Gabriel's Trumpet

The stone which sealed the tomb of Jesus on Good Friday has been rolled away! This episode discusses the meaning of the rolled away stone for our daily walk with the Lord.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Today is a time of solemn waiting and a time of ANTICIPATION. This episode discusses the way of waiting and anticipating; the way of remembering and hoping. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

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We began the three holiest days of the year with Holy Thursday, The Lord's Supper. This episode discusses the three parts of this HOLY NIGHT and its meaning for our participation in these three days AND BEYOND. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

What price would WE want to betray or deny Jesus? Judas and Peter had a price in mind. This episode discusses our own price and Jesus's response to betrayal and denial on this Spy Wednesday. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

How do we cope with disappointment, especially when we have spent so much of our resources in trying to help others? We can get angry, give up, blame the other or circumstances. This episode discusses the way God responds to disappointment and its meaning for US. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The crowds have gone home. The psalms removed. The cloaks gathered. This episode discusses the the day AFTER Palm Sunday. It a day of a prophetic act by a woman which reveals what lies ahead for Jesus and all who follow him. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

It may seem strange if not contradictory that the triumphal entry into Jerusalem is connected to the PASSION of Jesus? This episode discusses the meaning of this unbroken oneness and it's meaning as we enter into this HOLY WEEK. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We hear a great deal of talk today about the presence of CONSPIRACIES. this episode discusses the the meaning and DANGEROUS DYNAMICS of CONSPIRACIES with an evil intent. And the destructive consequences that result. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Three frustrating things: try to sleep but sleep not, wait for one who comes not, and TRY TO PLEASE BUT PLEASE NOT!. This episode discusses the the trying to please but pleasing NOT. What does Jesus teach when faced with such situations? How do WE respond? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Without faith living is NOT possible. From the moment we are born, life is a web of faith and trust. So it is and more so on the SUPERNATURAL level. This episode discusses the need for faith on the natural and SUPERNATURAL levels of daily living. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

To be a Christian is to be a WITNESS! Each day we are called to give testimony by our thoughts, words, and ACTIONS that what we believe is TRUE about Jesus. This episode discusses the meaning of being a daily witness as to the TRUTH of our gift of faith. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Antidotes work to counter the deadly effects of poisons. This episode discusses the the poison of SIN and its DEADLY effects on the soul. What is the ANTIDOTE to the poison of SIN? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

There is a higher law than justice. It the perfection of justice by MERCY. With being shown mercy one is called to repent and reform. This episode discusses the importance of justice, mercy, and reform in our relationship with God and others.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We are moving ever closer to the holy city of Jerusalem! God is doing something NEW! Do we see it? This episode discusses the new thing God is doing. Are we prepared to be part of the assembly walking with the Lord? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Is God VENGEFUL? The short answer is YES! However, NOT by the standards of the world. This episode discusses the vengeance of God and it's meaning for US TODAY. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We don't like to think we are FOOLS. Yet, to be a faithful disciple of Christ is to be a FOOL! This episode discusses the importance of BEING A FOOL for Christ and the Gospel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We say that seeing is beliving. NOT always! True belief requires more than seeing. This episode discusses the MORE that is required. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We often waste our time in fear. This episode discusses the dynamic of fear and its consequences. We also need to reflect on the way we live in freedom from FEAR and to walk toward the God who invites us to live in the joy of TRUTH! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Water is essential for life. Water is essential for growth. This is true physically and SPIRITUALLY. This episode discusses the the need for spiritual hydration, especially in the waters of our Baptism. We are to WALK WET in those waters each day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The eyes are the windows to the soul. We tend to judge on the basis of eye appeal. However, we often overlook the heart; what is really important -- the core of one's being. The Lord alone is able to see the heart. This episode discusses the importance of forming a pure heart in our relationship with God. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Life is the cycle of light and darkness. Spiritually, it is the ebb and flow of grace and sin, freedom and fear. With sin we live with FEAR of the light. Jesus is the LIGHT of LIFE. This episode discusses the importance of living in the light. We need NOT be AFRAID. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

This episode discusses the the meaning of SINCERITY and its importance in our everyday lives. Sincerity is essential in our relationship with God. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Confession is a PROCESS! There are stages: confession, contrition, firm resolve not to commit that offense again, penance as restitution for the offense, and receiving the peace of reconciliation. This episode discusses the importance of the process of a genuine confession. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Ofter we face situations which appear to be lifeless and hopeless. We find ourselves in a kind of desert. We have no water. The Lord invites us to STRIKE THE ROCK! We and return to former ways of acting or we can in faith and trust strike the rock in which life giving waters will gush forth. The decision is OURS! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

One of the most important RESPONSIBILITIES of parents and grandparents is the religious formation of those entrusted to their care. This episode discusses the the obligation and privilege of teaching the young abot Almighty God. This teaching comes through word and EXAMPLE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We DO NOT pray TO the Saints. We pray THROUGH the Saints to Almighty God. Also, the acceptable sacrifice to God comes from our very being. We carry that OFFERING within us each day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The word surrender carries with it the idea of giving up. There is another way to surrender -- acknowledging our limitations and the need for help. This episode discusses the the two ways of SURRENDER . One leads to despair, the other opens the way to blessedness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

