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Ask Julie Ryan
#624 - Spiritual Awakening & the SECRET to Connecting with Spirit Guides! With Deepa Liu

Ask Julie Ryan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 68:38


EVEN MORE about this episode!In this powerful episode, we dive into the mystical world of sacred art and spiritual awakening with Deepa Liu—Spiritual Success Mentor, Sacred Artist, and host of the Creative Mystic podcast. Once a self-proclaimed non-visual person, Deepa now channels Spirit through her vibrant, visionary paintings—Spirit Guide Portals that serve as doorways to the Divine.Hear how iconic figures like Yogananda, Mother Mary—even the Monopoly banker—have appeared in her work as spirit guides, helping others connect with their higher purpose. We also explore how reclaiming feminine energy and questioning patriarchal spiritual narratives can lead to a more inclusive, soul-aligned path.From Buddhist and yogic inspiration to channeled creativity, Deepa's story will inspire you to trust your divine gifts, connect with your guides, and awaken your inner mystic.Guest Biography:Deepa Liu is a Spiritual Success Mentor, Sacred Artist, Interfaith Minister, and host of the Creative Mystic Podcast. She blends spiritual wisdom, intuitive guidance, and creative expression to help seekers unlock their divine purpose, connect with Spirit, and manifest a life of joy, healing, and meaning.Through her unique Spirit Guide Portals—channeled sacred art from deep meditative visions—Deepa offers tangible connections to the Divine that awaken intuition and inner wisdom. Her holistic approach weaves together energy healing, meditation, and sacred creativity to support personal transformation and spiritual alignment.Episode Chapters:(0:00:01) - Spiritual Art and Divine Manifestation(0:07:08) - Awakening Spiritual Guidance and Wisdom(0:18:09) - Connecting With Spirit Guides Through Art(0:30:51) - Creating Spiritual Portals Through Art(0:39:44) - Navigating Spirit Guides and Life Purpose(0:53:16) - Energetic Connection to Spirit Guides(1:00:16) - Connecting With Spirit Guides and ReincarnationSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Español YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Português YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Deutsch YouTube✏️Ask Julie a Question!

Catholic Daily Reflections
Holy Saturday with Mother Mary

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 4:48


Read OnlineThe Savior of the World died a cruel death upon the Cross. His broken body was laid in the tomb. His disciples scattered and were fearful that they would be next. But our Blessed Mother kept vigil in the perfect hope that her Son would soon rise.Traditionally, Saturdays within the Church year are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This ancient tradition developed in part due to the belief that, as others were filled with fear and confusion, Mother Mary kept vigil on Holy Saturday in prayerful anticipation of Jesus' resurrection. She knew her Son would rise. She had hope beyond hope. Her faith was certain. Her love kept her vigilant as she awaited the return of her Son.For many centuries, it has been suggested that the first person to whom Jesus appeared after His Resurrection was His own mother. Pope Saint John Paul II believed this. Saint Ignatius of Loyola believed it. And many others throughout the centuries shared this belief.For these reasons, Holy Saturday is an ideal day to ponder the pondering heart of our Blessed Mother. There are several times in Sacred Scripture where we are told that Mother Mary pondered the mysteries of her Son's life in her heart. She was one of the few who stood by Him in His agony and death. She stood before the Cross and prayerfully pondered His perfect sacrifice. The Blessed Mother held His dead body in her arms and pondered where His spirit had gone. And today she keeps vigil, pondering His imminent return to her.Ponder her pondering heart. Try to unite your own heart with hers. Try to understand what she was thinking and hoping. Try to feel what she felt this sorrowful day. Try to experience her faith, her trust and her joyful expectation. So many people in this world walk in despair and confusion.So many have lost hope in the new life that awaits them. So many have their own form of interior death without allowing God to draw them into His Resurrection. So many people today need the hope that was so alive in the heart of our Blessed Mother that first Holy Saturday. Ponder the reality of Holy Saturday in silence this day and allow the glorious heart of our Blessed Mother to inspire you and draw you more deeply into her life of faith, hope and love.Dearest Mother Mary, on that first Holy Saturday, you kept vigil for your Son. You allowed the divine gift of hope to grow within you, and you allowed that hope to be your strength in the midst of the horror of the Cross. Pray for me that I may ponder your beautiful heart this day so that I, too, may be filled with hope as I endure the challenges of this earthly life. Give me a heart of joyful anticipation as I await the grace of new life our Lord so deeply desires to bestow upon me. Mother Mary, pray for me.  Jesus, I do trust in You.  Guercino, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

The Inner Life
Modern Idols - The Inner Life - April 16, 2025 [ENCORE]

The Inner Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 49:10


Check out this encore show from March 28, 2025 Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Modern Idols What is an idol? (6:41) How can we identify we are placing out trust in something other than God? How is materialism one of the greatest idols against God. (15:09) Phyllis - I'm battling modern idols right now. Feeling secure when I don't have enough funds in my account. Money. Found myself not trusting God. Patty - For years I've been considering spending a lot of time with sacramental. I love them because they have Mother Mary and Jesus. Talked to a religious sister about it. Wondering if I'm committing idolatry. (22:04) Break 2 Are there other passages that talk about idolatry (26:12) Butch - Is playing things like board games with family members an idol if it's done excessively...like every night? Could that be considered an idol? Janet - Coming to realization after 30 years of marriage that I think I idolize the outcome of my children's lives. I'm watching some ugly journeys. Is that a form of idolatry? (33:28) Idolatry in relationships? (37:16) Break 2 How do you talk with family who are committing idolatry? (42:40) What is the difference between Addiction and Idolatry How can we put God in the center of our lives? Resources: Strange Gods https://www.avemariapress.com/products/strange-gods

