Catholic Mass Scripture readings for each Sunday. We read the first reading, the Psalm, the second reading and the Gospel for the Sunday Mass.
Dr. Gerry reads the Sunday Readings (Fifth Sunday of Lent), discusses the difference between Eastern meditation and Christian (East/West) meditation, and provides a meditation about having a new heart.
Dr. Gerry reads the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent and provides a guided meditation that helps us become more receptive to God's grace. Dr. Gerry also discusses how litanies help us connect with the right side of our brain.
Dr. Gerry reads the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent and provides a meditation on how to stay emotionally regulated. Dr. Gerry offers ways to "look at things differently" and even possibly bring moments of grace to bear on difficult and challenging situations.
In addition to reading the Second Sunday of Lent readings, Dr. Gerry guides the listener on a meditation to discover the vastness of the universe God created and to experience the Transfiguration.
Dr. Gerry leads you in a meditation to discover how Christ can be a path to reconciliation and reconnection with Him and others.
Dr. Gerry leads you in a meditation to experience a healing and nurturing figure from our faith in order to bring about greater levels of healing and hope, as well as a reduction in anxiety.
Dr. Gerry leads you in a meditation to release anger stored in the body.
Dr. Gerry leads the listener in a meditation that invites you to change while attending to our resistance. Jesus is the ultimate empowering “coach” who calls us to repentance, change, and action – but we need to experience His compassion, kindness, and goodness as we learn to adapt in new ways.
Dr. Gerry leads you through a guided meditation as he reads the Sunday readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. This meditation helps us love the “unlovable” parts of ourselves in order to heal in a deeper way.
Dr. Crete guides you through an EMDR “Calm Place” exercise integrated with the Sunday Readings on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Topic: Reducing Anxiety: A Christian “Light Stream” ExerciseDr. Gerry leads the listener in a guided meditation where he adapts the EMDR Light Stream technique to the Christian concept of “theoria” (vision of the Light of Christ). EMDR is a trauma therapy and the Light Stream technique has been used to reduce anxiety. Dr. Gerry also reads the Sunday Readings in a way that invites you to allow the Word of God into your heart in a deeper way. Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Dr. Gerry leads the listener in a guided meditation where we attend to the parts of ourselves that are lonely, sad, and/or hurting instead of suppressing them. When we meet our wounded parts with grace, and love, and kindness we can bring them into God's presence and experience consolation. Dr. Gerry then reads the Sunday Readings in a way that invites you to allow the Word of God into your heart in a deeper way.
Dr. Gerry reads the Sunday readings and provides a guided meditation on how to grow closer to God the Father in prayer. Dr. Gerry explores connecting with God's presence, protection, benevolence, loyalty, security, and how He gives us our identity.
Dr. Gerry reads the Sunday Readings in a way that invites you to allow the Word of God into your heart in a deeper way. IS 61:1-2A, 10-11; LK 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54.; 1 THES 5:16-24; JN 1:6-8, 19-28 After the readings, Dr. Gerry discusses what it means to “pray without ceasing” with the Jesus Prayer. Dr. Gerry then leads the listener in a progressive muscle relaxation exercise followed by a guided meditation designed to help relieve both stress and the holiday blues.
Dr. Peter Malinoski and Dr. Gerry Crete read the Sunday Mass Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Check out our sister podcast Be With the Word for psychological insights into these readings on where secular psychology gets it wrong.
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter ready the Mass readings for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary time, Cycle A
Dr. Gerry and Dr. Peter read the Mass readings for Corpus Christi -- The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord.
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry give you the Mass readings for Trinity Sunday.
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry bring you the Mass readings for Pentecost Sunday.
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry read the Mass readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter.
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry bring you the Mass readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
Dr. Peter and Dr. Gerry read the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Easter