What God is Not

By Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia

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What God is Not episodes:

October 27, 2021 Mother Natalia Live
We were so elated after Mother Natalia's life profession and had a live episode out in Burton, Ohio. We shared this via Instagram but also recorded it for our non-Instagram followers. Happy listening!

If you want to watch this episode, check out the video on our Instagram page.

Episodes that talk about the Life Profession Divine Liturgy:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

If you missed Mother Natalia's Life Profession you can watch the recording up on the monastery's Facebook page.

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1h 12min
October 20, 2021 Monastic Profession: Part Four
This week's episode concludes our review of the monastic life profession series.

Previous Episodes:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

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1h 1min
October 13, 2021Ontology and Image, Likeness and Destiny
We're joined this week by special guest Father Deacon Jonathan Deane. He uses the Trisagion Prayer as a jumping off point in the discussion. We discuss sin, having the image of God but losing the likeness of God, and our ultimate destiny.

References:
Light for Life Series by God with Us Publications.
Part One - The Mystery Believed
Part Two - The Mystery Celebrated
Part Three - The Mystery Lived
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Christ Our Pascha
Becoming Human: Meditations on Christian Anthropology in Word and Image by Fr. John Behr
The Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses: An Introduction to the Ascetic Tradition of the Orthodox Church

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1h 9min
October 06, 2021 Monastic Profession: Part Three
The life profession already happened but we're still walking through the life profession ceremony. If you missed the first two episodes you can find Parts One and Two here! And today we're joined by special guest, Fr. Steve Flynn.

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1h 6min
September 29, 2021 Mystery of Crowning with Fr. Joel Barstad
We're back with special guest, Fr. Joel Barstad, this time talking about the Mystery of Crowning. This is part one of at least two, as we barely got into the mystery of crowning in this episode! We reflect on marriage and some of the day to day interactions between a husband and wife.

References:
National Catholic Register article on the Rite of Betrothal in the Latin Rite
Episodes on Patris Corde: A Father's Heart Part One and Part Two

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1h 11min
September 22, 2021 Monastic Profession: Part Two
This is part two of two! Sister Natalia walks through the prayers that are said in a monastic life profession liturgy. She reflected on the liturgy during her life profession retreat earlier, and gives us some insight into her journal entries from her retreat.

Part One can be found here.

Also, check out a written reflection from Sister Natalia on Life Profession.

Sister Natalia's Life Profession is September 26th! The Monastery will be livestreaming the event from their Facebook page.

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Father Michael and Sister Natalia Out and About
Sister Natalia was on Matt Fradd's podcast, Pints with Aquinas. Check it out!

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1h 5min
September 15, 2021 Monastic Profession: Part One
This is part one of two! Sister Natalia walks through the prayers that are said in a monastic life profession liturgy. She reflected on the liturgy during her life profession retreat earlier, and gives us some insight into her journal entries from her retreat.

Sister Natalia's Life Profession is September 26th! The Monastery will be livestreaming the event from their Facebook page.

References:
The Mountain of Silence by Kyriacos C. Markides

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1h 6min
September 08, 2021 Hidden Sins, Perceivable Virtue
Parental warning - adult content discussed. Trigger warning - sexual assault and rape discussed.

This week Fr. Michael reflects on the book The Picture of Dorian Gray and how it illustrates the impact that sin has in our lives.

References:
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Matt 5:27 - 28
The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd

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1h 5min
September 01, 2021 Transfiguration Live
Sister Natalia and Father Michael recorded an in person episode on the feast of the Transfiguration! In this episode they focus on the Transfiguration account in Matthew and talk about the temptation for us to stay on Mount Tabor, some of the symbolism represented in Matthew's account, and the need for us to transform as a result of our encounters with Christ.

References:
We have a full IG TV recording up on our Instagram page that features some banter and Q/A before and after this episode. Check out our page if you want to watch the full recording.
Matt 17: 1 - 13

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1h 5min
August 25, 2021 Word from a Poustinik: Peace
Sister Natalia is fresh off poustinia and reflects on peace. "Nothing else matters except being with Jesus and trying to rest in that knowledge and trying not to be swayed by all the other thoughts coming to me."

References:
The Final Homily
Word from a Poustinik: Hope
John 16:33
Quotes from St Seraphim including this one: "Acquire a spirit of peace and thousands of souls around you will be saved."

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1h 2min

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