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Crowe has won his wrestling match against Klaes Gerritzoon, but he wasn't the only one with plans for their encounter--It seems the crew of the Caliban were in the eyes of the Queen of the Sea! With Mary as her unwitting agent, she aims to do something here today... but what? Mortal and immortal danger circles around the crew, but can they contend against forces that have been directing their every step?

Today’s episode covers something that pretty much everyone will go through at one time or another in their lives; conflict in relationships. It is often joked about that opposites attract and a common difference that creates that opposition is contrasting approaches to life. One partner may look at things from a fact-based viewpoint while another may come from a more emotional perspective. Really, there is no right and wrong, but these differing positions can certainly create conflict! When that happens, what do you do? Local counselor, Mary Lambrecht, hopes to answer that question in today’s discussion. Mary is a Texas and Wisconsin State-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about helping couples learn healthy habits and patterns in communication and conflict resolution. With Mary, partners and families learn how core differences, family-of-origin patterns, and emotional wiring affect their respect and understanding of the other and, in this episode, you’ll hear about some of the helpful (and healthy) tools she teaches for communicating, understanding, and addressing conflict better. Tune in today to find out more!Key Points From This Episode:An introduction to Mary Lambrecht and her practice as a marriage and family therapist.Hear about the differences between facts and feelings, logic and emotions.Why you might be more fact or feeling-oriented, from genetics to environmental factors.What would be helpful for a fact-oriented person to know in order to better understand and connect with their feeling-oriented partner.Understanding that efforts go a long way when we are hardwired differently.You don’t have to fully understand your partner’s viewpoint in order to step into their shoes.How trauma can compound conflict and cause heightened anxiety for feeling-oriented people.Find out how it plays out if this anxiety goes unrecognized; a common response is to step back or withdraw completely.How fact-oriented people can use cues to convey their feelings, dreams, and priorities.Tips for navigating these differences when they arise: extending the hand of grace.Remember that being fact-oriented or feeling-oriented isn’t wrong or right, just different!If you detect confusion in your partner, it’s up to you to clarify what you’re thinking or feeling.How to know if you need couple’s counseling: if you keep getting stuck in the same conflict.Ending on a story of hope: how two partners respected and made room for each other’s fact or feeling orientation, perspectives, and needs.Why there is no task or interaction too small to be significant regarding honor and respect.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Mary Lambrecht, LMFT on LinkedInFamily Help Counseling & SeminarsDr. Brent AtkinsonThe Couples ClinicDr. Susan JohnsonThe Gottman MethodThe Gottman InstituteThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage WorkLoveNudge AppEmotional Intelligence in Couples TherapyThe Body Keeps the Score

Now that I am aware of my predominate passion (or attraction to sin), what should I do? Having spent several chapters on the devil's tactics, Fr Scupoli wants to remind us that our main spiritual warfare is fought on the battlefield of our own hearts. The enemies within are our pride, our egoism (bad self-love), our predominant passion. If we have stuck with The Spiritual Combat this long, then we are convinced that we need some kind of method to gain the victory over our false self, our false view of what we should be. There is a certain pattern to our sins and bad self-love. In chapter 33, Fr Scupoli gives some important instructions on what to do next. OBJECTION. We saw last episode that humility depends “getting rid of self-esteem.” To modern ears, that sounds wrong! In the 400 years since he wrote Spiritual Combat, new ways of using the words self-esteem have been developed. Why does Fr Scupoli say that we need to get rid of SELF-ESTEEM? He really means getting rid of what we now call: Bad and false self-esteem. Bad and false/excessive self-esteem I am something special apart from God. I can be what I want to be without God. I can decide the meaning of my life. I am superior to other people because of all my talents. How lucky other people are to have me around! True and good self esteem God created me to share in his Divine Life forever. I am a child of God the Father. I am redeemed by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I share in the divine life by the gift of the Holy Spirit in my heart. I am willed by God and a living, necessary member of his Church, the mystical Body of Christ. With Mary, Joseph, and all the saints, I have a part to play in His plans, like every part of a human body. I am loved into existence by God. Apart from his loving decision to make me, I have no being. His love holds me up and sustains me. In my mother's womb, he created my soul from nothing. My life is connected to many other lives in this great body of Christ, this web of grace. In other words, we have to get rid of all the ways we THINK ABOUT OURSELVES without referring to God. My true SELF is found in God! When we forget God, we develop the false SELF esteem based on an imperfect view of ourselves. Since Scupoli wrote his book, people have so forgotten God that a new problem has arisen on the other extreme: NO SELF-ESTEEM leading to BAD SELF-HATRED. Looking at ourselves in our weakness and loneliness, being ignorant of the eternal life and love of the Trinity, we are tempted to think they are not worth living. Some people feel their life is pointless. If the devil cannot make us proud and full of bad self-esteem, he tries to convince people of their absolute ugliness. The devil tries to make us PRESUMPTUOUS or DESPAIRING. And so we need to find the BALANCE! What is the balance? Loving Jesus and being loved by Him. Knowing that we are part of HIS CHURCH. CONFIDENCE in GOD! TRUST! Living in the Truth of God's existence and God's LOVE. In Jesus Christ, my life, in all its weakness, has meaning! The battle plans we will discuss in this episode must be seen in the light of God's love for us. Even our efforts are rooted in His gifts. We want to become loving persons because He first loved us.

