Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast
Daily Reflections for Advent, Christmas Lent and Easter from Heart to Heart Catholic Media Ministry and Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ
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Repentance. Forgiveness. Mission.
from Luke 9:1-6
esus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority
over all demons and to cure diseases,
and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God
and to heal the sick.
He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey,
neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money,
and let no one take a second tunic.
Read the full scripture passage: https://bib...
Thank you for praying and fasting with us these 40 days.
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Fr. Michael offers prayers for Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan in this culminating prayer for our 40 Day Novena of Prayer and Fasting for Peace.
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Fr. Michael leads a Guided Examination of Conscience based on James 4:1-2 inviting us to trade self-reliance for gratitude, trust, and peace. Let the wars within give way to healing that radiates outward.
"Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from? Is it not from your passions that make war within your members? You covet but do not possess. You kill and envy but you cannot obtain; you fight and wage war....
Saint John Paul II, one of the most influential voices for peace in the 20th and early 21st centuries, tirelessly proclaimed the dignity of every human life as the foundation of a just and peaceful world. Throughout his papacy, he called on individuals, nations, and the Church to build what he called a “civilization of love,” where justice, solidarity, and forgiveness triumph over hatred and division.
In his many addresses for the W...
Still your hearts and minds and find inner peace in Christ Jesus.
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Fr. Michael leads a guided meditation inspired by Pope Francis' writings on care for our common world.
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In this 4th week of our novena for peace we invite you to pray on the writings and teachings of our late beloved pontiff, Pope Francis. He consistently taught that peace is rooted in justice, dialogue, and care for all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
In the third year of his pontificate, in 2015, he issued his landmark encyclical Laudato Si’. In it, he links care for creation to peace, warning that environmental destructio...
Fr. Michael introduces the apparitions at Medjugorje and the impact they have had on the world and how they have sustained him as a priests.
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This week's novena prayer for peace is inspired by Our lady's message of peace appearing at Medjugorje.
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Fr. Michael leads a guided imagery prayer for peace inspired by the apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje and his own pilgrimages to that holy site.
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Prayer for Peace Inspired by the Teachings of Pope Leo XIV
Lord Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace and Shepherd of all nations, look with mercy upon this world so often torn apart by pride, indifference, and violence.
You who calmed the winds and stilled the waves, speak Your word of peace over our hearts and over every place where hatred has taken root.
Send forth Your Holy Spirit, Spirit of truth and reconci...
Fr. Michael leads a guided imagery prayer for peace inspired by the teachings of Pope Leo XIV.
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Given on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Fr. Michael shares two images that Jesus gives for His sacred heart: the sun bursting with love and the vulnerable heart, pierced and on fire with love.
from Luke 15:3-7
Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes:
"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them
would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert
and go ...
Listen as Fr. Michael guides us in this imagery prayer for peace.
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Prayer for Peace in a World at War
God of All Nations,
You created every person in Your image—
each one beloved, each one bearing Your breath.
Yet today Your world groans under the weight of war.
So many lands are scarred with violence,
so many hearts torn by loss,
so many children know fear instead of play.
Lord of Mercy,
We cry out to You for peace.
Stretch Your hand over the...
Today marks a powerful convergence of grace—the feast of the birth of Saint John the Baptist, the 24th anniversary of Fr. Jim Willig’s entrance into eternal life, and the anniversary of the Blessed Mother’s first appearance in Medjugorje. In this spirit, Fr. Michael invites you to begin a 40-day novena of prayer and fasting for peace. With heartfelt conviction shaped by his own pilgrimages and decades of prayer, he offers this intr...
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"It shall come to pass. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions." Joel 3:1
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“Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven…” Matthew 5:12
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