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For the latest Whisper in the Wings form Stage whisper we had the honor to welcome on the soprano Catherine Wethington to talk about the upcoming concert she is apart of Journey of Faith. This is such an incredible event honoring an incredible historic figure, humanitarian, and saint, Saint Mother Teresa. So be sure that you hit play and get your tickets right away for this evening of beautiful music!EGC Productions Inc and Legato Arts PresentsJourney of FaithSaturday, February 22nd at 8pm@ The Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie HallTickets and more information are available at carnegiehall.orgAnd be sure to follow Catherine to stay up to date on all her upcoming projects and productions:Journey of Faith: motherteresa.org Catherine: @catherinewethingtonsoprano

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a new update from Joe Owens of The Dialog, we are joined by Diocese of Wilmington Archivist, Susan Kirk Ryan. Susan tells us about the important work of a diocesan archives and shares some of the remarkable documents and items that make up the Diocese of Wilmington's collection. We will see the Vatican document that established the Diocese of Wilmington in 1868, a beautiful pectoral cross from one of our past bishops, a hand-written note from Saint Mother Teresa and more. You can see a video of this interview, including the historic items from our archives, on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm.  Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. Please like and share.

Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsIn this episode, Dr. Taz sits down for an impactful conversation with David Kessler, a leading expert on grief and loss, who has worked closely with leaders like Elizabeth Kubler Ross and Mother Teresa. They explore the importance of community support, resilience, and the non-linear nature of grieving. Kessler approaches the experiences of death and grieving in a way that is both tangible and easy to digest, providing simple, actionable strategies for navigating life's most difficult experiences. With insights drawn from Kessler's extensive work, including his new book 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief,' this conversation honors the grieving process and offers tools to find comfort and purpose amid loss. The discussion also explores how to find meaning after loss—of any kind—and the physical and emotional manifestations of grief. Kessler also shares his personal journey through childhood trauma, the death of his mother at a young age, and the devastating loss of his son. About David KesslerDavid Kessler is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.Thank you to our sponsorBiOptimizers:  bioptimizers.com/holplus06:24 David Kessler's Journey Through Trauma12:14 The Five Stages of Grief29:08 Understanding Grief and Its Impact30:43 Releasing Fear and Embracing Mortality31:59 Misconceptions About Grief35:36 Physical and Emotional Manifestations of Grief40:25 Finding Meaning After Loss47:41 The Importance of Community in HealingStay ConnectedSubscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribeSubscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsFollow Dr. Taz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtazmd/https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/Join the conversation on X: https://x.com/@drtazmdTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drtazmdFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtazmd/Connect with David Kessler:https://www.instagram.com/iamdavidkessler/https://linktr.ee/DavidKesslerHost & Production TeamHost: Dr. Taz; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Lead Producer: Lauren Feighan; Editors: Jeremiah Schultz and Patrick Edwards)Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+

Are you there God? It's me…Why is God hidden? Why is God silent? And why does that matter in light of faith, hope, and love?In this episode, philosopher Deborah Casewell joins Evan Rosa for a discussion of divine hiddenness. Together, they reflect on:Simone Weil's distinction between abdication and abandonmentMartin Luther's theology of the crossThe differences between the epistemic, moral, and existential problems with the hiddenness of GodThe terror, horror, and fear that emerges from the human experience of divine hiddennessThe realities of seeing through a glass darkly and pursuing faith, hope, and loveAnd finally, what it means to live bravely in the tension or contracdition between the hiddenness of God and the faith in God's presence.About Deborah CasewellDeborah Casewell is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Chester. She works in the areas of philosophy and culture, philosophy of religion, and theology & religion, in particular on existentialism and religion, questions of ethics and self-formation in relation to asceticism and the German cultural ideal of Bildung. She has given a number of public talks and published on these topics in a range of settings.Her first book. Eberhard Jüngel and Existence, Being Before the Cross, was published in 2021: it explores the theologian Eberhard Jüngel's philosophical inheritance and how his thought provides a useful paradigm for the relation between philosophy and theology. Her second book, Monotheism and Existentialism, was published in 2022 by Cambridge University Press as a Cambridge Element.She is Co-Director of the AHRC-funded Simone Weil Research Network UK, and previously held a Humboldt Research Fellowship at the University of Bonn. Prior to her appointment in Bonn, she was Lecturer in Philosophy at Liverpool Hope University and a Teaching Fellow at King's College, London. She received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh, my MSt from the University of Oxford, and spent time researching and studying at the University of Tübingen and the Institut Catholique de Paris.Show NotesMother Teresa on God's hiddennessMother Teresa: Come Be My Light, edited by the Rev. Brian KolodiejchukWhat does it mean for God to be hidden?Perceived absenceSimone Weil on God's abdication of the world for the sake of the worldThe presence of God. This should be understood in two ways. As Creator, God is present in everything which exists as soon as it exists. The presence for which God needs the co-operation of the creature is the presence of God, not as Creator but as Spirit. The first presence is the presence of creation. The second is the presence of decreation. (He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. Saint Augustine.) God could create only by hiding himself. Otherwise there would be nothing but himself. — Simone Weil, in Gravity and Grace, “Decreation”Abdication vs. AbandonmentA longing for God, who is hidden, unknown, unperceived, and mysteriousMartin Luther's theology of the cross“Hidden in the suffering and ignominy of the cross.”“God is powerful but chooses not to be in relation to us.”Human experiences of divine hiddennessThree ways to talk about hiddenness of God epistemic hiddenness:  ”if we were to grasp God with our minds, then we'd be denying the power of God.”Making ourselves an idolThe Cloud of Unknowing and “apophatic” or “negative” theology (only saying what God is not) Moral hiddenness of God: “this is what people find very troubling. … a moral terror to it.” Existential hiddenness of God: “where the hiddenness of God makes you feel terrified”Revelation and the story of human encounter or engagement with God“Luther is the authority on the hiddenness of God in the existential and moral sense.”The power of God revealed in terror.“God never becomes comfortable or accommodated into our measure.””We never make God into an object of our reason and comfort.”Terror, horror, and fear: reverence of GodMarilyn McCord Adams, *Christ & Horrors—*meaning-destroying events“That which is hidden terrifies us.”Martin Luther: “God is terrifying, because God does save some of us, and God does damn some of us.”The “alien work of God”“Is Luther right in saying that God has to remain hidden, and the way in which God has to remain hidden  has to be terrifying? So there has to be this kind  of background of the terrifying God in all of our relations with the God of love that is the God of grace that, that saves us.”Preserving the mystery of GodWe're unable to commodify or trivialize God.Francis Schaeffer's He Is There and He Is Not Silent“Luther construes it as a good thing.”Suffering, anxiety, despair, meaninglessnessHumanity's encounter with nothingness—the void“Interest in the demonic, or terror, as a preliminary step into a  full religious or a proper religious experience of God.”Longing for God in the BibleNoah, Moses, David“The other side of divine hiddenness is human loneliness.”Loneliness and despair as “what your life is going to be like without God.” (Barton Newell)Tension in the experience of faith1 Corinthians 13:12:  ”Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know even as I also am known.”Faith, hope, and love abides in the face of epistemic, moral, and existential hiddenness of God.The meaning of struggling with the hiddenness of God for the human pursuit of faith, hope, and love“Let tensions be.””But you've always got to keep the reality of faith, hope, and love, keep hold of the fact that that is a reality, and that can and will be a reality. It's, it's, not to try and justify it, not to try and harmonize it, but just to hold it, I suppose. And hold it even in its contradiction.”Production NotesThis podcast featured Deborah CasewellEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Emily Brookfield, Alexa Rollow, & Zoë HalabanA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Read Online“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matthew 9:37–38What does God want of you? What is your mission? Some fervent Christians may dream of becoming a popular evangelist. Some may dream of doing heroic acts of charity that are praised by all. And others may wish to live a very quiet and hidden life of faith, close to family and friends. But what does God want of YOU?In the passage above, Jesus exhorts His disciples to pray for “laborers for his harvest.” You can be certain that you are among the “laborers” of which our Lord speaks. It's easy to think that this mission is for others, such as priests, religious and full-time lay evangelists. It's easy for many to conclude that they do not have much to offer. But nothing could be further from the truth.God wants to use you in exceptionally glorious ways.  Yes, “exceptionally glorious!” Of course, that does not mean that you will be the next most popular YouTube evangelist or enter the spotlight like Saint Mother Teresa did. But the work God wants of you is just as real and just as important as any of the greatest saints of old or who are alive today.Holiness of life is discovered in prayer but also in action. As you pray each and every day and grow closer to Christ, He will exhort you to “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons” (Matthew 10:8), as today's Gospel goes on to state. But He will call you to do this in the unique way within your own vocation. Your daily duty is not to be ignored. So who in your daily encounters are those who are the sick, the dead, the lepers and the possessed? Most likely they are all around you, to one extent or another. Take, for example, those who are “lepers.” These are those who are the “rejects” of society. Our world can be harsh and cruel, and some may find themselves feeling lost and alone. Who do you know who may fall into this category? Who needs a bit of encouragement, understanding and compassion? God has given you a daily duty that He has not given to another, and, for that reason, there are some who need your love. Look for them, reach out to them, share Christ with them, be there for them.Reflect, today, upon this exceptionally glorious calling you have been given to be Christ to another. Embrace this duty of love. See yourself as one called to be a laborer for Christ and commit yourself to the full and glorious fulfillment of this mission, no matter how it is to be lived out in your life.My dear Lord, I commit myself to Your divine mission. I choose You and Your holy will for my life. Send me, dear Lord, to those who are most in need of your love and mercy. Help me to know how I can bring that love and mercy to those entrusted to me so that they will experience in their lives Your glorious and saving grace. 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: Jesus teaching his disciples By Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib, via Wikimedia Commons

In this powerful segment, host Patrick Madrid engages in a heartfelt conversation with caller Frank, who shares his vivid memories of encountering stark images of aborted babies during his Catholic school days. Frank emphasizes the lasting impact these images have had on his pro-life convictions and discusses the importance of exposing the harsh realities of abortion to foster greater awareness. Patrick builds on this discussion, referencing the profound wisdom of Saint Mother Teresa on the sanctity of life and the detrimental effects of abortion on society. Patrick highlights the core values of the pro-life movement, bringing attention to its consistent and compassionate message—advocating for the dignity and protection of life at all stages.   Lane - I am happy about the election and we have promised to go to our lady of Champion in thanks giving. Janessa - When we talk about abortion and rape, we talk about punishing the innocent baby. (02:51) Laura - My experience with Padre Pio convinced me to give. He helped me. I will be donating! (12:30) Margo - I called about a 15-year-old who wanted to make her first communion. She was able to start preparing for her communion because of your advice! (15:26) Maria – That caller didn't see the child in the womb as a human being. If people saw how abortions were performed, they wouldn't see it as a health choice. (16:38) Laura - How do you evangelize someone you meet by chance on the street? Robert - Would you mention the prophecy from the Hermit of Loreto in regards to Trump winning the election? (27:24)

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Stephens in the 1970s and encouraged by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Reanne, her husband, and her kids left everything behind, sold their home and sailed off to adventure and service. Most people go back to normal life, but Reann stayed on with Mercy Ships as part of the communications staff, spreading the word by talking with people like me (and you). Here is her story. Mercy Ships website. Mercy Minute podcast. Reanne's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

