Living Real Radio, a ministry from St. Philip Catholic Church, Franklin, TN, broadcasts weekly on Nashville's Hippie Radio 94.5 FM, WHPY with hosts John Angotti & Greg Walton. Focusing on faith, real life and real issues, episodes feature thought provoking topics, inspiring music and special guests. Living Real is brought to you by Closets by Design, Nashville. Due to intellectual property rights, not all songs from the radio broadcast are featured on the podcast. Links to those songs are po ...
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The Catholic Herald informs, inspires and connects Catholics by sharing the faith story of the Arlington Diocese.
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Reflections on the daily Gospel to help you prepare your morning meditation. The Saint John Society (www.socsj.org) is a society of priests in the Catholic Church, dedicated to the new evangelization. Fr. Lucas Laborde and other priests in the DGM team started this podcast in 2019 to encourage Catholics around them in the daily practice of lectio divina, or meditation.
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"Two loves have built two cities: the love of self even to the despising of God, the city of the earth; the love of God even to the despising of self, the city of God." Following St. Augustine's City of God, this podcast views history and contemporary events in light of the deepest meaning of history: the ongoing war between the City of God (the Catholic Church) and the Earthly City until Christ comes again. To support my channel and to access premium content please consider joining my Local ...
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Various Talks from your favorite speakers as well as various interviews and events presented by The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.
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Jun 3, 2025 - 7th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 17:1-11a
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3:24What did Jesus say when He prayed? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How would you like to summarize your life? Imagine Jesus speaking to the Father about you. What are the good things He says? What do you find most inspiring in the character of Jesus?
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The Little Way of Christendom - A Strategy for the Laity in Our Times
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22:45Originally published at OnePeterFive, this two-part essay is my attempt at offering a positive vision and strategy for the laity in their mission of reconstituting a Catholic political and social order (building Christendom). I am interested in having conversations and sharing ideas with anybody who is planning, or involved in, relevant constructiv…
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Jun 2, 2025 - 7th Monday of Easter / Jn 16:29-33
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3:26Signs of spiritual growth - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Where are you in your spiritual journey? Can you identify some steps of growth you have taken? What is still lacking? Where is Jesus pointing next? Where do you get your identity from? How can you become more rooted in the Father?…
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Send us a text Guests Peter Kolar and Sarah Wolf from GIA Publications discuss the purpose of the Summer Music Institute, July 9-11 in Naperville, IL, a diverse program for both sacred and secular choral music makers in English and Spanish. More info and registration at Institute.GiaMusic.com. Special discount for Living Real listeners: friend50.…
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Jun 1, 2025 - Ascension of the Lord / Lk 24:46-53
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3:19The parting words of Jesus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are the things you have witnessed? What is the large context of your situation in life right now? When is it that you experienced the presence of Christ in your life most clearly? What were the fruits of that closeness with God?…
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May 31, 2025 - Feast of the Visitation of Mary / Lk 1:39-56
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3:35What we can learn from Mary’s visitation - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What doors has the Lord opened for you, so that you get to share your faith journey with others? What traits do you find especially inspiring in Mary and Elizabeth? Is there anything in their character that the Lord is encouraging you to imitate?…
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May 30, 2025 - 6th Friday of Easter / Jn 16:20-23
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3:23How to assess joy and sorrow in the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What have been some movements of joy and of sadness in recent times? What is the cause of those joys and sorrows? Is there something that Jesus wants to teach you through those movements in your heart?…
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May 29, 2025 - 6th Thursday of Easter / Jn 16:16-20
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3:28How can sadness become joy? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Is Jesus inviting you to imitate some aspect of his leadership? What would be some examples in your life in which the reason for your sadness turned into joy in the Spirit?
