Faith cannot simply be belief – in God, or in a set of teachings – for “even the demons believe and tremble” (James 2:19). In this show, we discern what faith is, by looking at what it isn’t.

This show is from the previous LOVE the Word® series, the Entrust episode, available here.

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Hebrews 11:6,  “And without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Do you really believe God wants to reward you? What do you think He might want to reward you with?

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Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Kyrie, Eleison – Lord, Have Mercy

….‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’ Luke 18:13

“Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.”

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

This show is from the previous LOVE the Word® series, the Entrust episode, available here.

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Faith in our amount of faith, trying to manipulate God with our "faith," is not real faith 

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Faith in what we want or think should happen is not real faith

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Faith is not my ability to discern or know God's will 

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Faith is not in my timing; faith is in the Person if the Holy Trinity, His goodness

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I'm convinced that part of why we walk in fear, shame, and guilt for so long as Christians, is that we do not sufficiently understand the Gospel. "Gospel" means "good news." Why is it good news? Because "for freedom He has set you free" (Gal 5:1). 

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Does understanding your position with God in Christ feel freeing? Does it give you more confidence to move forward in peace, in mission, and in freedom?

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Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Kyrie, Eleison – Lord, Have Mercy

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“Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.”

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So You're Needy episode from the Cherished series

Isaiah 52 episode from the Servant Song series

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Feet symbolism in the Bible; Is 52: "how beautiful are the feet of them..."; the Servant Song 

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – What is "the Gospel" and why is it "good news"?; law vs. grace; reconciliation with God

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – neediness; freedom from fear, guilt, and shame; freedom from tyranny; 

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – freedom from sin, suffering, and death; standing and moving forward in the good news of peace; life and love

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"Rules" are not righteousness. Rules often become the symbol for righteousness rather than the road to it. Is "righteousness" about keeping rules? What is "sin" anyway? Why shouldn't we, because God will be offended and send us to hell?

This episode explores the Breastplate of Righteousness in Ephesians 6:14, what righteousness is, and how to wear the breastplate. 

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Do you find comfort in Catholic "rules"? Why or why not? Are you flippant about God's commandments? Do you keep them outwardly while your heart is far from them and God?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)

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“Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.”

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Righteousness defined, God's character, what is sin?, Rom 3:21-31 

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Righteousness is "imputed," or transferred, "filthy rags", Mosaic Law compared to The Beatitudes, natural and moral law 

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Ceremonial Law & Judicial Precepts

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – The Law of Love, wearing the breastplate of righteousness

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This series, The Armor of God for Healing, is based on Ephesians 6:10-18.

Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; above all taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints" (Ephesians 6:10-18).

Series: Understanding the End Times From a Church History and Catholic Point of View

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What is the role of truth for you and your family in super-charged political and/or religious climates? What about in healing generational wounds?

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Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)

Kyrie, Eleison – Lord, Have Mercy

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Dreams of evil, the relevant passage, being made strong, stand x 3, End Times from a Catholic Point of View

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Ephesians 6 verses 10-11, deceiving the elect, wiles and subtleties

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Verses 12-14, 7 weapons, Is 59

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Belt of truth, hip and thigh in OT covenant making, procreative power, protecting descendants

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Dedicated to Max.

Sometimes a podcast episode feels like a pure supernatural gift from the Holy Spirit to me, and then to you. This episode is such a gift.

This technique has the power to heal at the heart level like nothing else I've used. Ask Little Therese for that grace.

In Episode #495, I offered a short version of The Little Way Visualization technique. It was short because I ran out of time in the episode after qualifying the exercise with a few warnings, a grounding technique in case you encountered emotions that threatened to take over, and breathing and relaxation guidance. If you need that sort of support, please revisit that episode (linked in the previous sentence).

Several of you asked for a fuller experience without the interruptions, so here it is, full length, uninterrupted, and fully produced.

Skip to the 12:00 minute mark to begin.

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As you worked through the visualization exercises, what did you notice in your mind, body, emotions, and memory? What surprised you? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?

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Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)

Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Updates

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – The exercise  

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – continued

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – 

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Before we can truly become "little," we must confront the Pharisee in ourselves. Pharisaism is religious narcissism. The Bible calls it "insolent pride." 

The label "narcissist" is widely deployed to refer to people who appear to be too full of themselves, but the truth is, we all have selfish, narcissistic tendencies to some degree that we must wrestle with. I believe this "spirit of judgment" is the main wound of the Fall. Jesus' most dire warnings and strongest words were for the blind Pharisees.

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Clinically, narcissism is a spectrum, and there are three "types" that give us useful information on how to deal with it in ourselves and others. Ultimately, Paul says we must "come out!" and unto our Heavenly Father in order to heal this father wound.

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If you've never explored the "father wound," here 's a whole series o healing the father wound. 

 

 

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Are you narcissistic? How narcissistic are you? How do you feel about yourself, knowing you have narcissistic tendencies? 

Have you identified the projections inherent in your narcissism? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Narcissistic Personality Inventory; Jordan Peterson's Understand Myself personality quiz; Narcissus

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Traits of narcissism; it's a spectrum; the grandiosity and shame yo-yo  

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Three types of narcissism: 1) abuse and neglect; 2) inter-generational; 3) entitlement

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Appeal to the relationship; narcissism as a worthlessness identity wound, a father wound; worthless and Belial; "Come out!"

