Join Fr Rob Galea, Alyssa Agius, Justine Hughes and Augie Angrisano for weekly conversations about the upcoming Sunday Mass readings and relevant life topics from a Catholic perspective.
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Join Fr Rob as he passionately reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings, and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today.
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A disciple-making podcast by Icon Ministries that explores various aspects of the disciple-making process. Here we hope to reimagine together what it is to be and make disciples of Jesus and to empower normal people for the task of making disciples in their corners of the world.
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Philokalia Ministries is the fruit of 30 years spent at the feet of the Fathers of the Church. Led by Father David Abernethy, Philokalia (Philo: Love of the Kalia: Beautiful) Ministries exists to re-form hearts and minds according to the mold of the Desert Fathers through the ascetic life, the example of the early Saints, the way of stillness, prayer, and purity of heart, the practice of the Jesus Prayer, and spiritual reading. Those who are involved in Philokalia Ministries - the podcasts, ...
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5 Years in a row ranking in the DJ MAG top 100 DJs of the World, Tenishia holds his own as the most successful DJ/Producer in Malta, selling arena shows and appearing everywhere from TV to mobile phone adverts. Top 25 Maltese Icon (Times of Malta - Sunday Circle), IDMA Awards nominee and winner of several awards at the Malta Music Awards, Joven has travelled the World with his music performing at the most renowned clubs and festivals such as Tomorrowland, the Ministry of Sound in London and ...
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Guiding the flock of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, Archbishop Alexander Sample shares his views on faith, culture and life in the Church. This weekly program, hosted by Dina Marie Hale, will help guide you through the liturgical seasons, our daily struggles and victories, and towards a life lived more fully in Christ. Produced by the Archdiocese of Portland in collaboration with Mater Dei Radio.
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Join Archbishop Sample as he discusses the priestly ministerial work of the Church and how seminarians are formed to become our future spiritual leaders and fathers. Discover the key dimensions to priestly formation and take a virtual tour of the Eternal City with the Archbishop as he shares details regarding his upcoming vocation pilgrimage to Rom…
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Join Fr Rob, Alyssa and Justine in this episode of Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast as they break open this week's upcoming Gospel. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 7:31-37 Throughout this episode, you’ll hear highlights from an interview between Fr Rob & Cardinal Giorgio Marengo. You can find the extended interview exclusivel…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part IV
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The very words of St. John Climacus seem to carry us up to heights hitherto unknown and unexpected. The experience of this ascent takes place as we feel our hearts begin to burn for love of God and the desire for him in prayer. St. John quickly moves us away from looking at prayer as a mere discipline and rather our being drawn into the depths of M…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part III
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Synopsis of tonight’s group on the Evergetinos- Hypothesis 18 Sections H and I: This evening we concluded hypothesis 18 with the clarity that only St. John Cassian can bring. Cassian, though as western monk, spent many years in Egypt among the desert fathers and was able to distill their thought with great clarity for the western mind as well as th…
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Join Fr Rob, Alyssa and Justine in this episode of Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast as they break open this week's upcoming Gospel. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Throughout this episode, you’ll hear highlights from an interview between Augie Angrisano from the ICON Ministry Team and Sam Clear. You can find…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:60-69By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part III
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Joy! Suddenly, as we read through the Ladder of Dive Ascent every cross, every struggle in the spiritual life, while still present, begins to fade into the background. The costs involved in this struggle pales in comparison to the blessings and the fruits that God bestows upon us, especially prayer . St. John places before us the essentials of pray…
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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample as he reflects upon our relationship with God by asking key questions such as: Do we see God as a real person? How do we nurture our relationship with Christ? How comfortable with silence are we? What role do retreats and time in silence play in nurturing my relationship with God? Explore these questions and more wi…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part II
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No one is going to take up the practice of fasting or come to “love fasting” as we have often spoken of unless they are taught by those who have deep and long experience in the practice. As we have seen the desert was very much laboratory. Those who entered into it were driven by the desire for the Lord and to remove any impediment to that desire. …
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Join Fr Rob, Alyssa and Justine in this episode of Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast as they break open this week's upcoming Gospel. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:60:69 Throughout this episode, you’ll hear highlights from an interview between Augie Angrisano from the ICON Ministry Team and Sharon Duiker. You can find the e…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:51-58By ICON Ministry
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gospel: Luke 1:39-56By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part II
