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Andrew Gniadek from Luminous Tradition dives deep into the doctrine of St. John of the Cross and the broader Carmelite tradition so that you can grow in hope in God and face all the necessities, trials, and difficulties that life brings and integrate the

Andrew Gniadek


    • Feb 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Season 10 Ep. 4: Purity of Heart and Presence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 8:33


    #4: In this episode, we reflect on our own spiritual journey and identify any secondary activities or distractions that may be hindering our focus on purity of heart in relation to God's presence.

    Season 10 Episode 3: Absence in Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 6:20


    #3: In this episode, we discuss how absence relates to faith and our prayer life.

    Season 10, Ep. 2: Good Actions in Christ versus in the abstract

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 6:53


    #2: In this episode, we discuss how the person of Christ acts from Christ, not from prestige or perception.

    Season 10 Premiere: Being the same reality of those who believe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 10:20


    #1: In this episode, we discuss being of the same reality of those who claim to believe in Christ.

    Season 9 Finale: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp from Gaudium et spes 22

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 77:07


    #9: Dr. Larry Chapp joins Midnight Carmelite as we discuss a range of issues, including technology and its proper use. We also talk about GS22 being the official podcast of Communio, the concept of razing the bastions, empathetic thinking, Christ on the cross, and the acceptance of being wrong.

    The Cross of Christ Pt. 5: the Transfiguration and the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 6:14


    #5: In this episode, we discuss the relationship between the Transfiguration and the Cross of Christ Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/b/cN2cQM6EhdC11Ne8ww).

    The Cross of Christ Pt. 4: Gaining life with Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 7:16


    #4: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss gaining our life by losing it with Christ. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/b/cN2cQM6EhdC11Ne8ww).

    The Cross of Christ Pt. 3: Take up your Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 8:48


    #3: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss how to take up your cross. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    The Cross of Christ Pt. 2: Truth as a virtue and denying ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 4:53


    #2: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss how truth is a virtue and how it relates to denying ourselves. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    Season 9 Premiere: The Cross of Christ Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 5:40


    #1: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss Christ as the way and the way as the Cross. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    Season 8 Ep. 3: Philippians 4 and perseverance in the spiritual life according to Saint John of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 8:00


    #3: In this episode, we will discuss Philippians 4 about the God of peace and thinking on good things and its relation to perseverance in prayer according to St. John of the Cross. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    Season 8 Episode 2: Metaphysics of the Trinity according to St. Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Robert Delfino

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 74:45


    #2: In this episode, we will discuss the metaphysics of the Trinity according to St. Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Robert Delfino. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    Season 8 Premiere: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp on deep theology and the lost sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 80:02


    #1: In the season 8 premiere, Dr. Larry Chapp of gaudiumetspes22.com discuss deep theology and the lost sheep. Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.

    Season 7 Finale: Divine Providence and Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 7:56


    #5: In the season finale, we discuss how justice relates to Divine Providence. Please support Midnight Carmelite: leave a tip here!

    Divine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 4: Temptation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 11:21


    #4: In this episode, we will discuss a major temptation in our relationship with God and His Divine Providence. Please support Midnight Carmelite: leave a tip here!

    Divine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 3: Spiritual Consolations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 8:03


    #3: In this episode, we will discuss how divine providence relates to consolations given to beginners in the spiritual life. If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!

    Divine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 2: How Divine Providence relates to the Problem of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 10:45


    #2: In this episode of season 7, we will discuss the relationship between the problem of evil and divine providence. If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!

    Season 7 Premiere: Divine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 9:41


    #1: Welcome to Season 7 of Midnight Carmelite! This season we begin with a discussion of the philosophical implications of divine providence. If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!

    Season 6 Finale: A Meditation on Silence Pt. 5 Our Blessed Mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 7:19


    #5: In this episode, we will discuss the relationship of silence with Our Blessed Mother. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    A Meditation on Silence Pt. 4: Good Trees and Good Fruit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 8:33


    #4: In this episode, we discuss the passage about good trees and good fruits and how it applies to our spiritual lives. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    A Meditation on Silence Pt. 3: Measures and Personal Blindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 9:06


    #3: In this episode, we continue our Luke 6 exegesis and discuss how your measure of others will be the measure for yourself and Jesus's warning about the beam in your own eye. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    A Meditation on Silence Pt. 2: Be Sons of the Most High

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 7:49


    #2: In this episode, we discuss silence in term of loving your enemies and being as Jesus called us to be "sons of the most High." If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    Season 6 Premiere: A Meditation on Silence Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 11:48


    #1: In this episode, we begin this season's discussion of silence and some general housekeeping about the podcast. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    Season 5 Finale: Understanding the Meaning of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 10:37