Stress Therapy
The Help You Give by Asking

Stress Therapy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 30:16


Stress Therapy Episode 9The Help You Give by Asking3/20/25In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, Cheri Flake explores the often-overlooked power of asking for help. Through her own life experiences—especially during her husband's cancer battle—she reveals how seeking support not only uplifts the person in need but also benefits the helper. Blending psychology, spirituality, and humor, she breaks down the stigma around asking for help and encourages listeners to embrace their human need for connection and support.Asking for Help is HealingIt's not a weakness—it's an act of strength that allows others to feel useful and connected, while giving you the support you need.Help Can Be Spiritual or PracticalWhether calling on a neighbor or St. Anthony, Cheri emphasizes that your help doesn't have to be human. It can be divine, energetic, or community-based.Giving is a Stress BusterHelping others is scientifically shown to reduce stress—so when you ask for help, you're actually doing someone else a favor, too.~Meditation Music byhttp://sonicyogi.comhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7lpLx4vtoQusvoqidRY6vN?si=0db8efd9082c40ebhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0Qotx90teY3iZ00PgUCwty?si=44a1c18c52e24e1fListen to Sonic Yogi on: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xJT8mRbrqa7rTY6d4y5Fq?si=q2YYpPSzQOmu4R8-W4jkpw https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sonic-yogi/722350162https://amazon.com/music/player/artists/B00FQMVVIC/sonic-yogi?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_Y5q68A8LSQQGzl01PQC7Uaw6chttps://amazon.com/music/player/artists/B00FQMVVIC/sonic-yogi?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_Y5q68A8LSQQGzl01PQC7Uaw6chttps://youtu.be/p2jtMEkdh6g?si=rVq-Q8o85mI75S4_INTERESTING MENTIONS:Esther Hicks & Abraham – For woo-curious listeners, Cheri discusses their “placemat exercise” for co-creating with the universe.Saint Shoutouts – St. Anthony (lost things), St. Christopher (travel), St. Joseph (home-selling), and Mother Mary all get love as go-to helpers.Mother Teresa's Take – Asking for help should be enough reason to offer support—no justifications needed.Anne Lamott's Book – Help, Thanks, Wow is quoted as a spiritual trifecta for approaching the divine.The Love Tuner – A calming whistle that helps induce meditation; Cheri offers a promo code for it (just “Cheri” for 5% off).Funny Business Fail – Cheri once tried rebranding for moms (complete with “yourearockstarmom.com”) and learned the hard way that moms don't always want to admit they need help.Cheri's Aura – It's golden yellow! (Not pink as she hoped.)https://www.heartwood-retreats.com : location for Cheri's Georgia Mountain Retreatshttps://www.jekyllisland.comhttps://www.jekyllisland.com: Location for Cheri's seaside retreatThe Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and AuthorJoin Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/or https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/Love the show? Please rate and review us!Send some love bucks to the show:Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.comVenmo: @cheri-flakeThank you!https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 https://thestresstherapist.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist Join Cheri Flake on herhttps://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/  https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!ORhttps://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/ on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia gohttps://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultationhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flakehttps://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go tohttp://www.ilovetherapy.com/ to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.TRANSCRIPT:The Stress Therapist: Hey, beautiful people, what's up? Today we're going to talk about asking for help. Who do you ask? Why would you ask? When do you ask? Are you ever asking? Because asking for help actually helps the person that you're asking for help, and it doesn't have to be a person.What? Okay, let's do this.Hey, beautiful people. It's time for some stress therapy.A podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living.The Stress Therapist: In the real world.Finally, a place to Park. My 25 plus years of experience of.The Stress Therapist: Working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field.And now your host, me, the stress therapist, Sheri Flake.The Stress Therapist: Hey, beautiful people, what's up? Okay, so me, myself, I have been in some situations where I've had to ask for help, like, really ask for help. And I think, you know, we all know that it's really kind of difficult to ask for help for most people.And that's weird because it's one love, right? We're here for each other. We're here to lift each other up. And I think we don't want to come across as a burden.I think it's a especially hard for moms who are kind of in charge of doing all kinds of things. And a while back,I made this change with my business. It was a terrible idea. My business coach told me not to do it, and I just thought I knew better than her, and I was wrong and she was right.And I had this idea that I wanted to help moms, which is a great idea, right. But I would kind of changed my business a little bit and geared it towards mom.So I was the stress therapist for moms, right? And I had like, you know, you're a rockstar mom.com or whatever. And I had, you know, a picture of me with a guitar and the kids hanging off me crying or whatever.It was really funny, unbeknownst to me was I was targeting moms that would actually need to be able to ask for help. Okay. Because, you know, of momdom. So it's one thing to say, hey, are you stressed out?Right? People can admit to that. Yes, I'm stressed out. But she said asking moms to admit they're stressed out because they're moms is going to be difficult for them to admit to that problem.And you have to admit to the problem in order to seek help, right? So she said it's kind of like having, like an erectile dysfunction group. It's going to be difficult.You know, you have to be in the very right circles, in order to get people to raise their hand in a public place and admit to that problem. Because there's a stigma against that.You know, that's why there's Mommy Loves Vodka and, you know, all these, you know, coping or scary mommy or whatever. Like there's all these. These entities that talk about how hard it is to be a mom.And it's just now getting to be, you know, sort of an open conversation.So I. I think moms in general aren't supposed to ask for help. Women aren't supposed to ask for help. We're supposed to do all these things, I think, in general feel, you know, like it might be hard to ask for help.And I remember a long time ago, I heard, I think it was Mother Teresa, I'm not sure, but I think someone had asked her about people asking for money on the side of the street or, you know, people that were panhandling.And she said something like, you know, asking for help should be enough reason to help them. Just simply asking for it. Right? Like that. That in and of itself is such a big deal that when someone does ask for help, you know, that should be enough.They shouldn't have to give all these reasons why, what they're going to do with the money. They have signs or whatever. The simple fact that they're out there struggling and asking for help is all that you need in order to help them.And that really resonated with me. And I've had a couple of instances here lately in my life in the past five years where I have had to ask for a lot of help.And it was uncomfortable.And I learned so much from just asking for help that I want to share with you so you can kind of get some ideas on when to ask for help, who to ask for help.It doesn't even need to be a person, and we'll get into that. But a long time ago, when my husband was diagnosed with cancer, he had to undergo this massive surgery with a really long recovery.And I've talked about it before in previous podcasts, but, you know, he's, you know, had a feeding tube and only liquid diet and then soft and it just, it lots 

Formby Podcast
Hospice Africa - Dr ANNE MERRIMAN - episode 2

Formby Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 18:30


In this episode, Dr. Anne Merriman travels to Dublin to join the Roman Catholic religious order, the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs), founded by Mother Mary. In 1957 as a MMM Nun she began her medical training in Dublin graduating in 1963.Hospice AfricaHospice AfricaVision: Palliative Care For All in Africa.Mission: To bring peace to the suffering in Africa through the affordable and accessiblehttp://www.hospice-africa.orghospiceafrica.uk@gmail.comHospice Africa detailsUK Registered Charity Number: 1024903Company number: 02835469Recorded by Formby Podcast 2025Contact us mul5@icloud.comThanks to Dr Anne Merriman Chris and Maria MerrimanAnd all our volunteers fundraising for Hospice AfricaHospice Africa is a - Registered Charity No. 1024903UK Registered Company 2835469Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hospice_africa_ainsdale/profilecard/?igsh=N3p2aTZ6NmxiYXQ2Contact Formby Podcast mul5@icloud.com

That Now Podcast
24. Now 12| A Side | 1988 -Moping with Morrissey and Mother Mary: The Musical

That Now Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 72:11


In this episode, Leo continues her analysis of the wonders of Morrissey poetry, and James is lulled by the dreamy voice of Climie Fisher, all the while wondering if one can truly play with madness.Follow us on Instagram or email thatnowpodcast@gmail.comFind all the playlists for our past and future episodes on our Spotify page1. With A Little Help From My Friends - Wet Wet Wet2. Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle 3. Wild World - Maxi Priest4. Give A Little Love - Aswad5. Love Changes (Everything) - Climie Fisher6. I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John7. Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) - Scritti Politti8. Don't Go - Hothouse Flowers9. Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey10. Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson11. Heart Of Gold - Johnny Hates Jazz12. Don't Call Me Baby - Voice Of The Beehive13. Can I Play With Madness - Iron Maiden14. I Will Be With You - T'Pau

Saint of the Day
Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (4th-6th c.) - April 1

Saint of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025


From Beyond
Human Connection in the Digital Age - Part 2

From Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 37:01


Human Connection in the Digital Age - Part 2. A continuation of the discussion of how humans connect and behave in the digital age, particularly regarding attracting a life partner. Cindy channels Mother Mary, who contributes her wisdom to the conversation.

The Inner Life
Modern Idols - The Inner Life - March 28, 2025

The Inner Life

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 49:10


Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Modern Idols What is an idol? (6:41) How can we identify we are placing out trust in something other than God? How is materialism one of the greatest idols against God. (15:09) Phyllis - I'm battling modern idols right now. Feeling secure when I don't have enough funds in my account. Money. Found myself not trusting God. Patty - For years I've been considering spending a lot of time with sacramental. I love them because they have Mother Mary and Jesus. Talked to a religious sister about it. Wondering if I'm committing idolatry. (22:04) Break 2 Are there other passages that talk about idolatry (26:12) Butch - Is playing things like board games with family members an idol if it's done excessively...like every night? Could that be considered an idol? Janet - Coming to realization after 30 years of marriage that I think I idolize the outcome of my children's lives. I'm watching some ugly journeys. Is that a form of idolatry? (33:28) Idolatry in relationships? (37:16) Break 2 How do you talk with family who are committing idolatry? (42:40) What is the difference between Addiction and Idolatry How can we put God in the center of our lives? Resources: Strange Gods https://www.avemariapress.com/products/strange-gods

Angels and Awakening
Grandfather's Wisdom from Beyond: Reading with Trisha

Angels and Awakening

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 38:56


Join Julie Jancius for a soul-stirring session with VIP member Trisha, channeling messages from her spirit team—including her grandmother, Mother Mary, and Archangel Michael. Discover how to heal self-resentment, co-create abundance with loved ones, and navigate family transitions with divine guidance.  

Real Presence Live
Mother Mary Joseph Campbell - RPL 3.27.25 1/2

Real Presence Live

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 27:09


St. Mary Sisters from Bismarck and the start of their endeavor to build a convent

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast
YOUR Spiritual Path Questions Answered!

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 19:04


Have you ever wished that you could ask me a question that I would answer on the podcast? Well guess what? Now you can! In this episode, I answer three questions from listeners just like you, who have questions about the spiritual path. For example, how to restart a spiritual practice after a period of absence and other questions that YOU might have too! And if YOU want to ask a question for a future episode, go to https://francesfayden.com/question and leave me a voice message with your question!    Key Learnings: Question one: does Mother Mary have a specific request that She answers, similar to how St. Anthony helps people find lost things? Answer: Mother Mary has so many forms that you can ask Her anything, but Her favorite thing to help us with is manifesting our purpose and our deepest heart's desires. Question two: can you give me feedback about why judging others comes up strongly for me when I feel disrespected or infringed upon? Answer: That judgement comes up as a way to protect you when you don't feel safe. See it as a messenger, rather than something to be avoided. Don't judge the judgement! Question three: how do I get back to spiritual practice after having stopped for a while? Answer: Decide which practice you want to begin again, and how often you want to do it. Take a look at why you stopped, and why you want to begin again. Then take small steps to begin again. Prioritizing yourself, and what matters most to you, is the key. “Ask me anything about the spiritual path at francesfayden.com/question”  Click here to join the Magnify Your Miracles Membership Ready to walk the path of miracles? Click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting with me If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Yugen
94 - L'Adolescence magica di Nosferatu