This Sunday's Gospel is so rich that I would like to invite you to use it during this week in your personal prayer. Let the Lord speak to you in these words that we have heard today, and without hurry, meditate on what Christ wishes to say to you, the message that is uniquely for you. When we measure ourselves by the Word of God and pray according to the method of lectio divina, we must first try to answer the following question: what does the sacred text itself say here? In doing so, we try to discover the truth of what God has revealed to us. But this is only the beginning of a conversation with the Lord that must become even more personal. Indeed, when an answer has been given to the first question, we must then ask ourselves a second question: "Well, I know what Holy Scripture says here, but what is the Lord trying to say to me?" That "to me" is an act of faith in the fact that God not only wants to communicate with us, in the plural, but with me, in my singularity, in the life I have now. He wants to illuminate the situations I have to face at this moment, because his Word is not past, but present, not yesterday, but today. It is not only the history of something that came about, but the meaning of what is happening to me now. This "to me" also means that I must give God space, time and silence, because if I do not create the conditions necessary for listening, I will not be able to receive his Word. He speaks to me today, and I can only understand what he wants to say to me if I make his word my own in quiet and prayerful meditation. So, I ask you not only to listen today at Mass, but to meditate later at home. The Word of God can only transform the life of those who ponder it in their hearts, as Mary did. This is the what the women who are participating in Mission Ecce Ancilla Domini are experiencing, and they encourage us with their example to do the same: to make time every day for mental prayer. YOU CAN READ A BEAUTIFUL LECTIO DIVINA BY POPE BENEDICT XVI ON TODAY'S GOSPEL BY CLICKING HERE. So as not to go on too long, let me share with you just one idea. The Word of God spoke to us today about the commandments. In the second reading, St. John tells us, "Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them." It might seem that we must first keep the commandments and only after our obedience would God remain in us. However, it is St. John himself who in today's Gospel, offers us the right perspective. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. The branch that is not united to the vine is dead and cannot bear fruit. What a beautiful and… awesome image! That is to say, the first thing is union with Christ who then communicates his very life to us. The fruit of holiness comes only later. If we lack this union, because we have allowed ourselves to be trapped by sin, or by the noise of the world, or because we do not follow the teaching of our Mother the Church with joy and trust, or because we have moved our friendship with Christ to second place in our lives, we are - perhaps without knowing it - dead. Dead to the life that Christ gives us. Dead to the life of grace. Branches that will be thrown into the fire to burn. As the Catechism beautifully affirms (1108), if Christ is the vine, and the Father is the vinedresser, the Holy Spirit is the sap that gives life. Therefore, let us wait in great anticipation and in an attitude of prayer and penance for the gift that will come upon us at Pentecost: the gift that will make us courageous witnesses of Christ in the world (as we have so admirably seen in the example of St. Paul in today's first reading) and shine in the midst of the darkness that surrounds us. "By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.” Dear brothers and sisters, in meditative listening to his Word may we enter into daily dialogue with our God who desires to have a relationship with us and journey at our side. Through simple fidelity to our Catholic faith and in frequent reception of the Sacraments may we allow the life of Christ to bear abundant fruit in us. With Mary, in Mary, and like Mary, may we always receive the Word that is Jesus and share it with our brothers and sisters for the salvation of the world.

December 27, 2020. From the small snippet we have about the adolescent Jesus, we are assured that in Jesus, we have a God who knows exactly what it means to be human. Pastor Meagan's sermon today is on the good news of Christmas for us as Christians, that in Jesus we are never alone on our human journey, because God is there, in the tiniest details of our daily life. Readings: Luke 2:22-40 *** Transcript *** Christmas Day 2020 is over. We have gathered for Christmas Eve Worship, in the ways we could this season. We gathered in our households, Zoomed in our extended family to share Christmas greetings, opened presents, ate special meals with those closest to us. We probably haven’t taken down the decorations yet, but we might be starting to think about it — even if there are still almost two weeks left until Epiphany arrives and Christmas is officially over. And in this pandemic time, we may be feeling extra lonely, missing those we couldn’t be with this year. We may be feeling tired, from working hard to find new ways to celebrate Christmas. We may be feeling discouraged, wanting this pandemic to be over and feeling like Christmas just wasn’t what we hoped for, and wondering when we will finally be able to celebrate together. We may be joyful, having been surprised by the new and creative things that happened this year. Or peaceful, knowing that God is present in this messy world after all. And however we are feeling, Jesus was born. God is among us. And the Spirit is at work in this world of ours, just like she has been since creation. So, now what? What happens next? Because the birth of Christ, we know, was just the beginning of the story. We don’t know much about Jesus’ childhood, really. Luke provides us with a detailed story of Jesus’ birth — where he was born, who was there, the shepherds visiting after the angel came to them. We are told in Matthew of the visit of the wise people, and the Holy Family leaving soon after for Egypt, when Jesus was probably no more than a couple of years old. Then, there are just two stories of Jesus’ childhood, before the story continues with Jesus as an adult. In today’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph, faithful Jewish parents, bring their son Jesus to the temple to fulfill the rites of dedication, and once again the prophets speak. Anna had been in the temple much of her adult life, waiting for the arrival of the one she knew God would send. She tells everyone there that Jesus, this little babe-in-arms, is the one for whom they had all been waiting for so long. Simeon sings one of the most beloved prayers of our scriptures, proclaiming that in Christ all that God has promised has been fulfilled. Then, in the verses following today’s gospel, we have a story of Jesus around the age of 12, leaving his parents and going to the temple, where they finally find him. And then, nothing, until Jesus is somewhere around 30 years old, and he begins his public ministry. One can imagine Jesus’ baby book, the first several pages full of pictures from his early days, a note stuck in the back about how Mary and Joseph found him in the temple when he was 12, and then, blank pages until he was a grown man and the world around him started to really take notice of what he was saying and doing. So parents, if you ever feel guilty about not having a complete baby book for each of your children, don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. But let’s go back for a moment to that scene at the temple, and Jesus wandering away from his parents. Luke tells us that Mary and Joseph searched for Jesus for three days. It reminds me of when I was young, and my grandmother was visiting us and babysitting while my parents were out of town. All of a sudden, my younger brother Phil was nowhere to be found. Panic ensued, as my grandmother started looking for him anywhere she could think, enlisted the neighbors to help, and we all went around yelling his name. They were just on the verge of calling the police when someone finally thought to look in the boat, which sat in the driveway with a cover on it to keep rain from getting in. Sure enough, my younger brother, who loved (and still loves) boats, had managed to undo enough snaps on the cover to slip inside, and he had climbed in and taken a nap. Found at last. It probably felt like forever to my poor grandmother, who was dreading the thought of having to call my parents to let them know she had lost their child. But really, it was likely only about 20 minutes or so. Mary and Joseph searched for Jesus for three days! Three days of walking, asking everyone they encountered if they had seen Jesus, trying to come up with more ideas of where to look, imagining the worst. If my grandmother dreaded calling my parents, Mary must have been horrified at the thought of having to account to God for losing track of His son! And then, after all of that, there he was: confidently and clearly explaining the scriptures to the temple teachers, while they asked him questions and were astounded at his wisdom, and the young Jesus seemingly unconcerned about how desperately his parents must have been searching for him. It is no wonder then that Mary is at once flooded with relief, shocked at finding him in the temple, where she and Joseph hadn’t thought to look until then, and angry at seeing him so calm when they had been so worried about him. This is not a peaceful, serene Mary, but one as frantic as my grandmother was at losing my brother, as panicked as any of us would be if we could not find a child in our care. And so, Mary calls Jesus, the 12 year old Son of the living God, to account. “How could you do this to us? Wander away for so long? Did you not ever once think about how terrified we would be, searching for you all this time?” Jesus’ answer doesn’t really satisfy his parents, as they don’t understand it. But as we listen today to Jesus’ words we notice that at the age of 12 Jesus already related to God as his father, and knew he belonged in his father’s house — an unusual thought at the time. It’s as if Simeon and Anna’s inspired words had seeped into his heart and spirit, and he knew God in a surprising way. Luke also tells us that, having wandered away from his parents so disrespectfully, Jesus went home with them and obeyed them, and grew up and learned and gained wisdom, as we hopefully all do. And the next we hear of Jesus, he is an adult and preparing to enter public life, after so many quiet years of living the seemingly ordinary life of a young Jewish boy/man in first century Palestine. And so, we know that Jesus did not just go straight from innocent baby to preacher who was known to everyone around, including the Roman leaders, with nothing in between. And Mary and Joseph raised Jesus just as all Jewish children around them were being raised: loving him, teaching him, bringing him to the synagogue, and yes, freaking out when they thought he was in danger. Jesus lived, as we do, with parents, family, friends, work, synagogue life, school, and everything else that went along with being human, just like we do. He upset his parents, as all children do. He grew up, as we all do. From the small snippet we have about the adolescent Jesus, we are assured again that in Jesus, we have a God who knows exactly what it means to be human. In the midst of this ordinary life we lead, knowing Jesus means that God is right here with us — not just in the big things, but in all of the ordinary, everyday things that go along with being human. Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, shows us that there is no place and no thing where God is not. And this is the good news of Christmas for us as Christians — in Jesus, we are never alone in our human journey, because God is there, in the tiniest details of our daily life. With Anna and Simeon we can rest, knowing that in Christ, God has broken into this world of ours. We can rejoice, knowing that God’s promises have been, and are being fulfilled. With Mary and Joseph, we can ponder all of these things in our hearts, and grow in our awareness of God in our midst. Christmas Day is just the beginning of the story. The Spirit of God that created all that is, and came to earth in human form in Christ, comes to heal, transform, redeem, and create today. On this first Sunday of Christmas, 2020, I leave you with these words from Howard Thurman: “When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone,when the kings and princes are home,when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost,to heal the broken,to feed the hungry,to release the prisoner,to rebuild the nations,to bring peace among the people, to make music in the heart.” And now let us sing, as Simeon did, of the trust and the hope that we have in Christ. *** Keywords *** 2020, Christ Lutheran Church, Webster Groves, sermon, podcast, transcript, YouTube, video, Pastor Meagan McLaughlin, Luke 2:22-40, Howard Thurman, COVID-19, coronavirus

