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The Wisdom to Follow God

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: As people of God we are not meant to follow rules but follow God. If we are obeying commandments without considering God then we are at some level doing it for ourselves. The point of God's law is to grow in our relationship with God and this calls for us putting God ahead of everything else. Only when we walk with Jesus can we start seeing the world like God does: wisdom.

Podcast

The 1 Christian 1 Topic podcast highlights the many Christian voices and their work in these one-on-one interviews. We cover one topic with one guest spanning various people and topics like music, art, writing and more.

Deacon Winters

Tracing Our Catholic Roots

Knowing our roots, our church history is very important. Deacon Royce Winters shares his experience creating the 'Celebrating Black Catholic History Month: Tracing Your Catholic Roots' project from the Office of African-American Catholic Ministries in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Deacon Winters talks about how he tried to capture the history and voices of Black Catholics, particularly from priests and parishioners in the Archdiocese.

Liz

Faith Amidst Tragedy

Faith is stronger than life's struggles if we attend to it. Liz shares how her faith in Jesus Christ has evolved and how that has helped her in her life's journey. Although there have been many challenges what has strengthened her is her growing relationship with Christ. Hear how a Christian can shine God's light in the darkness.

Desiré Findlay

Unraveling Prayer

What is prayer? How can we pray to God? Desiré Findlay shares her voice on what prayer looks like to her through writing, dance, Lectio Divina and more. Listen in on the conversation as Desiré explains how prayer connects her to Jesus, others and the world. Find inspiration in how you can grow in prayer too.

Erika Jacinto

Communications within the Church

Meet Erika Jacinto who works as the Director of Communications and Media Relations, as well as the press secretary for the Archbishop, of the Catholic Church of Montreal. Erika shares how in her role she communicates with various individuals from laity, non-religious, and religious leaders like Archbishop Christian Lépine and Pope Francis.

Scripture Conversation

Alex and Sr. Joanne have a Bible conversation on the meaning of the lectionary scripture readings. These two Christians rely on other's commentaries, their experiences and knowledge to find the common themes, ideas, and lessons for the first reading, Epistle, and the gospel reading. Subscribe to the YouTube Page to see all past reflections.

Envy is not of God, Mercy is

A conversation on Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew 20:1-16

"The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'"

Seeing Jesus Past the Storms

A conversation on 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 and Matthew 14:22-33

"Whatever our great fear is, God is greater. Whatever we can imagine and try to limit God to be, God is greater. God exists beyond that and that can be terrifying to know how limited our minds and thoughts can be and how grand God is."

How to Uncover God's Hidden Treasure

A conversation on 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 and Matthew 13:44-52

"To receive divine wisdom we have to acknowledge our limitations, suppress our ego and be open to receive God. No matter our knowledge or possessions we cannot compare to God."

Bible Verse Reflections

God's Word in the scripture verses is powerful. Every verse can hold significant truth if we allow ourselves to meditate on them. Sometimes all it takes is one scripture verse to impact us and feed our mind and soul. Meditate on any of the following posts and grow deeper in your faith and understanding.

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