Yugen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 52:42


Menù del giorno:- Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow (di Gabrielle Zevin)- ADOLESCENCE (con Mattia) 1' 56''- 3 LIBRI DI REALISMO MAGICO (con Giulia Caterina) 19' 30''- NOSFERATU di Robert Eggers (con Max Church) 36' 25''- Lista dell'attesa n° 94 (Black Mirror 7, Death of a Unicorn, Mother Mary) 51' 24''ATTEZIONE: contiene anche tredicenni, Francesco Dimitri, Memoir of a Snail, gemelline astrali, gatti, maghi, baffi, Francis Ford Coppola, Marina Pierri, Wes Anderson e Dick Dastardly.LINK:- Podcast CHIMERA, LETTERATURA E DUE TESTE- Il mondo di Yugen Podcast

Catholic Daily Reflections
March 25, Solemnity of the Annunciation - Let it Be

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 5:53


Read OnlineThe angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”  Luke 1:26–28Imagine if the Angel Gabriel, the glorious Archangel who stands before the Most Holy Trinity, were to come to you and announce to you that you were “full of grace” and that “The Lord is with you.” What an indescribable and awe-inspiring experience that would be! And yet this is exactly what happened to this young teenager, the Blessed Virgin Mary.We celebrate today this amazing event that took place, marking the moment when God took on human flesh within her blessed womb. Note that today is nine months before Christmas. The Church gives us this Solemnity today to invite us to walk with Mary over these coming nine months so as to join her in her rejoicing over the birth of her divine Son.Much could be said about this glorious Solemnity. We could ponder Mother Mary and her Immaculate Conception. We could ponder the very words spoken by the Archangel. We could ponder the mystery surrounding her pregnancy and the way in which God chose to set this gift into motion. And we could ponder so much more. Though all of these aspects are worth fully pondering and praying over, let's focus upon the reaction of this young woman to the angelic announcement.First, we read that Mary was “greatly troubled” and “pondered” these words spoken by the Archangel. Being troubled reveals that Mary did not have full knowledge of what the Archangel was revealing. But the fact that she pondered the words also reveals her openness to a fuller understanding. She then seeks a deeper gift of knowledge by asking, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” This response is first an assent of belief in faith followed by a request for a deeper understanding of this revelation. Faith is the ability to assent to that which we do not fully understand, but true faith always seeks a deeper understanding—and this is what Mary did. After being given some further revelation by the Archangel, Mary fully accepts what was revealed and trusts that what she was told was all she needed to know at that time. And then she offers what has come to be known as her “fiat.” She says, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” This fiat of Mary is her perfect prayer of surrender to the will of God, and it is also the perfect model for how we all must respond to the will of God. We must see ourselves as true servants of His will, and we must fully embrace whatsoever God asks of us, completely uniting our wills to His.Reflect, today, upon these words of our Blessed Mother: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” How is God asking you to make this your prayer also? How is God calling you to serve His most holy will? Are you willing to fully assent to anything and everything God asks of you? As you prayerfully reflect upon this fiat of our Blessed Mother, seek to unite her response to yours so that you, too, will be a servant of the most high God.Father in Heaven, You sent Your Son to become incarnate in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Your glorious Archangel Gabriel brought forth this Good News. May I always be attentive to the messages You send forth to me as You invite me to join in Your divine mission of bringing Your Son into the world. I say “Yes'' this day, dear Lord, to serve Your most holy will. Jesus, I trust in You.Benvenuto Tisi, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Faith in Kids
Faith In Parents #163 | Motherland

Faith in Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 39:42


Amy and her Mum go free wheeling without Ed! They talk sobbing with a toddler. Parenting a monster and Amy being the easy child. We didn't see that coming. Talking about the aches of motherhood, and how we can approach mothering Sunday with grace. As well as strong opinions about a single daffodil, campaigning to allow women on motorways and Amy's two kitchen messages that keep her trooping on.Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in KidsMary Shorter - Fondly known to her family as Mother Mary is Amy's Mum. She has 4 grown up children who are all married and 12 Grandchildren and no Grand-dogs.  She is a retired accountant and has been involved in church life in various capacities – toddler group leader, treasurer, Sunday school teacher, she is currently coffee rota commandant, fellowships walk co-ordinator and heads up BBC – brews, bakes and chat a friendship group for seniors at her church.Support the show

The New Dimensions Café
Jesus-An Internal Spiritual Guide - Marianne Williamson - C0630

The New Dimensions Café

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 19:27


Marianne Williamson is the author of many books. Throughout her career she has worked on such issues as poverty, anti-hunger, and racial reconciliation. She's a leader of spiritually progressive circles. Six of her published books have been New York Times bestsellers, including A Return to Love. She has participated in two Presidential campaigns and is the founder of Project Angel Food, a Meals-on-Wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. In 2004 she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supported the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. She is the author of A Return to Love (Harper Collins 1992), A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution (HarperOne 2019) and The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love (HarperOne 2024)Interview Date: 12/20/2024 Tags: Marianne Williamson, A Course in Miracles, ACIM, Jesus, evolutionary potential, crucifixion, quantum field, love, forgiveness, Jehovah Witness, Talmud, cathedrals, Mother Mary, divine feminine, angels, Personal Transformation, Social Change/Politics, Religion, Spirituality

Constant Procession
449 Constant Procession

Constant Procession

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 6:50


Time Waits for No One- Taking Time to Spend Time on Now and Your Future- Mary and Lent in 2025- Part 1   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com   I have written a contemporary novel with Christian themes entitled "The Very Fine Light" Preview it for FREE and/or purchase "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com   I value feedback through the comments section on my website, NikosSteves.com Or via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity. The origin of these podcasts began with my first book, The Constant Procession. Constant Procession (the podcast) is published every Tuesday morning and has links, photos, video and more information for each episode at NikosSteves.com

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
A Novena for the Annunciation – Day 1 – Mary, Full of Grace

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 3:13


Day 1: Mary, Full of Grace From the Gospel according to Luke 1:28 In the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth. He was sent to a young virgin who was betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the family of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. The Angel came to her and said, Rejoice, Full of Grace!  Let us pray: Almighty Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we thank You for bestowing upon Your highly favored daughter all the graces to be Your Son's Mother and to be the Mother of all. We thank You for sending Your Son Jesus Christ to be our redeemer and savior. Thank You for giving us the breath of life and the splendor of Your creations. We thank You, Father, our Lord, and our God, for Your infinite kindness and mercy. How good You are to us, your children. We praise you and worship you, with Your Son, Jesus Christ, and his Mother Mary, our intercessor. To You, we owe everything. We acknowledge humbly that without You, we are nothing. Receive our gratitude and our undying adoration and devotion. We will try to reciprocate Your loving kindness by obeying Your commandments, by loving our neighbors and by earnestly endeavoring to become more like Your Son. We shall continuously affirm Your lordship and celebrate Your goodness and kindness all the days of our life. Amen. The post A Novena for the Annunciation – Day 1 – Mary, Full of Grace appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

The Inner Life
Spiritual Reading for Lent

The Inner Life

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 49:13


Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Lenten Spiritual Reading (3:29) Why can reading bring about growth in the spirit? (6:56) What types of books should we be looking for during Lent to help us grow? (9:09) What is Lectio Divina? (12:44) Rebecca –This is a great book: He Leadeth Me - Fr. Walter Cizeck. (14:31) Julie – Is it okay to read Freidrich Nitzche “The Anti Christ”, “Back to Virtue”, Peter Kreeft or “Lift Up Your Hearts” Fulton Sheen? (16:42) Charles –Best book to read I the Catechism of the Catholic Church. (20) Break 1 (22:11) Fr. Illo book suggestions – Bible, Augustine’s Confessions, Story of a Soul. St. Therese Lisieux, “Imitation of Christ” Thomas A Kempis, “Finding and maintaining peace” or “Time for God” Jacques Philippe, “The Way or “The Forge” St. Josemaria Escriva, “Lenten Journey with Mother Mary” Fr. Ed Looney, “33 Days of Morning Glory” Fr. Michel Gaitley. (26:31) Michael –My book suggestions: The Dogma of Hell, The Battle of the Virtue and Vices, and Vibrant Paradoxes. Bishop Robert Barron. (28:08) Kyle – My suggestion St. Gregory of Nisus...Life of Moses. Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch Emailer – Lent is a time to read books by Thomas Merton or Leo Tolstoy. (36:51) Break 2 (37:55) Anything in particular we should be mindful to stay away from? (41:21) Tom -Suggestion: “7 Story Mountain” Thomas Merton, Sherry Weddell “Fruitful Disciple” (44:45) Fr. Bill - Suggestion: St. Maria Faustina's Diary on Divine Mercy Suggestions for Lenten spiritual reading Please note that some of these were suggested by callers. Content of all books suggested has not been reviewed and may contain errors. Sacred Scripture (The Bible) Catechism of the Catholic Church (also, Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, YouCat: Catechism for Youth) Fr. Walter Ciszek, He Leadeth Me Peter Kreeft, Back to Virtue Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Lift Up Your Hearts: Guide to Spiritual Peace St. Augustine, Confessions Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul Fr. Jacques Phillippe – any of his little books (Finding and Maintaining Peace, Time for God, Searching for and Maintaining Peace, etc.) St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way, Furrow, The Forge Fr. Ed Looney, Lenten Journey with Mother Mary Fr. Gaitley – any of his books (devotional) Fr. Calloway, Consecration to St. Joseph Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island, Seven Story Mountain Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, Fruitful Discipleship Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime & Punishment F. X. Schouppe S.J., The Dogma of Hell Pope Saint Leo IX, The Battle of the Virtues and Vices Fr. Bishop Barron, Vibrant Paradoxes St. Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Moses Thomas Merton, Seven Story Mountain, No Man is an Island Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment Fiction of Charles Dickens, Willa Cather, Flannery O’Connor Pope Benedict XVI, Introduction to Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth series Dr. Thomas McGovern, What Christ Suffered St. Faustina’s Diary Corrie Tenboom, The Hiding Place Sr. Marianne Mayard, Make Friends with the Angels Scott Hahn, Rome Sweet Home Bl. Columba Marmion, Christ, The Life of the Soul Franck Sheed, Theology and Sanity St. Athanasius, Life of St. Anthony · Classics: Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ; Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul; St. Augustine, Confessions. · How to pray: little books by Fr. Jacques Philippe, esp Time for God; · Testimonials: Sohrab Ahmari, From Fire By Water; Scott Hahn, Rome Sweet Home; Robert Cardinal Sarah, The Day is Now Far Spent · Devotionals: St. JoseMaria Escriva, The Way, Furrow, The Forge. · Novena books (staged): Fr. Ed Looney, A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary; Fr. Michael Gaitley’s books, esp 33 Days to Merciful Love; Fr. Donald Calloway, Consecration to St. Joseph, · Catechisms: Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity; The Compendium of the CCC · Just published: Fr. John Nepil, To Heights unto Depths; Dr. Thomas McGovern, What Christ Suffered Our Lady: Andrew Apostoli, Fatima for Today; Fulton Sheen, The World's First Love

