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Read OnlineJesus' Final Public SermonJesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.” Matthew 23:27–28For the third day in a row, we read from Jesus' fierce denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees. His words are exactly what these religious leaders needed to hear—strong medicine meant to awaken them from their self-righteousness, so that they might repent and receive the superabundant grace that would soon pour forth from His Cross. Though His rebukes may sound shocking—especially to those who heard them for the first time—we must receive them not with shock, but with humility and openness, applying them to our own spiritual journey.Immediately after this lengthy denunciation, Jesus turns inward and offers a heart-wrenching lament over Jerusalem, especially over the hardened hearts of the very leaders He had just addressed. Though not included in today's Gospel, the very next verse reveals His sorrow: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were unwilling!” (Matthew 23:37). This tender image opens a window into Jesus' Sacred Heart—the same heart that had just delivered such relentless rebukes. Consider that image: a hen gathering her young under her wings. By natural instinct, a mother hen shields her chicks, even risking her life to protect them. In placing that instinct within creation, God reveals something of His own divine love. He, too, longs to gather, shield, and save us from eternal harm. Nothing—not even the hardness of our hearts—can stop Him from extending His merciful embrace. Yet just as a chick that strays from its mother forfeits her protection, so do we when we resist Christ's call. His lament is not rooted in anger, but in grief over those who are unwilling to be gathered and saved. Even His fiercest rebukes flow from a heart burning with love. Though these words were originally addressed to the scribes and Pharisees, they apply to each of us. God will stop at nothing to bring us safely into His care. If gentle compassion moves our hearts, that is what He offers. If firm rebuke is what we need, He offers that too. Whether He draws us with tenderness or corrects us with firmness, His purpose is always the same: to keep us safe from sin and eternal separation, and to draw us into the Kingdom of grace. Interestingly, this rebuke was Jesus' final public sermon in Matthew's Gospel. If we were writing the script for His final week, we might envision a message of consolation or encouragement to close His public ministry. But instead, He ends with a sobering warning. Why? Because it was a final act of mercy. His last words to the crowds were meant to awaken hearts before it was too late. It was love speaking its final appeal, a shepherd crying out for His wandering sheep. Reflect today on Jesus delivering this final sermon to you. Heed His warning and receive it in the way it was delivered: with love. Feel His urgency and His desire to do whatever it takes to draw you closer to Himself. Respond to this sermon, and do not remain among the unwilling. Let these final words of Jesus pierce your heart, so that you may be gathered under the shelter of His wings and never stray again.Most merciful Lord, You will go to any length to draw us back to Yourself when we stray. You long to gather us under the wings of Your loving protection, keeping us safe from all sin that leads to death. Open my heart, dear Lord, and grant me the grace I need to respond to Your cry for my soul. May I never stray but always remain firmly under the shelter of Your wings of grace. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees, by James Tissot Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Welcome to Sacred Restorations, a limited series on the SSPX Podcast highlighting the beautiful work being done across the U.S. District. In this episode, we travel to Denver, Colorado, where a new novitiate of the Consoling Sisters is taking root. Fr. Paul Robinson is joined by Mother Maria Rita and Sister Mary Veronica to tell the remarkable story of their congregation, founded in Italy in 1961 by Fr. Basilio Rosati, a Passionist priest devoted to the Passion of Our Lord and the consolation of the Sacred Heart. The Sisters recount their early years of poverty, apostolic work, their perseverance through the crisis in the Church, and the providential path that eventually brought them into contact with Fr. Emmanuel du Chalard and the Society of Saint Pius X. It is a story of fidelity, hidden sacrifice, and the quiet restoration of religious life. See all the episodes: https://sspxpodcast.com/sacred-restorations-series/ We'd love your feedback on this series! podcast@sspx.org – – – – – – View this episode on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEJMEREws4 – – – – – – – The Society of Saint Pius X offers this series and all of its content free of charge. If you are able to offer a one time or a small monthly recurring donation, it will assist us greatly in continuing to provide these videos for the good of the Church and Catholic Tradition. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> – – – – – – – Explore more: Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodesSubscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and SermonsFSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.newsVisit the US District website: https://sspx.org/ – – – – – What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.  – – – – – – What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org

Friends of the Rosary,God's mercy, grace, and generosity are received as gifts from Heaven. We don't earn them as a salary or even a reward for our behavior.In the Gospel today (Matthew 20:1–16), Christ the Lord shows a landowner paying even the late workers a full day's wage.We shouldn't resent God's generosity. We must let Him shepherd us, and rejoice when His mercy reaches others too.Christ is the true Shepherd, and His generosity is greater than our human sense of fairness.Today in Ezekiel's reading (Ezekiel 34:1–11), the Lord condemns selfish shepherds who exploit the flock rather than care for it, and then promises, “I myself will look after and tend my sheep.” The psalm of the day (Psalm 23:1–3a, 3b–4, 5, 6) answers with trust: “The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”The saint of the day is Saint John Eudes, a French priest known for preaching parish missions and promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 19, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Full Text of Readings Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 421 The Saint of the day is Saint John Eudes Saint John Eudes' Story How little we know where God's grace will lead. Born on a farm in northern France, John died at 78 in the next “county” or department. In that time, he was a religious, a parish missionary, founder of two religious communities, and a great promoter of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. John joined the religious community of the Oratorians and was ordained a priest at 24. During severe plagues in 1627 and 1631, he volunteered to care for the stricken in his own diocese. Lest he infect his fellow religious, during the plague he lived in a huge cask in the middle of a field. At age 32, John became a parish missionary. His gifts as a preacher and confessor won him great popularity. He preached over 100 parish missions, some lasting from several weeks to several months. In his concern with the spiritual improvement of the clergy, John realized that the greatest need was for seminaries. He had permission from his general superior, the bishop, and even Cardinal Richelieu to begin this work, but the succeeding general superior disapproved. After prayer and counsel, John decided it was best to leave the religious community. That same year John founded a new community, ultimately called the Eudists—the Congregation of Jesus and Mary–devoted to the formation of the clergy by conducting diocesan seminaries. The new venture, while approved by individual bishops, met with immediate opposition, especially from Jansenists and some of his former associates. John founded several seminaries in Normandy, but was unable to get approval from Rome—partly, it was said, because he did not use the most tactful approach. In his parish mission work, John was disturbed by the sad condition of prostitutes who sought to escape their miserable life. Temporary shelters were found, but arrangements were not satisfactory. A certain Madeleine Lamy, who had cared for several of the women, one day said to him, “Where are you off to now? To some church, I suppose, where you'll gaze at the images and think yourself pious. And all the time what is really wanted of you is a decent house for these poor creatures.” The words, and the laughter of those present, struck deeply within him. The result was another new religious community, called the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge. John Eudes is probably best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness; Mary as the model of the Christian life. His devotion to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Heart led Pope Pius XI to declare him the father of the liturgical cult of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Reflection Holiness is the wholehearted openness to the love of God. It is visibly expressed in many ways, but the variety of expression has one common quality: concern for the needs of others. In John's case, those who were in need were plague-stricken people, ordinary parishioners, those preparing for the priesthood, prostitutes, and all Christians called to imitate the love of Jesus and his mother.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

