Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast

Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 16:29-33 is by the Very Reverend Esequiel Sanchez.

Father Esequiel is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago serving for the past 27 years serving in various capacities and parishes. He is currently the Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, as well as Dean for Vicariate I in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

from John 16:29-33

The disciples said to Jesus, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God ...”

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on Matthew 28:16-20 is by Emily Jaminet.

Emily is a Catholic author, speaker, radio personality, podcaster, wife, mother of seven children, and the Executive Director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network, found at www.welcomeHisHeart.com.  Her most recent book is Holy Habits from the Sacred Heart, Ten Ways to Strengthen More Loving Relationships. Emily can be found at  www.EmilyJaminet.com . 

From Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 16:23b-28 is by Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson.

Dr. Terry served on the faculty of the Loyola Academy Jesuit High School for eighteen years and is Founder of Soul-Play, LLC. He is Resident Theologian and Animator of Faith at Old St. Patrick’s Church, holds a master’s degree from Loyola University, and a Doctor of Ministry from the University of St. Mary of the Lake.

from John 16:23b-28

“I have told you this in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures but I will tell you clearly about the Father. On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you. For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God. ...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 16:20-23 is by Fr. Richard Bollman, SJ.

Father Richard is a Jesuit priest living in Cincinnati at Xavier University.  He works in retreat and spiritual ministry, and assists with worship at St. Robert Bellarmine parish where he was once pastor.  Ordained in 1969, he also served at the University of San Francisco, and as Director of the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford. Since his time as a pastor, he has been able to focus more on the ministry of spiritual direction.

from John 16:20-23

Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 16:16-20 is by Deacon Ron Yurcus.

Deacon Ron, ordained a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Joliet, follows in the footsteps of St. Stephen and Francis of Assisi. In addition to ministering at St. Petronille Church, Ron was employed as hospice chaplain, volunteer state police chaplain and occasionally served as a parish mission and retreat director. 

from John 16:16-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
“A little while and you will no longer see me,
and again a little while later and you will see me.”
So some of his disciples said to one another,
“What does this mean that he is saying to us,
‘A little while and you will not see me,
and again a little while and you will see me,’
and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
So they said, “What is this ‘little while’ of which he speaks?
We do not know what he means.”

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 16:12-15 is by Sr. Mary Ann Barnhorn, SND.

Sr. Mary Ann most recently served as Director of Development for the Ohio Province of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Prior to that, she was provincial leader and coordinated her Congregation's International Policy making meeting. She was Program Director at the National Pastoral Life Center in New York and Executive Director of the National Association of Church Personnel Directors. She holds a Masters in Pastoral Theology from Loyola University in Chicago.

from John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. ...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on Acts 16:22-34 is by Sister Marcelline Koch, OP.

Sister Marcelline, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, IL, directs her congregation’s Office of Justice. Her ministry includes education and advocacy around antiracism, immigration, socially responsible investing, and many other justice issues. She believes in networking with others and grounding the work in prayer and contemplation.

from Acts 16:22-34
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened,
there was suddenly such a severe earthquake
that the foundations of the jail shook;
all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were pulled loose.
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open,
he drew his sword and was about to kill himself,
thinking that the prisoners had escaped...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on Acts 16:11-15 is by ValLimar Jansen.

ValLimar was a university professor, who by popular demand became a national speaker, a composer, and recording artist. For over 25 years, she has served as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, catechist, and evangelizer. ValLimar developed a signature blend of dramatic art, music, Scripture proclamation, prayer and inspirational exhortation.

from Acts 16:11-15

On the sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer. We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there. One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying. ...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 14:15-21 is by Most Reverend Jeffrey S. Grob.

Bishop Grob was reared on a dairy farm just outside Cross Plains, WI and ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1992 and an auxiliary bishop in 2020. Over the years, he has been blessed by God to serve in various positions from associate pastor and pastor to Chancellor and Judicial Vicar.

from John 14:15-21
Jesus said to his disciples:
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept,
because it neither sees nor knows him.
But you know him, because he remains with you,
and will be in you.
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. ...

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Today's Season of Joy reflection on John 15:18-21 is by Eric T. Styles.

Since 2016, Eric has served as the Rector of Carroll Hall at the University of Notre Dame. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Loyola University Chicago, and has worked at Saint Benedict the African Catholic Church, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, as well as the Theatre School of DePaul University. Eric collaborates with the music art ensemble, Afro House, and writes about theology, liturgy, and contemporary culture.

from John 15:18-21
Jesus said to his disciples:
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own;
but because you do not belong to the world,
and I have chosen you out of the world,
the world hates you.

To read the full scripture passage, please visit: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052122.cfm

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