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Day 70: The Immaculate Conception (2025)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 13:23


The Catechism introduces us to Mary's Immaculate Conception and explains why God preserved her “immune from all stain of original sin.” Fr. Mike answers a common question asked in response to this revelation: “Why didn't God just preserve us all from original sin?” His answer might surprise you. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 490-494. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Miracles Happen Fertility Podcast
The Power of Remembering Who We Really Are: Trance-Channeling Wisdom with Ava Orah

Miracles Happen Fertility Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 67:09


In this enlightening episode of the Reluctant Medium Podcast, host Dr. Maria Rothenburger welcomes Ava Orah, a renowned trance-channeler, intuitive, and spiritual teacher. They dive deep into the remembrance of our mastery and specific purpose during these transformative times. Ava channels enlightened beings like Diana, a Pleiadian, Mary Magdalene, and Mother Mary, who share profound insights into humanity's awakening, the original 13-strand DNA blueprint, and the importance of embracing divine union within. This episode is packed with heart-centered wisdom, touching on topics like soul purpose, the reason for soul incarnations, and practical ways to navigate the current global energies with love and trust.Connect with Ava Orahwww.avaorah.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeConnect with Dr. Maria, The Reluctant MediumInstagramFacebookYouTubehttps://www.thereluctantmedium.usLike the show? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Please rate/review the show here:https://lovethepodcast.com/thereluctantmedium

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This is The SANAT KUMARA
L102 MOTHER MARY – Will you choose the blue pill or the red pill?

This is The SANAT KUMARA

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 11:29


We have arrived at the crossroads to the new reality of the Earth. MOTHER MARY offers guidance and help. Which pill do YOU choose? 00:00 Chant 01:02 Intro with MOTHER MARY 02:08 Getting active for the New Earth - how does it work? 06:36 Cosmic healing water 07:33 Animals and Their Cosmic Parallels 08:02 Which pill will you choose? 09:24 Outro 10:27 Chant Featured in this episode: THE SANAT KUMARA: Your Twelve Strand Sun-Diamond DNA https://a.co/d/9Wd834m More study material and information to be found on our websites: Contact: https://namasyouniversity.org https://namasyouniversity.org

Rising Women Leaders
Healing the 7 Core Wounds of the Modern Priestess

Rising Women Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 49:40


This episode was originally shared on the Mindful Pause Podcast with Audrey Sutton Mills. These ancestral wounds, deeply rooted in our DNA, often show up as fears, insecurities, and blocks that hold us back from our true power. Enrollment for Way of the Priestess is Open! We begin March 13, 2025 Click here to book a call to learn more Priestess: a space-holder, leader of a movement, of highest service to the greater collective, a vessel for the divine, a living embodiment of love Initiation: a series of ceremonies or rituals marking entrance into a new way of being ...The Lineage of the Rose... The teachings in this program date back to the mystery schools in Egypt. We will be working with archetypal energies and ascended master guides such as Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Yeshua among others.  Download the Program Guide Stay in Touch: Website Instagram  

Archbishop Aquila's Podcast
Standing with Mary at the Foot of the Cross | 2025 Lenten Pastoral Note

Archbishop Aquila's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 27:44


This Lenten season, Archbishop Aquila invites the Archdiocese of Denver to commence a 9 year novina to the Blessed Virgin, entering into the mystery of the Crucifixion from the perspective of Mother Mary at foot of the Cross.

Angels and Awakening
Whispers of the Seraphim: How to Channel Heaven's Most Powerful Messengers

Angels and Awakening

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 38:50


Join Julie Jancius on Angels and Awakening for a soul-stirring conversation with Arianna about connecting with Mother Mary, Magdalene, and the Seraphim angels. Discover how to recognize their signs (roses, medallions, sacred scents) and embrace your divine role in building "heaven on earth." Dive into topics like Mexico's creative energy, writing a spiritually guided book, and healing the healers through retreats. Julie also shares transformative opportunities in her Angel Reiki School and membership community. Tune in for angelic wisdom, relationship insights, and a call to gather kindred souls for a new era of light.   Hello, Beautiful Soul! Both the Angel Membership and Angel Reiki School begin this week, and I'm so excited to guide you! These programs are also how I support this podcast, so if you've been thinking about joining, now is the perfect time! Angel Membership  It's not too late to join!  The Angel Membership is your pathway to a life aligned with your angels' guidance. Each month, you'll receive a new course, join live weekly events, and connect with a supportive community of like-minded souls.  https://theangelmedium.com/angelmembership Angel Reiki School Feeling called to step into your spiritual gifts? Start online today and receive FREE tuition for an in-person training this spring (April 11-13, 2025, in OakBrook, IL) or fall. Become a certified healer through mediumship, angel messages, and energy healing.  https://theangelmedium.com/get-certified New Readings with Julie Book a 25-minute reading recorded for the podcast and social media. Hear what your angels have to say and share their guidance with others!  https://calendly.com/juliejancius/promoreadings Not Sure Where to Start? Email me at julie@theangelmedium.com or book a free discovery call.  https://calendly.com/juliejancius/discovery-call Day 29 of 31 Miracles: Love surrounds you in countless forms—family, friends, passions, and the divine. Today, your Spirit Team asks you to focus on the love in your life and amplify it by sharing your gratitude. Archangel Chamuel reminds you that love grows when it's expressed. Celebrate the love you give and receive, and watch as it transforms your world.  

Lets Ask the Angels!
Angel Mesages & Guidance for March: Fear or Faith from Mother Mary

Lets Ask the Angels!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 28:40


Angel Messages and Guidance for March: Faith or Fear from Mother Mary.From the Mother Mary Oracle by Alana Fairchild I share the messages for March. Four cards with guidance on the passion and support availabe from legions of angels available only if we ask! We can live empowered in faith versus stopped by fear. It is also a time of need for rest and restoration!To stay connected and reecive updates with card photos subscribe at  Barbara Calvano – BCALVANOCOACHING Empowering Your Body Mind & SpiritTo book your one hour Angel Card Coaching session Services – Barbara CalvanoUpcoming podcats on the solar plexus chkra and its lessons of wisdom and  another on health support.Angel blessings, Barbara 

Sound Off Radio Show
Kicking off Women's History Month with, Mother Mary Louise Ervin Moore and Rev. Cheryl Moore Adamson

Sound Off Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 44:54


This is The SANAT KUMARA
L101 MOTHER MARY: Your steps towards mastery

This is The SANAT KUMARA

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 12:13


The Light has taken over again on Earth. Some forces have not yet understood this or do not want to understand it. MOTHER MARY shares her simple steps towards mastery with you. It is up to each one of you to integrate your essence to be completely healed. This will empower you to work for the greater good with the unimaginably great power of your soul. 00:00 Chant 01:02 Intro with MOTHER MARY 05:32 Questions to your soul and intuition 07:02 Believing in the inner voice 07:47 Master the small steps 10:47 Outro 11:11 Chant Featured in this episode: Walk into a life in the Light with MOTHER MARY: Places to talk with HER in Western Europe https://a.co/d/j7kgUnB More study material to be found on our websites: Contact and more information: https://namasyouniversity.org https://namasyouniversity.org

