Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
Fr. Timothy Gallagher, Dr. Anthony Lilles, Fr. Donald Haggerty, Fr. Mauritius Wilde O.S.B, Fr. Thomas McDermott O.P., Dr. Matthew Bunson, Dr. R. R. Reno, Deacon James Keating, Archbishop George Lucas, Msgr. John Esseeff and so many other Catholic Spiritual leaders and teachers/catechists offer the best teachings in the rich Catholic Spiritual/Discernment tradition. From lives of the saints to the basics of Catholic Social teaching, from the Sacred Liturgy to prayer in everyday moments of our lives, we walk to together as we fulfill our call to "be saints in the making". By the renewal of...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 9 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 9
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
As there is a harsh and evil zeal which separates from God and leads to hell, so there is a virtuous zeal which separates from vice and leads to God and life everlasting.
Let the monks, therefore, practice this zeal with most ardent love; namely, that in honor they forerun one another (cf Rom 12:10). Let them bear their infirmities, whether of body or mind, with the utmost patience; let them vie with one...
Day 8 â The Virgin Mary â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 8 â The Virgin Mary
«When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple there whom He loved, He said to His mother, âWoman, behold, your son.â Then He said to the disciple, âBehold, your mother.â And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.» John 19:26-27
Meditation
Sts. Louis and Zélie had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin. A statue of Mary Immaculate was enthroned in their home; it was around that statue that the family gathered to pray. St. Zélie enc...
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 4 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
When you gave us, Gracious Lady,
the Scapular as our Habit,
you called us to be not only servants,
but also your own children.
We ask you to gain for us from your Son
the grace to live as your children in joy, peace and love.
(State your request hereâŠ)
Recite the following prayersâŠ
Our FatherâŠ
Hail MaryâŠ
Glory BeâŠ
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
The post Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 4 â Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first...
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 10:7-15
Je...
BTP-LR18 â Day 13 â The Last Retreat by St. Elizabeth of the Trinity â Beginning to Pray with Dr. Anthony Lilles â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Day 13 â The Last Retreat by St. Elizabeth of the Trinity- Beginning to Pray with Dr. Anthony Lilles
Dr. Anthony Lilles and Kris McGregor reflect on Day 13 of St. Elizabeth of the Trinityâs âThe Last Retreat.â Elizabeth draws from St. Paulâs vision of restoring all things in Christ, adopting it as a personal rule of life. St. Elizabeth, even in her physical suffering and in the face of external turmoil, turns inward to a deeper union with God. Rather than being consumed by hardship, she looks to Christ as the foundation of her identity and purpos...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 8 â Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Novena to St. Benedict â Day 8
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
If we do not venture to approach men who are in power, except with humility and reverence, when we wish to ask a favor, how much must we beseech the Lord God of all things with all humility and purity of devotion? And let us be assured that it is not in many words, but in the purity of heart and tears of compunction that we are heard. For this reason prayer ought to be short an...
Day 7 â Trials â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 7 â Trials
«Whoever wishes to come after Me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.» Matthew 16:24
Meditation
The holy couple had many trialsâin raising their daughters, in sickness and in grief. St. ZĂ©lie told her sister-in-law, « So you see, my dear sister, everyone has troubles. The happiest are only those who are less unhappy. The wisest and simplest thing to do in all this is to resign oneself to the will of God and to prepare oneself to be re...
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 3 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
O Queen of Heaven,
you gave us the Scapular as an outward sign
by which we might be known as your faithful children.
May we always wear it with honor
by avoiding sin and imitating your virtues.
Help us to be faithful to this desire of ours.
(State your request hereâŠ)
Recite the following prayersâŠ
Our FatherâŠ
Hail MaryâŠ
Glory BeâŠ
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
The post Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 3 â Discerning Hearts Podcast appear...
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 10:1-7
Jes...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 7 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 7
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
We believe that God is present everywhere and that the eyes of the Lord behold the good and the bad in every place (cf Prov 15:3). Let us firmly believe this, especially when we take part in the Work of God. Let us, therefore, always be mindful of what the Prophet says, âServe the Lord with fearâ (Ps 2:11). And again, âSing wiselyâ (Ps 46[47]:8). And, âI will sing praise to Thee in the sight of the angelsâ (Ps 137[138]:1). Therefore, let...
Day 6 â Mercy â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 6 â Mercy
«Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.» Luke 6:36
Meditation
Sts. Louis and Zélie, aware of their own weakness, let the mercy of God transform them, and they tried to live it and pass it on in their everyday lives. Céline relates: « In her old age, Marie, our oldest sister, still remembered with regret, and even with tears, the sighs of our Mother in noticing the damage Marie had done to her lace, damage which our Mother herself rep...
