Seeking God's Grace

This is another chat with the sister of my Congregation. Her name is Sr Paula Kozlowska. Sr Paula ministers in our mission in Ghana: https://www.nazarethfamily.org/?page_id=1903 Her experiences for the past 7 years of being there include learning new food, customs and bits and pieces of Twi language. Enjoy the chat.

Have you ever wondered what is the Charism and Spirituality of Nazareth or any other religious congregation? In this episode I talk with Sr Marie Kielanowicz, csfn, a member of our Congregation from our Congregation. Sr Marie not only explains some of those big terms, but also brings very interesting facts from the history of the church and our Congregation. Enjoy the chat.

It was a my great joy to chat about life, vocation, internationality and being a migrant, with Sr Emmanuela Le from the Holy Family Province, USA. https://nazarethcsfn.org/about-us/sisters-stories?rec_id=15

In this Episode I reflect on where and how we can experience God's responses to our life dilemmas, especially at the hard times. As we celebrate the month of June, I encourage you to reflect on the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/litany-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-270 Finally, I share with you how you can be an instrument of the Holy Spirit, of...

This time I share with you a very light reflection on three ways how to stay positive when life brings us too much challenges. Bible suggests that we should focus on God's love. How? Jesus' teachings emphasise the importance of maintaining a positive mindset through prayer, thanksgiving, rejoicing and trust in God's providence. Enjoy listening and let me know what you discovered.

In this Episode I talk about the history and meaning of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ known as Corpus Christi. I share with you my own reflection on what it means for me and what I believe it encourages us to do: to keep our focus on Jesus.

For the past couple of weeks the topic of "Responding versus Reacting" was coming back to me in many life situations. This is why I decided to share it with you today. I am reflecting on the human experiences being inspired by some professional resources (great handouts from https://counsellorcronan.com are available from that Website and Etsy). I am also sharing with you some examples o...

On this Pentecost Sunday I share with you the reasons WHY do we need the Holy Spirit in our life and HOW do we use the gifts and fruits receive from the Holy Spirit. You might like to listen also to the Episode 60 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MEtRA7KMSotWAzwJno3IG?si=7fc6c9098cad4354 in which I also talk about the Holy Spirit which gives us superpowers.

On Ascension Sunday I talk about some aspect of Jesus's life which we do not reflect too often- about his HIDDEN LIFE. It is in the context of the life of the Holy Family and the writings of the Foundress of my Congregation- Blessed Frances Siedliska. What is the purpose of life which sometimes is unnoticed, forgotten and not recognised? How can we better life our life focused on God and show...

In this Episode I talk about the readings for each Sunday of the week: - What is their structure? - How do we understand the sermon or homily? - How can we create our own reflections about the readings from the Mass. I offer my reflection for the readings for this 6th Sunday of Easter: https://www.ratisbonne.org.il/blog/sunday-readings-commentaries/the-6th-sunday-of-easter/ Which I shared on the W...

In this Episode I talk about the ways of overcoming challenges in a meaningful way which take the attention away from ourselves and make us honest about things we do/ or don't do well. I reflect on the ways Jesus overcame life challenges. Finally, I would like to share with you, as an addition to this episode, a story from YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ZfaPCwjguk?si=UOmZoti9d8PhPjYt in which we l...

This is one of the very reflective episodes when I share with you some of my thoughts about getting older as well as life challenges in the second half of life. In this episode I refer to the story of Eileen Kramer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UTjhx2_CIk And her turning 109 this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4PgbLq2PnY I also mentioned Dashun Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5d...

In this Part 2 of the chat with Dominic Arcamone- we talk about the understanding of the pastoral care, acting pastorally and our holistic approach to life. Listen to Part 1 to learn more about Dominic's story on https://open.spotify.com/episode/54Q5FMSATsN3XNHHDoFtdM?si=87bbd389a2c4472d

In this Episode I had a pleasure to chat with Alasdair Croydon, Chief Executive Officer at Holy Family Services - A Ministry of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth where I work as a Director of Mission. See more: https://www.holyfamilyservices.com.au/ We talked about his career path from nursing to the aged care management, life values and the necessity to reflect in silence in order to gro...

In this Episode I talk about the ethymology of the of the word "Easter" in different languages and I spend some times imagining what was going through the heads of those who lived at the time when Jesus died and rose from the dead. Finally, I suggest some ways of us experiencing Jesus in our lives. All of it I share through the human eyes and emotions of the fact that it "doesn'...

In this Episode I share with you my reflection about significant days of the Holy Week - starting on Palm Sunday and sharing some thoughts of what we see and experience in the churches and our personal experiences of God. I reflect not only on Jesus, but also on those who were creating the context of his last days on earth - those, who most likely were not even mentioned in the story of Jesus'...

In this first part of my chat with Dominic Arcamone, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-arcamone-a97951ab/ we have an opportunity to hear the story of his life and dual vocation of Dominic: from priesthood to married life. We talk about his image of God and the way he experience God through relationships with others, especially his late wife, Anita. We learn about the books he wrote: Religion and...

In this Episode I am chatting with Nick Seemann https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-seemann-6b55942/ about life, faith, passion for community and the reality of living the values of life in the family which shares both Jewish and Catholic traditions. Join me in listening to the insights ab out life and passion of the Managing Director and a founder of the Constructive Dialogue Architects https://www....

In this Episode I share with you my own reflection on the value which silence brings to our life. I connect this topic with the Gospel for the 3rd Sunday of Lent - John 2: 13- 15) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+2%3A13-+25&version=NIV What is your experience of silence? How does it help your personal life and relationship with God and others?

In this Episode 100 I share with you my reflection on the Gospel which we read in this 2nd week of Lent: Matt 17.1-9 Mark 9.2-9 Luke 9.28-36   While reflecting about Transfiguration of Jesus and what it meant for His disciples and for Him, I also reflect on the past 100 weeks of creating this podcast. Thank you for listening, everyone!

On this first Sunday of Lent, I wanted to share with you my reflection on the meaning of bearing the cross in our life. I hope that you will find it somehow helpful or at least feel encouraged to share your own reflection. Happy First week of Lent, everyone :)

In this Episode 98, I am having a Zoom chat with an old friend of mine with whom I used to work back in Poland almost 25 years ago, at the beginning of his ordained life. I talk to Fr Tadeusz Zadorozny https://holyapostles.edu/faculty/fr-tadeusz-zadorozny/ about his life as priest ⁠https://stjosephct.org/fr-tad ⁠ and what keeps him going. We talk about his sacramental ministry, finding motivation...

On 2nd of February of each year we celebrate the World Day of Consecrated Life. Today, I am sharing with you some insights about that form of living and encouraging you to think about the gifts of your own, unique vocation in life.

Many people remember to pray before they go to bed, but mornings... are more difficult. How to start the day with a simple prayer, ritual or symbol of our offering of the gift of life to God? This is what this episode 96 is all about. Below are three prayers I mentioned in this episode: St. Thérèse’s Daily Offering Oh my God! I offer You all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the gl...

In this Episode I reflect on the Daily Examen- a practice many people include in their daily routine just before they go to sleep. My reflection is based on years of practising it myself and sometimes forgetting, too :) This is a version of the five-step Daily Examen that St. Ignatius practiced. 1. Become aware of God’s presence. 2. Review the day with gratitude. 3. Pay attention to your emotions....