This week, Cara and I are going to page through family photo albums and look at boxes and boxes of family pictures and home videotapes we’ve collected over the years. We’re going to store some of them digitally, to preserve memories. Why? Because memories shape us. With Mary the mother of Jesus, we treasure the memories of Christmas because they ... Read More The post Mary’s Christmas appeared first on CrossLife Church.

This week, Cara and I are going to page through family photo albums and look at boxes and boxes of family pictures and home videotapes we’ve collected over the years. We’re going to store some of them digitally, to preserve memories. Why? Because memories shape us. With Mary the mother of Jesus, we treasure the memories of Christmas because they ... Read More The post Mary’s Christmas appeared first on CrossLife Church.

OFF MIC: Turkey crafts, ancient dinosaurs and… phalanges. With Mary & her 6-year-old, Liam!  ... The post Mary & Josh Daily Podcast | EP 19 | November 19, 2020 appeared first on River Radio.

Did you know that only about 8 percent of U.S. births are attended by midwives? Many women in the states are unaware of who midwives are, what they do, and where they practice. In the United States, most women never even think to consider hiring one as their maternity care provider. This breaks my heart because in many other developed countries, like France, the U.K., and Australia, midwifery is common as obstetrics. Why is this? Studies show that births attended by midwives are just as safe as physician-attended births. In fact, midwifery care is associated with lower rates of C-sections and other interventions, yet it is still not as popular. In my opinion, it's the best-kept secret of maternity care in the United States and the world.Last week was National Midwifery Week. To shed some light on this significant role, I'm chatting with Mary Love about midwives and their care. Mary is a certified nurse-midwife, family nurse-practitioner, and Clinical Director of Heart of Houston Birth & Wellness Center. With Mary’s many years of experience in multiple settings, I knew she would be a wonderful person to answer the most common questions.What is a midwife?What is the history of midwives?Are there different types of midwives?What is the difference between a doctor (OBGYN) and a midwife?Where can women get midwifery care? How does midwifery care look in each setting?And more.