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 2 â Discerning Hearts podcast
Most Holy Mary, Our Mother, in your great love for us
you gave us the Holy Scapular of Mount Carmel,
having heard the prayers
of your chosen son Saint Simon Stock.
Help us now to wear it faithfully and with devotion.
May it be a sign to us of our desire to grow in holiness.
(State your request hereâŠ)
Recite the following prayersâŠ
Our FatherâŠ
Hail MaryâŠ
Glory BeâŠ
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
The post Novena to Our Lad...
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:32-37
A man was b...
HIDT3- Conference 3 â Hope in Difficult Times with Fr. Timothy Gallagher â Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Conference 3 â Hope in Difficult Times: with Sts. Therese, Louis, and Zelie and Their Family with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V.
Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor explore the trials endured by the Martin family, especially through the personal letters of ZĂ©lie Martin during the years leading up to and during the Franco-Prussian War. ZĂ©lieâs heartbreaking experiences include the loss of multiple children, financial hardship, and the terror of war as German soldiers occupy their home. Through it all, her steadfast faith, maternal devotion, and courage are deeply apparentâespecially when she seek...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 6 â Discerning Hearts podcast
Holy Rule Novena â Day 6
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
The twelfth degree of humility is, when a monk is not only humble of heart, but always let it appear also in his whole exterior to all that see him; ⊠and always saying to himself in his heart what the publican in the Gospel said, with his eyes fixed on the ground: âLord, I am a sinner and not worthy to lift up mine eyes to heavenâ (Lk 18:13)âŠ
Having, therefore, ascended all these degrees of humility, the monk will...
Day 5 â Charity â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 5 â Charity
«I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.» John 13:34
Meditation
The Martins were conscious of their duties to their neighbor, and the simplicity of their life made them attentive to the needs of others. Céline said, « If frugality prevailed in our home, then lavishness ruled when it came to helping the poor. We went to meet them, we searched them out, we urged them to come home...
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel â Day 1 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
O Beautiful Flower of Carmel,
most fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven,
holy and singular,
who brought forth the Son of God,
still ever remaining a pure virgin,
assist us in our necessity!
O Star of the Sea,
help and protect us!
Show us that you are our Mother!
(State your request hereâŠ)
Recite the following prayersâŠ
Our FatherâŠ
Hail MaryâŠ
Glory BeâŠ
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
The post Novena to Our Lady of Mo...
Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:18-26
Wh...
Called to Mission: Discerning the Will of the Father â Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Called to Mission: Discerning the Will of the Father â Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff
In this reflection, Msgr. John Esseff reflects on Luke 10:1â20, where Jesus sends out the 72 disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God. He discusses the missionary nature of the Church and the call each baptized person has to evangelize through their vocationâwhether in priesthood, marriage, education, healthcare, or religious life. Jesusâ instructions to the disciplesâtraveling light, offering peace, healing the sick, and casting out demonsâare presented as foundational principles of missionary life shaped by poverty, hum...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 5 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 5
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
The second degree of humility is, when a man loves not his own will, nor is pleased to fulfill his own desires but by his deeds carries out that word of the Lord which says: âI came not to do My own will but the will of Him that sent Meâ (Jn 6:38). It is likewise said: âSelf-will has its punishment, but necessity wins the crown.â
The third degree of humility is, that for the lo...
Day 4 â Our Duties â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 4 â Our Duties
« We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do. » Luke 17:10
Meditation
Louis and Zélie were entrepreneurs who successfully conducted their businesses independently of one another. Later, however, they worked together. It was said that Louis undertook « selling only objects of very good quality; he crafted and tested everything himself. » « He was very severe in regard to any sign of negligence or carelessness, » according to the testimony of his daughter.
Even when work seemed t...
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Luke 10:1-12,17-20
The Lord...
St. Benedict Novena Day 4 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 4
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
The first degree of humility, then, is that a man always have the fear of God before his eyes (cf Ps 35[36]:2), shunning all forgetfulness and that he be ever mindful of all that God has commanded, that he always consider in his mind how those who despise God will burn in hell for their sins, and that life everlasting is prepared for those who fear God. And while he guards himself evermore against sin and vices of...
Day 3 â Religious Practices â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 3 â Religious Practices
« Rising very early before dawn, He left and went off to a deserted place, where He prayed. » Mark 1:35
Meditation
Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie, « before the start of a very full day, often went to church at 5:30 in the morning. They both faithfully received Communion on the first Friday of every month. » According to the custom of their time, they received Communion four or five times a week and regularly went to Confession. They also participated in their parishâs activi...
Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:14-17
Jo...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 3 â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 3
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
Brothers, the Holy Scripture crys to us saying: âEvery one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exaltedâ (Lk 14:11; 18:14). Since, therefore, it says this, it shows us that every exaltation is a kind of prideâŠ
Hence, brethren, if we wish to reach the greatest height of humility, and speedily to arrive at that heavenly exaltation to which ascent is made in the present life by humility, then, mounting by our a...
Day 2 â Family Life â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 2 â Family Life
« Let the children come to Me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. » Mark 10:14
Meditation
The Martin household knew all the joys and tribulations of normal family life. With their nine children, four of whom died at a young age, Sts. Louis and Zélie had the difficult task of helping each daughter to develop her gifts of nature and grace. They undertook it in a spirit of creativity and Faith which made th...
Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:9-13
As Jesus wa...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 2 â Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 2
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
What, dearest brothers, can be sweeter to us than this voice of the Lord inviting us? See, in His loving kindness, the Lord shows us the way of life. Therefore, having our loins girt with faith and the performance of good works, let us walk His ways under the guidance of the Gospel, that we may be found worthy of seeing Him who has called us to His kingdom (cf 1 Thes 2:12).
If we desire to...
Day 1 â Prayer â Sts. Louis and ZĂ©lie Martin Novena â Discerning Hearts Podcast
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 Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena
Day 1 â Prayer
 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, âLord, teach us to pray. » Luke 11:1
Meditation
Prayer had an important place in the lives of Sts. Louis and Zélie; personal or as a family, it profoundly marked their children.
St. ThérÚse of the Child Jesus testified that when « the little queen was all alone near her King (her father) »,it was enough to « look at him to see how the s...
Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to St. John 20:24-29
Thomas, called the Twin, w...
Ep 7 â The 9th and 10th Shewing â All Shall Be Well w/ Kris McGregor â Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
All Shall Be Well: A Journey Through Julian of Norwichâs Revelations of Divine Love with Kris McGregor
Episode 7:Â The Ninth and Tenth Shewings â The Joy of the Redeemer and the Open Side of Christ
Summary:
In Episode 7Â we journey with Julian of Norwich into the mystery of Christâs joy in His Passion. Rather than sorrow alone, Julian sees the Redeemer rejoicing in His self-offering, delighting to give Himself for the salvation of souls. She is shown the threefold joy of the Trinity, where the Father is pleased...
St. Benedict Novena â Day 1 â Discerning Hearts Catholic podcasts
Holy Rule Novena to St. Benedict â Day 1
In the Holy Rule, St. Benedict you have said:
Listen, O my son, to the precepts of the master, and incline the ear of your heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of your loving Father, that by the toil of obedience you may return to Him from whom by the sloth of disobedience you have gone away.
To You, therefore, my speech is now directed, who, giving up your own will, take up the strong and most excellent arms of ob...
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew 8:2...
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 8:23-27
Je...
HIDT2- Conference 2 â Hope in Difficult Times with Fr. Timothy Gallagher â Discerning Hearts Podcasts
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Conference 2 â Hope in Difficult Times: with Sts. Therese, Louis, and Zelie and Their Family with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V.
Fr. Timothy Gallagher continues a reflection on the life and letters of ZĂ©lie Martin, mother of St. ThĂ©rĂšse of Lisieux, and her deeply personal letters to her brother during the years when she was raising her growing family amid intense physical, emotional, and spiritual trials. Fr. Gallagher narrates ZĂ©lieâs account of caring for her elderly, dying father-in-law while managing her lace business and family, enduring migraine headaches, and responding...
Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
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Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 8:18-22
Wh...
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew 16:13-19
When Jesus...
Saturday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
Saturday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time â A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast
As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.
Say slowly from your heart âJesus, I Trust In YouâŠYou Take Overâ
Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heartâŠ
From the Holy Gospel According to St. John 17:20-26
Jesus raise...Fr. James Kubicki S.J. â A Heart on Fire on Inside the Pages with Kris McGregor â Discerning Hearts Podcast
Fr. James Kubicki S.J. â A Heart on Fire on Inside the Pages with Kris McGregor
In this episode of Inside the Pages, Fr. James Kubicki discusses his book A Heart on Fire: Rediscovering Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He explores the meaning and history of this devotion, tracing it back to the early Church rather than starting with St. Margaret Mary. Fr. Kubicki explains that the heart of Jesus represents his whole being, particularly his self-giving love and compassion. Through stories like that of Admiral Jeremiah Denton, he illustrates how trust and surrender to Ch...