Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast
Daily Reflections for Advent, Christmas Lent and Easter from Heart to Heart Catholic Media Ministry and Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ
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Receive the Breath of God | John 20:19-23 by Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ | Season of Joy
Fr. Michael leads us in one final guided meditation, praying for the Holy Spirit to come into our hearts, our minds, and our whole selves.John 20:19-23On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked where...
Open Your Heart Just a Little More | Psalm 23:1-4 by Crystal Meisaan Chan | Season of Joy
In her final meditation, Crystal reflects on Psalm 23 line by line, showing how this beloved psalm offers a roadmap for deepening and strengthening that God bond, inviting us to open our hearts "just a little more" to God's love.Psalm 2...
Rediscover Your God Bond | Exodus 20:2-3 by Crystal Meisaan Chan | Season of Joy
Crystal Meisaan leads us into Exodus 20, where the Lord commands, “I am the Lord your God; you shall not have other gods besides me.” This meditation is designed to strengthen our relationship with the one true God—what Crystal calls “the God b...
Soul Medicine | Isaiah 43:1-4 by Crystal Meisaan Chan | Season of Joy
Crystal Meisaan Chan guides us in the first of her three meditations. She invites us to contemplate the opening verses of Isaiah 43, where the Lord tells us, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you.” This meditation helps us experience the deep h...
When Will the Kingdom of God Come? | Luke 17:20-25 by Sharon Krone | Season of Joy
Sharon Krone leads us in a classic Ignatian prayer of imagination. She invites us to walk with Jesus toward Jerusalem and to enter into the longing of the people who yearn for the Messiah. Their question may become our own: “When will the Kingd...
Put Yourself at the Foot of the Cross | John 19:25-30 by Fr. Kevin Menard, SJC | Season of Joy
Fr. Kevin takes us to the foot of the Cross, where we hear Jesus say, “I thirst.” His thirst is not only physical, but spiritual: Jesus thirsts for us. Even in the midst of his agony, he is interceding for us. Because Jesus holds nothing back, ...
How Much More Will the Father Give? | Matthew 7:7-11 by Fr. Kevin Menard, SJC | Season of Joy
Today, Fr. Kevin Menard reflects on Jesus’ words in Matthew 7, reminding us of the generosity of God. Jesus encourages us to ask, trusting that God—who is love and mercy itself—desires to give us only good things, especially the gift of the Hol...
Do You Believe That Jesus Can Heal You? | Luke 24:30-31 by Fr. Jacob Willig | Season of Joy
Fr. Jacob leads us into an eye-opening experience. Like the disciples at Emmaus, we are invited to look back on moments when it seemed as though God had not provided the answer we needed. And yet, in the breaking of the bread, Jesus reveals Him...
Become the Unnamed Disciple | Luke 24:15-17 by Fr. Jacob Willig | Season of Joy
Fr. Jacob Willig, nephew of Fr. Jim Willig, leads us back to one of the great Easter stories: the disciples on the Road to Emmaus inviting us to become the unnamed disciple walking beside Cleopas. Jesus asks, “What are you discussi...
Completely Filled By God's Love | Ephesians 3:14-19 by Terri Davis | Season of Joy
In today's reflection, Terri prays with St. Paul’s beautiful words from Ephesians 3, asking that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith, and that we may come to know the breadth and length and height and depth of the love of Christ. ...
Breathe in the Love of Jesus | Mark 5:25-34 by Terri Davis | Season of Joy
Terri reflects on the woman who had suffered from hemorrhages for twelve years (Mark 5:25-34). Her story becomes an invitation to steadfast faith. Faith is both a gift we receive and a choice we make—to reach out, to trust, and to ...
Live in the Gaze of Jesus | Luke 19:5-6 by Fr. Radmar Jao, SJ | Season of Joy
Today Fr. Radmar turns to the story of Zacchaeus. Many of us carry the feeling that we are not enough, and so we settle for only a glimpse of Jesus from a distance. But in the Gospel, Jesus looks up, calls Zacchaeus by name, and in...
