Spiraling Upwards

In this episode we discuss the reason for the nine days of prayer from Ascension Thursday to the Feast of Pentecost, and the reasons why we should join our prayers to this, the original novena.

In this episode we discuss what it means to proclaim the Gospel, as heralds speaking something forward into the world, and not merely trying to live a silent witness to faith.

In this episode we discuss the difference between a notional grasp of religious doctrines, and the heartfelt assent to the truths which the doctrines so carefully defend. 

In this episode, we discuss why the papacy, and the whole process of selection of a new pope, is so important for our faith in Jesus Christ.

In this episode we consider the positive reality of light, in comparison with the absence of light that we call darkness, so as better to understand how to move from a profitable Lent to a profitable Easter.

This episode explores the real relation between joy and mercy in God's plan of salvation, and the integral unity between the Cross and the Resurrection.

This episode concludes our meditations on our Lord's Passion, with a meditation on the Fifth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Crucifixion of our Lord.  

This episode continues our meditations on our Lord's Passion, with a meditation on the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Carrying of the Cross.

This episode continues our meditations on our Lord's Passion, with a meditation on the Third Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Crowning with Thorns.

This episode continues our meditations on our Lord's Passion, with a meditation on the Second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Scourging at the Pillar.

This episode continues our meditations on our Lord's Passion, with a meditation on the First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Agony in the Garden.

This episode introduces a series of meditations on the Passion of our Lord through the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, beginning with today's initial meditation on the Last Supper.

This episode discusses specific motives for reading spiritual literature, so as to come to a better idea of what to read, given the impact it can have on one's faith and one's prayer life.

In this episode, we open the subject of Spiritual Reading with some thoughts on what Spiritual Reading itself is, under the principle that unless we know what it is, we will not do it very well.

In this episode we discuss the importance of reading material that will really benefit us, especially with regard to the proper formation of the imagination in accord with reality.

Continuing, with the idea that it may be useful to read through a book as a Category 3 book, in order to see the whole, and then to come back to it for study (Category 2) or contemplation (Category 1).

We continue last week's discussion of the three categories of books, and how a book or story may move from one category to another (e.g. the story of David and Goliath).

In this episode we discuss the widespread difficulty people have with reading, and introduce a method of categorizing books according to the different motives we have for reading them.

On this National Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn, this episode discusses the healing that our world needs from the deeper effects of Roe v. Wade.

In this episode we explore the word "order," and what it means both for our lives and for the season of "Ordinary Time" which we have entered into.

This episode discusses the mystery of Christ's coming into the world in the context of the Gospel passage from today's Mass, the story of the Storm on the Sea of Galilee.

On the 8th Day of Christmas, we consider how our True Love, the Child Jesus, has given to us the joy of getting to use that gift which He Himself received this day: the gift of His Holy Name!

In this episode for Christmas Day, we reflect on the idea of "saving" someone, and what it means for us to say that Jesus is the Savior of the world.

Continuing last week's idea of pondering over the mysteries of the life of Jesus Christ through Mary's constant faith, we consider today her unwavering hope, and her longing for to see His face.

In this episode, we consider the affect which the miraculous conception of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary had upon her faith in God and her prayer.