Best DGM Podcasts (2023)

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 21, 2023 - Feast of St. Matthew / Mt 9:9-13 3:34

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When did Matthew discover his real self? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How does this account illumine your own conversion? In what ways Jesus’ calling revealed to you your true identity? Was some bridge person instrumental in your own faith journey? Do you think Jesus may have called you because you are meant to be a bridge p…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 20, 2023 - 24th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 7:31-35 3:45

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God’s case against fallen humanity - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you been tempted to find fault with God’s ways? Why do you think God may have emphasized one side of the coin or the other, in your own case? What was key for you to recognize his ways in your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 19, 2023 - 24th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 7:11-17 3:38

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Miracles that go beyond natural outcomes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What traits of the heart of Jesus do you perceive in this account? Can you think of an instance of a spiritual resurrection? What is the Lord trying to convey to you through these miracles? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 18, 2023 - 24th Monday in Ordinary Time / Lk 7:1-10 3:30

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Why Jesus praised the centurion’s faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention about this story and especially about the character of the centurion? What is the Lord trying to tell you, by setting the centurion as an example of faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 17, 2023 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:21-35 3:42

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Why forgiveness is essential - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How is Jesus encouraging you to live out forgiveness in a more radical way? What have you learned by receiving forgiveness or by extending forgiveness to others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 16, 2023 – 23rd Saturday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:43-49 3:29

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Can we just classify people into these two categories? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what aspects of your life do you see good fruits, stemming from the goodness of your heart? Have you seen the good movements of God’s grace in you become solid after acting on them? What areas of your heart may need to be brought in greate…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 15, 2023 – Our Lady of Sorrows / Jn 19:25-27 3:29

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Lessons from Mary at the foot of the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you learn by imagining the face of Mary, the soul of Mary at the foot of the cross? How can you be more deeply united with Christ, so that his joys and sorrows will be yours? Why does Jesus want you to receive Mary as your mother? --- Send in a v…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 14, 2023 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross / Jn 3:13-17 3:26

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How to understand the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does the Lord want to show you through the mystery of the cross? How could some trials become the occasion for God’s light to be manifested? What crosses have resulted from your faithfulness to Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 13, 2023 - 23rd Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:20-26 3:37

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The significance of the beatitudes and woes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Where does your heart usually go? What are the things you think about the most? What does usually cause changes in your mood? What is it that you most admire in people who live by the beatitudes? What step could you take today to draw closer to that ide…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 12, 2023 – 23rd Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:12-19 3:27

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Why did Jesus establish the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention about this election of the Twelve? In what ways do you think that Jesus wants to shine his light through you? What would the Lord want you to do to be faithful to the mission He has for you in this life? --- Send in a voice message: ht…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 11, 2023 – 23rd Monday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:6-11 3:28

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How to apply the law of the sabbath in today’s context - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. If there’s a capacity that Jesus would want to restore in you today, what would that be? What are the voices that Jesus would oppose, so that you can regain the balance you need? How can you recover the sense of purpose in what you do? --- S…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 10, 2023 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:15-20 3:41

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When are we supposed to correct others? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How is Jesus inviting you to be more aware of your responsibility over others? In what way can you exercise it? What have you learned from the correction or the encouragement of others? How has your prayer life grown by sharing it with others? --- Send in a…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 9, 2023 – 22nd Saturday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:1-5 3:35

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Does the sabbath have significance for a Catholic? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How are you honoring the Lord’s day? How could you use it better? How should you set boundaries around the demands of work? How can Jesus’ interpretation of the law help you, in the way He teaches us to balance things, and to see them in their ri…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 8, 2023 – Feast of the Nativity of Mary / Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 3:35

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What we can learn from Jesus’ lineage - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Can you imagine what Jesus would have said to some of these patriarchs and ancestors as they went through difficult times? What will the Lord say to you one day when you both look back at your current situation? What are the good things that Jesus wants you t…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 7, 2023 – 22nd Thursday in Ordinary Time / Lk 5:1-11 3:37

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The calling of Simon - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage illumine your own encounter with Christ? Have you perceived in your own life how it is that knowledge of Christ and self-knowledge grow together? Have you seen the miraculous fruitfulness that takes place when you act at the Lord’s command? What’s the m…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 6, 2023 – 22nd Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:38-44 3:22

