WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2025 - Podcast Archives

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The Resurrection. Seek Christ where He truly waits: in the Eucharist, in Scripture, in prayer. Speak to Him as you would to the closest of friends. We must treat him as a friend, as the real, living person he is—for he is risen. Tell Him your wounds, your failures, your hopes. Let His word pierce you, correct you, heal you… And Do not hunt for feelings; look for Him… He gives Himself in bread and speaks in Scripture, even when your heart seems stone… The Ascension. These words that Jesus said at the Last Supper are the best introduction to the Ascension… ‘I speak the truth to you: it is expedient for you that I depart. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.’ Jesus has gone away. Do not mourn His going; prepare for His coming. This is His plan: He departs in body to live more intimately in your heart… He rises not to abandon, but to multiply His presence. The Descent of the Holy Spirit To live according to the Holy Spirit means to live by faith and hope and charity—to allow God to take possession of our lives and to change our hearts, to make us resemble him more and more… ‘Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?’… For some, unfortunately, the Paraclete is the Great Stranger, the Great Unknown… We have to deal with him simply and trustingly, as we are taught by the Church in its liturgy. The Assumption Faith looks at her and learns to expect more from God. He can, He loves, He does—this is the divine sequence. We face here a mystery of love… Only faith can shed some light on how a creature can be raised to such great heights… Saint John Damascene writes: ‘It was fitting… that the Mother of God come to possess what belongs to her Son…’ Theologians… put it this way: ‘It was fitting; God could do so; therefore he did.’… She was free from the power of Satan. She is beautiful, spotless, and pure in soul and body. The Coronation of Mary Holy Mary, ‘Queen of Apostles,’ queen of all those who desire to make the love of your Son known, you understand our miseries so well. Ask Jesus’ forgiveness for our shabby lives—for what could have been fire and has been ashes, for the lights that have gone out, for the salt that has turned insipid. Mother of God, you are omnipotent in your petition. Obtain for us, along with forgiveness, the strength to live truly a life of faith and love, so we can share our faith in Christ with others.