S14 E12 - Living in the Resurrection
About This Episode
In this week's episode, we reflect on the themes of resurrection, grief, and hope in Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil homily. We chat about the sadness of unfulfilled dreams and the tender places in our hearts where we are afraid to hope and want to stay in the tomb. We also talk about the anxieties and worries that can come with trying to figure things out on our own and the importance of surrendering our plans to God. Just like Christ, we are called to walk through the sufferings of this life with Him into the Resurrection.
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Show Notes
One Thing We Love This Week:
Sister Miriam’s one thing - The book Beloved Daughter by Carrie Daunt
Michelle’s one thing - The book Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness by Brya Hanan (or on Amazon here)
Heather’s one thing - Her Easter playlist
Heather’s other one thing - The book Becoming Wife: Saying Yes to More than the Dress by Rachel Bulman (or on Amazon here)
Discussion Questions:
How are you still living in winter during the spring of Easter?
Do you know how to practice Resurrection?
In what ways do you believe your dreams rely on you for their fulfillment?
How do you intellectualize or explain away your dreams?
Journal Questions:
What hopes have been dashed by the sorrowful mysteries of my life?
Where are the places that I am afraid to hope?
Do I believe my dreams are doomed to fail?
What anxieties in my heart are preventing me from hoping?
Quotes to Ponder:
“Yet the same women who bore this darkness in their hearts tell us something quite extraordinary. When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. This is the Pasch of Christ, the revelation of God’s power: the victory of life over death, the triumph of light over darkness, the rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure. It is the Lord, the God of the impossible, who rolled away the stone forever. Even now, he opens our hearts, so that hope may be born ever anew. We too, then, should “look up” to him.”
Scripture for Lectio Divina
“When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back.”
This episode is sponsored by:
Farm of the Child
Farm of the Child is a Catholic children's home, school and clinic in Trujillo, Honduras where children receive healing care from a team of Honduran staff, Franciscan sisters, and international missionaries. Each year, the Farm of the Child attracts dedicated missionaries who make a 2 year commitment of service. Missionaries come from all different walks of life in order to serve in a variety of functions such as teaching, nursing, project management and community outreach. After spending 6 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala learning Spanish, missionaries travel to the children’s home where they live together and are guided by the four pillars of community, spirituality, simplicity and service.
Short term immersion trips, remote and summer service opportunities are also available.
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