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There are some things that cannot be learned from books – prayer most of all! However, St. John, as so many of the Saints speaks to us from long experience as one who truly has seen Christ, knows Christ and has conversed with him deeply. Whatever might be lacking in his thought it still stokes the fire of desire within any heart that longs for God.…
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Share Your Light - Become A Missionary Disciple
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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample as he discusses what it means to be on mission as a missionary disciple for Christ. The Archbishop explains why it is time to get serious and intentional about the work of evangelization and shares his desire to transform the Archdiocese of Portland into an evangelizing one. Subscribe to the Voice of the Shepherd on…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part I
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We picked up this evening with the beginning of hypothesis 18. For weeks now we have been reading about the essential practice of fasting. The cultivation of virtue and the overcoming of the passions is impossible without it. Making use of the body to strengthen the soul is a necessity. But we quickly realize from the stories that this practice can…
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Join Fr Rob, Alyssa and Justine in this episode of Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast as they break open this week's upcoming Gospel. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:51-58 Throughout this episode, you’ll hear highlights from an interview between Augie Angrisano from the ICON Ministry Team and Jonathan Doyle. You can find the …
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:41-51By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII, Part IX, and XXVIII, Part I
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As St. John Climacus comes to the end of the step on stillness and segues into the step on prayer, it is as if he is beckoning us with every word to enter into silence and to give ourselves over to prayer; not as a discipline but rather as a response to the gift of God’s love. We are so often filled with a hunger that is inexplicable to us. We seek…
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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample as he reflects on the current political time in our country and suggests ways we can resist division that can corrupt the Church. Archbishop Sample discusses the great harm our current political climate has upon the Body of Christ. Explore ways to navigate this political season and discover "The Winning Strategy" wh…
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Join Fr Rob, Alyssa and Justine in this first episode of Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast as they break open this week's upcoming Gospel. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:41-51 Throughout this episode, you’ll hear highlights from an interview between Augie Angrisano from the ICON Ministry Team and Karen Doyle from The Genius…
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Welcome to Season 12 of the Catholic Influencers Podcast presented by ICON Ministry. This is a quick introduction with co-hosts Fr Rob Galea, Alyssa Agius and Justine Hughes who share what this podcast is all about. Listen to hear about what you can expect from Season 12 and how you can stay connected with us. New episodes released on all online pl…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:24-35By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VIII
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One of the most wonderful things that someone said in the group tonight was: “I am amazed at how simple it all is!” And they are absolutely right in their observation. All that the fathers tell us - about the struggle for purity of heart and overcoming the passions, seeking stillness and constancy in prayer - comes down to one simple reality. God i…
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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample as he offers his reflections after attending the National Eucharistic Congress held in Indianapolis with over 60,000 pilgrims. The Archbishop reminds us that we are all pilgrims on pilgrimage. He explains that real work of evangelization is all about love. Discover some of the memorable moments from the Congress and…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVII, Part I
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The desert was a laboratory. The monks went into its depths precisely to push the limits of what they needed in order to sustain themselves; whether it be food, water or sleep. Therefore, we must not find ourselves put off by the stories that seem so extreme. Quite simply, they were extreme! The desert being a laboratory, compelled the monks not on…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VII
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St. John draws us into the experience of stillness and its many fruits. It is a precious gift that comes to us by the grace of God and takes root in a heart prepared through years of asceticism and watchfulness. It is our waiting upon God. In many ways this sums up the vocation of the hermit/monk. But it also captures the essence of our life and th…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: John 6:1-15By ICON Ministry
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVI, Part II
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We picked up once again with the theme of “loving fasting.” The severity of the desert father’s practice of this discipline reveals that love. They discovered not only how essential the body is in the spiritual struggle to overcome attachment and the order of one’s desires towards God, but also that fasting brings a simplicity to one’s life.We begi…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 6:30-34By ICON Ministry
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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample and guest Deacon Bill McNamara of St. Clare Church in Portland as they discuss the heart of the Diaconate ministry. Discover the beauty of this call to Holy Orders as they discuss the three key areas of the Diaconate: Word, Liturgy and Charity. Archbishop Sample describes how the Deacons are called to be leaven in t…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part IV and XVI, Part I
