Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #174: The reason I don't wear a mask may surprise you! Ephesians 6:12, 5:14, 6:13-20 CCC #1695 Holy Spirit and children of the light CCC #1782 on freedom on conscience Finland puts Christians on Trial for defending marriage To go deeper check out this series! I Believe in Love; A personal Retreat Based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux Series Episode Podcast Numbers: 146, 150, 152, 162, 166, 170 Don't forget to sign up for our New...
Feb 01, 2022•37 min•Ep. 174
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #173: How to Have a Pure and Undefiled Heart Catechism of the Catholic Church, #27, 28, 30 and 221 Acts 17:16-28 Mark 7:14-23 Saint Augustine, Dr. Carl Jung, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Dr. Gerald May I Believe in Love; A personal Retreat Based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux Series Episode Podcast Numbers: 146, 150, 152, 162, 166, 170 Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponso...
Jan 28, 2022•44 min•Ep. 173
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #172: The Great Reset is a Counterfeit (2); Why the brutal attack on Marriage and the Family? The world elite seek a "great reset." Somehow they missed the Original Great Reset, the one made necessary by Original Sin and the fall of humanity. This causes them great angst and so they go about trying to recreate a counterfeit. Spoiler alert..it has been tried unsuccessfully before and this attempt will be another disaster. Jack, "It wa...
Jan 27, 2022•48 min•Ep. 172
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #171: The Great Reset is a counterfeit; spoiler alert...we are religious beings and only the Truth will set us free! (1) We are living in a world gone mad. Trying to make sense of it is nothing that Jesus wasn't familiar with. In fact in the Gospel He said, "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Somehow some of the most faithful Christians miss the larger story. We were born into a world at war. If we miss that and I guess man...
Jan 25, 2022•43 min•Ep. 171
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #170: "Great Desires, Humility, and Peace"; A Personal Retreat with Saint Therese of Lisieux (6) Nothing ever comes about without great desires. They are the mainspring, the driving force. If they are lacking, everything in life is dull and lifeless. Join Jack and Mark as they share their own stories woven within the fabric of St. Therese's love story with the Eternal Bridegroom. CCC#221! "God is love!"... Don't forget...
Jan 21, 2022•43 min•Ep. 170
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #169: When the Son Frees You: A Man's Journey of Healing From Same-Sex Attraction AJ Benjamin shares stories from his book "When the Son Frees You: A Catholic Man's Journey of Healing From Same-Sex Attraction" Hi. I'm AJ Benjamin. I am a forty-something east coast-dwelling, happily married father of three wonderful children. I am a public high school teacher and a lifelong Catholic Christian who is very active in the Church...
Jan 18, 2022•39 min•Ep. 169
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #168: In the Midst of Chaos We Find the Good Life! 3 True Stories, seemingly everyday experiences, shed light on the Chaos and the answers that we are all looking for. Of course in God's plan, everyday experiences are more than they seem. "You know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God!" Scripture Referenced: Matt 25:14... Luke 12:13... Matt 22:23... Luke 12:22... Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal C...
Jan 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 168
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #167: Healing from Addiction; The larger Story, "A Theology of the Body" Today, Pornhub, one of the leading porn websites--and there are thousands--will have 100 million visitors viewing hardcore pornography. Millions of those viewers will be between the ages of twelve and seventeen. Pornography addiction is an epidemic in America and we are “approaching 100% exposure to pornography for males between ten and twenty-nine years of age.” Yet...
Jan 11, 2022•29 min•Ep. 167
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #166: THIS IS IT! Simple abandonment is the peak of holiness. Saint Therese of Lisieux, "It is to be disturbed by nothing." (5) Buckle up! Join Mark and Jack for Episode #5 in our series: I Believe in Love, a personal retreat based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux. This is a powerful session as we continue to unpack "Abandonment to Jesus." Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list ...
Jan 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 166
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #165: Authentic Love is impossible with a Porn addiction; A young marriage unravels The Heart is a Battlefield between Love and Lust. 100 Million views every day. That is the number of daily visitors to Pornhub. How many marriages will fail this year because of a Porn Addiction? Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me with questio...
Jan 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 165
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #164: Pope John Paul II's 1994 Christmas Message to Children and Families "Dear Children...JESUS IS BORN!!!" --Pope John Paul II John Paul II had declared 1994 as the year of the Family. As the year was coming to a close he shared a Christmas message for children and their families throughout the world! Light the fireplace, grab a blanket and some hot chocolate... Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center ...
Dec 22, 2021•21 min•Ep. 164
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #163: A Crisis of Truth and Courage; C.S. Lewis on The Law of Human Nature and Saint Luke on the Annunciation Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis Luke Chapter 1, the Annunciation Narrative, Saint Luke When God is pushed out what happens? Dysfunction happens. First in the individual human heart, then in marriages, families and the lives of the innocent. Our children are either destroyed or used as objects. When this happens on a large scale dysfunction is...
Dec 21, 2021•39 min•Ep. 163
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #162: I Believe in Love; "Abandonment to Jesus" Jack and Mark on the practical teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux (4) Getting Real with Saint Therese...healing individual human hearts, marriages and the universe. Jack is joined by Mark Schmitt of the John Paul II Renewal Center for Episode #4 of the series. We think saints are people who have overcome their human brokenness. Nope. Saints are people who have opened their human brokenness t...
Dec 17, 2021•36 min•Ep. 162
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #161: A Crisis of Truth and Courage; a Different Kind of Advent Message (1) A different kind of Advent calls for a different kind of Advent Message. This Advent we are experiencing the burning of Christmas Trees, Desecration of Statues and Christmas Mangers. An Advent where Christ has been pushed out of not only the public square, but out of individual human hearts. When God is pushed out what happens? Dysfunction happens. First in the individual h...
