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Purified by Fire with David Suess

by WCAT Radio

"Purified by Fire" with David Suess, who will show how practical the Catholic Church is to building the peace, love and joy in family and work life while deepening their relationship with God through the transformative power of Catholic spirituality, sacraments and Church teaching.

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  1. EP-052: Life Sucks!! Embrace the suck, because it is awesome!! (February 15, 2019)

    Life really sucks, but do you ever wonder why? In this episode of "Purified by Fire," we are going to discuss why life sucks, why there is evil and why God allows it. The suffering in this world is made for us to grow in holiness and love. All we have to do is embrace it and allow it to chisal…

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  2. EP-051: Stopping the Heart Ache in Romance, St. Valentine's day Massacre (February 8, 2019)

    Millions of Americans will be celebrating St. Valentine's day this year with candy, flowers, romantic dinners, cards, etc. But does this really help us find true love and deepen our relationships? Those who are married, engaged, or even dating understand that they were at first attracted by...

  3. EP-050: Set yourself free, how a kleptomaniac set me free (February 1, 2019)

    Have you ever been all chained up, either emotionally or intellectually or feel Paralyzed or limited. As Catholics we tend to bottle ourselves up and see the world as a "don’t do this" or "what not do" as opposed, to wow we can do so much, there is so much we can do. God only gave us 10...

  4. EP-049: Identifying and using our talents in the secular world to evangelize and impact the world with Andrea Lynn Cianflone (Jan 25, 2019)

    Today's episode is about our talents that God has given us. How we can discover them, and how we can use them, in the service of God, even in a hostile environment. We sometimes have this idea that we can only evangelize if we are doing apologetics or preaching about our faith, but our talents...

  5. EP-048: A 4-step process to spiritually handle a crisis with love and grace (January 18, 2019)

    Have you ever been in a crisis situation and just seemed to get paralyzed by fear or became extremely angry and started lashing out at others rather than trying to help others? We have all seen it. The parent who is yelling at his teenage son for getting into a car accident rather than helping…

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  6. EP-047: Who am I??? How to cure your identity crises (January 11, 2019)

    Today's episode is about helping to cure your identity crises. I think so many people have identity crises that they really do not know who they are. They are either chasing after something, like money or a career, or they want to be something else other than themselves. They might even be…

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  7. EP-046: Are you chasing after the star that will make you great!! (January 4, 2019)

    Our destiny for greatness and putting meaning into our lives. If I asked you right now what is your greatest attribute or accomplishments, what would it be? Would it be your talent as a musician or actor, your beauty or your intelligence, your career, what is that great attribute or…

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  8. EP-045: How Cinderella killed marriage and how to build a better relationship (December 28, 2018)

    What makes a really great relationship and how to build one in a family. How many of us really know how to build a beautiful relationship or even identify what a truly beautiful relationship is? I think we have this idea that once we get married, we will instantly have a great marriage and…

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  9. EP-044: Bringing peace into our lives in the season of shopping (December 21, 2018)

    Today's episode is bringing peace into our lives; it is the advent season and a season of hustle and bustle where the world pressures us to buy presents and do so much in a short period of time. If you are like me, I tend to wait the last minute to get those items. But how to bring peace into our...

  10. EP-043: Learn about how Catholic entrepreneurship helps evangelize and how crises are affecting Catholic businesses (December 14, 2018)

    Today's episode is an interview with Dominick Pepito about Catholic entrepreneurship and how it plays and important role in evangelization. We are also going to discuss the crises of the Church and how they affect Catholic businesses and evangelization and how Catholic entrepreneurship can help...

  11. EP-042: How obedience is the doorway to humility and how we can become more obedient (December 7, 2018)

    Today's episode is about sense of belonging, teamwork, and fellowship and how our actions effect those around us. God has given us a desire to belong and be accepted among people. We see that in childhood development where kids will join groups and socialize and don't want to be considered...

  12. EP-041: How to better sub-delegate: Sub-delegation, part 2 (November 30, 2018)

    We are going to compare the Marine Corps dramatic change of embracing of maneuver warfare in the 1980's to Vatican II. There are great similarities between the two changes. Both of them greatly impacted how "sub-delegation" and the authority/obedience chain got disrupted, which was a game…

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  13. EP-040: How to prevent anarchy in family, work, church, and government through better sub-delegation, part 1 (November 23, 2018)

    Most of the issues of the Catholic Church, government, business, society, and even family is this little to no understanding of "sub delegation". Anarchy in any organization, whether in a family, business, or government, is because of the breakdown in sub-delegation. Sub-delegation gives the...

