Journeying With The Saints
Journeying with the Saints is a podcast that picks a Saint for a year to walk with through their writings. Each episode, there will be a short reading and then a reflection. This podcast helps to move through the writings of the Saints and understand how their wisdom applies to our lives today. Each Saint has a unique insight into living out the Catholic Faith well and a deep understanding of how to draw closer to Christ. This podcast offers a great opportunity to learn from them.
Episodes
Welcome to a new year! I'm excited to start this new year with you reading Venerable Fulton Sheen's book "Way to Inner Peace."
This is our introduction podcast where I explain why I chose Bishop Sheen's book, give a little background info on him, and detail how this year is going to be different than last year's podcast.
Thank you for tuning in and I look forward to journeying with Venerable Fulton Sheen with you.
...Travel with me, Catholic Pilgrims, for one year as we read through St. Faustina's Diary. Every day, I will do a short reading from the diary that brought us a deeper understanding of Christ's Divine Mercy. Afterwards, I'll give a short reflection on what we've read. If you've ever wanted to read St. Faustina's Diary but have been intimated or don't have enough time, this is a great way to explore it. If you've already read through ...
Today's readings are found in Notebook 1, Numbers 1-2.
Travel with me, Catholic Pilgrims, for one year as we read through St. Faustina's Diary. Every day, I will do a short reading from the diary that brought us a deeper understanding of Christ's Divine Mercy. Afterwards, I'll give a short reflection on what we've read.
This week we will be reading the first number from "Way to Inner Peace." It is centered on explaining egotism and how it tries to diminish others and God in order to inflate the self.
Three words to keep in mind as we read through our first reading: Littleness, dependency, and humility.
Find more on my website: www.catholicpilgrim.net.
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Today the readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 3-6.
Continue to follow along as we make our way through St. Faustina's Diary by reflecting on it through small readings. Today we will be thinking about the reality of living in a world that has forgotten to adore and praise its Creator.
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 7-11.
Many times, we all do a good job of trying to block out God's call for our lives. However, this always brings unrest and dissatisfaction. God will try to find a way to get our attention. Today, we will listen to St. Faustina tell us about how she tried to put off God's Call but, ultimately, she heeds His voice.
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, 12-15.
At every step of our faith journey, we need to invite God into our lives through prayer. It is so important to bring God into our daily lives and talk to Him about what He wants us to do. Sometimes, God will ask us to wait and be patient while He prepares us for the next step of the journey.
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, 16-19.
St. Faustina shares with us her unrest over not being able to be as pious as she desires once she finally enters the convent. She even wants to leave. However, Jesus wants her to stay. I relate this back to a time when I was trying to be super pious during Lent but I needed to be more flexible given the circumstances of my life at the time.
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Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, third paragraph of 19 thru 20.
Sister Faustina has a vision of purgatory. We get a glimpse into what purgatory is like and why it is so important to pray for the souls there. I briefly discuss purgatory and explain what it is and what it isn't. Growing up Protestant, purgatory was a doctrine that was completely new to me. Now that I am Catholic, I understand that purgatory is a direct...
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 21 thru the end of the first paragraph of 23.
It's so important for us to pray for those that have asked us to pray for them. Sometimes, we get a lot of prayer requests and it's difficult to handle all these prayer requests. Also, in these readings today, we hear about the darkness of St. Faustina's soul, something that we will read a lot about as we continue on.
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Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, starting with the second paragraph of number 23 and finishing through to the end of 23.
We hear today about the darkness of the soul that St. Faustina experiences. She feels rejected by God and she can't feel Him in her soul. Many Christians have felt this way and what do we do? How do we reconcile the feelings of abandonment with the call to trust in God?
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Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 24 thru 25.
Our readings for today are very heavy. St. Faustina is experiencing some very dark torments. While most of us don't like to talk about Hell, it's important that we do talk about it from time-to-time. Too many live in this world as if Hell does not exist and we need to recognize that it does.
This week we will be reading the second number from "Way to Inner Peace." It is centered on understanding how living in a fantasy world will never lead us to peace. We must live in reality.
Three things to keep in mind as we read through our second reading: Fantasy, reality, and manufactured woes.
Find more on my website: www.catholicpilgrim.net.
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Today's readings will come from Notebook 1, numbers 26-28.
What's a hairshirt, you ask? Well, we talk about that today as I discuss what mortification and penance have to do with hairshirts.
Also, in our readings today, we hear Christ speak some amazing words of comfort to her. It's a good reminder that each one of us is a joy and delight to Christ.
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 28-30.
Be sure, Catholic Pilgrims, that along our spiritual journey we will meet naysayers. There will always be people that try to bring us down or get us to doubt ourselves and our relationship with God.
Another takeaway from today is that we can never think that we have God all figured out. There is no way that mere humans can fully understand God. This shouldn't derail us ...
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 31-35.
We discuss a lot of different things from today's readings. I touch on the vision that St. Faustina experiences at church. Christ talks of Mary, His Mother, to St. Faustina and encourages her to include her in her prayer life. Christ also encourages her to "Make the Way of the Cross." I relate my experience of walking the Way of the Cross when I was in Jerusalem in Janu...
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 36-38.
Why must we suffer? In our world, most of us try to avoid suffering at all costs--only comfort and pleasure are sought. We are even seeing people take their lives if they experience any amount of suffering. This is understandable when suffering seems to have no point. For Catholics, we can come to see that suffering and pain bring about growth and burns sin off of our souls. ...
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 39-41.
St. Faustina is asked to pray for her country to save it from chastisement. She prays for seven days and obtains pardon for her country.
Everybody needs to pray for their country. There is no country that isn't in need of prayers. Any country that turns away from God will suffer the consequences.
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 42-43.
Whenever we run from God, we are unsettled. Apart from God, we won't feel complete. We read a very interesting passage today. Sister Faustina tries to flee from an interior meeting with God. As she tries to leave, Christ tells her, "Go ahead, but I'm taking your heart." What a curious saying from Christ. I explore what this means for our faith life.
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Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 44-46.
Christ's conversation with Sister Faustina reveals that He is displeased with what is going on in the convent. Sister Faustina makes reparations and Christ does not leave. I use this conversation to encourage us to explore whether our homes are places where Christ does dwell or where He would dwell. Are our homes pleasing to God and places where the presence of God is felt?...
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