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The examen is an ancient prayer practice that enables you to find God in your daily life. Our podcast is based on a technique that St. Ignatius Loyola outlined in the "Spiritual Exercises," his classic manual for prayer. Each week Fr. Martin will provide you with a new reflection and guide you through the examen prayer.
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SI Genesis Podcast

St. Ignatius College Preparatory

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The SI Genesis Podcast highlights alums, teachers, staff, and other community members of St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco. To learn more about SI and Jesuit education, visit www.siprep.org
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Lent 2024: Refresh

Ignatian Solidarity Network

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During the Lenten season, Psalm 23 reminds us of God’s intent that we find times of refreshing: Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. St. Ignatius of Loyola refers to these times of refreshing as consolations: a deep-seated sense of God’s presence leading to spiritual growth. Throughout Lent, writers from the Ignatian network will guide us in a season of refreshing. Join us each day to be replenished, reinvigorated, and refreshed. Sign up for the FREE accompanying daily em ...
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Pray along with the Liturgy of the Hours, the song of praise to the Holy Trinity sung by the Church in union with Jesus Christ, our High Priest. Grow in holiness by praying Psalms, Bible readings, intercessions, meditations, and hymns, united to the Church in time and eternity.
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The Jesuits

The Jesuits

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For over 450 years Jesuit priests and brothers have lived an amazing story of serving the Church in new and unexpected ways. We are still men on the move, ready to change place, occupation, method--whatever will advance our mission in the Church. We are expected to do anything or go anywhere to teach Jesus Christ and preach his Good News. Today that "we" has expanded to include men and women who share this vision of service to faith and to the justice that faith demands. Together Jesuits and ...
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Sojourn of Souls

Deacon Tim Vaughn, co-writer and editor Mrs. Lynda Hurley

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This program is specifically designed for Catholics or for ANYONE who is attempting to find and follow the path of Truth, and who is searching for directions that point the way to that path.Remember Jesus' words, "wide is the road to destruction" so we remind you to STAY ON THE PATH.
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The Pray Along Podcast

