ENCORE RECORDING

At the wedding at Cana Jesus turns water into wine.  In this episode you’ll hear about a way to pray with the transformative moments in your life.

Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011925.cfm

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Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In this episode you’ll find out why Jesus was baptized. You’ll also hear about the Father’s proclamation of his Son’s identity and ours as well.

Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011225.cfm

Book Reference
The Life of the Beloved
By Henri Nouwen

In this episode you’ll hear about the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus and three spinoff stories that further illuminate this remarkable moment.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010525.cfm

References
The Fourth Wise Man
By Henry Van Dyke - 1895

The Little Drummer Boy
By  Katherine Kennicott Davis - 1941

Amahl and the Night Visitors
An opera by Gian Carlo Menotti - 1951

In this episode you’ll hear about the shepherds telling Mary and Joseph what they heard from the angels.

“As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Lk 2: 19

Listen for how you can become more reflective in your relationship with God.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010125.cfm

In this episode you’ll hear some practical ideas on how you can grow closer to the Lord and your family.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122924.cfm

"La Familia"

Monsignor Laurence Higgins was best known as an outspoken proponent of the family. He believed that it is in the home that faith is passed on and character is formed. This conviction flowed from the strong bonds within his own family, especially the dedicated examples practiced by his father and mother.

“As I think back on everything I have witnessed in my priesthood, it is clear to me that the person we become in this
world can always be traced to our experiences in the family.”

“Children need to see their parents praying and going to church.”

Laurence E. Higgins

In this episode you’ll hear a reflection on the power of bells to evoke deep sentiments of the soul especially at Christmas!

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122524-Night.cfm

Listen to St. Petersglocke from Cologne Cathedral, Germany
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:200437_bigben12345_petersglocke.oga

Christmas Bells
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
https://poets.org/poem/christmas-bells

Ring Out, Wild Bells
By Alfred Lord Tennyson
https://allpoetry.com/Ring-Out-,-Wild-Bells

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In this episode you’ll hear of Mary’s big decision and Elizabeth’s affirmation. When your faith is tested, how do you respond?

Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122224.cfm

Watch TV series scene here
https://youtu.be/CBgpo1Vc4g8

Quote from Sheriff Andy Taylor
“I guess it’s a time like this when you’re asked to believe something that just don’t seem possible, that’s the moment that decides whether you got faith in somebody or not.”

In this episode you’ll hear how the prophet Zephaniah envisions God saving his people, singing to them as in festivals. Can you imagine what that would be like? Listen here for this and other moments in the Bible that are filled with song!

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121524.cfm

In this episode you’ll hear the profound hope expressed in Psalm 126 as God’s people dream of going home!

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120824.cfm

In this episode you’ll hear a suggestion on how to prepare your heart for Christmas, and you’ll also hear a first for me.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120124.cfm