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We continued our discussion of the fathers’ love for abstinence and fasting. While their feats seem amazing to us as well as how little food they needed to sustain themselves, the importance is what this love of these disciplines show us. They were not embraced simply as forms of discipline or endurance, but rather that which humbled the mind and t…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 6:7-13By ICON Ministry
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part III
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The fathers often draw us along this mysterious path, the narrow path, that leads to the kingdom. They lead us, as it were, “where angels fear to tread.” They show us in an unvarnished fashion how the path to Godly love and virtue passes through affliction. Yet, even that is too simplistic. It is the suffering heart, the heart crushed by prayer and…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VI
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St. John Climacus once again gives us powerful images to help us understand the meaning of stillness and how it is to be protected. One such image is that of an eyelash that falls into the eye and creates irritation. The enemy of stillness is agitation; we are often driven to distraction by a concern for our physical and emotional well-being. Fear …
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part II
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What is it that we are hungry for in this world? So many of the writings of the fathers can be reduced to this very question. What is the deepest desire of our hearts? What have we been created for and what satisfies the sense of incompleteness or the strange feeling of nostalgia within us? Because we have been created for God and find in Him our t…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part V
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There is a beautiful movement created in the heart by St. John’s writing; it is almost a dance. We move back-and-forth with St. John by simultaneously reflecting upon the beauty of silence and stillness and the intimacy that we experience with God through it - while also being shown what the loss of the silence does to us. The silence of which St. …
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 6:1-6By ICON Ministry
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Chasing Sunsets - Castello Zammitello 2024
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1. Visxion vs Fingers Inc - Amana (Jack Had A Groove Acapella)2. Disclosure - You & Me (Rivo Remix)3. Sundress - New Sky4. Rockka, VegaZ SL - Ntropy (Kyotto Remix)5. Mark Lenz - People Are People6. Tonedepth - Beirut7. Gai Barone - Classrooms8. Jerome vs Rui Di Silva - Touch Me Timestamp (Tenishia Mash Up)9. Fingerprint - Babydoll White (Mem Aleph …
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 5:21-43By ICON Ministry
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Join Archbishop Sample and special guest newly ordained priest, Father Brent Durschmidt as they discuss "what is an authentic priestly life" and explain how the heart of the priest is configured to Christ. Hear insights about Father Brent's discernment journey and Archbishop Sample describes the often misunderstood, yet essential key to the priesth…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XIV, and XV, Part I
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Humility and affliction: Two words that often evoke within us intense fear and anxiety. We are formed by a kind of pathological self-love. The fathers understood our focus upon worldly things as a need to create a sense of security and identity. We desperately want to protect ourselves from hardship and from pain and so we surround ourselves as muc…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 4:35-41By ICON Ministry
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part IV
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In pursuing life in Christ, the experience of reality is often turned on its head. Our perception of the world around us and the interior world is shaped and formed by so many forces and influences. In a counterintuitive fashion, we have to move in opposing directions to the things that satisfy our ego or the desires of the flesh. Needless to say t…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XIII, Part II
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Only the most stalwart and patient of souls can follow along with this evening’s readings without being troubled. Once again it is repeated for us that our life is to be one of constant repentance; that is, turning toward God. Systematically the fathers break down every illusion that we might have about ourselves as having no need of such repentanc…
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Join Fr Rob as he reflects on the Sunday Gospel readings and how we can apply these reflections to our lives today. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 4:26-34By ICON Ministry
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Ryan and Lewie reflect on a disciple-making conference they recently attended - what they found encouraging and clarifying, and what they thought was missing in the conversations happening there.
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Ryan and Lewie reflect on our 20th anniversary, including Icon's origin story, a powerful moment at the anniversary celebration, and how our anniversary and reflection experience informs and inspires us moving forward.
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part III
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What possibly could hesychasm or the life of hesychasts - those who live in perpetual stillness and prayer - mean for those who living in the world; for all of those surrounded by a constant stream of noise and distraction?The answer is everything! Though few are called to this manner of life, all are destined to experience the fullness of its joy …
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XIII, Part I
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We picked up this evening with Hypothesis 13 on the subject of keeping Vigil and not giving oneself over to excessive sleep. However, as we immersed ourselves in the reading, we began to see the father guiding us into something much deeper. The teaching on keeping vigil is a bridge to talking about Repentance. We were presented with the most beauti…
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