Fullness of Life is a Catholic radio show hosted by Letty Medina. The focus of these shows is to review various Catholic topics that lead to fullness of life in Christ and his Church!
In this episode of Fullness of Life, Fr. John Clote, shares some of the highlights of his new film, The Miracle Box: The Door to the Heart of God. This documentary shares dramatic true stories of those encountering Christ in the Catholic Church's Sacrament of Confession. Each captivating account reveals God's grace and quiet power moving through this Sacrament. As a riveting visual journey, this film explores the mystery of how an ancient rite of the church uniquely transforms, heals, and restores.
In this episode, Letty shares some of the history and highlights about the miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in 1531, near Mexico City. Learning about the many miracles associated with Mary's visit to Mexico will help you to understand her important role in salvation history. In the month of December, we honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, and remember how she helped bring over 8 million people to conversion to Christ.
In this episode, you will hear Debbie England share her powerful personal story of conversion when she was 22-years old, unwed, and pregnant. Hear how the Lord poured down his amazing grace through her father's loving words, reassuring her that he would provide for her and her baby until Debbie could figure out how to support her daughter. In that defining moment, the Lord made her a new creation and led her on a spiritual journey to become a wife, a mother of 11 children, and a pro-life advocate. As an artist, Debbie uses her artistic talents to raise funds for pro-life causes and is now in training to become a Spiritual Director. You'll be amazed by the beauty of her journey of trust, surrender, and ever-growing love for God, his Church, and his teachings on the precious gift of life!
Newlyweds, Jeremy and Rachel Fisher, share their personal faith journey and the role of Mother Mary and the prayer of the rosary, which were both foundational to their relationship. Both graduates of Franciscan University, early in their relationship, they consecrated themselves to Jesus through Mary on Aug. 22, the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. Not surprisingly, they chose that date for their wedding day and were able to renew their consecration that day. To prepare themselves for their wedding, they decided to pray a 54-day rosary novena. You'll be inspired by this young couple who love Mary and are striving to live lives of holiness in obedience to Jesus and his Church.
We all suffer from sorrows in this journey of life and that's why the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows can offer us consolation and supernatural support. Joan Spheeris shares some of the sorrows that she has suffered in this life and how Our Lady of Sorrows has been a source of help and encouragement for her own journey of faith. The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15. You'll enjoy learning about the 7 sorrows of Our Lady and why she understands our sorrows and can help us to keep trusting in her son and our Lord, Jesus Christ!
In this episode of Fullness of Life, Kendra Vonesh shares her personal witness about how the Lord broke into her life through a life-changing confession. Having been away from the practice of the faith for several decades, Kendra decides to try and fit church back into her life. She gets the surprise of her life when the Holy Spirit floods her soul and makes her a new creation during her first confession in over 26 years! Come and learn how God wants to invite all of us to experience the power of his healing grace and love through the sacraments of the Church!
In this episode, Deacon Tom Biegel shares many beautiful insights about the power of Christ's Precious Blood which he shed on the cross for us. He also shares his own personal witness about how he was given the grace to witness Calvary at his first mass of Thanksgiving after his ordination to the priesthood. This show will help you to grow deeper in love and appreciation for what Christ did to bring us to salvation through his death on the cross!
In this episode, Bishop Donald Hying of Madison and laywoman, Mary Beth Rogers, share their love and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Learn why this special devotion to the Sacred Heart brings so many graces to people's lives as shared by several Catholic saints. This episode will inspire you to grow closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus so that you too can receive the many graces that flow from this fountain of all graces!
In this episode, you'll hear from 4 members of a Canadian-US multigenerational prayer group that formed early during the Covid 19 lockdown. With churches closed and a lot of uncertainty, several friends decided to start a prayer group via Zoom and reached out to see who might want to join. One year later, they share their inspiring journey of faith and how this group of individuals found hope and strength by coming together for prayer and sharing of hearts. Christian fellowship is a true gift from God and prayer always provides an anchor during the storms of life. Be inspired by their sharing of hearts and reflections that lead to a book called, Prayers in a Pandemic.
Fr. John Clote shares his experience of the healing power of confession both as a priest and a penitent. In his new film, The Miracle Box, stories about God's healing grace are highlighted by people whose lives were forever changed when they decided to repent by entering the confessional and laying down their sins at the feet of Christ. When we open our hearts to this healing sacrament - God's grace has room to flow into our lives and change us from the inside out!