With Mary at the doctors office, but she is alright and healthy, this is a re-air of last weeks show.  It has been edited at the end for time.  Thank you. It’s Monday with Mary FioRito everyone.  She is very excited to be back and today she has much to discuss.  She has two guests joining her on the show today.  First, she talks to Professor Carter Snead of Notre Dame Law School to discuss the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sharing some of her history, work, and impact on many.  Professor Snead also talks about his new book: What It Means To Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics and it is another book discussing many points on abortion.  For the second half of the show, Mary is joined by Dr. Steve Jacobs to talk about Law and Public Policy, discussing their opinions in regards to what could happen within the Pro-Life Community when a new Supreme Court Justice is chosen after the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  For more information on Mary and her guests, visit online at: Mary FioRito: https://eppc.org Professor Carter Snead:https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Human-Bioethics  Dr. Steve Jacobs: www.illinoisrighttolife.org

Mary [@itsmaryk] + Elisabeth continue the conversation from Episode #99 + #117 -- sharing the final pieces of advice on: 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Post-Grad Life!Notes:-- 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Post-Grad Life-- Read Mary's Book: Run My World-- Episode #3 With Mary: Self-Publishing *Run My World* + Her CHAARG Journey-- Episode #53 With Mary: Confidence, Creative Wellness, + Boundaries-- Episode #99 With Mary: 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Post-Grad Life-- Episode #117 With Mary: Quarantine, TikTok, + Personal Finances-- Episode #89 With Colleen Bordeaux: Am I Doing This Right?-- Episode #78 With Lauren: The Modern Astrologer: Human Design, Energy, + Elisabeth's Reading-- Episode #58 With Lauren, The Modern Astrologer: Birth Charts, Saturn Return, + Moon Phases-- Episode #118 With Lauren: Insights On 2020, Astrology Myths, + Moon Rituals-- Book A Reading With Lauren-- Book Recs: Untamed, Black Swan, Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths + Stories Of The Wild Woman Archetype, Trick Mirror-- Insta Recs: @brenebrown, @oprah, @gwynethpaltrow 

Biologist Mary Olson's life's mission is to bring to light to the disproportionate impact of radiation on girls and women. Through her work as a staff biologist and policy analyst at Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Olson has spent decades working for greater health and greater protection for people in communities impacted by nuclear activities. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, Olson decided to pursue questions about greater harm to girls and women from ionizing exposures. Mary is now the founder of Gender + Radiation Impact Project, their mission is to catalyze better choices for preventing unintended exposure to low level ionizing radiation and an overall reduction in harm – for everyone, but especially little girls who are most impacted by radiation exposure. Ionizing radiation as “radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing the atom to become charged or ionized.” Ionizing radiation can be found in many places in our modern world, including residue and waste from the nuclear industry, both electric power and weapon production, medical procedures like x-rays and CT scans, and even air travel. For every two men who develop cancer through exposure to ionizing radiation, three women will get the disease. With Mary we talk about how radiation impacts girls and women, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima Nagasaki which led her to this work, impacts of her research, and what she hopes to see for girls and women concerning radiation for the future. Contact and connect with Mary: gender.radiation@gmail.com Mary's work: https://www.nirs.org/mary-olson-nirs-medical-consequences-using-nuclear-weapons-radiation-risks-women-girls/ Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): https://www.nirs.org/ Gender + Radiation Impact Project: https://www.genderandradiation.org/ UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Hiroshima Nagasaki 75: https://www.hiroshimanagasaki75.org/ Reference Man: https://www.nature.com/articles/ejcn2010125 Background Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusic https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial https://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

Mary [@itsmaryk] + Elisabeth continue the conversation from Episode #99 -- 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Post-Grad Life... + talk about quarantine life + the fact that CHAARG now has a TIKTOK! : )Notes:-- Episode #3 With Mary: Self-Publishing *Run My World* + Her CHAARG Journey-- Episode #53 With Mary: Confidence, Creative Wellness, + Boundaries-- Episode #99 With Mary: 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Post-Grad Life-- Read Mary's Book: Run My World-- Listen To Mary On The Podcast, Content For Another Day: TikTok Fame-- Investing App Recs: Stash App, Ellevest-- CHAARG On TikTok: @CHAARG-- Mary On TikTok: @itsmurrayk

