Podcasts
Our Lady of Ransom: Morning Air Show Podcast
This week on Relevant Radio’s Morning Air Show, we chatted about Our Lady of Ransom and our own need for ransom. Listen to the podcast here.
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Need a Ransom? Who Ya Gonna Call? Our Lady of Ransom!
In a nutshell, sin and laxity make us prisoners to the evil one and stop us from freely, joyfully, following Christ. Calling upon Our Lady for her motherly care and intercession will loosen the bindings that hold us back.
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Can that Many People Be Wrong? A Question Arises from the Charlotte Unrest
How can that many people be wrong?
Whether you vocalize the question or subconsciously think it, that’s basically the guideline we often use in making moral and religious decisions.
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World Day of Prayer for Peace: Where Peace Begins
In 1986, Pope Saint John Paul II held the first “World Day for Peace” in Assisi. That day, 450 religious leaders from around the globe – including the Dali Lama and Archbishop of Canterbury – convened to pray for peace, unity, and interreligious understanding. On Tuesday, September 20, Pope Francis Read more
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Something about Our Lady of Sorrows that Will Surprise You
The Dove, in her staggering sorrow, sighs in an attempt to call out to the Father for consolation and strength. Her sigh signals her dependency on him, and her desperate need to feel his love.
At the same time, her sigh draws the Father to her, since he cannot resist her call.
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What Are the Greatest Spiritual Gifts?
The gifts are all different, and all used differently and to different degrees. Some are more obvious than others, some remain hidden yet are still effective.
It’s not the magnitude of the gift itself, but rather the magnitude to which it is used.
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It’s Your Mother’s Birthday! How Will You Celebrate the Nativity of Mary?
Mary’s is one of three birthdays the Church celebrates in the liturgical year. The other two are the Birth of Jesus (December 25) and the Birth of John the Baptist (June 24). That speaks to its importance (and her importance, as well, of course. If it’s one of just three, we’d better take note of it!