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Living Fullness episodes

June 06, 2023 S03 Ep15 - I’d Rather Be Spiritual and Not Religious
Have you heard the term 'I'm spiritual not religious' and wondered if you could be like that? In this episode Padre and Stina have a chat about the implications of being spiritual without a religion and why it might seem appealing at this time in society, as well as some of their personal views on the matter.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - 01:23 = Intro
01:24 – 09:02 = Topic Introduction and Context (Spirituality vs Religion)
09:03 – 11:55 = Spirituality being preferable over Religion
11:56 – 14:15 = Spirituality leading to Individualism
14:16 – 15:48 = Why be part of a Religion?
15:49 – 33:04 = Discussion about Spirituality vs Religion
33:05 – 36:13 = Truth Beauty and Goodness
36:14 – 36:29 = Closing
37 min
May 30, 2023 S03 Ep14 - Book Study Part 3 - How Can We Know if an Inspiration Comes From God
We are sharing part three of our book study unpacking Jacques Philippe's book 'In the School of the Holy Spirit'. We uncover and speak of the practical criterion to know whether an inspiration comes from God with six points to consider, how we should orientate our hearts for receptivity and more.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - 1:10 = Intro
01:11 – 06:00 = Topic Introduction and Context (How can we know if an inspiration come
from God?)
06:01 – 09:04 = Discussion about Criteria’s
09:05 – 11:19 = Discerning of Spirits
11:20 – 14:33 = Complimentary signs
14:34 – 27:11 = Jacque’s Question and discussions around that
27:12 – 30:23 = Truth Beauty and Goodness
30:23 – 30:36 = Closing
31 min
May 23, 2023 S03 Ep 13 - Book Study Part 2 - How Can We Foster Inspiration?
In part two of our book study, exploring Jacques Philippe's book 'in the School of the Holy Spirit', we cover 10 ways in which we can foster inspiration from the Holy Spirit.
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Stina – Called ambulance to the house. Priest friend coincidently saw police outside, but they weren’t involved. The scenario did provide the chance for the patient to get a blessing though.

Padre - ‘The Hound of Heaven’ by Francis Thompson

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Episode Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:14 = Intro Snippet
00:23 - 00:43 = Podcast intro
00:44 - 00:57 = Greeting with Padre
00:58 - 01:15 = Foster inspirations
01:16 - 02:36 = 1st Practice praise and thanksgiving
02:37 - 02:56 = 2nd Desire and asking themself
02:57 - 05:53 = 3rd Resolve to Refuse God
05:54 - 07:28 = 4th Practice and Trust
07:29 - 10:48 = 5th Practicing abandonment
10:49 - 15: 29 = 6th Practice Detachment
15:30 - 20:38 = 7th Practicing Silence and Peace
20:39 - 22:58 = 8th Faithfully In Prayers
22:59 – 34:39 = 9th is examining the movement of hearts
34:40 = Closing

