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
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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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S10 E10 Sister Part 3: Mean Girls - The Wounds of Sisterhood
S10 E09 Sister Part 2: Communion and Acceptance - Casting a Vision of Sisterhood
S10 E08 Sister Part 1: We are a Family, I Got All My Sisters With Me
S10 E07 Daughter Part 4: The Redemption of Daughterhood
S10 E06: Daughter Part 3: Wounds of a Daughter
S10 E05: Daughter Part 2: Seen, Known and Loved: The Core Needs of a Daughter
S10 E04: Daughter Part 1: Delight of the Trinity
S10 E03: Journey Into the Deep
S10 E02: Ever Ancient Ever New: Changing Seasons
S10 E01: We Begin, Again
S09 E21: The Right to Hope
S09 E20: Personal Revival
S09 E19: Untying the Knots
S09 E18: Loving the Church
S09 E17: You are so Beautiful to Me
S09 E16: The Power of Play and Leisure
S09 E15: HerStory Part 4 - Esther
S09 E14: HerStory Part 3 - Mary Magdalene
S09 E13: This Present Paradise Part 6: An Interview with Claire Dwyer
S09 E12: This Present Paradise Part 5: Let Love In
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