Best djinnfromthebronx Podcasts (2024)

It was, as I will report, a busy June and July and so a little of what's been going on in my spiritual life. . . .trying to become a woman of prayer.By djinnfromthebronx

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Today the Rabbit Hole 22:50

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Thoughts about the things that jar me in the ordinary moments of being a Catholic, that might be or might not be connected. Is my real problem or yours a resistance to the demands of the love of God?By djinnfromthebronx

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Missed him--I Mean St. Jude--By THAT Much! 20:04

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Today I had an adventure. I almost got to where I wanted to, to venerate the Relic of St. Jude. But there were obstacles. Still, there was spiritual success of a kind.By djinnfromthebronx

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To Be Steeped in History 20:54

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Newman said "To be steeped in history is to cease to be Protestant." That's another way of saying that to be steeped in history is to be Catholic. But maybe more than that to be steeped in history is to cease to be an unbeliever of any stripe. But to become steeped in history means diverging from pre-conceptions and taking the leap to inquiry. Ther…

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What Has Changed? 15:06

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We just celebrated the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Our Lord? What changed because of His action? Often does not seem like anything has. But look closer.By djinnfromthebronx

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God IS Guarding the Church 20:53

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Things look so dark in the times in which we find ourselves. It has ever been thus, but God is there, the Word is there having been crucified and risen and ascended and will not leave us adrift---we are not forsaken, ever.By djinnfromthebronx

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She's Back 22:58

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It's been about two months since the last new podcast episode. Today offering thoughts about pain, suffering and eternal life. The usual!By djinnfromthebronx

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Hiatus 0:56

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Taking a hiatus. God bless. Maybe see you again in the Spring.By djinnfromthebronx

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Because the Church Said So 22:17

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Does it make sense for Catholics to disregard the dogma and doctrine from the small to the great theological issues? Here is the small question that got me going on this subject today. A caller to a Catholic Radio show who felt that certain restrictions on music were unfair, and well, who voted on this?…

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Rules that Can Help Our Spiritual Lives from Ignatius of Loyola 26:57

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Last weekend I dove, as it were, into the Rules for Discernment of Spirits at a Seminar at St. Peter Chanel Church with the wonderful, brilliant and humble Fr. Tim Gallagher. What a blessing! I just want to share a little with you, and encourage you to explore! There is plenty of source material and spiritually educational tools. A way to Consolati…

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The Master Artist Instructs Me 19:30

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I've been in this four week parish study about the "Art of Dying". It has stirred thoughts which I offer for your consideration!By djinnfromthebronx

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The Earth is Filled with Violence 20:44

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Struggle. Struggle. That's all sometimes I seem to do? How about you? The world around us is so profoundly difficult, in small and of course in the large things barrelling toward us. It gets to be overwhelming, and I lose the trail to God. It is critical to keep looking toward Him, no matter what. I tell that to myself, and to you!…

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Accepting Suffering 25:11

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Another week, another obstacle. It's the same for all of us. As a Catholic, I know how I ought to respond. Alas, I fail utterly. Thus the importance of prayer, of the Sacraments, of learning to let God take the reins. It's a battle.By djinnfromthebronx

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Awake, and Prayerful 20:37

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The events, the barbaric actions of other human beings, just can't get it out of my mind. Can you? Life can change, and end, often at the hands of our fellow men, in a moment. Be awake. Be prepared. It's God, or the Devil.By djinnfromthebronx

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Will You Not Watch One Hour With Me? 19:38

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Gethsamane on my mind and the opportunity we have every time we are at Eucharistic Adoration. More than an opportunity. A necessity.By djinnfromthebronx

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Really Random Thoughts 22:17

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A moment driving up on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles started my thinking about how difficult it is to stay on the narrow road and reminded me what I have to do to DO IT! Old news, usual difficulty in absorbing it.By djinnfromthebronx

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The Following Christ Thing 25:09

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How often do I miss the reality of what it means to FOLLOW Christ. As soon as the slightest suffering comes my way, I am down for the count. How about you? But He offers us a solution in prayer, in letting Him hold us to Himself. It's simple. We complicate it. I complicate it.By djinnfromthebronx

