Revival

It's here, and I'm so excited! We are embarking on a year of apologetics! In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of apologetics, the proper dispositions and tools needed for this sacred and awesome work, and a miniature lesson on logic. Are you ready?? Want to learn and read along with me? 1. The Seven Deadly Sins of Apologetics: Avoiding Common Pitfalls When Explaining and Defending...

Join me this week as I dive into the readings for this upcoming Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent!

This episode, we discuss how to prepare our hearts for the season of Advent. Taking a little peak at Psalm 27:14 for inspiration, we discuss the role of waiting in the Christian life and especially during the season of Advent. This episode, I list three key ways to help us get ready for this awesome liturgical season!

This episode, we conclude our series on masculinity and femininity which reaches its ultimate fulfillment in marriage. In this episode, we discuss the degradation of marriage, the serious error in the claim that sexuality and marriage are malleable, and the glorious truths that man is made in God's image and likeness and the communion of man and woman reveals the Triune God! Pulling from two key p...

In this episode, we continue our series on what it means to be made man and woman. We discuss femininity and the three things that make the female heart come alive. We look yet again to Genesis 2:18-25 and the Mystery of Marriage , but then look to Wild at Heart's complementary book Captivating as well. This episode offers great insight to men who want to receive knowledge and understanding about...

In this episode, we dive into what it actually means to be masculine! We look back to Genesis 2:18-25 and Cahall's writing, The Mystery of Marriage. This episode offers deeper insight into masculinity based on John Eldredge's book, Wild at Heart, and offers women practical advice on how to respect and uphold the masculinity of men around them.

In the previous episode, we chatted about why we should evangelize. But, where do we start? How do we evangelize within an increasingly secular culture? This week, we look to the example of the Biblical figure Bartimaeus for inspiration and are also encouraged to become culture changers and builders! Join me this week as we dive into where the Church invites us to begin as missionaries through the...

In this podcast, we discuss two of the prevailing counter-narratives on human sexuality from our culture. But, we also discuss the good news, that God made humans male and female! We discuss what it means to be created with equal dignity, with differences, and yet complementary. We learn about these fundamental truths of human sexuality from Perry Cahall's book, The Mystery of Marriage.

Today we continue our discussion on how we as Christians ought to respond to our increasingly secularized culture. The Church teaches that to be true evangelists, we must be witnesses of the faith, but we must also explicitly proclaim the Gospel. How do we do that, and where do we begin? Check out this week's episode to learn more. Show Notes: How do we bear fruit and work for the transformation o...

Today, we tackle one of my favorite topics, evangelization! This episode, I discuss the two main reasons why we should evangelize, reasons why we don't partake in evangelization, and we look at Pope Francis' awesome writing, Joy of the Gospel. Now, let's get out there!

This episode, we discuss a few reasons why we should read and pray with Scripture, as well as some practical tips on how to do it. Check out Father Wilfrid Stinissen's book, The Word is Very Near You, for a more in-depth study. "God speaks his word to me personally when he allows me to come into existence. I exist because God continuously whispers my name, says who I am" (11).

Join me this week as we conclude our study on St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church. Material is derived from  Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux  by Rev. Francois Jamart, OCD. **This will likely be my final episode that is close to an hour in length. Revival will no longer be airing on St. Michael Catholic Radio because like St. Therese, I am quite little and need to rev...

Join me this week as we study St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church. Material is derived from Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux by Rev. Francois Jamart, OCD.

We discuss the life of St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, using the book, 35 Doctors of the Church by Christopher Rengers.

This week, we discuss the Holy Spirit and who He is from Father Wilfrid Stinissen's book, The Holy Spirit, Fire of Divine Love.

This week we discuss solitude from Henri Nouwen's book, The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence.

Join me this week as we study discipleship with the help of Guissani's book, Christ, God's Companionship with Man. See also John 1:35-42.

Join me this week as we discuss how to invite Jesus into our days with the help of the book, Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement: The Wisdom and the Spiritual Power of Venerable Bruno Lanteri by Father Timothy Gallagher.

In this episode, we discuss the Lord's Prayer, particularly the lines, "Our Father" and "Thy will be done." Material is derived from Pope Benedict XVI's book, Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.

In this episode, we are discussing the chapter on friendship with God from John Cuddeback's book, True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness. See also John 15:1-17.

This week, we dive into Frank Sheed's popular work, Theology and Sanity, and discuss his thoughts on the topics, the insufficiency of man and the sufficiency of the Church, and what these mean.

Check out my second episode on marriage which features two of the Catholic Church's brightest theologians, Alice and Dietrich von Hildrebrand. In this episode, we explore their book, Marriage: The Mystery of Faithful Love.

In this week's episode we discuss the chapter, Why Make a Holy Hour, from Fulton Sheen's book, The Priest is Not His Own. Though the book is written to and for priests, I offer commentary for applying Sheen's principles to the laity.

A discussion on Genesis-creation, God as the God of the covenant, the Fall, and sin's impact on the world-through the mind of St. John Paul II in his series of Lenten meditations in the book titled, A Sign of Contradiction.

Join me as we discuss the virtue of kindness from Lawrence Lovasik's book, The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls Who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time.