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Back to SearchAre You Willing to Surrender to God?
Episode 463
Friends, our readings for the fourth and final Sunday of Advent are all about maybe the central motif of the spiritual life. Our culture today is so …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Waiting in Action
Episode 462
Friends, our readings for this Third Sunday of Advent help us understand what to do while we wait for the Lord. An Advent spirituality of waiting is …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Episode 461
Friends, our first reading for this Second Sunday of Advent, taken from Isaiah 11, describes the Messiah’s arrival: He “shall sprout from the stump o…
7 months ago
The Season of Sacred Waiting
Episode 460
Friends, we come to the New Year celebration of the liturgical year: the First Sunday of Advent. This is the season of sacred waiting—four weeks of l…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Marks of Spiritual Leadership
Episode 459
Friends, we come to the final weekend of the liturgical year and the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King. Now, our country was formed in …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Old World Has Been Shaken
Episode 458
Friends, we come to the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, which means that next Sunday is the final Sunday of the liturgical year. During this ti…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Place of Right Praise
Episode 457
Friends, this Sunday we’re celebrating, with the whole Church, the dedication of the great cathedral of Rome: the Lateran Basilica. You could argue v…
8 months ago
Why We Pray for All Souls
Episode 456
Friends, All Souls Day, November 2, falls on a Sunday this year, so we can really spend some time reflecting on this wonderful feast, which means so …
8 months, 1 week ago
Are You Revolving Around God—Or God Around You?
Episode 455
Friends, for this Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are treated to the wonderful and deeply challenging parable of the Pharisee and the publican …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Power of Prayer
Episode 454
Friends, when something tragic happens and people offer their prayers, you’ll often hear now, “I've had it with thoughts and prayers. We have to act.…
8 months, 3 weeks ago