The Way is Love

The little way of living with less. It's a funny world we live in. Over the course of my life the mantra of MORE MORE MORE seems to have been pushed to the public in unimaginable ways in a relentless attempt to have us all become the fruit of industry.   We consumers, consume and much effort is made to move people to consumption and more often than not, OVER consumption. Somewhere along the way I...

The Journey to Mount Carmel - Father Jeffrey Kirby STL The Journey to Mount Carmel is a spiritual path. The Spiritual way can be long and arduous and one must face difficulties along the way. Carmel, or more properly Mount Carmel, has a special place in Christian contemplative Spirituality. The profit Elijah first went to this mountain to live in its caves, to get away from the exterior noise of t...

You are called to Greatness You are called to greatness. Good books are good books. You can pick them up anytime and re-read them and they always have something new to offer. This is certainly true of sacred scripture. In the Case of "you are called to greatness" by Father Leo Trese, who left a legacy of Hemmingwayesque simple, clear, direct practical teaching with his books, we can immerse in the...

The Diary of Saint Gemma,  gives me great pause for reflection. I always admire young saints ability to be so certain, or rather to listen so obediently to God's call to them from a young age.   Saint Gemma Galliani's life is no exception. Her diary has all the rantings of a young Catholic, living the struggle of attempting to live in perfect love and union with Christ.   To choose to leave the wo...

The idea of being a pilgrim still fascinates me. I like to arrive at unknown places with an empty mind and to have it filled with the knowledge the place and surroundings have to offer. Being a pilgrim, to me is arriving humbly and hungry and walking away satisfied and enriched.   That is how I felt after reading Pilgrimage to the Museum. It's no secret that the Met in New York City is a must see...

Today on The Way is Love we welcome Back Adam Blai with his new book, the Exorcism Files. In this volume Adam draws from his extensive experience as a lay person assisting with Exorcisms around the world. The book is a collection of his experiences presented as short stories which highlights the seemingly innocent pitfalls and practices which allow a person to become demonically oppressed or even...

Celestial beings are no myth. They have been written about for centuries. Long before UFO's and Aliens became the popular culture, saints and mystics, pontiff and prophets were tuned to the messages from God through the Holy Angles.   Nine Choirs strong, an unimaginable number of Angels were created at the moment of creation. God assigned one to each and every one of us to be our protector and fri...

KNOW THYSELF: The Game of Temperaments Know Thyself: The Game of Temperaments is created by Larraine Bennett. She is here to speak with us about the types of Temperaments and the new game created to discover  and learn about them.  You think you know yourself?   We are all born with distinct personality traits. Some love going to parties, while others seek solitude. Some are naturally brash and as...

Peace be with you. That is the name of the book and the sentiment of our show today here on The Way is Love Podcast. Who isn't searching for peace daily in these times? It seems that less and less of what we are presented with involves the peace and tenderness of heart that humanity needs in the times we are living through.   The book "Peace be with you" by Father Narcisco Irala is just what one m...

A Surfer's Guide to the Soul, Bear Woznick, a masters World Champion Tandem surfer lays out a fascinating life. His book recounts his life in Faith, battling himself, life and the elements. I confess, I read this book in one sitting. It's amazing how the things you need to hear arrive at your doorstep in one way or another. If you like adventure, if you want to feel like you are sitting down with...

A Surfer's Guide to the Soul, Bear Woznick, a masters World Champion Tandem surfer lays out a fascinating life. His book recounts his life in Faith, battling himself, life and the elements. I confess, I read this book in one sitting. It's amazing how the things you need to hear arrive at your doorstep in one way or another. If you like adventure, if you want to feel like you are sitting down with...

The Greater Reset, asks: Must we simply accept a world where systemic poverty, racism, and war are inevitable, unavoidable, and irreparable? Or can we turn the present crisis into an opportunity to "reset" the system back to universal principles and absolute values of natural law? Can we then apply those principles to build upon the new possibilities, discoveries, and advances of the twenty-first...