    #6: In this episode, we discuss what precisely the Church means as well as the Marian and Petrine dimensions in relation to holiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Barriers to Holiness: Lack of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 16:43


    #5: In this episode, we discuss lack of faith and how misconceptions of what faith is becomes a barrier to holiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Barriers to Holiness: Lack of Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 11:08


    #3: In this episode, we discuss lack of patience, like the Israelites coming out of Egypt in the desert in Exodus, and how that can be a barrier to holiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Barriers to Holiness: Misunderstanding Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 9:32


    #2: In this episode, we discuss the distinction between knowing *about* something and knowing something and how that can be a barrier to holiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 5 Premiere: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp of Gaudium et Spes 22 on the Universal Call to Holiness, Vocation, Evangelization and the Spiritual Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 84:59


    An interview on the universal call to holiness, vocation, evangelization, in the light of Carmelite spirituality, the Catholic Worker movement, and saints such as St. Therese, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) Please check out Dr. Chapp's work at Gaudium et Spes 22. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 4 Finale: Atheism of Attachment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 11:58


    #5: In the Season 4 finale, we discuss atheism of attachment. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    St. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 10:56


    #4: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    St. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 8:54


    #3: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    St. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 9:40


    #2: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 4 Premiere: St. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 14:36


    #1: In the Season 4 premiere, we will discuss the background of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 3 Finale: Freedom and Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 7:03


    #8: In this episode, we conclude Season 3 with a discussion of freedom and friendship. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Nature of Happiness Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 14:53


    #7: In this episode, we conclude our discussion with Dr. Curtis Hancock about the nature of happiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Nature of Happiness Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 13:07


    #6: In this episode, we continue our discussion with Dr. Curtis Hancock about the nature of happiness by discussing St. Thomas Aquinas's view in contrast to Aristotle's. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Nature of Happiness Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 12:48


    #5: What is the nature of happiness? In this first episode of this season's encore, Dr. Curtis Hancock focuses on Aristotle's understanding of happiness. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Christ's Revelation and the Problem of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 12:01


    #4: In this episode, I comment on some themes discussed in episodes 1-3 of this season from our interview with Dr. Curtis Hancock on the Problem of Evil. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Theodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 14:42


    #3: In this episode, Dr. Curtis Hancock and I conclude our discussion of theodicy. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Theodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 12:37


    #2: In this episode, Dr. Curtis Hancock and I discuss personhood, faith, and other aspects of theodicy. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 3 Premiere: Theodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 16:50


    #1: What is the problem of evil? This episode introduces Midnight Carmelite listeners to theodicy, or what is also called "the problem of evil." This episode's guest, Professor Emeritus Curtis Hancock of Rockhurst University, will enlighten us on this subject. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 2 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 6:55


    #7: The Season 2 Finale! We will discuss Scripture passages as well as what is coming up in Season 3 of Midnight Carmelite. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you found value in this episode, please leave a tip: https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/ Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Meditation on the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 9:03


    #6: What are some things we need to consider about the human heart? In this episode in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss the human heart, what it means to love, and hypocrisy. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you found value in this episode, please leave a tip: https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/ Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Freedom Pt. 2: Ethical Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 15:19


    #5: What is freedom? In this second part of a two part series on freedom in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss what freedom is for the human person in an ethical sense. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you found value in this episode, please leave a tip: https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/ Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Freedom Pt. 1: Metaphysical Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 9:35


    #4: What is freedom? In this first part of a two part series on freedom in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss what freedom is for the human person in a metaphysical sense. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you found value in this episode, please leave a tip: https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/ Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Appetites and Quietism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 17:01


    #3: What does St. John of the Cross mean by appetites? This episode discusses appetites and shows how St. John of the Cross is not advocating quietism. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Ignorance in the Spiritual Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 10:00


    #2: What is ignorance in the spiritual life? This episode discusses how we are ignorant in our own spiritual lives, provides examples of this ignorance, and shows how identifying where we are ignorant allows us to grow closer to God. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 2 Premiere: Inconstancy in Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 10:42


    #1: Are we inconstant in our love of God? This episode talks about our inconstancy in love in relation to God's constant love for us. Our inconstancy in love is a huge barrier to growing in union of love with God. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)

    Season 1 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 7:16


    #22: The Season 1 Finale of Midnight Carmelite! This episode highlights the fruit of Season 1 and what you can do as a Midnight Carmelite listener before Season 2 starts. If you want to leave a tip, head over to the tip jar (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/)

    The First Step Towards Detachment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 11:08


    # 21: What is the first step towards detachment? This episode discusses how we can identify attachments that holds us back from making progress on the path to union with God. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).

    Rest: An Aid for the Dark Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 10:23


    #20: How can rest help a person persevere through the Dark Night mentioned by St. John of the Cross? This episode talks about rest in relation to the human person. Rest is important for the journey up Mt. Carmel. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/)

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