Episodes
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Your Mission and the Noonday Devil
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
“What mission did God create me for?” A common question asked by those who follow Christ. But how often do we ask, “how do I protect my mission?” Listen in as we tackle this equally important question and offer advice to ensure you find and carry out your God-given mission in life.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Make Work Your Prayer
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
If daily uninterrupted prayer is the ideal, what does that imply about the rest of our daily activities—are they less meaningful? With this practice established by monks of old, even the busy person can elevate their daily work and stay connected to God without missing a beat. Richaél Lucero outlines how you can too.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Upward Adventure—a.k.a. Clumsy Theosis Is Making Changes
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
When the Lord speaks, we move—at least we’d all like to think so. The host of Clumsy Theosis, Richaél Lucero, speaks on the exciting moves the Lord is calling her to make with this podcast. Listen in to learn the ways she is stepping out of her comfort zone to enliven the Church and how that will affect the Clumsy Theosis community.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Theosis in the Bible
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
The first Christians understood theosis as being inseparable from the message of their salvation and the Holy Spirit’s role in their lives. We know this because it is peppered throughout the New Testament. Listen as Richaél highlights the handful of theosis passages that called her to this lifestyle.
Friday May 17, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Dogma and Doctrine: What’s the Big Deal?
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
As Catholics we hear the terms dogma and doctrine, but how many of us are aware of the significant role they play in our spiritual life? Listen as Richaél explains difference between dogma, doctrine, and disciplines and the impact they have on your personal faith life.
Thursday May 16, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Fatima: How Catholics Have Been Called to Bring Peace
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
Our Lady of Fatima’s message is one of peace for the world. As Catholics, we are charged to attain this peace and save souls. Listen to learn how to do this in your daily life.
Friday May 03, 2019
Clunsy Theosis - The Wounds of Christ—Stages of the Spiritual Life
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
God the Father revealed three wounds of Christ to St. Catherine of Siena as stages of the spiritual life that will help us reach heaven. Listen to learn which three wounds and how each relates to the spiritual life.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Of all the miracles Jesus performed, the seven signs John the Evangelist records reveal the seven sacraments Our Lord instituted. In the final episode of a three-part miniseries, Richaél Lucero explains the theological symbolism of the last of these signs.
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Connecting Signs with Sacraments in the Gospel of John (Part 2)
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Richaél Lucero continues to identify the signs Jesus performed in John’s Gospel with the sacrament each prefigures. Allow yourself to be drawn deeper into their mystery as she unpacks the theological symbolism.
Saturday Apr 06, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Connecting Signs with Sacraments in the Gospel of John (Part 1)
Saturday Apr 06, 2019
Saturday Apr 06, 2019
John wrote about the seven signs Jesus performed. Each sign reveals one of the seven sacraments. Listen as Richaél Lucero identifies each sign and the sacrament it conveys and unpacks the theological symbolism.
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Miracles, Signs, and Sacraments in John’s Gospel
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Did you know that St. John wrote a document about the seven sacraments? In his gospel, St. John calls the miracles of Jesus’ ministry “signs”—signs that point to the sacraments of the Church. Want to know which passages reveal the sacraments? Listen in.
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Love Languages and Intimacy with God
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
God is love—by nature. When he shares himself with us, he gives us that love. While the way we receive and interpret love varies from person to person depending on your “love language,” the Lord has made sure that the Church has all that we need! Discover your love language and how the Lord wants to cater to it.
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - A New Exodus in the Gospel of John
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Any first-century Jew would have recognized that the opening of John’s Gospel is filled with images of Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Covenant. Indeed, we are called into the desert in a new Exodus—but not the wandering-in-the-wilderness-for-forty-years kind. Listen to the ways John weaved this call into his finely crafted Gospel and how we are to live it out today.
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Lent & Conversion
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—the staples of the Lenten season. These practices are not intended to be our focus but to serve us in something bigger. Want to know what that is and how you can incorporate all three spiritual aids to have a transformative Lent? Come, listen in.
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Genesis of the Gospel of John
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
“In the beginning”—it’s the opening phrase of both the book of Genesis and the Gospel of John. Was this intentional on John’s part? You bet. In fact, the opening verses of his Gospel parallel each day of the creation account. Listen as I identify them, explain their significance, and uncover John’s purpose.
Saturday Feb 09, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - Theosis & Inheriting a Kingdom
Saturday Feb 09, 2019
Saturday Feb 09, 2019
You know how when you find someone else excited about living the Faith, you can trade riffs for hours about God’s generosity? I did just that—well, for an hour—with Cy Kellett, host of the Catholic Answers Today radio show. Listen in as we explore how the path of theosis leads us to the inheritance of a kingdom.
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - We Bring the Light
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Friday Feb 01, 2019
What do Simeon’s prophecy, your baptism, and candles have in common? Hint: they’re related to a feast day of Our Lord—and together they can animate us to be light bearers to the world.
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - A Sacrament of Healing
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Did you know the Sacrament of Reconciliation has had six different titles over the centuries? In today’s episode we crack open each name to get a fuller picture of the abundance of love, mercy, joy, and power the Lord gives us through this sacrament of healing.
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Clumsy Theosis - The Role of Tradition in Catholicism
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
We may think of tradition as something man-made that we’ve simply perpetuated, generation after generation. When it comes to Catholic Tradition, however, this is not the case. Find out why and how Tradition safeguards the truth.
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Clumsy Theosis - Advent: Not Only About the Birth of Christ
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
During Advent we are preparing for the coming of Christ. Did you know that this “coming” we await is not only the birth of our Lord? Let’s look at the two expectant events this season calls us to focus on so we may prepare our hearts fully.