  14. EP-039: Life is difficult, but don't give up!!! Ways to keep going on (November 16, 2018)

    Today's episode is about giving up. We give up because we don't have the patience or drive to keep going on. We give up on work, marriage, business, our dreams, but more importantly some even give up in becoming a saint. It is so easy to give up because life is difficult. But as Christians, we...

  15. EP-038: Put meaning back into your life by contemplating death. Death, part 2 (November 9, 2018)

    What is the meaning of life and why are we born? To answer those questions, we must understand death and what happens to us after death. It's ironic that to put real meaning and purpose to our lives, we must contemplate death. (November 9, 2018)

  16. EP-037: Great news!! We are all terminal and going to die!! What it means to die. Death, part 1 (November 2, 2018)

    There so many questions, fears, and hopes about death. Why is there death? What is the meaning of death? What is it to die? How many of us block out the idea of death, until a tragedy occurs or death in a family member. And yet even when we block it out, we flaunt with death, by watching war…

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  17. EP-036: Having a sense of belonging. The few, the proud , the… the greatest organization in the universe. (October 26, 2018)

    Today's episode is about a sense of belonging, teamwork, and fellowship and how our actions affect those around us. God has given us a desire to belong and be accepted among people. We see that in childhood development, where kids will join groups and socialize and don't want to be considered...

  18. EP-035: How to grow your heart (October 19, 2018)

    We sometimes limit Truth as telling the truth or perhaps theological truths that divinely reveled by God through either the Bible or tradition. But Catholics are not gnostics. Knowing the truth is not he objective of our Faith. Truth is more then "telling the truth" or theology, Truth is not a...

  19. EP-034: You mean all I have to do is trust? How to trust in others and God (October 12, 2018)

    Episode 34: What is trust and why do we trust others and God. Can we really trust God? Why is it so difficult for even pious people to trust God. Many of us want to trust God, but wanting to trust God does not mean we really trust Him. Hopefully, this episode will help identify what the road…

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  20. EP-033: The real reason for family destruction. How to "buffer" relationships so they can last forever (October 5, 2018)

    Episode 33: Mercy is so important to relationships. It is the "buffer" between individuals in a relationship so relationships don't fall apart. Many Families fall under the "spirit of criticism" rather then the spirit of mercy, which can tear down a family or another person self esteem. This…

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  21. EP-032: How to easily build rock-solid self-esteem (September 28, 2018)

    Episode 32: So many of us build our self esteem on what the world views us. It might be looks, power, money, strength, etc. All of these fade away and we are left with nothing. In most cases we strive for an illusion and chase after things that we can not become. It becomes a rat race. But if we...

  22. EP-031: Practical ways to obtain the spirit of service and sacrifice (September 21, 2018)

    Episode 31: Today's episode is about learning and obtaining the spirit of service and sacrifice and how the spiritual life can help cultivate this spirit. This spirit is how we can concretely bring God's love and build the city of God here on earth. Additionally, there are 10 good practical tips…

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  23. EP-030: The hype on the sex scandal in the Church (September 14, 2018)

    Episode 30: The Church has been rocked by recent events with the allegations of sexual misconduct with priests, bishops, and now a cardinal. But it's not only the sexual misconduct of the clergy that is an issue, but the countless cover ups by the hierarchy, some claiming that the cover up leads...

  24. Episode 29: Purified by Fire with David Suess (September 7, 2018)

    Episode 29: David Suess interviews Dan Gallagher on his Catholic faith. (September 7, 2018)

  25. Episode 28: Purified by Fire with David Suess (August 31, 2018)

    Episode 28: David Suess discusses the marriage vocation. August 31, 2018.

  26. Episode 27: Purified by Fire with David Suess (August 24, 2018)

    Episode 27: David Suess discusses Christian Perfection. August 24, 2018.

  27. Episode 25: Purified by Fire with David Suess (August 10, 2018)

    Episode 25: David Suess discusses the virtue of eutrapelia, the virtue of recreation. August 10, 2018.

  28. Episode 26: Purified by Fire with David Suess (August 17, 2018)

    Episode 26: ​David Suess discusses the virtue of recreation with Greg Becker and Kim Dax of Catholic Family Land. August 17, 2018.