This is a reading from my book, Tea with the Midnight Muse, Invocations and Inquiries for Awakening. This one's called Medicine Woman, and it goes way, way, way, way back to when I was 30 years old. It was at one time published inside of the Mother Tongue Publishing We Moon Calendar.And today I am painting with Havi Mandel, co-director of Red Madonna. And you are still invited to join us for a 13 moon journey in the sacred feminine where you activate your medicine woman. Okay, ready? Ready? Medicine WomanThe wild one lives within all women.She is known as Medicine Woman. She holds the tools for healing in her magic basket. She sings her prayers, you know. Medicine Woman knows stars and sums. She listens between worlds. Medicine Woman cannot be domesticated at all, ever. Even when we don't recognize her, she is always here.She has blue butterflies and red roses in her hair and golden boots with wings. She's at the movies with teenage girls on Friday night. She gets a tattoo of the Guadalupe on her left bicep in San Francisco's Mission District and the Sacred Heart of Jesus on her right bicep.You may catch a glimpse of her silver striped leggings as she roller skates through New York's Central Park. She teaches workshops on right brain, left brain, the critic and her lover, the muse, or the geometry of numbers or raw food or revolution for breakfast. She pays for everything with cash.She paints glitter on her toenails, fire engine red. Just don't think you have her figured out. She will always surprise you. She shows up in a crimson dress sewn with a white dogwood bodice and a bay leaf hem. She is the sound of bells. She may let her armpit hair grow.She is the place within all of us that wants it all and wants to give it all up. She swims naked in the ocean. She rides motorcycles up the coast. She paints and writes and dances and dreams and she has multiple income streams. She is medicine woman. She heals the unexpressed in us.She asks the question, who are you not being? Her life is her own. She is on her own and she likes it that way. Don't be surprised if she asks you to miracle tea and you find yourself drunk with aliveness and honeycomb cake. Shiloh Sophia Today I wish to dedicate this to three incredible members of our teamwho have shown up in extraordinary ways this week. And many weeks, but in particular, right now. The one and only Curate Kelly House. Co-leader of Sacred Echoes, Isabelle Guzman Stark. And live streamer, Vicchi “V” Oleski Thank you. You are all medicine women to me and to our community. And I love you. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

August 15 is the annual Feast of the Bodily Assumption of Mary (aka Solemnity of the Assumption / The Dormition of the Theotokos). It commemorates the "falling asleep" (death), resurrection, and bodily assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The day thus honors Mary entering heaven. Christian denominations that celebrate the Feast include Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, and select Anglo-Catholic/Anglican/Episcopal and protestant Lutheran churches. Super Saints podcast available at https://amzn.to/46spnjl Bob & Penny Lord's book: Visionaries, Mystics & Stigmatists at https://amzn.to/41z4aUS Bob & Penny Lord books available at https://amzn.to/4epZEiT Books about the Sacred Heart at https://amzn.to/4fATopj ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Mark's History of North America podcast: www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (twitter): https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: Super Saints podcast with Bob and Penny Lord, Life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, 12july2021. All audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delivered by Grace Larope from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Ezekiel 12: 1-12; Rs psalm 78: 56-59.61-62; Matthew 18: 21 - 19: 1.A BIG HEART THAT FORGIVES Our meditation today has the theme: A Big Heart thatForgives. There was a boy, the fifth grade primary student, who told hisparents one morning that better he would stop going to school. He was sayingthis while weeping and terrified. After searching for the reason, they learnedthat this child was afraid of being teased, humiliated and bullied once againby his friends at school. He had tried to be patient with them, played withthem, even shared snacks with them, but he was still victimized by them. He justwanted to quit the school. The parents were sad of their son's situation andtried to solve the problem with the school. This boy's sad experience should not be considered asa human error or simply something by chance, but this proved that there was avery bad social pattern existed in that school that must be removed. Perhapsyou yourself have ever been the victim of such pattern of evil behavior in yourown context. In facing such difficulty, there are some people who can solvethem on their own, but others cannot, so they need help from others to overcomeit. On the how to solve this, it can be through reactive or repressive ways,which means to fight with violence, but it can also through persuasive orfriendly ways. One of the Christian teachings that is always close tothe hearts of followers of Christ when they experience such trouble, is to havea big heart, namely to be a forgiving person and always willing to forgive inwhatever situation. The prophet Ezekiel in the first reading describes an actof forgiveness, which is to reject violence by being passive or silent. Heteaches us an attitude of making ourselves the powerless victims in the face ofthose who are against us. This is to remind them that they also will have theirown time and experience of trouble which they deserve. This way of forgivenessis the same as to say this expression: "The Lord forgives them becausethey don't know what they are doing". The Lord Jesus teaches us on how a big heart forgives,that is, through explicit statements and actions that we can give. The evilones or our enemies need to see and experience how through our words andactions we really forgive them. Such forgiveness should not be measured up tothe number of time or in quantity, and also in quality such as beyond one'spatience, fatigue, boredom, and hurt. Jesus recognized this human tendency ofputting the limits, however, He teaches His disciples and all of us to do theotherwise. Therefore, He emphasized that a big great that forgives is the onethat does not take into account the limits of both the quantity and quality. Hesays this in His famous expression, that we should be able to forgive 70 times7 times. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord, give us kind and big hearts so thatwe can forgive without limit. If we are not strong enough to forgive, give usYour Spirit and we will be strengthened. Glory to the Father and to the Son andto the Holy Spirit  ... In the name ofthe Father ...