A key element in Christian love is PATIENCE. Too often we discard people and things which do not produce results quickly enough. In doing so we often miss out on the fruits of patient love. This episode discusses the PATIENT LOVE of God toward each of us. We are called to show tjat love to others and to OURSELVES! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Today is the memorial of St Joseph. This episode discusses three aspects of St Joseph's life for us today: integrity, silence, and the eork of God through our daily witness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The poison of jealousy is one which blinds the eyes and corrupts the soul. We fail to see all we have received and have to OFFER to God's glory and the benefit of others. This episode discusses the importance of being grateful for our gifts and blessings. The antidote to gealousy is GRATITUDE and sharing your gifts with others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

This episode discusses the background of St Patrick's Day. We thank God for the gift of the Irish and pray God's blessing on Ireland, the Church in Ireland, and all the Irish who contibuted to the blessedness of America. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Along with ingratitude, the sting of BETRAYAL is a most painful hurt. Trust is fragile. Hard to gain, easy to break, and very difficult to repair. This episode discusses the ways of responding to betrayal -- when we have been betrayed and when we have betrayed God and others. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

From the earliest moments we desire to be recognized. We feel the need to be noticed and relevant. This episode discusses the true meaning of being relevant and making a difference in the lives of others and most especially in the eye's of God. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Are our crosses the result of God asking us to carry the burdens of others, OR are our crosses really SELF- INFLICTED wounds from OUR sins? This episode discusses the difference between a cross and a scar from OUR sinfulness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Today we focus on the Transfiguration of Jesus AND ors as well. This episode discusses the UNREST of the story. There is a crucial part that must be accepted BEFORE we enter into glory with God. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We all like to think we are special. Special to others and to God. However, with being special comes RESPONSIBILITY. This episode discusses the connection between being special and the expectations of being special. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Preperation is essential for the success of any event. This is especially true when it comes to offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This episode discusses the need for centering ourselves on a preperation too often ignored. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The Book of Esther speaks to us in our own facing of EVIL. Esther is chosen by God to lead Israel to deliverence. Her COURAGE serves as inspiration for all of us in the face of EVIL With God and our living faith ALL things are possible! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

The first step in battle is to know the REAL enemy. The real enemy is Satan. We see it in our present world situation with its war in eastern Europe. It is a SPIRITUAL war. This episode discusses the our participation in this current war. The way we are to serve as God's vessels. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Along with fasting and charity, PRAYER is one of the basic aspects of the Lenten season. This episode discusses the direction Jesus offers to us about fruitful PRAYER. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

There are many forms of poverty. The most visible is that of economic poverty. But there is a deeper poverty a spiritual poverty. This poverty effects the soul. We may be rich materially but poor in the riches of a living relationship with God. This episode discusses the deeper poverty of the soul. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Much of life is lived with the tension of pleasing others and pleasing only ourselves. Both extremes are harmful. This episode discusses the need to find the right balance. Above all to offer God praise FIRST and caring for those in need. In so doing we prove ourselves. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

When we think of a house we usually think of a physical structure. However WE are the houses of the Lord. We are TEMPLES of the Holy Spirit! Lent is the Holy Season for doing an inspection of the condition of the house/temple in which the Holy Spirit resides. What is the condition? What is in need of RESTORATION? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Fasting is one of the traditional ways of participating in the Holy Season of Lent ( prayer and almsgiving the other two). What is the proper way of fasting during this Lenten season? This episode discusses the the fasting that brings us closer to God and others. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Freedom is a natural gift from God that is essential to our being human. With freedom comes RESPONSIBILITY. This episode discusses the the importance of making choices that lead us to God. This is especially true during this Lenten Season. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Lent is the Holy Season of our journey with the Lord to the Holy City of Jerusalem. We usually do so by prayer, fasting, and acts of charity. The Lord invites us to the INVISIBLE Lent! This episode discusses the meaning of such a walking with Him. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We can live by the fickle finger of fate or by the FIRM FAITH of our convictions. We are ready to enter the Holy Season of Lent. This episode discusses the two ways we can enter the Holy Season of Lent. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

Our speech reveals more than mere words. Our speech reveals that which reveals the soul! Our conversations provide a window into the soul. Our speech often directs our everyday lives. This episode discusses the importance of prudential speech and conversations. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

To write a letter of recommendation is an act of great trust and responsibility. We are recommending that person AND we are saying WE can be TRUSTED that OUR word is true and honest. This episode discusses the fact that WE are God's letters of recommendation to the world! How we live testifies to others as to whether or not God can be TRUSTED! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

What will you leave behind to those who come ater you? For what do you want to be remembered? Will it be MORE than earthly possessions? Will it be the example of a life lived in loving service to God and others? This episode reflects on the importance of the last will and testament we leave and for what we will be remembered. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support