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Meditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Take up your cross and follow Me.Send us a textWitness the profound vulnerability of an aging Peter as he recalls one of the most painful moments of his walk with Jesus—when he rebuked his Master for predicting His death, only to be sharply corrected in return. This deeply moving narrative brings us behind the scenes of Gospel writing, as Matthew captures Peter's tearful recollections of his well-intentioned but misguided attempt to protect Jesus from suffering.The poignancy of this moment lies in Peter's hard-earned wisdom. Now an old man, he understands what he couldn't grasp in his younger years: th...2025-04-0203 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.How to Forgive Your Enemies - Meditation on Matthew 18 v 23 -29Send us a textWhat if the key to unlocking true peace lies in our ability to forgive? In this episode, we promise to guide you through a transformative meditation that reveals the profound power of forgiveness and unconditional love. Drawing inspiration from the parable of the Wicked Servant in Matthew 18, we journey to the very gates of heaven, where the overwhelming light of God's presence calls us to reflect on our own struggles with forgiveness. We'll explore how embracing the concept of "seventy times seven" can reshape our spiritual paths, allowing us to embody the boundless...2024-10-1409 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Journey to Perfection: Magnanimity, Fortitude, Patience and PerserveranceSend us a textThis episode delves into the essence of virtues like Magnanimity and Fortitude, and how they can reshape not only our spiritual endeavors but also our mundane challenges. To answer the call of Christ, "Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect", We seek the Virtues that will transform us. Alongside inspiring figures like Father Willie Doyle and guided by the reflective practices of saints such as Anthony Mary Claret and Ignatius Loyola, we examine our own lives through the lens of virtue and learn how even small sacrifices, like giving up fizzy dri...2024-03-0511 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Every Idle WordSend us a textImagine standing before the throne of God, held accountable for every idle word spoken. This episode journeys through the teachings of Jesus, emphasizing the weight of our words and inviting you to reflect on your own speech. We walk you through the scenes of biblical narratives, pausing to let the poem by Father John O'Brien, 'Trimmings on the Rosary', wash over you, prompting contemplation on family, prayer, and the power of intercession. Let's open our hearts to the profound wisdom embedded in these narratives and poetry, and allow them to nurture our faith.2023-12-0616 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Acquiring Graces in the Secret Chamber of your Soul. Communion with GodSend us a text 'But thou, when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who seest in secret will repay thee.'in this episode we follow Jesus when He went alone to pray on the mountain.2023-10-2208 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Watch and Pray with Jesus in the Garden of GethsemaneSend us a text2023-10-0505 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.With Jesus in the DesertSend us a text2023-03-2714 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Quinquagesima Sunday or the Sunday Before LentSend us a textBible verses: Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St Luke, XVIII ((18) 31 - 43In this episode in our meditation we converse with His majesty as He and His disciples discuss His coming Passion and death.. They are blind to the concept of such a terrible atrocity. We continue our meditation as Jesus explains to us how the healing of the blind man of Jericho impacts our journey to holiness. I then tell a true story about a large rock outside an old Schoolhouse in Co Kerry. This story is a me...2023-02-2113 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Mary's Mental PrayerSend us a text2022-12-2407 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Advent: Longing for ChristmasSend us a textIn this episode we feel the joy and anticipation of the numerous people who awaited the coming of the Savior. To better prepare ourselves we use an old Irish prayer to St Joseph helping us to become perfect as our Heavenly Father through the piety of the duties of our station in life. We end with a meditation where we connect with the tiny town of Bethlehem and its great impact on the world through the centuries to our own 'today' . 2022-12-0204 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.The Justice & Mercy of GodSend us a textFor those of you who know about Fatima:- I had the opportunity to meet Fr. Gruner on the Hill of Slane when he visited Ireland and I asked him: "Father when will the chastisement begin, 2025 or 2029 when will the "100 years be up?" He considered for a moment then answered "2025."The Hill of Slane is the location where St Patrick lit the first Pascal Fire in 433 AD in defiance of pagan King Laoighre, the King of Tara. The site later became an important monastery, similar to that at Mo...2022-07-0711 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Meditation: One Minute to MidnightSend us a textThis is the result of Meditation moving into mental prayer and listening to the heart of God.2022-04-2301 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Co-Redemptrix: Part 3: Good Friday. Mary at the foot of the CrossSend us a textThis is a 6 minute guided meditation, It is deliberately short as this is Holy Week and there are many ceremonies and private prayers to be said. Hoping that it can be fitted into your busy schedule. 