Deb's Podcast

This book is a gift from God, that deliberately ended up into my hands while attending one of many Franciscan gatherings in the catholic church with other professed secular franciscans.  I believe it was during one of our fundraisers that I had made a donation for this book, probably four years ago that I have yet to read until now.   I was pleasantly surprised once again by God to rediscover the...

Discovering the truth of our faith and our God together, can be a very exciting experience.  When we choose to enter into the presence of God something unique happens to the individual and their new life in Christ is enriched.  Truth is, we unlock the treasure of all truth leading us to eternity.  When we invite ourselves into the holy and living presence of God, God wants to meet us truly He does...

The seed of life is a miracle in itself.  Out of love, consummated,  this seed, is placed by God and begins to form a human being.  Ah the seed has tremendous importance to God since God is the creator of all life.  This wonderful beautiful seed is alive in every one of us.  And on the very day of our Baptism, our Mother and our Father carried us into the church to receive this important sacrament...

Blessed to even have this opportunity to prepare for our souls destiny upon the last two hours of our life living on earth.  The Dominican's are very special group of men and women devoting their life totally to Christ, preaching, teaching, studying, and preparing the faithful properly even to the end of their life!   This prayer was written by a Dominican Priest within the Order of Preachers...

This is a wonderful contribution and witness of a great priest who once served as Pastor of San Pablo Church.  In his homily he brings to light the struggle of our own human nature.  To see ourselves for who we really are.  This is a very interesting idea because the majority of us just go about our day to day living, not so much focused on keeping score of our personality but just getting through...

Reference:  ISBN:978-0-89942-706-5   Liturgy of the Hours I of 4 Volume Books Page 1319  I invite you tonight to pray the Evening Prayer I Antiphon:  Joy to you O' Virgin Mary, Mother of the Lord! Humble maiden of Nazareth town, Betrothed to the carpenter Joseph,  You became the mother of God.   You are the handmaid of God; You found favor with him;  Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Lovel...

In my lifetime I have been very blessed to see in person one Pope when I was a newly wed, my husband and I and my in laws took a vacation to Rome and Switzerland.  We were scheduled to have a Papal Audience and were just a few feet away as JPII, as he drove right beside us, in his Pope Mobile.  It was all open and he waved as did the crowd as he entered into the Vatican Square.  Back in the 1980&a...

Trust.  How often do we find it difficult to be trusting and trustworthy?  Who is it that we can say we trust the most?  I think if we have lived long enough we have placed ourselves and our trust on the line throughout the years when it comes to the trust we have for friends and family. Some have even stepped over the line and went as far as hurting us and breaking our trust forever.  And when al...

This Christmas, I still find myself walking in the cold, searching for baby Jesus lying in a manger.  In my youth, and all throughout my teenage years and well into my late twenties I  use to love  walking through the snow in my town.  Fortunately there were many Catholic Churches that displayed beautiful mangers outside with beautiful representations of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Three Wise Kings, and...

What gift would you like to personally receive directly from Jesus this Christmas?   If I were asked this question directly I would say I have the most important gift of all, is already living inside of me every day.  At every mass when I go there purposely and specifically to receive the precious and Holy body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the form of the Holy  Eucharist.  It is there, Jesus is li...

What exactly happens to us when we give back to God our entire being?  Well for starters God knows our heart and everything about us.  But we as his children become his instruments of peace, for the sake of his kingdom.  We are his hands, his feet, his eyes, his mouth piece, and we are spiritually guided daily, through the Holy Spirit, to accomplish great deeds for Christ and for the world. We who...

Attaining God's love... We get there through our desire in getting to know Him.  How do we get to know God....We get to know God by reading scripture.  We reference holy scripture through reading the bible.  Which isn't always easy to do.  We have to be believe it or not, be within a state of grace,  to really have God lift open our eyes and open our comprehension,  so that we can really...