Episode 19:  Healing from Losses, Healing with GriefJune 8, 2020Intro: Welcome to the podcast Coronavirus Crisis:  Carpe Diem, where you and I rise up and embrace the possibilities and opportunities for spiritual and psychological growth in this time of crisis, all grounded in a Catholic worldview.   We are going beyond mere resiliency, to rising up to the challenges of this pandemic and becoming even healthier in the natural and the spiritual realms than we were before.  I'm clinical psychologist Peter Malinoski your host and guide, with Souls and Hearts at soulsandhearts.com.  Thank you for being here with me.  This is episode 19, Healing from Losses, Healing with Grief, released on June 8, 2020.  And in this episode we really get into how do we heal?  How do we move through our losses and heal?Story TimeRemember the story of Richard and Susan from Episode 17?  Let's catch up with them and see how they are doing.  Now Richard and Susan have been married 28 years, and their three sons are 27, 25, and 23 years old, and all have moved out of the home and are very busy with their lives.  Richard is 61 years old and is somewhat emotionally reserved – he was introverted, and didn't talk a lot about feelings.  He is not that interested in religion, but usually attends Sunday Mass with Susan. He had risen in management at his international engineering firm, eventually leading a team of six in joint venture in artificial intelligence with a foreign company.   When that joint venture ended abruptly due to the other firm stealing intellectual property, and the coronavirus lockdowns happened, Richard was laid off.  With the worsening economic environment, it's unlikely he will return to that position.  He is struggling with identity issues now, as he has been so invested in his work for so many years. After the layoff he initially kept himself busy with home projects and tinkering with go karts, but lately he has been much more withdrawn and spent much more time distracting himself on the internet, and also experimenting with day-trading stocks.  Susan is 60, she is more extroverted, much more emotionally expressive with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.  Susan is eagerly awaiting grandchildren now that her oldest son has married.  She had been hoping that with her husband home from work and their sons moved out, they would renew their relationship, but there is more distance than ever.  Susan has been troubled by the emotional distance in her marriage for the last 25 years, and doesn't know what to do about it, and for several years there has been almost no physical closeness.  This is more acute for her now, that her social activities and connections have been curtailed by the social distancing restrictions.  Twenty years ago, Susan experienced a real deepening of her faith and she began to practice it more seriously, with a regular prayer life an occasional daily Mass and regular confession.  She had a scare with breast cancer five years ago from which she recovered.  She continues to be in high demand as a professional translator in Spanish and Italian.   She has been deeply worried upon finding out two weeks that the first case of the coronavirus has been confirmed at her mother's assisted living facility.  Now her 87 year old mother has shortness of breath, a fever, fatigue and a cough.  Now her mother's health is failing rapidly as they wait for the results of a COVID-19 test.  Susan also recently discovered a pornographic pop up window on her husband's home office desktop.   She asked her husband about it, but he said it was nothing.    Quick review from episode 17, where we made clear some definitions.  Loss: deprived of a real, tangible good.  Something good is taken from us – it can be the loss of an actual good, or a potential good.Grief is our individual experience of loss –Grief is our reaction to the loss.  It's our experience of the loss.  Psychological, physical, behavioral, emotional.   Mourning is a public expression of our grief, it's what we show to others.  Mourning is how we show our grief.   For Richard            Loss – loss of job, loss of income, loss of identity, confronting aging and physical decline (no more go-karting, too hard on the body)            Grief – Six stages:  Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance, Making Meaningexpressed through increased activity initially, seeking distractions through focusing attention (excitement of day trading), seeking comfort in increased pornography use, emotional and physical withdrawal, numbing negative emotions            Mourning – façade of being unaffected, brushing off attempts at connection, consolation  For Susan:            Loss – Loss of mother, loss of trust in her husband, loss of illusions about marriage            Grief – Six stages:  Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance, Making Meaningcrying, sadness, anger at husband (sense of betrayal), body image issues (sexually undesirable) regret over lost time, “wasting her life” in the marriage, accepting her husband as he is and loving him anyway.  Concentration difficulties.              Mourning – sharing with friends, bereavement group, letter to Mom, writing poetry, prayer, reading,   Helpful tips 1.       Remember that any loss that God permit is a gift.  He only permits losses to provide a greater good to the one who grieves.  We may not see that – we may only see it in a conceptual, intellectual way, and not feel it.  But our feelings do not dictate reality, and they don't always reflect reality.  Romans 8:28.  All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord.  If we can conceptualize losses as gifts, we can look for the gift in spite of the grief, in spite of the pain.  2.      Feel the pain of the grief.  Allow yourself to feel it.  Accept your emotions, whatever they are.  Don't pack it away in amber.  This is what Richard originally tried to do – just wanted to move on with life, considered retirement, porn use to help him feel better, have a sense of control.  a.       Allow the time for grief – packed schedule  -- Susan cut back her work schedule.  b.      Allow for not understanding – when you are grieving you may not understand and that's ok.  – relief comes not from understanding and knowing, but from confidence, trust, and relational connection.  Think of little kids.  3.      Share the grief with someone you trust– a friend, friend, family member, counselor, confessor – talk about the losses.  Susan's friend Valerie – listened to her.  a.       Particularly important to share this grief in prayer.  With God.  With Mary, or with another saint.  Guardian angel.  Share it and listen.  b.      Providential view.  We may not understand why.  It's not in knowledge or understanding that we find security – proxy for control but in confidence and trust in God. 4.      If you are a more private person, keep a journal – putting internal experiences into words.   Helpful to articulate, to put into words our experience, so we can use our intellect and will better.  5.      Letters are another way – After her mother died, Susan wrote her a long letter – it went over all the things she wanted to say to her mother but never did, things she wanted her mother to understand.  Can also write letters to God or to Mary6.      Take care of your body – eating well, exercise, rest.   Not abusing alcohol, drugs7.      Crying can provide a release – Susan and Valerie could cry together8.      Being out in nature – sunny day, 9.      Maintaining a sense of gratitude – focus on appreciation of very little things.  This helps ward off anhedonia10.  Maintain a routine11.  Bereavement group or therapy   Things to avoid Avoid seeking relief through alcohol, smoking, medications, or drugs – or pornographyLots of activity – can be a way of avoiding grief  -- Richard on all the home projects, then daytrading.Resenting othersLosing a sense of gratitude  How Can I Help Others through Their Grief? The bereaved are often alone and isolated because we fear doing or saying the wrong thing. Do not let that happen. How can you help? Prepare yourself.  Someone with their own unresolved grief will have a very difficult time comforting a grieving person because their own grief is likely to get activated.  Remember Susans' mother and miscarriages?  Her mother couldn't help her much with that because of her own unresolved grief.   Be you.  Be really you.  You don't have to be perfect.  Willingness goes a long wayBe willing to talk about the loss – you don't have to say much, you can mostly listen.  You don't have to know what to say.  Have patience with the grieving person.  It takes time.  Let the person with the grief set the pace.              Valerie – Just sitting with Susan.  Do not deny or minimize the loss; avoid pat answers and easy clichés and platitudes, keep your chin up, this too shall pass.Acknowledge your limitations.Take action (for example, call, send a card, help with practical matters).Be available after everyone else gets back to their regularly scheduled livesTalk about the deceased – refer to him or her by name.Guilt is common and often does not have a factual foundation. If someone wants to talk about, encourage that, and do not attempt to stifle or explain guilt away. Rachel Remen and Michael Rabow (summarized by Lynn Barkley Burnett)  present other approaches that have proven helpful to people coping with loss, along with those that are unhelpful. What helped Let me talk about it as long as I wanted toTold me everything I was feeling was normalLet me cryCried with meHugged meSat with me and listenedCalled me back againWas physically and emotionally present in the moment  Richard and Susan's second son John sat with Richard.  Brought a photo album of go karts and went over the memories.  Affectionate toward Dad.  Held my hand  -- Valerie caught her hand, in spite of the social distancing. Held it.  Said "I am sorry" and meant itSaid " I am here for you"Talked to me the same way after my loss as beforeMade food for meListened and listenedBrought their dog – John brought the dog, walked with him.   What does not help Tried to problem solveChanged the subjectGave advice before they knew the whole storyTalked about themselves and their lossesSaid "call me if you need anything"Got me to take care of their feelings about my lossDidn' t acknowledge my perspectiveExplained how I caused the lossTold others about our conversation without asking meSaid this will be a great learning experienceGave advice without being askedTold me "don't cry"  Action item:  If you really like these podcasts, I want you to register for the private Resilient Catholics: Carpe Diem! Community here.  In this community, we go deeper into the topics from this podcast, for even better resiliency, even more rising up and taking on the challenges of these troubled time, even more transformation, even more growth in the psychological and spiritual realms.  In the Resilient Catholics: Carpe Diem! 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Shownotes :: (show 779) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Mary and the Witch's Flower, recorded live May 10th, 2020. This week we watched a movie, but not a Ghibli. What did we think? you can ask us in Discord; even better listen to the show and find out! Community OG Networks OGN Discord OG twitter OGN Instagram Spotify OG|N Patreon Link(s) and Stuff Show Links (discussed) Google Photos (album) Feedback channel Find us on: (Google Play), (Apple Store) Join us next week... for something that sounds like a podcast, looks like a podcast, and might be a podcast. Still plenty of show note errors that no one ever notices.