Dec 14, 2021•31 min•Ep. 161
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #160: God, Sex and the Universal Longing; the Banquet (are you a Stoic, an Addict or a Mystic?) Join Jack and Gerry Ayala for Episode # 3 of God, Sex and the Universal Longing...The Banquet. Ask yourself where you fall on this spectrum: are you a Stoic, an Addict or an aspiring Mystic? Resource: Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, "This book is about desire. Not trivial desires. Not superficial wants...but about the atomic energy of our sou...
Dec 10, 2021•40 min•Ep. 160
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #159: Urgent call to love our neighbor; The True Story of Holy Rosary Academy Holy Rosary website can be found here: https: //www.hraak.org/ . Dr. Mark Newcomb wrote, "We just completed a series of blog posts on classical, Catholic education that your subscribers might really enjoy reading, and they can be found here": https://www.hraak.org/news . Some of the key correspondence from the Archbishop can be found on the website for the Archd...
Dec 07, 2021•27 min•Ep. 159
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #158: Something "Big" is Brewing; I can feel it and it's time for action! "The false charity and empty spirituality of those who mouth pious platitudes over the broken bodies and souls of the innocent is an affront to the martyrs and missionaries who gave their lives to share the true faith. I have seen, up front and personal, the heart-rendering results of allowing predators to destroy children, families and faith. A "draw...
Dec 03, 2021•41 min•Ep. 158
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #157: Newsflash! God, Sex and the Universal Longing; Jack and Gerry Ayala (2) The Key!! Open your Passions and Desires to the Banquet! Resource: Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, "This book is about desire. Not trivial desires. Not superficial wants...but about the atomic energy of our souls--that universal "Ache" and longing we feel as human beings for something ... Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal...
Nov 30, 2021•41 min•Ep. 157
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #156: Archbishop Vigano, Thanksgiving Proclamation by our 19th President, the Great Sin of our age Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn came to realize that the great dividing line between good and evil lies within every single individual human heart. John Paul II said, "men and women of our time find it difficult to be converted, to repent, and to do penance. There is a general reluctance to admit one's misconduct, to say, "I am sorry," and ...
Nov 26, 2021•35 min•Ep. 156
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #155: "Build Back Better"; Pope Francis and many Bishops have joined the mantra Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me with questions! Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! Jack's daily morning prayers, BEF...
Nov 23, 2021•42 min•Ep. 155
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #154: To Pope Francis and the Bishops; just speak the truth, its your job ! (2) Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me with questions! Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PH...
Nov 19, 2021•39 min•Ep. 154
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #153: To Pope Francis and the Bishops; this isn't brain surgery, just speak the truth, its your job Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me with questions! Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! Jack's daily morni...
Nov 16, 2021•39 min•Ep. 153
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #152: I Believe in Love; "Unshakeable Confidence" Jack and Mark on the practical teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux Jack is joined by Mark Schmitt of the John Paul II Renewal Center for Chapter 3 We think saints are people who have overcome their human brokenness. Nope. Saints are people who have opened their human brokenness to the merciful love of the Father. Based on "I Believe in Love", Fr Jean C.J. D'Elbee published by...
Nov 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 152
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #151: God, Sex and the Universal Longing; Jack is joined by Gerry Ayala (1) Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, "This book is about desire. Not trivial desires. Not superficial wants...but about the atomic energy of our souls--that universal "Ache" and longing we feel as human beings for something ... Ephesians 5:25-33 Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor ...
Nov 09, 2021•43 min•Ep. 151
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #150: I Believe in Love; "Humble Confidence" Jack and Mark on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux Jack is joined by Mark Schmitt of the John Paul II Renewal Center for Chapter 2 Based on "I Believe in Love", Fr Jean C.J. D'Elbee published by Sophia Institute Press Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me...
Nov 05, 2021•46 min•Ep. 150
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #149: "Call Me They" Helping Parents Navigate Gender Confusion within the Family and Beyond Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! Email me with questions! Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, and 112 to pray along . Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Ho...
Nov 02, 2021•37 min•Ep. 149
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #148: Friday Morning Musings; The Road Not Taken, Praying with Temptations and more! Robert Frost, Lewis Carroll, Jillian, Jesus, Fr. Ryan Browning, The Father of Mercy, Praying with Temptations, Saint Teresa and Saint Faustina Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! Email me with questions! Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, and 121......
Oct 29, 2021•29 min•Ep. 148
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #147: Marriage..."When the Flame has Grown Cold" The German poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, identified very keenly this drama in loving relationships, sensing that ending up in this spiral cannot be the only way out. "This is the paradox of love between man and woman: two infinities meet two limitations, two infinite needs to be loved meet two fragile and limited capacities to love. Only in the ambit of a greater love (God's love for ...
Oct 26, 2021•33 min•Ep. 147
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #146: I Believe in Love; A personal Retreat Based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux (1) Jack is joined by Mark Schmitt of the John Paul II Renewal Center. Based on "I Believe in Love", Fr Jean C.J. D'Elbee published by Sophia Institute Press Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!! JPll Renewal Center email list Please consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!" Email me with questions! Reference f...
Oct 22, 2021•49 min•Ep. 146
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” #145: How Abortion and Covid-19 are linked in the final battle between good and evil "Covid is being used for the 'Great Reset' to attack 'freedom' and 'families'--Cardinal Raymond Burke Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone criticized Nancy Pelosi for her strong support of legalized abortion. He said, "a child is not an object to be thrown away, and neither is a mother's heart, the answer to a women in a cris...
Oct 19, 2021•39 min•Ep. 145
