Every time is an opportune time for an encounter with God through work, service to others, and prayer. Father Timothy Uhen gives practical advice on how to take advantage of the current lockdown to grow in our relationship with Christ and our friends.

Finding God in the Lockdown

“Te adoro con devoción, Dios escondido”. Himno eucarístico que nos invita a adorar al único verdadero Dios, oculto bajo las apariencias del pan. Y a hacerlo “devotamente”, es decir, con cariño, con pasión de amor. La Eucaristía nos introduce en una polarización de nuestra vida: nos enseña de la totalidad, la locura, la atención en exclusiva, la humildad y, ante todo, el Amor infinito de que somos objeto.

2025-10-31 Nueva dinámica eucarística

What does it take to have a happy marriage? What can take away from a happy marriage? Today, Doug discusses the virtues that make for a happy marriage. He also shares three tips for a successful marriage. PLUS: The Friday Rant! Listener questions and comments: <ul> <li>Tessa - My husband and I started dating in high school. We have been working out together, and it is so much fun.&nbsp;</li> <li>Jerry - Can those with dementia and Alzheimer's have a viable marriage?&nbsp;</li> </ul> Resources: Rekindled Hearts Marriage Bundle <a href="https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle">https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle</a> Three tips for a successful marriage <ol> <li>Start your sentences with &ldquo;I love it when&rdquo;.</li> <li>Write down what you appreciate about each other.</li> <li>Build up your partner.</li> </ol>

What does it take to be happy?

Doug unpacks a letter from Alice Von Hildebrand and gives his thoughts on building a loving, lasting marriage. He shares the 5:1 ratio you need to practice to keep love alive. Doug also tackles listener questions on prenuptial agreements, finances in marriage, and gives his advice on what to do when the intimacy in marriage is gone.   By Love Refined: Letters to a Young Bride <a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/product/by-love-refined/">https://sophiainstitute.com/product/by-love-refined/</a>

Keeping Love Alive

Doug reads a letter by Alice Von Hildebrand from her book: By Love Refined. In this letter, Alice discusses sexual intimacy in marriage and emphasizes how pleasure is the reward but not the intent. The intent is the union of souls which results in joy, transcending sexual pleasure. Doug unpacks the importance of emotional intimacy coming before physical intimacy in marriage   Resources:   By Love Refined <a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/product/by-love-refined/?srsltid=AfmBOoqO3lJMj2FF_pWgyWOi3sgxiatKYn1LayKZQIHEOg34FnEkgugd">https://sophiainstitute.com/product/by-love-refined/?srsltid=AfmBOoqO3lJMj2FF_pWgyWOi3sgxiatKYn1LayKZQIHEOg34FnEkgugd</a> Marriage Unhindered <a href="https://www.marriageunhindered.com/">https://www.marriageunhindered.com/</a>   Catholic Therapists <a href="https://www.catholictherapists.com/">https://www.catholictherapists.com/</a>

Growing in Intimacy

Doug unpacks men&rsquo;s emotional needs in relationships including respect, acceptance, trust, affection, and words of affirmation. Listener questions and comments: <ul> <li>Edward - I think men's emotional needs are fulfilled with physical intimacy. (9:30)</li> <li>Mary Alice - What do you do when your husband is bragging about you in public, but not at home. There's verbal abuse, almost like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (19:51)</li> <li>Jack - I'm dealing with an adult son who&rsquo;s 30 years old and his fianc&eacute; was criticizing him in front of my daughter, her boyfriend and my ex. What do you think? (24:39)</li> <li>Marcel - If couples are not following what Doug is saying about intimacy, trust, and affection, then it's not a marriage, and you have a real problem. (33:29)</li> <li>Susan - You don't get to use the excuse of past experiences as a get out of jail free card. (39:03)</li> <li>Regina - My husband is very odd and he gets angry with me when I say good things about him. He thinks I lie, and then he tells the kids I'm lying. (42:20)</li> </ul>

