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Sons of the Church Aug 24, 2022

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Episode 123 - Sons of the Church

Obedience is rooted in God, it is lived trust and lived surrender in His pastoring and fatherhood—that's where we want to be.

It can be really difficult but as sons and daughters of the church we are invited to stay in obedience, not only to our religious superiors but ultimately to God.

We need to be able to listen to the voice of God amidst all the ups and downs of the church.

This episode talks through some great insights about what the Catholic appreciation for obedience actually means.

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Hot Takes 2 Aug 17, 2022

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Episode 122 - Hot Takes 2

As we go through life we encounter our own and other people's struggles, flaws, weaknesses and even sins. But we have to understand that we are going through different journeys.

God is doing something completely different in each of our lives and we have to be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as they may seem.

This is another one of our Hot Takes episode that talks about some of the most essential topics that most of us can relate to.

1️⃣ "To tell someone the truth that they are not ready to receive, does violence to the person" 2️⃣ Can you miss your vocation? 3️⃣ Praying for healing for other people 4️⃣ "Life is a struggle, make sure you pick your battles" 5️⃣ A little bit about shopping ( "Checks and Balances on Impulsive Buying" )

A Really Good Episode Aug 10, 2022

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Episode 121 - A Really Good Episode

Because of fear and insecurity that is ruling our life, we tend to control everything and self-protect. We look inward and we really don't see what God is doing—we don't really trust anyone around us.

We don't have to be afraid anymore.

There will be pain and suffering on our healing journey and the wounds won't just go away, but that's okay.

We got to stop running from our woundedness and stay rooted. Let us allow the vulnerability to happen at the source of healing and give the Lord permission to meet us, loves us and heal us in these deepest places in our hearts.

This episode invites us to let the Lord come into those vulnerable place and break down those walls that we've put up to protect ourselves.

No More Self-Protection Aug 03, 2022

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Episode 120 - No More Self-Protection

The brokenness that is present in our culture deforms us.

We have been taught a certain way of living that somehow cultivated the sins of self-reliance, self-protection, fear and insecurities.

Because we're afraid of being weak or being poor and failing, we put up walls and put on armors to protect ourselves from being hurt—this in turn makes us live with a high level of anxiety.

It doesn't have to be that way. We can be reformed and refashioned but we need to do that with the Lord and this episode provide some amazing insights and talks about how we go about doing that.

Rethink Growth Jul 27, 2022

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Episode - 119 Rethink Growth

One might often think that growth is gonna happen in a particular way that we usually perceive as a huge experience or something flashy, but growth might actually look different.

What does the Lord want to teach us and how does He teach us these things?

We don't grow by having everything altogether all the time. We also cannot expect to grow while staying self-protected in our comfort zones. Instead it's when we actually experience poverty.

In reality we can be uncomfortable from the challenges of our lives and realize that this is what we need to help ourselves to grow in love and in holiness.

This episode looks back on how most of us perceive, encounter and experience growth. An invitation for us to reflect on what does it really mean and how can we make it happen.

Learning To Be Loved Jul 20, 2022

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Episode 118 - Learning To Be Loved

There is the undeniable temptation to achieve and perform in order prove that we are good enough. But, it shouldn't be all about that.

We are gifts to the Lord not because of our perfection but only because of who we are.

We can get caught up in the little things that we do and detach them from the overall goal. It's not just about being perfect on all virtue, discipline or devotions—it should all be geared towards Love.

The love of God and growing in love with him, that's the ultimate goal.

This is a supplementary episode to close the series on The Practice of the Presence of God, that talks about experiencing love, learning to be and being loved and from that being able to love.

You can find the Presence of God challenge in the Hallow App or this link https://app.hallow.com/challenges/51, where you can join in and reflect with Fr. Mark-Mary on The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.

Finding Peace in Chaos Jul 13, 2022

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Episode 117 - Finding Peace in Chaos, Series on The Practice of the Presence of God (Part 4 of 4)

There's a lot happening in the world we live in, and nothing much we can do about it.

During this difficult time we need to pay attention to the Lord—to be immersed in the mystery of God, his goodness and his mercy.

It's good to understand what is and what's not in our circle of influence even though it might be in our own country, group, family or even in our own life. Let's discern with the Lord, what's His and whats ours to deal with together.

The beauty and grace of it is that we have the freedom to surrender all the things we cannot control, and bring it God.

Let's not fall to the pattern of distraction, discouragement, despair. We need to find a way to encounter the light to push back the darkness. There's hope to find peace amidst chaos.

Give It To God Jul 06, 2022

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Episode 116 - Give It To God, Series on The Practice of the Presence of God (Part 3 of 4)

We can't do anything more to earn God's love, we have it already!

We can be weak, we can be poor, and we can be sinners—and that's okay. We can bring all that to the Lord and that's where we start.

Jesus doesn't want us to give him the good things alone, but the bad things as well. What the Lord wants is for us to invite Him in that space for Him to be with us on that.

What we need to do is to surrender every bit of who we are, surrender our desires to control and give it all to God.

This episode talks more about some great points in the practice of presence of God. An invitation to reflect back on who we are, understand or accept our weaknesses and sins. While at the same time, recognize who God is as we surrender everything to Him.

Prayer: Pure and Simple Jun 29, 2022

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Episode 115 - Prayer: Pure and Simple, Series on The Practice of the Presence of God (Part 2 of 4)

What does a good prayer look like? We don't know.. Everyone has the freedom on how they pray.

But thinking about God, reading a book about God and just saying words about God is not praying. Praying is the relationship that brings us in to a conscious living contact with God himself.

Everything is at the service of relationship with Him.

There's a real person looking back at us in prayer—who loves us and wants to draw us close to his sacred heart. Jesus wants to meet us in that contemplative space and experience his heart there.

In relation to Brother Lawrence's Book, this episode talks through some amazing insights on the relational aspect of prayer as well as some logic and application of prayer. An invitation for us to re-evaluate our prayer life which is meant to put us in relationship with God.

Unceasing Prayer Jun 22, 2022

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Episode 114 - Unceasing Prayer, Series on The Practice of the Presence of God (Part 1 of 4)

With the abundance of noise in our world, there can be a lot of interruptions to our ongoing conversation and relationship with the God.

The habitual, silent and secret conversation we all dream to have with God, all seems to be very difficult to achieve. There's going to be a cost, sacrifice and perseverance.

We need to drive away from our minds everything that is capable of interrupting our thought of God. It doesn't overnight nor does it happen easily.

Like any dream that we have, we do need to put some work into it in order to make it happen.

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