Deb's Podcast

We are invited by our creator each day to rediscover our true purpose in life.  I have learned the importance of placing my creator and yours at the forefront of my life.  I can hear his voice speak personally to me.  And this is what I have learned.   To become my best version of myself is to abandon myself totally into Christ, meaning, fully trusting in his plans for my life, and following Him. ...

The last episode of 2024 has a very special meaning!  We have a chance to be reminded of the importance of living fully in the present moment.  Which means there are no grudges held against a brother or a sister.  No regrets needed because God sees, and God knows his creation, better than creation knows itself.  Us...  We are imperfect beings.  We are worthy of second chances.  We are given every...

The Joy I experience today has taken 59 years of my life to discover.  Before I close my eyes I want that same joy to be found by everyone in the universe.  You see it is all about Jesus.  When one lives long enough one knows this to be the truth of all truths.  Jesus our Lord, our creator, our Father, our Teacher, our love.  We are made in his image and likeness.  There is no confusion in him.  O...

Mary is about to give birth to a Saviour.  She inspires me to illumine her life this Christmas Eve.  Do you desire to discover your own faith journey this Christmas 2024 through Mary? It's a great question, an important question, that needs to be asked by every child of God.  God knew of my desire and time to grow in my faith was of the essence, and I also believe when we desire to know Chris...

I am beside myself with excitement to discover relevant information for us to read and reflect about in/through, our Holy Mother Mary.  To deny her would be an atrocity!  To acknowledge her, the greatest of all blessings yet to be bestowed upon our lives. I bring you Mary, through the book I am referencing today titled "The Communion Of Saints"  Sanctity Through The Centuries, by the Sla...

In preparation of Jesus's coming, we are given this wonderful opportunity to mature in Christ through the Holy Spirit. During this time we get to become a part of Christs most perfect plans in our lives.  The power of God lives in you.  What do you plan to do about it?  We have the choice to make and it is a vital one. That choice will either guide us beautifully if we choose Him, or the reve...

Today we call upon the Patron Saint of Scotland and Russia whose miraculous prayers and intercession are desperately needed!  Saint Andrew, hear our prayers... As a fisherman, as a preacher, you have brought many people to Jesus, through your good deeds and hard work, we are remembering your feast day.     You have told Simon Peter, "We have found the Messiah" and not only that, you had...

We first must decide who it is that we will choose to follow.  My hope and my prayer is that you are choosing Christ tonight, in Thanksgiving for the great miracle called life, in which we- - - you and I were given.  We did not ask to be born, and yet our mother chose life, and thank God that she did.  And we were raised in love, and that love brought us into the light and company of our creator. ...

The Present Moment by Louis-Marie Parent.  Practical and delightful read, jam packed with positive advice that can help us  today to live as better Christians, by loving our neighbor, and by living in the  present moment.   Author Louis -Marie Parent offers beautiful words to live by.   On Page 56:   To live ones faith is to take a stand, on the side of God 24 hours a day.   It is to commit onesel...

Why do we as Catholic's spend a holy hour every week in front of the most blessed sacrament?  The answer is simple.  Prayer especially silent prayer being said from ones heart to Christ, is the fuel in the tank that feeds the heart, the mind, the soul, and the body, of every Christian.  We were born to be in Christ Jesus.  And this is one very important step each and everyone of us can take i...

May you find and experience the greatest solace within the company of our Lords Mother Mary!  Her Feast Day represents remembrance, honor, respect, in growing in the knowledge and faith of our Lord through his holy Mother.  She is holy.  We should be asking her to pray for us so that we too may desire that exact holiness.  I believe if we were to all become prayerful warriors of Christ, we would r...

I do recall my first holy hour with Christ.  It was not easy at first, to enter into the deeper silence, and yet, once I did, I became very comfortable in knowing Christ, on a much more intimate level.  What exactly do I mean by that?  Well, it is difficult at first to go into an adoration chapel and not immediately experience peacefulness.  One enters into the chapel to listen.  To shut off all t...