The Meditate with Me: Embodied Heart Series: Sacred Heart Contracts — Clearing Non-Beneficial Karmic Ties & Anchoring Soul-Led Agreements Crystalline Reiki Meditation + 639 Hz MusicI'm offering The Mediate with Me (MWM): Embodied Heart Series to the public for free at this time.This series was originally created alongside the April 2025 Energy Forecast: Crossing the Threshold — Embodying Heart Wisdom, Soul Truth & Sacred Integration, during the second arc of the Heart Pathway. At that time, the work centered on allowing Heart wisdom and emotional truth to move beyond awareness and begin anchoring more fully into lived experience.Now, in August Energy Forecast 2026, we are moving through Living Re-entry — Returning to Life Without Returning to Who You Were. And this is where the connection becomes important.Living Re-entry is not simply about becoming more available to life again. It is about allowing the person you have become to participate from a different internal foundation.As interest returns, as the body becomes more willing to move toward experience, and as relationships, creativity, expression, connection, and participation begin coming closer again, the Heart becomes an important point of discernment.What actually feels true now?What feels emotionally congruent?What are you willing to participate in?What kind of relationship, commitment, expression, or experience can your current self genuinely inhabit?This is why The Embodied Heart Series is highly relevant now.This practice is infused with Crystalline Reiki and now includes 639 Hz music to support harmony, connection, and Heart-centered integration.The practices support emotional integration, Soul alignment, Heart-led discernment, and the movement from inner knowing into embodied choice—all of which become especially important as August brings us back into greater contact with life.We are not returning to who we were.We are learning how to meet life from who we have become.So I'm letting this series move freely for a while. If it calls to you, you're welcome to it.

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Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link!A 500-foot granite cross rises north of Madrid, and underneath it lies a story most of us were never taught to see straight. The Spanish Civil War is usually packaged as a clash between fascist generals and a democratic republic, with Hemingway and Orwell standing in for the whole moral picture. Today I walk through historian Warren Carroll's counterclaim from The Last Crusade: that the core conflict is faith against revolution, and that once you follow the evidence, the familiar narrative starts to invert.We trace the five-year runway to 1936: church burnings, anti-Catholic laws, and the Popular Front's own revolutionary promises, followed by a country slipping into open political violence. Then we hit the moment that makes “normal politics” feel impossible: the murder of opposition leader José Calvo Sotelo by state security forces. From there the focus shifts to Navarre's Carlists and the religious framing that turns a rising into what Carroll calls a crusade, complete with confession, Communion, hymns, and the Sacred Heart.The hardest section is the one Carroll says the modern world prefers to minimize: the systematic persecution of the Catholic Church in Republican zones, the disappearance of public Mass, and the martyr stories, including Barbastro. We also look at the siege of the Alcazar of Toledo and why symbolic promises can outweigh tactical advantage, then follow Carroll's documentation of Soviet influence, the NKVD presence, and Spain's gold shipped to the Soviet Union. Finally, I deal directly with Nationalist abuses and Carroll's argument about judging a war's original cause versus the sins committed within it.If you care about Spanish Civil War history, Catholic persecution in Spain, Franco-era memory, or how propaganda shapes what becomes “common knowledge,” this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend who thinks they already know this war, and leave a review with the question you can't stop turning over.Support the showGet 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout!Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order!Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.avoidingbabylon.comMerchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.comLocals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.comFull Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribeRSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss

Msgr. John Esseff explores how the Sacred Heart calls every soul into the contemplative life through prayer, humility, and attentive listening to God's voice. The post SH10 – The Sacred Heart and the Contemplative Life – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Msgr. John Esseff explores how the Sacred Heart calls every soul into the contemplative life through prayer, humility, and attentive listening to God's voice. The post SH10 – The Sacred Heart and the Contemplative Life – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

2026 Lions Gate 8/8 Portal Guided Meditation with 888 Hz for energy purification, Sacred Heart healing, spiritual awakening, abundance, and Sirian light-code activation with the White Lions of Sirius.You are safe here. If life has felt intense, your heart feels vulnerable, or your energy is asking for a full reset, this is your invitation to release what feels heavy, return to your heart, and remember the wisdom your Soul already carries.The Lion's Gate Portal is observed in modern spiritual practice from July 26 through August 12, with its energy reaching its peak on August 8.This annual spiritual gateway brings together the Sun in Leo, Sirius—our Spiritual Sun—and the 8/8 energy of infinity, abundance, balance, inner authority, and spiritual awakening.Held by the healing frequency of 888 Hz, you will ground your body, settle your nervous system, and release stress, fear, resistance, and lower frequencies.You will then climb a sacred staircase toward Sirius. At the entrance of the portal, two Sirian White Lions will welcome you as protectors, guardians, and Spiritual Heart Warriors.Their purifying energy will guide you to:• Clear lower frequencies from your energy field• Heal and awaken your Sacred Heart and Hrit Chakra• Receive Sirian light codes and spiritual activation• Reawaken your intuition and inner guidance• Offer your highest dreams to the portal• Remember your abundance, sovereignty, and spiritual wisdomEvery part of this journey brings you back to your own inner wisdom. You return rooted in your energy, open to receive, and ready to become a Lighthouse through the way you show up in the world.

Read OnlineCharity Unto DeathNow Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet. Matthew 14:3–5Saint John the Baptist was unwaveringly bold in his preaching, humble in his disposition toward God, and faithful to the truth he proclaimed. These holy virtues, however, did not spare him from the clutches of Herod—a man morally weak, politically fearful, and unrepentant. In the end, Herod not only imprisoned John but, through the manipulation of his unlawful wife and her daughter, had him killed.Who, then, was victorious? From a worldly perspective, it seemed Herod was. John was not only persecuted but martyred. Yet the true victory belonged to John. His triumph was not in escaping suffering but in remaining faithful—faithful to the truth, to charity toward Herod, and to the salvation of Herod's soul. This sacrificial charity moved John to speak boldly, even at the cost of his life.At John's death, Jesus grieved deeply. The loss was real and sorrowful, but not despairing. John's followers also mourned out of love. He had changed many lives and prepared the way for Jesus' ministry. Of him, Jesus said, “No one born of woman is greater than he” (Matthew 11:11).Today, separated by 2,000 years, it can be difficult to feel the sorrow of John's loved ones. Yet the sting of that loss was profound because John loved profoundly. Those who are arrogant and self-centered often fade quickly from memory. But when a life radiates holiness, inspires through simplicity, and transforms hearts through truth, that loss is deeply and rightly mourned.The greatest human sorrow ever known was the mutual suffering of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, whose love was perfect. Their hearts were pierced not only by personal grief, but by the weight of humanity's sin.John's death was not tragic; it was meaningful. He died for the truth, for charity, for the Messiah. He died as a man deeply loved, whose life touched many. He died not in bitterness or confusion, but in courage, compassion, and purpose. His ministry was powerful, but the witness of his grace-filled martyrdom was even more so.Each of us is called to imitate Saint John the Baptist in our own way—with boldness, humility, and fidelity. We are called to love with a charity that becomes sacrificial, even costly. John's life is a model of that sanctity. Can we see ourselves in him?When you examine your life, do you live boldly and confidently in the truth? Or do you give in to fear, which often leads to confusion and apathy? Is your charity strong enough to endure suffering, even unjust persecution, for the glory of God and the salvation of souls—including your own? Reflect today on the strength of your charity. We are all called to a love so deep that it requires supernatural courage and understanding. Consider your life through the powerful lens of Saint John the Baptist's witness. Sacrifice is painful. It was for John, for his followers, and even for Jesus. Are you willing to endure such suffering in fidelity to God's will? Seek the Baptist's intercession today and follow his example, that your charity may touch many lives and leave a lasting impression. Most loving Lord Jesus, Your human heart grieved the suffering and death of John the Baptist, whose mission was to prepare the way for Your public ministry. Yet Your sorrow did not flow from despair, but from love and gratitude for John's life and his selfless witness, born of true charity. Grant me, I pray, that same courage and love that flowed from John's heart, so that my life, like his, may leave a lasting impression on others, give You glory, and sanctify my own soul. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: Martyrdom of St John the Baptist, by Lawrence OP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Discover the four energies of peace within the Sacred Heart — and how Simplicity, Stability, Surrender, and Stillness can bring lasting peace.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Chambers of the Sacred Heart” (pages 67–76), exploring the four energies that make up the Sacred Heart and how each one can transform your daily life.What if peace wasn't something you had to search for, but something you could embody every day? In The Freedom Transmissions, Yeshua teaches that the Sacred Heart is the gateway to your divine self — the place where peace, balance, and freedom begin. It's the bridge between the horizontal (our every day life) and the vertical (spirit, the divine).In this episode, we explore Simplicity, Stability, Surrender, and Stillness — the four energies of the Sacred Heart. These energies already live within you; your role is to illuminate and embody them.What You'll Hear in This Episode* What the Sacred Heart is — and why it's the foundation for spiritual peace* How Simplicity clears chaos and restores inner ease* Why Stability is essential for embodying the Divine* The deeper meaning of true Surrender (and how it's different from passivity)* How Stillness opens the doorway to Divine Grace* Practices to integrate these energies into your choices, relationships, and daily rhythmContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 4 — The Three Veils and Seven Imbalances of the Mind, Part 2, which lays out the illusions we're working to lift. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The Sacred Heart is the gateway to your divine self — the place where peace, balance, and freedom begin.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection..If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

