Deb's Podcast

Who were the Saints?  From what little I do know and have learned about the Saint's I believe they were a chosen people,  for a very special task during a very special time, in the history of our faith, desiring to know Christ, love Christ, and become the living example of Christ for the world to see and imitate. The Saint's were taught some really amazing lesson's during their life...

Division has taken over the world as we speak.  Division is not of God.  Therefore, those who choose this great divide do not follow the law.  They follow the way of death, their minds are so very focused on destruction, and they abandon what is good, what is just, because their hearts were turned away from God, and the greatest evil has entered into their veins.   Blinded by the most intrinsic ev...

As I write my personal expression of gratitude to all of you today, I want you to know that I hold the highest regard toward my creator, and those who represent goodness.  You will find that we as believers, truly are one!  Taking this time to invest in what I feel is important and always have, I believe we were given a small period of time to do something unique and not waste a precious second of...

On November 3rd I was asked to announce that after one year and six month's Deb's Podcast has received over 1,000 plus listeners!  I am very excited and grateful truly I am to have such a great following.  It has been a real joy for me to reach out to all of you in America, Africa, Netherlands, Poland, Canada, Spain, Morocco, Guatemala, please forgive me for not mentioning everyone'...

When we travel we prepare our self for the journey.  We have a plan all thought through.  When we live, we need to plan out our life.  Both take time, energy, effort, and most of all our full attention.  How are you planning to live out 2023?  We are less than two months away from the new year.  I think we should all consider becoming perfect at planning out exactly the way we want to live our lif...

Putting the pieces of the puzzle together takes time and having the great desire to dig deep within ones soul.  In order for me to know myself and be truthful, I had to document everything by keeping a life long journal.  When it is written in absolute truth which I have tried very hard to do, I was able to go back and reread the history of my life and figure out where I went right and where I wen...

The preservation of history is amazing because it allows us to see quite clearly what our ancestors wrote during their lifetime about Catholicism.  They were truly the greatest scholars who were chosen by God to keep the writings given to them and it showed us what the Christian faith was like a hundred years ago and I believe we received great insight into the generation before them as well.  So...

A strong prayer life is the best kind of life to live if you want to grow in your faith.  If you want to know your creator then prayer is your best outlet.  Today I decided to share my evening prayer with you as I daily recite the divine office, the Liturgy of the Hours.  If this is something you find yourself enjoying you can go on line a purchase a four volume set and give yourself the best birt...

As we quietly enter into the holy presence of our Lord, let us pause for a moment to remember all the living Saint's.  Those who may have already gone to meet God but have left their mark forever on our heart, our mind, and our soul. The Saints in our life time, were ordinary everyday people who cared for us, nurtured us, especially through our woundedness, and they loved us no matter what. ...

The Saint's in our life have a purpose.  We were asked in the 7th grade to choose a Saint's name for our Confirmation name.  I remember being so insecure and not knowing enough about the saints at the time to choose one I knew well enough to say I want that Saints name to be my Confirmation name.  When the struggle became evident to my teacher, she was there for me and helped me choose t...

When we are at our best it is easy to keep the peace.  When we experience confrontation peace becomes a challenge.  I wish we could all be great at communicating when confrontation comes into play.  I think if I could personally place Christ next to me the next time I have to correct someone, I think I could deliver my message much better without hurting someone else's feelings.  That happene...

All human life needs a powerful advocate/voice of hope!  Are you willing to be that special spokesperson ? The slaughtering of precious babies in the womb needs to stop.  To take a life is to kill.   And many babies in the womb have had no say in the manner. Today I am the voice for over 80 million babies aborted. I believe we have to look at life, and uphold all life with a respectful disposition...

Prayer does something to us internally.  It is a beautiful tapestry woven between you and God.  At first, you cannot see the progress, but in that moment and those thereafter, God is working miraculously through you and his greatest work is you!  I love to pray.  I believe that prayer moves mountains.  Prayer converts the most hardened of hearts!  It is the answer to everything that is unknown to...

