First Week of Advent - Hope

The Prayer That Changed My Life

Today I’m going to share the prayer that has changed my life. It’s an ancient prayer perfected by St. Ignatius of Loyola. It’s called the Examen Prayer, not to be confused with the Examination of Conscience. I hope you enjoy this and practice it! Here are some notes that I’d like to highlight: I mention Francis House of Prayer which you can find at www.FHOP.org. Here are the steps to the Examen 1. Ask God for Light 2. Thank God 3. Notice the consolations 4. Notice the desolations 5. What do I need for tomorrow ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Being a Dad Through Hard Seasons

On this episode I talk about what it’s like to raise 9 kids on my own after my wife’s death. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Happy Easter! Do you Know when Easter Ends?

Happy Easter! In this episode, I share a little bit about Easter and when it ends officially because most people don’t know this. I also talk a little bit about Divine Mercy Sunday, which is the second Sunday of Easter and how that was instituted. And finally, I talk about a message I sent to my prayer list which I called the prayer warriors because we are truly in a spiritual battle. But the message was very clear and strong and something that I didn’t pre-meditate on and it just kind of came out so I feel like that God wanted me to or he wanted to send a message to them through me. So there you have it! Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What To Do If Your Lent Is Falling Apart

What happens when your Lenten observances are falling apart? What can you do about it? Some simple things you can do to get back on track. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Don’t Forget the Real Meaning of Christmas

As we get closer to Christmas, it’s 8 days away, I’m reminded of a piece I wrote more than 35 years ago when I was a newspaper editor. I really felt like there was a message that needed to be said and when I went to publish it, the publisher turned it down because it would have been to controversial. Well thanks be to God for blogs and podcasts and the internet where we are free to publish what we want. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.