Learn how to unstitch from fear and distortion — and reweave your life with the threads of love, presence, and truth.This episode continues our series unpacking The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher. This installment covers “The Thread and Stitching of the Dreaming” (pages 81–96), exploring how we are woven into the Web of Life, and the threads we choose each day shape our reality.What are you “stitched” to — fear, imbalance, and distortion, or love, presence, and truth? In The Freedom Transmissions, Yeshua teaches that we are all woven into the Web of Life, and the threads (people, work, conversations, news, stories and beliefs…) we choose each day shape our reality.In this episode, we step into Part 2 of the book (The Freedom Transmissions) and explore how to identify the frequencies you're connected to, how to unstitch from patterns that drain your light, and how to reweave your life to align with your true essence.What You'll Hear in This Episode* How your soul is woven into your body through DNA, chakras, and spirit* The Web of Life — and what disconnection does to our energy* The truth about what we take with us after death* How to spot when you're stitched to distortion and imbalance* Practices to raise your vibration and reweave toward love and alignmentContinuing the SeriesThis episode follows Ep. 5 — The Chambers of the Sacred Heart, which lays out the four energies of the Sacred Heart. If you haven't listened yet, that's the natural starting point before this one.Something to Ponder“The threads we choose each day shape our reality.”✨ Want to go deeper?If you're drawn to exploring this work in community, you're invited to join the waitlist of Foundations of The Freedom Transmissions Book Study — an 8-session guided experience designed for clarity, integration, and shared reflection.If you're ready for a new way of living — one rooted in peace, balance, and authenticity — this is where the journey begins.Resources & Links* Read The Freedom Transmissions by Carissa Schumacher* Listen to my earlier conversations with Carissa: Carissa Schumacher on Channeling Yeshua and Creating The Freedom Transmissions and How The Freedom Transmissions Guides Spiritual Awakening* Subscribe to my Substack Hold the Light with Laurie Gunning GrossmanIf this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who's ready for their own spiritual shift.Stay Connected

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Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony joined today by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony greets everyone, mentioning he's transitioning from just completing a funeral, he offers prayers for the rest of the soul of the deceased and their family.  Father leads us in prayer adding the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer, Father mentions the 4th of July celebrating our nation yet there's so much polarization in our country and in the church. This leads him to wonder if there is a tipping point where God decides to step in to bring us down in order to build us back up?  They discuss this idea as they look to biblical events to help support their ideas.  After a break, Father asks Alice to continue her discussion over the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five-Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes, which they began discussing last week Friday.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  Today Alice focuses on sharing the many miracles credited to the various scapular folds.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

How do you define home when the reflection looking back at you is ready to change? For a long time, you have scanned the horizon for those who speak your language, waiting for an environment to finally validate your gifts. But the ground beneath you is shifting. The community you sought before was just a stepping stone, pulling you into a profound, sovereign relationship with your own mystery. By opening yourself to this transmission, the way you relate to the world will fundamentally fracture and realign: Embody Channeled Wisdom: Move beyond just carrying spiritual information—become the living, integrated truth. Reframe Soul Family: See your greatest catalysts and challengers for what they truly are: master teachers. Transcend Spiritual Ego: Shatter the subtle trap of isolation and learn to hold stable space in any frequency. Dissolve Judgment and Shame: Ignite the Sacred Heart to incinerate the old guilt constricting your potential. We have arrived at a cosmic junction where the old ways of responding cannot survive. Everything currently presenting itself to you is a beautifully orchestrated riddle designed to crack you open. The seeds have been planted, and the councils are waiting. Are you ready to hear what comes next? Are you ready to hear what comes next? Listen and find out where John takes you.   Join Living In The Extraordinary: https://livingintheextraordinary.com/

The sermon preached on Sunday, July 26, 2026 the XVII Sunday of Ordinary Time at the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monona, WI in Stella Maris Parish on how the Enthronement of Sacred Heart should be done.

