Made for Greatness: A Podcast for Catholic Men

We are "lured and enticed by own own desire" - ask God to heal you of these desires. He wants to help, you just gotta ask him and invite him into your life. The daily reading for February 13, 2024 is from James 1:12-18: https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The title of this episode is inspired by one of my favourite worship songs, "Find Me in the River" by Delirious? In this episode we encounter two men, King David and the Gerasene Demoniac. Both of these men embody the locale in which they find themselves: at the River Jordan. At the river, God finds them and heals them. May this same loving God find you at your river. Here's a link to the song: https://youtu.be/WFVmrdik5i8?si=xXd-np28FB8KVzXR Here's a link to the scripture readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012924.cfm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

My brothers, God wants you to become like a candle. Do not be afraid to melt before the Living Flame of God! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

"If you build it, he will come" - from the film, Field of Dreams; a film about reconciling a son with his deceased father. Here's a clip for the quote: https://youtu.be/5Ay5GqJwHF8 "What you contemplate, you become." - St. Augustine Learn about the impact of pornography on your psyche and be healed: https://www.strive21.com/ 6,000 thoughts per day, retrain how they impact you: https://www.newsweek.com/humans-6000-thoughts-every-day-1517963 A Catholic Guide to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: https://www.catholic365.com/article/18956/3-anchors-of-catholicism-and-cognitive-behavioral-therapy.html#:~:text=Cognitive%20Behavioral%20Therapy%20is%20about,do%20God%27s%20will%2C%20not%20ours. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind ..." (Romans 12:2) Here's a teaching on this: https://www.compellingtruth.org/do-not-conform-to-this-world.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

A modified best man speech for my brother at his wedding. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Living and Walking in the Power of God is both a demand that requires and a catalyst that enables our lives to become like a liturgy that glorifies God our Father. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Great readings today from the Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8 (May 22, 2023) St Rita of Cascia, Patron of the Impossible: 8 Things to Know About the Amazing St. Rita, Patron of the Impossible (churchpop.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The Ascension of Jesus ought to remind us of three things: the hope to which we have been called, the riches of his glorious inheritance, and “the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe” (Ephesians 1:19). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Daily Mass Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading George Washington's Newburgh Address: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/george-washington-newburgh-address-1783 What made George Washington Great: https://www.prageru.com/video/what-made-george-washington-great Henry V, St. Crispin's Day Speech (Kenneth Branagh): https://youtu.be/A-yZNMWFqvM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

My favourite Catholic study app: Verbum --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The Byzantine Liturgy is like liturgical Smelling Salts. By utilizing all the senses, the Byzantine Rite pulls us out of our slumber. Some good information about the Catholic Byzantine experience from the good ladies at Blessed is She: https://blessedisshe.net/en-ca/blogs/blog/byzantine-catholic-liturgy “O Starry, Starry Night …” Here's a terrific read about art, "Art: a Glimpse into the Beauty of God": https://catholicstand.com/art-a-glimpse-into-the-beauty-of-god/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary and Patron of the Universal Church. Mass readings: https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading Divine Intimacy: https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/divine-intimacy-hardbound-book/p/BKDEV05400 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Saint of the day: St. Frances of Rome https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-frances-of-rome/ Daily Mass Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030923.cfm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

God will take the ordinary and mundane of us and our duties, and do something extraordinarily beautiful. Today, give him permission to move in your life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The Acts of the Apostles is a blueprint to what ought to be known as "mainstream Christian Living." Here's why. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

"The degree of zeal in acquiring stature in Christ shows whether a man is an infant or a perfected man in the present world and in the world to come" - St. Gregory of Sinai. His Orthodox Wiki: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Gregory_of_Sinai Growing in Zeal, becoming a Warrior: https://youtu.be/xyJEcwWElCc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Meditation on 1 Kings 21:20 and a point of clarity for a recent Made for Greatness men’s night --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Based on two things: Acts of the Apostles chapter 10 and the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity Link to the "Apostolate of the Laity" (it's awesome, go read it): https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651118_apostolicam-actuositatem_en.html Link to a Presentation by the indomitable Ralph Martin on this Decree: https://youtu.be/GXG3Ji0qRKY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

The crickets were out in full force in this cell phone recorded episode from a beautiful outdoor grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima. Papa JD was in my area for our annual Made for Greatness men's conference, and a presentation for a youth/young adult group from our Archdiocese. Padre Juan Diego did a fantastic job with the men and was awesome to work with. For info on his Friary and ministry in Albuquerque, go to their website: cfr-newmexico.com This is a recording of his presentation for the Archdiocesan Youth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message

Ambo announcement for an upcoming men's conference in my Province. To register: made4greatness.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greatnessnotcomfort/message