The Pray Along Podcast

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This is a daily podcast where we pray. Well...I pray and you can easily follow along, because these are call and response prayers. I say the prayer, and all you have to do is listen and respond. This is a great way to pray everyday! We pray Catholic and Christian style, which is Trinitarian. That means we pray in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (if you're into that kinda thing). We also pray with the saints and the Virgin Mary sometimes. Cover art photo provided by Joshua Davis ...
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Podcast from La Civiltà Cattolica ,the most respected digital Catholic journal from Rome. A must-read on all the present issues alive in the Church. Discover top Church scholars interpreting the history, politics, culture, science and art in the light of the Christian faith.Visit laciviltacattolica.com or to subscribe Email at subscribe@laciviltacattolica.com
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"The teaching that best describes St. Ignatius of Antioch....is that the only way to find yourself is if you're prepared to lose yourself and to give everything over to God," explains Dr. Regis Martin. Drawing from his latest book, March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity from St. Ignatius of Antioch, Dr. Martin highlights three key themes fro…
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What is God Telling Me During My Hardships? This week in the Gospel, Jesus tells us to prepare and to remain awake.We do not know the hour when the Son of Man will come. Today’s Gospel Jesus tells us to interpret the signs of the times. The Homily explains further.In the Homily we also hear of the destructive power of nature that impacted Africa. D…
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What Are You Doing With the Time You are Given? Jesus Gives A Lesson for Our Spiritual Journey! The opening of the Homily talks about a gesture that is performed each time the Gospel is proclaimed at Mass.It is important to understand this for our own Spiritual Journey because the Word of God is given to us in love. Regardless of whether the Gospel…
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Jesus Does Not Immediately Respond to a Prayer for a Reason. He Wants Us to Pray in Confidence!As we move through the last several weeks of ordinary time, there will be a shift in the overall tone of scripture.There will be a note of ultimacy. We hear that in today’s readings of scripture. In today’s Gospel we hear of a blind man on the side of the…
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"The Ten Commandments are all about relationships. The first three commandments pertain to our relationship with God...and the next seven pertain to our relationships with one another," explains Ed Van Buskirk, Founder and President of If U Love Me. Established in 2018 by Ed, If U Love Me is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the truth…
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St. Luke: A Friend in Faith Today the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Luke, evangelist.Luke wrote his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Together, they represent approximately twenty-five percent of the New Testament’s scripture. Interesting, Luke begins his Gospel.Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been …
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Eucharistic Revival Conference #3: The Importance of the Eucharistic Prayer Last week we began looking at the Mass and the prayers of the Mass through the centuries.Ultimately the journey will take us through examining the Mass in the Past, the Present and Potentially the Future.We started the journey by examining the prayer of the consecration or …
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History Remembers His Greatness: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and MartyrThe Saint we honor today, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, is one of the most remarkable men that history has ever produced.Tradition holds that when the disciples were arguing among themselves about who was the greatest, Jesus sat down and placed a child on His lap. Unless you …
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St. Paul Prays for All to have the Spirit that Allows You to Appreciate the Glorious Goodness of What God has Done . . . For You! There is a beautiful wisdom that underlines the words Jesus gives us in today’s Gospel.Today’s Gospel tells us about acknowledging Him. Jesus also says that one is not to be worried or troubled if dragged before hostile …
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Eucharistic Revival Conference #2: The History and Potential Future of the Mass: A Journey Through Eucharistic Worship In Eucharistic Revival Conference #1, we explored the reasons behind the need for this revival and clarified its purpose.We focused on reintroducing the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ and examined the inspiration for the…
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"Reducing babies to one among various competing goods—a child, a yacht or a house—reinforces our society’s disinclination to value them as ends," writes Emma Waters in her new article called "Pro-Natalism is Not Enough" on the First Things website. "Civilization depends on individuals recognizing that building a family and nurturing children is an …
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The Essence of Christian Life is the Continual Receiving of the Gift From God In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a parable about a friend knocking on the door in the middle of the night asking for bread.The owner of the house was already in bed. He tells the visitor to go away. Jesus tells us that if the man does not get up and give the visitor what…
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Remembering Saint Pope John 23rd: The Good Pope on His Feast Day Saint Pope John 23rd was born in the Northern Italy town of Sotto il Monte in 1881.Upon becoming a priest in 1904, he was made the secretary to a bishop. A few years later he was appointed to go to Rome. He was appointed to be a Cardinal in 1953, and was elected Pope in 1958 at the ag…
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St. Paul, and Jesus, Tell Us We All Have A Common Life That We Are All Called to Live. What Does That Really Mean? As St. Paul writes to the Church, he answers a question that is normally asked of Church leaders.The question? Are you saved? St. Paul gives an answer to the Church in his writing. He doesn’t answer, Yes, I am! He answers, Yes, WE are!…
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Jesus Tells the Man that Earthly Life Can Prevent You From Obtaining Eternal LifeIn the second reading, we hear there is a cutting sharpness of the Word of God.The Word can uncover what is in a person’s heart all along. It is in sharp contrast to the gentler words within the first reading. To fully understand today’s Gospel, it is important to unde…
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"Our Lady faced so many more trials and sorrows than we will ever face in our lives," Ruth Berghorst shares, drawing from her personal devotion and insights from her latest book, Contemplating the Seven Sorrows of Mary, co-authored with Dr. Joseph Hollcraft. Ruth explains how devotion to Mary’s sorrows reveals a path to overcoming temptations and t…
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Eucharistic Revival Conference #1: What Is and Why Do We Need a Eucharistic Revival?So, why is there a need for the Eucharistic Revival?The Eucharist is where Worship begins and ends as a Catholic. So, why is there a need for a revival? A recent survey taken on April 12th of this year shows that people who come to weekly and / or daily Mass represe…
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Conference on Angels: Conf. #2: How We Are United With The Angels in Heaven!When we speak of the angels, it is important to attend to one of the most important ways where the church is most sensitive to the presence of the angels.And that is during the act of our collective divine worship, which we call the liturgy. Um, And again, this is something…
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Conference on Angels: Conf. #1: The Role Of Our Guardian Angels is More Than A Protector When we hear that expression, Guardian Angels, we imagine those angels who individually have been assigned to watch over us. And that’s a half truth. Rather, when the church celebrates the guardian angels, it celebrates that, but it also celebrates the way that…
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Receive What Jesus Gives You! Be Dependent upon the Lord! Intoday’s first reading from Proverbs we hear about something that all humans have struggled with since Adam and Eve. We hear about the Word of the Lord. We need to be content with what we have. Hmmm! Hear more within the Homily!We hear from scripture of the danger of abundance. In our wealt…
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You Are Invited to Participate In the Plan of God! St. Augustine was asked what is time?Time of planting, a time for harvesting, a time for dying, a time for birth and more. When asked what time is, St. Augustine has a thought. When someone doesn’t ask him about time, he says, he knows what time is. He continues, however, when ultimately asked what…
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The Book of Ecclesiastes Offers Us the Meaning of Life The most important thing to know about time, is that it ends!It runs out for everyone and everything. It’s not infinite. It is measured. Time comes to an end. This is a fact of our faith. Time indeed comes to an end.Our first reading makes this point to us! When we are young, the possibilities …
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"God doesn't ask us to do anything we can't do. But that doesn't mean He won't give us some challenges along the way," says Phil Lawler, editor of Catholic World News (CWN). Phil is also the author and editor of 12 books on political and religious topics, with his essays, book reviews, and editorial columns featured in over 100 newspapers across th…
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St. Paul Asks the Church of Corinth: Are You Conscious of Living in Such a Way that You Know You Are Moving Toward Another World . . . the Kingdom of God in Heaven?St. Paul wrote the letter to the Church in Corinth 2000 years ago.He wrote to the people, and he may have written it to us in today’s world. While Christians do not deny Jesus’ Resurrect…
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By Saint Matthew’s Example: How Much Do I Follow Jesus? Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Matthew (September 21st).We all know the Gospel story. Jesus walks over to Matthew’s table, saying nothing but Follow Me!One has to understand the profession of Matthew. He was a tax collector. How the tax collector worked in collecting money is de…
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Jesus Tells Us …. Go In Peace, Your Sins are Forgiven Among the contribution of Pope Benedict 16th ‘s papacy was a rekindling in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.The Pope wrote several series / books on Jesus Christ. In one of the Pope’s writings, he speaks of the Gospel. He explains when many read the Gospel, they look at it as ordinary words … as th…
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