Should Have Listened to My Mother Podcast
Her Past Does Not Define Her with Guest Psychic and Medium Sarah Strong. Looking Back at S3E6

Should Have Listened to My Mother Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 28:40


 As a young child, Sarah, native to Western Australia, didn't understand the voices and visions inside her head. She didn't understand how she knew things that a 4 year couldn't possibly know. It wasn't until she was older that she came to understand  that she had psychic/intuitive abilities."As a child, I was emotionally and verbally abused by my mother and brother," continues Strong. My mom was  Bipolar/Narcissistic  and that made the situation even complicated. Sarah's father didn't really play a role in her life. Now, Sarah says "he has an anti-role." "He's never been a big presence in my life.  I was a wild child as a kid and growing up. If he'd been in my life when I was young, I would have rejected him anyway.""I have gifts including being a medium, empath, telepath & psychic & I channel the star beings, beings from other dimensions and many other beings of the light including the Ascended Masters, angels, fairies, loved ones on the other side, Jesus, Mother Mary and many more. During a session the channel is opened and guided by your spirit guides," affirms Strong.Ms. Strong gladly professes, "my aim in life is to bring as much joy to everyone in this blessed world as I can," that comes from someone who's had a brutal childhood, made some bad choices and picked herself up again.For more information about Sarah Strong and her work check out her website. Link is below. Below are a few positive affirmations from Sarah. ​DO YOU DESIRE SPIRITUAL ALIGNMENT, TO KNOW YOUR TRUE LIFE PURPOSE OR TO DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP?CELEBRATE ALL THAT YOU ARE!!! YOU ARE A BRILLIANT SHINING STAR AND YOU ARE A BRILLIANT HUMAN!!! BE IT ALL; THE MESSY AND THE BEAUTIFULSHLTMM IS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE . SHLTMM YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoUWxgQECqrMqI1ylVH9DpwSARAH STRONG INFORMATION:WEBSITE: sarahjstrong.com   https://www.sarahjstrong.com/intuitivelifecoachingpsychicmediumBOOKS: Book of Mantras & Live Wild, Live Freehttps://www.instagram.com/sarah_the_strong/https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000995296794https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-strong-b7500b175/   "Should Have Listened To My Mother" is an ongoing conversation about mothers/female role models and the roles they play in our lives. Jackie's guests are open and honest and answer the question, are you who you are today because of, or in spite of, your mother and so much more. You'll be amazed at what the responses are.Gina Kunadian wrote this 5 Star review on Apple Podcast:SHLTMM TESTIMONIAL GINA KUNADIAN JUNE 18, 2024“A Heartfelt and Insightful Exploration of Maternal Love”Jackie Tantillo's “Should Have Listened To My Mother” Podcast is a treasure and it's clear why it's a 2023 People's Choice Podcast Award Nominee. This show delves into the profound impact mother and maternal role models have on our lives through personal stories and reflections.Each episode offers a chance to learn how different individuals have been shaped by their mothers' actions and words. Jackie skillfully guides these conversations, revealing why guests with similar backgrounds have forged different paths.This podcast is a collection of timeless stories that highlight the powerful role of maternal figures in our society. Whether your mother influenced you positively or you thrived despite challenges, this show resonates deeply.I highly recommend “Should Have Listened To My Mother” Podcast for its insightful, heartfelt and enriching content.Gina Kunadian"Should Have Listened To My Mother" would not be possible without the generosity, sincerity and insight from my guests. In 2018/2019, in getting ready to launch my podcast, so many were willing to give their time and share their personal stories of their relationship with their mother, for better or worse and what they learned from that maternal relationship. Some of my guests include Nationally and Internationally recognized authors, Journalists, Columbia University Professors, Health Practitioners, Scientists, Artists, Attorneys, Baritone Singer, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Activists, Freighter Sea Captain, Film Production Manager, Professor of Writing Montclair State University, Attorney and family advocate @CUNY Law; NYC First Responder/NYC Firefighter, Child and Adult Special Needs Activist, Property Manager, Chefs, Self Help Advocates, therapists and so many more talented and insightful women and men.Jackie has worked in the broadcasting industry for over four decades. She has interviewed many fascinating people including musicians, celebrities, authors, activists, entrepreneurs, politicians and more.A big thank you goes to Ricky Soto, NYC based Graphic Designer, who created the logo for "Should Have Listened To My Mother".Check out our website for more background information: https://www.jackietantillo.com/Or more demos of what's to come at https://soundcloud.com/jackie-tantilloLink to website and show notes: https://shltmm.simplecast.com/Or Find SHLTMM Website here: https://shltmm.simplecast.com/Listen wherever you find podcasts: https://www.facebook.com/ShouldHaveListenedToMyMotherhttps://www.facebook.com/jackietantilloInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/shouldhavelistenedtomymother/https://www.instagram.com/jackietantillo7/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-tantillo/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldHaveListenedToMyMother

Hacking The Afterlife podcast
Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Rich Martini, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart & Prince

Hacking The Afterlife podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 35:28


Welcome to the podcast! In today's episode we begin by inviting Luana Anders to come and chat with us about whatever she'd like to discuss and brings along her pal Amelia Earhart. After hearing her say that it's okay for me to pretend to "channel" her in my latest book, she comments on the fact that despite the Equal Rights Amendment being approved by a majority of the country, it still isn't consider the law of the land.  She says "that's sad" to consider. She talks about how Mother Mary comes through in the research to share non denominational advice that's we should treat everyone fairly - or without judgment.  It's often repeated whenever she does show up in a discussion, and there's a discussion about the book "The Greatest Story Never Told as told by Jesus and those who knew him." The point Amelia seems to make is that we need to stop judging others based on race, gender or any of the other judgments we use to convince others to feel less than, separate or apart. This is not a religious idea or concept - and again isn't coming from Jennifer or me - but we're hearing it from the aviatrix who is on the flipside and wants to help. Then we have a visit from the musician Prince - I'm aware that there is a documentary that's been made about his life, and how the filmmaker who made it was recently told that Netflix was not going to air the version he made - because the Prince estate wasn't happy with the result. Jennifer doesn't know anything about this film or this footage - but I do. Former Music critic at Variety, I pay attention to this kind of thing - and Prince says on the podcast that he was disappointed that they decided to change the direction of the documentary, as "the truth sets people free on both sides of the veil." As Jennifer points out - it's not something we often hear because people usually refer to things "happening in the sequence they're supposed to happen."  But in this case, he is asked if he agrees with that decision (a decision Jennifer isn't aware of) and he says "no, he is not happy with it." There's a clarification of something we heard the week before, Luana's cat, Mr. Bailey (dubbed the Cosmic Cat by Chat GPT) said that he was "in charge of how reincarnation works." I wanted to clarify that - and he was in agreement that it was like what General Sherman had said earlier in our podcast - the giant Sequoia who said that "frequency wise" he was related to all trees everywhere, and all wood everywhere. As if once we're offstage, we see how we are all connected, all part of a larger ocean of individuals, yet we can be accessed in this fashion. Mind bending stuff. Thanks for tuning in. 

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast
I Struggled to Meditate… Until Mother Mary Taught Me THIS!

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 19:28


Meditation is something I love… AND something I struggled with… for years!! I lived in a spiritual community where I was required to meditate for three hours a day, so I knew ‘what to do' - but I had a hard time FEELING much of anything… until Mother Mary helped me have a huge shift! In this episode, I share my personal struggle with meditation, and what Mother Mary taught me that made it so that I FEEL the Divine Presence when I meditate…and how you can too! And if you want to learn more about the upcoming training, Meditate Like Mother Mary,  click here to find out more  Key Learnings: There is a plethora of information about meditation available on the internet. There are even more guided meditations, but TRUE meditation is not passive. The four most important components of meditation are relaxing your body, calming your mind, turning your attention inward and focusing your attention. These are the four things you will learn in any ashram. If I was doing all of those things, what was I missing? After my ‘visitation' from Mother Mary, She began teaching me how to FEEL the presence of the Divine. THAT changed everything! Meditation is a relationship. You are becoming friends with your deepest self. Approach meditation as you would any other friendship and watch the miracles happen.   “Meditation is a relationship with your true self.”    Click here to register for  Meditate Like Mother Mary Program Click here to join the Magnify Your Miracles Membership If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

All About Soul: The Akashic Records Podcast
The Dark Feminine in Egyptian Magic 2. Isis

All About Soul: The Akashic Records Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 38:47


Isis is probably the most well known goddess of the ancient Egyptian pantheon. She is the Great Mother and a guide into the feminine aspect of the Divine. The Black Madonnas of Europe, and the earlier cults of Cibele and Hecate all trace at least some of their influence back to Isis worship.Isis is a healer and comforter. She is in fact a master healer and master magician, who resurrected her beloved Osiris, gathering the pieces of him throughout the land and bringing him back from the dead. In that, she is the precursor of both Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary, forever embodied in the Pieta of Michelangelo...