35 min
May 16, 2023 S03 Ep12 - Book Study Part 1 - Holiness is the Work of the Holy Spirit
This episode is part 1 of our book study covering the book by Fr Jacques Philippe 'In the School of the Holy Spirit'. We delve into how increasing in holiness is not the work of ourselves, but the desire and work of God within us, and how conversion of our natures to the virtuous is not a road taken by ourselves, plus much more!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:28 = Intro Snippet
00:30 - 00:55 = Podcast intro
00:56 - 03:08 = Greeting with Padre
03:09 - 05:38 = Book Study
05:39 - 10:26 = Book start Pages Develop People Holy
10:27 - 29:04 = God is Captive
29:05 = Closing
30 min
May 09, 2023 S03 Ep11 - Seminary Discernment with Bobby Angel
SPECIAL GUEST! We are so excited and
pleased to have Bobby Angel on the
podcast talking seminary and vocational discernment,
it’s many facets, it’s ability for spiritual and moral
formation and learning God's Will for your life.
Watch this guest interview on YouTube and join our Patreon for further content
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Timestamps:
00:00 – 00:39 - Intro Video
00:39 – 02:54 - Show Introduction
02:54 – 16:44 - Give us an overview of how you’ve ended up a husband and father.
16:44 – 23:32 - Could you run us through what your discernment looked like?
23:32 – 27:29 - Any comments on the tendency of rushing into discernment, particularly rushing into seminary, or rushing out and into a relationship and marriage?
27:29 – 41:44 - Isn’t there a potential for hurt, for the community that a seminarian has just left abruptly? Especially if you walk into a relationship quickly?.
41:44 – 45:40 - What needs to be spoken into this culture to help young men and young women to see, their vocation isn’t a place to run from?
45:40– 50:33 - Any word of encouragement to men who have had the thought of the seminary but don’t want to act on it?
50:33 – 55:00 – Rapid fire questions
55:00 – 58:09 - Outro
51 min
May 02, 2023 S03 Ep10 - Leisure as an Expression of Culture
Padre and Stina sit down to chat about how our Western culture tends to deal with leisure through excess and escapism, rather than true wholesome ways of recreation and connection. They break it open plus give you some tips as to how to embrace leisure in its truest form.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - 0:23 = Intro
0:24 – 3:05 = Topic Introduction and Context (Leisure as an expression of Culture)
3:06 – 7:30 = Cultural Expressions of Leisure
7:31 – 12:20 = Virtual Connections and Leisure
12:21 – 13:56 = Exhaustion and fatigue’s effects on Leisure
13:57 – 20:27 = Having a healthier relationship to Leisure
20:28 – 28:11 = Life affirming Leisure’s
28:12 – 29:07 = Book Study Reminder
29:08 – 33:16 = Truth Beauty and Goodness
33:17 – 33:30 = Closing
34 min
April 25, 2023 S03 Ep09 - Turn the Other Cheek
In this episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine cover the often wrongly interpreted Gospel passage of 'turning the other cheek'. We delve into what is true charity in our actions, in the plight of seeking fair and true Christian justice, and also covering mimetic violence and how Christ is the answer to all.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - 0:28 = Intro
0:29 – 2:00 = Topic Introduction and Context (Turn the other cheek)
2:01 – 2:56 = Book Study
2:57 – 4:51 = Jesus’s Non-Violence
4:52 – 10:45 = Jesus a Pacifist?
10:46 – 15:23 = About friendship
15:24 – 19:04 = Talking about Book Study
19:05 – 19:18 = Closing
20 min
April 18, 2023 S03 Ep8 - The Devout Life with Co-host Elise Drum
Stina and Virtue Ministry team member Elise Drum co-host this week and break open Francis de Sales’ book ‘The Devoted Life’. They ask the questions what is devotion, who are we devoted to and how to implement this approach to our daily life?

Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes

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Timestamps
0:00 - 0:29 = Intro
0:30 – 2:59 = Topic Introduction and Context (The Devout Life)
3:00 – 4:26 = What is Devotion?
4:27 – 6:48 = Daily Life Baggage
6:49 – 9:20 = Choices in Devotion
9:21 – 13:51 = Handling between priorities, duties, responsibilities and devotion
13:52 – 18:22 = Difference that Devoted Life Makes.
18:23 – 21:41 = Truth Beauty and Goodness
21:42 – 22:11 = Closing
23 min
April 11, 2023 S03 Ep7 - Friends Centred on Christ See Things Differently
Stina and Padre sit down to discuss why they weren't so excited to be living in the same place, when everyone expected otherwise. Was this strange? Was there something wrong? They dig into this topic, knowing that friendship centred on Christ will look different.

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Stina Constantine - Gathering place at the cathedral - funny
Padre - Integrity Restored – Resource for battling pornography

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Episode Timestamps
0:00 - 1:00 = Intro
1:01 – 3:20 = Topic Introduction and Context (Core of friendships)
3:21 – 8:24 = Packing up and move
8:25 – 9:35 = People doing Gossips and remarks
9:36 – 16:32 = Dynamics of our friendship
16:33 – 24:20 = Boundaries in our Friendship
24:21 – 26:58 = Truth Beauty and Goodness
26:59 – 28:13 = Closing and Patreon
29 min
April 04, 2023 S03 EP06 - Easter Episode - Living Witness to the Resurrection
In our Easter episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine chat about being witnesses to the Resurrection through hope, and how to overcome that when life brings us challenges.
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Padre - Staff Spirituality Day at a school

Stina – Fr Jacques Phillipe - In the School of the Holy Spirit

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27 min