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Journeying With The Saints
Journeying with the Saints is a podcast that picks a Saint for a year to walk with through their writings. Each week, there will be a short reading and then a reflection. This podcast helps to move through the writings of the Saints and understand how their wisdom applies to our lives today. Each Saint has a unique insight into living out the Catholic Faith well and a deep understanding of how to draw closer to Christ. This podcast offers a great opportunity to learn from them.
Episodes
Journeying With The SaintsDay 59 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 214-219. Sister Faustina comes full circle. She is back in Cracow where she entered the novitiate. Now, she is…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 9 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the 9th number from "Way to Inner Peace." Bishop Sheen is going to talk about one of our most beloved parables from the Gospel of…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 58 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 209-213. How do we combat the drab life? Is the answer self-love and focus on entertainment? Nope. Sister…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 57 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 202-208. Have you ever thought about your sacrifices are like flowers thrown at Christ's feet? So, often, we…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 56 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 196-201. Christ's words today are a little confounding. As I sat and thought about what He said to Sister…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 55 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 190-195. Sister Faustina is willing to toil, suffer, and sacrifice for souls that needs help. In fact, she…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 54 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 182 (starting at Christmas Eve) to 189. Christ gives Sister Faustina one of the comforting prayers of the Divine…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 53 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 180-182. What do you do with souls that vex you? One of the hardest things to do is deal with them in a…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 52 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 176-179. We do not worship a distant or aloof God. We worship a God that desires to be close to us in intimate…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 8 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the 8th number from "Way to Inner Peace." This week's topic is all about how perfection is not automatic. There's no pill we can take…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 51 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 170-175. The closer we grow to Christ, the more Satan is going to work to make us stumble in our walk towards…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 50 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 164-169. Day 50! Whoop, whoop! It's so important for us to remember that if God asks something of us or if He…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 49 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 160-161, skip 162, and then start back up at 163. We get a beautiful prayer to Mary today. I highly encourage…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 48 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 154-159. Would you change things if you knew souls depended on you? Would you be more inclined to follow God's…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 47 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 150-153. So often we miss the context of a situation and judge wrongly. It's so important that we take the time…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 46 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 146-149. Think those that become saints never struggle with prayer? Think again. Sister Faustina shares with us…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 45 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 142-145. There is so much packed into today's readings. There's lots of talk about grace and the peace of Christ…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 7 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the 7th number from "Way to Inner Peace." We are moving into a new section entitled "Goodness." Today, Bishop Sheen is going to…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 44 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 138-141. So often we all want to see ourselves doing something "big" in this life. We forget that pure love is…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 43 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 133-137. What if our name became "Sacrifice?" Would we feel like we have lost our freedom? If we choose to follow…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 42 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 129-132. Sister Faustina just wants answers. She just wants a confessor to tell her whether she is truly…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 41 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 125-128. Sister Faustina has to endure many judgmental eyes on her in her convent. Many of her fellow sisters…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 40 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 120-124. Our readings today give us so much to discuss. We go over fighting spiritual battles and how the saints…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 39 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 116-119. The tongue is one of the greatest weapons. It can be used for such good, but more often than not it is…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 38 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 113-115. "I just don't feel anything anymore with regards to my faith?" Ever heard that one? I know that it's a…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 6 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the 6th number from "Way to Inner Peace." We are going to be talking about desire and more specifically, contentment. Bishop Sheen is…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 37 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, number 112. Sister Faustina gives us some great thoughts on what can hinder a soul in confession. She's got three points…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 36 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 106-111. Our readings today made me think of my track days. My coach was very hard on me making me run hills and…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 35 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 101-105. Are we afraid to be made saints? We know that growing in holiness means that weakness and sin have to be…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 34 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 98-100. Sister Faustina, again, gives us a vision of what a soul in hell experiences. As our world moves farther…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 33 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 95-97. The readings for today remind me of the movie "Neverending Story." In that movie, the main character must…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 32 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, finishing up 93-94. Religious takes vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Today, we will be talking about the virtues…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 31 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, number 93. Stop at the heading, "The Vow of Chastity." Our readings are different today. Instead of reading intimate…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 5 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the 5th number from "Way to Inner Peace." The focus is on humility. We have to be honest with ourselves about who we truly are. We…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 30 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 91-92. Sister Faustina shares with us her love for the Eucharist. She reminds us that it sustains us, gives us…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 29 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 87-90. Check out the Ostra Brama gate from today's readings here: https://ausrosvartai.lt To check out the…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 28 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 79-86. How often do we just praise God in our prayers? Do we spend time just adoring Him? Sister Faustina gives…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 27 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 77-78. Trials in life can make us throw up our hands and give up on God. But, either way, trials will come in…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 26 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 74-76. Many times doubts prevail in our lives. We doubt about what we are doing; we doubt about the help of…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 25 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 71-73. Sister Faustina prays for "poor sinners." She wishes she could do so much more to save them. She begs…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 24 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 67-70. Too often in our lives, we want to jump ship when things stop feeling good. When our marriages become too…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 4 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the fourth number from "Way to Inner Peace." Bishop Sheen talks about how there is more access to knowledge than ever before but there…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 23 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 65-66. Sister Faustina struggles with a seemingly small task--draining potatoes. She is frustrated that she can't…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 22 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 62-64. Sister Faustina talks about how eyes of faith make each hour different, new, and fresh. Why do we lose…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 21 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 58-61. Sister Faustina is visited by another Sister that had passed away. Is this a visit by a ghost? What is the…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 20 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 56-57. Why do souls avoid Jesus? There are so many reasons why: Never evangelized, angry with God, had a bad…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 19 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, number 55. Sister Faustina gets some great spiritual advice from several people. I think they are a great guide for how…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 18 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 52-54. Sister Faustina is struggling with the hard things that Christ is asking of her. The reality of our…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 17 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 47-51. Christ tells Sister Faustina that He wants her to paint a picture of showing His Divine Mercy. He wants it…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 3 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we are reading the third number from "Way to Inner Peace." Bishop Sheen talks about having faithfulness in the little things of life. For in all…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 16 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 44-46. Christ's conversation with Sister Faustina reveals that He is displeased with what is going on in the…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 15 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 42-43. Whenever we run from God, we are unsettled. Apart from God, we won't feel complete. We read a very…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 14 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 39-41. St. Faustina is asked to pray for her country to save it from chastisement. She prays for seven days…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 13 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings are from Notebook 1, numbers 36-38. Why must we suffer? In our world, most of us try to avoid suffering at all costs--only comfort and…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 12 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 31-35. We discuss a lot of different things from today's readings. I touch on the vision that St. Faustina…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 11 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 28-30. Be sure, Catholic Pilgrims, that along our spiritual journey we will meet naysayers. There will always…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 10 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will come from Notebook 1, numbers 26-28. What's a hairshirt, you ask? Well, we talk about that today as I discuss what mortification and…
Journeying With The SaintsWeek 2 with Venerable Fulton Sheen
This week we will be reading the second number from "Way to Inner Peace." It is centered on understanding how living in a fantasy world will never lead us to…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 9 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 24 thru 25. Our readings for today are very heavy. St. Faustina is experiencing some very dark torments…
Journeying With The SaintsDay 8 with St. Faustina's Diary
Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, starting with the second paragraph of number 23 and finishing through to the end of 23. We hear today about the…