205 episodes
What God is Not Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia
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4.9 • 427 Ratings
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A Byzantine Catholic Podcast about Divine Mystery WhatGodIsNotPodcast@gmail.com
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Despair Not
This week Mother Natalia talks about attacks of the devil that lead to despair. She vulnerably shares some personal examples, and talks about people in her life who encouraged her during these moments of despair. Mother Natalia shares some writings from St. John Chrysostom related to despair as a way to encourage and strengthen us.
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References:
On Repentance and Defeating Despair: Letters to Theodore by St. John Chrysostom
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Becoming an Altar
This week Fr. Michael reflects on the names of Adam and Noah, how they're linked, and how they reflect the new Adam. Fr. Michael talks about becoming an altar and how we can live that out in our day-to-day lives.
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References:
The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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Weak Forever
This week Mother Natalia comes to us with some hot takes fresh off her poustinia. She talks about fear, love, vulnerability, and weakness. She talks about each of those in our relationship with God as well as our relationship with others. This episode is deep!
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Learning to Pray
This week Fr. Michael talks about how to pray and providing suggestions to friends who ask for help in praying. He talks about how prayer methods (rote prayer, contemplative prayer, etc.) work differently for each person, but ultimately how important prayer is to our daily lives and relationship with God.
References:
The Art of Prayer by Kallistos Ware.
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
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If I Knew Jesus Loved Me #SEEK24
This week’s episode was recorded live at SEEK24. Fr. Michael and Mother Natalia are joined by Fr. Boniface Hicks. They talk about how our lives would change if we inherently knew that Jesus loved us. They talk about ways this is exhibited in daily life, in prayer, in the confessional. They also talk about a sticker that premiered at SEEK and how it came to be.
Thanks to SEEK for having us and to Spoke Street Media for recording this episode.
References:
Fawn and Flight with Kristin Molitor
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Great & Holy Week Part 3
Today we conclude our series of the liturgies for Great and Holy Week. This week’s episode covers Great and Holy Friday, Great and Holy Saturday, and Pascha Sunday.
This is our 200th episode. We're so grateful to our listeners for your prayers and support!
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Customer Reviews
Reverent and joyful discussions
This podcast is an oasis of reverence and joy. Mother Natalia and Father Michael focus their discussions on their love for Christ and his Church.
A wonderful eastern catholic podcast
As a Ukrainian Catholic currently attending a west seminary(as per my archbishop), this podcast has been a great resource!
Beautiful & inspiring
I love listening to this podcast. Father Michael and Mother Natalia are such beautiful people. I’ve learned so much about the Eastern traditions of the church through these episodes, and they’ve inspired my own spiritual journey & growth. Also, I agree that the banter is fun because it shows their personalities and makes them so relatable.
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