 (Lv.19:1-2,17-18;   Ps.103:1-4,8,10,12-13;   1Cor.3:16-23;   Mt.5:38-48)   “Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.”   In the Book of Leviticus God says, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” and this is good.  But in the gospel Jesus adds, “Love your enemies” – and this is better.  In the old law we are commanded, “Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against any of your people”; but in the new we hear, “Offer no resistance to anyone who is evil,” and even, “Pray for those who persecute you.”  For now it is revealed that all are God's children, and so all must be loved as brothers. “Is this wise?” you say, to love our enemies.  “Is this not foolishness?”  Indeed the wisdom of the world would call it so, but we are called to “become a fool, so as to become wise” in the eyes of God.  For what the Lord calls us to in this is no less than to be like Him, to become the very “temple of God” where “the Spirit of God dwells.”  “Merciful and gracious is the Lord,” and so are we called to be.  “Not according to our sins does He deal with us,” and so we should not deal with others according to theirs.  Our “Father has compassion on His children,” and we must have the same for all. Has any of you put the words of the Lord into practice?  Has anyone sought to discover such love?  If you have then you know the glory it holds, the glory of a love which surpasses all.  And though justice is not wanting for those who reject it, His love cannot but be poured upon all. O the happiness of the soul that receives such grace!  Oh the joy of him who knows the blessing of such utter sacrifice!  What greater blessing can there be than to “be perfect, just as [our] heavenly Father is perfect”?  With David the soul alight with God's love sings: “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all my being, bless His holy name.”  With Mary the Mother of God our soul proclaims His greatness as we come to know “all His benefits” in the service of His love.  And our transgressions are put far from us; and the Lord's grace abounds within us – and like His Son do we become, who upon the cross forgave even those who nailed Him to this tree.  Brothers and sisters, no greater love will we ever find.  It is this gift of holiness our Lord calls us to this day.  Let us love as He.   Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt.   Music: "True Love" from Loving Spirit, third album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt.   ******* O LORD, how shall we be holy as you are holy if we do not love as you love?  YHWH, you have redeemed our lives from destruction; you have not judged us according to our sins but looked upon us with compassion, offering forgiveness for our crimes, for you are love and mercy itself.  And you call us to be like you. If we are to be your Temple, O LORD, if we are to reflect your glory, then we must go beyond the desire to strike those who strike us, to answer evil with evil.  We must learn to listen to the blessed words of your Son and love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us… for only then will we come to know you, to be like you, who love us as we strike you repeatedly on the cheek, who ever open your arms to all your prodigal sons.  We must transcend our own minds to find the surpassing grace and wisdom only you know. Blessed be your holy NAME, O LORD!  Let us be holy as you are holy!  Let us heed the wisdom of your Son, who calls us to eternal love.

 (Lv.19:1-2,17-18;   Ps.103:1-4,8,10,12-13;   1Cor.3:16-23;   Mt.5:38-48)   “Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.”   In the Book of Leviticus God says, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” and this is good.  But in the gospel Jesus adds, “Love your enemies” – and this is better.  In the old law we are commanded, “Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against any of your people”; but in the new we hear, “Offer no resistance to anyone who is evil,” and even, “Pray for those who persecute you.”  For now it is revealed that all are God's children, and so all must be loved as brothers. “Is this wise?” you say, to love our enemies.  “Is this not foolishness?”  Indeed the wisdom of the world would call it so, but we are called to “become a fool, so as to become wise” in the eyes of God.  For what the Lord calls us to in this is no less than to be like Him, to become the very “temple of God” where “the Spirit of God dwells.”  “Merciful and gracious is the Lord,” and so are we called to be.  “Not according to our sins does He deal with us,” and so we should not deal with others according to theirs.  Our “Father has compassion on His children,” and we must have the same for all. Has any of you put the words of the Lord into practice?  Has anyone sought to discover such love?  If you have then you know the glory it holds, the glory of a love which surpasses all.  And though justice is not wanting for those who reject it, His love cannot but be poured upon all. O the happiness of the soul that receives such grace!  Oh the joy of him who knows the blessing of such utter sacrifice!  What greater blessing can there be than to “be perfect, just as [our] heavenly Father is perfect”?  With David the soul alight with God's love sings: “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all my being, bless His holy name.”  With Mary the Mother of God our soul proclaims His greatness as we come to know “all His benefits” in the service of His love.  And our transgressions are put far from us; and the Lord's grace abounds within us – and like His Son do we become, who upon the cross forgave even those who nailed Him to this tree.  Brothers and sisters, no greater love will we ever find.  It is this gift of holiness our Lord calls us to this day.  Let us love as He.   Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt.   Music: "True Love" from Loving Spirit, third album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt.   ******* O LORD, how shall we be holy as you are holy if we do not love as you love?  YHWH, you have redeemed our lives from destruction; you have not judged us according to our sins but looked upon us with compassion, offering forgiveness for our crimes, for you are love and mercy itself.  And you call us to be like you. If we are to be your Temple, O LORD, if we are to reflect your glory, then we must go beyond the desire to strike those who strike us, to answer evil with evil.  We must learn to listen to the blessed words of your Son and love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us… for only then will we come to know you, to be like you, who love us as we strike you repeatedly on the cheek, who ever open your arms to all your prodigal sons.  We must transcend our own minds to find the surpassing grace and wisdom only you know. Blessed be your holy NAME, O LORD!  Let us be holy as you are holy!  Let us heed the wisdom of your Son, who calls us to eternal love.

