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This reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas considers the technocratic paradigm, efficiency, human dignity, and the measure of love. The post MH18 – When Efficiency Becomes the Measure – Magnificent Humanity for the Discerning Heart – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said: If we do not venture to approach men who are in power, except with humility and reverence, when we wish to ask a favor, how much must we beseech the Lord God of all things with all humility and purity of devotion? And let us be assured that it is not in many words, but in the purity of heart and tears of compunction that we are heard. For this reason p...

 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena Day 7 - Trials The post Day 7 – Trials – Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

St. Bonaventure you have said: I confess before God that what made me love Saint Francis’ way of life so much was that it is exactly like the origin and the perfection of the Church itself, which began first with simple fishermen and afterward developed to include the most illustrious and learned doctors. You find the same thing in the Order of Saint Francis; in this way God reveals that it did no...

O Queen of Heaven, you gave us the Scapular as an outward sign by which we might be known as your faithful children. May we always wear it with honor by avoiding sin and imitating your virtues. Help us to be faithful to this desire of ours. The post Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Day 3 – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time - A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over” Become aware that He is with you, looking upon...

This reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas considers social justice, artificial intelligence, human dignity and care for the least among us. The post MH17 – Justice That Begins with the Least Among Us – Magnificent Humanity for the Discerning Heart – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict – Day 7 In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said: We believe that God is present everywhere and that the eyes of the Lord behold the good and the bad in every place (cf Prov 15:3). Let us firmly believe this, especially when we take part in ... Read more The post St. Benedict Novena – Day 7 – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discern...

 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena Day 6 - Mercy The post Day 6 – Mercy – Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

St. Bonaventure Novena Day 3 St. Bonaventure you have said: In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a ladder by which he could climb up and embrace Him who is utterly desirable. If you desire to know … ask grace, not instruction; desire, not understanding; the groaning of prayer, no...

Most Holy Mary, Our Mother, in your great love for us you gave us the Holy Scapular of Mount Carmel, having heard the prayers of your chosen son Saint Simon Stock. Help us now to wear it faithfully and with devotion. May it be a sign to us of our desire to grow in holiness. (State your request here...) Recite the following prayers... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Our Lady of Mount Carmel,...

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time - A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over” Become aware that He is with you, looking upon...

Dr. Paul Thigpen reflects on the spiritual weapons of prayer, worship, fasting, Eucharistic adoration and Scripture in the Christian battle. The post POA7 – Know your Weapons pt. 2 – Put On The Armor – A Manual for Spiritual Warfare w/Dr. Paul Thigpen Ph. D. – Discerning Hears Catholic Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

This reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas considers subsidiarity, solidarity, shared responsibility, and human dignity. The post MH16 – Responsibility at the Right Level – Magnificent Humanity for the Discerning Heart – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a pure virgin, assist us in our necessity! O Star of the Sea, help and protect us! Show us that you are our Mother! (State your request here...) Recite the following prayers... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. T...

In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said: The twelfth degree of humility is, when a monk is not only humble of heart, but always let it appear also in his whole exterior to all that see him; … and always saying to himself in his heart what the publican in the Gospel said, with his eyes fixed on the ground: "Lord, I am a sinner and not worthy to lift up mine eyes to heaven" (Lk 18:13)... Having...

 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena Day 5 - Charity The post Day 5 – Charity – Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

St. Bonaventure Novena - Day 2 St. Bonaventure you have said... The post St. Bonaventure Novena – Day 2 – Discerning Hearts podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time - A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over” Become aware that He is with you, looking upon y...

What should you do when discouragement tells you to abandon prayer, a retreat, or a commitment you once made with peace? In Episode Seven, Fr. Timothy Gallagher explores Rule Five of the Discernment of Spirits, where St. Ignatius teaches that no spiritual change should be made during times of desolation. Learn how this timeless rule protects freedom, preserves clarity, and strengthens perseverance...

This reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas considers the universal destination of goods, including technology, data, and digital access. The post MH15 – Gifts Meant for All – Magnificent Humanity for the Discerning Heart – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said: The second degree of humility is, when a man loves not his own will, nor is pleased to fulfill his own desires but by his deeds carries out that word of the Lord which says: "I came not to do My own will but the will of Him that sent Me" (Jn 6:38). It is likewise said: "Self-will has its punishment, but necessity wins the crown." The third degree of hu...

 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena Day 4 - Our Duties The post Day 4 – Our Duties – Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

St. Bonaventure you have said: The life of God – precisely because God is triune – does not belong to God alone. God who dwells in inaccessible light and eternal glory comes to us in the face of Christ and the activity of the Holy Spirit. Because of God’s outreach to the creature, God is said to be essentially relational, ecstatic, fecund, alive as passionate love. Divine life is therefore also ou...

Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time - A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over” Become aware that He is with you, looking upon yo...