Episodes
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - The Unifying Gift of the Penitential Rite
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Episode #21: Part 2 of "Going Deeper into Mass" - THE PENITENTIAL RITE
The Catholic Mass is a celebration of our union with God the Father, God the Son our Savior, and God the Holy Spirit who empowers us to become the saints God designed us to be, the saints Jesus suffered and died for us to become. Because Jesus is present in the community, we need forgiveness for the unloving things that we have done to each other – and “each other” means anyone at all, anywhere – all children of God. Therefore our sins, because they divide us from God and from each other, must first be absolved prior to receiving the Eucharist.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Penitential Rite restore our unity with God and with the Church – with each other – so that we can receive the Eucharist rightly. In other words, so that we can be mystically and fully united to Christ and all that he offers us – all the love of the Father, all the help and all the guidance of the Holy Spirit, all the miracles that Jesus promised when he said in John 15:7, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
Stay tuned for the rest of this series going deeper into Holy Mass.
You might also be interested in our video series on this topic, entitled "Take, Eat, and Drink". This is a set of 17 short segments (three to five minutes) that is used by catechists but is also good for personal use. Each video ends with a question for personal reflection or group discussion. See it @ http://gnm-media.org/take-eat-drink/
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven –Going Deeper into Mass - The Beginning
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Episode #20: Part 1 of "Going Deeper into Mass" - THE BEGINNING
How personal is your relationship with Jesus during Mass? The entire Catholic Mass is an encounter with the True Presence of Christ, and it should change us: We should be healed by it. We should feel loved and become more fully loving as a result of it. Our hearts should become more peaceful. Our tendencies to sin should be transformed into greater strength to resist sin. A true encounter with Christ makes a difference. This is what Mass is designed to do.
Mass begins with a gathering song and procession. This is as important as any other part of the Mass and should never be missed. Here's why! Jesus begins to reveal himself. Here's how!
You might also be interested in our video series on this topic, entitled "Take, Eat, and Drink". This is a set of 17 short segments (three to five minutes) that is used by catechists but is also good for personal use. Each video ends with a question for personal reflection or group discussion. See it @ http://gnm-media.org/take-eat-drink/
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Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven –The Healing of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Episode #19: What causes the Sacred Heart of Jesus to break? Well, in what ways are you suffering? Jesus suffers with you. Who has broken your heart? Jesus is broken-hearted with you. Which of your loved ones have been rejecting Christian faith and morality? How have you been misled into Satan's territory? How have you been tricked by his deceptions? This breaks Jesus's heart, too.
What heals the Sacred Heart of Jesus? The same thing that heals your heart! In this episode, Terry Modica shares three steps that will heal your heart while also serving as healing balm for the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
For a Prayer to Place Your Child into the Sacred Heart of Jesus using the prayer of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, visit our website: http://gnm.org/prayers-for-parents/sacred-heart-novena/
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Will I Be Persecuted For This Episode?
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Episode #18: A frank and honest look at what happens when priests do not have an active and alive, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. When it causes suffering and drives people away from the Church and from Christ, it is "diabolical" (quoting from Bishop Robert Barron's "Letter to a Suffering Church"). It shows up in homilies that preach heresies, in nit-picking without compassion about the norms for Mass, for example, the "right" way* to receive the Eucharist, and in abuses that, because they are not victimizing children, remain covered up and undealt with.
*This episode includes what the General Instruction on the Roman Missal actually says and means about the "right" way. For more information, see Terry Modica’s article "The correct posture at Mass: Can we genuflect when receiving Communion?" at http://wordbytes.org/faqs/posture-communion/.
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Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Faith that smashes strongholds
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Episode #17: What do you wish could be better? Your life? Your relationships? Your faith? If it were better, what would it look like? The first step in making anything better is to envision what better really means. Then ask: How does Jesus envision it? What are Father God's dreams for me in this? What is the Holy Spirit telling me about it?
In this episode, Terry Modica shares how to break through the strongholds in your life so you can have a better, stronger faith.
