Continuation of a series of talks I gave on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules for discernment of spirits, drawing on Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s material as well as the actual rules from the Spiritual Exercises. Rule #11 – St.

Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday God gives us 3 commands in Zephaniah 3:14 – shout for joy sing joyfully be glad and rejoice. Have we done that? Have we passed the Zephaniah test? We can grade ourselves on how well we are obeying this verse.

Today we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in America, and we dipped into the archives to pull out one of the many teachings Fr. Rick Thomas gave on giving thanks. In this talk, he reminds us that we need to command ourselves to give thanks to Go...

“When one enjoys consolation, let him consider how he will conduct himself during the time of ensuing desolation, and store up a supply of strength as defense against that day.” St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises #323 Continuation of a series ...

Mary Ann goes through Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home. She compares that with a book Father Thomas wrote called, God’s Goods, which has strikingly similar passages. Then she gives some practical things we can do to m...

“For we can do this with God’s help, which always remains available, even if we do not clearly perceive it.” St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises #320 Continuation of a series of talks I give on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules for discernment of ...

“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” Luke 1:45 Mary Ann teaches from the 33 Days to Merciful Love retreat that she was making. She shares how Satan makes God look like a liar.

“During a time of desolation one should never make a change. Instead, one should remain firm and constant in the proposals and in the decision which one had on the day before the desolation…” St. Ignatius of Loyola,

“A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 The next 40 Days for Life is starting on September 27, 2017. In this podcast,

“Truly, the Lord is waiting to be gracious to you, truly, he shall rise to show you mercy…”  Isaiah 30:18 God is eager and ready to show mercy, but He is looking for people to stand in the gap and plead for His mercy.