2022-04-1306 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Co-Redemptrix: Part 2: The Great Reset - The Immaculate ConceptionSend us a text In this second part in our series Co-Redemptrix -Mary’s part in our redemption we learn the dynamics of the title and how to, explain it to other people.Understanding that Jesus could not be born of a woman who would pass on to Him the stain of original sin we examine the logic of the Immaculate Conception.The titles “The New Eve” and “The True Arc of The Covenant” further help us to understand the logic of the title of the Blessed Virgin being “Co-Redemptrix”Our Meditation after the sound of the...2022-03-1212 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Co-Redemptrix: Part 1: Our co-operation in RedemptionSend us a textA short description of the term co-redemptrix with a meditation on offering ourselves as co-operators in the plan of salvation. 2022-03-0215 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Co-Redemptrix: Part 1: Our co-operation in RedemptionAccording to verifiable reports, on December 12, 2019 a Vatican dignitary rejected proposals to add “co-redemptrix” to the list of titles of the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God. This person described as “foolishness” even the thought of doing so. As this member of the Vatican hierarchy is not a native English speaker perhaps he does not understand the use of “co”. On the other hand this title for Our Dearest Mother would certainly throw a spanner in the works of the establishment of a One World Religion.And so to better clarify for myself and my listeners the...2022-02-2713 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Carmelite Meditation on the Rosary: 5th Sorrowful Mystery. Jesus dies on the CrossSend us a text2021-07-0310 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Carmelite Meditation on the Rosary: 4th Sorrowful Mystery: Jesus Carries His CrossSend us a text2021-05-1609 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Carmelite Meditation on the Rosary: 3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning of ThornsSend us a textUsing St Teresa of Avila's method of Mental Prayer we use the Crowning of Thorns for our meditation. Our Lady of Fatima requested that we attend Five First Saturdays of Confession, Mass and spend 15 minutes meditating on the Rosary. Obviously one could not say five decades of the Rosary in that short time so we realize that She must have meant us to Meditate upon the Mysteries. These Meditation and Mental Prayer podcasts will help with an understanding of how that can be done. 2021-04-3009 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Carmelite Meditation on the Rosary: 2nd Sorrowful Mystery The Scourging at the PillarSend us a textUsing St Teresa of Avila's seven step meditation process we enter into mental prayer. This episode focuses on the scourging at the pillar and the great suffering Jesus suffered of our sins. 2021-04-2015 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Carmelite Meditation on the Rosary: 1st Sorrowful Mystery; The Agony in the GardenSend us a textIn this episode we will first list the 7 steps of the Carmelite method of mental prayer without any preamble. Then as the bell tolls We will enter into an example meditation. Our meditation today will centre on the 1st sorrowful mystery of the Rosary. The Agony in the Garden.2021-04-1309 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Contemplation & Mystical PrayerSend us a text2021-03-3010 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Discerning the criteria for Martyrdom. Understanding and meditation on venial sins of omission in our efforts to become perfect.Send us a textIn this episode:1.We will examine the Catholic understanding of martyrdom. The definition has not changed in 2000 years.2.My personal experience of what constitutes being a martyr3.The first preparation for martyrdom.4. Understanding the sin of omission.5. A short exercise in meditation and mental prayer.2021-03-1914 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Mental Prayer in Preparation for MartyrdomSend us a textMental Prayer in Preparation for Martyrdom MEDITATION & MENTAL PRAYER is a traditional Catholic podcast produced by MeditationJournals.com This podcast introduces mystic prayer as practiced by the great saints, priests and people for over two thousand years.More recent holy men and women have refined the proceedure of Mental Prayer making it easier for us to understand, follow and perform. This podcast will examine and expalin different methods of Catholic meditation and mental prayer leading to Contemplation. Ultimately we will consider the pra...2021-02-1512 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Meditation & Mental Prayer Focusing on The Calming of The Storm. And Ignation Examination after Each Meditation.Send us a textIn this episode we meditate on the Calming of the Storm. We look at how we might meditate on the Gospel history and how our meditation would carry us into a deeper relationship with Jesus.2021-02-0810 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.St Teresa of Avila's method of mental prayer applied to the Gospel for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany.Send us a textFor Meditation & Mental Prayer Journals go to: https://meditationjournals.com/There is an offer of a free meditation journal to download.The Gospel of John chapter II 1-11And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine.And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that...2021-01-1809 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Meditations on our Death by St Ignatius LoyolaSend us a textAt first thought meditating on your inevitable death might seem morbid, negative or unnecessary but all the saints did it. Thomas a Kempis in the Imitation of Christ has a chapter on meditating on our death. The aim of this mediation is to cut us free from earthly cares that inhibit our loving God and God alone.We consider how our bodily cares are transient. St Teresa of Avila says:"Remember that you have only one soul, that you have only one death to die, that you have