Burning Hearts with Rachel Herbeck

Continuing in 1 Corinthians 3, Paul asks the Corinthians to consider what their foundation is built upon. As he discusses doing the works of the Lord, he preaches that only Jesus is a secure and lasting foundation.

This week we dive into 1 Corinthians 3 where Paul writes to the Church in Corinth about to whom they belong. As he brings unity to the community, he encourages the believers to commit to the work that God has given them to do with excellence.

As we close out this week, we hear the explicit Gospel message found in Ephesians 2. That although we were separated from Christ with no way back, Jesus redeems us because He is rich in mercy.

Back in the studio, we continue to see what each and every human heart was like without the Gospel and without the saving grace found in Jesus Christ. As Paul paints this picture for us, we grow in appreciation for how Christ has saved us.

Wrapping up our time with Fr. Josh Fons, we spend today in the beginning of Ephesians 2, discussing Paul’s description of the human condition without Christ.

Today we continue with Fr. Josh Fons from the Good News Cruise. As we hear his story, he shares with us how the Word feeds him as a priest and how different encounters with God’s Word hs changed his life.

This week we hear an interview with Fr. Josh Fons from the Good News Cruise. As we dive into Ephesians 2, we begin by hearing Fr. Josh’s story of how he came to know Jesus.

As we close out Colossians 1, Paul transitions into a proclamation of the Gospel, showing us how jesus has reconciled us with the Father.

Throughout Colossians 1, Paul glorifies Jesus through expounding on His identity. Today we discuss the reality that Jesus is first above all and before all.

As we continue through Colossians, we hear the truth that everything was made in Him and for Him. Today we talk about living in Him, but also see what it means to be made for Him.

In addition to being the revelation of the Father, we see how Jesus is the first born of a new race of people. Today we discuss how Jesus’ saving work begins a new race of people with a new nature.

This week we dive into Colossians 1 and discuss who Jesus is. Today we see how Jesus is the One who reveals God the Father to us through His incarnation.

Today we celebrate the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The readings reveal to us truly what is at the heart of God: deep love and intimacy for each and every one of us.

As we celebrate the feast of St. Barnabas, we see ways that he was an encourager to those around him. We ask the Holy Spirit to help us grow in a spirit of encouragement.

Continuing with the prophet Elijah, we read the story of Elijah challenging the prophets of Baal. God provides for Elijha through the sending of fire upon the altar. Again we are challenged to ask how God is providing for us.

The first reading today about the prophet Elijah shows us a scenario in which the Lord needs to be provider. We ask ourselves – are we letting the Lord provide for us in our lives?

This week we spend time in the daily readings from the Mass. In the Gospel today, Jesus teaches on who are blessed in the Kingdom of Heaven. We discuss that the beatitudes are a vision of who God wants to make us into!

Paul’s teaching on the cross and wisdom culminates with the proclamation that Jesus is both the wisdom and the power of God. In Him is found all truth and wisdom, but also the complete and total source of power.

Continuing in our discussion about the foolishness of the cross, we see Paul lift up the way of God in contrast to the wisdom of the world. We ask the Holy Spirit to truly give us eyes to see the wisdom of God and to value it over worldly things.

The wisdom of the world is centered on power, money, and success. Today we discuss how challenging it is not to get caught up in the wisdom of the world but to see things God’s way.

As we continue in 1 Corinthians, we discuss how the Kingdom of god is so different from worldly kingdoms. We see how the cross seems so foolish to those who do not have the spiritual vision of the Kingdom.

This week we dive into 1 Corinthians and discuss proclamation regarding the true power of the cross. For the Christian, power lays in Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross.

As we wrap up our week on Ephesians 1, we take all that we have discussed and emphasize the need to truly see Him and look to Him as the source of our hope, joy, and salvation.

After wrapping up our interview from the Good News Cruise, we read again the end of Ephesians 1. We specifically discuss how Paul has heard of the faith of the ephesians all the way in prison and we ask ourselves what people would hear about the way we treat others.

On our final day of our conversation with Bishop McClory, we read the last half of Ephesians 1. We discuss our destiny in Christ and how we live that out each day.