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01_Male_Friendship64K.mp3

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

POSTED BY on 9:58 AM under Prayer, Saints

Written by the founder of the Society of Jesus, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is a powerful book. Derived

mostly from St. Ignatius' conversion experiences in 1521-3, Spiritual Exercises has provided guidance and encouragement to its readers for several hundred years. The aim of Spiritual Exercises is to assist people in finding God's will for their life, and to give them the motivation and courage to follow that will. It is not a continuous piece of writing, but more like a program of sorts, containing a collection of thoughts, rules, encouragements, readings, meditations, prayers, warnings, and notes. Nevertheless the condensed writing is organized into four "weeks," or periods of time, with each week focusing upon a different theme--the first, human sin; the second, Christ's life on earth; the third, Christ's death on the cross; the fourth, Christ's risen life. A key theme throughout the Spiritual Exercises is discernment--the need to discern between good desires and evil desires in one's life. It is by following the four weeks, and by utilizing such discernment, that a person can better realize God's will for his or her own life. Although more profitably worked through with another person or spiritual director, Spiritual Exercises can be extremely beneficial for private personal study.

Name	Size (MB)	Play Time (min)	Bit rate

01_Spiritual Exercises_Preface and Prayer-CCEL.mp3	3.2M	07:39	56kbps
02_Spiritual Exercises_Annotations-CCEL.mp3	8.1M	19:15	56kbps
03_Spiritual Exercises_First Week-CCEL.mp3	16.2M	38:31	56kbps
04_Spiritual Exercises_Second Week-CCEL.mp3	19.9M	47:21	56kbps
05_Spiritual Exercises_Third Week-CCEL.mp3	6.7M	15:59	56kbps
06_Spiritual Exercises_Fourth Week-CCEL.mp3	2.4M	05:42	56kbps
07_Spiritual Exercises_Contemplations-CCEL.mp3	1.9M	04:32	56kbps
08_Spiritual Exercises_Three Methods of Prayer-CCEL.mp3	4.1M	09:45	56kbps
09_Spiritual Exercises_Mysteries-CCEL.mp3	16.2M	38:40	56kbps
10_Spiritual Exercises_Rules-CCEL.mp3	13.3M	31:43	56kbps

UPDATE: I'm having trouble fixing the links. The original page can be found here.

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Fr. John Riccardo - Male Friendship

POSTED BY on 11:40 PM under Prayer, SPEAKER: Fr. John Riccardo

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Here's a fantastic talk about the importance of male friendship by Fr. John Riccardo:

Also, because I enjoyed it when I heard it and I like to share, here's another talk of Fr. John Riccardo's on Lectio Divina:

Lectio_Divina32K.mp3

The Seven Deadly Sins

POSTED BY on 10:58 PM under Natural Law, Prayer, SPEAKER: Fr. Scalia

Fr. Paul Scalia, son of Justice Antonin Scalia, has given a series of talks on the Seven Deadly Sins. They're good. Really good. The hook? There aren't seven, they're not deadly and they're not sins. Don't believe me? Give him a listen.

Oh...but first, he'd like for you to listen to his Natural Law talk as an intro.

Time for the good stuff:

Natural Law - the Intro:

Talk 1:

Talk 2:

Talk 3:

Talk 4:

Episode One : Love in Truth
Episode Two : How to Change the World
Episode Three : Being Catholic
Episode Four : The Church and Modern World
Episode Five : Western Civilization

Michael Voris - The One True Faith

POSTED BY on 11:01 PM under Evangelization, Prayer

Double-barreled Catholic Michael Voris continues to shoot straight with his One True Faith show, but beware: they're On The Road:

On The Road

Everyone's hurting these days, but 501(c)3s are taking it on the chin. If you're willing, skip your Starbucks (offer it up) once this week and send the $6.23 to Michael Voris. Here's his donation page.

Stations of the Cross

POSTED BY on 9:31 PM under Lent, Prayer

The Stations of the Cross from the Rosary Army.
(Click to Listen, Right Click to Download)
STATIONS OF THE CROSS

From the USCCB Lenten Resources
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Stations of the Cross

From EWTN – Click to Listen
Stations of the Cross

From Fr. Z:

Here is a reading of the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, composed by Joseph Card. Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, for the 2005 Good Friday observance at the Colosseum in Rome.

Also, for your Lenten spiritual warfare, here are two versions the popular Via Crucis by St. Alphonsus Liguori. One version is plain, just my voice. The other is the same voice recording, but with the Gregorian chant Sequence Stabat Mater interlaced between the stations.

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Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori [35:43m]: Hide Player | Play in Popup | Download

Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori (with chant) [34:16m]: Hide Player | Play in Popup | Download

Come and Get Your Rosaries!