The Greater Reset, asks: Must we simply accept a world where systemic poverty, racism, and war are inevitable, unavoidable, and irreparable? Or can we turn the present crisis into an opportunity to "reset" the system back to universal principles and absolute values of natural law? Can we then apply those principles to build upon the new possibilities, discoveries, and advances of the twenty-first...

The Greater Reset, asks: Must we simply accept a world where systemic poverty, racism, and war are inevitable, unavoidable, and irreparable? Or can we turn the present crisis into an opportunity to "reset" the system back to universal principles and absolute values of natural law? Can we then apply those principles to build upon the new possibilities, discoveries, and advances of the twenty-first...

A Mind at Peace -  Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction   Joshua P. Hochschild   Who is up for a little Soul work?   Years back a friend and I greeted each other by one of us saying "Rock and Roll" and the other answering, "Fill the Soul". It was a nice reminder of how playing or listening to music could be and exercise that is soothing to the soul. It was also a great reminder tha...

AMind at Peace:  Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction   Joshua P. Hochschild Christopher Blum Who is up for a little Soul work?   Years back a friend and I greeted each other by one of us saying "Rock and Roll" and the other answering, "Fill the Soul". It was a nice reminder of how playing or listening to music could be and exercise that is soothing to the soul. It was also a great...

St. Gallen Mafia, Exposing the secret reformist Group within the Church There is a somewhat obscure 8th century Irish Catholic Saint named Saint Gall who during the course of his life founded an Abby and Monastery in Switzerland, in a town now called St. Gallen which today is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It is said that near the end of his life, a bear became St. Gall's only friend. The bear, it...

St. Gallen Mafia, Exposing the secret reformist Group within the Church There is a somewhat obscure 8th century Irish Catholic Saint named Saint Gall who during the course of his life founded an Abby and Monastery in Switzerland, in a town now called St. Gallen which today is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It is said that near the end of his life, a bear became St. Gall's only friend. The bear, it...

St. Gallen Mafia, Exposing the secret reformist Group within the Church There is a somewhat obscure 8th century Irish Catholic Saint named Saint Gall who during the course of his life founded an Abby and Monastery in Switzerland, in a town now called St. Gallen which today is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It is said that near the end of his life, a bear became St. Gall's only friend. The bear, it...

This excellent volume called "Manual for Suffering" which can shine the light of Faith on suffering and help us better understand it as a part of human nature. Lent gives us a framework to deepen understanding.   But who wants a manual for suffering? Who needs it? And What can we learn when we look at the very nature of suffering? Here to help us increase our understanding is the Author of Manual...

This excellent volume called "Manual for Suffering" which can shine the light of Faith on suffering and help us better understand it as a part of human nature. Lent gives us a framework to deepen understanding.   But who wants a manual for suffering? Who needs it? And What can we learn when we look at the very nature of suffering? Here to help us increase our understanding is the Author of Manual...

Today we Explore BioSpiritual Focusing.   The founders of Biospiritual Focusing are Peter Campbell and Edwin McMahon. These men had been trained in the spiritual tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.   With this common background they could appreciate the evolutionary spirituality of the two Jesuits, French Theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and German Karl Rahner, cons...

Today we Explore BioSpiritual Focusing.   The founders of Biospiritual Focusing are Peter Campbell and Edwin McMahon. These men had been trained in the spiritual tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.   With this common background they could appreciate the evolutionary spirituality of the two Jesuits, French Theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and German Karl Rahner, cons...

Kennedy Hall's raw and revealing book about being a father and his conversion to living a traditional Roman Catholic life in these times.   We talk about men and masculinity today and specifically the traits of being a man through the lens of traditional Catholic teaching. Almost any time we hear about masculinity these days somewhere very near the word masculinity we see the word TOXIC.   Focusin...

Kennedy Hall's raw and revealing book about being a father and his conversion to living a traditional Roman Catholic life in these times.   Focusing is all about discovery. We use Focusing to connect with and resolve the uncomfortable places within ourselves. Anyone who has gone on a journey of self understanding knows it that takes great effort to look at yourself honestly. What you find is not a...