Inspiring Faith
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Word on Fire - COVID-19 eBook
What's next for the church?
Find out in this FREE eBook by Dr. Stephen Bullivant, with a foreword by Bishop Robert Barron.
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Franciscan Media- A Non-Profit Ministry of the Franciscan Friars
-An excellent resource on saints, devotionals and minute meditations for individuals and families. -
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-Diocese of Norwich "Be Not Afraid" Video Series from The Office of Faith Events: Hope and Faith During the Pandemic
https://www.norwichdiocese.org/Stay-Informed/All-Diocesan-Articles/ID/3238/Be-Not-Afraid--Hope-Faith-During-the-Pandemic-OFE-Launches-New-Video-Series
-Bishop Robert Barron shares a brief 3 minute spiritual reflection while we all hunker down during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb8bcdEQdSQ
-Fr. John Bartunek and Dan Burke talk about the challenge of distractions during prayer, what causes distractions, and how to overcome them. - 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0744-KoXSDU
-Fr. John Bartunek and Dan Burke talk about how we can join with Christ in the redemption of the world through our suffering.- 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8n41-m70MA
-Bishop Barron on the film "Gran Torino" and how it illustrates the image and message of Christ, the meaning of Good Friday and redemptive suffering in our world. – 8 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94SV0T5Q8PE
-Sr. Miriam James, SOLT- Intimacy with God: Receiving the Heart of the One Who Loves Us- Steubenville Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY7naJqJtXE
-The Inspiring Stories of Four New Saints
https://aleteia.org/2016/10/16/the-inspiring-stories-of-4-new-saints/
-Sr. Miriam James Heidland - Aching for More?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoiP8OXg0Yo
-Brother Thomas Martin grew up Lutheran, and developed an appreciation for St. Augustine in his teenage years. One Summer while at Philmont Scout Ranch, he found himself profoundly impacted by the experience of a Catholic Mass. That started him on a journey that eventually led him to pursue religious life with the Dominican Order.
https://chnetwork.org/signposts/people-knew-part-one-worshipping-community-even-though-theyd-never-met-br-thomas-martin-o-p/
-Rancher Nuns-
In Virginia Dale, Colorado, a community of Benedictine nuns live a life of prayer and work on a 300-acre cattle ranch. At the Abbey of St. Walburga, situated among grassy meadows and snow-capped mountains, the sisters sing the psalms, pray, and raise cows for the grass-fed organic beef they produce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmscOLisac
-Bishop Barron on Thomas Merton, Spiritual Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X8fp2CvQmA
Contemplatives In Today’s World
-In recent years, there has been a large increase in the number of lay people who want to associate with religious communities. Correspondent Kate Olson (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, PBS) visited New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine community in Big Sur, CA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSw-6MpyYd4
-The Singing Monks of Norcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUvZHuM6mmw