This is a beautifully written explanation of our Rosary and our Blessed Mother.  It was too beautiful to not share with you today.  I  recognize the faithful and their contributions that are a  priceless treasure  to us as Catholics desiring to be fed spiritually and properly by God through the faithful. To learn more about The  Universal Living Rosary Association  the web:  Philomena.org and thei...

O seed of life living within me, who are you really?  Are you the fruitful spiritual bouquet I truly long for?  Can I really obtain all the graces God truly wants and expects of me?  How do I surrender to your most perfect will?    How do I place you first, in the forefront of my life?  Show me the way to be responsible and engage fully in your holy presence.  Bring me ever closer to you and to yo...

Advent is a very special time and each year we celebrate it going deeper and deeper into prayer.  Attending an Advent Retreat allows us to prayerfully go deeper into the mysteries and great life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.  With every retreat we attend we bring ourselves closer to a more loving God.  Do we fail to recognize his holy presence in our lives, I believe that we do sometimes, quite hones...

God, nature, and looking for the answers to the pieces of the puzzle within our very own lives.  Have we unturned every rock?  Have we lived a life worthy of living?  You and I and God and nature.  We live, we learn, we love.  We look at everything that was ever so graciously given to us personally and individually by God himself.  Over all,  God did  grant a surplus to those who love Him. If we a...

What is God Asking of you specifically to change about yourself this Advent Season.  Perhaps you have never looked deeply into your own imperfections.  Ways about yourself you chose not to look at, think about over coming, and changing for the better.  When we look deep within, we find our darkest self.  We need to look at it, in order to overcome the bad examples, blind spots, imperfections, we h...

Understanding the liturgical calendar is important.  I think that it better prepares us for an amazing faith filled journey! We as Catholic's,  were meant to experience a personal relationship with Christ.  Some may not have been shown the proper examples in their youth, nor have they received an explanation detailing the history of the catholic faith.  Others, may have only gone through the...

None of us know the hour, nor the day, when the Lord will come for us and take us back to himself forever.  And in some ways depending upon the timing of things,  what we do not know, sometimes can be a blessing in disguise.  Because we are swayed neither way.  But with time still on our side, we are given a grand opportunity to do something extraordinary with it.  For me personally I think it wou...

My life with God.  Your life with God.  Ever wonder what it will be like?  Do you think that you will be ready when the time comes for you to die and for Jesus to come back for you? It's a really good question.  I am sure that there are many devout Catholic's who are working out their souls salvation while still living on earth.  I just so happen to be one of them!  I am totally focused...

Beatitude means - - - good attitude.  Why is it we mess up so badly when it comes to responding respectfully toward others especially when we disagree with one another? We should be great at being cautious when we speak.  That would greatly help us to have healthier dialogue and happier relationships.  This Thanksgiving Eve, My prayer is for all of us to work harder on the things we fail in, and h...

Christ truly is our King forever.  Today on this most important feast day of "Christ The King", we are reminded that we are a people of God.   He reigns over the entire universe that He himself created.  Everything belongs to Christ.  Everything and everyone on this earth and in heaven, God created.  We are sons and daughters of a King! He is one God in three divine persons.  Father, Son...

I was in the 7th grade when I was given this booklet of prayers on how to pray the Stations of the Cross.  I am thrilled to have kept this jewel of prayers.  They were my guide post growing up.  And have led me to serve my Lord at a very young and impressionable age.  God revealed himself to me.  He told me long ago I was given more than most.  And I heard him tell me these words and they struck a...

Mothers.  Who are they really?  What specific intentional purpose did God give them?  God gave all women the gift to become Mother's.  But the beauty of motherhood was tainted by the evil one.  And an evil idea that life can be destroyed at conception.  It doesn't get more evil than that.  The beauty of marriage.  One man, one woman, for life, was what God originally intended for everyon...

The more that I read about the saints, the more I want to learn how to truly live a life that is fruitful and meaningful and purposeful in Christ!  Here are some beautiful truths to live by.   The Life of Saint Mary Margaret,  "A soul that is burning with love cannot remain inactive.  It will cling to Jesus feet, it will listen to his sweet burning words.    Saint John of the Cross, One act o...