For more information about the book she mentions, “30 Days to the Heart of the Father”, go to http://gnm.org/books-by-Terry-Modica/30-days-to-Abbas-heart/
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – How to overcome the pain of frustration
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Episode #16: Feeling frustrated? Want to get rid of it? Here are 8 steps for finding true and lasting inner peace no matter what is going on around you and who is causing it.
This episode is in shorter form as a WordByte on our website: http://wordbytes.org/suffering/the-pain-of-frustration/
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Spiritual exercises for supernatural faith
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Episode #15: If you want to experience all that the Holy Spirit wants to do in you and through you, rather than live a mediocre faith, use the Penitential Rite during Mass as a spiritual exercise. We have given in to the ways of the world – believing lies that Satan wants us to believe – and this is stifling the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Terry Modica teaches spiritual exercises that strengthen what is weak so that you can become who you really are as a believer in Christ: a saint!
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – 3 ways to un-stifle the Spirit
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Episode #14: It’s time we reclaimed what is rightfully ours as followers of Christ: a faith that works miracles. A faith that fulfills the promises made by Jesus! Read the Bible -- the New Testament -- to find all the times when the supernatural happened and ask, “Is this happening in my life?” And if the answer is no ask, “Why not?”
The answer is in your relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Devil is afraid of what you will do if you become fully aware of what you can accomplish through the Holy Spirit. In this podcast, Terry Modica names eight ways that we stifle the Spirit and identifies three ways to un-stifle the Spirit.
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Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – 7 phases in the battle for union with Christ
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Episode #13: The daily hardships we experience are affected by Satan and the prayers that we do and our connection to Christ. How much are your hardships demonically influenced? Some hardships are simply because we live in an imperfect world, but how do you know when you should take action against demons? In this episode, Terry Modica reveals the 7 phases of spiritual growth that lead to a life of joy in the Lord during hardships.
After listening to this empowering message, you can find further encouragement and helpful tips on the Good News Ministries website at http://gnm.org/how-can-i-find-healing-from-hurts/
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – The 4-second prayer that defeats Satan
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Episode #12: Why is it that we expect less, not more, from God? Why are we not living a miraculous faith? Why do we receive less from God instead of the abundant "more" that he actually wants to give us? Listen to this important episode. Satan is doing everything he can to disempower the Church, because we are a huge threat to him. Satan doesn’t want us to fully grasp the truth about what we can receive from God, because with it we can change the world. So here’s a 4-second prayer that immediately defeats him.
Download the prayers and scriptures and the spiritual exercise of this podcast by going to the transcript at http://wordbytes.org/holyspirit/the-4-second-prayer-that-defeats-satan/
Find the recommended three mini-courses on the Holy Spirit at http://gnm.org/paracletia/
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Thursday May 30, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - How to ask so miracles do happen
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Episode #11: In John 14:12 & 13, Jesus says to us, “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works that I am doing and even greater things. And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified.” Well then, why do we have unanswered prayers? Terry Modica uses an often over-looked clue in this scripture to turn your prayer requests into miracles.
Also see these WordBytes from her ministry: http://wordbytes.org/holy-spirit/
Please help us continue producing more episodes of Footsteps to Heaven. If you believe that this podcast show is important, please sponsor upcoming episodes. http://gnm.org/podcast-sponsorship
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - God is defending you
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Episode #10: Do you feel like you’re on trial? Is someone misjudging you? In this podcast, Terry Modica unpacks 8 scriptures to assure you that God is defending you. Jesus said that he would give his Holy Spirit to us to be our Advocate. But before the Holy Spirit, Jesus was our Advocate, and before that, the Father was our Advocate. There is no reason to be self-defensive. God has our backs!
Also see these prayer resources:
- A Prayer to the Holy Spirit @ http://gnm.org/holy-spirit/
- Novena to the Holy Spirit @ http://gnm.org/holy-spirit-novena/
Thursday May 23, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - The virtue that releases faith
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Episode #9: The greatest virtue that releases our faith is submission to the Holy Spirit. This enables us to recognize the voice of Jesus and hear his guidance, his concern for us, and his desire to work miracles in our lives. It enables us to feel the generous love of the Father. And it frees us to do mighty things for the kingdom of God and to transform the world. Terry Modica shares stories from her life to illustrate how this virtue releases supernatural faith. This podcast includes a simple, easy spiritual exercise that can help you overcome your human nature’s desire to be in control.
