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Living Fullness episodes

November 20, 2023 S04 Ep15 - Seasons of Singleness: Longing, Acceptance and Focus
This week we are talking about the topic of singleness, covering how to navigate in response to seasons, how we may fall into traps of personal growth that may become pitfalls in our character, plus providing practical tips to help navigate this season and grow with the community around us.
Timestamps:
00:00 – 02:44 = Introduction and context (singleness).
02:45 – 14:45 = Seasons of singleness.
14:46 – 20:39 = Ways to overcome singleness.
20:40 – 24:34 = None of us are perfect.
24:35 – 25:42 = Book recommendation.
24:43 – 27:44 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
27:45 – 28:01 = Closing.

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29 min
November 14, 2023 S04 Ep14 - ’Jesus Wept’ - Grief
In this episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine talk about grief and our response to it, from three different angles: pastorally, therapeutically and of course theologically. Jesus wept with those He loved - grief is not a wrong state to be in, but how do we best assist others in this state? This episode provides aspects and angles to better grasp how we may help others in our family and community with the loss of someone they may love.
Show notes available here: https://www.virtueministry.org.au/s04-ep-14-jesus-wept-grief/
Timestamps
00:00 – 09:10 = introduction and context (Grief).
09:11 – 11:09 = Therapeutic response.
11:10 – 16:09 = Every person grieves differently.
16:10 – 21:59 = How and why does grieving matters to us (Jesus wept)?
22:00 – 24:07 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
24:08 – 24:17 = Closing.

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25 min
November 07, 2023 S04 Ep 13 - Integrity Restored w/ Special Guest Jim O’Day
SPECIAL GUEST - Jim O'Day talking on pornography...a big and real issue. We are honoured to have Jim from Integrity Restored on the podcast this week, as our monthly special guest. Tackling one of the biggest issues in our society, Jim emphasises that this issue needs to be tackled not just from a moral angle, but really the scientific and humanistic issues that come from this addiction.

Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:30 = Intro
00:31 – 06:08 = Tell us a bit about yourself
06:09 – 16:16 = What effects that pornography have on our body, mind and soul?
16:17– 19:46 = Suggestions or recommendations for bringing awareness to the problem of
pornography.
19:47 – 24:23 = Ways to overcome it, ways to stop it.
24:24 – 24:53 = Donations
24:54 – 28:11 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
28:12 – 28:31= Closing.

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29 min
October 31, 2023 S04 Ep12 - When a Shepherd Leaves His Flock - w/ Co-Host Grace Morey
We are airing a very sensitive and delicate topic with co-host Grace Morey this week. We want to talk about the gap and silence that has been felt in the Church and community when priests and pastors relinquish their pastoral vocations, NOT to point the finger or blame them, but to address the lack of conversation about it. How it causes father wounds to the rest of the community, the lack of addressing our emotions and feelings, how there seems to be no space to have the conversation and to help in healing. A REALLY big topic, we hope this episode is the beginning of this conversation, not the end.

Show notes available here: https://www.virtueministry.org.au/s04-ep12-when-a-shepherd-leaves-his-flock-w-grace-morey/
Timestamps:
00:00 – 01:49 = Intro
01:50 – 03:15 = introduction and context (silence in the church and its impact).
03:16 – 06:24 = what happens when a priest leaves/left the church?
06:25 – 10:04 = what are the impacts of perpetual silence?
10:05 – 22:50 = the pain after father leaves and feeling of isolation.
22:51 – 34:43 = what we can do as a community to heal?
34:44 – 37:08 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
37:09 – 37:25 = Closing.
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38 min
October 24, 2023 S04 Ep11 - The Shattering of Loneliness - Book Study Part 3
This is the final episode of our three part book study of Erik Varden's Shattering of Loneliness. We delve into chapter's 5 and 6, the importance of the Holy Spirit in our remembering, healing, and finding the Truth, how our personal remembrance is to be shared and how awareness is so important to the building of the Church, plus MUCH more.