In this episode, Fr. John Chrzan, pastor of St. Gilbert Church in Grayslake, IL, shares his passion for the Shroud of Turin and what a beautiful gift it is to the people of God in affirming us as a people of the resurrection! Fr. John also encourages listeners to consider the benefits of going on a pilgrimage to deepen one's faith and encounter the love of God in a new way. Finally, Fr. John shares his love of the Blessed Mother and how he sees her calling all of the children of God to unity in Christ, her Son! This beautiful program will enrich your Lenten journey and help you to learn about some of the ways that God reveals his love to us through his Church and how he is constantly calling us into deeper relationship with Him and with one another!
In this monthly episode of Fullness of Life, Andrea Velazquez, a young Catholic wife and mother, shares her personal journey of faith and how the Lord and Mother Mary have helped to lead her to God's will. In her journey, she shares both the highs and lows of her journey and how God's grace was always sufficient despite the real life struggles she encountered when things didn't work out the way she was hoping they would. Andrea's witness will help listeners to understand the movements of the Holy Spirit and the grace available to all of God's children when we pray and seek his will for our lives. Her courage in sharing her story of loss and hope and faith will inspire you!
In this heart-wrenching episode, Teresa Olivera, shares her story of tragic loss and how she learned to grieve with God's grace. This is a personal witness about one woman's journey through both an unexpected and sudden loss of one young son as well as the terrible suffering of losing her older son to a life of addiction. Despite this crushing cross, Teresa continued to cling to her prayer of the rosary and sought strength and hope through the sacraments of the Catholic Church. During a confession, she is encouraged to go and spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and indeed, she begins to receive the extraordinary grace she needed to surrender her suffering heart into the loving arms of the Savior. She now hosts a weekly Grieving Graces Group for mothers who have lost their children and this is brining new joy and hope to both her heart and the other mothers who have joined. Teresa's story will inspire you to continue trusting in God, no matter what suffering comes your way.
In this episode, Fr. Christian Shiu, Associate Pastor of St. Gilbert Church in Grayslake, shares the importance of forgiveness in the lives of people seeking to follow Christ. Jesus shared the perfect example of forgiveness from the cross as he said, "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do...". Fr. Christian emphasizes that when we struggle with unforgiveness, we are being held in chains but that the Lord will give us the grace to forgive if we ask him for help. He also encourages people to come to the sacrament of reconciliation to seek healing when we have wounds that prevent us from forgiving others. This show will inspire you to examine your heart and ask the Lord for the grace to forgive those who have hurt you.
In this episode, Michelle Shaffer, Associate Director, Institute for Pastoral Leadership of the University of St. Mary of the Lake, shares her personal faith journey with both the highs and the lows. Her journey began with a firm foundation established by her parents and how that facilitated her own practice of the faith. She speaks about the blessings of marriage and family life when based in Christ. She also shares about her deepening hunger for a relationship with Christ after a weekend retreat, her first evangelization work through a simple angel pin, her ongoing work of evangelization by starting a Bible study and other faith formation efforts including serving as a youth minister. But with the beauty of the journey, she shares the hard times and emphasizes them as "opportunities to trust the Lord". Michelle's story will inspire you to learn about your own spiritual gifts and to live out your faith journey by growing in deeper intimacy with and trust of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
In this episode, Gina Waters, Director and Co-Founder of the Marian Servants of the Incarnate Wisdom®, the Houston Community Chapter of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence®, a Private Association of the Christian Faithful of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL, shares her personal witness about how the Lord drew her into fullness of life in him. Gina shares her history of being raised in a blended Catholic family, attending LSU to study Geology but then realizing the call to the vocation of marriage and being led out of the workforce to focus on her role as a wife and mother. The Lord then drew Gina into various ministries and she recognized her call to train as a Spiritual Director to help lead others to healing and discerning the Lord's will in their lives. Gina then realized the Lord's invitation to become a Marian Servant (MS) despite moving to Houston where there was no MS community. Gina shares glory stories about her own healing as well as a miraculous healing of a family member. Her witness will inspire you to open yourself more to the working of the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary!