Men’s Emotional Needs

Fr. Rob Ryan and Fr. John LoCoco join Doug to discuss an upcoming singles night at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Chicago. Doug also talks about the challenges of dating and what to look for in a future spouse. &nbsp; Listener questions and comments: <ul> <li>Lisa - If you are a female, go to where the men are: the lakes, the beach and hiking. (21:12)</li> <li>Bobby - It&rsquo;s hard to tell a spouse you don&rsquo;t like who they hang around with because you might be suggesting they are similar to that group. They might say 'you don&rsquo;t trust me?' (39:20)</li> <li>Elma - Is it ok to date a widower of only one month? (42:30)</li> <li>Maureen - I used to be a professional matchmake. For Catholics: what a great time to check out the singles at confession. (46:45)</li> </ul> &nbsp; Resources: &nbsp; Catholic Catch Singles Trivia Pre-Registration <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=o-0BRmklpkqOCzBfwpVBLl-LqlRwJghFqZHL9AOb2yNUNDVNSzUzWEdUMzQzRDlTRU5aT0FPSzdFQyQlQCNjPTEu&amp;route=shorturl">https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=o-0BRmklpkqOCzBfwpVBLl-LqlRwJghFqZHL9AOb2yNUNDVNSzUzWEdUMzQzRDlTRU5aT0FPSzdFQyQlQCNjPTEu&amp;route=shorturl</a> &nbsp; 20 best ways to find a date in real life <ol> <li>Sign Up for a Fitness Class / dance lessons</li> <li>Attend Community Events</li> <li>Take a Class That Interests You</li> <li>Say Yes to Social Invitations</li> <li>Become a Regular Somewhere such as a coffee shop</li> <li>Volunteer for a Cause</li> <li>Join a Sports League</li> <li>Attend Networking Events</li> <li>Explore Bookstores and Libraries</li> <li>Take Part in Group Travel or Tours</li> <li>Attend Live Music Events</li> <li>Join a Hobby Group</li> <li>Take Dance Lessons</li> <li>Attend Faith-Based or Spiritual Events</li> <li>Sign Up for a Public Speaking or Improv Class</li> <li>Explore Outdoor Activities</li> <li>Register for Workshops or Seminars</li> <li>Become an Active Member of Your Neighborhood</li> <li>Attend Friend-of-a-Friend Gatherings</li> <li>Focus on Living a Full Life</li> </ol> &nbsp; 4 Things to look for when you are dating <ol> <li>Does the person ask questions about you and listen for the answers?</li> <li>Do they treat people of lesser status well?</li> <li>Are they reliable?</li> <li>Are they a person of virtue and trying be a better person?</li> </ol> &nbsp; Ask the right questions <ol> <li>What brought you here?</li> <li>Wat sparks your curiosity?</li> <li>Who are the people you like to hang out with?</li> <li>What are your hobbies?</li> <li>What do you spend most of your time thinking about?</li> <li>What is something you believe that most people will disagree with?</li> <li>What does a life well-lived look like to you?</li> </ol>

Catching a Good Catholic Spouse

Catherine DiNuzzo joins Doug to discuss anxiety from a Catholic perspective. They define good vs bad anxiety, the problem of guilt and how to manage anxiety as a Catholic. &nbsp; Listener questions and comments: <ul> <li>Jasmine - How do I fight my mind that triggers anxiety even if I&rsquo;m doing okay? (10:19)</li> <li>Rose - I get anxiety around my kids but I don&rsquo;t want to share with my kids. What do I say? (35:21)</li> <li>Judy - I have had anxiety when other people are driving. What should I do? (39:59)</li> </ul> &nbsp; Resources: Sacred Heart Mental Wellness <a href="https://www.sacredheartmentalwellness.com/">https://www.sacredheartmentalwellness.com/</a>

Overcoming Anxiety

Is suffering a good thing? Doug explores the role of suffering in sanctifying marriages. He unpacks the value of redemptive suffering for the conversion of sinners and points to the importance of sharing in Christ&rsquo;s cross to bring healing in our marriage. PLUS: The Friday Rant! Listener questions and comments: <ul> <li>Stephanie &ndash; Do you have any advice for spiritual warfare in marriage? (38:52)</li> <li>Sandra &ndash; My husband doesn&rsquo;t want to pray the rosary with me. What should I do? (43:00)</li> </ul> Resources: Rekindled Hearts Marriage Bundle <a href="https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle">https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle</a> How Christ Saves Souls&mdash;with Us: The Mystery of Co-Redemption <a href="https://stpaulcenter.com/store/how-christ-saves-souls-with-us-the-mystery-of-co-redemption">https://stpaulcenter.com/store/how-christ-saves-souls-with-us-the-mystery-of-co-redemption</a>

