Preparing with Joy

Third Sunday of Advent: Part of preparing for the Lord is emptying ourselves of hate, greed and evil inside of us. As John the Baptist points out, we must share love to those in need in order to bring them dignity and reconnect to God's community. Then we can receive God and the joy of being in communion with God.

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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.

Spiritual Direction

Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ has been a spiritual director for many years and he shares his work on bringing others closer to Jesus Christ. What is spiritual direction? Where can you find a spiritual director? Listen as Fr. Thibodeaux explains what it entails, what it's not and how you can also get spiritual direction.

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.

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.

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.

Correct Answer but Incorrect

Mark 8:29

Questioning our understanding of Jesus as Christ/Messiah

Praise God at Church

Luke 4:15

Could we be failing at praising God because we are not appreciating Jesus’ presence?

Trusting That God Provides

Mark 6:52

When faced with problems in lives how often do we turn to Jesus for our solutions?

Knowing God by Loving

1 John 4:8

How aware are we that to know God is to express love to others?

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