David Kessler discusses grief and loss and how it's not that bad and why Jay is reluctant to grieve. We talk about accepting the end of our lives, how children deal with death, and why we are triggered to feel loss in the strangest moments. We talk about being honest with loved ones and not overreacting, and the value of using the ticking clock of death to live better today. We take listener questions and get ready for the best end we can create for ourselves. Bio: David Kessler is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. He is the author of seven books, including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, as well as a new Finding Meaning companion workbook. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Life Lessons and On Grief and Grieving. He co-wrote You Can Heal Your Heart with Louise Hay and also wrote Visions, Trips and Crowded Rooms. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa. His new online model of grief support, Tender Hearts, offers over twenty-five groups. Additionally, David leads one of the most respected Grief Educator Certification programs. He is the founder of Grief.com

Today we discuss, how St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta lived a life of light despite the dark night of the soul.Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Talking points: grief, loss, relationships, masculinity, anger I met David at a psychotherapy symposium a while back, and it wasn't long before we were sharing some of the things we've grieved. He just has that calm yet strong presence. He's also, of course, an absolute expert therapist. We dig into everything loss in this episode; how the 5 stages actually work, what death does both for and to us, and much, much more. This is absolutely an episode to share with someone you feel could use it. (00:00:00) - Intro, do men and women grieve differently, and the toll of not grieving (00:06:34) - Why unprocessed grief manifests as anger, anxiety, and more (00:11:10) - What brought David into grief work, the five stages, and where people get stuck (00:24:43) - On the loss of David's son (00:32:12) - Does grief reshape identity, and the different ways of moving through it (00:35:50) - How to move through grief, and discerning when to “live again” (00:42:51) - David's take on death denial, living currently, and how death challenges our assumptions (00:50:43) - The sixth stage of grief, and the nuances of meaning after loss David Kessler is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa. David's personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital helped him begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. He facilitates talks, workshops and retreats for those experiencing grief. However, despite his vast knowledge on grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. It inspired him to write his newest book, Finding Meaning. David's volunteer work includes being an LAPD Specialist Reserve for traumatic events as well as having served on the Red Cross's disaster services team. He worked for over a decade in a three-hospital system, and was even trained for bio-terrorism events and epidemics/pandemics.  Connect with David -Website: https://grief.com/ -Book: Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief: https://grief.com/sixth-stage-of-grief/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdavidkessler/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamDavidKessler/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidkesslerongrief *** This episode is also brought to you by BetterHelp. Easily match with a therapist who can help you through the tough times and empower your best self. Visit BetterHelp.com/mantalks today to get 10% off your first month Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance.  Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get a meeting with Mother Teresa? Rob McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington, had the incredible honor of meeting and working with Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, as a young twenty something member of Catholic Relief Services Worldwide. Hear about his incredible encounter on Episode 41 of The Most Interesting Person You've Never Heard Of podcast.

David is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss.    His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife's tragedies.    He is the author of six books, including his most recent bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.   David's personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital helped him begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief.    He facilitates talks, workshops and retreats for those experiencing grief. However, despite his vast knowledge on grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. It inspired him to write his newest book, Finding Meaning.   He is someone whose work has had a profound impact on my life in recent months and the world is truly a better place because of him being here.  He is also the founder of www.grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.   Here are some of things we talked about in today's podcast:  The worst loss is the one you're going through; comparing losses only harms yourself. Heartbreak is a form of grief, and all endings are a type of death. The stages of grief are not a linear process; everyone experiences them differently. Changing the story we tell ourselves about grief can help in the healing process. Grief must be witnessed by others; isolation only prolongs the healing journey. Our true essence is love, and all other voices are our old wounds. Allow yourself to walk through the pain and face it, as running from it will only prolong the healing process. Grief is messy and non-linear; it's important to allow the messiness and be with where you are. Be with your grief but don't let it become your identity; find healing by not letting past events control your decisions and actions. Finding meaning in grief and loss is about who we become and how we show up in the world.       (Website) Grief.com (Instagram) David Kessler (@iamdavidkessler) • Instagram photos and videos (Twitter) David Kessler (@IamDavidKessler) / X (twitter.com) (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/IamDavidKessler (LinkedIn) David Kessler, FACHE - Grief.com | LinkedIn (Youtube) David Kessler - YouTube (Pinterest) David Kessler (davidkessler) - Profile | Pinterest  

HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich. Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you! For more information, please visit Nathalie's website, join the podcast's Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here.About this week's episodeDavid Kessler's name is known worldwide in relation to grief and probably does not require an introduction as a guest. If you have been dealing with grief and diving into the literature, you will have most likely come across his name. I had the chance to meet David through mutual connections more than a year ago and I've been touched by his genuine nature and the passion with which he has been serving the community of the bereaved for a long time now. Personally, I have read many of his books. David also offers a lot of free resources both to grieving people as well as to clinicians. I'm honoured to bring you David as a guest today and I hope together we will have the chance to hear a lot more of his personal stories and benefit from his professional wisdom. About this week's guestDavid Kessler is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets of living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life tragedies. He's the author of six books, including his latest best-selling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored 2 books, Elizabeth Kuebler, Ross, Life Lessons and On Grieve and Grieving, updating her five stages for grief. He also co-wrote You Can Heal Your Heart with Louise Hay and he authored Vision, Trips and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die. His first book, The Needs of the Dying, received praise from Saint Mother Teresa. He has a new online model of grief support called Tender Hearts, with over 25 groups each, as well as one of the most respected grief certification programs. He's the founder of Grief.com. IG: @IamDavidKesslerWebsite: grief.comResources mentioned in this episode:Nathalie's book: Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a CoupleSupport the Show.Support the show: Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month Join Facebook Group - Grief and Trauma Support Network Download the FREE grief resource eBook Book a Discovery Call Leave a review Follow on socials: Instagram Facebook Website

David Kessler is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He coauthored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.   For more on David Kessler visit https://grief.com/ or https://linktr.ee/DavidKessler   Join the DEAD Talk Patreon for only $5 to support our mission & and gain access to exclusive content and features:

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Lived:  August 27, 1910—September 5, 1997 (aged 87)  Career: Catholic nun, humanitarian Mother Teresa was one of the great servants of humanity.“It was a call within my vocation. It was a second calling. It was a vocation to give up even Loreto where I was very happy and to go out into the streets to serve the poorest of the poor. It was in that train, I heard the call to give up all and to follow Him into the slums—to serve Him in the poorest of the poor…I knew it was His will and that I had to follow Him. There was no doubt that it was going to be His work.” ~Saint Mother TeresaCalcutta had been heavily affected by World War II, famine, and ongoing riots. Countless people were homeless, poor, uneducated, and suffering intensely. After securing a place to live, Mother Teresa began caring for the poor. She dressed their wounds, showed compassion for the suffering, listened to their stories, provided them with food, and treated them as if they were Jesus. This was a novel approach in India where poverty was sometimes viewed as a result of bad karma.In addition to the usual three vows, the Missionaries of Charity took a fourth vow “to devote themselves with abnegation to the care of the poor and needy who, crushed by want and destitution, live in conditions unworthy of human dignity.”Mother Teresa was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, which she accepted: “In the name of the hungry, of the naked, of the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the leprous, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared, thrown away of the society, people who have become a burden to the society, and are ashamed by everybody.” God stripped her of every interior consolation so that her charity would be absolutely pure and devoid of all selfish motivation, resulting in pure selfless giving, fueled by unshakable faith, and driven by divine hope. She was truly a mystic in the deepest sense, an icon of the satiation of Christ's Thirst.5 Wonderful Mother Teresa Quotes1.     “True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray to God and ask Him to give us the courage to love."2. “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you."3. “Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism."4. “I do not pray for success; I ask for faithfulness."5. “I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.”

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matthew 9:37–38What does God want of you? What is your mission? Some fervent Christians may dream of becoming a popular evangelist. Some may dream of doing heroic acts of charity that are praised by all. And others may wish to live a very quiet and hidden life of faith, close to family and friends. But what does God want of YOU?In the passage above, Jesus exhorts His disciples to pray for “laborers for his harvest.” You can be certain that you are among the “laborers” of which our Lord speaks. It's easy to think that this mission is for others, such as priests, religious and full-time lay evangelists. It's easy for many to conclude that they do not have much to offer. But nothing could be further from the truth.God wants to use you in exceptionally glorious ways. Yes, “exceptionally glorious!” Of course, that does not mean that you will be the next most popular YouTube evangelist or enter the spotlight like Saint Mother Teresa did. But the work God wants of you is just as real and just as important as any of the greatest saints of old or who are alive today.Holiness of life is discovered in prayer but also in action. As you pray each and every day and grow closer to Christ, He will exhort you to “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons” (Matthew 10:8), as today's Gospel goes on to state. But He will call you to do this in the unique way within your own vocation. Your daily duty is not to be ignored. So who in your daily encounters are those who are the sick, the dead, the lepers and the possessed? Most likely they are all around you, to one extent or another. Take, for example, those who are “lepers.” These are those who are the “rejects” of society. Our world can be harsh and cruel, and some may find themselves feeling lost and alone. Who do you know who may fall into this category? Who needs a bit of encouragement, understanding and compassion? God has given you a daily duty that He has not given to another, and, for that reason, there are some who need your love. Look for them, reach out to them, share Christ with them, be there for them.Reflect, today, upon this exceptionally glorious calling you have been given to be Christ to another. Embrace this duty of love. See yourself as one called to be a laborer for Christ and commit yourself to the full and glorious fulfillment of this mission, no matter how it is to be lived out in your life. My dear Lord, I commit myself to Your divine mission. I choose You and Your holy will for my life. Send me, dear Lord, to those who are most in need of your love and mercy. Help me to know how I can bring that love and mercy to those entrusted to me so that they will experience in their lives Your glorious and saving grace. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2023 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Prepare for a gut-punching exploration into Ohio's radical political pivot as we dissect the newly amended Ohio Bill of Rights - a drastic departure from their traditionally moderate position. Today, we'll journey through this tumultuous transition, delving into the legalization of recreational marijuana and the enshrinement of reproductive freedom aka the killing of an unborn child in the womb.We will talk about the major similarities between the national sin of slavery and the national sin of abortion.  We will do so with our guide, author and the brilliant Olivia Murray, author of "Abortion versus Slavery", her insights serve as a compass as we traverse the treacherous moral landscape. Prepare to question, to learn, and to be challenged in this riveting episode.Key Points from the Episode:Sit tight, as we draw intriguing parallels to the 1800s opium crisis in China and ponder the far-reaching implications of these sweeping changes on Ohio's future.Brace yourselves as we crack open the Pandora's box of American morality - the haunting echoes of chattel slavery and the divisive issue of abortion rights. We'll navigate the chilling parallels between the 1857 Supreme Court case of Scott v. Sanford, the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, and the dehumanizing language used to justify atrocities. We end with Saint Mother Teresa's words at the National Prayer Breakfast of 1994 to the then US president of the United States.Other resources: Abortion is the New Slavery by Jayme Metzger Saint Mother Teresa's words to the US president More goodnessGet your FREE Academy Review here!Get our top book recommendations listGet new podcast episodes dropped into your email box easilyWant to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate that as well.

