Join Fr. Robert Healey in the pursuit of real holiness, as a day-to-day response to grace, and a movement into an ever-deepening union with God. Topics to be explored will include improving daily prayer, attaining to solid virtue, battling sin successfully, and understanding the richness of the Catholic Faith, toward a more-fruitful living of the Christian life!
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We continue last week's discussion of why authentic Faith is the direct assent to an infallible teacher, and only then in the truths taught, and also some vices opposed to Faith under different aspects.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we discuss the nature of Faith itself, and introduce three vices which stand opposed to it, which might be called Infidelity, Apostacy and Heresy.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we begin a new series on particular virtues, by considering the virtue of Hope, and it's two opposing vices, which are Despair and Presumption.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we discuss the Catholic understanding of Purgatory, as a place of purifying the souls of those who die in a state of grace, but not yet perfected in charity.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we consider the Christian idea of Heaven, which we long for particularly under the aspect of being caught up into the joy of God for all eternity.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode, we delve into the question of what happens to people when they die, not just by way of eternal destiny, but by way of continuing to exist.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In the light of the Seven Words of Mary in Scripture, we open up the question of who the Virgin Mary is as a person, and what is her incredible importance for us and for the whole Universal Church.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we consider the nature of the Church as a unified Body of Christ, and open the question of what Catholics mean when we talk of "praying to Mary and the Saints."توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we look into that movement of prayer called "supplication" or "petition," as the prayer by which we confide the desires of our hearts to the Lord, trusting Him to answer them as He knows that we truly need.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we look into that movement of prayer called "reparation" or "contrition," as the prayer by which we strive to make amends, by our love and sorrow, for the sins of the whole world.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we look into that movement of prayer called "thanksgiving," as the recognition of and response to the love of the Divine Giver.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we look into that movement of prayer called "adoration" (latria), the loving worship paid to God alone, in its relation to the veneration (dulia/hyperdulia) that we give to His most excellent creatures.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Taking a deeper look at what prayer is, in its four movements of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Reparation and Supplication, so as to be better able "to do what we are doing."توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We continue our consideration of the main obstacles to our prayer, with a look at aridity or dryness in prayer, and how best to respond to it.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode, we begin to confront the main obstacles to that interior silence we need to hear God speak, with "distraction" which can be either voluntary and involuntary.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We conclude our multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, by considering what is the essence of that silence we need in order to hear Him speak.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We continue our multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, by focusing on the desire God has to communicate Himself to us really and truly in the Scriptures and prayer.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We continue our multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, by encountering the Scriptures as eyewitness accounts, and not in a merely imaginative way.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We continue our multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, by considering that receptivity to what God is wanting to communicate to me is a crucial element of real exegesis.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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We continue our multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, by talking about how to take a reasonable bite of Scripture, and chew, taste and savor it.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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This begins a multi-part series on hearing the voice of God in daily life, with an intro to regular reading of the Sacred Scriptures.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses how action and contemplation cooperate in the missionary efforts of the Church, as seen in the lives of St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Francis Xavier.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode we explore the idea of "sacrifice" in connection with the mystery of our Lord's Ascension, and our participation in that offering through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Delving into the reality of "mutual belonging" as seen in the life of St. Joseph, and its implications for family life and for our daily work.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Getting out from between "the rock and the hard place" of two prevalent misunderstandings regarding of the relation between our freedom and God's loving Will.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Part 5 of a five-part exploration into the Mysteries of our Salvation through the lens of John 3:16: How to understand the incredible promise of everlasting life!توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Part 4 of a five-part exploration into the Mysteries of our Salvation through the lens of John 3:16: That God desires that the sinner would not die, but turn to Him and live...توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Part 3 of a five-part exploration into the Mysteries of our Salvation through the lens of John 3:16: What it is to believe...توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Part 2 of a five-part exploration into the Mysteries of our Salvation through the lens of John 3:16: The mystery of the Father's sacrificial love.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Part 1 of a five-part exploration into the Mysteries of our Salvation through the lens of John 3:16: The mystery of God's gratuitous love and mercy.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses how to reset our focus on our Lenten penances, in consideration of the victory to be achieved in union with Christ.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses the Sacrament of Confession from the perspective of a priest, and the God who loves the contrite of heart.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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How our daily cooperation with God's grace can improve through the pursuit of a higher degree of the Virtue of Prudence...توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Here we consider the subtle pride which inhibits a true spirit of repentance, by blinding us to our true need for God.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses the spiritual battle which Christ waged against the devil in the wilderness, and the need we have to unite ourselves to Him in the 40 days leading to His glorious victory.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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With Lent beginning next week, this episode delves into the meaning of putting ashes on our heads, and the Church's understanding of Fasting.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Continues last week's discussion of "the chariot," to better understand the goal of the charioteer, which is not just to produce virtuous acts, but rather acts of virtue.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Explores the ancient Greek metaphor of the Chariot as a means of beginning to understand the task of growing in virtue.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Continues our discussion of virtue, with the help of St. Anthony of the Desert, by considering the goal of the spiritual life in perfect union with Christ.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Introduces the idea of virtue, and continues last week's discussion of "resolutions" by considering how prayer can begin to move us forward toward the attainment of real holiness of life.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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The time spent with the Lord in prayer needs to impact our daily life. Here we discuss the role that resolutions take in making that possible.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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If God is with us, it is so that we can be with Him. How do the things I do in prayer contribute and distract from the purpose of being with Him?توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses how the preparation of Advent can be an aid to us in learning to prepare ourselves to meet Christ, not only on Christmas, but also every time we come to prayer; the "habitual" or "remote" preparation for prayer.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discusses the particular kind of communication / communion that we innately desire to have with God, in spite of the obstacles which not being able to see Him or hear Him naturally present.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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Discussing the connection between our knowledge of God (and not just about God), and our reciprocation of His love.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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In this episode, we explore the ideas behind the name "Spiraling Upwards," and take a bird's eye view of the overall purpose of the podcast.توسط Fr. Robert Healey
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