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Random Thoughts of an Ordinary Sinner 22:11

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Bad night last night spiritually speaking. Without Grace, I'd be doomed. Without Grace, accepted, responded to, we all would be doomed. Confession. Confession. That's the ticket!By djinnfromthebronx

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As Veronica Goes So Should We Aim 19:53

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A close friend, and devoted Catholic died this last month. Some thoughts on her, her Catholicism and on her death.By djinnfromthebronx

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Drat, Failed Again 19:36

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Instead of turning to God I complained, very loudly, with little restraint. Good thing for Confession.By djinnfromthebronx

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Greetings from The Big Apple 7:15

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Miracle of Miracles 14:14 21:57

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Today the exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles at my parish.By djinnfromthebronx

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Jerusalem Right At Our Doorstep--Carlo Acutus 21:55

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As part of the Eucharistic Revival, parishes are hosting the Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit that was created by the late teenager, Carlo Acutis, Blessed Carlo Acutis. He saw what so many of us, Catholics even, do not, that the Eucharist is the "highway to heaven".By djinnfromthebronx

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Lord, Activate the Glow! 28:14

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A personal experience this past week I hope generalizes to your life.By djinnfromthebronx

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The Responsibility to Follow Him 26:31

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When Bishop Barron talked about Catholicism as the privileged way, he got a lot of heat. However, looking at it from another perspective, it makes a lot of sense. We have nothing to do with our becoming Catholic, as infants, should that be our Grace. But having that Grace we have been given an advantage, a benefit, that requires a response--to shar…

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The Gift of Bruno Lanteri 28:12

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Always I am in search of a guide. Of course, there isn't just one. Fulton Sheen. Faustina. Teresas of Avila and the Little Flower. And now I add another model of faith, Bruno Lanteri. His way is, "doable" indeed.By djinnfromthebronx

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Contradictions 26:32

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We all handle the reality of existence; we have no choice, except in how we interpret why things are the way they are. Some say there is no God and try to create a meaning. Others believe strongly in God and objective reality, though marred by sin and redeemed by the Act of Jesus on the Cross and His Resurrection. How we handle those things were on…

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Wake Up Catholics! 18:43

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Amid the dilution of the faith, it is of great solace to hear a priest from Nigeria remind us of the blessings we have and the struggles in his home country. His homily to raise funds to assist Nigerian Catholics was also a bit of a wake up call for us.By djinnfromthebronx

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Whither Goes the Synod: Will Somebody Help Me? 25:28

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Last week, a working document was published apropos the Synod on Synodality. When asked about a section related to those who feel unwelcome, the divorced and civilly remarried, the polygamous and the gay community, someone asked Cardinal Hollerich about how these concerns played into the teachings of the Church. I was listening to another podcase p…

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This N That 29:17

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Things come to mind during the week. Three of them this time. Thoughts about the Sacred Heart and how we receive the Eucharist. Thoughts about Hell. Thoughts about my lack of radical trust.By djinnfromthebronx

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Focus on Him: The Feast of Corpus Christi 25:34

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We are living in deeply troubling times. While it might be no worse than say in the time of Pope Urban IV, where relativism reigned, there was moral corruption and a lack of faith, sometimes it feels so. Thank God we are reviving Eucharistic Adoration as part of the Eucharistic Revival. Oh, Lord, give us hope. Help us to focus on You!…

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What Will Open Our Catholic Hearts 24:02

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How a bad mood got me thinking about what it will take to open our Catholic Hearts to a true recognition of the indispensability of the Sacraments, especially of the Eucharist.By djinnfromthebronx

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Thoughts On Just How Little I Know 24:57

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I have begun to immerse myself in the riches of the Catholic Faith and her teachings. And the journey (the Journey of the Hero of a Thousand Faces) has revealed to me the dearth of knowledge I have had, despite calling myself a life long Catholic. Thoughts on that on Ordinary Old Catholic Me.By djinnfromthebronx

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We ARE Seeing the Chaos 23:35