In this episode, Danielle Medina, daughter of host, Letty Medina, shares her personal witness of God's call to live a life of faith. Danielle shares how the Lord pursued her throughout her high school and college years and met her exactly where she was at. She shares that a pivotal moment in her spiritual journey occurred when St. Paul's Outreach (SPO) missionary, Rachel, befriended Danielle and developed an authentic, caring relationship which opened the door to discussions about faith and prayer. The Lord then opened the door for Danielle to live in the SPO women's household as a student and eventually caller her to serve as a missionary, despite her feeling's of being ill-equipped for this work. Another highlight of Danielle's witness is her discovery of St. Faustina's Diary about Divine Mercy which allowed her to rejoice in her struggles and trust that the Lord's mercy was bigger than her limitations and that he could use her because of total reliance on him. This witness will remind you that we are all called to build up God's kingdom and we need to trust fully in him!
In this episode, Steve Hegarty, from the Pope John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Association of the Archdiocese of Chicago, shares the beauty and the power available to us when we spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Steve explains what Eucharistic Adoration is and how spending time with Jesus changes us, heals us, illuminates our minds and souls about our own struggles and how to grow to be more like Christ! Steve shares his own personal witness of conversion as a cradle Catholic who, as a college student, wandered a bit from living out his faith as he should. He also shares how a prayer card about Eucharistic Adoration brought him to the feet of Christ and a deeper prayer life and understanding of God's love and mercy. Steve's love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will inspire you to consider spending time with him on a regular basis if you don't already practice this wonderful form of prayer and devotion to Christ.
In this episode, Fr. Benedict La Volpe, OFM, rector and guardian of Marytown, the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, shares beautiful insights about Mary, the Mother of God and our mother, given to us by Jesus, from the cross. Fr. Benedict highlights a bit of history about Marytown, currently located in Libertyville, IL. He discusses the inspiration for this "3rd Marytown" since the first one was founded by St. Maximilian in Niepokalanowa, Poland and the 2nd was also founded by St. Maximilian in Nagasaki, Japan. He also shares some of the highlights about why Mary is so important to the Franciscan order, starting with St. Francis and his devotion to Our Lady and some of the other important aspects of love of Mary and her role in salvation history. He concludes this show by sharing more about the Militia Immaculata (MI) and consecration to Jesus through Mary.
Dr. Bryan Thatcher had a major conversion when someone gave him the Diary of St. Faustina. A successful surgeon by worldly standards, yet his life was a mess because he was not living in accord with God's plan. He felt called to leave his work as a surgeon to create an Apostolate: the Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy, to spread the message of Divine Mercy far and wide. In this episode, Dr. Thatcher shares some of the highlights of the message of Divine Mercy that were revealed to St. Faustina by Christ himself. One of the most important aspects of this devotion is to pray for dying souls so that the Lord will defend them as the merciful savior rather than the just judge. You can learn more about this Apostolate at his website: https://www.thedivinemercy.org/eadm
In this episode, Kevin and Crystal Sullivan share their personal witness about how God transformed their understanding of marriage, taking them from seeing it only through worldly eyes to viewing marriage as the sacrament that God intended it to be. Their journey involves attending their first Marriage Encounter Weekend, a deeper conversion for Crystal when she read a book about Medjugorje, getting involved in leading Marriage Encounter weekends, helping with marriage preparation of engaged couples and their ongoing growth as Catholic Christians, always seeking to live as witnesses to the beauty of marriage and the beauty of faith!
This is a beautiful witness about a young woman who was strongly pro-choice and anti-Catholic but whom God slowly changed through his healing grace and the relationship of a priest who loved her and accompanied her towards conversion. Linda's personal experience working at Planned Parenthood, having an abortion and then finding God's mercy and healing will touch your heart and help you to understand how much God desires to heal us and bring us from darkness into his amazing light!
Joan and Paul Spheeris share their incredible personal witness about their 4th pregnancy where they learned through prenatal testing that their child had a genetic defect. Listen to their amazing journey of faith and how God blessed them abundantly for their faithfulness in protecting their child in the womb. Their witness is a true reflection about the dignity of all human life and is filled with amazing signs and miracles! Grab some tissues because this one will tear at your heartstrings!
In this inaugural show, Letty Medina shares a brief summary of her conversion in Medjugorje and how she fell in love with God and began to seek a deeper relationship with him. She then explains how the Lord answered the deepest desire of her heart to become a "fisher of men" and also how the Lord took her through a time of healing her heart to prepare her for ministry. Finally, Letty shares a bit about how the Lord led her to begin her own Catholic radio show, provided the name for the show and what she hopes to focus on in this monthly show about how Christ alone brings fullness of life to the children of God.
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