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This week Fr. Michael shares a few evangelization stories, one that is ostensibly non-successful and one that is ostensibly successful. It&a...
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This week Fr. Michael shares a few evangelization stories, one that is ostensibly non-successful and one that is ostensibly successful. It&a...

This week Mother Natalia talks about becoming the person God created her to be, using a quote from a book as a jumping off point. She differ...

This week Fr. Michael walks through a few of his favorite things about the Byzantine church. Follow and Contact Us! Follow us on Instagram a...

This week Fr. Michael talks about penthos, the deep sorrow for sin, and the tears that can be related to that, using the writings of St. Joh...

This week Mother Natalia walks through some practical tips on going to confession. She gives examples of sins that could be confessed and ta...

This week Fr. Michael talks about the deception of Adam and Eve by the devil in Genesis 3. He talks about the ways we can be deceived and ho...

This week Mother Natalia shares a recent prayer experience she had while using Parts Work. She talks about her surprise in encountering many...

This week Fr. Michael talks about learning to listen for God's voice. He talks about how we can start to encounter God in prayer and he...

This week we're joined by special guest, Maddie! Maddie is currently a dokimos at the monastery. Maddie talks about C.S. Lewis' bo...

This week Mother Natalia has a few short topics. First she talks about making her smart phone less smart to help her grow in virtue. Then sh...

This week Fr. Michael recounts his recent visit to Thailand. He talks about the people he encountered, especially Fr. Raymond. He shares how...

This week Mother Natalia shows us how criticism is contagious. She gives a few examples in her life and talks about how she's noticed t...

This week Fr. Michael talks about ways the devil may have attacked Adam and Eve's memory, putting shame into memories where there was n...

This week Mother Natalia shares a recent conviction she had about being silent during periods of silence. She uses that to give suggestions...

This week Fr. Michael reflects on tradition vs canon, inspired by his recent Christmas tree decorating. (Yes, this was recorded a few weeks...

This week Fr. Michael talks about prayer and being sincere in prayer, both directly with God and also when asking the saints for assistance....

This week Mother Natalia reflects on the Visitation, and how Mary may have felt seen by Elizabeth. She talks about the importance of being s...

This week we have two mini-topics. First we talk about priestly celibacy and married priesthood, the spousal relationship with the church an...

This week Fr. Michael talks about the archangel Gabriel and the meaning of his name. He talks about the manly strength of God and how Gabrie...

This week we've got a banter only episode. Enjoy! References: Finding God in the World: An Introduction to Josef Pieper's Sacramen...

This week Fr. Michael walks through the phrase "Let us be attentive. Peace be to all. Wisdom, be attentive!" that we hear during Divine Litu...

This week Mother Natalia talks about finding beauty in the midst of suffering. She gives examples of saints lives who were able to find beau...

This week Mother Natalia reflects on her recent retreat in Colorado. She talks about the rest she had during retreat and the moments of rest...

This week Fr. Michael takes inspiration from a prayer said by the Maronite priests at the end of Divine Liturgy. He talks about how importan...

This week Mother Natalia talks about how we are formed by the community around us. She gives examples of formation within a monastic communi...

This week Fr. Michael talks to Fr. Nathan Symeon and Fr. Joel Barstad about married priests and celibate priests in the Eastern Catholic Chu...

This week Mother Natalia reflects on the Gospel passage where Peter walks on water and asks Jesus to save him. She talks about realizing tha...

This week Mother Natalia shares stories of three beautiful things that happened to her recently. She talks about relying on technology vs en...

This week Fr. Michael reflects on the Gospel from the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. He discovered that the root word means both sham...

This week Mother Natalia talks about our identity and understanding our identity as God sees us. She talks about recognizing our identity in...

This week Fr. Michael reflects on the recent Gospel passage of the unforgiving servant. He talks about how our forgiveness flows from words,...

This week Mother Natalia talks about a conviction she had while listening to a homily about having a softness of heart and how that helps us...

This week Fr. Michael continues his topic on Secrets of the Liturgy Revealed, talking about the prayers that are prayed quietly by the pries...

This week we’re delighted to welcome Anthony D'Ambrosio and Andrew Holzschuh who wrote, directed, and filmed the movie Triumph of the H...

This week Fr. Michael walks through some of the prayers that the priest prays during Divine Liturgy that the congregation does not hear. He...

This week Mother Natalia reflects on some insights she had during a recent Theology of the Body retreat. She talks about the need to stay pr...

Mother Natalia was recently on Catholic Feedback with Keith Nester and we're dropping the episode in your feed today! Mother Natalia ta...

This week's episode was recorded live at the Byzantine Assembly in Indiana! This week Mother Natalia reflects on a grace shared by a pi...

This week Fr. Michael reflects on the reaction of the shepherds to the driving out of demons from the swine, and how that reaction differs f...

This week Mother Natalia is joined by Fr. Chris Seith. Mother Natalia uses John 9 and the prayers of the week for the man born blind as her...

This week we're joined by special guest Fr. Nathan Symeon. Fr. Nathan and Fr. Michael talk about listening to the Holy Spirit and other...

This week Mother Natalia asks Fr. Michael to reflect on his twenty years of priesthood, one day after his anniversary. She asks him some que...

This week Mother Natalia talks about assumptions and how they can hurt others. She talks about sensitivity needed in difficult discussions a...

This week Fr. Michael talks about the vocation of priesthood and ways that seminarians could be guided in their discernment towards married...

This week Fr. Michael talks about the poverty we find ourselves in and how it can be attractive to others. He uses the stories of Photina, S...

This week Fr. Michael talks about the healing of the paralytic at the pool and how his years of longing for healing was fulfilled. He relate...

This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Nathan Symeon. Fr. Nathan Symeon talks about apophatic and cataphatic theology, but more s...

This week we're joined by Bishop Erik Varden. Bishop Varden, Mother Natalia, and Fr. Michael talk about recognizing Jesus in others, li...

This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Chris Seith. Mother Natalia and Fr. Chris talk about the monastic life and how their const...

This week Mother Natalia talks about a revelation she had about sin and listening to God. She talks about how our thoughts impact the way we...