Suffering in Marriage

The parable of the ten virgins invites us to reflect on the virtue of wisdom.  Wisdom has to do with having the right goals and knowing how to achieve them.  If our goal is heaven, the means to achieve this is charity.  Growth in charity demands of us a variety of other steps depending on our personal situation and history.  To know what we want is not enough, we must also be committed to the steps required to achieve it. <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Growth in Wisdom

Are you seeking to draw near to Our Lord more each day?As heard in the Gospel for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, we encountered the endearing figure of Zacchaeus, a tax collector who had a poor reputation among his Jewish confreres, but nevertheless had a deep desire to meet Jesus. He overcame his shame and reached out to be close to Jesus who was passing by. In this podcast, Fr. Eric Nicolai reflects on the promptness of Zacchaeus– his initiative and the grace of conversion that he received on account of his own generosity. Fr. Eric challenges us to have this same initiative in our interior life and reminds us that it requires humble examination of conscience and a willingness to begin again. In doing so, we will obtain a lasting serenity and joy found only in the grace of Christ. [<a href='https://stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transcript-Beginning-Again-Again.pdf'>Transcript</a>] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! If you enjoy our weekly meditations, please consider helping us keep the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast ad-free and accessible for all our listeners: <a href='https://stjosemaria.org/give/'>Give today!</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://stjosemaria.org/give/">Support the show</a>

Beginning Again & Again

In this episode of Marriage Unhindered, Doug reads a letter from Alice Von Hildebrand in which she advises a young bride who is irritated by her husband’s behavior. Doug shares that little irritations in marriage don’t mean you have a bad marriage but that you married a human. Making a list of your spouse’s positives can help you look past the little irritations of everyday life. Doug also unpacks the importance of kindness in marriage and how little acts of kindness go a long way.   Resources: Marriage Unhindered <a href="https://www.marriageunhindered.com/">https://www.marriageunhindered.com/</a>   Happy Marriage for Life <a href="https://www.happymarriageforlife.com/">https://www.happymarriageforlife.com/</a>   Catholic Therapists <a href="https://www.catholictherapists.com/">https://www.catholictherapists.com/</a>

Focusing on the positive

Today the Church turns her eyes towards Mary, Mother of Sorrows. <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Lent - Day 33

Today in the podcast... Fr Peter Armenio, a priest of Opus Dei, reflects on the New Commandment from Jesus Christ which he issued to the Apostles before the Last Supper.This commandment is particularly difficult to follow since we are asked to love one another as Jesus loves us, which is a very tall order. How can we match Jesus’ love for us! However, Fr. Peter Armenio makes a point to note that when God issues a commandment, it is because we can live it. Do not write yourself off! “No matter how much you may love, you will never love enough. The human heart is endowed with an enormous coefficient of expansion. When it loves, it opens out in a crescendo of affection that overcomes all barriers. If you love Our Lord, there will not be a single creature that does not find a place in your heart” (St Josemaria Escriva, The Way of the Cross; Eight Station, Number 5). THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! If you enjoy our weekly meditations, please consider helping us keep the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast ad-free and accessible for all our listeners: <a href='https://stjosemaria.org/give/'>Give today!</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://stjosemaria.org/give/">Support the show</a>

The New Commandment

Are you seeking to draw near to Our Lord more each day? In our meditation of the week, Fr. Eric Nicolai reflects on the inspiring figure of Zacchaeus from the Gospel of St. Luke—a tax collector with a tarnished reputation among his Jewish peers, yet driven by a sincere desire to encounter Jesus. Despite his shame, Zacchaeus took bold steps to draw near to the Lord as he passed by. Fr. Eric highlights Zacchaeus’ promptness and initiative, which opened him to the transformative grace of conversion—a grace he received through his own generosity of heart. Fr. Eric challenges us to adopt this same initiative in our interior life, emphasizing the importance of humble self-examination and a willingness to begin again. <a href='https://stjosemaria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Beginning-Again-Again-Transcript.pdf'>View Transcript</a> <a href='https://stjosemaria.org/podcasts/beginning-again-and-again/'>Visit Show Page</a> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! If you enjoy our weekly meditations, please consider helping us keep the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast ad-free and accessible for all our listeners: <a href='https://stjosemaria.org/give/'>Give today!</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://stjosemaria.org/give/">Support the show</a>

