Season 5 Episode 17: Season Wrap-Up and some Eschatological Musings In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta wrap up the season and talk about some of our favorite points from the book, and then launch into a long reflection on how great Heaven is going to be! Thanks for joining us this season! We’ll catch up with you again in a few months! “As the Holy Spirit gives himself to us forever and desires that his action, as far as possible, be constant in our souls, our correspondence, our devotion, must be a total, definitive, and perpetual surrender, a true consecrat ..read more

In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Bethany for a conversation about how we hear the Holy Spirit in our daily lives and how to come to trust that it’s really God that we’re hearing. They also spend some time appreciating St. Paul and his willingness to listen to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.   1.    Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin and Fr. Boniface Hicks Amazon | Publisher 2.    Books on discernment from Fr. Timothy Gallagher 3. &n ..read more

Season 5 Episode 15: Glorifying God in Our Offering In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss chapters 17 & 18 of The Sanctifier, which explores the mystery of the Cross, the offerings we are able to give to God, and how to handle sufferings (big and little) in the spiritual life. “A true devotion to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit leads to one end, the cross: the true and supreme glorification of the Father, the highest expression of love on earth, the central point of the will of God.” The Sanctifier, Ch 17 “Perhaps in heaven we shall see that ..read more

In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Emily Beata in a conversation about discernment, the will of God, pitfalls we can fall into, and tips for making a good discernment about big or little things. Sr. Emily describes discernment as placing ourselves in a space where we can become aware of both internal and external realities so that when we choose, we can choose with God. “The will of God is his greatest act of love for us.” – Blessed James Alberione You don’t need to have the book to follow along, but if you’d like to get a copy, you can fi ..read more

In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss chapters 15 & 16 of The Sanctifier, which emphasize love for the Father and how our longings can bring us into conformity with God’s will. “Therefore charity is perfected when the soul is united to God and enters into the joy of the Lord. For this reason Jesus prayed so earnestly that we would all be perfected in unity; and this is why the first and last aspiration of the soul in love is expressed in the first versicle of the Song of Songs: “Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth” (1:1). The mouth of the Father ..read more

Season 5 Episode 12: Satan hates these three simple steps… (Disclaimer: Simple ≠ Easy)   In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss chapter 14 of The Sanctifier, which highlights the important role the Holy Spirit plays in bringing us to Jesus so that we may get to know him better, and so that we can become more like him.   “Devotion to the Holy Spirit is not properly understood if we do not see that it is closely related with devotion to the Father and to the Word and that by a divine logic it leads to these two devotions, and also contains them in t ..read more

Season 5 Episode 11: Diving Into the Whirlpool of Love   In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta discuss Chapters 12 & 13 of The Sanctifier, how we love God, how the love of God is like a whirlpool that gets deeper and more intense the more we enter into it, and some of the practical ways we can go about stepping into the experience.   You don’t need to have the book to follow along, but if you’d like to get a copy, you can find it here:   Paperback: PaulineStore.com | Amazon   eBook: Kindle | Apple Books | Kobo   “Human love i ..read more

Season 5 Episode 10: Holy Spirit as Director (with Sr. Tracey Matthia)   In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Sr. Tracey Matthia to talk about the Holy Spirit as our Director, and what it means to let him lead our prayer lives.   You don’t need to have the book to follow along, but if you’d like to get a copy, you can find it here:   Paperback: PaulineStore.com | Amazon   eBook: Kindle | Apple Books | Kobo   “Our chief concern and duty toward the divine Guest is to try to be with him.” – Archbishop Luis Martinez, T ..read more

In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta break open chapters 9 through 11 of the book The Sanctifier, which work through the virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love in the light of our relationship with the Holy Spirit.   You don’t need to have the book to follow along, but if you’d like to get a copy, you can find it here:   Paperback: PaulineStore.com | Amazon   eBook: Kindle | Apple Books | Kobo   “Our chief concern and duty toward the divine Guest is to try to be with him.” – Archbishop Luis Martinez, The Sanctifier Chapter 9. Other refere ..read more

In today’s episode, Sr. Orianne Pietra René and Sr. Julie Benedicta break open chapters 7 & 8 of the book The Sanctifier, which is about how the Holy Spirit consecrates us, our own ability of practicing being in his presence, and how we love and glorify God.   You don’t need to have the book to follow along, but if you’d like to get a copy, you can find it here:   Paperback: PaulineStore.com | Amazon   eBook: Kindle | Apple Books | Kobo Catechesis on the Holy Spirit (Weekly Audiences of John Paul II from April 26, 1989 to July 3, 1991) The talk quoted by Sr B ..read more