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May 28, 2025 - 6th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 16:12-15
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3:10Why does God reveal things to us gradually? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
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May 27, 2025 - 6th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 16:5-11
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3:38Moving from emotion to conviction - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you remember times in your life in which you acquired more solid convictions of faith? How did that change look like? How was the before and after? Is there any similar step that the Lord may have in store for you now?…
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Humani Generis Unitas (1938) - The Draft Encyclical of Pius XI on the Jewish Question and Anti-Semitism | Will Tucker
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1:35:41Will Tucker and I discuss the 'lost' draft encyclical of Pius XI on the unity of the human race, the Jewish Question, anti-Semitism, and racism - Humani Generis Unitas. The section on the Jewish Question and anti-Semitism can be found here: https://ccjr.us/dialogika-resources/primary-texts-from-the-history-of-the-relationship/hgu1938 Welcoming the …
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May 26, 2025 - 6th Monday of Easter / Jn 15:26 – 16:4a
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3:19How can persecutors see themselves as true worshippers? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Are you sensitive to the voice of the world in some area? Is there any reality of this world that at times may appear to be the highest good for you, instead of the living God? How has the Lord strengthened your faith through the witness of …
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May 25, 2025 - 6th Sunday of Easter / Jn 14:23-29
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3:26What does Jesus mean when He gives us his peace? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Does this gospel help you discover the sign of Christ’s peace in your life, as a peace that is different from the peace of the world? How is Jesus inviting you to live in his peace at this time?
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May 24, 2025 - 5th Saturday of Easter / Jn 15:18-21
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3:32Why did Jesus tell the disciples that the world would hate them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why do you think you that need to hear this from Jesus today? In what ways does the voice of the world affect you? How is the Lord strengthening your faith, that you may not be overcome by the world?…
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May 23, 2025 - 5th Friday of Easter / Jn 15:12-17
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3:33Jesus calls us to friendship with him - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How has that life of Christ been manifested in you? Which of the elements mentioned here have expressed your experience of life in Christ?
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May 22, 2025 - 5th Thursday of Easter / Jn 15:9-11
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3:32Remaining in the love we have received - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what ways have you experienced Christ’s love? What does it mean for you to remain in that love? Have you been able to express a love that goes beyond your natural capacity for love?
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May 21, 2025 - 5th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 15:1-8
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3:47Jesus is the vine, we are the branches - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you seen in this time the fruits that result from being united to Christ? Has the Lord done some pruning in your life, that you may bear more fruit?
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May 20, 2025 - 5th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 14:27-31a
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3:29What kind of peace does Christ want for the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Can you identify moments in your life in which you lived in the peace of Christ and when you lived in the peace of the world? How were those different? What is preventing you from loving others, from following Christ’s voice right now? What are …
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May 19, 2025 - 5th Monday of Easter / Jn 14:21-26
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3:28How is our relationship with Christ connected with his commandments? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are some steps you took in your life that enabled you to receive Christ’s message? How has the thought of Christ and your love for him shaped your identity? How could it shape it even more?…
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Send us a text In this episode of Living Real Radio, John and Greg explore the themes of love and community in the context of Jesus's words in the Sunday Gospel, "This is how all will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Music only featured on our Nashville Hippie Radio 94.5 broadcast: What the World Needs …
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May 18, 2025 - 5th Sunday of Easter / Jn 13:31-35
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3:27How could Christ’s passion glorify the Father? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you find distinctive in Christ’s love for us? How is He inviting you to imitate that love? Have you seen that love of Christ in you or in others shine through dark moments, as it did at the time of Judas’ betrayal?…
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May 17, 2025 - 4th Saturday of Easter / Jn 14:7-14
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3:28Can we know what God is like? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What have you come to know about the Father? What gestures and words of Jesus are especially luminous to you? What does the Father want you to pray for in the heart of Christ?
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May 16, 2025 - 4th Friday of Easter / Jn 14:1-6
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3:28Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What experiences have led you to discover Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life? How can you deepen that reliance on Christ, so as to find encouragement in him, and not just in human securities?
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May 15, 2025 - 4th Thursday of Easter / Jn 13:16-20
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3:46The spirituality of messengers - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What situations require humility of you, so as to stay committed to your post? Is Jesus inviting you to assimilate the message you bring by taking action in some way? Why do the advantages of sending human messengers outweigh the risks? Have you seen situations in w…
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May 14, 2025 - Feast of St. Matthias / Jn 15:9-17
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3:37Remaining in Christ’s love and friendship - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what ways has Jesus manifested his love for you? What is your perception of Christ’s commandments? Why is that? Is there anything that is keeping you from opening your heart to God in prayer?
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May 13, 2025 - 4th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 10:22-30
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3:38Why did some not follow the Good Shepherd? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What elements in Christ’s description of his sheep do you recognize in yourself? Do you also find in yourself some of the attitudes of the authorities that Jesus confronts? How is the Lord inviting you to grow as a disciple?…
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May 12, 2025 - 4th Monday of Easter / Jn 10:1-10
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3:21Why did Jesus say that He was the gate? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what ways has Jesus been the gate through which you have found access to your true self, to freedom, to a higher kind of love? How is Jesus calling you to conform your thoughts and desires with his, so that you may in turn guide others?…
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Send us a text We explore the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, delving into his background, the Order of Augustinians and the historical context of his name to the Catholic Church.By St. Philip Catholic Church
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May 11, 2025 - 4th Sunday of Easter / Jn 10:27-30
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3:28No one can take us out of the hands of the Good Shepherd - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what sense are these qualities that Jesus speaks about here good news to you? Do you see these qualities reflected in your life? How is the Lord encouraging you to grow in your ability to establish profound relationships with him and wit…
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May 10, 2025 - 3rd Saturday of Easter / Jn 6:60-69
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3:30Should faith always make sense? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How has the Lord purified your faith? Is He calling you to a deeper faith in him, to trust in him, to accept his teachings? How have you handled rejection?
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May 9, 2025 - 3rd Friday of Easter / Jn 6:52-59
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3:20Why does Jesus say we cannot have life unless we eat his flesh? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are the hidden aspects of the Eucharist that Jesus wants you to rediscover today? What are the needs and desires in your soul that only this food can satisfy? What are the thoughts and feelings of Christ that the Holy Spirit wan…
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May 8, 2025 - 3rd Thursday of Easter / Jn 6:44-51
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3:44“Mannas” that are not enough - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are those daily “mannas” you go for? How has the Father been drawing you to Jesus? In what ways has your relationship with Christ become life-giving?
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May 7, 2025 - 3rd Wednesday of Easter / Jn 6:35-40
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3:24How could the crowd not believe if they had seen? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How has your faith grown over time? What steps of faith is the Lord inviting you to take? What do you find encouraging in Christ’s faithfulness?
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"Quid est Veritas?": On Dante’s Inferno and the Media Dialectic | Fourth Eclogue & Will Tucker
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2:07:41Will Tucker and Augustine (Fourth Eclogue Substack - https://goodvirgil.substack.com/) join the Two Cities podcast to discuss his satirical essay on the cacophonous contemporary media landscape. https://substack.com/home/post/p-158779067 We consider: how many media figures function as Synagogue discourse gatekeepers; the debasement of public discou…
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May 6, 2025 - 3rd Tuesday of Easter / Jn 6:30-35
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3:18The life of Jesus is the bread of life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Was there a time in which God sustained your life, as He protected Israel in the desert? How could you grasp this idea: that Jesus has become the sustenance, the one who restores you to your true identity? What aspects of Jesus’ life speak of that to you?…
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May 5, 2025 - 3rd Monday of Easter / Jn 6:22-29
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3:18Jesus blended thoughtfulness and sternness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you find intriguing and thought-provoking in Jesus’ responses? What do those responses reveal about the mystery of the heart of Jesus? In what ways do you think that Jesus would challenge you to seek higher things?…
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Send us a text We delve into the intricate process of the papal conclave with Fr. Ed Steiner, exploring its historical roots, the role of cardinals, the voting procedure, and the significance of secrecy during the election. We also reflect on the impact of Pope Francis and the future direction of the Catholic Church. Featured only on our Nashville …
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May 4, 2025 - 3rd Sunday of Easter / Jn 21:1-19
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3:32The apparition of Christ at the Sea of Tiberias - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Can you recognize Christ in the journey of your life, and maybe in more recent events and circumstances? Imagine Jesus asks you that triple question: Do you love me? What is He expecting from you? What would you reply?…
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May 3, 2025 - Feast of St. Philip and St. James / Jn 14:6-14
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3:11Jesus will return to us by dwelling in our souls - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.
