Fruits of Human and Spiritual Integration When we live lives of personal and relational peace, there is abundant fruit on both a human level and in our spiritual lives. We are actually able to live the “abundant life” in the “peace the world cannot give”. The overflow of the calm and stillness we experience removes the distractions that vie for our…

Human and Spiritual Integration Series Podcast Summaries Fr. David Tickerhoof, TOR and Margaret Vasquez, LPCC, CTT, CITTI St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us that what we receive we receive according to the mode from which we operate. Unfortunately, that mode can be one of fear due to very biological effects of past hurts and woundedness. However, it doe…

Because the particularly hurtful events we endure can become encoded in the brain in a way where they continue to be experienced as current rather than past, we can be effected in a wide variety of ways without even being aware. We can end up stuck in a fight or flight response that can significantly limit our freedom to act or respond from love ra…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Tools for Growing Spiritually Serving Others In this episode, we will explore ways to grow spiritually and serving others. Show Notes: Tools for Growth in Serving Others…

Renewal Of The Mind – Episode 44 Following Christ takes the renewal of the mind, and this is harder to do in today’s culture. In this podcast, Father David shares a personal testimony as well as how the Lord showed him the missing piece in his life, regarding faith. Evangelizing Catholic Culture – The Book. This inspiring book by Father David Ticke…

What Is A Penitent? Episode 43 Does any want to be a penitent? What does this mean to a Christian in a life that seems to be full of all types of hardships? Tune in as Father David works us through this difficult concept but will bring you closer to Christ. Evangelizing Catholic Culture – The Book. This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, Th…

Culture of Connection In Christianity ~ Episode 42 What is the culture of Connection? Have you heard about this as related to Christianity? In this podcast, Father David takes us through the importance of connection in regard to faith. Evangelizing Catholic Culture: This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, Third Order Regular (TOR), on the r…

New Life & Power of Grade ~ Episode 41 We all want a new life power of faith and grace that is given by God. But how do we go about doing this? In this episode, Father David goes deeper into the heart of the matter that there is power in prayer and the graces of God are just waiting for us! Check out Father David’s Book! This inspiring book by Fath…

The Gift of the New Covenant Episode 40 The tremendous grace of the gift of the new covenant comes to us each and every day and Father David once again gives a clear and concise podcast on the topic, to renew our faith! Check out Father’s book! This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, Third Order Regular (TOR), on the role of Merciful Penite…

Bestow A New Anointing Episode 39 The next two podcast shows are probably the most important ones that will appear in my podcast listings or shows (evangelizingcatholicculturepodcast.com). The overall topic I will be discussing in this show is the Church’s Grace of Renewal. I would like to start by reviewing a bit of history of this topic. Immediat…

The Blessing of Purification ~ Episode 38 Is purification a blessing? Can the blessing of purification happen in our own lives? In this podcast, Father David looks at how we are purified each and every day and the ways that the Lord works in our lives to bring about a change, a renewal and a deepening of our faith. Check out Father David’s Book! Th…

Absolute Moral Principles Episode 37 What are the absolute moral principles that Christians especially Catholics must believe? In this episode, Father David explains the five clearly without any doubt or confusion. While some want to push falsehoods, there is a big difference in what we must believe. This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, …

The Spirituality of Secular Humanism ~ Episode 36 Secular Humanism introduces a spirit and way of life which engages in various aspects of unbelief in the supernatural. It renounces or ignores the presence, action, and the expectations of God in our human endeavors of life, pushing God out to the margins of life and removing his existence, awarenes…

Historical Roots of Secular Humanism ~ Episode 35 What are the roots of secular humanism? Where do they come from and why should they matter to Christians? Listen as Father David explains the roots and how this humanism has entered the lives of those even in the church. The stress and process of the current pandemic place many unexpected challenges…

Church in the Pandemic – Episode 33 Are we a church in crisis? What is the church in the pandemic? As a Christian what do you do in this time of confusion? Where can you find the truth? Here Father David talks about the church and how you can find strength in Christ. This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, Third Order Regular (TOR), on the …

The Luminous Mysteries: Christian Mysteries of Light ~ Episode 32 What are the Christian mysteries of light? No, this isn’t some new-age ideal. This is actually meditation of the active life and ministries of Jesus Christ. It allows us to think about and contemplate the Lord’s work on earth. This inspiring book by Father David Tickerhoof, Third Ord…

The Grace of Renewal Workshop – Episode 31 This podcast will present the grace of renewal workshop. The suggested format that will relate to the Church’s Grace of Renewal. Since it is being proposed that for a full life of transformation, it is necessary to go beyond what we have recently traditionally known as the “Baptism in the Holy Spirit”. Thi…

Being Baptized in the Spirit of the Paschal Mystery ~ Episode 30 Can those baptized in the spirit learn to share their faith? Yes! In designing a formation workshop, Fr. David shares the importance of building on the graces received in the Church through the renewal movements, especially the Charismatic renewal. The reason for this approach is that…

The Grace of Christian Renewal ~ Episode 29 The grace of Christian renewal begins with faith in a living God. In the last podcast, I reviewed the initial development of the Charismatic Renewal and what has happened to the movement to this point. We surely want to thank God for the wonderful works of grace that have been available within this moveme…

What Happened to the Charismatic Renewal Episode 28 Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church in this country emerged right at the close of Vatican Council II in the years of 1966-67. Young leaders in East Lancing and Ann Arbor, Michigan and a few other places began holding prayer and praise gatherings, and some of the participants began experienc…

