Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast

Fr. Michael learns a lesson in humility and charity as he walks 140 miles of the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain.

Leviticus 19:19
“Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen.
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Temptation can hit us anytime. Sometimes it's easy to spot, but other times the truth is harder to see. Pray, and ask God for clarity.

Matthew 4:8-10
Then the devil took Jesus up to a very high mountain,
and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,
and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you,
if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.”
At this, Jesus said to him,
“Get away, Satan!
It is written:
The Lord, your God, shall you worship
and him alone shall you serve.”

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Who do you know that could use a kind word, and what would you like to say?

Isaiah 58:9-10
Thus says the LORD:
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday;

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Is there some practice or behavior you are being called to fast from this Lent?

Isaiah 58:3
“Why do we fast, and you do not see it?
Afflict ourselves, and you take no note of it?”

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What cross are you called to carry who burden you would rather not hold?

Luke 9:23-24
“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.”

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Today's scripture and parable remind: Give in secret, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Who can you bless with a secret gift this Lent?

Matthew 6:3-4
“But when you give alms,
Do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
So that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.”

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When we accept the true and perfect love of God we cannot have fear over what might happen in this life because God's love transcends the physical world and offers an eternal embrace.

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from Mark 6:45-52
After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied,
Jesus made his disciples get into the boat
and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,
while he dismissed the crowd.
And when he had taken leave of them,
he went off to the mountain to pray.
When it was evening,
the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing,
for the wind was against them.
About the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.

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On the Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Michael reflects on the Magi as the first pilgrims to Christ, following the light that revealed God not only to Israel, but to all nations. Epiphany reminds us that faith is not passive belief, but a living journey with Love made flesh.

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Fr. Romke reflects on a Christmas spent serving in Moscow, discovering that beyond words, culture, or gifts, the Incarnation teaches us a universal language — the language of love.

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Fr. Romke reflects on a moment of prayer that revealed the Incarnation as God’s radical gift of His human heart — not merely offered, but given — and invites us to receive the Sacred Heart Jesus continually places before us.

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