Come Away By Yourselves
"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." These words of Jesus Christ are an invitation to personal and intimate prayer. The meditations offered in this podcast are intended to help the listener enter into his own prayerful relationship with God. By reflecting on scenes from the Gospel, on other passages from Scripture, and on the insights of saints and spiritual writers, we can strengthen our faith in Jesus and our love for God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "I have called you my friends." By regular meditation and dialogue with Our Lord in prayer, our life can be transformed into an ever deepening and loving friendship with God.
Episodes
311 episodes
"Have Mercy on Me Lord": Lent and Psalm 51
David composes Psalm 51 as an extended act of contrition. This follows his being convicted of his sin by the Prophet Nathan. The "Miserere Psalm" can help us enter into Lent well, focussed on bravely recognizing and humbly repenting...
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Jubilee ‘25: “Hope does not disappoint”
"Spes non confudit" -- with these words from St. Paul, Pope Francis invited the Church to celebrate the Jubilee year of 2025. Living Christian hope, firmly based on God's love for us, we can become beacons of hope for many others. <...
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[Rebroadcast] Savage Sincerity: "The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man"
Jesus tells us to pray to have the strength "to stand before the Son of Man." When we die we will be judged by God. This is a hard truth but also a truth that saves us. If we ask God for the courage to see ourselves as we real...
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Lost and Found: Moving from "Where are you?" to "Here I am!"
"Where are you?" This is God's haunting question to Adam and to fallen humanity. "Here I am!" This is our response to Christ's search and rescue mission on our behalf. https://...
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Eucharistic Souls
"To be eucharistic souls" was a great ideal proposed by St. Josemaria. Having our lives and hearts shaped by what we celebrate in the eucharist has various manifestations in our spiritual life. Adoration, receptiveness to God's love...
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Praying with St. Thomas Aquinas
This week we celebrated the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. Thomas believed that the Crucifix was his greatest book and source of wisdom. Guided by St. Thomas, we too can learn great spiritual lessons of from Christ by contemplating hi...
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[Rebroadcast] The Cross and Transformation
"He who loves his life will lose it, he who loses his life for my sake will find it." Finding our true life, and our true selves, means handing ourselves over to Christ. Losing our lives for the sake of Christ is a transformative un...
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Like the Apostles
Like the apostles themselves, the life of the Christian is a call to be close to Jesus and to go out and spread the Good News. Holiness and apostolate are two sides to the same divine vocation. To be an apostle, however, we have to...
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The Baptism of Jesus: Humility, Love, and Joy
The Baptism of Jesus speaks to us of his incredible humility. Without being a sinner, Jesus plays the role of one by letting himself be baptized by John the Baptist. Humility unlocks our ability to love God and others. It prot...
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Feast of the Epiphany: Seeking the Truth
The Feast of the Epiphany invites us to set our on our own journey to find Christ. Christ is the Truth, the light of Life. To find him means to deepen in our understanding and acceptance of the Truth about Him and about ourselves. &...
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[Rebroadcast] A Permanent New Year’s Resolution: Holiness
Holiness is God's own will and resolution for us. In calling us to be holy God resolves that we be such. Holiness is the fullness of charity. To respond to our call to holiness, to live this divine resolution, is to learn to l...
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The Gift of the Child
Heading into Christmas we turn our hearts towards the Christ Child. Christ is our great Christmas present from God the Father. Mary and Joseph give him the gifts of their faith, hope and love. These are gifts that we too can g...
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Bartimaeus (and Mary): Novena Reflection
Given as part of a Novena to the Immaculate Conception. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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Novena to the Immaculate Conception: "Mother of the Fallen Away"
A reflection given for the Novena to the Immaculate Conception on Mary as "Mother of the Fallen Away."
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[Rebroadcast] Advent: Making Room for Jesus
In Advent we prepare for the coming of the Christ Child at Christmas. Jesus, who found no room in the inn at Bethlehem, can find room in our souls and our lives if we prepare well for his coming. Making room for Jesus means clearing other thing...
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Christ the King
What is the Kingdom of God and the Kingship of Christ? How can we be loyal subjects of this Kingdom? What keeps us from letting Christ rule as King?https://comeawaybyyourselves.com<...
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"Pray without ceasing": Benefits of Prayer
Jesus encourages us to pray constantly. This advice is seconded by St. Paul and many other saints. Scripture teaches us the many benefits of habitual prayer: joy, motivation, peace and fruitfulness. Prayer is the very shape of...
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The Example of Jesus' Prayer
Prayer was a regular part of Jesus' daily life. We can learn a lot from watching when, how and where he prayed. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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Learning True Manliness from Christ
Given at an Annual Men's Conference. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
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[Rebroadcast] The Power of Prayer
Jesus's parable of the widow and the unjust judge teaches us to pray with persistence and intensity. While always confident that God our Father hears and answers our prayers, we are called to exercise this confidence by patient perseveran...
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"Free to Love": The Point of Living Poverty
After the Rich Young Man goes away sad, Jesus tells his disciples twice that it will be difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God. The possession of riches comes with the danger of relying on them too much, seeking our happiness ...
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