Join Msgr. John Esseff as he continues his talk about the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart. In this episode, he discusses the importance of the Sacred Heart and how it plays a pivotal role in spiritual warfare within our daily lives. The post SH9 – The Sacred Heart and Selfless Love – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Why Are You Holding Onto What God Has Forgotten? Isaiah 43:25 “I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” This was the topic of one of our sessions at my Encounter School of Ministry class last night.  The topic was dead to sin.  We talked about how, because Jesus died on the cross for us and because we are baptized, we are dead to sin.  When we are born, we have a fallen nature.  This is because of original sin.  However, when Jesus died on the cross, he took our sin with Him.  Therefore, we no longer have a fallen nature; we have a sinless nature.  In Romans 6:11 it says, “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” Do you consider yourself dead to sin?  I wasn't sure what to say when asked this question.  I wasn't sure what this question even meant.  Then we were asked another question that gave me a little more clarity.  Do you consider yourself a sinner who does the right thing now and then, or do you consider yourself a saint who sins sometimes?  This is all about a mindset.  We have to live into our baptism promises.  We need to believe that Jesus died for our sins, and when he did, he removed our sinful nature.  Our identity matters.  You may think this is a little thing and it doesn't really matter.  You may think the above question is just a matter of semantics.  I assure you it isn't.  What you tell yourself matters.   We are saints who sin sometimes.  It is important that we understand this because the enemy wants us to focus on our sins.  He wants us to think we are unredeemable.  He wants us to feel like we are our sins.  The enemy wants us to take on our sins as if they are our identity.  For instance, I lied to someone; therefore, I am a liar.  I stole a piece of candy from a friend; therefore, I am a thief.  You are not your actions; you are not your sins.  You are a redeemed child of God; that is your identity.  Your sins are things you do and they can be forgiven and forgotten.   Did you know that Jesus doesn't remember our sins once we confess them?  He forgives and forgets them.  It says this in the verse above.  Jesus is saying he blots out our transgressions and he does not remember our sins.  One of the saints, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the nun responsible for the spread of the devotion to the Sacred Heart, was once asked by her spiritual advisor to ask God what her last mortal sin was.  He wanted to make sure her visions about the Sacred Heart were truly from God.  Who better to know our last mortal sin than God, who knows everything?  The next time she was having prayer time, she asked the Lord what her last mortal sin was, and do you know what he said?  I don't remember.  With this response, her spiritual advisor knew her visions were from God. Can you believe this response?  I thought this was a great verse to bring to all of you today because I don't remember ever hearing this verse before.  I have read through the entire Bible three times, and I have done several Bible studies, and yet I don't remember ever hearing this verse before.  We tend to think of God as someone who is writing down all of our sins in a book and keeping track of them so He can show them to us at the end of our lives and ask us to explain them.  However, this verse says He forgives and forgets our sins.  How amazing is that?  Another things a lot of us think is that we need to work really hard to make up for our sins.  We don't.  Jesus did that when he took our sins to the cross with Him.  All we have to do is admit our sins, confess them to God, and they will be forgiven and forgotten.  Our teacher explained it like this, “Jesus just wants you to admit that you took the cookie from the cookie jar.”  God wants you to come before Him as a child and admit what you have done.   The enemy wants you to hold onto what you have done.  He wants you to accept your sin as your identity, and he wants you to be too ashamed to share it with the Father.  The devil wants to convince you that God couldn't possibly forgive you for this thing you have done.  He convinces you that this thing is different; yes, God forgives sin, but not sins like this, not sins this bad.  The devil is a liar.  He is telling you this because he knows your deepest fear is not being forgiven or accepted by God.  There isn't anything you can do that is unforgivable.  And it is not hard to be forgiven.  All you have to do is admit what you have done and then accept the forgiveness God gives to you. This last part is hard for many of us.  We are willing to confess our sins, and yet we have a hard time accepting the forgiveness God is offering us.  We have a hard time believing we are worthy of this forgiveness.  Let me set one thing straight: we aren't worthy of God's forgiveness or His Grace.  We aren't worthy, and yet He gives them to us freely.  Through His death on the cross and through our baptism, we are redeemed from our sinful nature, and therefore our sins are forgiven and forgotten.  It is incredible and yes, hard to believe.   If we look at this through our worldly eyes, we find it hard to believe God would forgive and forget.  Forgiving and forgetting is something we really struggle with.  If we are struggling with identifying as a saint who sins sometimes and instead think of ourselves as sinners who sometimes do the right thing, we can take this to God during our prayer time.  This week, while we are praying, we can ask God to show us how to transform our thinking.  We can ask God to help renew our minds so we can understand this truth.   We can ask God to show us how to adopt this identity of a saint as our own.  If God forgets our sins, why are we holding onto them?  Why do we take these sins and make them our identity?  Our true identity is a redeemed son or daughter of Christ.  Our true identity is a saint who sometimes sins.   Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today.  Lord, help us to truly believe we are saints who sometimes sin and not sinners who sometimes get it right.  Lord, help us to believe you forgive our sins when we confess them, and then you forget about them. Help us to believe you are not sitting up there in heaven keeping a stick account of every sin we have ever done.  We love you, Lord.  It is amazing to us how you forgive and forget even though we aren't worthy.  We are so very grateful, and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus' holy name, amen! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. I look forward to spending time with you tomorrow.  If you would like to give a witness for Witness Wednesday, there is still time; just contact me today. Remember, Jesus loves you, and so do I!  Have a blessed day! www.findingtruenorthcoaching.comCLICK HERE TO DONATECLICK HERE to sign up for Mentoring CLICK HERE to sign up for Daily "Word from the Lord" emailsCLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter & receive a free audio training about inviting Jesus into your daily lifeCLICK HERE to buy my book Total Trust in God's Safe Embrace

We're joined by Betty Bosarge, editor, will discuss Fr. Bradley's latest release with Angelico Press entitled The Pathway to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Rule of Life. David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father, talks about why we often struggle to receive the incredible gift of our spouse. Michael Lichens, spokesperson for Sophia Institute Press, talks about the book Devotion to the Holy Angels.

Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State, Shrinking) joins me again this week for a conversation that swings from gut busting funny to genuinely tender. Zach opens up about living with depression, the highs and lows of a creative life, and the shingles nightmare he survived while directing Florence Pugh in A Good Person. We get into the real story behind bringing Scrubs back, rebuilding Sacred Heart from nothing, and what it takes to earn the trust of legends like Harrison Ford and Morgan Freeman. He also gets honest about being hard on himself, losing his dog Roscoe after 17 years, and the rescue that became his best antidepressant. Thank you to our sponsors:

In this episode, fresh off the heels of a visit to the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Los Angeles, Fr. John and Mary gently encourage us to take time this week to pray in a special way for those who dedicate themselves to pray for us — the religious! To learn more about The Resistance or pre-order your copy click here. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [mission@actsxxix.org](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix (https://youtube.com/actsxxix)

What keeps us from being fully present?In this episode of Reiki from the Farm, I sit down with Reiki Master and Vortex Healing practitioner/teacher Lorraine Goldbloom to explore the energetic bodies, the chakra system, the Sacred Heart, and the conditioning that shapes our lives.Together, we discuss the web of creation that connects all life, why so many of our deepest patterns remain hidden from awareness, and how healing begins when we recognize what has been unconsciously driving our thoughts, emotions, and actions with fresh insights into presence, freedom, and remembering who you truly are.______Pam Allen-LeBlanc is a scientist, businesswoman, and Licensed Reiki Master Teacher (LRMT) with the International Center for Reiki Training.Get in Touch with Pam:pam@reikifromthefarm.comwww.reikifromthefarm.com______Get in Touch with Lorraine:Website: Lorraine GoldbloomUpcoming Events:Finding Presence – Holding Space — Lorraine GoldbloomCall to Freedom — Lorraine GoldbloomUpcoming classes:VortexHealing | Omega InstituteFoundational — Lorraine GoldbloomSocial Media:(1) FacebookInstagram______A special thanks goes out to Music from Pixabay for the intro music and to Nate Miller for the meditation music. Register for our newsletter! InstagramFacebookYoutube pam@reikifromthefarm.com