To further the releasing of supernatural faith, use our video courses on life in the Holy Spirit.
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - The sin that blocks faith
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Episode #8: When we identify the sin that interferes with our faith in God, we can overcome it to grow in holiness and live the way God intended -- with the same miraculous faith as the first Christians that we read about in the Book of Acts. The biggest sin is culture-wide, it has infiltrated the Church, and we easily give into it every day. We can change that! And in so doing, we will become more alive in the faith and – if enough of us repent from this sin – we will transform the world.
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Thursday May 16, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - How God brings our loved ones to Christ
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
Episode #7: John 14:12 is an amazing command from Jesus. God wants to work supernaturally through us to bring others to conversion and faith growth. None of us can convince our loved ones who are rejecting Christ to change their minds and become faith-filled believers -- not by our own efforts. God needs to intervene with supernatural help. This is why Jesus said, "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these." What was the work of Jesus? Everything he did was for the sake of the salvation of souls. Preaching the truth was just part of how he served as Savior. He also did supernatural works: healing diseases, raising people from the dead, multiplying the food -- etc. When he sent his disciples out to help him with his mission, he gave them the power to do what he did. Later, after his death, resurrection, and ascension to heaven, the Holy Spirit empowered every follower of Christ to do the same.
If you have teen or adult children who have left the Church, you can find helpful prayer resources on our website. See our Prayers for Parents at http://gnm.org/prayers-for-parents/.
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - How to bring loved ones to Christ
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Episode #6: It's heart-breaking to love someone who is stubbornly rejecting the truth about Jesus. It's hard to watch them suffer the worldly effects of not turning to him to let him be their Savior. You know how important faith in Christ is for their life now, and -- the biggest heart-wrencher -- you fear that they won't spend eternity with you in heaven. We are called and commissioned by Christ to evangelize. But how can we do this successfully for the ones we care about most?
Thursday May 09, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Episode 5 – How to Detect God's Signs for You
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
Hebrews 2:3-4 holds the key to experiencing joy even in the midst of trials and sufferings. When we know that God truly cares about our problems, this gives us reason to rejoice. God always reassures us that he cares and that he's involved in helping resolve our problems; he does it by giving us signs. Learn how to identify the divine interventions that he's providing for you right now, today.
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Episode 4 – Defeating Satan's Biggest Strategy
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Satan's #1 strategy in today's world is the disempowering of Christians so that we cannot successfully evangelize non-believers and doubters. In John 14:6-14, Jesus tells us the key to defeating this strategy. We must proclaim the truth about Jesus. However, this is only the first step! People do not become believers in Christ because we tell them that he is the only way to reach heaven. People become believers because they discover that (1) he is real, and (2) he cares about them, and (3) he is more powerful than all the evil they have been suffering. It is hard for non-Christians to believe in Christ when they have not witnessed miracles.
The problem is -- the thing Satan is counting on -- is that it is hard for us Christians to have enough faith in Christ to evangelize others if we have not witnessed miracles in the midst of our own sufferings.
God wants to change that. God is calling each of us to become his venues of truth and divine power. We are the voice of Christ in the world today, called to proclaim the truth. We are also the hands of Christ, called to reach out to prove that he cares by doing the works of divine power.
Thursday May 02, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven – Episode 3 – How to Forgive When It's Difficult
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
Is there someone in your life who's difficult to forgive? Terry Modica shares from personal experience and from scripture how to do it and why. Forgiveness does not mean everything is going to be okay. But it does mean that the person who has hurt you no longer has control over you. Protection is part of healthy forgiveness. After listening to this podcast, you can find helpful articles by Terry on the Good News Ministries website at http://wordbytes.org/suffering-and-healing/.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Footsteps to Heaven - Episode 2 - The Heart of the Church
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
What is the heart of the Church? It’s the same place as the heart of your faith. It’s where you can feel closer to God and know, better than ever, that he truly cares about you. Terry Modica discusses it on a physical level and a metaphysical level, and she makes it easy to understand by sharing a couple of stories from her own experiences.