In this episode, we discuss the first half of the Varanasi Letter written by St. Teresa of Calcutta to her MC Community. We talk about how Jesus thirsts for our souls and what we can do to care for His Heart. We reflect on what it means to let Jesus gaze upon our souls and receive Him in the areas we have been wounded and experience pain. It can be challenging to allow Jesus to see these broken places in our lives, but through this communion and vulnerability, He can reveal the truth about our belovedness. Jesus is a real living person with whom we can build an intimate relationship and we end the episode by sharing ways we can grow closer to Our Lord.
Heather’s One Thing - Her playlist called Battle Cry (particularly the song Sound Mind)
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - On Love: Selected Writings of Pope Benedict XVI
Michelle’s One Thing - The Legatus Enclave Retreat and their visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion
Journal Questions:
Discussion Questions:
Quote to Ponder:
“I worry some of you still have not really met Jesus — one to one — you and Jesus alone. We may spend time in chapel —but have you seen with the eyes of your soul how He looks at you with love? Do you really know the living Jesus — not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words He speaks to you?” (Varanasi Letter, St. Teresa of Calcutta)
Scripture for Lectio:
“I thirst.” (John 19:28)
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S14 E13 - Leading with God-Given Authority
S14 E12 - Living in the Resurrection
S14 E11 - A Time of Renewal (Holy Week: Focus)
S14 E10 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Week 5: Scholarship)
S14 E9 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Week 4: Filling Up the Sufferings of Christ)
S14 E8 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Week 3: The Right Kind of Zeal)
S14 E7 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Week 2: In Conversation with Jesus)
S14 E6 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Week 1: True Self-Denial)
S14 E5 - A Time of Renewal (Lent Intro: A Time of Reflowering)
S14 E4 - My Father’s Father with Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR
S14 E3 - Living in the Tension: Solitude and Community
S14 E2 - Living in the Tension: Joy and Sorrow
S14 E1 - Word of the Year
S13 E14 - The Reed of God (Advent Series Part 4)
S13 E13 - The Reed of God (Advent Series Part 3)
S13 E12 - The Reed of God (Advent Series Part 2)
S13 E11 - The Reed of God (Advent Series Part 1)
S13 E10 - Ask Us Anything
S13 E9 - “I Thirst” Part 2 - St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Varanasi Letter
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