The sermon preached on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monona, WI of Stella Maris Parish. This is the first of two sermon on the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart and was preached using at the Mass of the XVI Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Full Text of Readings Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 106 The Saint of the day is Saint Mary MacKillop Saint Mary MacKillop's Story If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she would be a household name. It's not that she sought the limelight. On the contrary, she simply wanted to serve the poor wherever she found them in her native Australia. But along the way, she managed to arouse the ire of some rather powerful churchmen. One even excommunicated her for a time. Born in Melbourne in 1842, to parents who had emigrated from Scotland, Mary MacKillop grew up in a family that faced constant financial struggles. As a young woman she was drawn to religious life but could not find an existing order of Sisters that met her needs. In 1860, she met Father Julian Woods, who became her spiritual director. Together they founded a new community of women—the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, also known as the Josephite Sisters. Its members were to staff schools especially for poor children, as well as orphanages, and do other works of charity. As the congregation grew, so did Mary MacKillop's problems. Her priest-friend proved unreliable in many ways and his responsibilities for direction of the Sisters were removed. Meanwhile, Mary had the support of some local bishops as she and her Sisters went about their work. But the bishop in South Australia, aging and relying on others for advice, briefly excommunicated Mary—charging her with disobedience—and dispensed 50 of her Sisters from their vows. In truth, the bishop's quarrel was about power and who had authority over whom. He ultimately rescinded his order of excommunication. Mary MacKillop insisted that her congregation should be governed by an elected mother general answerable to Rome, not to the local bishop. There also were disputes about whether or not the congregation could own property. In the end, Rome proved to be Mary's best source of support. After a long wait official approval of the congregation—and how it was to be governed—came from Pope Leo XIII. Despite her struggles with Church authorities, Mary MacKillop and her Sisters were able to offer social services that few, if any, government agencies in Australia could. They served Protestants and Catholics alike. They worked among the aborigines. They taught in schools and orphanages and served unmarried mothers. Money, actually the lack of it, was a constant worry. But the Sisters who begged from door to door, were bolstered by faith and by the conviction that their struggles were opportunities to grow closer to God. By the time Mary MacKillop was approaching the end of her life, the congregation was thriving. She died in 1909 at the age of 67. Pope John Paul II beatified her in 1995. In 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI canonized her, she became Australia's first saint. Her liturgical feast is celebrated on August 8. Reflection The story of many foundresses of religious communities and the tales of the early days of those communities can make for fascinating reading. Those women were dedicated and tough and fought for those they served. Let's thank the Lord for raising up such wonderful examples of faith.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

It is God's will for you to be a part of His mission to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. To accomplish this mission, God has given you personally two great spiritual weapons of our times: Mary and Jesus, the Divine Mercy. Join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, as he shares how God's manifested mercy in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary are our only way out of the mess the world is in today. Become a Marian Helper!Discover more about the Catholic faith on Divine Mercy Plus! 

As Part two of Fr. John's three-part French cycling-pilgrimage series, this week's episode introduces the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Under the theme of the ardent and fiery love of God, it is paired with the Alpe d'Huez - the most iconic climb of the Tour de France, featured in the coming weeks of this year's tour.

Full Text of Readings Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 387 The Saint of the day is Saint Veronica Giuliani Saint Veronica Giuliani's Story Veronica Giuliani's desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata. Veronica was born in Mercatelli, Italy. It is said that when her mother Benedetta was dying she called her five daughters to her bedside and entrusted each of them to one of the five wounds of Jesus. Veronica was entrusted to the wound below Christ's heart. At the age of 17, Veronica Giuliani joined the Poor Clares directed by the Capuchins. Her father had wanted her to marry, but she convinced him to allow her to become a nun. In her first years in the monastery, she worked in the kitchen, infirmary, sacristy, and also served as portress. At the age of 34, she was made novice mistress, a position she held for 22 years. When she was 37, Veronica received the stigmata. Life was not the same after that. Church authorities in Rome wanted to test Veronica's authenticity and so conducted an investigation. She lost the office of novice mistress temporarily and was not allowed to attend Mass except on Sundays or holy days. Through all of this Veronica did not become bitter, and the investigation eventually restored her as novice mistress. Though she protested against it, at the age of 56 she was elected abbess, an office she held for 11 years until her death. Veronica was very devoted to the Eucharist and to the Sacred Heart. She offered her sufferings for the missions, died in 1727, and was canonized in 1839. Her Liturgical Feast Day is July 9. Reflection Why did God grant the stigmata to Francis of Assisi and to Veronica Giuliani? God alone knows the deepest reasons, but as Celano points out, the external sign of the cross is a confirmation of these saints' commitment to the cross in their lives. The stigmata that appeared in Veronica's flesh had taken root in her heart many years before. It was a fitting conclusion for her love of God and her charity toward her sisters.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Patrick explores divisions and unity within the Catholic Church, juxtaposing stories of tradition, obedience, and spiritual hunger with conversations about parish life, liturgical battles, and the lived experiences of the faithful confronting both scandal and grace. He weaves in personal testimonies about marriage, the Latin Mass, disappointment, and hope, tracing the tension between nostalgia and renewal. Sebastian - What are the grounds for a valid marriage versus the grounds to get an annulment, according to the Church? (00:30) Naomi - An SSPX church I went to focused on God, whereas some Catholic churches who focus on Pride instead of the Sacred Heart. (04:03) Bernice - I agree that it was the men at first pushing women into abortion, but now women are choosing it more. (18:54) Kathy - What is your opinion on younger priests being ordained with preference for Latin mass? (22:14) David - Do you support the reform of the Novus Ordo Mass? Do you believe the Novus Ordo itself needs to be reformed? (33:39) Roxanne – I was a sidewalk councilor, and I’ll never forget this young man who was crying because his girlfriend was getting an abortion (46:53)

The Silent Watcher | Paranormal Podcast This week, we've got 2 listener submissions that genuinely got under our skin — first from Logan in Indiana, who as a 3 or 4 year old kept waking up to a silent black humanoid figure slowly rocking in the chair across his room, and when we say silent, we mean the kind of deliberate, suffocating silence that swallowed even the sound of a child screaming for his parents. Then we dove into Aaron's story from a small town in Virginia, where between the red-eyed figure lurking in the backyard, poltergeist activity luring the brothers out of the room to rearrange their playing cards, a Sacred Heart of Jesus painting hiding something very unexpected on the back, and a backwards-printing printer that was probably just haunted by HP customer service — the house was putting in serious work. But the creepiest encounter was the one Aaron's atheist father witnessed alone in that living room — a thick black fog that crawled across the floor, rose up, shaped itself into something human, and then made a sound we'd never heard described before right in his face.