All About Soul: The Akashic Records Podcast
The Dark Feminine in Egyptian Magic 2. Isis

All About Soul: The Akashic Records Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 38:47


Isis is probably the most well known goddess of the ancient Egyptian pantheon. She is the Great Mother and a guide into the feminine aspect of the Divine. The Black Madonnas of Europe, and the earlier cults of Cibele and Hecate all trace at least some of their influence back to Isis worship.Isis is a healer and comforter. She is in fact a master healer and master magician, who resurrected her beloved Osiris, gathering the pieces of him throughout the land and bringing him back from the dead. In that, she is the precursor of both Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary, forever embodied in the Pieta of Michelangelo...

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast
Find Inner Peace in Troubling Times with Paramhansa Yogananda's Wisdom!

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 18:56


Have you been feeling unsettled, worried or troubled the past few weeks? As a highly sensitive soul, living a world that feels increasingly unsettled, it is more important than ever that you take excellent care of yourself! One of the best forms of self-care is taking care of your MIND. Keeping your mind calm and focused on spiritual truths is key! I have been re-reading the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda to help me find peace during these times. What does he recommend? Meditation. In this episode, I share a passage from Yogananda's book, To Be Victorious in Life, to help you remember how to respond to the external world, AND how not to. I also share some simple tips you can start doing today to help you feel better. And if you want to learn more about the upcoming training, Meditate Like a Mystic,  click here to find out more.   Key Learnings: Highly sensitive souls need to take better care of themselves during turbulent times like these. The most important thing to do is develop a meditation practice that fosters a sense of inner peace and calmness. Yogananda's teachings were written and taught during the first half of the 20th century, during the Great Depression and World War 2. Talk about an unsettling time! That is why his teachings are SO helpful for the times we are experiencing now. If his students could meditate in a bomb shelter in England during the Blitz, you KNOW they are powerful teachings! Some simple things you can do to take care of yourself: a) Limit your intake of sensationalized news b) increase your time out in nature c) increase time reading and studying spiritual truths d) take inspired action from a place of peace and calmness   “Meditation is the key to inner peace, especially in troubling times like these.”    Click here to register for Mother Mary's Meditate Like a Mystic Program Click here to purchase To Be Victorious in Life by Paramahansa Yogananda Click here to join the Magnify Your Miracles Membership If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

The Angel News Network Podcasts Current Events Broadcasting
The Christ Consciousness Delivers a Valentine Message Through Mother Mary

The Angel News Network Podcasts Current Events Broadcasting

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 25:26


LOVE CAN HEAL THE FEAR, HATRED AND SEPARATIONIN YOUR WORLDInterviewer: Joel D AnastasiChannel: Phillip Elton CollinsMother Mary presents some expansive teachings on love (none of them romantic) to offer “new insights and some new truths about this thing called love.”As always, we encourage you to listen to the entire podcast. Here are a few key teachings:“The energy vibration that is love is a manifesting power within creation, the building block, the power behind and within all there is.” She then explains how love is a “building block.”“God, Source, whatever you wish to call the Creator, is oneness. Humanity has chosen to experience a separation of that oneness. It is love that brings thehealing of separation back into oneness, first through love of self and then others.” (Love one another because the other is yourself.)“Let us give you more ways to love: Listen without thinking what you are going to say next. Speak without judgment, shaming or blaming. Give without the need to get. Respond without reacting. Balance giving and receiving in your lives. Focus on the sheer holistic joy of life. Trust and surrender to not knowing for certain things you are not able to accept yet or to know yet. Accept with compassion, thus, forgive yourself and others."“Remember most of all, dear children, yourdivinity. Let love clear out all fear, hatred and separation in your world as your world is in chaos and separation."“Duality, the separation between man and spirit, is in the process of ending. The energies coming into your earth-plane are assisting with the process like never before in spite of what you may be experiencing in your outside world.”I observed that the politics of separation and conflict was sweeping through America and the world and asked how to respond to it.Mother Mary:“By going into it, you are fueling it. Instead, create a parallel path of positive evolutionary forces besides what is happening now. Come together in collective consciousness communities reflecting peace, love, equality, harmony and balance."“Let them be in their fray, in their separation, in their killing and in their deceit. Simply move a parallel path forward, fueled by this cosmic love. Then you will begin to connect with communities of like-minded, like-spirited people."“The nature of the frequency you are in is based on duality. What love can do is break that duality. Can you see that?”THE PURPOSE OF THESE PODCASTS IS TO BRING A HIGHER REALM PERSPECTIVE TO OUR LIVES, OUR NATION AND THE WORLD.

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes – Day 7 – Discerning Hearts Podcast

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 1:26


O Almighty God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary did prepare a worthy dwelling place for your Son, we humbly beseech you that as we contemplate the apparition of Our Lady in the Grotto of Lourdes, we may be blessed with health of mind and body. O most gracious Mother Mary, beloved Mother of Our Lord and Redeemer, look with favor upon us as you did that day on Bernadette and intercede with him for us that the favor we now so earnestly seek may be granted to us. (make your request) O Brilliant star of purity, Mary Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, glorious in your assumption, triumphant in your coronation, show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God, Virgin Mary, Queen and Mother, be our comfort, hope, strength, and consolation. Amen Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Saint Bernadette, pray for us. The post Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes – Day 7 – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

STORYTELLHER
Divine Destiny: Women Claiming Their Power and Purpose with Rev. Frances Fayden | Ep. 60

STORYTELLHER

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 33:34


Religious wounds can leave lasting scars, often causing people to distance themselves from their faith or higher power. In this inspiring episode, Deborah speaks with Rev. Frances Fayden, a spiritual mentor dedicated to helping women heal, reconnect with divine energy, and rediscover their spiritual purpose. If you're seeking spiritual guidance, Rev. Fayden's insights offer healing and renewal paths! Here are the things to expect in the episode:Frances's profound encounter with Mother Mary.How did this encounter inspire Frances to start helping women connect with divine energy?The different spiritual paths for men and women.Saying 'yes' to divine inspiration without waiting for external permission.And much more! About Rev. Frances Fayden:Rev. Frances Fayden is an Interfaith Minister, Author, Intuitive Energy Coach for Creative Women Entrepreneurs, and host of the Magnify Your Miracles podcast. In 2012, Frances had a profound encounter with Mother Mary, which changed the direction of her life and awakened her life's purpose. She has been channeling messages from Mother Mary ever since. She loves teaching women how to connect to the source of love, creativity, and miracles within themselves. Connect with Rev. Frances Fayden!Website: https://francesfayden.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RevFrancesFaydenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/revfrancesfayden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@revfrancesfayden Book Recommendation:Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda   Connect with Deborah Kevin:Website: www.deborahkevin.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/debbykevinwriterLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-kevin/Book Recommendations: https://bookshop.org/shop/storytellher Check out Highlander Press:Website: www.highlanderpressbooks.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@highlanderpressInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/highlanderpressFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/highlanderpress

Inner Light Project: New Age Spirituality + Divine Light
198: HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE DIVINE FEMININE WITH MARGUERITE RIGOGLIOSO

Inner Light Project: New Age Spirituality + Divine Light

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 43:17


Struggling to connect with your femininity? I get it, I used to thrive on being in my masculine energy until a health condition. I now love the power of the feminine energy and tapping wisdom of the divine feminine.   Dive deep into the anxiety wisdom of Mother Mary with Marguerite Rigoglisoso, a renowned author and teacher of sacred knowledge and the history of virgin birth. Learn how to heal the mother wound, past pain and why learning the history of women wisdom will empower you to heal. Marguerite provides tips on connecting with the divine feminine and ensuring you thrive in life.Follow Marguerite here: 

Catholic Women Now
Sadie Woodley - 01/30/2025

Catholic Women Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 25:16


Sadie shared her conversion story from Muslim to Catholicism last April on the show. Today Sadie joins us to talk about Part 2 of how Mother Mary guided Sadie and her husband, Tyler, through the healing of their marriage.  Inspired by their journey,  Tyler and Sadie have begun The Great Catholic Book Club, a monthly online book club. With online discussion, good literature and art are enjoyed through the lens of the Catholic faith.www.greatcatholicbookclub.com Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManusCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulusThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast
Mother Mary's Healing Meditation for the L.A. Fires