In our rush to get to Christmas, we often don't stay there very long. This, the first Sunday after Christmas, is the sixth day of Christmas. The wonderful gift God gave us in the fullness of time deserves its full time for our consideration and celebration. Today we remember that not everything was joyful when the Savior was born. With Mary and Joseph, Jesus fled to Egypt to escape Herod's wrath. Voices of sorrow were raised for the martyrs at Bethlehem who did not escape Herod's rage. So we, as God's adopted children, recall His gift, the fulfillment of the prophet's word, and grief borne by some before the joy could be known by the many. Service Program News & Announcements Want to hear more? Check out our sermon archive. Sermon Archive

Wee little Mary who all thought goodBelieved the angel’s word,But what thought those who with her stoodWhen of her blessed womb they heard?There was much joy in the camp along the road to Bethlehem that night. Mary’s mother never left her side. Her father, Heli, continually doted over their care, setting the example for the rest of the family. The family, he said, had suffered enough shame, and now it was to be over.Mary’s strength improved throughout the day. Her mother’s home cooking certainly helped, but the tenderness and concern of her family was the real medicine.And now it was time to leave. Heli gathered the clan together and placed Joseph and Mary in the middle. His old calloused hands placed firmly on their heads, for the first time since the supposed sin was discovered, he pronounced his blessing.“Hear O Israel! May the womb of my daughter be blessed! May her children arise and call her blessed! May this child...,” his voice broke with the strain of love withheld, “May my grandchild be great in all Israel!” A great shout went up from the little band of Jews gathered near the Jordan River that day.The young couple was now covered with the kisses and well wishes of the family. Everyone dug into their belongings and supplies, blessingMary and Joseph with so much that Heli gave another donkey to carry it all. With Mary as comfortable as possible on old Ben, the two started south as the children ran ahead to usher them on their way. The others shouted their blessings after them. Traveling mercies were given until the voices could no longer be heard.The joy of acceptance filled Mary and Joseph. Mary softly hummed her little song as Joseph walked ahead, intent on reaching Jericho by nightfall. And then, with a voice full of hope, Mary said, “Joseph, tell me again how it will all be.”Tears of joy were caught in the corner of Joseph’s eye. Everything is going to be all right!" he thought, and then he began the familiar story.“My sweet Mary, what the angels told us is true! It’s going to be a wonderful life...”

We meet a Mary in the humble home of Nazareth, as she struggles to take in the message from the Angel. In her "Let it be', Mary's life and our lives are changed forever, for it is at this moment the Word is made flesh. We travel with Mary to visit her beloved Elizabeth and then with Joseph to Bethlehem, where in the hush of the Holy Night, the Son of God is born. We hear Simeon prophesying joy and sorrow for Mother and Child, and we end as Jesus begins to fulfill the prophesy. With Mary, Lus us ponder all this in our hearts. Mary Mother of God, Pray for us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sean-sharer/support

With Mary out of town (again), Pastor Bradley joins Stan and Trevor to look back at our most recent episodes. Go to allsevendays.com and click on the Ask Us link. Email us at ask@allsevendays.com Call or text to 864-660-9473 Interact with us on social media by getting links to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at allsevendays.com And now you can interact with the show on the All Seven Days Hang Out FaceBook page! Try out FaithTeams for free! Click HERE NOW! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allsevendays/support

Mary and I had a wonderful time as always with Eamonn Karran. Eamonn has such a beautiful gift from God, his ability to fit many styles of music simply and naturally. He has many beautiful stories about what each piece means and how it came to be. I personally feel blessed to know Eamonn. From my earlier days,​ Eamonn and I met in a piano forum on Facebook. To me personally, he was very encouraging to me and a wonderful friend. Eamonn and I have collaborated on so much together. With Mary and I doing “All Sovereign God” he contributed lots of time and energy to orchestrating that CD to my newest “Innocence” where he collaborated on 9 pieces of the 13. I really want to thank him for his dedication, and also friendship from the bottom of my heart, he is one of the best people I have ever met. I really love interviewing Eamonn. He is insightful on his music and he insightful on our collaborations. In general,​ all around he is insightful and an amazing person to know.Together we went over about 7 of his songs from a couple of different of his CDs. He is on my iPhone and he is in the process of doing his last and 5th CD with his record label.1. Irish Skies2. The River3. Guiding Light4. The Piper’s Dream5. Peace6. Late Night Piano7. Stand BeyondI feel this testimonial will bless you, it’s a good account about how God can do amazing things in your life. If you have time to check this episode of the “Worship Cafe Inspirational Radio Show” please take the time investment, also share it with everyone you know, family, co-workers, friends, and pass it forward on your social media networks such as twitter, and facebook. You can contact Eamonn at the link below, Please go by and say hello to him. The main​ place to connect with Eamonn:https://www.facebook.com/eamonn.karranHis record label is Real Music, you can get his songs on iTunes and digital outlets, you can hear him on Spotify and Apple Music and PandoraAll music is on iTunes, Amazon, and wherever digital music is streaming or purchasableGod Bless You and have a beautiful dayKen TownshendHosts: Mary Phillips & Ken TownshendShow: Worship Cafe Inspirations Radio Show

Mary and I had a wonderful time as always with Eamonn Karran. Eamonn has such a beautiful gift from God, his ability to fit many styles of music simply and naturally. He has many beautiful stories about what each piece means and how it came to be. I personally feel blessed to know Eamonn. From my earlier days,​ Eamonn and I met in a piano forum on Facebook. To me personally, he was very encouraging to me and a wonderful friend. Eamonn and I have collaborated on so much together. With Mary and I doing “All Sovereign God” he contributed lots of time and energy to orchestrating that CD to my newest “Innocence” where he collaborated on 9 pieces of the 13. I really want to thank him for his dedication, and also friendship from the bottom of my heart, he is one of the best people I have ever met. I really love interviewing Eamonn. He is insightful on his music and he insightful on our collaborations. In general,​ all around he is insightful and an amazing person to know. Together we went over about 7 of his songs from a couple of different of his CDs. He is on my iPhone and he is in the process of doing his last and 5th CD with his record label. 1. Irish Skies 2. The River 3. Guiding Light 4. The Piper’s Dream 5. Peace 6. Late Night Piano 7. Stand Beyond I feel this testimonial will bless you, it’s a good account about how God can do amazing things in your life. If you have time to check this episode of the “Worship Cafe Inspirational Radio Show” please take the time investment, also share it with everyone you know, family, co-workers, friends, and pass it forward on your social media networks such as twitter, and facebook. You can contact Eamonn at the link below, Please go by and say hello to him. The main​ place to connect with Eamonn: https://www.facebook.com/eamonn.karran His record label is Real Music, you can get his songs on iTunes and digital outlets, you can hear him on Spotify and Apple Music and Pandora All music is on iTunes, Amazon, and wherever digital music is streaming or purchasable God Bless You and have a beautiful day Ken Townshend Hosts: Mary Phillips & Ken Townshend Show: Worship Cafe Inspirations Radio Show