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How did Jesus manage his time? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How well are you balancing the different aspects of your life? Are there any destabilizing or intoxicating forces in your life, things that tend to take you off balance? What helps you regain your sense of purpose? How does Jesus’ example help you in this regard? --…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 5, 2023 – 22nd Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:31-37 3:32

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Do demons have faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention about Christ’s authority? Have you experienced the power of Christ’s authority in your own life, in how He has strengthened you or delivered you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 4, 2023 - 22nd Monday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:16-30 3:40

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How could people of Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How does that battle of competing interpretations play out in your own case? What are the human factors that explain who you are? And then, what are those aspects of your life that you have discovered through faith, and can only be accounted for as a res…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 3, 2023 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:21-27 3:36

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Why did Jesus rebuke Peter so sternly? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What impulses is Jesus asking you to discern? Why did the Lord encourage us to follow him on the path of the cross? What are the dangers of rejecting every cross? What indirect blessings have come to you on that path of self-denial? --- Send in a voice messa…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 2, 2023 – 21st Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 25:14-30 3:41

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The parable of the talents - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What talents has the Lord entrusted you with? Can you reconnect with your passion for making those grow? What are the fears and obstacles you’ll have to overcome to multiply your talents? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Sep 1, 2023 – 21st Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 25:1-13 3:46

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Two opposite types of foolishness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What is lacking in your wisdom? Do you tend toward fideism, or toward naturalism? How is the Lord calling you to grow in prudence? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 31, 2023 - 21st Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 24:42-51 3:37

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What does it take to lead others in the faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you sense you are accountable to the Lord and to others in the way you conduct yourself? Would you need to grow in the ways of faith, or in the ways of prudence? Who are the ones Jesus is asking you to watch over? How are you guiding them, and wha…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 30, 2023 – 21st Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:27-32 3:31

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The danger of mistaking the voices of society for conscience - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Am I giving in to this temptation to some extent, caring too much for how people view me, while neglecting how I am walking before God? Is my admiration for the saints consistent with my openness to the voice of God directed to me by th…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 29, 2023 - The Passion of St. John the Baptist / Mk 6:17-29 3:37

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On true greatness and freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What kind of ideal is Jesus presenting to you in the profile of this great prophet? Through this depiction of Herod’s life, is there something the Lord wants you to steer away from? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/me…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 28, 2023 – 21st Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:13-22 3:34

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A twisted understanding of religion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you see any of these problems being a possible distortion of your faith life? When do those symptoms surface and why? What is the Lord saying to you in this regard? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 27, 2023 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:13-20 3:48

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Simon Peter’s profession of faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What different types of salvation lie behind the diverging views of Jesus as the Son of God and Jesus as a human Messiah? What do you learn in this passage about your new identity in Christ? Why do you think Jesus decided to create the Church and make these promi…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 26, 2023 – 20th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:1-12 3:31

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What does it mean we are not supposed to call anyone “father”? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.To what extent have good leaders been key in your own faith journey? Do you see situations in which you or others could be giving too much importance to those faith leaders, in a way that is not healthy or helpful? If you are responsi…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 25, 2023 – 20th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 22:34-40 3:42

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Why was the question on the greatest commandment a test? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How central is friendship with God to your own life? How would you assess your love for people around you? And where does that love spring from? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 24, 2023 – Feast of St. Bartholomew / Jn 1:45-51 3:45

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The two-sided quality of personal traits - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.If you encountered Jesus today, what are those good qualities He would praise in you? What could be the flip-side of those good qualities? How would the Lord encourage you to use their good potential, and not their difficult side? --- Send in a voice messa…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 23, 2023 – 20th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 20:1-16 3:26

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The parable of the laborers of the last hour - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What does Christ’s invitation to work in his vineyard mean for you? Do you experience it as a blessing or as a burden? What is the true motivation for serving him that Jesus wants you to find? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 22, 2023 – 20th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:23-30 3:37

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The spiritual danger of possessions - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Are there things you need to be more detached from? Think of situations in which being detached from material things has helped you grow spiritually. Have you experienced the grace of a higher love that helped you become more detached? --- Send in a voice messa…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 21, 2023 – 20th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:16-22 3:40

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The calling of the rich young man - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Has your faith in Christ helped you grow in your sense of orientation, morally speaking? What has helped you, or could help you, discover the commandments as a path of freedom? Have you ever encountered Jesus, or someone who reflected Jesus to you, in such manner…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 20, 2023 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 15:21-28 3:31

