What God is Not

By Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia

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July 02, 2025 Vocation and Mission
This week Fr. Michael talks about the vocation of priesthood and ways that seminarians could be guided in their discernment towards married or celibate priesthood. He talks about some practicalities of support of priests and their families by the eparchy and the related challenges. He focuses on the mission of priests and how that could be different for married and celibate priests.
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June 25, 2025 Our Hopeful Poverty
This week Fr. Michael talks about the poverty we find ourselves in and how it can be attractive to others. He uses the stories of Photina, St. Moses the Black, and Mary Magdalene to show how each of them embraced some level of poverty, ultimately bringing Jesus to others.
References:
John 4:1-42
Luke 16:9
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Fr. Michael's Guest Appearances:
Connor Gallagher's podcast
Roots of Faith podcast

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June 18, 2025 Clinging and Healing
This week Fr. Michael talks about the healing of the paralytic at the pool and how his years of longing for healing was fulfilled. He relates that to healing in our own lives and how we can sometimes cling to a solution we've identified instead of relying on the Lord to identify the way we will be healed.
References:
John 5:1-15
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June 11, 2025 Self Titled with Fr. Nathan Symeon
This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Nathan Symeon. Fr. Nathan Symeon talks about apophatic and cataphatic theology, but more specifically the differences between apophatic and cataphatic prayer. He talks about how we can experience apophatic prayer in our lives and the importance of paying attention to the Holy Spirit working in our prayer life.
References:
Searchers of the Lost - Fr. Nathan's podcast

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June 04, 2025 Contemplation in the Active Life with Bishop Erik Varden
This week we're joined by Bishop Erik Varden. Bishop Varden, Mother Natalia, and Fr. Michael talk about recognizing Jesus in others, living a contemplative life, the Syriac fathers, and the beauty of chastity.
Be sure to check out Bishop Varden's podcast, Desert Fathers in a Year, in partnership with Exodus 90.
Bishop Varden also has a website he posts to regularly.
References:
Chastity: Reconciliation of the Senses by Bishop Erik Varden

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1h 9min
May 28, 2025 Monks in the World with Fr. Chris Seith
This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Chris Seith. Mother Natalia and Fr. Chris talk about the monastic life and how their constant life of prayer calls us to incorporate God into our lives. They talk about Orientale Lumen and the call to reinvigorate the monastic life around the world. Mother Natalia and Fr. Chris talk about some of the differences in liturgical practices in the Byzantine and Roman rites and how those can be inspirational for both churches.

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May 21, 2025 You Are What You Think
This week Mother Natalia talks about a revelation she had about sin and listening to God. She talks about how our thoughts impact the way we act. Mother Natalia talks about the way we need to practice listening to Our Lord so that we can be aware of how the devil is tempting us.
References:
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus
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May 14, 2025 Be Prepared
This week Fr. Michael talks about a recent discovery he made about rest and preparation. He talks about the importance of both and how they are linked together. Fr. Michael talks about how preparation makes many things go smoothly and give us time for rest.
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May 07, 2025 The Gift of Rules
This week Fr. Michael talks about rules and the gift they can be in our lives. He talks about the difference between checking boxes and fully embracing the Church's teaching. Fr. Michael talks about how structure and order can easily veer into just checking the box instead of seeing the deeper picture.

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1h 9min
April 30, 2025 Relationship > Efficiency...Or is it?
This week Mother Natalia repurposes a talk she gave recently about relationship and efficiency. She talks about her initial thought that relationship is greater than efficiency and how her thoughts on that changed. Mother Natalia gives some concrete examples of relationship and efficiency in action from her personal life.
References:
Rekindling Wonder by Fr. Chris Seith
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