Podcast Episodes

Piety of the Magi - Feast of the Epiphany

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In this meditation for the Feast of the Epiphany, Fr Javier del Castillo helps us to learn from the Magi how to live a life of piety that is guided by love and magnanimity. The Magi “teach us a lesso…

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Published on 10 years, 7 months ago

Fourth Sunday Of Advent

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In this meditation for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Fr Javier del Castillo reflects on the Gospel of the day (Luke 1: 26-38) and invites us to prepare our hearts for Christmas by striving to have a l…

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Published on 10 years, 8 months ago

Gaudete Sunday

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In this meditation for the Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, Fr Javier del Castillo reflects on the profound meaning of this passage from St Paul - “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rej…

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Published on 10 years, 8 months ago

Spiritual Reading for Your Interior Life

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In this new podcast from the St. Josemaria Institute, Fr Javier del Castillo reflects on St John the Baptist to show how, like the saint, “we can become active listeners of the Word in our hearts.”In…

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Published on 10 years, 8 months ago

"Stella Matutina"

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As we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th), Fr Javier del Castillo's homily, “Stella Matutina", helps us to reflect on the meaning of this special title of our Lady, "Morni…

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Published on 10 years, 8 months ago

Thanksgiving

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As we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States, Father Javier del Castillo reminds us in this meditation, as St. Josemaria Escriva also often did, that we ought to thank God always by habitual…

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Published on 10 years, 9 months ago

November 1, Feast of All Saints: On the Communion of Saints

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As we celebrate the Feast of All Saints on November 1, Fr Javier del Castillo helps us in this meditation to reflect on:

- What is the Communion of Saints
- The variety of saints (each unique in their …

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Published on 10 years, 9 months ago

Opus Dei and the Sanctification of Work

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In this meditation for October 2, a special anniversary in the life of St Josemaria, Fr Javier del Castillo explains how God showed St Josemaria his vocation to be the founder of Opus Dei and the pra…

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Published on 10 years, 11 months ago

On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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In this meditation, Father Javier del Castillo contemplates the origin of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the meaning of suffering, and how both the little and big crosses in our lives…

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Published on 10 years, 11 months ago