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Why was Jesus harsh with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you seen the difference that purifying tests have made in your life? In what ways has the Lord tested your heart? What do you think He still wants to purify in you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-labord…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 19, 2023 – 19th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:13-15 3:23

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Why is Jesus’ blessing of children significant? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why is this gesture of Jesus significant to you? What does Jesus want you to rediscover through it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 18, 2023 - 19th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:3-12 3:34

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Marriage as the gift of a higher love - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why did God decide to call humanity to such great and challenging vocation? Why is it a vocation? Why is it increasingly being perceived as something related to faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 17, 2023 - 19th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:21-35 3:28

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On forgiving daily annoyances - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you experienced patient acceptance from God and from others? How are you reacting to the faults committed by those around you? What is the attitude Jesus would want you to develop in this regard? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 16, 2023 - 19th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:15-20 3:36

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How should we exercise fraternal correction? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. Who am I responsible for? What am I doing for their spiritual well-being? Why has the Lord given the Church that authority? What did Jesus intend us to gain from it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/me…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 15, 2023 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Lk 1:39-56 3:30

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Mary’s inner freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you find striking about Mary’s words and actions in this gospel? What elements here lead you to think of Mary as someone who was ready for heaven, even as she walked this earth? What does the Lord want you to learn from her example? --- Send in a voice message: https:…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 14, 2023 - 19th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 17:22-27 3:19

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The mysterious payment of the Temple tax - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention in Christ’s character, as it comes through in these lines? Why do you think He acted the way He did? What was important to him? What is He trying to tell you, in the particular circumstances you are living through now? --- Send in…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 13, 2023 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:22-33 3:27

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Why did Jesus walk on the waters? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Does this miracle resonate with any particular moment in your life? What are the unstable waters Jesus wants you to dare walk through? What’s the level of faith in his grace that Jesus wants you to attain? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 12, 2023 – 18th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 17:14-20 3:35

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How are we to understand Jesus’ strong reaction against his generation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus reacts so strongly in this gospel? What are your own conclusions on this? How would your life look and feel different if you had a deeper faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 11, 2023 - 18th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:24-28 3:30

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Why does Jesus insist on the cross if He brings good news? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you need to deny in yourself, or the cross you need to take up, in order to follow Jesus more closely? What would you gain if you took up that cross? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-labo…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 10, 2023 – Feast of St. Lawrence / Jn 12:24-26 3:36

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The link between love and sacrifice - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways has the Lord led you to die to yourself in your faith journey? What fruit have you experienced as a result of those deaths? What is the fruitfulness you see in the lives of Christ and the saints, and how is that connected to their capacity for sac…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 9, 2023 – 18th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 15:21-28 3:23

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Why was Jesus so stern with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why do you think Jesus subjected the woman to this test? Has God tested your heart at times? What were the outcomes of those trials? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 8, 2023 – 18th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:22-36 3:28

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Facing dangerous waters - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Reflecting on your own life, has the Lord pushed you cross through dangerous waters at times? How was it like? Did you discover God’s providence and grace, guiding you? How do you feel now about that experience? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 7, 2023 – 18th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:13-21 3:35

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Why did Jesus want the crowds to stay longer? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you admire in Jesus’ attitude in this passage? Talk to him about this. Have you been through situations in your life that resonate with this passage? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 6, 2023 - Feast of the Transfiguration / Mt 17:1-9 3:44

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Why did Jesus show his glory to the disciples? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What calls your attention about Christ’s transfiguration? What are the most significant moments of light that you’ve had in recent times? What did the Lord want you to discover through them? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 5, 2023 - 17th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:1-12 3:22

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A spiritual reading of the Baptist’s passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Enter the soul of Herod in this meditation. Can you relate to the way in which he feels pressured to act in a way he doesn’t want to act? How so? Have you experienced the freedom that Christ can give you? What is that freedom like? --- Send in a voice…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 4, 2023 - 17th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:54-58 3:44

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Why did people in Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Is the sin of envy keeping you from growing spiritually? Have you discovered this vertical element in your life and that of others, the action of the Holy Spirit? How has God assumed the natural qualities you have, while purifying them, and giving them a b…

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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

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Aug 3, 2023 - 17th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:47-53 3:42

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The parable of the net - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Can you read situations familiar to you in this image of the net gathering fish of every kind? What elements or situations you find yourself in require vigilance and purification, because they are not compatible with life in Christ? Which are those elements that Jesus wants…

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