What God is Not
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What God is Not
A Byzantine Catholic Podcast about Divine Mystery WhatGodIsNotPodcast@gmail.com
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Convictions from St. James
This week Mother Natalia reflects on scripture readings from the book of James which recently convicted her. She talks about holding her tongue, being...
Tabitha Arise!
This week Fr. Michael reflects on the scripture passage from Acts where Tabitha is raised from the dead. He contrasts that with the healing of Jairus'...
The Greatest Intimacy
This week Fr. Michael reflect on St. Paul's conversion in Acts. He talks about the sacraments documented in this passage, and how the Eucharist leads...
Arrow Prayers
This week Fr. Michael talks about Arrow Prayers, short prayers that can be employed throughout the day. He gives examples of ones that have been used...
Only the Lover Sings with Fr. Chris Seith
This week we're joined by special guest, Fr. Chris Seith. Fr. Chris shares a quote from Josef Pieper's book, Only the Lover Sings. We talk about love...
A Few Evangelization Stories
This week Fr. Michael shares a few evangelization stories, one that is ostensibly non-successful and one that is ostensibly successful. It's a beautif...
Becoming Me
This week Mother Natalia talks about becoming the person God created her to be, using a quote from a book as a jumping off point. She differentiates b...
A Few of My Favorite Things
This week Fr. Michael walks through a few of his favorite things about the Byzantine church.
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Penthos and Tears
This week Fr. Michael talks about penthos, the deep sorrow for sin, and the tears that can be related to that, using the writings of St. John Climacus...
Life Hacks: Going to Confession
This week Mother Natalia walks through some practical tips on going to confession. She gives examples of sins that could be confessed and talks about...
The Deceiver
This week Fr. Michael talks about the deception of Adam and Eve by the devil in Genesis 3. He talks about the ways we can be deceived and how sin blin...
Praying with Parts
This week Mother Natalia shares a recent prayer experience she had while using Parts Work. She talks about her surprise in encountering many parts tha...
Learning to Listen
This week Fr. Michael talks about learning to listen for God's voice. He talks about how we can start to encounter God in prayer and hearing Him in ou...
Meeting God Face to Face with Our Maddie
This week we're joined by special guest, Maddie! Maddie is currently a dokimos at the monastery. Maddie talks about C.S. Lewis' book, Till We Have Fac...
THIS IS SPARTA...no pun intended (or included)
This week Mother Natalia has a few short topics. First she talks about making her smart phone less smart to help her grow in virtue. Then she talks ab...
The Flesh and Bones of a Vocation
This week Fr. Michael recounts his recent visit to Thailand. He talks about the people he encountered, especially Fr. Raymond. He shares how Fr. Raymo...
Critical and Contagious
This week Mother Natalia shows us how criticism is contagious. She gives a few examples in her life and talks about how she's noticed this in herself...
The Attack on Memory
This week Fr. Michael talks about ways the devil may have attacked Adam and Eve's memory, putting shame into memories where there was no shame before....
Moderation Shmoderation
This week Mother Natalia shares a recent conviction she had about being silent during periods of silence. She uses that to give suggestions on what we...
Resting in Tradition
This week Fr. Michael reflects on tradition vs canon, inspired by his recent Christmas tree decorating. (Yes, this was recorded a few weeks back!) He...
Love, Father and Mother
This week Fr. Michael talks about prayer and being sincere in prayer, both directly with God and also when asking the saints for assistance. He also t...
"I know..."
This week Mother Natalia reflects on the Visitation, and how Mary may have felt seen by Elizabeth. She talks about the importance of being seen by oth...
Yearning Better
This week we have two mini-topics. First we talk about priestly celibacy and married priesthood, the spousal relationship with the church and the spou...
Mighty Man of God
This week Fr. Michael talks about the archangel Gabriel and the meaning of his name. He talks about the manly strength of God and how Gabriel shows us...
Nothing but Banter (Seriously...)
This week we've got a banter only episode. Enjoy!
References:
Finding God in the World: An Introduction to Josef Pieper's Sacramental Worl...
Be Attentive
This week Fr. Michael walks through the phrase "Let us be attentive. Peace be to all. Wisdom, be attentive!" that we hear during Divine Liturgy. He ta...
Beautiful Suffering
This week Mother Natalia talks about finding beauty in the midst of suffering. She gives examples of saints lives who were able to find beauty despite...
Lacuna Matata
This week Mother Natalia reflects on her recent retreat in Colorado. She talks about the rest she had during retreat and the moments of rest she has d...
Tethered to our Altars
This week Fr. Michael takes inspiration from a prayer said by the Maronite priests at the end of Divine Liturgy. He talks about how important the alta...
Formation by Osmosis
This week Mother Natalia talks about how we are formed by the community around us. She gives examples of formation within a monastic community, family...
Is There a Place for a Celibate Byzantine Parish Priest?
This week Fr. Michael talks to Fr. Nathan Symeon and Fr. Joel Barstad about married priests and celibate priests in the Eastern Catholic Churches. The...
Saved in (but not from) the Storm
This week Mother Natalia reflects on the Gospel passage where Peter walks on water and asks Jesus to save him. She talks about realizing that God work...
Triple Testimony
This week Mother Natalia shares stories of three beautiful things that happened to her recently. She talks about relying on technology vs encountering...
Choosing Shame or Exaltation
This week Fr. Michael reflects on the Gospel from the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. He discovered that the root word means both shame and exal...
Identity Crises
This week Mother Natalia talks about our identity and understanding our identity as God sees us. She talks about recognizing our identity in God as op...
Resting in Forgiveness
This week Fr. Michael reflects on the recent Gospel passage of the unforgiving servant. He talks about how our forgiveness flows from words, to our mi...
A Nun is Convicted
This week Mother Natalia talks about a conviction she had while listening to a homily about having a softness of heart and how that helps us when we'r...
SECRETS Part II
This week Fr. Michael continues his topic on Secrets of the Liturgy Revealed, talking about the prayers that are prayed quietly by the priest during D...
Triumph of the Heart w/ Anthony D'Ambrosio and Andrew Holzschuh
This week we’re delighted to welcome Anthony D'Ambrosio and Andrew Holzschuh who wrote, directed, and filmed the movie Triumph of the Heart about St....
SECRETS OF THE LITURGY REVEALED!!!
This week Fr. Michael walks through some of the prayers that the priest prays during Divine Liturgy that the congregation does not hear. He talks abou...