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A TIME AND A SEASON

“People came to Jesus with the objection, ‘Why do John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees fast while Yours do not?’ ” —Mark 2:18

The people in today’s Gospel reading thought it was time to fast, although it was time to feast. They had the right idea but the wrong time. You may be doing something appropriate to the way things were twenty years ago but inadequate for the present. For example, if you send your children to the school you attended in your own youth, you may be making a big mistake. That school had its time, but possibly its time is not now, if you want your children to be followers of Jesus.

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Grief & The Holidays

Grief & The Holidays- In this segment of Faith in Action, our guest Judi Phillips, a clinical pastoral counseling associate with Pastoral Solutions Institute, a Catholic, mental health telemed practice, talks with co-hosts Brigid Ayer and Jim Ganley about dealing with grief and the holidays and she offers suggestions for coping during the holiday season, and support others who are experiencing grief. For a resource on grief & the holidays, CLICK HERE For more information about Pastoral Solutions Institute, the website is https://catholiccounselors.com/

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Preparing for Advent in the Domestic Church

Preparing for the Season of Advent – In this segment of Faith In Action, on Catholic Radio Indy guest Peter Doane, former Director of Evangelization at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, joins co-hosts Brigid Ayer and Jim Ganley to discuss what you should be doing to prepare for Advent especially as it relates to covid and the domestic church.

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Spiritual Guidance During a Pandemic: Bishop Timothy Doherty

SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC-BISHOP TIMOTHY DOHERTY – OUR GUEST MOST REVEREND BISHOP TIMOTHY DOHERTY, BISHOP FOR THE DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE-IN-INDIANA. JOINS US FOR A SPECIAL EDITION ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND OFFERS SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO US DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. TO CONNECT WITH DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE THE WEBPAGE IS WWW. DOL-IN.ORG

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What’s Up With Prayer

MATTHEW 6:7-15

Friends, today’s Gospel asks us to do three things: pray, fast, and give alms. Let’s focus today on prayer. Studies show that prayer is a very common, very popular activity. Even those who profess no belief in God pray!

What is prayer, and how should we pray? Prayer is intimate communion and conversation with God. Judging from Jesus’ own life, prayer is something that we ought to do often, especially at key moments of our lives.

Well, how should we pray? What does it look like? You have to pray with faith, and according to Jesus’ model, you have to pray with forgiveness. The efficacy of prayer seems to depend on the reconciliation of differences.

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