In this inspiring interview, Charlotte Foudy shares her journey to writing The Sacred Heart Confession Guide, emphasizing the importance of perseverance, understanding virtues, and approaching Confession with love and vulnerability. Discover how God's grace and the Sacrament of Reconciliation can transform lives and foster deeper spiritual growth.   1. Start where you are and keep going 2. God gives us the grace to overcome our sins 3. The greater the sinner, the greater God's mercy

In 1976, the future Pope John Paul II spoke of a "final confrontation" between the Church and the anti-Church. Nearly fifty years later, John-Henry Westen argues that confrontation is here, and the signs are unmistakable.This is not speculation. It is the logic of Fatima. The requests for the consecration of Russia have not been fully fulfilled. The Five First Saturdays devotion remains largely ignored. The Third Secret, much of it still hidden, warned of corruption beginning at the top. The Garabandal apparitions spoke of a coming "warning," an illumination of conscience that would shake the world. And the ignored request to consecrate France to the Sacred Heart echoes the delayed consecration of Russia, a pattern of disobedience with consequences.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surgeon, Soldier, Sister: Sister Dede Byrne joins Trending with Timmerie to share her friend’s story: Episode Guide Sister Philip Marie Burle – stealthy euthanasia & hospice care (1:43) Child under 12 euthanized in the Netherlands (17:23) How to protect your loved ones from Euthanasia and dying as a Catholic (22:13) Feast of Saints Peter & Paul (36:52) Healing and having babies through restorative reproductive medicine – help others have access (39:45) What’s next for us to do to protect women and babies? – Roe vs Wade (49:05) Tomorrow on Trending (51:26) Resources mentioned: Critical opportunity to improve access to and funding for restorative reproductive medicine https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/13/2026-09479/excepted-fertility-benefits?mc_cid=583286c936&mc_eid=1e86fb8d42#open-comment National Catholic Bioethics Center https://www.ncbcenter.org/consultation-form No Mercy Trailer https://credostlouis.org/no-mercy-trailer-euthanasia/ Sister Dede’s story from scrubs, to Army uniform, to habit https://relevantradio.com/2026/05/soldier-surgeon-becomes-nun/ D.C. Medical Clinic Little Workers of the Sacred Heart https://www.lwshptclinic.com/home Catholic Legacy https://catholiclegacy.com/ Life & Hope Network https://www.lifeandhope.com/ Restorative reproductive medicine with Dr. Susan Caldwell – episode library https://relevantradio.com/?cat=23210&s=Dr.+Susan+Caldwell Find a NaPro Fertility Specialist Near You https://fertilitycare.org/find-a-mc NaPro Telemedicine – My Catholic Doctor https://mycatholicdoctor.com/our-services/naprotechnology/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22540875553&gbraid=0AAAAAByZuRBIDYEuDc9MTeNtOsGla1KUu&gclid=CjwKCAjw0dPRBhAPEiwAE5vTTgUpzlnmCcFIkLLAKgl6NhcXI6jQQQTZYFNrZwZf962kKzMJGj6KoxoCnlsQAvD_BwE

