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Metanoia Catholics

by Fr. Thomas Cavanaugh

The will power method doesn’t work. Jesus didn’t say “repent” He said “metanoia” which means change your mindset and believe the Good News! This podcast is about seeing and believing the truth that sets you free through Jesus Christ! “Be transformed by the renewal of your minds” (Romans 12:2). And yes, all Catholics need to change the way they think! That’s the journey of faith, to grow, and have a fresh new way of thinking in the power of the Holy Spirit

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Episodes

  1. Elijah part 6: Silence & Suffering

    The silence of God continues in the pandemic and the suffering seems to be increasing in so many personal, political, and economic ways. This is a mediation to consider how we can see the Lords faithfulness to and how we can respond in kind...

  2. The Seed of Mercy: Matthew 13:24-30

    Let this seed grow by daily mediation on His living Word and there will be an abundant harvest at the end of time.

  3. First Sunday Homily at Saint Johns

    The Call of Discipleship...are you worthy, will you receive the teaching of Jesus, then you will have and become the gift of God to the people He has called you to serve...

  4. Elijah part 5: Silence and Suffering

    This mediation continued with the time for Elijah to come out of his quarantine and as he begins to do so we see the devastation that the famine has had, but also the power of generous sacrifice with the silently heroic

  5. Elijah part 4: Silence and Suffering

    Elijah is a type of Jesus Christ who reveals Gods power to raise life from the dead. Listen to this powerful story about the ancient signs and wonders revealed in modern times right here in our diocese

  6. Elijah part 3: Silence and Suffering

    This time of silence and suffering is an invitation to grow in our hunger for Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. He wants to feed us. But we have lost our sense of hunger for him. We have distracted ourselves with entertainment and busyness. Listen to the wisdom of Elijah to transform suffering and...

  7. Elijah part 2: Silence and Suffering

    Meditations on the COVID19 pandemic. Allowing the muster of silence and suffering to transform us in an unprecedented moment in human history....

  8. Elijah part 1: Silence and Suffering

    Meditations on Gods purpose for us in this COVID19 pandemic through the life and ministry of the Prophet Elijah. Suffering and Silence lead us to hear Gods voice in a new way

  9. Pillar Four: Sacraments are Worship

    Every major part of your life from conception to the grace is lifted up through the sacramental order as worship. Your becomes as pleasing to God our Father as that of Jesus Chris was and is. Because through Sacrament, the Holy Spirit makes your life a pleasing sacrifice to God!

  10. Pillar One: Christ Centered Life

    This is the first of the seven pillars of Missionary Discipleship. The fulfillment of the Greatest Commandment is to live these seven pillars. But they cannot he lived with out grace. Pillar One is how we cooperate with that grace ~ a living relationship with Jesus Christ!

  11. Word of God: Freed by Truth

    Jesus is the Truth that sets us free. We come to know Him and His liberating truth by spending time with him in His living Word. This is His invitation: “if you remain in My Word you will come to know the Truth and the Truth will set you Free” (John 8)

  12. Pillar 4: The Life of Prayer

    This is a continuation of the pillar project that I have been teaching. The fourth pillar of Missionary Discipleship is Prayer. Specifically I am teaching here about Contemplative prayer. And the stages of prayer; and finally a prayer exercise in Contemplation

  13. Prayer-Fasting-Almsgiving: overcoming anxiety, depression, and anger

    It’s not a secret that faith, hope, and love are the immediate encounter with Jesus Christ...but it seems we forget that He can heal us of anything. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are Jesus’s secret weapon of direct encounter with His love and grace to heal

  14. Pillar 2: Word of God ~ Truth Sets You Free

    How do I learn to read the Word of God? In this episode we will talk about what I call the second pillar of Missionary Discipleship, the Word of God! It’s not so difficult, and very accessible for you if you simply take up the Bible and start reading

  15. Pillar 5: Obedience ~ Conscious Goodness

    Obedience means “to hear and to follow” the will of the Lord. The Ten Commandments abs the life of virtue is made easy through a radically new mindset. How do we change our mindset in regard to Goodness? Examination of Conscience!

  16. The Annunciation!

    Just as pregnancy is a long process of growth, climax’s in suffering, but bears fruit to new life!!! So also is the season of Lent! Prayer grows Faith - Fasting suffers into Hope - Almsgiving(Radical Generosity) bears fruit into Divine Love

  17. Monastic Bliss!

    How to live a daily relationship with the person of Jesus Christ? It’s one thing to say “have a relationship with God,” but it’s another thing to actually live it. Here’s the thing, if you do live it, you will know the bliss of monasticism! Here’s the seven secrets of how to really live in the…

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  18. Signs & Wonders

    Do we seek signs and wonders in order to believe or do we see signs and wonders because we believe

  19. Saved by Jesus NOT by Good Behavior

    Self-Righteous and Self-Justification are usually the best the will power method can accomplish. But if we stop and listen to Gods voice in our hearts, mindset change can happen...then we can really heal and grow

  20. Seven Pillars of Discipleship

    This episode talks about what could be called in Catholicism the main thing! The Point! The absolute essentials of our faith in a living relationship with Jesus Christ. I call them the Seven Pillars of Missionary Discipleship

  21. Overcoming Anxiety: Feast of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin

    Saint Jospeh teaches us how to overcome anxiety through righteousness, fear of the Lord, and devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary

  22. Daily Mass Homily

    The Law and the Prophets are fulfilled in Jesus Christ and following Jesus in His Word and will is the path to freedom and fulfillment

  23. Charity conquers the Mindset of Anger

    The seven deadly sins are mindsets that lead to behaviors that brake relationships with God, yourself, and other people. Anger directly breaks these relationships by the deliberate choice not to give and receive love. Grace reverses this mindset!

  24. Second LENT Homily: Overcoming lust, gluttony, and greed through Hope

    Hope is the virtue by which we can rest, relax, and surrender ourselves to the promises of our Good Father who will satisfy us far more - even now in this life - than money, pleasure, or power

  25. First Sunday of Lent: Sloth

    This is the first homily from Sunday’s in Lent. Called to relax and overcome the deadly vice of Sloth. Enjoy your fast!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The will power method doesn’t work. Jesus didn’t say “repent” He said “metanoia” which means change your mindset and believe the Good News! This podcast is about seeing and believing the truth that sets you free through Jesus Christ! “Be transformed by the renewal of your minds” (Romans 12:2). And yes, all Catholics need to change the way they think! That’s the journey of faith, to grow, and have a fresh new way of thinking in the power of the Holy Spirit

HOSTED BY

Fr. Thomas Cavanaugh

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The will power method doesn’t work. Jesus didn’t say “repent” He said “metanoia” which means change your mindset and believe the Good News! This podcast is about seeing and believing the truth that sets you free through Jesus Christ! “Be transformed by the renewal of your minds” (Romans 12:2). And...

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