What to Tell a Priest in a Devotional Confession
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 12, 2018
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Fr. John Bartunek explains what one should say to a priest in a devotional confession.
Sin and Confession
Dan Burke
July 6, 2018
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions from listeners about sin and confession, attachment to sin, mortal and venial sin, and much more!
Should I Still Go to Confession if I Have Nothing to Confess?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
March 22, 2018
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Why go to confession when you have no sins to confess? Find out when Fr. John Bartunek explains the benefits of this sacrament of mercy.
How do Penance and Mortification Differ?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
March 8, 2018
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Fr. John Bartunek explains how the interior motive is different between penance and mortification … and how each can be done during Lent!
What is Mortification?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
March 1, 2018
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Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about what mortification is and how it helps us to practice it.
Confession
Dan Burke
February 19, 2018
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How does the sacrament of confession work in us? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt from his classical Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Return to Me
Dan Burke
February 14, 2018
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Today, as we begin the discipline of Lent on Ash Wednesday, an excerpt from St. Jerome’s commentary on the book of Joel serves as our meditation.
Our Lady’s Message
Dan Burke
August 15, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson speak with Donna Marie Cooper-O’Boyle on our Blessed Mother’s message 100 years ago to three shepherd children, an important message of penance, sacrifice, and prayer for the conversion of sinners and the world.
The Garden of the Soul
Dan Burke
July 14, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson explain how our soul is like a garden, how we should care for it, and what we should do when our hearts are moved towards God in meditation.
Feast of All Carmelite Saints
Liz Estler
November 14, 2016
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What is this Feast of All Carmelite Saints” about? Find out as Liz Estler reflects on the very famous, and not so famous, Carmelites who have climbed the Mountain of the Lord.