Illuminating the Way of the Bodhisattva, Jack shares wisdom from St. Teresa of Calcutta, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, Ajahn Chah, and Sueng Sahn on walking the spiritual path.This vintage episode from April 10, 1977 at Camp Cedar Glen was originally published on DharmaSeed.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/heartwisdomIn this vintage episode, Jack mindfully illuminates:The selfless service, love, and wisdom of Saint Mother Teresa of CalcuttaElizabeth Kübler-Ross's unshakeable compassion and revolutionary work around death and dyingHow his teacher Ajahn Chah's Thai monastery was an island of peace and possibility amidst war and conflictWhat the story of Korean Zen Master, Seung Sahn, getting a job at a laundry mat teaches us about non-attachment to selfCompassion, the spiritual path, and the Way of the BodhisattvaDiscover the transformative practice of teaching mindfulness in a new FREE 30-page ebook by Senior Buddhist teacher and Emmy award-winning musician, David Nichtern. With its blend of humor, wisdom, and accessible approach, The Art of Teaching Mindfulness ebook is a must-read for anyone interested in sharing the life-changing practices of mindfulness with others.Already downloaded by over 15k people, visit dharmamoon.com/ebook to get YOUR free copy of The Art of Teaching Mindfulness!"The power that a human being who's really committed to truth and love has to transform people around them is quite remarkable." – Jack KornfieldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Peace begins with a smile” - Saint Mother Teresa Come listen to the epic conclusion of Mother Teresa's story! In today's episode we'll hear how she quelled an angry mob, saved stranded orphans and ceaselessly served the poorest of the poor. She saw the face of Christ in each person she encountered and this left and indelible mark on the world.  She answered the call Jesus had placed on her heart to serve the poorest of the poor.Support the showPlease rate, review and share with friends and family! Please consider helping us keep this podcast going by supporting Saints Alive on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?fan_landing=true&u=63731511 Find resources on the saints, discussion questions and more about our team by visiting our website: https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/

Saint Mother Teresa is often quoted as saying that God asks us to be faithful, not successful. In other words, we are called to offer our best to the Lord, striving to be faithful to His holy Will, and then leave the rest to Him. At times it may appear that our “best” does not produce the desired good fruit that we desire. Perhaps an attempt you make at reconciling with another failed. Or perhaps you put your heart and soul into some apostolic work and it never appeared to take off in the way you had hoped. There is great freedom in the realization that all we are called to do is be faithful, not successful. “Success” is measured by God, not by human standards. We are truly “successful” only when we are faithful to the Will of God and diligent in committing ourselves to His divine work. If we are faithful in this way, nothing else matters. Do your best and leave the rest to God (See Diary #1295).Reflect upon your level of commitment to the Will of God. Committing yourself to God's holy Will is not the same as committing yourself to perfect success in all you do. Even if everything you do appears to end in failure, you please God when you are faithful to Him without worrying about the results. God sees your heart and wants your good works to be offered to Him and done in accordance with His Will. Nothing else in life matters. Seek fidelity above success and you will delight the merciful Heart of our Lord.Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory. I commit myself to all that You call me to do and pray that I may serve Your Will in fidelity and diligence. Use me, dear Lord, as You will and help me to leave the rest to You. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: www.divinemercy.lifeCopyright © 2023 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

“Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love” - St. Mother Teresa Today we will hear the story of Saint Mother Teresa! Though she began her life in the most humble of ways, her indomitable spirit and tireless devotion to the poor caught the attention of the world. With the strength that comes from God she answered the call on her heart to start the sisters of Charity and quench Christ's thirst for souls. Tune in today to hear the unbelievable real story of the little woman that touched millions of hearts.  Support the showPlease rate, review and share with friends and family! Please consider helping us keep this podcast going by supporting Saints Alive on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?fan_landing=true&u=63731511 Find resources on the saints, discussion questions and more about our team by visiting our website: https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/

Have you ever met a saint? Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, joins Trending with Timmerie. She shares how working with Saint Mother Teresa inspired her work to save babies in China from forced abortion and sex selective abortion. Listen to incredible stories about Saint Mother Teresa that might just change your life too. Timmerie also discusses how for many teen girls the hardest thing about an unplanned pregnancy is telling her parents. Illinois recently repealed the parental notification law that required minors to notify (not get permission) to have an abortion.     Resources Mentioned: Women's Rights Without Frontiers – Stop Forced Abortion – China's War on Women!

Today is the feast of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Father Kubicki shares a prayer from Saint John Henry Newman which Saint Mother Teresa, along with her sisters, would recite every day. Like Saint Mother Teresa let us be Christ to others.

In the Gospel at Mass today Father Kubicki shares insights about the scene of Jesus walking on water. We can be afraid like the apostles were. Father reads a powerful quote from Saint Mother Teresa about the power of suffering.

https://youtu.be/BYBPfkZrnFY David Kessler is a grief specialist, speaker, and author of six books, including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler Ross. His first book received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa. He facilitates a new model of online grief groups that are attended by people worldwide and leads one of the most respected online grief certificate programs. He is the founder of Grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.

Grow your intentional family moments this Advent and keep Christ the true meaning of Christmas with simple ways to connect around moments that count and words that matter.  Day 10: "Do small things with GREAT love." ~ Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Be intentional about changing your perspective on the small acts of service and moments you spend with your family today and into this weekend. Even the mundane feels different when done with great love.  Conversation prompt: Write yourself a note of encouragement with this sticker prompt from Togather™ Notecards: "I know that was hard for you and I am proud of you." Togather™ for Advent verse: December 17 & 18 - Jesus was born and Mary laid him in a manger. (Luke 2:7) Order all 20 Togather™ Notecards HERE and leave special handwritten words from 20 unique prompts!  Give MEANINGFUL GIFTS of meaningful words this Christmas at togathermoments.com For more ways to use the small moments and not let them pass you by, connect in fun ways with Togather™ for Family Dinner, Togather™ for Date Night, Placemats Togather™ Together and MORE! Order at togathermoments.com Grab your FREE Togather™ Small Holy Moments and let your elf know you're keeping it about Jesus this year (he can still stick around though ;) Print for FREE at togathermoments.com/holymoments Togather™ for Family Holidays conversation starters for your extended family, too! Print at home for FREE at togathermoments.com/free. Print 16 "sticker" prompts, cut, and place in a basket or on plates at your next holiday party and create the sweetest, most meaningful words that may otherwise never be spoken.  Are you ready for a lifetime plan for your family to stay strong and close so it will sustain you through all the busy seasons?Visit familyconnectionframework.com How to Show Up & Be More Present When You're Exhausted and Tired. A Small Mindset Shift for the Small Family Chores & Moments

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matthew 9:37–38What does God want of you? What is your mission? Some fervent Christians may dream of becoming a popular evangelist. Some may dream of doing heroic acts of charity that are praised by all. And others may wish to live a very quiet and hidden life of faith, close to family and friends. But what does God want of YOU?In the passage above, Jesus exhorts His disciples to pray for “laborers for his harvest.” You can be certain that you are among the “laborers” of which our Lord speaks. It's easy to think that this mission is for others, such as priests, religious and full-time lay evangelists. It's easy for many to conclude that they do not have much to offer. But nothing could be further from the truth.God wants to use you in exceptionally glorious ways.  Yes, “exceptionally glorious!” Of course, that does not mean that you will be the next most popular YouTube evangelist or enter the spotlight like Saint Mother Teresa did. But the work God wants of you is just as real and just as important as any of the greatest saints of old or who are alive today.Holiness of life is discovered in prayer but also in action. As you pray each and every day and grow closer to Christ, He will exhort you to “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons” (Matthew 10:8), as today's Gospel goes on to state. But He will call you to do this in the unique way within your own vocation. Your daily duty is not to be ignored. So who in your daily encounters are those who are the sick, the dead, the lepers and the possessed? Most likely they are all around you, to one extent or another. Take, for example, those who are “lepers.” These are those who are the “rejects” of society. Our world can be harsh and cruel, and some may find themselves feeling lost and alone. Who do you know who may fall into this category? Who needs a bit of encouragement, understanding and compassion? God has given you a daily duty that He has not given to another, and, for that reason, there are some who need your love. Look for them, reach out to them, share Christ with them, be there for them.Reflect, today, upon this exceptionally glorious calling you have been given to be Christ to another. Embrace this duty of love. See yourself as one called to be a laborer for Christ and commit yourself to the full and glorious fulfillment of this mission, no matter how it is to be lived out in your life.My dear Lord, I commit myself to Your divine mission. I choose You and Your holy will for my life. Send me, dear Lord, to those who are most in need of your love and mercy. Help me to know how I can bring that love and mercy to those entrusted to me so that they will experience in their lives Your glorious and saving grace. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Do you long to grow in loving those around you yet sometimes find it a challenge in the day to day? In this episode, Matt sat down with the wonderful, godly couple, Peter and Debbie Herbeck to discuss the Herbeck's new book Lessons from the School of Love coming in January 2023.  Enjoy their insightful and often humorous stories of facing life's challenges and knowing God's faithfulness. Though Peter and Debbie come from wildly different worlds, their marriage is founded on their mutual transformation by Jesus Christ. This beautiful conversation centers on  faith, family, forgiveness, and love as they share life stories with Matt. Peter Herbeck is the Executive Vice President and Director of Missions for Renewal Ministries. For more than thirty years, he has been actively involved in evangelization and Catholic renewal throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Debbie has worked extensively in youth and women's ministry and has spoken at Franciscan University Conferences, Legatus chapters, and women's events throughout the world. She is the founder and executive director of Pine Hills Girls Camp and the founder and director of the Be Love Revolution. When they are not writing books or traveling the world, they enjoy loving and celebrating life with their four children and nine grandchildren.The Herbeck family motto is: “We make our aim to please the Lord”. Empowered through their marital vows and mutual commitment to Jesus, Peter and Debbie set a strong precedent for their children growing up in serving the Lord through all that they did and do.The Herbecks share how Family is the school of love. Referring to the 2nd Key of Unbound, FORGIVENESS, Peter tells how families need to lavish forgiveness on each other and be in each other's corner.They take a deep dive into some practicals for responding to the call to parenthood. One snippet of their advice: have a weekly parent meeting where you talk about all the practical and important issues as well as seek the Lord together for decisions and prayer for your children. Listen for more!Peter and Debbie share candidly about the many challenges they faced as parents and invite others to impact eternity by responding to this profound call. Look out for the release of Lessons from the School of Love in early 2023! Check out Renewal Ministries and find their book in January 2023. Find out about our events and join us for an Unbound conference!Support the mission of Heart of the Father!Your donation directly supports and enables our evangelizing mission.We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.Give online or call us at 610-952-3019 to change lives today!Like us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramExplore with us on TwitterRelease: November 2022Music by Christian Harper.Artwork by Rosemary Strohm at Command-S

Today's Topics: 1) The focus of this show is on Sainthood and two modern Saints, in particular, Saint Mother Teresa and Saint Padre Pio. A brief description of what makes a person a Saint is provided, and we discuss the importance of modeling our lives after those Holy men and women, 2) In this segment, Isaac Cuevas is introduced, and we hear about his work with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. As a Knight of Columbus, he strives daily to love his fellow man as we see the Saints doing, 3) In this segment we discuss Saint Mother Teresa, who spent her life devoted to those who are most vulnerable and were in need of love and compassion. Saint Mother Teresa was a champion of "the least of us" and frequently stood up to the authorities. Her life story is now a movie, which was produced by the Knights of Columbus. It will air in theatres on October 3rd and 4th. Please use the link below for additional details,  motherteresamovie.com 4) In the final segment we take a look at Saint Padre Pio and his wonderful life of virtue. He provides a great example of how we can overcome the trials of life when we turn to God for help and the saints for their intercession. A brief discussion of the upcoming movie is also provided. Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

“Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?” He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”  Luke 10:36-37Here we have the conclusion to the familiar story of the Good Samaritan.  First, robbers beat him and left him for dead.  Then a priest walked by and ignored him.  And then a Levite walked by also ignoring him.  Finally, the Samaritan walked by and took care of him with great generosity.Interestingly, when Jesus asked the disciples which of these three acted as a neighbor, they didn't respond “the Samaritan.”  Rather, they responded, “The one who treated him with mercy.”  Mercy was the key focus.It is so easy to be judgmental and harsh with one another.  If you read the newspapers or listen to the news commentators you can't help but hear continual judgment and condemnation.  Our fallen human nature seems to thrive on being critical of others.  And when we are not critical, we are often tempted to act like the priest and Levite in this story.  We are tempted to turn a blind eye to those in need.  The key must be to always show mercy and show it in superabundance. Reflect, today, upon the call God gives you to show mercy.  Mercy, in order to be true mercy, must hurt.  It must “hurt” in the sense that it requires you to let go of your pride, selfishness and anger and choose to show love instead.  You choose to show love to the point that it hurts.  But that hurt is a true source of healing in that it cleanses you of your sin.  Saint Mother Teresa is quoted as saying, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”  Mercy is the kind of love that may hurt at first, but in the end leaves only love.Merciful Lord, do make me an instrument of Your love and mercy.  Help me to especially show mercy when it is hard in life and when I do not feel like it.  May those moments be graced moments when You transform me into Your gift of love.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Saint Peter Claver was known for working among the neediest in Colombia, but as Saint Mother Teresa said, "Find your own Calcutta." Peter Claver points the way for each of us to do just that. Feast of Peter Claver

Saint Mother Teresa is often quoted as saying that God asks us to be faithful, not successful.  In other words, we are called to offer our best to the Lord, striving to be faithful to His holy Will, and then leave the rest to Him.  At times it may appear that our “best” does not produce the desired good fruit that we desire.  Perhaps an attempt you make at reconciling with another failed.  Or perhaps you put your heart and soul into some apostolic work and it never appeared to take off in the way you had hoped.  There is great freedom in the realization that all we are called to do is be faithful, not successful.  “Success” is measured by God, not by human standards.  We are truly “successful” only when we are faithful to the Will of God and diligent in committing ourselves to His divine work.  If we are faithful in this way, nothing else matters.  Do your best and leave the rest to God (See Diary #1295).Reflect upon your level of commitment to the Will of God.  Committing yourself to God's holy Will is not the same as committing yourself to perfect success in all you do.  Even if everything you do appears to end in failure, you please God when you are faithful to Him without worrying about the results.  God sees your heart and wants your good works to be offered to Him and done in accordance with His Will.  Nothing else in life matters.  Seek fidelity above success and you will delight the merciful Heart of our Lord.Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory.  I commit myself to all that You call me to do and pray that I may serve Your Will in fidelity and diligence.  Use me, dear Lord, as You will and help me to leave the rest to You.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: www.divinemercy.lifeCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Interviews: Catholic News Agency Senior Rome correspondent Hannah Brockhaus talks about the newly beatified Pope John Paul I and the incredible miracle that lead to his beatification. & Fr. John Kolodiejchuk (, vice postulator for Saint Mother Teresa remembers her on the 25th anniversary of her death.

Interviews: Catholic News Agency Senior Rome correspondent Hannah Brockhaus talks about the newly beatified Pope John Paul I and the incredible miracle that lead to his beatification. & Fr. John Kolodiejchuk (, vice postulator for Saint Mother Teresa remembers her on the 25th anniversary of her death.

Interviews: Catholic News Agency Senior Rome correspondent Hannah Brockhaus talks about the newly beatified Pope John Paul I and the incredible miracle that lead to his beatification. & Fr. John Kolodiejchuk (, vice postulator for Saint Mother Teresa remembers her on the 25th anniversary of her death.

September 5: Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Religious1910–1997Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Mother Teresa is not on the Church's universal calendar but is included here due to her renown)Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, IndiaShe equals in generosity the great ‘Teresas' she emulatedAnjezë (Agnes) Gonxha Bojaxhiu was a tiny Albanian woman whose strong-as-iron faith served as a fulcrum to budge the world closer to God. She was born into a devout family in Skopje, in present day Macedonia. Her parent's marriage had been arranged, according to custom, and was happy and fruitful. The family was prosperous and regularly helped the poor and abandoned. There was seldom not a destitute person sharing the family table at lunchtime. Little Agnes benefited from the then recent reforms of Pope Saint Pius X lowering the age of First Holy Communion and thus received the Eucharist for the first time at the very young age of five and a half. After her father died young, Agnes' firm, loving, and religious mother had the greatest influence on her. The vibrant life of her local parish also impacted her faith. The priests there talked about the missionary work of the Church in far away lands, and Agnes internalized every word they spoke.Feeling the call to serve Christ and the Church, Agnes decided to become a nun with the Loretto Sisters who were based in Dublin, Ireland. So when she was eighteen, a large procession of family, classmates, and parishioners accompanied her to Skopje's train station. After tender farewells, everyone wept and waved handkerchiefs as the train slowly pulled out of the station, and Agnes leaned out the window and wept and waved her handkerchief back at them until the train disappeared around a bend. Agnes would never see her beloved mother again. In the convent, Agnes chose the name Thérèse in honor of the Saint of Lisieux. But another nun had already chosen that name, so Agnes became Teresa, spelling the name in the Spanish style. After learning the Rule of her Order and basic English, she sailed on the long voyage to India, arriving in Calcutta in January 1929. India would be her home for the rest of her life. Sister Teresa taught at a girls' primary school in Calcutta, taking final vows in 1937, and was known warmly as Mother Teresa. Due to her open personality, self-discipline, deep prayer life, organizational abilities, and native intelligence, she became the school principal in 1944. Everyone loved her, especially her students, and Mother Teresa was a contented nun doing important work for the Church. Her youthful zeal had been fulfilled. But then something happened to alter her life's course, something entirely unexpected. In 1946, while riding on a train to her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her “call within a call.” Jesus told her, by mysterious means, that He desired her to serve Him in the poorest of the poor, who were so ignorant of Him and of His love. She must start a religious order.Two years of organizing passed until, in August 1948, Mother Teresa donned her famous white and blue sari for the first time. She left the comfort and predictability of the Loretto convent school for a hard life on the street among the slums of the poorest, hungriest, and dirtiest people in Calcutta. Her order, the Missionaries of Charity, was formally established in 1950 and drew its first sisters from among Mother Teresa's former students. The order soon exploded with growth and expanded internationally. Missionaries of Charity sisters worked with AIDS patients, the dying, the starving, in soup kitchens, orphanages, and directly with the poor lying in filthy gutters. By the time of her death in 1997, the Missionaries of Charity had over four thousand sisters serving in about one hundred and twenty countries. Mother Teresa became internationally famous, an icon of charity and peace, for all the right reasons. After her death it was revealed that she struggled to feel God's presence for much of her life but persevered in prayer and sacrifice nonetheless. She was constructed of steel, in perpetual motion, and operated on almost no food or sleep. All of her religious sisters are similarly indestructible. She was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.Saint Mother Teresa, your generosity to the poor and destitute inspired millions. Your life of dedication to prayer, to the Church, and to the dignity of all life inspires us still. May we emulate your life of total service and total love by loving God first.

“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”  Matthew 19:30This little line, tucked in at the end of today's Gospel, reveals much.  It reveals a contradiction between worldly success and eternal success.  So often we seek out worldly success and fail to seek the riches that last for eternity.Let's start with the “many who are first.”  Who are these people?  To understand this we must understand the difference between the “world” and the “Kingdom of God.”  The world refers to a purely vain popularity within any given culture.  Success, prestige, vainglory, and the like accompany worldly popularity and success.  The evil one is the lord of this world and will often seek to raise up those who serve his unholy will.  But in so doing, many of us are enticed by and drawn to this form of notoriety.  This is a problem, especially when we begin to take our identity in the opinions of others.The “many who are first” are those whom the world elevates as icons and models of this popular success.  This is a general statement that certainly does not apply to every particular situation and person.  But the general tendency should be acknowledged.  And according to this Scripture, those who get drawn into this life will be “last” in the Kingdom of Heaven.  Contrast this with those who are “first” in the Kingdom of God.  These holy souls may or may not be honored in this world.  Some may see their goodness and honor them (like Saint Mother Teresa was honored), but very often they are put down and considered undesirable in a worldly way.What's more important?  What do you honestly prefer for all eternity?  Do you prefer to be well thought of in this life, even if it means compromising values and the truth?  Or are your eyes fixed on the truth and eternal rewards?Reflect, today, upon the goal of building up treasure in Heaven and the eternal reward promised to those who live lives of fidelity.  There is nothing wrong with being well thought of by others in this world, but you must never allow such a desire to dominate you or dissuade you from keeping your eyes on that which is eternal.  Reflect upon how well you do this and seek to make the rewards of Heaven your exclusive goal.My eternal Lord, please help me to seek You and Your Kingdom above all else.  May pleasing You and serving Your most holy will be my one and only desire in life.  Help me to shed the unhealthy concerns of worldly notoriety and popularity, concerning myself only with what You think.  I give to You, dear Lord, my whole being.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Tune in for a surprise this weekend when we offer a “best of” Vatican Insider: one of my stories on the Vatican Observatory (1st segment of the show) and A Visit to Rome (second segment), a conversation with the postulator of Saint Mother Teresa's cause for canonization. No news summary or Q&A this week!

Tune in for a surprise this weekend when we offer a “best of” Vatican Insider: one of my stories on the Vatican Observatory (1st segment of the show) and A Visit to Rome (second segment), a conversation with the postulator of Saint Mother Teresa's cause for canonization. No news summary or Q&A this week!

Tune in for a surprise this weekend when we offer a “best of” Vatican Insider: one of my stories on the Vatican Observatory (1st segment of the show) and A Visit to Rome (second segment), a conversation with the postulator of Saint Mother Teresa's cause for canonization. No news summary or Q&A this week!

Today's Topics: 1) Wise words from Justice Clarence Thomas  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YX17VYzVt9M 2) You deserve to know exactly where our Catholic leaders stand: The heroes, standing up for the truth, and the zeroes causing grave scandal with their words and actions  https://catholicvote.org/cap/heroes-zeroes/  3) Saint Mother Teresa pro-life speech  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/llO-FPtNjOY   4) Bishops respond to Roe overturning: “Our goal has never been simply to make abortion illegal. Our goal is to make it unthinkable,” said Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland in Oregon. Here is a collection of responses from bishops from across the United States  https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251641/how-bishops-around-the-us-have-responded-to-dobbs

This week's Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Lisa Martinez & Tammi McCarthy, Little With Great Love Apostolate Lisa, Tammi and I had an absolutely fabulous conversation in which we spoke about discipleship, challenges that comes on the journey, the beauty of friendship and the marvelous ways that the Spirit works behind the scenes in our lives. In addition, we spoke at length about the Little With Great Love apostolate and all that is is doing to help those on the journey experience healing and restoration. Each woman on the Little With Great Love Discipleship Team has a unique calling, way of life, and background to enrich the apostolate and connect with people from all walks of life. What they all share is a common mission — to use their collective gifts and narrative to aid in the restoration journey of fellow pilgrims. We also spoke about the special FREE Lenten resources that they have available including a Stations of the Cross ebook, and a Good Friday meditation, and then there are TONS of others items available that honor their patrons--Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Saint Therese of Lisieux, so make sure to check it out! Finally, we spoke about their Saints for Slackers podcast and how it all got started as well as their plans for future episodes. I can honestly say that this conversation was some of the most fun I have had in a while, but it also filled me with enormous hope and consolation of the work that Little With Great Love is doing to help bring about healing and restoration. I pray that this conversation with Lisa and Tammi inspires and encourages you to choose to always go deeper by doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to discover the peace and abundance that our Lord desires for you. To learn more about Lisa Martinez and Tammi McCarthy, go to:https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sayyestoholiness/message

On this episode of Hangin' with the Saints we're hangin with Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta   Website: www.romeboys.org

Have you ever met a saint? Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, joins Trending with Timmerie. She shares how working with Saint Mother Teresa inspired her work to save babies in China from forced abortion and sex selective abortion. Listen to incredible stories about Saint Mother Teresa that might just change your life too. Timmerie also discusses how for many teen girls the hardest thing about an unplanned pregnancy is telling her parents. Illinois recently repealed the parental notification law that required minors to notify (not get permission) to have an abortion.   Women's Rights Without Frontiers – Stop Forced Abortion – China's War on Women!

