Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast

Can you accept that you didn't choose God but that God chose you?

John 15:16
You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed
you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, He may give it to you.

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Fr. Sean Grismer invites us into the intimacy of friendship with Christ. 

In the Gospel of John (15:15–16), Jesus says:

“I no longer call you servants… I call you friends.”

We are not distant followers—we are chosen companions. And from this friendship flows our mission: to bear fruit that will last. As we surrender unhealthy attachments and the need to control, Christ gently lifts the burdens we were never meant to carry. In their place, He gives us freedom, fruitfulness, and a deeper joy. And then, with hearts healed and grounded in friendship, our prayer begins to expand outward.

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Fr. Ryan draws us to the suffering servant in the Book of Isaiah (53:5): 
“By his wounds we are healed.” 

The saints have long known this truth: when we place our wounds into the wounds of Christ, healing begins. What was once a place of pain can become a place of grace… even a place of glory.

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Fr. Ryan Browning reflects on healing through trust and mercy. In the words of the Gospel of Matthew (11:28–30), Jesus extends a tender invitation: 

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” 

The image of the yoke is striking. A yoke is made for two. We are not meant to carry life alone.

We are invited to lay down what is heavy—our fears, our wounds, our anxieties—placing them at the foot of the Cross, and to take on the yoke of Christ, which is light because He bears it with us.

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Today, Jennifer reflects on the importance of holy self-care—tending to our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. For our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

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In this “Walking with Jesus” meditation Jennifer Falbo-Negron draws from Psalm 147:3 and Psalm 23:3, inviting us to ponder: What in your life is in need of resurrection?

How does it feel to be chosen by God?

Psalm 147:3

Psalm 23:3

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In her second meditation, based on 1st Corinthians, Anne reminds us that God has invited us into partnership with Jesus. Imagine that—Jesus chooses us as His partners.

How does it feel to be chosen by God?

from 1 Corinthians 4-7, 9
I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has
given you, ... and he has invited you into
partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Anne Rometty guides us today and Wednesday. She begins with Jesus’ first words to the disciples on the night of the Resurrection: “Peace be with you.” And the disciples were filled with joy. Joy is one of the primary graces we are praying for in this Easter season. Anne asks you to reflect on what brings you joy? Ask for the gift of joy— a fruit of the Spirit.

John 20:20-21
Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them. “Peace be with
You,” he said. As he spoke he showed them the wounds in his hands
and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! Again
he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am
sending you.”

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In today's meditation, drawn from Hebrews, chapter 12, Fr. Kubicki invites us to envision the great cloud of witnesses who surround us—encouraging us to persevere as we run the race, with our eyes fixed on Jesus.

Hebrews 12:1-2
Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.  

For the sake of the joy that lay before Him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken His seat at the right of the throne of God.

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Where are you looking in your path of life? Down at the road in front of you, or up at Jesus? 

Luke 24:15-17, 21, 27

It happened that while they were conversing, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

They stopped, looking downcast…. ‘We were hoping that Jesus would be the one to redeem Israel.’

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures.

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