If you are interested in spending one hour in holy adoration with Christ, I highly recommend  you read the Holy Hour of Reparation.  This booklet copyright 1945 is the perfect guide to help you make a most powerful holy hour in the presence of our Lord.  I like the fact that it is structured, and each prayer helps you to enter more deeply into the silence of one full hour with Christ.  The prayers...

How do you imitate Christ?  Is Christ a priority in your life?  Has He even been revealed to you?  What exactly do I mean when I say this?  Christ's presents himself from the very beginning of our life through the incarnation.  Through the actual trace of his blood present in our own life... Christ's essence lives is in all of us.  Our personal introduction began long ago as it did for M...

Accomplishing our purpose, before the end of our life comes to us, is I think an important reality.  Surely, we can enter into it more deeply or not, the choice is ours.  But today I present this very challenge toward anyone seriously seeking to know God, to know His truth, and to learn how to live-- day in, and day out, in his most holy presence.  Yes, in all honesty, it can be a challege of a li...

Anyone interested in learning about becoming a Catholic there is a wonderful resource of6 DVD's on Catholicism titled The Pivotal Players.  Bishop Robert Barron enlightens us with the theological history of the saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilization.  A ten part documentary, takes views around the world and deep...

We can be very sick morally.  So sick, we fall to our knees and call on God for help.  Thankfully we have the gift of faith available for anyone seeking the truth, and the power to recieve God into our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls.  We have a rich resource found within the presence of our creator.  No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, we can stop, fall to our knees, and be in t...

The journey toward Christ is a very real experience.  Are you ready to pay close attention to what I am about to share with you?  Has God revealed to you himself as you begin each day a new?  When God captures our complete attention, we begin to look at life through a different lens.  We are much more aware of everything happening around us, and to us, and through us.  All of it, is GOD!  When we...

My Father.  God rest his soul.  His life story in the church profoundly touched me.  Altar server.  He played the good thief in the passion play The Via Dela Rosa.  His parents lived across the street of Assumption Church.  Father Del Monte was their guest for dinner on most Sunday's during his childhood.  Dad lived long enough to attend his fortieth parochial school reunion.  He was so thril...

Let us pray together with Saint Gerard, and get to know his powerful intercession. In Time Of Trial, O Saint Brother Gerard, whose heart went out to the unfortunate; who relieved so many poor, healed so many sick, comforted so many afflicted, behold me worried and troubled as I kneel at your feet.  In vain do I turn to men to seek consolation and help; therefore, do I have recourse to you, who art...

I pray for the day that our first grandchild discovers the power of prayer!  She is only five months young, but I truly believe in my heart that I have a great legacy of life, worthy of sharing with her.  The knowledge of Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother Mary, have both personally invited me, to this great work.  I find myself in their presence in a very powerful and holy way, the older and wiser...

Saints like Saint Justin  Russo Lillo and Saint Francis of Assisi were given an extra measure of grace to be the light of Christ, while living in this world.  I am so very honored/blessed to learn more about these wonderful saints, especially Saint Justin Russo Lillo.  Being fifty percent Italian, and having ancestors coming from Naples Italy, peaks my interest as an Italian American offering some...

"I Am In Christ, You Are In Christ, And We are One".  This is our beautiful reality whether we agree with it or not, whether we want to look at it or not, we are one.  And Christ himself is always with us.  It is the most beautiful truth I can share with you tonight as your sister in Christ Jesus!  For his love is truth.  His love is everlasting.  His love was meant for everyone.  And if...

Inspired.  I love this word.  Are you greatly inspired by the life you are living?  Does it include Christ?  If it doesn't you have to ask yourself why not?  Does your life include being in the presence of other like minded Catholic Christians?  God is the creator of everyone, everything.  God is the true inspiration behind every single  thought, word, deed.  We are, because of God.  When we...

One of the most important decisions a person created by God will ever make is this.  That they come to know, to accept, and live fully their life in Christ.  Sure we can choose the complete and absolute opposite.  But what if I were to tell you about the huge loss that will occur because you missed the opportunity to meet Christ through prayer, and begin the most amazing relationship in your life...