Mary Thornton is nearing 103 years old.  Mary is very encouraging.  With Mary's practical insights you will be better equipped to follow your dreams.  Mary's life  began in the Great Depression.  She has chosen positivity in the face much difficulty.   Mary has been an Opera singer with the Hamilton Opera, in Fashion making dresses & even a manager of a sporting goods store.  For the last 40 years of her career she worked with Famous PEOPLE players making Puppets amongst other roles.  Listen to this show!  

With Mary, in the last days of Advent by Fr. Justin Gillespie

Rev. Michele Ward leads us in a meditation on Luke 1:26-38. With Mary’s encounter with God to guide us, we see being with God means God waits for us to respond.  God respects Mary’s personhood enough to wait for her.  And when she responds, she says yes to welcoming in the vulnerable God-child; ushering in […]

Is your brain working for you or against you? Our brains are complex organs. Sadly, they often work against us. If you don't understand how and why your brain does what it does, chances are it's working against you. In today's episode, I have a conversation with Mary Shores, entrepreneur and author of Conscious Communications, Your Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life. Mary is a brain science junky. She's delved through the science and has unlocked strategies that harness the power of the brain. With Mary's help, you can get your brain working for you instead of against you. Mary combines science backed understanding with practical strategies and a friendly demeanor. Our conversation is both fun and informative. Click the purple play button above and give it a listen.   Get Mary's book here: http://amzn.to/2ylTcTd    For more books I recommend, get my new free ebook, My Eight Most Influential Books: books.choiceconversations.com   Want to jump start your growth? The online course "Surviving to Thriving" takes the trial and error out of personal development. I can't recommend it enough. Get "Surviving to Thriving" here: https://www.beyourselfandloveit.com/buy/course-af-0288    

Former and future co-host Max (Horde of The Eclipse, The Beyond, Storm of Damnation) sits down with Issac, Andy, Will, & Darren from MoMe at the third and possibly final Shadow Woods Metal Festival. They talk about the bands music, past and present, and the unique vibe the Shadow Woods Metal Fest has provided fans and musicans a like.  plus Ray of Panopticon/Falls of Rauros and Tim from Zud stops discusses former project if and it. If you enjoyed our talk With Mary about putting this fest together, you'll want to hear this.  if and it https://ifandit.bandcamp.com/ MoME https://mome1.bandcamp.com/releases Panopticon https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/ Falls of Rauros https://fallsofrauros.bandcamp.com  Zud https://zud666.bandcamp.com/ 

With Mary’s guidance, individuals are able to harness the power of their words and thoughts to create a life of greater alignment. Through the practices in her book, she teaches how to connect and develop greater empathy and understanding. With focused intentions, people take steps toward their financial and life goals, while using debt responsibly. […]

Mixed Up With Mary and MonteEpisode 14: Tis' The Season, Diss the SeasonDescription: "It's Christmas Time Pretty Baby..." Our hosts get in the holiday spirit with a special Christmas song edition of Mixed up With Mary and Monte. Offering two of our favorite holiday songs but also two of our most hated holiday songs. Merry Christmas!!!(Click to Listen)Episode 14: Tis' The Season, Diss the Season

Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generation nourish for Jesus and his Mother, Mary. In the current world, this prayer helps to put Christ at the centre, as the Virgin did, who meditated within all that was said about her Son, and also what he did and said. When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the centre of our life, of our time, of our city, through the contemplation and meditation of his holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory. May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these mysteries, so that through us we can "water" society, beginning with our daily relationships, and purifying them from so many negative forces, thus opening them to the newness of God. The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way, not mechanical and superficial but profoundly, it brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the centre of each "Hail Mary".

Change is inevitable in life, and dental practices are no exception. Mary explains how you can best manage healthy change in your practice for both your team and your practice. With Mary’s help, you'll be able to facilitate growth needed for fostering authentic communication for both your team and yourself as a doctor. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/1HZEIJP

With Mary, Peter, John, and the others, the problem was not expecting too much out of Jesus, but expecting too little. So often God doesn’t give us what we think we want, because he wants to give us something greater. The resurrection account in the Gospel of John teaches us that "OUR HOPES ARE TOO SMALL, BECAUSE OUR KINGS OUR TOO SMALL!"

Science is something that you do. So rather than talk about science, we're going to take questions from young scientists and take action! How do microwaves work? Why does metal spark inside a microwave? With Mary and Sierra, Brian demonstrates what's going on inside that microwave oven.

Following the Presentation Luke omits the flight into Egypt and focuses on Jesus' upbringing in Nazareth. He emphasizes that throughout this time "Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man". The childhood of Jesus has serious Christological implications. The Gnostic Gospels show Jesus acting on a whim but the Scriptures attest that Christ did nothing in his life unless it was the will of His Father. At age 12 Jesus entered the Temple on his own two feet. After his parents left the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. On the third day of searching Mary and Joseph found him in the Temple "sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers". Though his actions may seem rebellious, they were not. "Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" Even at 12 Jesus was fully aware of His unique identity as the Son of God. With Mary, we do well to pray through the childhood narrative of Luke, 'keeping all these things in our hearts.' Only after many prayerful readings will we begin to appreciate the life of God incarnate, the redeemer of every aspect of our humanity.