Life Beyond the Chariot | A Faith & Family Series St. Philip Institute of Catechesis & Evangelization

What does it mean to totally surrender to the will of God? In today’s episode we discuss passages from the book Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence and the practical ways we can live this out. 
 
Show Notes: 
Book: Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint Jure, S.J. & Saint Claude de la Colombiere, S.J. 
Surrender Novena: https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-surrender-novena/. 

We’re launching Season 5 of the podcast with a conversation on “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:11). What does it mean to “be still” and enter into prayer with the Lord when life is busy? We discuss common obstacles to prayer (especially as moms) and how we can still have fruitful and intimate prayer lives with the Lord in different seasons of our vocation.  
Scripture: 
“Be still and know that I am God.”- Psalm 46:11 “The Lord himself will fight for you, you need only to be still.”- Exodus 14:14 The Calming of the Storm at Sea- Mark 4:35-41 
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 
Prayer as God's gift (par. 2559): "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer. Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought" are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer.  
 
Save the Date: Diocese of Tyler Women’s Retreat Saturday March 29, 2025

On our final episode of 2023 we spend time discussing chapters 6-8 of “Hope: An Invitation” by Sister Josephine Garrett.  We discuss Mary’s role in our walk with Christ, revisit the theme of the “Slow Work of God” and how this call to hope in the Lord helps us especially now in the Advent season.  
 
Show Notes: 
You can get your copy of Hope: An Invitation at OSV or Amazon. 
Download the free reflection guide here.
Also:
An Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
 

We are continuing our Fall Book Series of “Hope: An Invitation” by Sister Josephine Garrett. This week we are discussing chapters 3-5 which focus on types of discernment, the importance of community, and the role of the Saints in our lives.  
 
Show Notes: 
You can get your copy of Hope: An Invitation at OSV or Amazon. 
Download the free reflection guide and reading schedule here. 

We are beginning our 3-part series on the book “Hope: An Invitation” by sitting down with the author herself, Sister Josephine Garrett!  We discuss some of our favorite parts of the book and the inspiration behind the stories Sister Josephine shares. 
 
Show Notes: 
You can get your copy of Hope: An Invitation at OSV or Amazon. 
Download the free reflection guide and reading schedule here.  

Navigating online conversations and spaces can be messy. Sometimes it can be difficult to know how to discern which voices are true and what arguments are worth fighting amidst all the noise. Dr. Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, joins us today to discuss how Catholics are called to witness the faith, even in online spaces, and how we can be more discerning who which online voices we are listening to. 
 
Show Notes: 
Our team wants to give a big shoutout to our producer, Mark, who edits our episodes. This was a particularly challenging episode to edit! 
Join us for an end-of-year Book Study! We’ll be reading Sister Josephine Garrett’s book, Hope: An Invitation. We'll begin discussing the book on the podcast starting in mid-November. You can get your copy of the book at OSV or Amazon. Download the reading schedule here!