’s what I am here to help you do.  I am here to challenge notions commonly held by Catholics that are actually not grounded in Catholicism.There are three major problems with the secular definition of resilience.First problem:  Secular mental health professionals look to at their clients’ personal resources, their talents, their skills, their gifts.  The secular clinicians will work with primarily with those asset and strengths.  These clinicians think about how their clients can have greater autonomy, greater agency, be better able to access their assets and strengths to better adapt to the world.   Most of them will also assess the social support that their clients can access from their close relationships.  Nothing wrong with that, insofar as it goes.  Insofar as it goes.  But it doesn’t go far enough.  As Catholics, we’re not supposed to rely primarily on ourselves, we’re not supposed to be independent, rugged individualists.  And we’re not supposed to rely primarily on our close relationships either, because all other people have their flaws and they will disappoint us.  We’re supposed to rely primarily on God – on His love, His mercy, His power, His constancy.  And while more and more secular clinicians are open to bringing in their clients’ spirituality to help their clients become resilient, it’s not the top thing on the list.  Spiritual resources made Southwick and Charney’s top ten list of resilience factors, but not until number 4 and a little bit in number 10.  From a Catholic perspective, God is absolutely primary in resilience.  And this is the biggest problem of secular-based psychologies in general, not just with regard to resiliency. We need to not only understand with our minds who we are and who God is – we also need to involve our souls, our hearts, our bodies.  This is not easy.  There are lots and lots and lots of psychological obstacles to seeing God as He really is.  And I am here to help you do that.  We will go through this process together, harmonizing the best of psychology with a Catholic worldview as we go through all the factors of resilience.  That is what is unique about this podcast.  That is what is unique about Souls and Hearts.  We ground psychology in an authentic Catholic anthropology, an authentic Catholic worldview.  Now today we’re not going into all the solutions for Catholics to become more resilient.  Be patient, I promise you that is coming up in future episodes and especially in the workshops and experiential work that we do in the Resilient Catholics: Carpe Diem! Community.  I want you to become much more resilient, and we’re starting with understanding the conceptual landscape first.  All right, so that covers the first problem that secular clinicians have with guiding others to resiliency – not giving God His primary role.  Here’s the second problem of secular approaches to resilience.  Most mental health professionals work to minimize suffering and maximize one’s enjoyment of life.  They misunderstand suffering.  Most assume either consciously or unconsciously that suffering is to be avoided, minimized, that it is bad.  They want their clients to feel better, to enjoy life more, to avoid getting hurt, to be able to pursue their own dreams and follow their own paths, to be able to make their own meaning out of life.  They don’t use this word, but which philosophical system argues for maximizing enjoyment and minimizing suffering as the best way?  Well, dear listeners, the word for the belief system that emphasizes maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain is hedonism.  Hedonism.  And hedonism has always been really popular because in our fallen human conditions, hedonism makes sense to our passions – we naturally want to avoid pain and we naturally want to pursue pleasure.  It’s a very worldly way of looking at meaning and purpose in life.  Most mental health professionals don’t understand the meaning of the cross.  They don’t understand the importance of redemptive suffering.  And hey, it’s not easy to grasp deeply the meaning of the cross.  There’s a lot of ways that people, even Catholics, even faithful devout Catholics get the meaning of the Cross wrong.  The meaning of the cross is not intuitive to the vast majority of us, it’s not available to unaided human reason.  We need divine revelation to understand the meaning of the cross and why the cross is a gift that almost everybody rejects.  Remember that the cross is a stumbling block and a folly – Christ’s cross was seen by the Jews of his day as disgraceful, shameful, a sign that he was cursed by God.  To the Greeks of the day, focused the cycles of time, on order, on harmony, on beauty, the crucifixion was jarring, discordant event, and the resurrection hard to believe.    But all things work together for good for those who love the Lord – Romans 8:28.  All things.  Therefore all things can be gifts.  If we are loving the Lord, we can receive our sufferings, as gifts, as our crosses that will bring us to salvation, to the joys of eternal life.  Now this can be extremely difficult to do.&amp;...

