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Today Mike and Alina talk about the three pillars of the Lenten season.  Learn about their history, importance, and how they are designed to help us grow closer to the Lord during Lent.  So sit back, listen, laugh, and learn on another episode of Practicing Catholic. 

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In today's episode, Mike talks about the Gift of Grace.  This wonderful blessing bestowed helps draw us into union with the Trinity.  Grace emboldens faith, strengthens hope, and purifies charity.  This free and abundant gift, though, requires our response.  So this Lenten season, let us respond to God's grace to draw ever closer to His enduring love. 

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Today we continue our discussion on the beatitudes.  As we continue to understand not only what these meant to the people of the time of Christ but understanding what it meant to early post-Judeo Christians can help us find deeper and more meaningful applications for our lives. 

The beatitudes, in essence, become bookends for our own spiritual faith journey. We begin by understanding our need for and desire for God in our lives to one day possibly becoming persecuted for the love we show toward the Trinity. 

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What is one of the biggest struggles in faith life...  CONSISTENCY.   However, we make commitments throughout our lives. We train for sports. We diet. We are committed to working, our studies, and family and friend relationships. Like anything else, we must commit time to get more out of our faith. One way that we can achieve this is through SMART goals. So this lent, stop being lukewarm and let God take you to the next level!

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We have all heard of the beatitudes. What do we know about them? What would people have understood in the time of Christ? What would post-Judeo Christians take from their meaning? Is there an application for us today? We discuss these topics and more on this episode of Practicing Catholic. 

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Today we conclude our 5 part series on prayer. In this episode, we discuss prayers of praise. Praise is our opportunity to praise God for being God and recognize His divine sovereignty and power in all ways possible.  

 

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Prayers of thanksgiving are powerful for the faith life.  Thanksgiving brings into focus the many blessings we have received from God and, more importantly, reminds us that all we have, all we receive, and all that "is" belongs to the Lord.  

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We most likely heard the phrase will you pray for me. Many of us may have even asked others the very same question. From prayers of the Mass to the Rosary, intercessory prayers encourage us to ask for help. In humbling ourselves before God, we show the intentions of our hearts. 

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We are continuing our journey on the five types of prayer.  The prayer of petition is one of the most powerful forms of prayer available to use in our spiritual life.  In asking for forgiveness, we allow for our hearts and minds to become open to God's grace and mercy through which we are better able to understand his will for our lives.  

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Prayer is one of the essential parts of our faith life.  However, understanding prayer more intimately can allow us the opportunity to draw closer to God.  Over the next several weeks, we will discuss the five prayer forms: Adoration, Petition, Thanksgiving, Praise, and Intercession.  Today we are talking about adoration and how this form of prayer can positively impact our faith.  

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