Episode 109: "I must trust that the extraordinary is indeed all around me in what seems to be incredibly (and even painfully) ordinary."

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"The ordinary feels, well, ordinary, Lord. But I know that it is in the ordinary that I will more deeply and purely be rooted in you. Yes, I know when I kiss the face of a child, I kiss the face of God. I know when I hold the hand of my husband, I hold the hand of my Savior. I know when I give someone something to eat or fill their cup with water, I am feeding you and giving you something to drink. So, I won’t let 'the ordinary' make me doubt your presence in and through my life, Lord. I won’t let 'the ordinary' make me believe that I am doing something wrong. Instead, I will trust. I will trust that this is all part of your plan. I will trust that this is all part of my journey. I will trust that my ordinary life is, in the process of becoming something extraordinary."

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Episode 108: HALLOW: 1: to make holy or set apart for holy use 2: to respect greatly : venerate (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

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Join author and host Julia Monnin and her son as they invite listeners to join them for one of their homeschool lessons on All Hallows' Eve.

ALL YOU HOLY MEN AND WOMEN, SAINTS OF GOD, PRAY FOR US!

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Episode 107: "Persons who refuse to go out at night in search for the Beloved and to divest and mortify their will, but rather seek the Beloved in their own bed and comfort . . . will not succeed in finding him. . . . she found him when she departed in darkness with longings of love." – St. John of the Cross (The Dark Night, Book 2, Ch. 24, 4)

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In this episode, author and host Julia Monnin shares with listeners a talk she gave to priests and seminarians in May of 2025 as Session 1 in a 4-Part Series on St. John of the Cross. In this talk, Julia gives an introduction to John and an overview of his collected works.

Before tuning in, Julia recommends listeners get a copy of The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross as well as Temptation and Discernment by Segundo Galilea. She also suggests listeners consider getting a copy of St. Teresa’s The Prayer of Recollection and The Prayer of Loving Attention: Saint John of the Cross. These books and brochures are published by ICS Publications. Lastly, Julia suggests printing out the Packet with the syllabus for this series as well as the Evaluation of Prayer by Effects document. All of these resources linked in this description might be helpful to you as you take this overall look with her of John's teaching and doctrine as found in his Collected Works.

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Episode 106: ". . . Lord, my heart is not proud; / nor are my eyes haughty. / I do not busy myself with great matters, / with things too sublime for me. / Rather, I have stilled my soul, / Like a weaned child to its mother, / weaned is my soul. / Israel, hope in the Lord, / now and forever." – Psalm 131

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"Oh, how happy I am to see myself imperfect and to have such need of God's mercy at the moment of my death," said St. Thérèse, the Little Flower, at the end of her life. Could you say the same? Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin shares some thoughts on spiritual poverty (St. Thérèse style!).

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"At times the little bird's heart is assailed by the storm, and it seems it should believe in the existence of no other thing except the clouds surrounding it; this is the moment of perfect joy for the poor little week creature. And what joy it experiences when remaining there just the same! and gazing at the Invisible Light which remains hidden from its faith!" – St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul

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Episode 105: "If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, / Lord, who would survive? / But with you is found forgiveness: / for this we revere you. . . . Because with the Lord there is mercy / and fullness of redemption" (Psalm 130:3–4, 7).

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What's the greatest gift we can give someone? FORGIVENESS! Join author and host Julia Monnin on this episode as she shares with listeners some thoughts on the gift of giving and receiving mercy while also taking a look at Reflection #223, "The Little Things", found in her book ⁠The World Is Noisy - God Whispers: Volume II.

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"Yes, my Beloved, this is how my life will be consumed. I have no other means of proving my love for you other than that of strewing flowers, that is, not allowing one little sacrifice to escape, not one look, one word, profiting by all the smallest things and doing them through love.” – St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul

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Episode 104: "Now I understand the mystery of the temple, / The hidden words of my Lovable King. / Mother, your sweet Child wants you to be the example / of the soul that seeks Him in the night of faith." – St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Poem 54, "Why I love you, O Mary!")*

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Reflecting some on the mystery of the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, author and host Julia Monnin shares some thoughts we get from St. Thérèse as found in her Poem "Why I love you, O Mary!". In this episode, Julia also shares with listeners her own thoughts on why she loves Mary by taking a look at Reflection #267 found in her book The World Is Noisy - God Whispers: Volume II.

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"My devotion to [Mary], therefore, is not one that's centered on what she can get for me. Instead, it's one that's centered on what I can gain from getting to know her; that is, a deep and profound knowledge and love of her son." (from Reflection #267, "An Unspoken Understanding)---

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St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Poem 54: "Why I love you, O Mary!"

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Episode 103: "Prayer is the life of the new heart. It ought to animate us at every moment. But we tend to forget him who is our life and our all." – CCC 2697

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In this episode, author and host Julia Monnin shares with listeners a talk about "The Life of Prayer" as outlined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 2697–2758. This talk was given in May of 2025 as Session 4 in a 6-Session Series on Part IV of the Catechism. To learn more about this 6- Session Series, visit journeysrevealed.com/speakers-topics.

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Episode 102: "God did not work . . . in such a way as to make sorrow vanish and to change the system, so that there is no longer any need for consolation. That would be to take away our humanity. And this is what we secretly desire. Yes, being human is too burdensome for us. But if our humanity were taken away from us, we would cease to be human beings and the world would become inhuman. God did not work that way. He chose a wiser way that was more difficult in many respects but, for precisely that reason, better, more divine. He did not take away our humanity but shares it with us."

– Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) from a homily titled “How God Comforts” in the book On Love: Selected Writings

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In this month's episode, author and host Julia Monnin* reminds listeners of the simple truth that our humanity is something beautiful; something to be grateful for and to delight in. In addition to sharing a few reflections from others, she also shares with listeners her own Reflection #220 which is found in her book ⁠⁠⁠The World Is Noisy - God Whispers: Volume II⁠⁠⁠.

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"Though I am really struggling right now with some heaviness and pain related to my human weaknesses and vices, I am incredibly grateful for what I am. After all, I am created in God's image and likeness. What else could be better than that?" (from Reflection #220, "Big God, Small Problems")

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Episode 101: "I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, / if you find my lover— / What shall you tell him?— / that I am faint with love." – Song of Songs 5:8

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How is author and host Julia Monnin* really doing as she finds her way in the heart of her husband's journey with cancer? Tune in to this episode to find out! In addition to talking briefly about the "Fruitless Search" of the bride we read about in the Song of Songs 5:2–8, Julia also shares with listeners what's going on in her "now" as she takes a look back at what was going on in her "then" when she wrote Reflection #361 which is found in her book ⁠⁠The World Is Noisy - God Whispers: Volume II⁠⁠.

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"Labor has stalled, and the end I was about to take hold of (spiritually, emotionally, and physically) has slipped through my hands. Yes, when I woke this morning only to realize that this child is still indeed in my womb instead of my arms, the temptation to let the darkness, despair, and defeat creep back in reappeared. Then grace showed up. And the rest, as they say, is history." (from Reflection #361, "Smiling in the Face of Pain")

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Episode 100: "There is so much healing happening here; mind, body, and soul. This is certainly shaping up to be one of His 'blessings in disguise.'"

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On this 100th EPISODE host Julia Monnin shares with listeners the latest update regarding her husband's "Stage 4 Metastatic Cancer" journey. And, in celebration of this 100th episode, she even welcomes a very special guest to join her. Tune in to find out who!

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