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So many of the episodes of this podcast are inspired by things that I observe and read in the course of my week. I find myself responding audibly without anyone else being present, and then I remember: I can talk about this on the podcast! And so here I am talking about a late diarist, Edward Robb Ellis, and one of his entries and how I see it as, …

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When We Meet Again 15:32

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A good friend is no longer with us and I just need to talk about it in Ordinary Old Catholic Me.By djinnfromthebronx

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Getting a Handle on Anger, I Pray 19:32

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If I cannot maintain calm in simple challenges, without anger, the how will I be able to do so when the big challenges come? Reflecting on a week's worth of the small and considering where, to whom, I must go for help. Her initials are BVM.By djinnfromthebronx

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Suffering: When Theology and Reality Clash 36:57

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I suppose not for the first, or the last, time, I'm thinking about suffering. It's always been around me, and you, but sometimes, it presses closer to the people you love, which causes pain and a sense of powerlessness, and then to yourself, which can make you forget that suffering is the road to sanctity. It seems counterintuitive, but there it is…

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What’s In a Name? 21:41

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I have been considering my name, the first name which is from Arabic Lore, and how it might have been a hurdle in my religious evolution but how the balance of my name, middle and Confirmation, have been a force to propel me forward. This is not something I gave much thought to until the last few years. Really it is all speculation. What do you thi…

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From Trembling to Alleluia Part Two 23:46

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So, since last week, we have celebrated the Act that makes our faith tick--the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some thoughts on that enormous subject from Ordinary Old Catholic Me to Ordinary Old Catholic You.By djinnfromthebronx

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From Trembling to Alleluia Part One 18:47

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We are in the midst of the Triduum. Some reflections of this Catholic about the times, old and new. And what it all means to me.By djinnfromthebronx

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Practicing Dying (This Week) 28:09

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Obviously, one must practice dying every day, every moment, not just during one week. I am being slightly facetious by this title. But the truth is, that this week I had the opportunity, due to a bad cold, to spend time alone, in bed, and consider the path to salvation, which is dying to self and following Christ. Easy enough to say. Not easy, as w…

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Give Me That New Heaven and New Earth! 22:20

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Trying I am to be a little more cheery in my podcast today. So I am focusing on something nice, better than nice, spectacular, the New Heaven and New Earth. That's where I want to go. How about you?By djinnfromthebronx

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Your Sayings Are Hard But You Have the Words of Everlasting Life 21:57

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When Jesus said that His disciples must eat his Body and drink His Blood to have everlasting life, many said that this was too hard. All of life is hard, and it out of that reality, the consequence of sin that He will bring us back to Him. Really receipt of the Body,Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ is blessedly easy, when you come to know it is t…

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Our Unending Source of Joy 25:06

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Not for the first time, and not for the last, thinking about the Eucharist, probably because our Parish is hosting a Bible Study on Scott Hahn's The Lamb's Supper. How often have you heard that if we knew what really happens at the Mass, and embraced it, we would fall to our knees in adoration. God walks with us just as uch as He did with the Disci…

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Today the Rainbow Bridge is a Comfort 27:58

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It's not that I haven't considered it before, the hope that a pet goes to heaven and I will see him or her again, but that thought always becomes intense when I lose a pet. I have had many cats, and this week I had to put an elderly beloved boy cat to sleep. I tried to avoid it. It could not be avoided any longer. And so I found myself reading the …

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Determined Determination, Indeed! 26:22

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How I am, especially during this Lent, trying to stay faithful to prayer. St. Teresa called it "determined determination". It's a tall order for this Ordinary Catholic. I bet it is for you too!By djinnfromthebronx

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Here Comes Lent! 24:55

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I am learning to look at a chore as a golden opportunity, 40 days of penitence to clear away the cobwebs of vanity!By djinnfromthebronx

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Prayer: The Key to Union with God Who Is, Was, and Always Will Be Love 22:03

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I have been struggling with the Ignatian Exercises. But, this week, I went back to an outline I had been given in my first exposure to the Exercises and I realized that considering the very first thing, the Creation, and my creation, in a way I had not heretofore done, was something of a jumpstart, hopefully one that will take hold. The first part …

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