POSTED BY on 9:20 PM under Prayer

In time for Lent -- Found here:

1. Website: Rosary Army.
With Greg and Jennifer Willits.
Link: http://www.rosaryarmy.com

THE ENGLISH ROSARY

• Joyful Mysteries - Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays (18.7 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries - Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays (18.2 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries - Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays (18.3 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries - Prayed on Thursdays (19.2 MB)



2. Website: Rosary Army.
With Greg and Jennifer Willits.
Link: http://www.rosaryarmy.com

THE ENGLISH SCRIPTURAL ROSARY (BIBLE PASSAGE BETWEEN EACH PRAYER)

• Joyful Mysteries - Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays (26.3 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries - Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays (25.2 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries - Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays (22.9 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries - Prayed on Thursdays (26.7 MB)

3. Website: David MacDonald.
Link: http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/mary_rosary_directions.htm

THE HOLY ROSARY IN ENGLISH

• “Joyful Mysteries”(Monday & Saturday)  (38.8 MB)
• “Sorrowful Mysteries”(Tuesday & Friday)  (39.0 MB)
• “Glorious Mysteries”(Wednesday & Sunday)  (40.5 MB)
• “Luminous Mysteries”(Thursday) (38.8 MB)

4. Website: EWTN
EWTN's International Rosary
Link: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=501&T1=rosary

THE HOLY ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (2.11 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (2.10 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (2.12 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (2.11 MB)

5. Website: EWTN
The Holy Rosary with Mother Angelica and the Nuns of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
Link: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=6707&T1=rosary

THE HOLY ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (3.14 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (3.14 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (3.14 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (3.14 MB)

6. Website: EWTN
The Rosary in the Holy Land with Fr. Mitch Pacwa
Link: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=503&T1=rosary

THE HOLY ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (2.24 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (2.09 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (2.07 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (2.34 MB)

7. Website: EWTN
The Scriptural Rosary  (Note: May have to turn up the volume to hear it.)
Link: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=504&T1=rosary

THE HOLY ROSARY

• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (3.32 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (3.25 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (3.36 MB)

8. Website: Scriptural Rosary
(Male voice)
Link: http://www.scripturalrosary.org/audio_rosary.html

THE SCRIPTURAL ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (20.0 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (20.0 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (20.2 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (25.0 MB)

9. Website: Scriptural Rosary
With Melissa
Link: http://www.scripturalrosary.org/audio_rosary.html

THE SCRIPTURAL ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (27.0 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (28.4 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (26.6 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (26.1 MB)

10. Website: Queen Mother Mary
Link: http://www.geocities.com/metatronworld/queenmothermary.html?20091

THE HOLY ROSARY
• Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)  (2.71 MB)
• Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)  (2.71 MB)
• Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday)  (2.71 MB)
• Luminous Mysteries (Thursday) (2.71 MB)

Scriptural Rosary - Steubenville Version

POSTED BY on 10:08 PM under Prayer

Found this while surfin'.

The four scriptural rosaries-- Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. The script was arranged by Eva M. Hite, edited by Fr. Jordan Hite, TOR (Franciscan Friars), and produced at Franciscan University of Steubenville. It is based on the Catholic Bible and is used with the permission of the U.S.C.C.B.

1) Joyful Mysteries (remixed Jan 07) (24 MB -- right-click to download)
2) Luminous Mysteries (remixed Jan. 07) (24 MB-- right-click to download)
3) Sorrowful Mysteries (remixed Jan. 07) (17.3 MB-- right-click to download)
4) Glorious Mysteries (remixed Jan. 07) (15.7 MB-- right-click to download)

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The Insights of St. John of the Cross

POSTED BY on 9:45 PM under Prayer, Retreats

This was the theme of a weekend retreat recently conducted by Fr Greg Homeming at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville. In these talks Fr Greg reflects on St John of the Cross' profound insights into the human person and the soul. The talks have been divided into approximately 30 minute segments.

Talk 1a Talk 1b Talk 2a Talk 2b Talk 3a Talk 3b Talk 4a Talk 4b

From Discalced Carmelites via reader James

Mass XVII (In dominicis Adventus set Quadragesimæ)

New Gregorian Chant

POSTED BY on 1:48 AM under Chant, Latin, Prayer, Traditionalism

With a big ol' hat tip to Mark Shea, here's a link to St. Antoine Daniel Gregorian Chant Ordinaries.

Some simply beautiful chant. For example:

Go. Let your ears drink their fill.

Talk 1 part 1 Talk 1 part 2 Talk 2 part 1 Talk 2 part 2

Some Simple Hints - Fr. Homeming

POSTED BY on 8:55 PM under Prayer

*HT to James, who sent me the following tip...