Join us as we dive headfirst into the religious cult of suffering and its most notable mascot in modern times, Saint Mother Teresa.  This history of flagellation goes hand in hand with Church lineage, but what happens when the idea of holy agony is weaponized against those on the frontlines of true human anguish?

Join host Ben Decker in a conversation with friend and mentor David Kessler, one of the world's foremost speakers on death, grief and healing.David's experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. His first book, The Needs of the Dying received praise from Saint Mother Teresa.  In this episode, hear Ben share the role David Kessler played in counseling him when his friend died by suicide. Full video here: https://youtu.be/jg4ZiyEVR0Q For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. He facilitates talks, workshops and retreats for those experiencing grief. However, despite his vast knowledge on grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. It inspired him to write his newest book, Finding Meaning.David's volunteer work includes being an LAPD Specialist Reserve for traumatic events as well as having served on the Red Cross's disaster services team. He worked for over a decade in a three-hospital system. He was trained for bio -terrorists' events as well as epidemics/ pandemics. He is the founder of www.grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.David is a well-loved speaker with the ability to infuse the harder subjects of life with humor, warmth, and a willingness to be vulnerable about his own losses. He takes his experiences; from being a child visiting his ill mother in the ICU while being involved in one of the first mass shootings in the USA, to experiencing the work at Mother Teresa's ministry in Calcutta, and working with his mentor, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in the last decade of her life, and weaves those and many other experiences into inspiring, life-changing stories with an actionable, life affirming message of healing for all.Show Notes:Join David's grief group, Tender Hearts, where you can turn your pain into purpose and take weekly steps to find peace and healing and create a life that honors your loved one. Connect with a supportive community on your own terms and in your own time. This unique grief group is not on social media and it's always there when you need it. Register now at: TenderHeartsSupport.comOther Grief Support Resources from David Kessler:Grief.comAboutGrief.comGriefSuicide.comParentForever.comHolidayGrief.comChopra Global Certifications with Deepak ChopraBecome a  Meditation Teacher or an Ayurvedic Health Coach with a prestigious  certification through Deepak Chopra's Chopra Global at Chopra.com/certifications.Contact The Modern Spirituality Podcast:Host/Executive Producer:Ben DeckerTwitter.com/BenDeckerInstagram.com/BenjaminWDeckerBenDecker@ModernSpiritualityPodcast.comProducer:Linda MichaelsonInfo@ModernSpiritualityPodcast.comAssociate Producer:Ansley WellerAnsley@ModernSpiritualityPodcast.com

Have you ever met a saint? Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, joins Trending with Timmerie. She shares how working with Saint Mother Teresa inspired her work to save babies in China from forced abortion and sex selective abortion. Listen to incredible stories about Saint Mother Teresa that might just change […]

Have you ever met a saint? Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, joins Trending with Timmerie. She shares how working with Saint Mother Teresa inspired her work to save babies in China from forced abortion and sex selective abortion. Listen to incredible stories about Saint Mother Teresa that might just change […]

Saint Mother Teresa is often quoted as saying that God asks us to be faithful, not successful. In other words, we are called to offer our best to the Lord, striving to be faithful to His holy Will, and then leave the rest to Him. At times it may appear that our “best” does not produce the desired good fruit that we desire. Perhaps an attempt you make at reconciling with another failed. Or perhaps you put your heart and soul into some apostolic work and it never appeared to take off in the way you had hoped. There is great freedom in the realization that all we are called to do is be faithful, not successful. “Success” is measured by God, not by human standards. We are truly “successful” only when we are faithful to the Will of God and diligent in committing ourselves to His divine work. If we are faithful in this way, nothing else matters. Do your best and leave the rest to God (See Diary #1295).Reflect upon your level of commitment to the Will of God. Committing yourself to God's holy Will is not the same as committing yourself to perfect success in all you do. Even if everything you do appears to end in failure, you please God when you are faithful to Him without worrying about the results. God sees your heart and wants your good works to be offered to Him and done in accordance with His Will. Nothing else in life matters. Seek fidelity above success and you will delight the merciful Heart of our Lord.Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory. I commit myself to all that You call me to do and pray that I may serve Your Will in fidelity and diligence. Use me, dear Lord, as You will and help me to leave the rest to You. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: www.divinemercy.lifeCopyright © 2021 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Send Show feedback, prayer intentions, suggestions and comments to strangecatholicspod@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! We discuss password managers? Confused, listen to see why We also talk about the disasters in the US and around the world, and how our 24 hour news cycle can be a real distraction pulling our attention from God. https://keepass.info/ https://www.keepersecurity.com/ Saint Spotlight: Saint Teresa of Calcutta http://watch.formed.org/videos/formed-now-feast-of-saint-teresa-of-calcutta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5611 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-teresa-of-calcutta https://www.biography.com/religious-figure/mother-teresa http://saintsresource.com/teresa-of-calcutta https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-teresa-of-kolkata-585 https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/blessed-teresa-of-calcutta/ https://catholicsaints.info/saint-teresa-of-calcutta/ Send Show feedback, prayer intentions, suggestions and comments to strangecatholicspod@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/strangecatholics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strangecatholics/support

I am Tori Reid and I have a long standing tradition called “Tori Sundays” where I tune in, in order to tune up. Call it meditation. Dancing. Dancing with the universe. Dancing in my innerverse.  Reading. Call it prayer. Writing. Call it really loving myself. For me, that's Tori Sundays. I've put my all into these shows. But really, they are sharings of myself with my listeners. And I get so many comments about not only our magical, incredible and brilliant guests, but also the thoughts and spirit musings throughout. So we're trying something new:  My HTL Musings.In today's debut HTL Musing, I've invoked none other than Saint Mother Teresa. Sister Teresa learned to speak both Bengali and Hindi fluently as she taught geography and history and dedicated herself to alleviating the girls' poverty through education. On May 24, 1937, she took her Final Profession of Vows to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience. So who else would I talk about when putting together a vignette on kindness?“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother TeresaProduced, directed and written by:  Tori Reid & Patrick A. HowellPost production:  We Edit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Rita ReidSpecial Consultant:  Christian Howell INTRO: Light it Up (Instrumental Version) - Xavy Rusan, Tilden ParcTori Interlude Music - A Magic Moon - Howard Harper-BarnesOUTRO  Light it Up (Instrumental Version) - Xavy Rusan, Tilden Parc)Vivreau Waters  AdHilton Arden West  AfroBiz Ad

It was such a joy to speak with Leah all about Saint Mother Teresa and how her work and humanhood brought so many closer to the heart of Jesus.Leah Jacobson is the CEO and Founder of The Guiding Star Project. Check out her work at the links below!www.guidingstarproject.comwww.wholisticfeminism.comFollow me on instagram:  deadfriendsaintsemail:  deadfriendsaints@gmail.comFacebook: facebook.com/deadfriendsaintsTikTok: @deadfriendsaints

#96: The Redeemer of Man Came For YOU!Craig, I replied, you didn't create the universe, you were not the author of the larger story...you came into a story! "We need silence to be alone with God, to speak to Him, to listen to Him, to ponder His words deep in our hearts. in silence we ar filled with the energy of God Himself that makes us do all things with joy." --Saint Mother Teresa of CalcuttaDennis PragerGenesis 4:6-7  John 10:10-15   Romans 1:16-32  John 15:9-17 My Heart goes out to families, especially those raising children, in a very toxic culture. Young and old alike have been lied to about the very basics concerning the meaning of marriage, the family, authentic love, and the true meaning of human sexuality. In a word modern culture has a "disfigured" understanding of what it means to be a human person .And the questions in the parishes I visit always begin: "in the face of so many problems confronting families and the Church today, where would we even begin? May I suggest we begin with the "TRUTH"! Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!!  JPll Renewal Center email listPlease consider being a Sponsor of the show! Email me with questions!Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The MagnificatPray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our WebsiteJack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third oneContact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email him at info@jp2renew.orgSupport the show (http://jp2renew.org/donate/)

David Kessler is the world's foremost expert on healing after loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving where he helped her adapt the 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.

David's personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital inspired him to begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. However, despite his vast knowledge on grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. It moved him to write his newest book, Finding Meaning.
He is the founder of www.grief.com where you can find free resources to help after loss. The new paperback edition of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief was released this September and includes an afterword that addresses the pandemic and other current events.
In 2020, David's wisdom has gone viral. His interview with Brene Brown is the #1 Podcast in the world. The audio of Finding Meaning has been submitted by Simon and Schuster for consideration as a Best-Spoken Word GRAMMY nomination. 

David Kessler is the world's foremost expert on healing after loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life's tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving where he helped her adapt the 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.

David's personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital inspired him to begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. However, despite his vast knowledge on grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. It moved him to write his newest book, Finding Meaning.
He is the founder of www.grief.com where you can find free resources to help after loss. The new paperback edition of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief was released this September and includes an afterword that addresses the pandemic and other current events.
In 2020, David's wisdom has gone viral. His interview with Brene Brown is the #1 Podcast in the world. The audio of Finding Meaning has been submitted by Simon and Schuster for consideration as a Best-Spoken Word GRAMMY nomination. 

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Nuria Sabato, retired Professor, designer, world traveler, and servant of God, is a teacher, or Murshida, in the Sufi mystical tradition. Nuria has been initiated by HH Dalai Lama, Saint Mother Teresa, HE Khantrul Rinpoche, her Buddhist teacher, and Murshid Hidayat Inayat Khan, son of  Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Kahn, the founder of The Sufi Message in the West. Nuria is an excellent communicator on all things spiritual and practical. She blends the world of the mystic with everyday life and shares her joy and exhilaration with everyone she meets. Today we discuss “resilience.” Resilience is the ability to recover to a place of balance and wholesomeness over and over again. The conversation will bring forth practical tools to aid in building resilience in life and challenging times. Topics Nuria’s spiritual orientation appears early in her life when she speaks in full sentences at the age of 9 and has visions of world’s beyond the physical. The deadly tornado that destroyed her home but connected her to The Holy Mother. A description of The Sufi Message of Spiritual Unity and Liberty. The importance of concentration in transporting us into the spiritual dimensions. Tethering the mind to the breath, mantra, sound, and visualization to calm and quiet runaway thoughts. The benefits of a spiritual tradition as both a modality and technology to lead you towards spiritual liberation and infinite Embrace silence; it’s where spirit dwells. Start with baby steps. Begin with focusing on the breath for just two minutes and build your meditation practice from there. Spiritual practices awaken the divine within through resonance and frequency. The ultimate goal of spiritual practice is to live a life transformed by Love. Be like the sun and share your radiance with all.     Website Main: Sufi-message.org Website Archived Teachings: http://www.sufi-message.org/meditations_on_the_message_recent.php  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.nuria.sabato A Sufi Message Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SufiMessageLoveHarmonyBeauty  

