The Liar is hard at work attempting to destroy the LOGOS and our faith. Christ is the LOGOS; the Elect are His Gospel. The Elect are being called to be Oned with Him in the most powerful form of prayer given to us: Mary's "better part."

Here is the Prayer of Faith, the process called Christian Contemplation: a "naked intent, stretching to God." In this episode, we begin to understand. --KD

Mentioned in this episode:

JOHN 14:19-21
     "In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.
     Whoever embraces my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”


When the Well Runs Dry: Prayer beyond the Beginnings Thomas H. Green, S.J. (copy/paste into your browser, you can find used copies for a few dollars and, of course, new ones)

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: [email protected]
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

The difference between Religion and Mysticism is the difference between Faith and Knowledge.

JOHN 14:24
"Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me." 

In this Episode, Kyrie deals with the question: "If we are Elect and know that because we can connect with the Transcendent, what are we supposed to do with that? We are still living this life, we still have dishes to wash and change oil in our cars and buy or receive birthday presents. Walk dogs, scoop litter, cut grass.... what's the point beyond knowing?"

JOHN 14:20
"On that day you will know I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."

......What day is the Savior referring to? What will finally bring all the disciples to knowledge, what is the primary understanding anyone, everyone, must have:

JOHN 14:2-3
"In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and as I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be."

......Eternal life. The belief is widespread now, but then, it was a claim akin to a present-day belief in Bigfoot.

JOHN 14:16-17

"And I will ask the Father, and he will give another Advocate to you, so that he may abide with you for eternity: the Spirit of Truth, whom the world is not able to accept, because it neither perceives him nor knows him. But you shall know him. For he will remain with you, and he will be in you."

......Okaaaaay - so now what?

(eta: SIGOURNEY WEAVER!! - you'll get it if you listen....KT)

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: [email protected]
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

(They  wouldn't let me make it episode 2.5 in the list, so just go with the title.)

Before embarking on a practice of contemplative prayer, there are three things you should know:

1. What dryness is.
2. What spiritual jealousy is.
3. Why might consolations can vary widely.

Kyrie, who likes chatting better than podcasting as she is no professional talker of things recorded as is obvious from the clinking of the spoon in the teacup,  presents this shortish Bonuscast before Episode 3, the Contemplation Primer. 

Or whatever she might decide to call it when she actually records it, during which she stops talking about herself in 3rd person. 

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: [email protected]
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

In earlier episodes we talked about some Christian mystics and some of the experiences associated with a connection to the Divine. Here, in  Episode 3a, you get simple directions for how to practice contemplative prayer.

You'll also get an example of what it really means to be a "Heretic" Christian". 



God be with you,
Kyrie

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: [email protected]
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

In the last podcast (number 3) I told you some things but didn’t explain them. I told you Julian of Norwich knew that it didn’t matter what God “shewed” her in her visions.  In this episode we'll get into why the content didn't matter and what she did about it.

Here is a link to Revelations of Divine Love, as promised in the episode.

Also inside (inside?  Kyrie shrugs...) are revelations to visionaries in contemporary times that refer to present conditions and how important information was hidden from the public in our era the way Julian's was 500 years ago. Of course, hiding things from general distribution is a practice that dates back to the Incarnation.

But now? It's time for all the revelations. Here is an excerpt from one no one should miss:

Included in this Vatican document on awarding a Nihil Obstat (no objections) to
accepting messages reported to be from Mary to a Visionary at Medjugorje. 

25 January 2015:

“Now, as never before, Satan wants to suffocate man and his soul with his contagious wind of hatred and unrest. In so many hearts, there is no joy because there is no God and no prayer. Hatred and war are growing day by day. I am calling you, my children, to begin anew, with enthusiasm, the path of holiness and love because I have come among you for this. Together, let us be love and forgiveness for all those who know and want to love only with human love, and not with that immense love of God”.

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WARNING: While the Host of this podcast is well-read and educated in the topics herein included, (cool scholar/legal-ese, right?) she does not necessarily pronounce anything correctly. Thank you.
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Other links:

The Cloud of Unknowing, Evelyn Underhill edition, downloadable PDF

Pope Francis - May 2024: Listening to the Spirit Who Works in the Faithful People of God  On discernment of claimed supernatural phenomena.

Full text of Morton Smith’s translation of the Mar Saba letter (Clement of Alexandria on Secret Mark).

On Carpocrates. Arch Heretic

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: [email protected]
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross