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Chastity, Mary, Obedience, Poverty, Theotokos -

This week Mother Natalia reflects on a talk she recently gave at the Byzantine Young Adult convocation on the monastic heart of Mary.

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Evil Thoughts, Truth -

This week Mother Natalia uses a quote from Elder Porphyrios as a jumping off point to talk about relinquishing control that evil has over us and to allow God to work through us.

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Beauty, Nature -

This week Fr. Michael talks about a conversation he had with a pilot about the beauty of nature that is seen as the pilot flies the plane.

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Family, Liturgical Year, Special Guest -

This week we're joined by special guests Jess Allen and Fr. Chris Seith. Jess talks about intentionally practicing liturgical living.

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Confession -

This week Mother Natalia gives some examples of how to go to confession, specifically in the Byzantine tradition.

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Childlikeness, Children, Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael takes us through homilies he gave on Matthew 11 while on a recent retreat.

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Evangelization, Family, Special Guest -

This week we're joined by special guests, Adam and Noelle Mering. They talk about their work counseling families and doing concert and bar ministries.

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Marriage, Married Priesthood, Priesthood, Vocations -

This week we're joined by special guests Nick and Lorena Towle, parishioners at Fr. Michael's outreach.

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Holiness -

This week Mother Natalia shares a story of personal growth and also ways that she can improve. She connects that story to our daily need to persevere in holiness, recognizing that the times during the weeks after Pentecost are when the "real work" is done.

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