Day 11 – Lenten Prayer and Reflection – 4th March 2021   As we open our hearts, we are going through these 40 days in our own wilderness where the Lord is inviting each of us. The word of God, in Romans 8:14, says "All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God." You and I as children of God, we are being called to rise in our spirituality during these 40 days. He's telling us, just as He did with Abraham, these days we're hearing even in the Wednesday prayer meetings, about sacrifice. As Abraham was prepared on climbing mountain Moriah to sacrifice, his life never became the same as he came to sacrifice Isaac. As Moses climbed Mount Sinai at the burning bush, he experienced the living God and his life changed. Jacob struggled with the Lord and he said, "Unless you bless me I will not leave this place." This morning that is the invitation, as it has been in the last so many days, days of mercy and grace for us, to walk in our own wilderness, rise in our spirituality, from within. And He says, "I am with you in your wilderness, I am with you." Let's go to the readings this morning, where the Lord is really waiting. Open our hearts and speak to us. The reading come as it did yesterday, from the prophet Jeremiah: Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the Lord says:... Who is speaking here? The Lord Himself. When God spoke at creation He said, "Let there be light" and there was light. Today the Lord is speaking to each of us through Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah 17:5 continued "...Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. So here in this verse the Lord is very clearly telling us there is a curse if you trust in man, who depends on flesh for strength. Jeremiah 17:6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. There in the first two verses, the Lord was teaching us the curses. Then He gives us the other side of the coin: Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." Here we have the introduction where we said it's the Lord who is telling us these words. When the Lord speaks things happen. Now He says here two choices. There is no middle ground. Either you are cursed or you are blessed. Often we go this middle path. We are in a lukewarm relationship. When it suits me God is there, when everything is going fine I forget about God. What are these curses and blessings He is talking about? When we are giving the first place to anything else other than God then our hearts are yearning for that one thing we are looking after. It could be a relationship, it could be power, it could be money, it   could be a career path. We are all focused on that. What is the word saying there? "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh." We know our God is a jealous God, He created us for a union with Him, He created us for a relationship with Him. He wants that union, He wants that relationship. Anything that takes us away from that intimacy, anything that takes us away from that relationship, takes us into another realm where we don't see the presence of God. Often isn't that what we hear? Recently I was talking to this lady, over and over again it's the same thing she's going through, a struggle in her marriage and this young son who is in addiction. I'm just trying to draw her closer and closer to Jesus but her focus is not on that. Even when she talks, she says, "I'm praying, but the prayer too is only a cry for help" not telling Lord Jesus, "Come into my situation, teach me what this struggle that I'm going through, so that you can help me come out of it." The Lord in these 40 days is saying, "Return to me, look at me, and I will take you through." That's the curse we go through. Many of us, how did we come into this experience? I know definitely myself, it was through sheer brokenness, through sheer desperation, nowhere else. I just clung onto the Lord, I cried and Lord in his mercy brought me into this experience of knowing Him. As I struggled, day after day, sat with Him, ministered to by Him, and I sat at the living waters and what did He do? He turned that same curse into a blessing. For many of us, testimony after testimony we hear of those, almost every one in our servers, that's what their experiences are. How did they come to serve? Many of you who are listening today are all coming caring for the word, wanting a change because you've experienced the God of love. Jeremiah 17:8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." What happens when we are connected to the vine? The vine and the branches. This is what happens when we are constantly connected to the Lord. We are always in that intimacy with Him. That's why the word of God here, very clearly tells us, if you giving first place to anything other than God, that there is a price we pay for it. The moment we turn to Him and give God the first place, that same curse will turn into a blessing, and you will bear fruit. What is the fruit the Lord is talking about? The fruit of peace, love, joy, patience, kindness. We know in Galatians 5, from verse 21 onward, we hear the fruit of the spirit. And as the verse goes on: Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve." What is the Lord telling us here? He say's He's examining the heart and our minds. Each and every one of us have these two personalities. The personalities that we show the world and the personalities of who we really are. That's what the heart is. We may be saying all the nice things to a person, "Praise the Lord, God loves you" but inside we could be really cursing that person. Remembering something terrible this person had done to us. Or even if when we give a contribution, "Oh do I really have to contribute to this? I could do so much more with this money." "Need I have to spend time at a prayer meeting? I could be doing something else." Here the Lord is saying, He is examining our hearts because He knows every   thought, He knows our inner beings. He has created us in love. So constantly we have this battle, when we are disguising our deepest thoughts. The Lord in these 40 days is inviting you and I and He says, "My son, my daughter I am with you in these 40 days. Return to me from this life of depending on people, depending on power, wealth. Return to me and I want to make you a blessing. This blessing, when we are planted by the rivers of living waters, is not just for us. Always He blesses us to bless someone else. Isn't that what He did with His son? He sent His only son, so that He could come and live within us. Because He found, through creation, through every situation we lost our paradise. So now He's calling each of us, "Will you edenize the kingdom for me? Edenize first in your families. Bring paradise home, in your workplace, in your community." The call is constantly, "Return and edenize." We have been created for that. Let's look at it in a practical sense through the gospel. The gospel is from Luke 16:19-31. We have Jesus talking and the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. So precise, every detail that Jesus goes through in the word. It's a parable addressed to the Pharisees, who are so caught up in the laws. They are good people, but they are caught up in all the laws, and he's telling each of us through this parable. Luke 16:19-20 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. Here's this rich man in purple linen. It's what the Pharisees wore -- rich, luxurious. At the gate of this rich man, is Lazarus. Wherever, every day, he walked in and out of home, in and out of his rich residence clothed in all the finest purple linen who does he see? Look at the contrast. He's seeing this beggar. Luke 16:20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores… Such detail that the word of God is giving us. Someone who is just the opposite, the contrast, of this richness. Luke 16:21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. Let's just visualize this. As this rich man is walking, he sees this poor man, with sores and even the dogs are licking his sores. The same thing, let's just try and reflect in our own lives. There maybe someone, a co-worker at our work place who needs help from us, help with doing some task. There maybe someone even in our families who needs that help, and we're just saying, "No, I have no time for you." There may be someone who is wanting to spend time with you, a senior, and we're saying, "No I don't have time. I'm too busy." The richness of what we have, just as this rich man. The gospel doesn't say of any other sin that he had, but he just ignored that there was this poor man by this gate. He walked right by passed him. He could have been such a blessing to Lazarus. He could have helped Lazarus so much, and here what is Jesus telling us through this parable? He's inviting you and I, in our own lives, maybe today, there's a special needs child that we know of, there's a person desperately in need of some financial help. Let's examine our minds. Do we need to help this person, or can we just bypass and go into that lap of luxury? Luxury of our own time, to dwell on what we want, the luxury of an enjoyment that we can sacrifice. We're so blessed in CRL, we have a ministry that goes to the streets and we have servers who go to the streets and works with these street people. Could they not be doing other things in their lives? But they have decided   this is what they are called to do. And what is giving them the pleasure, is because they are uniting with Jesus with these poor people. What did Mother Teresa, when she was asked, "How can you pick up these children who are worm infested, who have literally skin pasted on their bones, nothing that can attract you to come to them?" And her response was, "I see Jesus in this little children." Look at the contrast, she came from a family in the west where she could have just continued. But she came to the streets of Calcutta, to be with these poor children. And what did it bear, just as He told us in the book of Jeremiah? It bore fruit. Today the Sisters of Charity are all over the world, helping poor children and adults, they don't look at age or factors. It's not a feature for them, it's not saying there's a beggar seated on the street. Their hearts go out to them. And today, that's our invitation. The Lord is calling us. It's not a sin of just ignoring, but a sin of omission. We can just pretend that it's not there. But as we always hear about it even on a Wednesday, there's sandpapering inside, we could just ignore and walk away. Luke 16:22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. We see a striking difference here now, in the rich man and Lazarus. But what happens at the end of everything else? There comes a time we leave everything and we go back, we die. That's the eternity we go back to. So here Jesus is saying in this parable, they both died, and where did one go? One is with Abraham, in heaven, and where is the rich man? He's in hell, in hades. Often we live on this earth, on this short pilgrimage, we're so caught up in the luxuries, we're so caught up in not just the luxuries, but things that give our hearts enjoyment. And the Lord is saying, see what happens at the end. This is the lesson we are learning from this parable. Luke 16:24 So he called to him... Who called? The rich man called. Luke 16:24 continued ...'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' The rich man is now burning in hell and even there, look at his attitude. He says, "Send down Lazarus" like a servant attitude. "Send him to cool my tongue because I am in agony." Look at the agony that we could be in. Are we focused on our eternity when we go through this pilgrimage here on earth? Are we making these choices in our own lives? Look at Mother Teresa, today she is a Saint. Saint into the heart of God, and the bosom of Abraham. Do we think of that as our eternity in our own lives? Or are we only caught up in the luxuries of this world? Today that's what the Lord is inviting you and I. Now, through this parable, through these days of Lent, are we making different choices? Are we returning to the Lord, where one day we too will have the choice -- are we going back to the heart of God, are we going to be in the bosom of Abraham, or are we going to be in hades, in hell, burning? Because there is a chasm in between, there's no way we can go from one to the other. There's always a big divide. Are we focused on this eternity? Are   we focused while on this earth to bear fruit, to be by the streams of living water, or are we only focused on the richness and the luxuries? Luke 16:25 "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. This is the reply that every one of us would receive. Through this parable, the Lord is reminding us, "My son, my daughter, in this 40 days return, change your lifestyle. Think about those who are less privileged, less blessed." Are they someone you just bypass? Can I turn today to a co-worker and say 'Can I help you?' Are we turning to a neighbour? I remember during the three months of curfew there was so much of change that happened in our lives, isn't it? We who didn't know our neighbours, we started talking to each other. We started sharing food with each other. If one got some groceries we would ask our neighbour, "Do you need something?" What happened during that curfew? We were getting connected to another who did not have. So came the three months and over, is that history? Is that something that's left behind? No, I really don't think so. Because from there on we built relationships with our neighbours. Now we know our neighbours, we know, because we've been talking to them, we know sometimes they might need help, so are we going to say, "The curfew is over now go and get your own groceries"? Or are we there? Do they see us as bearing fruit of love? Do they see us as those bearing a witness to Jesus? Or are we just seeing them. "Okay, I gave you some food during curfew, I gave you something else when you were in need, now just let me be, I have to move on." And we'll hear the voice of Abraham, "You had a choice, my son, my daughter, you had this choice of helping someone. Now that someone is being blessed here. Remember you had a choice, to trust that I will take care of your needs." Maybe sometimes we have just enough to get us by for our groceries, to pay our own bills, but someone who is really knocking at our doors, who is really needing help, are we trusting God? Are we trusting Him enough to say, "Lord I will share this portion with my neighbour. I will share my portion with this person in need, because I trust in you. I trust that you are going to take me through, because I want to be in your bosom, I want to be with Abraham." Luke 16:27-29 "He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' "Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' What's Abraham saying here? And what is Jesus telling us through this parable? Here, the rich man wants his other brothers to know the secret, he wants them to turn back, and Abraham says, "There is no point my sending Lazarus. There is Moses, there is the Prophets." What is he telling us today? They have the word of God, they have the living word, they can listen to this and be transformed. You and I, 40 days, day after day we are listening to beautiful reflections being given. Not just applying them to our day to day life, to our circumstances, wherever we go. As we heard today, from Prophet Jeremiah, where God himself speaks and says, "You have a choice. You can be a curse or you can be a blessing." You can be living in a world of richness and luxury, or you can care for my downtrodden. Because God so loved the world, He loved the world, He loved every one of us. From the beggar on the street, from the one who is tormenting you in your life today, from the one who is rejecting and reacting, from   the one who is cursing you, He loves every one of them. He loves the sinner, not the sin. And He's calling each of us, He's says: "Edenize, first return to me, I will give you my spirit. The spirit that bears fruit." We just see those who do not have, help those who don't know the Lord, through our actions, through our love encounter. But can we do this with your own strength? No, we cannot. Isn't that why you and I are following these Lenten programmes? And we're telling the Lord, "Lord, I don't want this to be human words, by different people every morning, Speak to my heart, You know my heart, I've been hiding the truth from everyone else, but You know the truth of my heart and I lay at it Your feet today. Lord I don't want what happened to the rich man to happen to me. Help me to spot every person who is in need. Ask our Saint Mother Teresa. We can pray to the Saints, the Catholic church we are so rich with the lives of the Saints who have gone before. That's why they are Saints, known and unknown. Even today, it's the feast of a Saint who is a prince, who is from royalty in Poland, and at age 25 he died, but he left everything and turned to the Lord to work with the broken, with the sinners, with poverty. Today that's our call. During this time of Lent, He says, "Trust me, I will take you through. Trust me, I'll be with you, constantly, right through the scripture. Do not be afraid, trust me." Let's make the choices, as we worship today, permit the Lord to enter our hearts. These wounded broken hearts of ours, and tell Him, "Lord I've been so wounded, I've been so caught up in my own luxury, I'm so comfortable in my little comfort zone. It's too much for me to break out of this." And what is He doing? He breaks us to make us. The potter and the clay. Are we permitting Him to be the potter, as He moulds us into His image, where we can say we are citizens of God. Our citizenship is in heaven, this is just a pilgrimage, this is our exodus, just as Israelites walked through the wilderness into the promised land. And today the Lord is telling us, "I am with you. Yes, you are hungry I will feed you, you are thirsty I will give you my precious blood, I will pour down my Holy Spirit on you, and walk with me. But look at the surroundings, don't ignore them. I have created you for a purpose, I've created you for love." God is love, we keep saying. He's created us in His image to love. Let's open our hearts and tell the Lord, "Lord, help me love like you did. Unconditionally." It's really difficult isn't it? There may be people who really hurt us and react to us, loving is the last thing we want to do. But that's our invitation these 40 days, when He tells us, "Return to me, I'll be with you.” Let us open our hearts in worship, so that the Lord can minister to us, so that He can tell us, "Yes, worship in spirit in truth and I am with you."

