Food for Thought (Spiritually Speaking)
If you are seeking more of God, this podcast is for you. Each talk addresses a specific aspect of the spiritual life from a Christian perspective to nourish your soul. Questions for prayer are provided to help you ponder how the ideas can be applied to your unique situation.
Episodes
185 episodes
Sustained Addiction: A Time for Surrender
The addiction series continues with a discussion about when we come to believe that there will not be recovery. Even so, we surrender all to God and have peace at the cross.
Sustained Recovery: They Made It!
The addiction series continues with a discussion of the time when the addict is in sustained recovery. They have a God-centered life that is reflected in personal healing, emotional maturity, and spiritual peace. What is our role now that the a...
Early Recovery: Why Is It So Hard?
Continuing the series on addiction, this episode explores early recovery, when the addict is clean and sober but still struggling with the challenges that led to the addiction. What can you do to nurture your own healing while the addict is str...
Death: Not What We Had Prayed For
Addiction Series: This episode explores the complexities we face when addiction ends in death. How do we grieve? How do we fight the spiritual battle? How can we open our hearts to the healing grace of God?
Go to Jail; Go Directly to Jail
In this series on addiction, we explore the struggles and opportunities that come when an addict we love is in jail or court-ordered rehab.
Estrangement
The Addiction Series Episode 6. What happens when we are estranged from the addict? How can we more willingly surrender the addict to God? Who can help us through this suffering?
Stagnation
This is part of a series on addiction. Stagnation is a time in the addiction relationship when nothing is happening. It's dark, smelly, and lifeless. How can this dead time bear spiritual fruit? There are three ways to make that happen.
Hard Decisions
This episode continues the series on addiction, exploring the hard decisions we must make in our relationship with the addict. How do we make a decision we can live with?
Rehab Roller Coaster
Continuing the series on addiction, this episode explores the challenges when we are on the rehab roller coaster with the addict we love. They enter rehab, are clean for a while, then relapse. This is repeated over and over. How do we live and ...
Houston, We Have a Problem
Addiction: What do we do when we find out there is a problem? How can I have spiritual peace in the midst of the storm? This episode explores how we can respond when we find out that someone we love has an addiction.
Tubulence Ahead
This is the beginning of a series on addiction - for those who love an addict. How do we navigate the turbulence of addiction? How do we fight the spiritual battle when the one we love is addicted? Learn about the nine seasons we can experience...
Call to Order
Is your life disordered? What does that mean? How can we identify the disorders that keep us from God? How can we bring God's perfect order into our lives?
What's Your Plan?
This final episode on healing offers 5 steps for creating a plan for your healing journey. You can download a Healing Plan Worksheet at my website: https://colleenorchanian.com/resources...
More More More Resources
[Continuing the healing series] This episode presents five healing resources: Humility, Charity, Staying in the Present, Retreats, and Body Health. All of these can foster continued healing in mind, body, and spirit.
Three Pillars of Lent
How can prayer, fasting, and almsgiving help me have a fruitful Lent? This episode presents many ways to live those Lenten disciplines.
I Need More Healing
Continuing the series on healing, this episode explores 3 more healing resources: forgiveness, repentance, and book discussion groups. Three books mentioned: Be Healed by Dr. Bob SchuttesAbide by...
I Need Help! Healing Resources Part 1
What resources are available for the healing journey? In this episode, you'll hear about six powerful resources: prayers of petition, communion with God, professional help, prayers of renunciation, spiritual warfare, and community.
Obstacles to Healing (Healing Part 3)
Healing Part 3: What obstacles block the healing we desire? How can we remove those obstacles and be open to the healing touch of Jesus?
Healing Part 2 - Connections
We need healing in body, mind, and soul. Each affects the other. When we identify all of our healing needs, we are open to complete healing from the Divine Physician.
Healing - What is it? Why do I need it?
The first in a series on healing, this episode summarizes healing. What is it? Why do we need it? What are the signs that we need healing?
A Word for Advent
Have you ever had a spiritual word of the year? Why not choose a word for Advent? Here are some possibilities and some ideas for living the word during this season of anticipation.
Receive!
How open are you to the gifts God has for you? Do you try to rush God? This episode is about being receptive and overcoming the habits of grasping and rejecting.
Who's In Control?
What does it mean to surrender? There are many false ways to surrender in faith, but what is the proper way?
Healing Agents
Pope Francis said that the Church is a field hospital for the wounded. Is that how you see your parish? We are all part of the wounded - and part of the hospital staff. This episode is about being healing agents, helping others heal from the tr...
Planning for Eternity
We plan for many things in our lives: college for our kids, family moves, taking a vacation, and starting a business. Do we have a plan for eternity? Are we as concerned about becoming saints and getting to heaven? This episode is about how to ...
