156 episodes
What God is Not Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia
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4.9 • 341 Ratings
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A Byzantine Catholic Podcast about Divine Mystery WhatGodIsNotPodcast@gmail.com
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Multiplication and Metanoia
This week Father Michael links the story of the loaves and the fishes to the story of the Samaritan woman. He talks about how we can see God working in our lives and differentiating that from the "work that we're doing."
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Faith and a Crisis with Barry Alvord
Today we're joined by special guest, Barry Alvord, father of Beth from our media team. Barry talks about a time in his life when he experienced three big crises, how he realized he was struggling with negative thoughts, and how he sought to counteract them.
References:
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus
The Monks of Tibhirine by John W. Kiser
Wounded by Love by Elder Porphyrius
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Fellowship and Foot Washing
Today's episode was inspired by a talk on Fellowship that Fr. Michael and Mother Natalia gave for God with Us Online. Fr. Michael uses today's episode to talk about all the stuff they didn't have time for in that talk. Fr. Michael and Mother Natalia talk about the importance of fellowship, serving others, and foot washing.
References:
Fellowship, the talk for God With Us Online
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
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God Promises, God Fulfills
Today's episode is a recording of the talk Mother Natalia gave at the SoCal Byzantine Retreat Day in March. Mother Natalia talks about the promises God makes to us and that He fulfills His promises. She uses the scripture of the day for the feast of the Annunciation to link the promises in the Annunciation to the promises made in the Old Testament, and then talks about ways we can see God's promises to us in our lives.
References:
Luke 1:26-38
The Year of Grace of the Lord
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Preventing Shame
Today Fr. Michael talks about shame, the causes of it and what we can do to prevent it. We talk about how Jesus approaches us in our sin, looking to cover our shame but not hide our sin, and how we can use that same approach with ourselves and others we encounter. We have practical discussion about "shaming" others, and how that can be problematic when we do not know the entire story.
References:
How to Profit From Your Faults by Joseph Tissot
Talk by Fr. Stephen Freeman
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Beyond Checking Boxes
This week Fr. Michael talks about how we're all called to live authentic Catholic lives, striving for salvation of souls and not necessarily "checking the Catholic boxes". He specifically talks about how parish priests and monastics can help the laity in this regard, and how the needs of parishes differ from one parish to the next.
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Customer Reviews
Love it
I don’t like podcasts at all, but this one is like nothing else out there. My new ministry in the middle of nowhere involves a lot of driving and “What God is not” became my regular companion. It makes me praise God so many time, it’s almost like my prayer. Did I use some of your thoughts in my homilies? Maybe.
God bless you, Father Mike and Mother Natalia (and Father Nathan!).
I love Fr. Mike!
My very favorite podcast. Fr. Mike and Mother Natalia are wonderful and inspiring. I love their banter and they deep, far ranging conversation.
Simply the best, and my friends agree!
I’ve been listening for about 2 years now, and this is one of the only podcasts I consistently listen to. I’ve introduced it to my friends and they’ve all become addicted too. What I appreciate the most is that MN and FM don’t (pardon) put on “scholarly airs” and their theology isn’t esoteric. Some theology podcasts can feel like that. I love how it’s really just them talking about their lives and they seamlessly weave in theology and God and their prayers into everything. It feels like listening to a bunch of holy friends. I like how real they are and how clear and understandable everything is. I’m in the Latin Rite but I resonate so much with the Eastern understanding/theology, so each week is a gem. #notabanterhater