What is Gaudete Sunday and what does it mean?

What does it mean to rejoice?

Obstacles to joy

Break 1

Martha - How do find joy during periods of gri

Difference between joy and happiness

Paula - I worked for a priest who was a very j

Break 2

How can you practically increase joy in your l

Why do people in religious vocations have so m

Mary - When I drive to the ATM I always go to 

Fr. Craig DeYoungjoins Patrick to discuss Gaudete Sunday and Joy.


(2:50) – What is Gaudete Sunday and what does it mean?


(6:36) – What does it mean to rejoice?


(11:54) – Obstacles to joy


(16:56) Break 1


(18:46) – Martha - How do find joy during periods of grief?


(25:33) – Difference between joy and happiness


(30:45) – Paula - I worked for a priest who was a very joyful person and he said it was because he had a little brother with down syndrome.


(34:13) Break 2


(35:54) – How can you practically increase joy in your life?


(38:33) – Why do people in religious vocations have so much joy?


(44:42) – Mary - When I drive to the ATM I always go to Adoration before, and I find that it helps me put God first.

Fr. Craig DeYoung joins Patrick to discuss Gaudete Sunday and Joy.
 
<ul>
<li>(2:50) – What is Gaudete Sunday and what does it mean?</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(6:36) – What does it mean to rejoice?</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(11:54) – Obstacles to joy</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(16:56) Break 1</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(18:46) – Martha - How do find joy during periods of grief?</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(25:33) – Difference between joy and happiness</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(30:45) – Paula - I worked for a priest who was a very joyful person and he said it was because he had a little brother with down syndrome.</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(34:13) Break 2</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(35:54) – How can you practically increase joy in your life?</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(38:33) – Why do people in religious vocations have so much joy?</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>(44:42) – Mary - When I drive to the ATM I always go to Adoration before, and I find that it helps me put God first.</li>
</ul>

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Gaudete Sunday and Joy – December 15, 2023

Email â Can God work with mistakes in our ma

Thomas

Carol

Ethel

Veronica

Anna

Father Rob Kroll joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Making Good Decisions
What is free will?
(15:01) Email – Can God work with mistakes in our major decisions?
(17:58) Thomas - I'm confused how everyone is being assisted by God in making decisions. What communications are being made with callers and receiving messages from God? I don't know how God is communicating with them.

(23:26) Break 1
Does God care about every decision we make?
(29:53) Carol - Does the holy spirit ever allow you to make a bad decision to teach a lesson?
(34:53) Ethel - Someone gave me 20 thousand dollars for helping them remedy a situation (sell a property). Sold it, and I received the $ and now the person wants it back. should I give it back? They made a report that I stole the $.

(38:55) Break 2
(40:14) Veronica - Decision on whether to get married or not. We were engaged and going through the process. Asked friends to pray for me to discern God's will. That weekend, we found that the Lord put it on our hearts that, no, we weren't meant to marry. I ended up years later entering the convent.
Importance of prudence in making good decisions.
(47:12) Anna - I want to know why people make bad choices. If they know something is bad, why do they still choose it and those horrible decisions?

Father Rob Kroll joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Making Good Decisions
<ul>
<li>What is free will?</li>
<li>(15:01) Email &ndash; Can God work with mistakes in our major decisions?</li>
<li>(17:58) Thomas - I'm confused how everyone is being assisted by God in making decisions. What communications are being made with callers and receiving messages from God? I don't know how God is communicating with them.</li>
</ul>
(23:26) Break 1
<ul>
<li>Does God care about every decision we make?</li>
<li>(29:53) Carol - Does the holy spirit ever allow you to make a bad decision to teach a lesson?</li>
<li>(34:53) Ethel - Someone gave me 20 thousand dollars for helping them remedy a situation (sell a property). Sold it, and I received the $ and now the person wants it back. should I give it back? They made a report that I stole the $.</li>
</ul>
(38:55) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(40:14) Veronica - Decision on whether to get married or not. We were engaged and going through the process. Asked friends to pray for me to discern God's will. That weekend, we found that the Lord put it on our hearts that, no, we weren't meant to marry. I ended up years later entering the convent.</li>
<li>Importance of prudence in making good decisions.</li>
<li>(47:12) Anna - I want to know why people make bad choices. If they know something is bad, why do they still choose it and those horrible decisions?</li>
</ul>

Making Good Decisions - The Inner Life - July 14, 2026

Father Lawrence Harlow joins to talk about the

St. Elena Guerra worte about the Church being 

Mark -  I've always a felt connection with the

Miles â I became part of the Charismatic Ren

Steven - Interested in the renewal. 