  29. Episode 24: Purified by Fire with David Suess (August 3, 2018)

  30. Episode 23: Purified by Fire with David Suess (July 27, 2018)

    Episode 23: David Suess speaks about the practical virtue of fortitude and the nature of fear. July 27, 2018.

  31. Episode 22: Purified by Fire with David Suess (July 20, 2018)

    Episode 22: David Suess concludes his discussion about the virtue of justice, the tranquility of order as defined by St. Augustine. July 20, 2018.

  32. Episode 21: Purified by Fire with David Suess (July 13, 2018)

    Episode 21: David Suess talks about the virtue of justice, the tranquility of order as defined by St. Augustine. July 13, 2018.

  33. Episode 20: Purified by Fire with David Suess (July 6, 2018)

    Episode 20: David Suess talks about bringing peace and purpose into our relationships through the virtue of justice. Part 2. July 6, 2018.

  34. Episode 19: Purified by Fire with David Suess (June 29, 2018)

    Episode 19: David Suess talks about bringing peace and purpose into our relationships through the virtue of justice. Part 1. June 29, 2018.

  35. Episode 18: Purified by Fire with David Suess (June 22, 2018)

    Episode 18: David Suess talks about the virtue of prudence, what it is, why we need to use it, and what are the forces that prevent us from using it. Aired on June 22, 2018.

  36. Episode 15: Purified by Fire with David Suess (June 1, 2018)

    Episode 15: ​David Suess talks about self-esteem: the solution. Recorded and aired on June 1, 2018.

  37. Episode 14: Purified by Fire with David Suess (May 25, 2018)

    Episode 14: David Suess talks about self-esteem: the problem. Aired on May 25, 2018.

  38. Episode 13: Purified by Fire with David Suess (May 18, 2018)

    Episode 13: David Suess talks about poverty of spirit and the economic life. Recorded and aired on May 18, 2018.

  39. Episode 12: Purified by Fire with David Suess (May 11, 2018)

    Episode 12: David Suess talks about evangelization by example. Recorded and aired on May 11, 2018.

  40. Episode 11: Purified by Fire with David Suess (May 4, 2018)

    Episode 11: David Suess talks about leadership by example being used at work. Recorded and aired on May 4, 2018.

  41. Episode 10: Purified by Fire with David Suess (April 27, 2018)

    Episode 10: David Suess talks about parents' leadership by example. Recorded and aired on April 27, 2018.

  42. Episode 9: Purified by Fire with David Suess (April 20, 2018)

    Episode 9: David Suess talks about marriage. Recorded and aired on April 20, 2018.

  43. Episode 8: Purified by Fire with David Suess (April 13, 2018)

    Episode 8: David Suess talks about leadership by example. Recorded and aired on April 13, 2018.

  44. Episode 7: Purified by Fire with David Suess (April 6, 2018)

    Episode 7: David Suess talks about the salvific nature of the little mercies that are vital to all relationships. Recorded and aired on April 6, 2018.

  45. Episode 6: Purified by Fire with David Suess (March 30, 2018)

    Episode 6: David Suess talks about the Passion and about being passionate and following our passions. Recorded on March 29, 2018, and aired on March 30, 2018.

  46. Episode 5: Purified by Fire with David Suess (March 23, 2018)

    Episode 5: David Suess talks about the three enemies of the soul that attack us and try to prevent us from succeeding in our goal to become saints. Recorded and aired on March 23, 2018.

  47. Episode 4: Purified by Fire with David Suess (March 16, 2018)

    Episode 4: David Suess talks about the nature of the will, or the faculty of love, and how we use it to become a success in this life and a saint in the life after. Recorded and aired on March 16, 2018.

  48. Episode 3: Purified by Fire with David Suess (March 9, 2018)

    Episode 3: David Suess talks about the kind of knowledge that corrupts the mind, and the key to keeping our innocence, which is to guard our memory by experiencing only the good things and never the bad things. Recorded and aired on March 9, 2018.

  49. Episode 2: Purified by Fire with David Suess (March 2, 2018)

    Episode 2: David Suess talks about coffee, one of those things that Americans are crazy about, and how we can set ourselves free from it. Recorded and aired on March 2, 2018.

  50. Episode 1: Purified by Fire with David Suess (February 23, 2018)

    Episode 1: David Suess talks about the transformative power of the Catholic Church. Recorded and aired on February 23, 2018.

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"Purified by Fire" with David Suess, who will show how practical the Catholic Church is to building the peace, love and joy in family and work life while deepening their relationship with God through the transformative power of Catholic spirituality, sacraments and Church teaching.

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