Fr Greg Homeming from our St Ives community is a popular speaker at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre. Recently he gave a day retreat offering simple hints for those trying to pray. The two talks he gave are available for download. They have been divided into approximately 30 minute segments.

(To download clips, right-click and save linked content)

More resourced from the Discalced Carmelites here.

Commercial Advertisement - Fr. Corapi

POSTED BY on 8:49 PM under Prayer, SPEAKER: Fr. Corapi

If you don't know Fr. Corapi, do yourself a favor and buy one of these. If you DO know Fr. Corapi, you'll know why they're worth the money. Just sayin'.

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Conversion Stories

POSTED BY on 9:38 PM under Evangelization, Prayer, SPEAKER: Alex Jones, SPEAKER: Fr. Corapi, SPEAKER: Mark Shea, SPEAKER: Steve Ray

I'm pretty sure I've posted these before, but what can I say? I'm a sucker for love stories. At their heart, every conversion story is a love story. The good part? When you listen to them you can't help but fall in love a little bit as well! Give these a listen and fall deeper in love with our Lord.

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x Jones - Former Pentecostal
Bev Whelton - Former Seventh Day Adventist
Bruce Sullivan - Former Church of Christ Minister
David Curie - Former Fundamentalist
David Ulster - Former Non-Denominational Charistmatic Pastor
Jay and Gail Caress - Former Evangelicals
Jerry and Yolanda Cleffi - Former Assembly of God
Dr. John Haas - Former Anglican priest
Kenneth Howell - Former Presbyterian Theologian
Kimberly Hahn - Former Presbyterian
Larry Heimsoth - Former Lutheran Pastor
Mark Shea - Former Evangelical
Norm Dalgren - Former Lutheran
Steve Ray - Former Baptist
Thomas Smith - Former Mormon
Fr. John Corapi - Former Non-Practicing Catholic

Update:

I thought you might be interested in a great conversion story. It's of former atheist Jennifer Fulwiler from the blog Conversion Diary http://www.conversiondiary.com/. You can find it in the archives of Al Kresta's radio show at Ave Maria Radio. (HERE)

Fred

Thanks, Fred!!

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

POSTED BY on 9:33 PM under Homeschooling, Philosophy, Prayer, SPEAKER: Fulton Sheen

HT to long-time contributor Filipino Catholic:

Guys check out this link, it features talks of Bishop Sheen which you might not have heard before.

Listen especially to this one: The Demonic Today

God bless you all!

he Demonic Today
Angels
Cure for Selfishness
Guilt
Human Passions
Inferiority Complex
Is A Woman An It?
Knowing and Loving
Meet a Perfect Stranger - Yourself
Of Course There Is Incompatibility
Suffering
The Approach of Midnight
Should Parents Obey Their Children?
To Spank or Not to Spank
The Glory of the Soldier
What Holds Us Together?
The Rosary
What Did I Do to Deserve This?

Your Brothers and Sisters Called. They Left a Message for You.

POSTED BY on 5:58 PM under Prayer, Saints

MP3 Library of Meditations from Carmel Podcast

Meditations from Carmel MP3 files can be downloaded to your computer and loaded up onto your iPod or MP3 player.

St. John of the Cross

Ascent of Mt. Carmel - Book One Chapter 13, 12-13
Ascent of Mt. Carmel book II Chapter 5, 5-7
Sayings of Light and Love
Ascent of Mt Carmel Book One Chapter 13, 5-7
Ascent of Mt Carmel Book Three Chapter 6, 4
Ascent of Mt Carmel Book One Chapter 13, 11

Père Jacques Bunel

Conference 1
Conference 2
Conference 3
Conference 4

Sr. Miriam of the Holy Spirit

Garments of God

Sister Carmela of the Holy Spirit

reading 1
Make this my life!
#7 Truth and simplicity

Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew

Chapter IX (zeal for souls)
Chapter VII (Method of Prayer)
Chapter VI (Certain Trials)
Chapter II (Darkness)

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - Letter 129
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - Letter 156
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - Letter 184
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity - prayer to the Holy Trinity
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - Letter 1273

Mother Isabel of the Sacred Heart

Chapter 41 Her life at Carmel
Giddy Depths
Love is God Himself
Back-ache

Blessed Mary of the Angels

Acts of Virtue
Purity

Blessed Françoise d’Amboise

Exhortations to her nuns

Steubenville Conference 2009

POSTED BY on 11:15 PM under Evangelization, Prayer, Sacraments, Saints, Social Justice

For the kids:

Steubenville South 2009

The 15th annual Steubenville South Catholic Youth Conference was held on June 26-28 2009 in Alexandria LA. Here you will be able to listen and download the talks and homilies given throughout the weekend. You will also find more information about the speakers in the speakers section. You can listen here or get the talks through iTunes by clicking the link on the right.