Anita - I've had a personal experience. 

James - Relationship between the baptism of th

A sacrament is always greater than any charism

Father Lawrence Harlow joins to talk about the Charismatic Renewal

 
St. Elena Guerra wrote about the Church being in need of renewal by the Holy Spirit

 
Mark - I've always felt a connection with the Holy Spirit.

 
Miles – I became part of the Charismatic Renewal in 1976. How do I know or have the gift of interpretation?

 
Break 1

 
Steven - Interested in the renewal. 

 
Anita - I've had a personal experience. The Holy Spirit used me so profoundly and helped bring a man back to God. God and Mary have something special for us.

 
Break 2

 
James - What is the relationship between the baptism of the holy spirit and the sacrament of confirmation?

A sacrament is always greater than any charismatic prayer

<ul>
<li>Father Lawrence Harlow joins to talk about the Charismatic Renewal</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>St. Elena Guerra wrote about the Church being in need of renewal by the Holy Spirit</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Mark - I've always felt a connection with the Holy Spirit.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Miles &ndash; I became part of the Charismatic Renewal in 1976. How do I know or have the gift of interpretation?</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Break 1</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Steven - Interested in the renewal.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Anita - I've had a personal experience. The Holy Spirit used me so profoundly and helped bring a man back to God. God and Mary have something special for us.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Break 2</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>James - What is the relationship between the baptism of the holy spirit and the sacrament of confirmation?
<ul>
<li>A sacrament is always greater than any charismatic prayer</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

The Charismatic Renewal - The Inner Life - July 10, 2026

Joseph

Margaret

Prescott

Email - Is the Fire of Godâs love the same a

Tessa

How to be aware of hell without falling into d

Father John Eckert joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Why you Want to Avoid Hell
(7:17) Joseph - For Catholics who don't confess and go to the priest to get their sins absolved, is it in the church's norms to proclaim they are in hell?
(15:32) Margaret - I think people don't understand the definition is love. When you cut off from God, you're cutting off eternally.

(25:05) Break 1
Fatima’s vision of hell.
(34:24) Prescott - Fires of Hell...spirits...how does that affect us?
(37:46) Email - Is the Fire of God’s love the same as the fire of Hell?

 (41:32) Break 2
(43:16) Tessa - Thinking about hell...wondering if it's a fair thing to talk to somebody who is walking away and telling them they're choosing to walk away and out of a state of grace.
(48:15) How to be aware of hell without falling into despair?

Father John Eckert joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Why you Want to Avoid Hell
<ul>
<li>(7:17) Joseph - For Catholics who don't confess and go to the priest to get their sins absolved, is it in the church's norms to proclaim they are in hell?</li>
<li>(15:32) Margaret - I think people don't understand the definition is love. When you cut off from God, you're cutting off eternally.</li>
</ul>
(25:05) Break 1
<ul>
<li>Fatima&rsquo;s vision of hell.</li>
<li>(34:24) Prescott - Fires of Hell...spirits...how does that affect us?</li>
<li>(37:46) Email - Is the Fire of God&rsquo;s love the same as the fire of Hell?</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;(41:32) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(43:16) Tessa - Thinking about hell...wondering if it's a fair thing to talk to somebody who is walking away and telling them they're choosing to walk away and out of a state of grace.</li>
<li>(48:15) How to be aware of hell without falling into despair?</li>
</ul>

Gaudete Sunday and Joy – December 15, 2023

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