only...2020-12-2111 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Ignatius on "The First Manner of Prayer". & Work Out Your Salvation in Fear and TremblingSend us a textWhy would St Ignatius want us to meditate on Hell? God does not send anyone to Hell. When we commit a mortal sin we take the hand of Satan and say, lead me on. And on we go with him into Hell. If we are still holding a demon’s hand when we die: he will lead us down into Hell. Why would that be so difficult to understand. That’s justice, we have free will to choose and we chose. St Ignatius wants us to be in no doubt about the horrors of Hell acc...2020-11-2515 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Yes we do need Mental Prayer for Salvation: So let St Ignatius Loyola show us where to begin.Send us a textSt Ignatius Loyola wants to show us how to become perfect through Meditation and Mental Prayer. So he begins at the beginning, that is with God and our relationship to Him. St Ignatius wants us to understand the reality of the grievousness of our sins which are a huge insult to God.In helping us to understand the magnitude of our offenses, Ignatius shows us the Majesty of the Most High God who as Our Lady described at Fatima, is “…already too much offended.”To enter into the depth of God in praye...2020-11-0916 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Our Paradise Squandered - The Sin of AdamSend us a textBible references in this Episode 10Ps xviii 5Gen Chapters 1, 2 & 3Ecclus 18: 6Ecclus 18: 3,4Ecclus 17: 10,11Ps 8: 67 Ps 17: 21Sirach 17: 3,4,10,11,Matt 12:36Hebrew 10:31In this episode we follow the meditation and mental prayer from St Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. Our Paradise Squandered encourages us to ponder on the greatest mistake of all time and to consider our own position before God. 2020-10-2813 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Paradise Lost and The Rebel Angels: Ignatian Meditation 9Send us a textThis is an Ignatian Meditation. It lays the foundation of our understanding of our relationship with God. God's just judgement on the rebel angels who sinned only once and His treatment of man who constantly sins against Him is the food for this meditation and mental prayer.The Douay-Rheims Bible verses used in this episode:Psalm. 103:4Psalm. 8:6Job. 4:18Isiah. 14:13Jude. 1:6Psalm. 37:5Dut. 10:172020-10-1712 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Creatures Belong to God And Practicing Indifference 8Send us a textmeditationjournals.com In this episode we acquire tools to help us change our world view to experience the reality that this world and every minuscule component and element only exist by God's provenance. We cannot take them away from God by claiming that we own them. God created all things and therefore owns all things. This is Truth and does not depend on finite man to approve it. Even the atheist belongs to God and lives by God's good pleasure.Also I give some examples of how to gain holy...2020-10-0712 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Warning. Satan watches us during mental prayer 7Send us a textAll the saints suffered batterings from Satan because of their journey into holiness through mental prayer.In this episode I take a look at how active Satan is when he sees us do meditation and mental prayer. Because he knows we are escaping his clutches, he comes after us all the more. 0.00 attracting the attention of Satan1.04 the temptations of Christ2.07 keeping ourselves safe in mental prayer2.30 it takes more than just being near to Jesus to avoid Satan.3.50 exorcists 2020-09-2813 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.I Belong To God; I am destined For GodSend us a text2020-09-2111 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.St Ignatius Loyola & Mental Prayer 5 (part 1)Send us a textThe Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola are a foundation for Mental Prayer. In this episode we look at the exercises or steps laid out by St Ignatius that lead the aspirant to holiness. 2020-09-1322 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Living in the Presence of God 4Send us a textWant to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling? Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary. A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site:meditationjournals.comBoth journals are offered FREE as ebooks.2020-09-0520 minMeditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Mental Prayer & Predominant Fault 3Send us a textSaint Teresa tells us that to expedite our faults is our first objective in Mental Prayer.In this episode I show you how to identify your Predominant Fault which is keeping you from being as pleasing to God as you would like to be. Having said that, His Majesty may during your Mental Prayer, point out to you a different fault that you were not aware of and that He wishes you to attend to. This is the huge beauty and benefit of Mental Prayer: it...2020-08-2920 min
Meditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.Distractions During Mental Prayer 2Send us a textWant to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling? Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary. A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site:meditationjournals.comBoth journals are offered FREE as ebooks.Mentioned in this episode:Recap on the 7 step structure of Mental PrayerReasons for distractionsPreparing for Mental PrayerRecognising our own di...2020-08-2220 min
Meditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.How to do Mental Prayer 1Send us a textWant to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling? Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary. A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site:meditationjournals.comBoth journals are offered FREE as ebooks.In this Podcast I answer the question How to do Mental Prayer and I have laid out the most popular 7 step method of Saint Th...2020-08-1512 min