Drawing Close to the Holy Spirit – On this segment of Faith in Action, co-hosts Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer is Sister Mary Ann Fatula, O.P. author of “Drawing Close to the Hoy Spirit”. She shares the important role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how we can connect or reactivate the third person of the Trinity in our everyday lives. For details about the book click here
Joy or sadness? Which do you want more of in your life? Honestly, you have a great deal of influence over the result of the answer to that question. If you’re interested in this, read on.
I’ve been a fan of Presentation Ministries for many years. A friend of mine introduced me to their Bible telephone line in 1993. The lay ministry was founded by Father Al Lauer who died of cancer in 2005. Fr. Al was a typical priest, but at some point before I met him, he had a conversion that changed him dramatically. After his encounter of the Holy Spirit, he REALLY started living out his calling to the priesthood. The ministry branched out into radio, printed material, video, and digital media. One of my favorite spiritual “go-to’s” has been the One Bread, One Body booklet published by Presentation Ministries, and written mostly by Father Al, that offers a reflection on the daily readings. Today’s reflection really stuck out to me, and the full teaching (which I cut and pasted) is posted below.
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LEARN ABOUT THE CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH: THE WONDERS OF OUR SPIRITUAL FATHER WITH AUTHOR FATHER DONALD CALLOWAY – OUR GUEST FATHER DONALD CALLOWAY, NATIONAL SPEAKER TALKS WITH FAITH IN ACTION CO-HOSTS BRIGID AYER AND JIM GANLEY, ABOUT HIS CONVERSION AND HIS NEW BOOK CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH AND HOW HE CAN HELP US AT THIS TIME. FOR DETAILS ON THE CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH THE WEBPAGE IS www.consecrationtostjoseph.org/ AND FATHER CALLOWAY’S WEBPAGE IS www.fathercalloway.com/ TO HEAR FATHER CALLOWAY’S CONVERSION STORY, THE LINK IS HERE.
“Anxious for Nothing” Book Club based on Max Lucado book: On this segment of Faith in Action, Catholic Radio Indy co-hosts Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer are joined by Jayne Slaton, Outreach & Pastoral Care Director for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish to talk about “Anxious for Nothing” a book club based on a book by Max Lucado which is aimed at helping participants cast their anxiety on Jesus. She shares some tips that are helping the participants reduce their anxiety. For more information the website is www.olmc1.org
Public Safety Tips with Lt. Tim Byrne, Carmel Police Department – On this segment of Faith in Action, co-hosts Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer are joined by Lt. Tim Byrne, Public Information Officer of the Carmel Police Department to talk about Public Safety Tips. He covers elder fraud, how to prevent fraud in general. Theft from vehicles and how to prevent being a victim, and Lt. Byrne talks about firework laws and firework safety.
“Finding Frassati” A look into Modern sainthood for young people. – On this segment of Faith in Action, co-hosts Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer are joined by author Christine Woharto talk about her new book, Finding Frassati. For more information, the website is www.frassatiusa.org
Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26 Psalm 105:1-4, 6-7 Matthew 10:24-33
“Now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful.” —Genesis 50:15
Joseph’s brothers were fearful, guilt-ridden, and steeped in self-hatred. They flung themselves before Joseph and said: “Let us be your slaves!” (Gn 50:18) After they tried to murder Joseph and finally sold him into slavery, his brothers carried their burden of sin for nearly four decades.
Is there any sin of yours from many years ago that still upsets you? Do you have any sin for which you’ve received forgiveness from God but not from yourself? Have any perversions, especially past sexual sins, warped your self-image? It’s not unusual to be like Joseph’s brothers and spend a lifetime twisted and misshapen by guilt, even false guilt.
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