Keynote: “Choosing Christ” – Mark Hart

This powerful and engaging talk was centered around choosing to pickup our crosses and following Christ. It is a radical choice that will cost something but in light of what we receive, it is nothing.

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2466, 2053, 520, 1816, 932, 618, 1709, 546, 1036
Scripture: Matthew 10:37-38, Matthew 16:24, Mark 1:17-18, Mark 8:38, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8

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Keynote: “Rooted in Christ” – Shannon Deitz

Shannon’s Sunday morning keynote led the teens into a time of prayer and reflection, introducing and guiding them through Lectio Divina.

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2708,2715,2612,2669,2601,1824,2719,2711,787,2700,2654,921,1995,2074,2701,2725,2709,2697,2564
Scripture: Matthew 14:23, Mark 1:35, Mark 6:46, Luke 11:1-6, Romans 12:12, John 15:4-9, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 3:8

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Saturday Homily: “Jesus is the Lamb of God” – Fr. Jose Robles-Sanchez

The purpose of this homily was to highlight the role Christ plays in our salvation as the Lamb of God, to encourage the young people to move past a “What Would Jesus Do?” spirituality and move into a true relationship with Christ and to avoid temptations by saying “Adios Baby”

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 617, 603, 1339, 602, 1367
Scripture: John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Timothy 2:6, Mark 10:45

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Sunday Homily: “Living the Lordship of Jesus” – Bishop Ronald Herzog

In Bishop Herzog’s homily, he encouraged and challenged th teens to live under the Lordship of Jesus. To help them understand God’s authority, but also his protection and care that comes from submitting their lives to Him everyday.

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 450, 304, 648, 1216, 144, 1269, 2097, 1995, 2280, 1900, 2046, 901
Scrpiture: Romans 5:19, John 3:36, Romans 6:16, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 8:7, Romans 10:3, James 4:7

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Workshop: “Making Godly Decisions” – Mary Bielski

This workshop was to provide a basic foundation for determining right and wrong and some practical skills to help young people choose holiness and God’s will.

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2343, 1696, 1728, 1777, 2826, 1787
Scripture: Matthew 7:7, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:17, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:17

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Workshop: “Mary and the Saints” – Melea Walden

This workshop was to help teens not only discover the role Saints and Mary can play in their faith lives, but to give them practical tools for developing devotions to these saints.

Catechism and Scripture Reference:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2030, 956, 2683, 828, 2675-2679, 948, 957, 1475, 962, 721
Scripture: Revelation 3:16, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ephesians 4:11-12, 3 John 1:11, Hebrews 6:11-12

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Workshop: “Living Justice/Living Mercy” – Shannon Deitz

Shannon presented a workshop designed to help teens understand the Church’s call to love and serve the poor and to give them practical tips to put this service into practice on a local level.

Catechism and Scripture References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1033, 1825, 2405, 2443-2449, 1929, 2832, 1889, 1397, 2053, 2820
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:25-27

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Workshop: “Vocations: The Path to Holiness” – Fr. Darrin Merlino

In this workshop, Fr. Darrin inspired and challenged the young people to embrace the universal vocation of love and holiness that is each of theirs through Baptism. And as they immerse themselves in this vocation, they will be more disposed to hear the call of God to the religious or married life.

Scripture and Catechism Reference:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1877, 44, 2392, 2085, 2232, 2030, 784, 1603, 2820, 1642, 2331, 826
Scripture: Matthew 9:1, Matthew 4:17-20, Mark 6:7, Luke 6:12-16, Romans 1:1,6-7, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

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Workshop: “The Mass – The Power and Presence of God” – Mark Hart

This workshop given by Mark Hart was designed to reinforce in the minds and hearts of the teens that in the Mass, no matter where they are, Jesus is there – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. To challenge them to prepare their hearts and minds to give and receive as much as possible during the Mass.

Scripture and Catechism References
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1374, 1358, 2827, 1324, 1325, 1365-1367, 1394
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:20, John 6:1-6, Revelation 19:7-9, Matthew 26:26-29, Luke 24:35

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Workshop: “Exposing Lies” – Bob Lesnefsky

This is a talk given by Bob Lesnefsky that focuses on helping teens understand the lies that permeate youth culture, to give them tools to help them see through the lies, and to expose the lies that might be already infecting their thoughts and hearts.

Scripture and Catechism Reference:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2852, 2484, 392, 2486, 2483, 2847, 844, 2470, 1954, 215, 2466, 2468, 2500
Scripture: Hebrews 4:12, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 3:15, 1 John: 5:7, John 8:44, Romans 1:25, Colossians 3:9

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