Some Values of Vatican II ~ Episodes 27 Many in the Catholic Church have no or little awareness of the key values of Vatican Council II. Rarely is it referred to in homilies or significantly proclaimed in religious education programs. I suppose we could say it is ignored by most Catholics. When an Ecumenical Council is officially held in the Church…

Spiritual Warriors Episode 26 Warriors are focused and ready for battle. The same with spiritual warriors. In the midst, of difficulty in life, the Lord looks for generous individuals who are “spiritual warriors” who are willing to do penance in order that the Lord will more quickly show his healing mercy. We hesitate at this invitation because we …

Living a Life of Prayer Episode 25 What is living a life of prayer? We read in the Scriptures, “I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may giv…

Days of Darkness Have you heard about the three days of darkness? About thirty- five years ago in spiritual renewal circles, a call went forth by some proclaiming that a period of three days of darkness was coming soon. This darkness was to be so thick that people would not be able to see well what was in front of them. When this event happened a p…

Penance and Spirituality – Episode 23 Do penance and spirituality go hand-in-hand? In this episode, Father David talks about the necessity of understanding that all hardships in life are worth learning from and ways to increase your love of all things holy. Look for Father David’s book Evangelizing Catholic Culture: A New Vision For A New Creation …

The Seventh Word of Jesus On The Cross ~ Episode 22 What is the seventh word of Jesus on the cross? Why is this important? Have you considered the last words Jesus said and applied them to our lives and perhaps what we go through daily in our struggles? Listen to this episode with Father David as he teaches us from his vast years of experience as a…

Why Do Penance? with Father David Tickerhoof ~ Episode 21 Why should we do sacrifice and penance? In this episode, we look at the ways we can sacrifice and how the Lord uses this in our lives to bring us closer to Him in our faith and spiritual growth. Micky Cohen was a mob leader on the west coast. Several of his henchmen went to a Billy Graham re…

The Peace of Living God’s Will Episode 20 The peace of living God’s will can be found in so many aspects of our life. A number of years back when I was stationed at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, I was serving as the Director of Christian Renewal and overseeing two small households in the Renewal Center. Visit the movie we are helping t…

Joy in Living In God’s Will Episode 19 The joy in living God’s will is right before us and we often miss it in our daily lives. Before we look at the practical tools of discerning God’s will in a given situation, I think it can be useful to develop an awareness or atmosphere of worldliness in contemporary society. Visit the movie we are helping to …

God’s Will While Living The Gospel Podcast 18 How can we find God’s will while living the gospel? Often when a member of a family receives a threatening or fatal medical diagnosis. The tendency in this situation, especially for the individual, is to devote themselves to putting everything in order. They may update their will, re-deed their property…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Daily Spiritual Growth Tools Episode 16 Some tools for Daily Spiritual Growth “Acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking. You must put on that new man created in God’s …

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Sharing Christian Faith Episode 15 Practical Ways for Sharing One’s Faith Sharing Christian faith isn’t always easy. There are a number of ways to do evangelization. One…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Power Focused Prayer Episode 14 Part One — podcast here Power focused prayer brings everything in relationship to forgiveness to complete freedom. I want to repeat the s…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. The Fire of Forgiveness You may not think about the “fire of forgiveness when you think about this Scripture. When Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud: “For yo…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Five Keys To Personal Freedom Spiritual Freedom Five Keys To Personal Freedom are an important part to healing in our lives. Before I speak about a particular Catholic a…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Freedom From Unnecessary Suffering Podcast #11 Obstacles and Blocks In Our Spiritual Lives Freedom from unnecessary suffering is the second presentation on spiritual hea…

Spiritual Healing in Our Daily Lives Episode 10 Spiritual healing in our daily lives is the topic today is the first of three presentations in regard to spiritual healing in the pastoral life of the Church. The first one is a basic introduction to the developing review and survey of the nature of the charism of healing in the daily life of Christia…

A Path to Spiritual Freedom Episode 9 A path to spiritual freedom is available to all of us. In light of the human condition, we face many struggles in regard to a reasonable approach to growing in spiritual freedom. Because of original and personal sin, the Church will always need to be renewed and reformed until the end of time. This is one of th…

Renewal and Reform Episode 7 Renewal and reform has become somewhat stagnant. The times have changed, for some, the initial enthusiasm has waned or has been lost by a return to past weaknesses, or a more lethargic spiritual life in a very secularized society. The business, distractions, distress, and fatigue of modern life can easily draw people aw…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Defining Catholic Culture Episode 6 Defining Catholic culture might vary for some. One possible definition of Catholic Culture: In setting up a podcast entitled “Evangel…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. The Importance of Evangelization Podcast 5 In this episode, Father David tackles the importance of Evangelization and how we, as Christians can follow the calling. If th…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Frequent Personal Prayer Time Podcast #4 A Frequent personal prayer time Prayer time is one of those things that often escapes us. In this episode, Father David explores…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. The Grace of the Present Moment Part II Podcast #3 The grace of the present moment part two is still about living in God’s grace. However, the first reflection on living…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. Living in the Grace of the Present Moment ~ Episode 2 Do you live in the past? Or are you living in the grace of the present moment? In this episode, Father Tickerhoof t…

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast or listen to this here – online. You can download this talk on your computer or you can listen on your phone. Share this podcast with a friend. God’s Love for His People Episode 1 God’s love for His people will astound and bless you — in the scriptures, He says, “Beloved let us love one another because love is o…