21 How Secular Experts Get Resilience Wrong

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Episode 141 - Formation First Why do we need to go deeper into our spiritual life? What does that actually mean? Going deeper into our spiritual life means recognizing that we are not the ones in control anymore. It is accepting this place of poverty that we cannot only rely on ourselves, to fabricate everything and make it work. It is having that absolute trust and confidence in the presence of God. Yes, life will be hard, there will be poverty, there is real suffering, there will be death and there will be sin. But what do we do with that? Do we get discouraged and face our weakness over and over again or do we allow God to make the foundation of our hearts, our faith, our relationship, unshakeable. In this episode, we'll be talking about the choices we make in our lives that is geared towards formation along with some practical examples on how the presence of Jesus-the peace he gives us becomes more real than the circumstances that we have. An invitation to be able to say that "Jesus I trust you, I know you're here and I know you're real." even when it's hard. To be in a place where we can be utterly poor and can utterly rely and trust in God as we face our limitations. 🛒 You can also grab your Poco a Poco Merchandise at pocomerch.com! 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!

Formation First

Frs. John and Mike discuss Norway, their mild obsession with Bishop Erik Varden and the profound imagery of light and darkness in the Advent and Christmas Season.

Light from Light

&quot;Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me&quot;Kidnapped by pirates, forced into slavery, and a mission from God to evangelize an entire country...there&apos;s a reason Saint Patrick&apos;s tale is celebrated around the world! Sants Alive presents the story of the &quot;Apostle of Ireland&quot; like you&apos;ve never heard it before! 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 Patrick

Fr. Sean and Fr. John sit down with Bo Brustkern, Executive Director of Creatio, for a conversation on the beauty of creation and its essential place in our life of faith. Together, they explore Creatio’s mission and how encountering creation can draw us deeper into God’s presence.

Creatio

In this masterful book, Christopher Malloy identifies more than a dozen heresies and errors of this new modernism. What do nearly all of them have in common? They espouse a false mercy that divorces compassion from truth. But compassion without truth is only emotional sympathy, not charity. Genuine mercy is based on truth. God pours out His grace so that we sinners may repent of wickedness, embrace Him, and live holy lives.

False Mercy | eBook

Episode 126 - Authentically Awesome When we were kids, we were usually amazed and awed about something that was new, grand or magnificent, but as we grew older we became more indifferent towards those things. As Christians and Catholics, we are in love and fascinated with Jesus. But as we've sat with the Lord for longer periods of time, we too sometimes become indifferent to our Faith and His life as well. We need to keep seeing our Faith with fresh eyes—to be excited and eager to grow in relationship with the Lord. Let's ask for the grace to continue experiencing a child-like awe and wonder towards God. This episode is the first part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin. An invitation for us to return and authentically stay in awe and wonderment before all the mysteries of God. The Poco a Poco podcast happens because of many generous donors, including recurring monthly donations of any amount. Thinking about helping out? You can give at https://spiritjuice.org/supportpoco. Thank you!

Authentically Awesome

Introduction

You Teach Philosophy.

What is philosophy good for? What can I do with it?

Who are Your Favorite Philosophers?

Why are So Many Philosophers Weird?

Who Was The First Christian Philosopher?

Where Do Your Thoughts Come From?

Can You Tell Us A Piece of Wisdom From Your Father?

I Heard Somebody Define a Liberal.

Which do you think is more dangerous?

You've Been Criticised as Simplistic.

You’ve been criticized as “simplistic.”

That's Not Simple - That's Very Philosophical.

Can you give us some really simple, practical, advice?

Why Do You Have To Bring God Into Everything?

What Is Your Favorite Proof For The Existance of God?

What is your favorite proof for the existence of God?

Does God Have A Sense of Humor?

What Is Your Favorite Method of Prayer?

Do You Recommend Meditation Exercises?

What Methods Do You Recommend for Prayer and Meditation?

But you didn't answer my question.

How do you meditate?

What about us busy people who don't have time for meditation?

What about us busy people who don’t have time for meditation?

What do you think is the Origin of Religion?

Why are there more women than men in church?

Why are there more old people than young people in church?

What can we do for the cause of reunion of all the churches?

I think Muslims are our number-one enemies. What do you think?

"I think Muslims are our number-one enemies."

Are we losing our religious freedom?

Why are you a Catholic?

What Mass do you go to?

All things work together for good.

Is this the best of all possible worlds?

If you were Pope, what is the first thing you would do?

If you were a priest and your parish was dying, what would you do about it?

If your parish was dying, what would you do about it?

You said that Eucharistic adoration is the first thing you would do

Why is the Eucharist central?

What's the reason for all the fuss you Catholics make about Mary?

What’s the reason for all the fuss you Catholics make about Mary?

