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Advent: A Sacred Ache

“It seemed like centuries of ache coursing through me. It blew through caverns in me I didn’t know were there. I gave in to it.  I gave it space to wail itself out.” – Claire Dwyer

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St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Reflections on the Eucharist

One of Alphonsus’s most beautiful writings is his Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, written in 1745, when he was in his fifties. This was his very first book, and it was so compelling that forty editions of it were published even during his lifetime. This precious work, composed by Alphonsus and often drawn from writings

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Finding Peace in the Storm Part 2: Trials

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Finding Peace in the Storm Part 2: Trials” as we talk with Jordan Burke about how mental prayer is vital in maintaining peace amidst our struggles! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make

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Behold the Man

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Behold the Man” as we talk with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers about the Catholic vision of male spirituality! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to watch the video above! (Live audience Q&A

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The Christian, an Unusual Person

To the extent that a Christian professes his faith and tries to live it, he becomes unusual to believers and unbelievers. This is because the Gospel won’t stop being the good news for Jews and Gentiles until the end of time. The unusualness of the Christian is purely and simply his resemblance to Jesus Christ,

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Finding Peace in the Storm Part 1

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Finding Peace in the Storm Part 1” as we talk with Jordan Burke about how everything is permitted or willed by God and how to find peace in the midst of our sufferings! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes

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St. Athanasius: Pillar of the Church

“Let what was confessed by the Fathers of Nicaea prevail.” So wrote Athanasius to a philosopher in his final years. Even to this day, Catholics recite the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed at every Mass. We take for granted what St. Athanasius sacrificed so much to defend. It would serve us well to consider why he defended it,

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Humanality

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Humanality” as we talk with Andrew Laubacher about the nonprofit that helps people heal and detox from phone and tech addiction! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to watch the video

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