Show notes available here: https://www.virtueministry.org.au/s04-ep11-shattering-of-loneliness-book-study-pt-3/
Timestamps:
00:00 - 01:14 = Intro
01:15 – 05:36 = Book Chapters 05 – 06 Introduction and Context (Book Study).
05:37 – 08:00 = What is God like? – God’s Courtesy
08:01 – 11:24 = Remembrance, Truth & Recognition/ Why do we need each other support?
11:25 – 13:25 = Our Intimate Desires.
13:26 – 18:02 = Human Condition as defined by Tension between Nature.
19:01 – 20:21 = Truth, Beauty and Goodness.
20:22 - 20:32 = Closing.
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21 min
October 17, 2023 S04 Ep10 - Shattering of Loneliness - Book Study Part 2
Stina and Padre are opening the pages of chapters 3 and 4 of Bishop Erik Varden’s book The Shattering of Loneliness. These pages cover the biblical context of Lot’s wife, and why she looked back, and how that relates to us? Plus Chapter 5 covers the magnitude of the Eucharist and what our disposition should be in the Mass and towards the Eucharist, and much more!
Timestamps:
00:00 – 01:23 = Intro
01:24 – 02:26 = Book chapters 03 – 04 introduction and context (Book Study).
02:27 – 07:17 = Why did the Lord’s wife look back?
07:18 – 08:24 = Why should we be moving forward?
08:25 – 11:51 = True conversion, its origin and meaning.
11:52 – 19:38 = Chapter 04 – History, healing, transformation.
20:12 – 23:06 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
23:07- 23:17 = Closing.
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24 min
October 10, 2023 S04 Ep09 The Shattering of Loneliness - Book Study Part 1
We are embarking on the first part of our three part book study with the work - ‘The Shattering of Loneliness – On Christian Remembrance’ by Erik Varden.
Have a listen as we start at the beginning with chapters one and two, and we reflect on our childhood, recognising good and evil, and understanding the ‘wholeness’ of the sacraments and our existence in it.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:33 = Intro
02:34 – 04:31 = Book name, author’s introduction and context (Book Study).
04:32 – 07:17 = The beginning.
07:18 – 17:17 = What we get to know from initial chapters (Chapter 01 and 02)
17:39 – 18:13 = Message to patrons.
18:04 – 20:11 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
20:12 – 20:22 = Closing.

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21 min
October 03, 2023 S04 Ep08 - Tattoos and Skydiving
Padre and Stina bring you an episode on two hot topics, tattoos and skydiving, and more specifically the line of what is fun verse dangerous, and what may be inherently wrong behind them is not the actual things themselves but our own motivations. (PLUS BONUS MATERIAL, hearing Padre go on some decent rants!)
Timestamps:
00:00 - 1:59 = Intro
02:00 – 06:55 = Topic Introduction and Context (Skydiving and Tattoos).
06:56 – 11:11 = Where would you draw the line between what is okay what is not okay?
11:12 – 16:53 = What about tattoos?
17:32 – 18:53 = Truth Beauty and Goodness.
18:54 – 19:43 = Closing.
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20 min
September 26, 2023 S04 Ep07 - Physical, Mental & Relational Boundaries
Stina and Padre take on an episode to cover where we should address boundaries in our every day life - the physical, mental, emotional and relational type - and address it in topics and ways we wouldn't necessarily consider....
Timestamps:

00:00 – 03:12 = Intro

03:13 – 05:59 = Topic Introduction and Context (Boundaries).

05:59 – 07:10 = Time as a boundary.

07:11 – 09:52 = Emotional and mental boundaries.

09:53 – 14:43 = What are relational boundaries.

14:44 – 18:49 = What do we need to build boundaries properly?

18:50 – 21:29 = Truth Beauty and Goodness.

21:30 – 21:39 = Closing.

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22 min
September 19, 2023 S04 Ep06 - Is Self-Control More Important Than Self-Esteem?
In this week's episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine chat about the misconception that self-esteem is less important and/or problematic as a Christian, where it's counterpart 'self-control' is on a pedestal of virtuousness... when really healthy self-esteem allows better self-control...
Timestamps:
00:00 - 02:38 = Intro
02:39 – 06:57 = Topic Introduction and Context (Self-esteem and self-control).
06:58 – 09:25 = Effects of having low self-esteem.
09:26 – 12:17 = Self-control and virtuous deeds by the person.
12:18 – 15:47 = Self-esteem exercise and day to day actions (practicing gratitude).
15:48 – 17:39 = Truth, beauty and goodness.
17:40 – 17:50 = Closing
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18 min