274 episodios
Come Away By Yourselves Fr. John Grieco
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- Religión y espiritualidad
"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." These words of Jesus Christ are an invitation to personal and intimate prayer. The meditations offered in this podcast are intended to help the listener enter into his own prayerful relationship with God. By reflecting on scenes from the Gospel, on other passages from Scripture, and on the insights of saints and spiritual writers, we can strengthen our faith in Jesus and our love for God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "I have called you my friends." By regular meditation and dialogue with Our Lord in prayer, our life can be transformed into an ever deepening and loving friendship with God.
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Rebroadcast: Lessons From Jesus Asleep
In the middle of a violent storm, the apostles find Jesus asleep in the boat. This divine sleep of the Son of God teaches us important lessons: the need for rest, the importance of trust in God during difficulties, and the great care that God our Father exercises over us. Only by trusting in God's power and fatherly protection in and through times of trial will we experience our own resurrection to new life. Only by trusting when times are hard do we come to really believe t...
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"With all your mind" - Adoration and Thinking about God
To love God as God we need to think about Him. Adoration is not just feelings of awe and veneration, but a deep knowledge of the awesome transcendence of God. This knowledge empowers our ability to love God more profoundly. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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Jesus Present and Alive
Jesus fulfills his promise to "remain with us always" with his presence in the Eucharist. To believe in his real presence is a game changer in our prayer life and in life in general. Jesus is alive in the Eucharist so that he can be fully alive in us. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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Rebroadcast -- The Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Call to Radical Love
Jesus' Sacred Heart reveals the depth of his love for us. Opened on the Cross, streams of blood and water poured out from Jesus' Heart. Our own love for God hinges on our having a heart full of compassion, concern, and a practical spirit of service towards others. As disciples of Jesus, we should be known for our love and care for each other and for all people. Only by growing in charity will we truly imitate Jesus, our model and our Lord. If not, our prayer life...
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Rebroadcast: The Feast of Corpus Christi: "Adoro te devote"
For the Feast of Corpus Christi we meditate on the Eucharistic hymn "Adoro te devote." Hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lord Jesus is truly present: body, blood, soul, and divinity. This marvel of our faith reveals God's humble and radical love for us. Our response should be one of ever greater adoration, wonder, faith, hope and love. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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Our Triune God of Love
The Mystery of the Blessed Trinity is a great secret shared with us by God. He tells us about his inner life so we can know him well in order to love him truly. This intimacy is a sign of God's love for us and also of his great trust in us. To know the Trinity is to know that God is love. This removes all false fear of God from our hearts, filling our souls with wonder, confidence and loving adoration. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com