Jesús nos ha revelado al Padre: a Dios nadie lo ha visto jamás, pero el Hijo nos lo ha dado a conocer. Nos revela a un Dios que se conmueve, un Dios que se enternece ante el hijo pródigo. Y yo, ¿me dirijo con cariño y confianza al Padre celestial? No solo cuando rezo el Padrenuestro sino también en mi contemplación. El Padre me ama a mí con su amor infinito, y la concusión de todas esas verdades será vivir en confiado abandono.

2025-05-20 Abandono confiado

&quot;Neither do I condemn you.  Go and sin no more.&quot;   Jesus&apos; response to our sins.   <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Lent - Day 29

Aquel que me ama, guardará mi palabra, y mi Padre lo amará, y haremos en él nuestra morada. Pedir amor supone darlo antes. Guardar su palabra es la consecuencia. Hacer que se nos entrañe, al descender a las regiones abisales de nuestra alma. Entonces nos identificaremos con el Hijo, y nos convertiremos en morada de la Trinidad, adelantando el Cielo.

2024-01-29 Aquel que me ama…

&quot;All you need is love.&quot; <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Lent - Day 21

&quot;I have called you my friends.&quot;  These words of Jesus teach us how we should speak to him in our prayer.  Close friends converse with each other confidently and intimately.  We should habitually share all of our thoughts, feelings, and concerns with our friend Jesus. He is interested in any and every thing that affects us.  In times of trouble, when it seems like he has left us, this continuous dialogue becomes even more important.  They are moments to be trustingly sincere and simple.  Eventually he will help us through even the greatest trials and tribulations.  <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Intimate and Trusting Conversation with Christ

Lifted up on the Cross, Jesus reveals himself to be God.   <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Lent - Day 30

In preparation for the Christian Unity Octave which begins January 18th, we are sharing the first meditation from In Conversation with God, Volume 6. There is a meditation for each day of the unity octave!

Christian Unity Octave - In Conversation with God

El tesoro escondido y la perla preciosa, ¿cómo entenderlos? Desde varias ópticas; una, la del Amor que Dios nos tiene. De creerlo, viviríamos en la más feliz y tranquila de las existencias. El fuego quema, el sol alumbra, el agua refresca. ¿Y Dios? Ama, como que esa es su esencia. ¿Y cuál es la mayor de las manifestaciones de su Amor? La Encarnación del Verbo. Busquemos la continua unión con Jesús, y viviremos en el Amor.

2025-07-30 El Amor ama

En el capítulo 6º de san Juan, Jesús prepara poro a poco a sus oyentes, antes de revelarles el gran misterio de la Eucaristía. No es el maná el pan del cielo que el Padre les da, sino es Él mismo. San Juan de la Cruz escribió “Aquesta eterna fonte está escondida / en este vivo Pan por darnos vida / aunque es de noche”. Sí, una fuente eterna que hay que buscar en la oscuridad de la fe.

2026-08-30 Yo soy el Pan de vida

Jesus fulfills his promise to &quot;remain with us always&quot; with his presence in the Eucharist.  To believe in his real presence is a game changer in our prayer life and in life in general.  Jesus is alive in the Eucharist so that he can be fully alive in us.  <a href='https://comeawaybyyourselves.com'>https://comeawaybyyourselves.com</a>

Jesus Present and Alive

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches a meditation at Lyncroft hospitality centre in Toronto. It is Holy Thursday, so he touches on the three great mysteries commemorated today: The priesthood, the Holy Eucharist, and the Commandment of Love.
Music: J.S. Bach, "Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229.
Thumbnail: Albrecht Durer, Engraving of the washing of the feet, 1510. Detroit Institute of Arts Museum.
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Holy Thursday 2021

Let us live Advent well. This is a time of grace, of preparation, of conversion, and of wonder, pondering a God who loves us so much. We have so many things to do, but the most important thing is that we pray, and ready ourselves for the coming of the Infant Jesus. A meditation by Father Thomas Bohlin.