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May 2, 2025 - 2nd Friday of Easter / Jn 6:1-15
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3:25The pedagogy of desire - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why does the Lord want to involve his disciples in distributing his gifts? What are the natural blessings that may result from people being drawn to him? What are the higher gifts He wants us to discover through those natural blessings?…
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May 1, 2025 - 2nd Thursday of Easter / Jn 3:31-36
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3:46Why is Jesus a contested figure? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you discovered that logic of the Trinity, so different from the logic of the world, when you entered the Body of Christ? Have you had to battle for your faith in contentious situations? What have you learned through those experiences? What steps you’ve taken …
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Apr 30, 2025 - 2nd Wednesday of Easter / Jn 3:16-21
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3:18Why is there condemnation, if God loves his creation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.When have you experienced God’s love for you most clearly? Do you believe in God’s love for you and for the world? Why do you think God made such a bold and compassionate move: to manifest his love in sending us his Son? What are the implicati…
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Apr 29, 2025 - 2nd Tuesday of Easter / Jn 3:7b-15
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3:26What does Jesus mean by being born of the Spirit? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How would your life be different, if you hadn’t been born from above? Have you experienced the signs of this new life in the Spirit? Have you noticed the effects that meditating on Scripture and receiving the Sacraments has on you?…
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Apr 28, 2025 - 2nd Monday of Easter / Jn 3:1-8
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3:28Actual graces that lead to being born of Spirit – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you relate this to your own journey of faith? Have you seen the progression of graces that has led you to grow as a disciple of Christ? Do you find that your journey has some points of connection with Nicodemus, or with the questions he had?…
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Send us a text After his passing on Easter Monday, April 21, we reflect on the life and papacy of Pope Francis with music and some of his memorable quotes. Only featured on our Nashville Hippie Radio Broadcast: There Is A God - Lee Ann Womack.By St. Philip Catholic Church
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April 27, 2025 - 2nd Sunday of Easter / Jn 20:19-31
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3:21What was Thomas doubting exactly? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How do you respond to the fact that Christ places such high expectations on us? What is the mission He is entrusting you with? What are the implications of being sent as a representative of Christ in your own vocation? What would be the implications if we were ne…
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April 26, 2025 - Saturday in the Octave of Easter / Mk 16:9-15
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3:28Why could the disciples doubt the risen Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you recognize some of these perplexities and doubts in your own heart? What resonates with you in today’s gospel? With which of the characters there do you identify? What step of faith is the Lord inviting you to take?…
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Apr 25, 2025 - Friday in the Octave of Easter / Jn 21:1-14
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3:47The apparition at the Lake of Tiberias - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How does this passage remind you of what Jesus has done in your own life? What do you find especially inspiring in Christ’s example of friendship? How can you imitate him in this aspect? What is the Lord telling you about how stay consistent through changes …
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Apr 24, 2025 - Thursday in the Octave of Easter / Lk 24:35-48
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3:38What the resurrection accounts teach us about the dynamics of the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What is significant to you in the way Jesus acted in this passage? Have you received signs from God that caused that blending of joy and shock? What changed in your spiritual life when it went from a set of practices…
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Apr 23, 2025 - Wednesday in the Octave of Easter / Lk 24:13-35
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3:38The apparition to the disciples going to Emmaus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How do you relate to the particular trial of these disciples? How does this passage resonate with your own faith journey? How is the Lord encouraging you to imitate him in helping others reignite their faith?…
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