Magnify Your Miracles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 35:26


If you have been feeling helpless in regards to this most recent natural disaster, I encourage you to do what I do… turn to Mother Mary. I led a healing prayer meditation for Los Angeles with Mother Mary, and I found it so helpful that I wanted to share it with you. In this episode, I share a special Healing Prayer & Meditation with Mother Mary for the Los Angeles fires, and for the entire world. She asked us to work with the four elements to bring about healing and balance, in LA and everywhere. I hope this meditation helps you as much as it helped me.    Key Learnings: The four elements of earth, water, fire and air, are meant to be in balance and harmony on the planet. Right now, there is an imbalance with fire, air and water. We can bring about their balance by balancing our own energy. Mother Mary came to us as Our Lady of the Rains, and She guided us to call on the healing waters of Lourdes to energetically saturate the land in Los Angeles. She also asked for the Lourdes water to bless all those who are affected by the fires. To help the winds to calm down, offer your own calm breath. Breathe in peace, breathe our calmness. Do this with the intention that your breath is connected with the winds and will bring about calmness with the air element. “Breathe in peace. Breathe out calmness. May your breath send calmness to the winds around the world.” Mother Mary   Ready to build your business in alignment with your purpose?  Click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting with me Click here to join the Magnify Your Miracles Membership If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Bridge Bible Talk
Bridge Bible Talk 1 - 14 - 25

Bridge Bible Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 56:59


Hosts Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley Question Timestamps: Ed, NJ (2:40) - Do we know how Mother Mary died? Gregory, email (4:49) - Why did the magi visit King Herod if they knew he was a murderer? Didn't the star show them somewhere they could find? Sheila, SC (7:39) - Why was the term “unicorn” changed in translations? Maureen, YouTube (10:03) - What time period did Job live in? Anonymous, NY (12:15) - Does the Torah talk about angels? Are we assigned angels when we are born? Curtis, email (16:04) - Should Christians be gambling or buying lottery tickets? Christian, VA (18:34) - Why does one “testify” and to whom does someone testify? Marsha, CA (22:15) - Why does one translation say “angel” and another say “eagle” in Revelation 8:13? Maritza, NJ (23:27) - Will the lake of fire be forever? Will the unsaved be “annihilated?” Michael, Facebook (27:38) - Is there a book that gives definitions for the original words in the Bible? Corona, NJ (33:36) - What does “straddling the fence” mean? Stewart, GA (39:23) - Did Jesus have chromosomes and genes like us? Does he have relatives that are alive today? Cynthia, TX (42:39) - What does the Bible say about interracial marriage? Tracey, VA (47:20) - Are Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses lost or just misguided? Gregory, NJ (51:06) - Could you clarify your answer about the magi from earlier? Ask Your Questions: 888-712-7434 Answers@bbtlive.org

Ask Julie Ryan
#583 - How ANGELS and SPIRITS Change Lives FOREVER—And YOURS Could Be NEXT! With Michael André Ford

Ask Julie Ryan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 50:12


EVEN MORE about this episode!What happens when a corporate PR executive becomes a spirit channeler? Meet Michael André Ford, whose incredible transformation bridges the gap between the spiritual and practical worlds. In this episode, Michael shares life-changing encounters with angels, spirits, and Native American chiefs—including the story of a sacred feather tied to his childhood and spiritual awakening.Together we explore the power of slowing down, embracing joy, and shifting from a headspace to a heart-centered way of living. Learn how spiritual figures like Archangel Michael can guide you to uncover the answers that lie within.From encounters with Buddha and Mother Mary to transformative experiences with angelic beings, this conversation challenges the limits of belief and reveals the healing power of love, connection, and stillness in a chaotic world. Open your heart, let go of fear, and discover how the universe can guide you to your purpose.Guest Biography:Michael André Ford channels messages from angels and ascended masters. He helps people overcome fear and pursue the life of their dreams.Episode Chapters:(0:00:01) - Spiritual Insights With Julie & Michael(0:07:17) - Path to Heart(0:14:00) - Encounters With Spiritual Beings(0:25:51) - Angel Guidance and Near-Death Experiences(0:30:48) - Communicating With Angels and Spirits(0:39:35) - Unlimited Path to Spiritual GrowthPlease join Julie next week with your question.Thursdays at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 5pm PT.https://askjulieryanshow.comAnd, please leave a five-star review and subscribe so you can hear all the new episodes.Sponsors & RecommendationsDisclaimer: This show is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be medical, psychological, financial or legal advice. Please contact a licensed professional. The Ask Julie Ryan show, Julie Ryan, and all parties involved in producing, recording and distributing it assume no responsibility for listener's actions based on any information heard on this or any Ask Julie Ryan shows or podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Catholic Daily Reflections
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church - Your Heavenly Mother

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 6:59


Read OnlineAnd Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.  Luke 2:19 Today, January 1, we complete our octave celebration of Christmas Day. It's an often overlooked liturgical fact that we celebrate Christmas Day for eight straight days. We do this also with Easter Day, which concludes with the great celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.On this, the eighth day of the Octave of Christmas, we turn our focus to the unique and beautiful fact that God chose to enter our world through a human mother. Mary is called the “Mother of God” for the simple fact that her Son is God. She was not the mother of her Son's flesh alone, nor the mother only of His human nature. This is because the Person of Jesus, the Son of God, is one Person. And that one Person took on flesh within the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Though becoming the Mother of God was a pure gift from Heaven and not something that Mother Mary merited on her own, there was one particular quality that she had that made her uniquely qualified to fulfill this role. That quality was her immaculate nature.First, Mother Mary was preserved from all sin when she was conceived within the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. This special grace was a grace that was imparted to her from the future life, death and resurrection of her Son. It was the grace of salvation, but God chose to take that gift of grace and transcend time to impart it to her at the moment of her conception, thus making her the perfect and pure instrument necessary to bring forth God into the world.Second, Mother Mary remained faithful to this gift of grace throughout her life, never choosing to sin, never wavering, never turning from God. She remained immaculate throughout her life. Interestingly, it is this choice of hers, to forever remain obedient to the will of God in every way, that makes her more fully the Mother of God than the simple act of bearing Him within her womb. Her act of perfect unity with the will of God throughout her life makes her, also, the perfect mother of divine grace and mercy and perpetually the spiritual Mother of God, continually and perfectly bringing Him into our world.Reflect, today, upon these most solemn mysteries of our faith. This eighth day of the Octave of Christmas is a solemn celebration, a celebration worthy of our pondering. The Scripture above reveals not only how our blessed Mother approached this mystery but also how we are to approach it. She “kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” Ponder these mysteries, also, in your own heart and allow the grace of this holy celebration to fill you with joy and gratitude. Dearest Mother Mary, you were graced with a grace beyond any other. You were preserved from all sin and remained perfectly obedient to the will of God throughout your life. As a result, you became the perfect instrument of the Savior of the World by becoming His mother, the Mother of God. Pray for me that I may ponder this great mystery of our faith this day and ever more deeply rejoice in the incomprehensible beauty of your motherly soul. Mother Mary, the Mother of God, pray for us.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: Madonna with child By William-Adolphe Bouguereau, via Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Daily Reflections
December 25, The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - Pondering the Birth of Christ

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 5:54


Read OnlineMerry Christmas! Our Advent preparations have been completed, and we are now invited by our Lord to enter into the glorious celebration of His birth!How well do you understand the awe-inspiring mystery of Christmas? How fully do you comprehend the significance of God becoming a human, born of a virgin? Though many are quite familiar with the beautiful and humble story of the birth of the Savior of the World, that familiarity can have the surprising negative effect of keeping our intellect from deeply probing the depths of the meaning of what we celebrate.Notice the last line of the Gospel passage quoted above: “And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” What a beautiful line to ponder this Christmas day. Mother Mary was the one person who would have understood the mystery of the birth of her Son, the Son of God, the Savior of the World, far more deeply than anyone else. It was to her that the Archangel Gabriel appeared, announcing her pregnancy and His birth. It was her who carried her Son, the Son of God, in her Immaculate womb for nine months. It was to her that Elizabeth, her cousin, cried out, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb” (Luke 1:42). It was Mary who was the Immaculate Conception, the one who was preserved from all sin throughout her life. And it was her who gave birth to this Child, carried Him in her arms and nursed Him at her breast. Our Blessed Mother, more than any other, understood the incredible event that had taken place in her life. But, again, the Gospel above says that “Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” One thing this tells us is that even Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Mother of God, needed time to ponder, reflect and savor this most holy mystery. She never doubted, but her faith continually deepened, and her heart pondered the unfathomable and incomprehensible mystery of the Incarnation.Another thing this tells us is that there is no end to the depth of the “pondering” to which we must commit ourselves if we want to enter more deeply into the mystery of the birth of the Son of God. Reading the story, setting up a nativity scene, sharing Christmas cards, attending Mass and the like are central to a holy celebration of Christmas. But “pondering” and “reflecting,” especially during prayer and especially at the Christmas Mass, will have the effect of drawing us ever deeper into this Mystery of our Faith. Reflect, today, with our Blessed Mother. Ponder the Incarnation. Place yourself into the scene that first Christmas. Hear the sounds of the town. Smell the smells of the stable. Watch as the shepherds come forth in adoration. And enter the mystery more fully, acknowledging that the more you know about the mystery of Christmas, the more you know how little you actually know and understand. But that humble realization is the first step to a deeper understanding of what we celebrate this day.Lord, I gaze at the wonder of Your birth. You Who are God, the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, God from God and Light from Light, became one of us, a humble child, born of a virgin and laid in a manger. Help me to ponder this glorious event, to reflect upon the mystery with awe and to more fully grasp the meaning of what You have done for us. I thank You, dear Lord, for this glorious celebration of Your birth into the world. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: Shepherds at the Manger, via flickr

Can I Getta Amen
271: A Quiet ADVENTure with Mother Mary with Jerry Leleux, Matthew Authement, & Robin Hebert

Can I Getta Amen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 50:46


We were delighted to journey with you this Advent season! On this Christmas Eve we invite you to join us as we reflect on the incredibly beautiful artwork in our Advent devotional from Mr. Jerry Leleux and hear all about the prayers and inspirations surrounding them.Thank you for joining us on this journey! We pray you and your family have a very blessed and Merry Christmas!......

