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
165 episodes
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.
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9:26
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.
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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12:10
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?
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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11:11
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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13:52
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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15:24
Joyful Joyful!
Joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit. What's the difference between joy and happiness? How can we be open to the joy God has ready for us?
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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13:49
Beware of Idols
Spiritual Warfare - Continued. The weapon of the week is detachment. When we are detached from things of this world, the devil has no foothold on us. There are six common areas of attachment to consider: material, comfort, recreation, media, id...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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13:36
Show Me Your Muscles
How strong are you? In what ways? This episode explores five areas of strength: physical, intellectual, emotional, character, and spiritual.
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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13:25
Fill 'er Up
Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores how sacraments and sacramentals offer grace to fight the spiritual battle. Are you making the most of these powerful weapons?
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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13:34
Perfect Love
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week's episode is about the spiritual tool of love. Do we receive God's perfect love? Are we sharing it with others?
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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10:58
Do the Right Thing
Spiritual Warfare Continued: How does virtue help us fight the spiritual battle? How can we grow in virtue and be battle-ready?
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13:43
Pick Me!
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week explores the spiritual tool of the communion of saints. How can we enlist people on earth and in heaven to help us in the spiritual battle?
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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11:16
Free At Last
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This episode explores the spiritual weapon of forgiveness. When we practice radical forgiveness, the enemy loses his foothold in our minds.
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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12:56
Walk With Me
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This week's episode describes how spiritual direction can become a powerful weapon to help us resist the attacks of the devil.
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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11:09
To Tell the Truth
Spiritual Warfare Continued. The weapon of the week is truth. Do we speak the truth? Do we speak it with love? How does truth help us fight the spiritual battle?
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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12:08
People Who Need People
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This episode covers the spiritual weapon of community. We need others to help us fight the good fight. What makes a good community? How can I find the one that's right for me?
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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11:29
Be Healed
(Spiritual Warfare Continued) This episode is about the spiritual weapon of healing. The devil can't attack what is healthy and in union with God. But how do we do that? A book mentioned in the podcast is Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuch...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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13:00
No Thank You
Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores the spiritual weapon of self-denial. How can penance and mortification help us resist the snares of the devil?
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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13:13
My Bad!
Spiritual Warfare - Weapon Three: Repentance. We can't fight the battle when we are in a state of sin, and we should seek to know our faults, no matter how small. Each fault is a turning away from God.
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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11:54
You Are Not Alone
Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode explores how prayer can be a powerful weapon in our spiritual arsenal.
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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10:55
Sword of the Spirit
Spiritual Warfare Continued: This episode begins the discussion of the weapons we have in our arsenal to fight the spiritual battle. The weapon of the week is the Bible, called the Sword of the Spirit by Paul in Ephesians.
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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10:49
Inventory Time
Spiritual Warfare Continued. This episode describes how to do an inventory of the spiritual attacks you face. What is the devil doing in your life? Why is it working?
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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10:06
Hurts So Bad
Continuing the series on spiritual warfare, this episode examines how the devil targets us during our suffering.
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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12:26