How can Protestants and Catholics understand one another better when we think of Mary?

Why does the Church resist women's ordination?

Why does the Church resist women’s ordination?

What is marriage and why is it so great?

Why not trial marriages - living together?

Why not trial marriages—living together?

Why does the Catholic Church forbid divorce?

Why won't the Church allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive the Eucharist?

Why won’t the Church allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive the Eucharist?

How can I tell if I love someone?

We're both sexually addicted and sexually confused.

"We’re both sexually addicted and sexually confused."

Why is the Catholic Church obsessed with sex?

What's the essence of the Theology of the Body?

What’s the essence of the Theology of the Body?

Why are children important?

Why is the Catholic Church the only church that forbids birth control?

What's wrong with masturbation?

What’s wrong with masturbation?

Why do people want to change their gender?

How can we have joy when our lives are full of misery?

We don't hear about detachment.

Isn’t the answer just to “let go”?

Why do many people today say they are spiritual but not religious?

Why do many people today say they are “spiritual” but not “religious”?

Do you believe in Original Sin?

What is your solution to the problem of evil?

Are there some problems that are impossible to solve?

What is the unforgivable sin?

What is “the unforgivable sin”?

I read your friend Kirk Kilpatrick's book.

What is right and wrong?

What do we do about imperfections?

Do you think Dostoyevsky was right?

Does God care more about truth?

Does God care more about truth or goodness?

How can we be both just and merciful?

Suppose the Republican candidate is a liar...

How should I vote?

Why don't we hear anything about angels?

Why don’t we hear anything about angels anymore?

What difference do angels make?

Have you ever seen an angel?

Have you ever seen a ghost?

Can a cat be possessed by a demon?

Have you ever seen a miracle?

What will Heaven be like?

What do you think you will do in Heaven?

How many people do you think will be in Heaven?

What language will we speak in Heaven?

I'm not sure I want to go to Heaven.

"I’m not sure I want to go to Heaven."

Why don't Catholics believe in reincarnation?

Why don’t Catholics believe in reincarnation?

Is there a multiverse?

Why is there a war?

Peter Kreeft addresses a diverse array of questions posed during his lectures, covering topics such as faith, morality, prayer, and personal experiences. He provides thoughtful and engaging responses to inquiries about the reasons for his Catholic faith, the nature of prayer, the Church's teachings on various issues, and even personal preferences like favorite books and modern inventions. This collection offers insights into both profound theological matters and everyday curiosities, reflecting the wide-ranging interests of his audiences.

Ask Peter Kreeft

The most up-to-date “catechism” in print! For the first time in over fifty years, a Catholic bishop has published his own comprehensive presentation of the Faith—what to believe, how to live, and how to pray as Christ taught. 

Credo | eBook

Sacraments - eBooks

Life is a Struggle

The Prince of Darkness

The Origin of Evil

The Adversary of God

The Enemy of Man

The Prince of This World

The Victory of Christ

The Powerful Virgin Against Evil

The Tempter

The Temptation of Eden

The Temptation of Jesus In The Desert

The Beginning of Temptation

The Dynamics of Temptation

The Outcome of Temptation

Temptation And The Capital Vices

Temptation In Daily Life

Temptations On The Way Of Conversion

The Ferocity Of The Dragon

The False Angel Of Light

Deliver Us From Evil

The Last Battle

The End Times

Closing Credits

Many underestimate the devil’s power, leaving themselves unprepared for daily spiritual battles. This clear and practical guide explains how Satan tempts, deceives, and seeks to rule hearts through pride, sin, and fear. Drawing from Scripture and the wisdom of the saints, it reveals how to resist his traps, expose evil with God’s light, and guard your soul with repentance, prayer, and grace. A needed reminder to stay vigilant and rooted in Christ’s victory.

The Deceiver

Editor's Note

Foreword

Editor's Preface

Part 1 - What Christians Believe

I Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth

And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord

He as Conceived by the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary

He Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was Crucified, Died and was Buried

He Descended into Hell

On the Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead

He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of God_ the Father Almighty

He Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the Dead

St. Thomas Aquinas offers clear and insightful explanations of the Apostles' Creed, the Commandments, the Sacraments, the Our Father, and the Hail Mary. This work serves as a foundational course in the Catholic Faith, guiding readers to understand Church doctrine, enhance their prayer life, and live out their beliefs with clarity and conviction.

The Aquinas Catechism