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Special Guest, Technology, Tolkien -

We're joined again this week by special guest, Fr. Chris. Fr. Chris is back with us to talk about Tolkien and Lord of the Rings.

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Special Guest, Technology, Tolkien -

This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Chris Seith. Mother Natalia and Fr. Chris talk about Aragorn's Today is Not that Day speech and how it relates to the spiritual life.

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Heaven, Nostalgia -

This week Fr. Michael reflects on nostalgia, and the ways it can be manifest in both good and bad ways.

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Confession, Penance, Psalms, Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael reflects on Psalm 63, which he has felt the Lord calling him to give as a penance in confession.

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Monastery, Monastic, Nativity -

This week Mother Natalia and Fr. Michael reflect on the entrance of their friend and spiritual daughter, Maddie, into Christ the Bridegroom Monastery.

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Scripture, Sin -

This week Fr. Michael reflects on a passage in Luke where Jesus encounters the man living with the legion of demons, which he then casts out.

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Running, Spiritual Life -

This Mother Natalia talks about her recent experience on a long run and how that compares to the spiritual life.

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Jealousy, Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael takes inspiration from Matthew's gospel to talk about Jesus not being accepted as a prophet in his own home. Fr. Michael takes this further to talk about the ways we can be jealous of others, even of the good that they're doing.

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Bride, Bridegroom, Prayer -

This week Mother Natalia shares something that she asked for in prayer. She shares how that impacted her as she tried to remember that as she went about her day.

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Scripture -

This week Fr. Michael unpacks two scripture passages that many find hard to receive, especially with our knowledge that God is good and loving.

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