There's a new Niles in the world. Joshua Benedict Rex was born this week, and Dave wants you to know how stressful it all was. For the dad, that is. The pressure. The anxiety. All those things. None of which come to mind right now. Joke's on Dave, though, because Lady Pamela got to the birth center, the midwife offered to break her water, and Joshua arrived eleven minutes later. That's boy number three, bringing the count to three boys and four girls. Adam got the "we're going in" text at the hospital, stopped to pray, and barely beat the birth. The baby's a content little guy. A stereotypical Niles baby, the spitting image of baby Davy. Baptism's in a couple weeks with Uncle Father Sean, godparents are Sarah and Drew, and somewhere in there is a real theology question the guys throw to the priests who listen: can you name godparents after the fact for a baby baptized in a rush? Asking for a Mary.That birth set the whole table. Every time a baby comes into this circle of friends, the men pull their money, buy one nicer bottle of whiskey, sign it with the kid's name, and drink it together. They call it the "baby bottles" tradition. It blends friends into family. And it's exactly the kind of gift that makes you grateful, which is what this whole episode is about.They're recording on a Friday, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, the same day the bishops of America consecrated the entire country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The pour is Glendalough, a pot still Irish whiskey the guys actually visited on pilgrimage. Triple distilled by law, smooth, no burn, and oddly cheap. The bottle shows St. Kevin in cruciform, a bird nesting in his open hand. The pious legend says he held that prayer posture so long the eggs hatched. Jim's scale (Irish edition): 3.96 out of 6.Then the meat: gratitude. Not the bumper-sticker kind. Gratitude is a virtue, a sub-virtue of justice, because it renders to another what's due, first to God who gave us everything. Aquinas lays out three degrees: recognition, expression, repayment. Most of us fail at the first one. We take the morning, the clothes, the breath for granted. St. Bernard calls ingratitude a scorching wind that dries up the streams of grace. God pours, the man doesn't return thanks, the flow stops.The hardest, most masculine turn in the episode is receiving. Men hate it. I don't need your charity. I can carry this cross. But refusing a gift graciously offered isn't humility. It's a wall. Adam's lived on the receiving end through Mary's time in the NICU, and he's learned the Christian paradox: the more graciously indebted you are, the richer your life, because the score is never even. That's not a debt to clear. That's a brotherhood.And the punchline ties it all together. Eucharist means thanksgiving. A man of gratitude is a Eucharistic man. You can't repay God for creating you, so He came down, became one of us, and offered Himself on your behalf. All you have to do is show up. Protect, provide, establish, and give thanks. Raise your glass.TOPICS COVEREDJoshua Benedict Rex Niles is born, baby boy number three, bringing the Niles count to three boys and four girlsDave's tongue-in-cheek case that the dad has it hardest in childbirthLady Pamela's eleven-minute birth at the birth center after the midwife broke her waterThe "kingship" theme running through the Niles boys' names: David, Joseph, and now Joshua Benedict RexWhy every Niles baby is a "cookie cutter" content baby, and Joshua looking just like baby DavyThe wonder that a child somehow looks like both mom and dad, "only God could make a baby look like both"Baptism plans with Uncle Father Sean and godparents Sarah and DrewThe open question for the priests who listen: can you name godparents after the fact for a baby baptized in a rush?The "baby bottles" tradition, the men pooling money for a signed bottle of whiskey to honor each new babyWhy this kind of tradition blends friends into familyRecording on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, and the U.S. bishops consecrating the country to the Sacred Heart of JesusWhiskey of the week: Glendalough pot still Irish whiskey, triple distilled and smoothThe legend of St. Kevin of Glendalough, the bird's nest in his hand and his love of all God's creaturesWhy Irish whiskey is the most approachable place to start, and surprisingly cheapJim's scale (Irish edition): 3.96 out of 6"Better than I deserve, I'm sure," Adam's go-to answer to "how are you?"The man at the pharmacy who'd just lost his wife, and never knowing what people are carryingGratitude as a virtue, and specifically a sub-virtue of justiceThe book of Job as the model of gratitude to the core: "the Lord has given and the Lord has taken away"Why a member of the Body of Christ is doing well no matter what else is going wrongAquinas's three degrees of gratitude: recognition, expression, repaymentWhy recognition is the weak spot for most people, the habit of taking things for grantedThe internal act of the will toward the benefactor as the heart of repaymentThe humility it takes to receive a gift, and why most men refuse charityHow receiving a gift graciously multiplies joy and binds a community togetherThe Christian paradox of being "graciously indebted," and why the score is never evenSt. Bernard of Clairvaux on ingratitude as a burning wind that dries up the streams of graceDeacon Garlick's prayer of thanks as a model for opening prayerMeditating on the magnitude of the Incarnation, the worm-and-the-man analogyWhy real men don't complain or "vent," and complaining as carrying the cross while griping about its weightDying for your family is easy; living for your family is hard, the little deathsAre you willing to get up, eat right, moderate your drinking, and put the phone down for your family?The Malcolm Gladwell mentorship lesson and the hidden cost of remote work, tribal knowledge not getting passed downWhy none of our best fatherhood or business "hacks" are original, and the duty to pass them onSt. John Chrysostom and St. Thérèse of Lisieux: gratitude as the superpower of the soulWhy you won't become holy without the habit of gratitude"People need to be reminded more than they need to be instructed"Keeping the right perspective so you don't live in a false reality the devil wants for youEucharist means thanksgiving, a man of gratitude is a Eucharistic manREFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEBooks & Writings:The Book of Job (the model of gratitude through suffering)The Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas, Second Part of the Second Part (the three degrees of gratitude; ingratitude as sin)Malcolm Gladwell's work on mentorship and learning a craft (referenced by Adam)Saints & Church Fathers:St. Thomas Aquinas (the three degrees of gratitude; gratitude as a sub-virtue of justice)St. Bernard of Clairvaux (the "leaky vessel"; ingratitude as a burning wind that dries up the streams of grace)St. Kevin of Glendalough (the bird's-nest legend; love of God's creatures)St. John Chrysostom ("gratitude is the superpower of the soul")St. Thérèse of Lisieux (gratitude and the spiritual life)Simon of Cyrene (carrying the cross with Christ)People:Adam Minihan (host; founder of M6 Marketing; writes The Grounded Builder on Substack)Jim (in studio, keeper of the yummy scale)Lady Pamela Niles (delivered baby number seven)Joshua Benedict Rex Niles (newborn), David Jr., and Joseph Niles (the "kingship" names)Baby Mary Minihan (still in the NICU, the gifts and prayers received)Uncle Father Sean (baptizing Joshua); Sarah and Drew (godparents)Deacon Garlick (his prayer of thanks)Programs & Institutions:The Catholic Man Show pilgrimage (where the guys visited Glendalough)Glendalough Distillery, IrelandSPONSOR BLOCKSponsor: Select International Tours: selectinternationaltours.comWhen Adam and Dave decided to lead their first pilgrimage, one name kept coming up: Select International Tours. They're the best. Having used them, the guys can vouch for it. No matter where in the world you want to go, Select has a tour ready for you. Whether you want to lead a pilgrimage or attend one, head to selectinternationaltours.com and take a look at everything they offer. You won't regret it.

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, preachers face a sacred responsibility– to proclaim the Gospel and heed the signs of the times, without getting lost in political ideologies. When Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore was asked to preach at a Mass consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he did just that.  He joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to discuss his preparations for this auspicious occasion and what it means to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Timecodes: 0:00 What does it mean to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart? 4:43 Setting the scene: Preaching at the spring plenary of the U.S. Bishops 7:42 Jesus' high priestly discourse in the Gospel of John 9:05 Archbishop Lori's homily  20:23 Preparing a homily for the nation's 250th anniversary 23:40 How not to let your homily go off the rails 28:00 We must identify as Catholics first, before political affiliations 31:44 Preaching without jargon 34:10 What does it mean to preach for missionary discipleship today? --- Support this podcast by becoming a subscriber. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠americamagazine.org/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley sit down with Luke Burgis, the director of the Cluny Institute at The Catholic University of America and the author of The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion. They discuss why we join and leave tribes, how to form a “solid” self and what healthy group identity looks like. In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss Vice President JD Vance's new memoir on converting to Catholicism, the consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and new statutes for the Vatican's commission for the protection of minors. Plus, Pope Leo wraps up his successful trip to Spain on the Canary Islands—but has some trouble getting off them. And in As One Friend Speaks to Another, Zac shares what he's thinking about going into his very first Father's Day. 0:00 Intro 3:30 J.D. Vance's new book “Communion” 9:36 U.S. bishops meet for annual meeting in Orlando 19:44 Pope Leo finishes Spain trip 21:39 Papal plane trouble 24:25 Interview with Luke Burgis 25:52 The parable of the lost sheep 31:16 The age of social contagion 33:56 What Luke learned in seminary 38:05 Is your community good for you? 42:27 People respond to aesthetics 46:30 The importance of distance 48:46 The Catholic Church is unique as a community 57:20 What is the Cluny Institute? 1:02:25 What about AI? 1:05:24 Canonization 1:08:07 As One Friend Speaks to Another Links: The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion Learn more about the Cluny Institute JD Vance writes about his journey to Catholicism in his new book, ‘Communion' Consecration 101: What the bishops' upcoming consecration of the US to the Sacred Heart means Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes for child protection commission Pope Leo ends visit to Spain with a call to repent What's on tap? Sancerre You can follow us on X and on Instagram @jesuiticalshow.   You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/jesuitical.  Please consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, JD's older brother drops by Sacred Heart and humiliates his little brother with his lack of ambition. In the real world, Tom Cavanagh joins Zach and Donald to reminisce about the good ol' days, talk tattoos, and how to convince Greg Berlanti to put the guys in the DC Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.