Catholic Daily Reflections
December 24, Mass in the Morning - Transformation by the Holy Spirit

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 5:23


Read OnlineZechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has come to his people and set them free…” Luke 1:67–68Our story of the birth of Saint John the Baptist concludes today with the song of praise spoken by Zechariah after his tongue had been loosened on account of his transformation in faith. He had moved from doubting what the Archangel Gabriel had spoken to him to believing and following the command of the Archangel to name his firstborn son “John.” As we saw in yesterday's reflection, Zechariah is a model and example for those who have lacked faith, have suffered the consequences of their lack of faith, and have changed as a result.Today, we see an even fuller illustration of what happens when we change. No matter how deeply we have doubted in the past, no matter how far we have turned from God, when we turn back to Him with all our heart, we can hope to experience the same thing experienced by Zechariah. First, we see that Zechariah is “filled with the Holy Spirit.” And as a result of this gift of the Holy Spirit, Zechariah “prophesied.” These two revelations are very significant.As we prepare for the celebration of the Birth of Christ tomorrow on Christmas Day, we are also called to be “filled with the Holy Spirit” so that we also can act as a prophetic messenger of the Lord. Though Christmas is all about the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, Christ Jesus our Lord, the Holy Spirit (the Third Person of the Holy Trinity) plays just as much of a significant role in the glorious event, both at that time and also today. Recall that it was by the Holy Spirit Who overshadowed Mother Mary that she conceived the Christ Child. In today's Gospel, it was the Holy Spirit Who enabled Zechariah to proclaim the greatness of God's act of sending John the Baptist ahead of Jesus to prepare the way for Him. Today, it must be the Holy Spirit Who fills our lives so as to enable us to proclaim the Christmas Truth.In our day and age, Christmas has become very secular in many parts of the world. Few people take time on Christmas to truly pray and worship God for all that He has done. Few people continually proclaim that glorious message of the Incarnation to family and friends during this most solemn celebration. How about you? Are you able to be a true “prophet” of the Most High God this Christmas? Has the Holy Spirit overshadowed you and filled you with the grace needed to point others to this glorious reason for our celebration?Reflect, today, upon the role of the Holy Spirit in your life this day. Invite the Holy Spirit to fill you, inspire you, and strengthen you, and to give to you the wisdom you need to be a mouthpiece of the glorious gift of the birth of the Savior of the World this Christmas. No other gift could be more important to give to others than this message of truth and love.Holy Spirit, I give You my life and invite You to come to me, to overshadow me and to fill me with Your divine presence. As You fill me, give me the wisdom I need to speak of Your greatness and to be an instrument through which others are drawn into the glorious celebration of the birth of the Savior of the World. Come, Holy Spirit, fill me, consume me and use me for Your glory.  Jesus, I trust in You.  Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel!, via flickr

Catholic Daily Reflections
December 21 - Bringing Christ to Others

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 5:45


Read OnlineMary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.   Luke 1:39–40We are presented today with the glorious story of the Visitation. When Mary was about two months pregnant, she traveled to be with her cousin Elizabeth who was to give birth within a month. Though much could be said about this as an act of familial love given from Mary to Elizabeth, the central focus immediately becomes the precious Child within the womb of Mary.Imagine the scene. Mary had just traveled about 100 miles. She was most likely exhausted. As she finally arrived, she would have been relieved and joyful at the completion of her journey. But Elizabeth says something quite inspiring at that moment, which elevates the joy of all present, including the joy of Mother Mary. Elizabeth says, “For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy” (Luke 1:44). Again, imagine the scene. It was this tiny child within Elizabeth's womb, John the Baptist, who immediately perceived the presence of the Lord and leaped for joy. And it was Elizabeth who immediately perceived the joy in her child living within her womb. As Elizabeth expressed this to Mary, who was already joyful at completing her journey, Mary was suddenly all the more overjoyed at the realization that she had brought to Elizabeth and John the Savior of the World living within her womb.This story should teach us much about what is most important in life. Yes, it's important to reach out in love to others. It's important to care for our relatives and friends when they need us the most. It's important to be sacrificial with our time and energies for the good of others, because through these acts of humble service, we certainly share the love of God. But most importantly, we must bring Christ Jesus Himself to others. Elizabeth was not filled with joy first and foremost because Mary was there to help her in her pregnancy. Rather, she was overjoyed primarily because Mary brought her Jesus, her Lord, living within her womb.Though we do not bring Christ in the same way as our Blessed Mother did, we nonetheless must make this our central mission in life. First, we must foster a love and devotion to our Lord so deep that He truly dwells within us. Then, we must bring Him who dwells within us to others. This is unquestionably the greatest act of charity we will ever be able to offer to another.Reflect, today, not only upon your mission to invite your Lord to dwell within you as our Blessed Mother did but also upon your Christian duty to then bring Him who dwells within you to others. Do others encounter Christ living within you with joy? Do they sense His presence in your life and respond with gratitude? Regardless of their response, commit yourself to this holy calling of bringing Christ to others as an act of the deepest love.Lord, please do dwell within me. Come and transform me by Your holy presence. As You do come to me, help me to then become a missionary of Your divine presence by bringing You to others so that they may encounter the joy of Your presence. Make me a pure instrument, dear Lord, and use me to inspire all whom I encounter every day. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: via flickr

Catholic Daily Reflections
December 20, Advent Weekday - Running to the Will of God

Catholic Daily Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 5:19


Read OnlineAnd the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” Luke 1:35Try to set aside all that you know about Jesus and simply ponder these words of the Archangel Gabriel as if you were to hear them as our Blessed Mother did for the very first time. She was told she would have a child, even though she had not had relations with a man. She was told that this pregnancy would happen by the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit. And she was told that her Child would be the Son of God. What was Mary to think about these amazing revelations given to her by this most glorious Archangel?The ordinary person would most likely conclude that this was some sort of hallucination and that what they were seeing and hearing was the result of some temporary psychological disorder. Perhaps she was dreaming? Or perhaps it was something she unknowingly ingested that has led to this experience?But our Blessed Mother was no ordinary person, and she had no ordinary mind. Her mind was perfectly sharp on account of her immaculate nature. And her mind was continually “full of grace,” as Gabriel said in his greeting to her. She knew God's voice, and she knew that this Archangel was speaking to her a message from on high. As a result, she listened, accepted, believed and consented.We can also conclude that Mary did even more than merely consent. The love she had for God and His will would have been so strong that she would have been filled with an immediate and burning desire to fulfill this command of the Archangel. She would have been filled with a holy desire to do all she could to bring about this miraculous calling she had received. And this calling would have immediately become the central purpose of her life.Though none of us has been given the unique and glorious vocation that was given to our Blessed Mother, we are all most certainly given a mission by God. Sometimes we listen and consider it. Sometimes we choose to embrace it. But the ideal is that we imitate our Blessed Mother and run to it. We must not only be open. We must not only submit. We must also allow every desire within our soul, every passion we have and every longing within us to work toward the accomplishment of God's will.What is it that God is calling you to do in life? What is your purpose? What is your mission? If you struggle in answering these questions, then perhaps start by praying for the deep and all-consuming holy desire to accomplish that which God has chosen for you. If all you desire is the fulfillment of the will of God, then when God reveals His will to you, you will more easily and more quickly be able to accomplish it.Reflect, today, upon the unique mission that God has given to you. Whatever He has called you to do with your life is a calling given only to you. Do not run from it. Do not reluctantly accept it. Instead, run to it with your whole being and allow God to do great things through you.Most holy Lord, I know that You have a perfect plan for my life. I know that You have given me a mission that has not been given to anyone else. Please flood my soul with a holy desire to fully accomplish Your will and to do so with the most fervent commitment and strength. I, too, am a servant of You, O Lord; may it be done to me according to Your will. Mother Mary, pray for us.  Jesus, I trust in You.  Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above:The Annunciation By Philippe de Champaigne, via Wikimedia Commons

Go(o)d Mornings with CurlyNikki
"Behold My Love; Give Me My Love." -Jesus | Pray with us LIVE at 4:44am ET!

Go(o)d Mornings with CurlyNikki

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 11:00


Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET