The Journey Podcast

By The Journey hosted by Jude Hennessy

Religion & Spirituality

What's The Journey Podcast about?

Speaking Life through word and song, on-air and online, to the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, and beyond.

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The Journey Podcast episodes:

05.30.2024
240602 Journey Catholic Radio Week 565
Fr Mike Delaney says that the broken body of Christ builds unity and community. Mother Hilda stresses the need for regular breaks to pause and sit with God to be reinvigorated. Plus, Fr Tony Percy on redemptive fruits, Trish McCarthy...
05.30.2024
Week 565–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mike Delaney–Diversity But Still Unity
Fr Mike Delaney says the Gospel challenges us as the broken body of Christ to build unity and community and that we will make known the incredible power of the Risen Jesus in everything we do and say.
05.30.2024
Week 565–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Take A Break
Mother Hilda stresses the need for regular work breaks to pause and sit with God to be reinvigorated. Go and sit down with God for a minute, let him fill up the reserve tank. You'll be amazed at the difference...
05.30.2024
Week 565–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Redemptive Fruits
Fr Tony Percy says that the opening prayer to this solemnity is a magnificent summary of this celebration. The first part is a memorial, God himself remembering the Lord's passion. Next the prayer is the revering the sacred mystery of...
05.30.2024
Week 565–Milk & Honey–Trish McCarthy–The Voice
Trish McCarthy says that we need to be aware whether our thoughts are positive, negative or neutral. Prayer is a good place to slow down your thoughts, letting your mind focus and centre you when your thoughts and internal chatter...
05.30.2024
Week 565–Habits for Disciples–Peter Abela–Pray Yourself First
Pete Abela says that we can apply the financial concept of pay yourself first to our prayer life. Regular prayer requires commitment and just a little bit of planning
05.23.2024
Week 564–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Baptise Cucumbers in Vinegar
Fr Tony Percy says that people are to be immersed into the teaching of Christ and immersed into the waters of baptism, so much so, that we can truly say we are immersed into Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
05.23.2024
Week 564–Interview–Peter Abela–Habits for Disciples
Journey Editor, Max Norden, in conversation with Pete Abela on his faith journey, his decision to establish a faith focused website called Habits for Disciples
05.23.2024
240526 Journey Catholic Radio Week 564
On The Journey This Week: Fr Joshua Whicker MGL says that at the heart of the mystery of the Trinity is love and relationship. Mother Hilda says that impatience is taking over and she has an antidote. Plus, Fr Tony...
05.23.2024
Week 564–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–Made for Love and Relationship
Fr Joshua Whicker MGL says that at the heart of the mystery of the Trinity is love and relationship and we ourselves are made for love and relationship.
05.23.2024
Week 564–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Seasons of Your Day
Mother Hilda says that impatience is taking over! It’s time to rethink/reset into the pace of the rhythm of the seasons of day–energy mornings, mellow afternoons, restful nights.
05.16.2024
240519 Journey Catholic Radio Week 563
On The Journey This Week: Fr Joshua Whitehead says that Pentecost can be extraordinarily experiential, Mother Hilda tells about God’s broken heart. Fr Tony Percy and the tongues of fire symbolizing three things. Pete Gilmore and our personal temple maintenance....
05.16.2024
Week 563–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead– Extraordinarily Experiential
Fr Joshua Whitehead says that Pentecost points us to the reality that faith can be extraordinarily experiential.
05.16.2024
Week 563–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Secret
Mother Hilda says that our God has a broken heart. God doesn’t want a love Fred message, like a Christmas card once in a Blue Moon, He wants to hear the full story of how we’re going.
05.16.2024
Week 563–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Tongues of Fire
Fr Tony Percy says that the tongues of fire symbolize three things: grace to speak with eloquence, love and wisdom. The second symbol, the mighty wind or the breath, evokes the whole mystery of the book of Genesis when God...
05.16.2024
Week 563–Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore–Temple Maintenance
Pete Gilmore says that as temples of the Holy Spirit, we need to do regular temple maintenance. If Jesus were to come visit our temple, like he did in the gospel, which tables would he upend? Which tables would he...
05.16.2024
Week 563–The Bush Deacon–Dcn Josh Clayton–Good Routines
Deacon Josh Clayton says that we need to set up good spiritual routines to complement our lifestyle routines such as routines for expanding and growing our understanding of God, prayer time, reading scripture, and reading books that help understand faith...
05.09.2024
240512 Journey Catholic Radio Week 562
On The Journey This Week: Fr Mark De Battista’s Ascension Sunday reflection, Mother Hilda and harnessing the energy of love. Fr Tony Percy and Satan no longer acting with impunity. Francine Pirola celebrating gloriously different and complementary males and females....
05.09.2024
Week 562–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Faith and Hope in the Future
Fr Mark De Battista says that the Ascension calls us to yearn for the Holy Spirit in our life and rely on the Lord Jesus always being with us on our journey of faith with him.
05.09.2024
Week 562–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Energy of Love
Mother Hilda Scott OSB on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and how Jesus harnessed the energy of love for us on the cross so we can use that energy to handle all the ill-winds that blow into our life.
05.09.2024
Week 562–The Word–Fr Tony Percy– With Impunity
Fr Tony Percy says that the resurrection of Jesus Christ has entered the old world of sin, decay and death, changing everything, especially people. Satan and his entourage of accusers, deceivers and murderers no longer act with impunity.
05.09.2024
Week 562– Smart Loving–Byron & Francine Pirola– Differences Made Wonderful
Francine Pirola delves into the joy of the differences between male and female. Neither is better than the other, they're just gloriously different and complementary.
05.09.2024
Week 562–The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Life as A Candle
Fr Dave Callaghan MGL says life as a Christian is like life as a candle. We need to be set alight to be what we’re meant to be.
05.02.2024
Week 561–Gospel Reflection–Fr James Arblaster–God Doesn’t Have Favourites
Fr James Arblaster says that the readings this weekend highlight God doesn’t have favourites. God is love and loves everyone so much that he willingly went to the cross to bring us through our crosses to the fullness of life.
05.02.2024
Week 561–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–One Word
Mother Hilda’s prayer tip for this week is finding the one word that connects you with God. That one word conveys everything that's on your heart and mind, conveys everything about your life right now.
05.02.2024
Week 561–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Incredible
Fr Tony Percy says that in his humanity, Jesus experiences the love of his Father, and this is the love he has for us. Incredible! We need a lifetime to get our heads and hearts around this magnanimous truth.
05.02.2024
Week 561–Milk & Honey–Trish McCarthy–Cracks on the Surface
Trish McCarthy has three powerful tips to respond to physical, emotional and spiritual pressure.
05.02.2024
Week 561–God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–The Wonder of the Simple
Fr Mike Delaney tells how working with children and their sense of awe and wonder enables the grandeur of God in the everyday activities make the familiar with seem vibrant and new.
05.02.2024
240505 Journey Catholic Radio Week 561
On The Journey This Week: Fr James Arblaster says the readings this weekend highlight that God doesn’t have favourites. Mother Hilda and finding the one word that connects you with God. Fr Tony Percy says one word describes Jesus’ love...
04.25.2024
240428 Journey Catholic Radio Week 560
On The Journey This Week: Fr Mark De Battista says being pruned by God is necessary if we are to grow in our faith. Mother Hilda tells how to see the sun shining in the faces of all we meet....
04.25.2024
Week 560–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Pruning for Growth
Fr Mark De Battista says that the thought of bearing the pain of pruning isn’t attractive, but Jesus says it’s necessary to grow in discipleship and for us to bear more fruit for the Kingdom of God.
04.25.2024
Week 560–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– Shining Like the Sun
Mother Hilda says that Thomas Merton’s story of spending time watching peoples’ faces and his observation that our face shines like the sun can be experienced by us as well.
04.25.2024
Week 560–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Bloom Where Planted
Fr Tony Percy says that we are not called to be busy but to be fruitful, and that requires blooming where we are planted. We are going to have to lose some branches and let ourselves be pruned: For the...
04.25.2024
Week 560–Hearts on Fire Feet on the Move–Mark Raue–The Face of God
Mark Raue says the expression “The Face of God” is attributed to St Therese of Avila means to be the face of God in whatever circumstances we find ourselves with all those we encounter. To be Jesus’ feet, hands, eyes...
04.25.2024
Week 560–Spirituality of the Heart–Michelle Vass–Jesus is Risen
Michelle Vass asks, “How do WE know that Jesus is risen?” Mafalda’s prayer is a great way to test when and how we see the risen Christ as we openly share God’s love with all, not just those close to...
04.18.2024
240421 Journey Catholic Radio Week 559
On The Journey This Week: Fr Joshua Whitehead says we’re invited to reflect on our approach to faith. Mother Hilda says that words from God will fill up that space between your heartbeats. Plus, Fr Tony Percy and the fourth...
04.18.2024
Week 559–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead–Allowing Ourselves to Be Led
Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead– Allowing Ourselves to Be Led (Fr Joshua Whitehead says we’re invited to reflect on our approach to faith. Is it something that you do? Or it is a free response to God's initiative allowing yourself to...
04.18.2024
Week 559–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Heart
Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– The Heart (Mother Hilda says that the heart has the capacity to send messages to the brain, and it's out of that that you and I act behave. When you don't have the words, sit...
04.18.2024
Week 559–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–The Good Shepherd
The Word–Fr Tony Percy– The Good Shepherd (Fr Tony Percy says that this Gospel for Good Shepherd Sunday is all about that God is a relationship himself and He's offering us the great relationship in our life with Him so...
04.18.2024
Week 559–Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore–All Things in Common
Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore– All Things in Common (Pete Gilmore says that the radical idea of being together and sharing all things in common as described in Acts of the Apostles is reflected in marriage and family life. In healthy...
04.18.2024
Week 559–The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Cardboard Cutout
The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Cardboard Cutout (Fr Dave Callaghan MGL says that it often seems like we carry a life-sized cardboard cut-out of ourselves, the perfect image of ourselves, to hide behind for fear that other people might see who...
04.11.2024
Week 558–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–Here and Now
Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–The Here and Now (Fr Joshua Whicker says that just as Jesus is physically present to the apostles, Jesus comes to redeem us in the fullness of our humanity and the fullness of our current lived...
04.11.2024
Week 558–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Frame
Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– The Frame (Mother Hilda says that in conversations with another about something important we can often be caught up on the incidental, the red herring, something that doesn't really matter. Instead, speak and listen with...
04.11.2024
240414 Journey Catholic Radio Week 558
On The Journey This Week: Fr Joshua Whicker says that Jesus is here now to redeem us in the fullness of our humanity in our current lived experience. Mother Hilda says speak and listen with the eyes of God. Plus,...
04.11.2024
Week 558–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Not Meristic
The Word–Fr Tony Percy– Not Meristic (Fr Tony Percy says that resurrection is holistic, not meristic. The resurrection appearances confirm that Jesus was raised body, soul, and spirit. This will be our lot, too, if we are faithful to our...
04.11.2024
Week 558–Smart Loving–Byron & Francine Pirola–Three Magic Words
Smart Loving–Byron & Francine Pirola– Three Magic Words (Byron & Francine Pirola discuss the power of three magic words. A simple formula for marital success in three words: please, thanks, and sorry.)
04.11.2024
Week 558–God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–Clergy Lunches
God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney– Clergy Lunches (Fr Mike Delaney says that like Jesus in the Gospels who used meals to engender a sense of welcome and belonging, it is important for us to make time to share a...
04.04.2024
240407 Journey Catholic Radio Week 557
On The Journey This Week: Fr Mark De Battista’s Gospel reflection placing ourselves in Thomas's position. Mother Hilda says to call out like Elijah when we’re lost. Fr Tony Percy and two resurrection effects: unity and the mutuality of money...
04.04.2024
Week 557–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Believing
Gospel Reflection– Fr Mark De Battista–Believing (Fr Mark De Battista says this Gospel invites us to place ourselves in Thomas's position. As we come in contact with the Risen Lord, to let Christ touch our wounds by being willing to...
04.04.2024
Week 557–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– God of Elijah
Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– God of Elijah (Mother Hilda says when we’re lost do we go searching for and calling out for our Father just like a lost child, just like Elijah did?)

What's The Journey Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Journey Podcast episodes:

240602 Journey Catholic Radio Week 565

Week 565–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mike Delaney–Diversity But Still Unity

Week 565–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Take A Break

Week 565–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Redemptive Fruits

Week 565–Milk & Honey–Trish McCarthy–The Voice

Week 565–Habits for Disciples–Peter Abela–Pray Yourself First

Week 564–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Baptise Cucumbers in Vinegar

Week 564–Interview–Peter Abela–Habits for Disciples

240526 Journey Catholic Radio Week 564

Week 564–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–Made for Love and Relationship

Week 564–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Seasons of Your Day

240519 Journey Catholic Radio Week 563

Week 563–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead– Extraordinarily Experiential

Week 563–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Secret

Week 563–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Tongues of Fire

Week 563–Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore–Temple Maintenance

Week 563–The Bush Deacon–Dcn Josh Clayton–Good Routines

240512 Journey Catholic Radio Week 562

Week 562–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Faith and Hope in the Future

Week 562–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Energy of Love

Week 562–The Word–Fr Tony Percy– With Impunity

Week 562– Smart Loving–Byron & Francine Pirola– Differences Made Wonderful

Week 562–The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Life as A Candle

Week 561–Gospel Reflection–Fr James Arblaster–God Doesn’t Have Favourites

Week 561–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–One Word

Week 561–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Incredible

Week 561–Milk & Honey–Trish McCarthy–Cracks on the Surface

Week 561–God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–The Wonder of the Simple

240505 Journey Catholic Radio Week 561

240428 Journey Catholic Radio Week 560

Week 560–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Pruning for Growth

Week 560–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– Shining Like the Sun

Week 560–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Bloom Where Planted

Week 560–Hearts on Fire Feet on the Move–Mark Raue–The Face of God

Week 560–Spirituality of the Heart–Michelle Vass–Jesus is Risen

240421 Journey Catholic Radio Week 559

Week 559–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead–Allowing Ourselves to Be Led

Week 559–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Heart

Week 559–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–The Good Shepherd

Week 559–Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore–All Things in Common

Week 559–The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Cardboard Cutout

Week 558–Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–Here and Now

Week 558–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Frame

240414 Journey Catholic Radio Week 558

Week 558–The Word–Fr Tony Percy–Not Meristic

Week 558–Smart Loving–Byron & Francine Pirola–Three Magic Words

Week 558–God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–Clergy Lunches

240407 Journey Catholic Radio Week 557

Week 557–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista–Believing

Week 557–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– God of Elijah

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