Russell Pratali is the Principal CEO at River of Light Ltd., a non-profit organization dedicated to picking up and delivering perishable food products to needy individuals, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens throughout Chicagoland six days a week. In this episode, Russell tells Chris about his experiences being commissioned by (now canonized Saint) Mother Teresa of Calcutta three separate times to feed the most vulnerable of society. Through his work, Russell has shown how business leaders can serve the poor by leading a selfless lifestyle. He is also a husband to his wife of over fifty years, a father of two, and a grandfather of six.

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matthew 9:37–38What does God want of you? What is your mission? Some fervent Christians may dream of becoming a popular evangelist. Some may dream of doing heroic acts of charity that are praised by all. And others may wish to live a very quiet and hidden life of faith, close to family and friends. But what does God want of YOU?In the passage above, Jesus exhorts His disciples to pray for “laborers for his harvest.” You can be certain that you are among the “laborers” of which our Lord speaks. It’s easy to think that this mission is for others, such as priests, religious and full-time lay evangelists. It’s easy for many to conclude that they do not have much to offer. But nothing could be further from the truth.God wants to use you in exceptionally glorious ways.  Yes, “exceptionally glorious!” Of course, that does not mean that you will be the next most popular YouTube evangelist or enter the spotlight like Saint Mother Teresa did. But the work God wants of you is just as real and just as important as any of the greatest saints of old or who are alive today.Holiness of life is discovered in prayer but also in action. As you pray each and every day and grow closer to Christ, He will exhort you to “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons” (Matthew 10:8) as today’s Gospel goes on to state. But He will call you to do this in the unique way within your own vocation. Your daily duty is not to be ignored. So who in your daily encounters are those who are the sick, dead, lepers and possessed? Most likely they are all around you, to one extent or another. Take, for example, those who are “lepers.” These are those who are the “rejects” of society. Our world can be harsh and cruel, and some may find themselves feeling lost and alone. Who do you know who may fall into this category? Who needs a bit of encouragement, understanding and compassion? God has given you a daily duty that He has not given to another, and, for that reason, there are some who need your love. Look for them, reach out to them, share Christ with them, be there for them.Reflect, today, upon this exceptionally glorious calling you have been given to be Christ to another. Embrace this duty of love. See yourself as one called to be a laborer for Christ and commit yourself to the full and glorious fulfillment of this mission, no matter how it is to be lived out in your life.My dear Lord, I commit myself to Your divine mission. I choose You and Your holy will for my life. Send me, dear Lord, to those who are most in need of your love and mercy. Help me to know how I can bring that love and mercy to those entrusted to me so that they will experience in their lives Your glorious and saving grace. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

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“Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”  Luke 10:36-37Here we have the conclusion to the familiar story of the Good Samaritan.  First, robbers beat him and left him for dead.  Then a priest walked by and ignored him.  And then a Levite walked by also ignoring him.  Finally, the Samaritan walked by and took care of him with great generosity.Interestingly, when Jesus asked the disciples which of these three acted as a neighbor, they didn’t respond “the Samaritan.”  Rather, they responded, “The one who treated him with mercy.”  Mercy was the key focus.It is so easy to be judgmental and harsh with one another.  If you read the newspapers or listen to the news commentators you can’t help but hear continual judgment and condemnation.  Our fallen human nature seems to thrive on being critical of others.  And when we are not critical, we are often tempted to act like the priest and Levite in this story.  We are tempted to turn a blind eye to those in need.  The key must be to always show mercy and show it in superabundance. Reflect, today, upon the call God gives you to show mercy.  Mercy, in order to be true mercy, must hurt.  It must “hurt” in the sense that it requires you to let go of your pride, selfishness and anger and choose to show love instead.  You choose to show love to the point that it hurts.  But that hurt is a true source of healing in that it cleanses you of your sin.  Saint Mother Teresa is quoted as saying, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”  Mercy is the kind of love that may hurt at first, but in the end leaves only love.Lord, do make me an instrument of Your love and mercy.  Help me to especially show mercy when it is hard in life and when I do not feel like it.  May those moments be graced moments when You transform me into Your gift of love.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Today, we begin in the Rebels, Rogues, and Scholars bracket where we pit the founder of Planned Parenthood and champion of contraception, Margaret Sanger, Against the winner of the 1979 Noble Peace Prize, Saint Mother Teresa. From the Battles Bracket we put the Roman Battle of Pharsalus against the great upset victory of the British over the French during the Hundred Years' War, Agincourt. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Dr. Tammy talks with renown grief specialist David Kessler about the heartache of loss, death, life and love. David discusses his own grieving process after experiencing multiple tragedies, as well as loss in the time of Covid and finding meaning as we face great changes throughout life.DR. TAMMY WANTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS about Sex, Love & Relationships and help you with your Trouble with Sex. Send your questions to drtammy@thetroublewithsex.com.PROMO CODES & DEALS!Want a simple, luxurious lubricant that comes in a discreet and elegant bottle? - We know you do! Check out uberlube.com and get 10% off your first order with promo code: DRTAMMY. Uberlube ships for free within the USA. GUEST BIO:David Kessler is the world’s foremost expert on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife’s tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He coauthored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.David’s volunteer work includes being an LAPD Specialist Reserve for traumatic events as well as having served on the Red Cross’s disaster services team. He worked for over a decade in a three-hospital system. He was trained for bio -terrorists’ events as well as epidemics/ pandemics. He is the founder of www.grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.THE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES, REFERENCES & INFO· To read more about how to improve your sex life, check out Dr. Tammy's Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.· Learn more about love, marriage, monogamy and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New Monogamy - or her book by the same name. · Want more Dr. Tammy? Read: The New Monogamy, When You're the One Who Cheats and Getting the Sex You Want.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thetroublewithsex)

Saint Mother Teresa is often quoted as saying that God asks us to be faithful, not successful.  In other words, we are called to offer our best to the Lord, striving to be faithful to His holy Will, and then leave the rest to Him.  At times it may appear that our “best” does not produce the desired good fruit that we desire.  Perhaps an attempt you make at reconciling with another failed.  Or perhaps you put your heart and soul into some apostolic work and it never appeared to take off in the way you had hoped.  There is great freedom in the realization that all we are called to do is be faithful, not successful.  “Success” is measured by God, not by human standards.  We are truly “successful” only when we are faithful to the Will of God and diligent in committing ourselves to His divine work.  If we are faithful in this way, nothing else matters.  Do your best and leave the rest to God (See Diary #1295).Reflect upon your level of commitment to the Will of God.  Committing yourself to God’s holy Will is not the same as committing yourself to perfect success in all you do.  Even if everything you do appears to end in failure, you please God when you are faithful to Him without worrying about the results.  God sees your heart and wants your good works to be offered to Him and done in accordance with His Will.  Nothing else in life matters.  Seek fidelity above success and you will delight the merciful Heart of our Lord.Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory.  I commit myself to all that You call me to do and pray that I may serve Your Will in fidelity and diligence.  Use me, dear Lord, as You will and help me to leave the rest to You.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: www.divinemercy.lifeCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Saint of the Day for August 21 Saint Pius X Posted on the Miami Herald 9/05/2016., Comments from Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. “If I’m going to be a saint, I’m going to be a saint of darkness, on earth”

“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”  Matthew 19:30This little line, tucked in at the end of today’s Gospel, reveals much.  It reveals a contradiction between worldly success and eternal success.  So often we seek out worldly success and fail to seek the riches that last for eternity.Let’s start with the “many who are first.”  Who are these people?  To understand this we must understand the difference between the “world” and the “Kingdom of God.”  The world refers to a purely vain popularity within any given culture.  Success, prestige, vainglory, and the like accompany worldly popularity and success.  The evil one is the lord of this world and will often seek to raise up those who serve his unholy will.  But in so doing, many of us are enticed by and drawn to this form of notoriety.  This is a problem, especially when we begin to take our identity in the opinions of others.The “many who are first” are those whom the world elevates as icons and models of this popular success.  This is a general statement that certainly does not apply to every particular situation and person.  But the general tendency should be acknowledged.  And according to this Scripture, those who get drawn into this life will be “last” in the Kingdom of Heaven.  Contrast this with those who are “first” in the Kingdom of God.  These holy souls may or may not be honored in this world.  Some may see their goodness and honor them (like Saint Mother Teresa was honored), but very often they are put down and considered undesirable in a worldly way.What’s more important?  What do you honestly prefer for all eternity?  Do you prefer to be well thought of in this life, even if it means compromising values and the truth?  Or are your eyes fixed on the truth and eternal rewards?Reflect, today, upon the goal of building up treasure in Heaven and the eternal reward promised to those who live lives of fidelity.  There is nothing wrong with being well thought of by others in this world, but you must never allow such a desire to dominate you or dissuade you from keeping your eyes on that which is eternal.  Reflect upon how well you do this and seek to make the rewards of Heaven your exclusive goal.Lord, please help me to seek You and Your Kingdom above all else.  May pleasing You and serving Your most holy will be my one and only desire in life.  Help me to shed the unhealthy concerns of worldly notoriety and popularity, concerning myself only with what You think.  I give to You, dear Lord, my whole being.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

“The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”  Matthew 13:31b-32Too often we tend to feel as though our lives are not nearly as important as others.  We can often look to others who are far more “powerful” and “influential.”  We can tend to dream about being like them.  What if I had their money?  Or if I had their social status?  Or if I had their job?  Or was as popular as they are?  Too often, we fall into the trap of the “what ifs.”  This passage above reveals the absolute fact that God wants to use your life for great things!  The smallest seed becomes the largest bush.  This begs the question, “Do you feel like the smallest seed at times?” It’s normal to feel insignificant at times and to wish we were “more.”  But this is nothing more than a worldly and erroneous daydream.  The truth is that each one of us is capable of making a HUGE difference in our world.  No, we may not make the nightly news or receive national awards of greatness, but in God’s eyes we have potential beyond what we could ever daydream about.Put this in perspective.  What is greatness?  What does it mean to be transformed by God into the “largest of plants” as the mustard seed is?  It means we are given the incredible privilege to fulfill the exact, perfect and glorious plan God has for our lives.  It is this plan that will produce the best and most abundant eternal fruit.  Sure, we may not get the name recognition here on Earth.  But so what?!  Does that really matter?  When you are in Heaven will you be depressed that the world did not recognize you and your role?  Most certainly not.  In Heaven all that will matter is how holy you became and how completely you fulfilled the divine plan for your life.Saint Mother Teresa often said, “We are called to be faithful, not successful.”  It is this fidelity to the will of God that matters.Reflect, today, upon two things.  First, reflect upon your “littleness” before the mystery of God.  By yourself you are nothing.  But in that humility, reflect also upon the fact that when you live in Christ and in His divine will you are great beyond measure.  Strive for that greatness and you will be eternally blessed!Lord, I know that without You I am nothing.  Without You my life has no meaning.  Help me to embrace Your perfect and glorious plan for my life and, in that plan, to achieve the greatness to which You call me.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

The romantic-comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018) includes a surprisingly sophisticated treatment about how to resolve interpersonal conflict using non-violent means.  Focusing on the central conflict in the movie between the film’s central character and her prospective mother-in-law, Fr. Eric reflects on the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7), especially the Lord’s exhortation to “love your enemies” (Mt 5:43-48); the call to be faithful, rather than successful, in imitation of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta; and the distinctively Biblical exhortation to remember our own personal salvation in Christ as a means to garner true empathy and compassion for the suffering other. To watch the full video versions of future episodes of our podcast, subscribe free of charge to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKAPmUqXX4SWlC0jKZYyvA?sub_confirmation=1.

He played guard in the NFL for the New York Jets, New York Giants, and Seattle Seahawks, including winning a world championship with the Giants in Super Bowl XXI. He also played on three University of Michigan Rose Bowl teams. He is the President and Founder of Life Athletes and nowadays is an attorney in Indiana. He even talks here about a conversion experience as well as having met (Saint) Mother Teresa!

From a young age, a girl named Agnes would join the church, be named Mother Teresa, and eventually be canonized as a saint. How does she get to that point? More importantly what really went on behind the scenes for her to almost not become a saint?

Making Room for Others In the second part of our Advent series, we interview Ennie Hickman, our good friend and founder of Del Rey Collective. We talk in depth about what it means to actually love our neighbor and how to make “room at the inn” for strangers and people in the periphery of our lives. We also talk about hospitality and making our hearts ready for guests before making our homes ready.   Ennie’s one thing - The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Sister Miriam’s one thing - Silicone Tea Cover Michelle’s one thing - Easy White Chicken Chili Heather’s one thing - Heather's Mom's Coconut Jam Tarts  Ingredients:2 eggs3/4 cup sugar1 tsp cornstarchPinch of salt1/4 cup melted butter1 tbsp lemon juice1 tsp vanilla1 1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconutRaspberry jam18-20 frozen regular size tart shells Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Lay frozen tarts out on a foil lined cookie sheet. In a bowl combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. In a separate bowl beat eggs, then add combined sugar, cornstarch and salt.  Add cooled melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla.  Stir in coconut. Add approximately 1/2 tsp (or a bit more) of raspberry jam to the middle of the frozen tart shell, then cover till 3/4 full with coconut mixture. Fill all the tarts like this. Bake at 375 for about 23 minutes or until golden brown on top. Eat, enjoy, and try not to be swept away in ecstasy.    Discussion questions:     What struck you from the podcast? How have you encountered Jesus through your neighbors or people in your life? Have you ever considered a “love experiment” that you can practice? What’s one way you can practice “crazy” generosity? What holds you back from reaching out to your neighbors and strangers?   Journal Questions: Reflect and journal about this scripture: Matthew 25:35. What does it speak to you personally?  Living the Gospel is simple, but it’s not easy. Where can you “begin before you’re ready”? Ask the Holy Spirit where he wants you to zoom in - what is He saying to you?   Quote to Ponder - "I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?" - Saint Mother Teresa   Scripture for Lectio Divina - Matthew 25:35  “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

Michael Poffenberger is the Executive Director of the Center for Action & Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he is part of a younger generation of leaders seeking to integrate contemplative practices with compassionate social action. Michael was inspired in college by spending time with Saint Mother Teresa and her sisters of charity in Kolkata, India, and then learning about the work of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement, and the writings of Thomas Merton on contemplation and social action. Prior to arriving at the CAC as executive director, Michael helped to found the Uganda Conflict Action Network, which is now called Resolve. At Resolve, Michael led bipartisan coalitions and developed international campaigns to advance policy change for war-affected communities in Africa. He helped author and win passage of legislation focused on the prevention of violent atrocities and testified before both the US Congress and United Nations Security Council. Michael has an impressive background, and he understands how important it is to ground our work of love and justice in the world in a spiritual practice that keeps us centered and humble.

Michael Poffenberger is the Executive Director of the Center for Action & Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he is part of a younger generation of leaders seeking to integrate contemplative practices with compassionate social action. Michael was inspired in college by spending time with Saint Mother Teresa and her sisters of charity in Kolkata, India, and then learning about the work of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement, and the writings of Thomas Merton on contemplation and social action. Prior to arriving at the CAC as executive director, Michael helped to found the Uganda Conflict Action Network, which is now called Resolve. At Resolve, Michael led bipartisan coalitions and developed international campaigns to advance policy change for war-affected communities in Africa. He helped author and win passage of legislation focused on the prevention of violent atrocities and testified before both the US Congress and United Nations Security Council. Michael has an impressive background, and he understands how important it is to ground our work of love and justice in the world in a spiritual practice that keeps us centered and humble.

The Holy Ruckus teams up with Fr. Dan Leary for their First Episode of a NEW series, Sinner, Sinner, Saint on Mother Teresa! Listen to Father share his personal encounters meeting and working with this amazing women.  

Recollection of fellow Oblate of St. Joseph (Father Eligio), faced a martyr’s death at age 32. Do we realize that each moment of the day is an opportunity to unite to Jesus? Writer shares the story of his parents who left religious life and priesthood to wed. Are secular media “hot takes” serious answers to […] All show notes at Praying for the Departed, Priest weds Nun, Saint Mother Teresa, Pray Always 9.5.19 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

In this very special studio performance, co-composers Tom Booth and Carl Herrgesell share their moving ballad inspired by Saint Mother Teresa's challenge to "go into the world, loving the people that you meet." You are a miracle, just as you are.

"Prayer to Saint Teresa of Calcutta". You allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Intercedes with the Heart of Jesus.... for us, name (s).... (mention here the favor you wish to obtain). Teach me to allow Jesus to penetrate and possess my whole being so completely that my life, too, may radiate His light and love to others. Amen.

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“Prayer to Saint Teresa of Calcutta”. You allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Intercedes with the Heart of Jesus…. for us, name (s).... (mention here the favo

In this episode of Rivers of Living Water, Mary Schwarz talks about believing in God's love: Saint Mother Teresa’s Message of God’s Unconditional and Infinite Love for Each of Us. Recorded and aired on April 6, 2017.

In this weeks episode we finish up our Advent series, the Fellowship of the Feminine Genius, with a wonderful conversation with special guest Debbie Herbeck. Debbie is a wife, mother, and grandmother who disciples young women and lives radical love in action. She shares with us her journey from Judaism to Catholicism, the cost of the Gospel in her own family, and her life changing encounter with Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She also shares how Mary has been pivotal in her life and challenges us to open our hearts to love. To find out more about Debbie you can check out beloverevolution.com and you can check out her three books: Safely Through the Storm, Love Never Fails, Firmly on the Rock. Visit www.ascensionpress.com/abidingtogether to subscribe to the shownotes and receive them in your email every Monday! One Thing We Love This Week: Sr. Miriam’s One Thing - The character “Clara” from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Michelle’s One Thing - Spirit Break Out - Kim Walker Smith Michelle’s other one thing is experiencing the masculine genius with Fr. Josh, her husband Chris, and Paul George. Heather's One Thing - Debbie’s Husband Peter Herbeck (listen to one of his talks ) Heather’s other one thing was her visit to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal Debbie’s One Thing - The phrase “Mission Impossible” - Reflecting on God’s call for us love an impossible person. Discussion Questions: 1) Who is Mary in your life? 2) When have women spoken into your life in a way that brought forth life in you? 3) What is God asking you to speak into other women’s lives? 4) In what area of your life do you need to hear God tell you that you have value and an important role to play? Journal Questions: 5) In what areas to you feel hidden in your life? How might God want to be present to you there? 6) Who in my life is God calling me to be present to and love really well? 7) What is one of the basics of the spiritual life and Gospel message that God wants you to get back to? Quote to Ponder: “Do small things with great love” - Saint Teresa of Calcutta Scripture for Lectio Divina - Luke 1:39-56 “At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

Caroline Carmichael joins Lisa Flood and Susie Mackenzie.  So struck by the example of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Caroline travels to India to experience firsthand, "The Littleness of Servanthood".  

The opposite of love is not hate, it is fear. John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, Rev 3:16 “The opposite of love is use.” – Saint Pope John Paul II "The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist." - Pope Saint Gregory the Great "Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts." - Saint Thomas Aquinas "Perfect love does not mean things will be perfect: "Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self." - Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Blessed Bartolo Longo, pray for us! St. Charles Borromeo, pray for us! See you in the Eucharist! www.mannafoodforthought.com Support us on Patreon: www. patreon.com/mannafoodforthought Rate and review this podcast & like/follow/share it on:  Facebook.com/mannafoodforthought Instagram: @mannafoodforthought Twitter: @mannaf4t Pray for us and let us know how we can pray for you and send us any feedback you have as we seek to follow the Lord's will in this exciting new venture: mannafoodforthought@gmail.com.

Saint Mother Teresa is often quoted as saying that God asks us to be faithful, not successful. In other words, we are called to offer our best to the Lord, striving to be faithful to His holy Will, and then leave the rest to Him. At times it may appear that our “best” does not produce the desired good fruit that we desire. Perhaps an attempt you make at reconciling with another failed. Or perhaps you put your heart and soul into some apostolic work and it never appeared to take off in the way you had hoped. There is great freedom in the realization that all we are called to do is be faithful, not successful. “Success” is measured by God, not by human standards. We are truly “successful” only when we are faithful to the Will of God and diligent in committing ourselves to His divine work. If we are faithful in this way, nothing else matters. Do your best and leave the rest to God (See Diary #1295).Reflect upon your level of commitment to the Will of God. Committing yourself to God’s holy Will is not the same as committing yourself to perfect success in all you do. Even if everything you do appears to end in failure, you please God when you are faithful to Him without worrying about the results. God sees your heart and wants your good works to be offered to Him and done in accordance with His Will. Nothing else in life matters. Seek fidelity above success and you will delight the merciful Heart of our Lord.Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory. I commit myself to all that You call me to do and pray that I may serve Your Will in fidelity and diligence. Use me, dear Lord, as You will and help me to leave the rest to You. Jesus, I trust in You.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta September 5. Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Albania, but is known for her work in India. A member of the Sisters of Loreto, she felt a call to live among the poor. While working with the poorest of the poor in India,

Fr. Peter Calabrese *Religious Freedom *California bill to stop undercover investigations of "health care providers" *People condemning Saint Mother Teresa

Fr. Keith Kenney, pastor, St. Margaret Mary in Bullhead City joins us to reflect on the Psalms. Fr. David Loeffler, Parochial Vicar of St. Daniel the Prophet Parish shares his vocation story. Lucy Miller, Mission Corps Liaison for Maggie's Place gives us an update on their outreach. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted reflects on Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta in his weekly message. Today's broadcast is brought to you in part by Maggie's Place. http://www.maggiesplace.org/