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The point in "healing the inner child" is illustrated and affirmed by an ancient psychological/mythological idea that the way to full maturity is to find what you lost as a child and regain it. The recovery of the child revivifies the adult by teaching the adult how to play, trust, and wonder without judgment again, but with the added maturity and knowledge of being an adult who knows how to organize and protect oneself in the world. The inner child finally gets to express him/herself from a place of safety rather than fear and danger.

In this wrap-up episode, I offer a case study that might help put all the pieces together, and a reminder from St. Thérèse to stay "little," give Jesus your littleness and little sacrifices, and leave the rest to Him. 

 

 

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Has this series taught you anything more than you knew about St. Thérèse and being "little"? Are you more comfortable with younger parts of yourself than before? Are there parts that you still have trouble "welcoming"? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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Thérèse of Lisieux sacrifice beads at Vianney beads on Etsy.

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Back to Thérèse and her last year; Sister Marie and the linen room

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Case study on the late-life illumination of a personality projection

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Self-sufficiency and Pharisaism block healing

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Seeing and accepting personality projections (underneath behavior issues) without allowing them to rule; how judgments in our vocations are meant to help us "see" and experience ourselves, God, and others in deeper communion

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Listen, Pharisee, the reason you're lonely, the reason you don't feel "chosen," the reason God hasn't thrown you a party (Parable of the Prodigal), is because you're full of judgments that block communion within yourself and between you and the Father, so that you can't feel comfortable enough with Him to even ask for a party. And if he threw you one now, in the state of Pharisaism you're in, you'd just condemn yourself for wastefulness and not deserving it.

As soon as we turn back to our inner child, as soon as we extend some sympathy, boundaries, and forgiveness - for ourselves and others - the Pharisee steps in to judge: "How dare you let yourself or them get away with that!"

Pharisaism is the wound of the world, because while the "sinful" have obvious evidence of their need for healing love, the Pharisee has his shit together, and therefore cannot see the dark, dead judgments inside himself that prevent healing communion.  

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Did the Holy Spirit bring to mind a judgment that you've been projecting onto others or Him in this episode? Can you discern the contradiction underneath with Him?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – How the inner Pharisee steps into the Little Way process

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Unforgiveness and Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes; Catholics and Protestants; Pharisaism as anger at self and God

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Psychology 101 on judgments as projections; fear of God as projection of anger

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Seeing and accepting personality flaws (underneath behavior issues) without allowing them to rule; how judgments in our vocations are meant to help us "see" and experience ourselves, God, and others in communion

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All of our spiritual and emotional issues stem from an unconscious unwillingness to acknowledge the darkness in ourselves. In order to resist conscious "seeing" and acknowledging and doing something about the ugly truths in ourselves, we project them onto others, we distract ourselves, and in doing so, we disown parts of ourselves and those parts begin their tyranny. When enough of us do this, our world becomes as disordered as we are inside.

It's through conflicts and suffering that enough emotion can break through, consciously, to alert us of what we are not seeing. Eden shows us that if we see and acknowledge it - whatever the darkness is - we can take it to the Holy Spirit to help us heal and order it properly. If Adam and Eve had done this, rather than allowing themselves to be distracted by what was easier and more attractive in the moment, they would have had the knowledge of good and evil without the suffering, because the evil was with them in the Garden the whole time; they just didn't notice or acknowledge it as such.

Matthew 18, the Beatitudes, and Old Testament Jacob as a case study, help us with proper healing and ordering: working through pop quizzes, "turning back" to acknowledge and rescue the inner child, setting good boundaries for ourselves and others, and forgiveness for all. 

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Does looking at the Eden story from a psychological point of view help you understand why working through pop quizzes, "turning back" to the inner child, setting good boundaries, and forgiveness are so important to your growth and health? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)

Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Review of Matthew 18 concepts, addition of the Beatitudes for understanding of the processes

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Adam and Eve; the "shadow" or darkness inside; Jacob and deceit; Jacob's pop quizzes 

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – How the processes work for individuals vs. Christian brothers and sisters

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Forgiveness

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Somehow I suspect you've either recently been in a conflict where you were corrected or have seen a need or opportunity to offer correction to another. If not, perhaps it's just around the corner. How about some guidelines from Jesus about that?

Because we are God's children, and He warns us sternly against "despising the little ones." After radical detachment, we have to "turn back" to rescue the lost sheep of our inner child, and the lost sheep in our original and church families when they are also our brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Does a confrontation with someone loom in your life? Does having some guidance from Scripture help you navigate the issue? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?

V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

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Dearest Jesus, my love, in the words of little Therese, "For me to become great is impossible." Help me bear with myself and my many imperfections as I seek to follow her means of getting to heaven by a little way--very short and very straight, The Little Way of the Child. Amen +

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What We Discussed | Show Notes

Overview:

Minutes 00:00-12:00 – "turn back": 1) radical detachment, 2) pursue to the lost sheep, 3) correcting offenders 

Minutes 12:01-24:00 – despise = "to think against"; Jesus' promise of His presence in the process of correction

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – personal examples of "fraternal correction"

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Church Fathers on fraternal correction

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