July 6, 2020
Today, I am reflecting about the readings from this past Sunday. I talk about the role of the Holy Spirit. Also, from that what are some of the verbs in the Gospel and how they help us to understand that life in the Spirit.
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July 1, 2020
Today, I am reflecting on the 1st reading from the Second book of Kings from the Mass this previous Sunday (2 Kngs 4). We see the Prophet Elisha encountering a woman with a barren womb. I believe there is much we can learn from this woman that can aid us in our current times and I touch upon an aspect of that in the episode.
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June 29, 2020
Today, I address what was going on with me and why I was away for two weeks.
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June 10, 2020
In the episode I reflect on the recent looting and riot in my local area of the Bronx. I talk about what a brother and I did that night and what was the inner movements of my heart. What can we learn about from that moment? Is a question I wrestle with in the episode today.
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June 8, 2020
The Gospel passage from Trinity Sunday conveys a needed word for our reflection “might.” That is a window into a life that is open to us by belief and the need to also conform ourselves to that belief. So, in the episode today I wrestle with that word “might.”
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June 3, 2020
I have a new goddaughter. In the episode today I reflect on that and the gift of life in the Church’s ministry. I hope we all can keep reflecting on our lives as we strive to proclaim Christ and minister to him in the world.
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June 1, 2020
Today, I reflect upon a theme I saw in the Sunday’s readings from Pentecost. We are called to be one in Christ. That reality of oneness is realized through the work of the Holy Spirit. I get into that topic a bit in the episode today.
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May 27, 2020
As we prepare for Pentecost, I offer up a need for us to reflect on 1 John 3: 18. It is a verse that calls us to deed and truth. How are we to live our Christian lives? I wrestle with that question today in this episode.
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May 25, 2020
Today, is the feast of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi. I speak a bit about her and offer you all an insight from her. An insight that deals with love and the Holy Spirit.
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May 20, 2020
Today, I am reflecting on words from Bl. John Soreth. In particular, his words in the light of the feast of the Ascension. The seeds of God’s goodness reside in us, so what does that mean for us that journey with Christ? I wrestle with that question in the episode today.
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May 18, 2020
Our gospel reading from the 6th Sunday of ordinary time challenges us with a statement from Christ “If you love God...”. That word ‘if’ is doing a lot of work in that statement. In the episode today I speak about that challenge presented to us.
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May 13, 2020
May 16th is the feast day of St. Simon Stock. I speak about this saint and his importance in the Land of Carmel. Our parish in the Bronx and is under his patronage. We will have a Mass in honor of him at 9 am est on the Parish Facebook page St. Simon Stock-St. Joseph parish.
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May 11, 2020
1st Peter 2: 4 is a verse that was from our second reading of the 5th Sunday of Easter. That passage has stayed with for a while because of the two words Chosen and Precious. Today, I talk about those words and message of St. Peter to us!
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May 6, 2020
I finished reading the Brothers Karamazov. What an amazing book! Today, I speak about an insight from it about a burial and how in may help us to understand and live via faith in the resurrection.
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May 4, 2020
The episode today is going out the day after Good Shepherd Sunday. That day is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. So, in this episode I speak about the vocational journey in Christ as shown to us via the readings for that Sunday.
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April 29, 2020
Dostoevsky wrote “Beauty will save the world”. I speak about that insight of his today and the need for beauty in our lives during these dark times of the corona virus (covid-19).
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April 27, 2020
Currently, I am reading a book about narcissism. One of the things about a narcissist is magical thinking. Today, I tackle that concept of magical thinking and its impact in the life of faith.
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April 22, 2020
We are in a time where both are mind and heart are being challenged and pulled at, so what are we to do? In the episode today I address that question via wisdom from the book The idiot by Dostoevsky.
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April 20, 2020
Today, I am reflecting about Divine Mercy. What is one of the acts of God’s Mercy? It is revelatory. What is being revealed via God’s mercy? That is a question I wrestle with today in this episode.
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April 15, 2020
Blessed Easter Time! Today, I talk about the empty tomb we hear about in the Gospels. Carmel has a lot to say about silence. So, St. John of the Cross will offer us an insight into silence and what we can learn from the empty tomb.
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