Inhabited by Christ | Galatians 2:19-20 by Fr. Radmar Jao, SJ | Season of Joy
Fr. Radmar Jao, SJ—a former professional actor turned Jesuit priest—helps us reflect on what it means to become living tabernacles of Christ.Fr. Radmar reflects on St. Paul’s words in Galatians: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ w...
Do Not Be Afraid | Matthew 14:33 by Fr. Keith Romke | Season of Joy
We close the week with Fr. Keith reflecting on Matthew 14, where Jesus comes to the disciples in the midst of a violent storm, walking on the water. After feeding the multitude, Jesus had commanded them to get into the boat—and they obeyed.&nbs...
Be Still and Know That I Am God | Psalm 46:10 by Fr. Keith Romke | Season of Joy
Fr. Keith Romke guides us in a meditation on the powerful words of Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” He shares how this verse became deeply personal to him after a retreat confession, when a priest reminded him that God’s love can...
Emotional Healing Through Christ | Romans 8:37-39 by Dr. Willie Cobb | Season of Joy
Today Dr. Cobb reflects on Romans 8, where St. Paul reminds us that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. At times we may feel overwhelmed by worry, fear, anxiety, or pain. We may even feel distant from God. But Paul pro...
The Woman at the Well | John 4:11-13 by Dr. Willie Cobb | Season of Joy
Chaplain Dr. Willie Cobb leads us into the story of the Woman at the Well from John 4. This is a story of emotional and spiritual healing. Jesus meets a rejected and wounded woman exactly where she is. He listens, reveals the truth, offers Livi...
Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled | John 14:1-6* by Rosanne Coury | Season of Joy
Rosanne continues today with John 14, where Jesus speaks tenderly to His troubled disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” In a moment of uncertainty and fear, Jesus assures them—and us—that we are not abandoned. He prepares a dwelling ...
Yearning to be Whole, Known & Loved | John 10:11-18 by Rosanne Coury | Season of Joy
We begin on Sunday with Rosanne Coury, whose meditation flows naturally from Fr. Michael’s Saturday homily on the Good Shepherd (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sprd_kSHyTM). Drawing from John 10, Rosanne reflects on Jesus as the Shepherd who k...
Healing For Those We Don't Know | Isaiah 57:18b-19 by Lauren Hackman-Brooks | Season of Joy
Today, Lauren invites us to stretch our prayer even further. Rooted in the promise of the Book of Isaiah (57:18–19), we are invited to intercede for those beyond our immediate circle—those we may never meet, yet whose suffering cal...
Healing Those Near to Us | Mark 2:2-4 by Lauren Hackman-Brooks | Season of Joy
Jesus was at home and the people flocked to him, bringing their loved ones for healing. Mark 2:2-42 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there ...
God Chose You | John 15:16 by Fr. Sean Grismer | Season of Joy
Can you accept that you didn't choose God but that God chose you?John 15:16You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointedyou that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide,so that whatever you ask...
Become a Friend of Jesus | John 15:15 by Fr. Sean Grismer | Season of Joy
Fr. Sean Grismer invites us into the intimacy of friendship with Christ. In the Gospel of John (15:15–16), Jesus says:“I no longer call you servants… I call you friends.”We are not distant followers—we are chosen co...
Let Jesus Transform Your Wounds | Isaiah 53:5 by Fr. Ryan Browning | Season of Joy
Fr. Ryan draws us to the suffering servant in the Book of Isaiah (53:5): “By his wounds we are healed.” The saints have long known this truth: when we place our wounds into the wounds of Christ, healing begins. What was on...
Healing Through Trust & Mercy | Matthew 11:28-30 by Fr. Ryan Browning | Season of Joy
Fr. Ryan Browning reflects on healing through trust and mercy. In the words of the Gospel of Matthew (11:28–30), Jesus extends a tender invitation: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”