Recorded live Wednesday, May 11. Reflections on Marian devotion and Our Lady of Fatima.
May 15, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 22
The image of our Lord as Good Shepherd is a challenging one. It means that we Christians are sheep. Our pride and self-sufficiency naturally bristle at this image. Only with deep humility, and contemplating Jesus the Lamb of God, can we embrace being sheep and having a Shepherd. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
May 07, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Originally published May 2021 The month of May is Mary's month. The Church teaches and lives an extraordinary love for Mary, our Mother. This month is an opportunity to entrust big, important intentions and problems to Our Lady's loving care and intercession. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
May 01, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 20
God's power is especially evident in his mercy. There are no sins that he can't forgive and his mercy waits upon the smallest opening of repentance and sorrow for sin. Receiving God's mercy is also the result of being merciful ourselves. Forgiving others is a condition for being forgiven. Our own forgiveness and mercy make us like our Father God: constant in love and invincible in goodness. Thanks for listening and supporting Come Away By Yourselves. Please rate and review the podcast wherever y...
Apr 23, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Easter is the feast of all feasts, the new day of great joy. Like the apostles and first disciples, we rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus. Contemplating their interactions with the risen Lord, we learn to find Christ in the most ordinary moments of our lives. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 16, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Lent closes with Holy Saturday. With her Son resting in the tomb, Mary keeps the faith of the Church alive. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 16, 2022•5 min
We are redeemed by an act of love: specifically by Jesus' willingness to suffer on our behalf. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 15, 2022•5 min
The second of two meditations on the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com Originally published on Youtube in 2020.
Apr 14, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 17
The first of two meditations on the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com Originally published on Youtube in 2020.
Apr 14, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 17
"If we knew the value of the Mass we would die of joy." -- St. John Marie Vianney https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 14, 2022•4 min
Wednesday of Holy Week is called "Spy Wednesday." Judas is truly a spy, and many times so are we. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 13, 2022•3 min
Our Lord foresees the betrayal of Judas and the denials of Peter. He is hurt by our betrayals too. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 12, 2022•5 min
Is giving to God really taking away from the poor? https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 11, 2022•3 min
Caiaphas unknowingly predicts our redemption by planning our Lord's death. He plays right into God's own greater plan. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 09, 2022•5 min
Today the Church turns her eyes towards Mary, Mother of Sorrows. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 08, 2022•5 min
A week before Good Friday, the Church contemplates Mary at the foot of the Cross. Mary shares her son's passion. She co-redeems with him by actively accepting her suffering and also consenting to his. This consent is an act of love and support for Jesus as he completes his mission, suffering and dying for us on the Cross. Her fiat at the Annunciation carries through to a fiat at the foot of the Cross. We need to say our own fiats, to all of those crosses that are sent to us without our initial c...
Apr 08, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 16
"The truth will set you free." Part of the truth is hard to accept. A good examination of conscience helps a lot. Examinations of conscience: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 06, 2022•3 min
Lifted up on the Cross, Jesus reveals himself to be God. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 05, 2022•4 min
"Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more." Jesus' response to our sins. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 04, 2022•5 min
The Crowning of Jesus with thorns reveals his humility and his rectitude of intention. Christ's intense focus on his mission frees him from concern for the respect of others. God the Father's love and affirmation makes up for the disdain of men. We too need to rectify our intention, trying to do all for the glory of God. Along with realizing God's fatherly love for us, this will free us from the fear of ridicule and attachment to human respect. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com...
Apr 03, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Christ’s words have the power to change us. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 02, 2022•2 min
The book of Wisdom predicts the rejection of Christ who is a reproach to the wicked. We can react in the same way to goodness. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Apr 01, 2022•4 min
Faith is essential for life - who should we trust? https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 31, 2022•3 min
"Do you wish to be healed?" A great question from Jesus to each one of us. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 29, 2022•4 min
"I am about to create new heavens and a new earth." Faith in God means faith in his power to recreate and renew us, no matter how bad we are. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 28, 2022•4 min
On the Fourth Sunday of Lent the Church encourages us to rejoice. The joy proper to Lent is the joy of repentance and of receiving God's mercy. The prodigal son experienced this joy when he returned contritely to his father. King David experienced it when he repented of his grave sins against Uriah. Only by admitting our deep sinfulness will we experience the "joy of salvation" expressed in the psalms. The recognition of our status as sinners takes nothing away from the awareness of our dignity ...
Mar 27, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Originally published in 2021 Justification is a gift that we receive from God. This takes humility and an appeal to his mercy. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 26, 2022•5 min
Originally published in 2021 Mary's "yes" changes everything. Our "yes" can do a lot too. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 25, 2022•4 min
Originally published in 2021 In spite of all of the good he does, Jesus is criticized and viewed with suspicion. Why and what does it mean for us? https://comeawaybyyourselves.com Apologies for the earlier repeat, here is a reflection on today's Gospel.
Mar 24, 2022•5 min
Originally published in 2021 In redeeming and saving us, God does not do so from a distance. He rather enters history and comes near to us. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Mar 23, 2022•4 min