A Saint so greatly loved and adored by many.  He was an amazing Shepherd guiding the flock properly and he was someone in my lifetime that I greatly looked up to.  He sparked the flame of truth for me as a Catholic.  I had the great honor and fortune of seeing him at Central Park in New York City 1980's, and during a papal public audience in Rome, Italy in 2003.  To see him was a gift, to be...

Be Lover's Of Christ!   How do we enter into a meaningful relationship with Christ?  How do we get there?  The first tool in the toolbox is prayer.  Pray the rosary.  Get to know the Mother of Jesus by praying and understanding each decade of the rosary reflecting upon Jesus and his Mother's life. Then pick up a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and learn your faith inside an...

Indeed you are!!!  You are the greatest treasure that ever lived, you are a son and or  are a daughter of a King!  Never ever forget, you are of great worth!!!  You are deserving of every happiness, and every joy known to God.  You belong to Him.  He has given you the gift of eternal life.  A gift so special, so worth knowing about and preparing for.   Today, I welcome you into the realm of living...

The legacy of early Christians, has definitely inspired me to research further the rich history of our Catholic faith.  If only we (our brothers and sisters in Christ) would greatly desire to  expand our knowledge we would certainly have the ability to engage in healthy dialogue, when it comes to reading books that prepare the mind and soul for spiritual growth as we live out the life, we were giv...

Saint Ignatius of Antioch gave his life to Christ.  He knew that there was no other way to live.  He knew he needed to follow Christ.  To die for Christ at the appropriate time of his death.  He could for see the truths of Christ happening in his own journey as he knew he was about to leave this earth and so he left this earth by leaving for us a wonderful legacy.  He was divinely inspired by Chri...

When I was 12 years old, my mother gave me a journal to write in.  It was there my thoughts, dreams, ambitions, were all written, hidden, locked away, with a key in a draw.  This gift my mother gave me was truly a wonderful idea, but it was one that continued silently in the dark.   An idea that didn't grow beyond her gift or beyond my gift to write, if that makes sense.  Then, one day, sever...

We are so connected to the saints in heaven.  Today we rejoice, again I say rejoice, because we all get to participate with Saint Dominic and all of the Dominican Saints here at Queen of Peace. At holy mass, we all beautifully received the holy word of God, and we celebrated together the holy Eucharist.   After this beautiful mass, Filomena received her perpetual promise, connecting her and everyo...

I am sharing this amazing discovery with you from a dear person in my life whom God brought to me, a gentleman who greatly has inspire me in my faith walk over the last four years .   Thank you Allen, for the loan of this wonderfully written book by Father Benedict.  The Reform of the Renewal states openly and freely the truth about our faith, and what is expected of us.  This book opened up my ey...

Praying a Novena is a powerful way of entering deeply into the Holy Presence of Our Lord and Our Lady.  We are so blessed to have these prayers as guides to help us make our journey much more meaningful, through are reflections, meditations, and ritualistic repetitions that bring us into the veil of our holy mother as we rely on her to bring all our petitions and concerns and requests to her Son....

The power of prayer, may we all come to desire it and place ourselves in the silence of our Lord.  We do receive the power of the most high Jesus Christ through every mass, holy communion, confession, adoration, because Christ is alive in us!                               Let's do this more often!!! This power is for the greater glory of God and his children.  Propelling us to live out our be...

We traveled to Poland by airplane, by bus, and on foot,  we walked where my ancestors walked.  We prayed where my ancestors prayed.  Above  ground we saw streets filled with beautiful polish men, women, children, whose lineage is one of great faith, great strength, great talent, whose minds and hearts greatly loved Christ first and foremost.  Professional in every sense of the word, God gave them...

Sing  "All  Praises Be To Mary our Blessed and Holy Mother! Father Patrick Francis O' Doherty reminds us quite often of this truth, " Heaven Is Not A Place, Heaven Is A Person", and that person is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One of our beloved parishioners whose name is  Mark, randomly cantors for us before we receive the Holy Eucharist at daily mass.  Just today he looke...