Fr. Steve Borello's Homilies

Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss St. Augustine's conversion story, including the two major blocks to growth in the spiritual life he experienced. They also talk about the cycle of sin we often find ourselves trapped in and how to break from that cycle with God's grace.

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In this episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss the call to conversion, as well as St. Teresa of Avila's four blocks to spiritual progress as mentioned in Ralph Martin's The Fulfillment of All Desire.

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We're back! After taking a break for the Christmas Season, Fr. Steve and Ashley are back and ready to dive into all things about the spiritual life and prayer.

In this episode, we talk about the call to perfection that each of us shares, and how to reorient our hearts towards the Lord and begin again. We are made for greatness, not mediocrity and complacency!

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This is the last episode in our series on discernment! Ashley shares her vocation story along with her husband Drew.

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This episode is the second to last episode in our series on discernment. Fr. Steve shares with us his own experience of discernment through his vocation story.

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Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss how within the Church, two paths are given to respond to the love God has for us.  The first is marriage and the second is celibacy.  

In Marriage, one is called to marry a particular person. 

 In Celibacy, one is called to live it in a particular way. 

• Priesthood - to a particular diocese
• Religious life - to enter this community
• Single life - Makes a commitment to celibacy for the sake of the kingdom under a bishop or within a community

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Fr. Steve and Ashley talk about the Universal Call to Holiness, how this call is our prime and fundamental vocation. This call is rooted in our baptism, and is the foundation of all other callings and vocations from the Lord.

Vocation and the call to holiness also flow from relationship; we cannot become holy by ourselves. “Figuring out” our vocation isn’t the end goal, but rather the means by which we come to love and discover God. 

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Fr. Steve and Ashley continue discussing St. Ignatius' Three Modes of Discernment. This second set of rules includes spiritual advice for discernment during times of spiritual consolation.

Mode 1- Clarity Beyond Doubt
Mode 2- An Attraction of the Heart
Mode 3- A Preponderance of Reasons

Go to www.wordonfire.org/ignatius to watch Bishop Barron's full-length feature film for free during the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius' conversion.

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Recommended Resource: 

• Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making by Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV 

Fr. Steve and Ashley continue discussing Ignatian prayer, this time talking about St. Ignatius' Three Modes of Discernment. This second set of rules includes spiritual advice for discernment during times of spiritual consolation.

In discernment, we are always choosing between two real goods. In order to properly discern, we need to pay attention, have the freedom to do so, test the discernment, and notice its fruits.

Go to www.wordonfire.org/ignatius to watch Bishop Barron's full-length feature film for free during the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius' conversion.

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Fr. Steve and Ashley continue discussing Ignatian Prayer, this time going into the 14 Rules for the Discernment of Spirits. There are two main sets of rules Ignatius gives us in his Spiritual Exercises. This first set of 14 rules is meant to give practical advice for times we find ourselves in spiritual desolation.

Go to www.wordonfire.org/ignatius to watch Bishop Barron's full-length feature film for free during the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius' conversion. 

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