S09 E12: This Present Paradise Part 5: Let Love In
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🗓️ 22 March 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we continue with part five of our six-part Lenten series on the book "This Present Paradise" by Claire Dwyer. We discuss the power of small acts of love that serve as the true measure of feminine strength. We expand on the ideas of humility, vulnerability and the hidden life in the inner cloister. We also chat about our call to spiritual maternity especially in the invitation to pray for priests. We hope you can join us next week for the conclusion of our series as we are joined by Claire Dwyer for our final discussion.
Heather's one thing - Lemon Garlic Grilled Chicken Recipe
Michelle's one thing - Cooking the Catholic Relief Services Meal with her family
Sister Miriam's one thing - Institute of Catholic Culture
Discussion questions:
- What struck you from this week's episode?
- Where in your life do you feel particularly little or hidden right now?
- What area do you feel desperately in need of the Savior?
- How can you and your group respond to the invitation to pray for priests?
- How have you experienced the complementarity of the feminine and masculine genius?
Journal Questions:
- What has been your experience of the inner cloister this Lent?
- What would it look like to unleash spiritual maternity within your life?
- What have been some of the greatest sufferings of your life?Have you been able to see or experience sanctification and redemption in them?
Quote to Ponder: "A single action — even the least and most insignificant — done with the view of pleasing God alone, and of glorifying Him, is worth infinitely more, so to speak, than many actions in themselves of the greatest value and worth that spring from other motives." - Lorenzo Scupoli, Spiritual Combat
Scripture for Lectio Divina: "If a man loves me,' says the Lord, 'he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him" - John 14:23
Abiding Together Podcast 2021 Lenten Book Study Announcement: The Abiding Together Podcast is reading and discussing This Present Paradise by Claire Dwyer for Lent. You can find the reading plan, discussion questions, additional resources and where to buy your book at www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/this-present-paradise.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast. Abiding Together is a place where you can |
| 0:12.1 | find connection, rest, and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ. |
| 0:16.6 | My name is Sister Miriam James Hydland and every week I'm joined by two of my very dearest |
| 0:20.9 | friends, Heather Kim and Michelle Bensinger. This podcast is born out of our friendship |
| 0:26.0 | and all that the Lord is doing in our lives. You hear us laugh, you hear us cry, you hear |
| 0:30.4 | us share very vulnerable, and you hear us talk about the things that we're still learning |
| 0:34.2 | along the way and you're most welcome to join us. You can find out all of our information |
| 0:39.3 | on our podcast episodes on abidingtogetherpodcast.com. But for now, grab a cup of coffee, settle |
| 0:45.8 | in, and welcome home. Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Abiding Together |
| 0:52.7 | podcast where we are already in part five of our Lenton series, the book, this present |
| 0:57.8 | paradise, and we're going to talk about every act is love. I think one of the greatest |
| 1:02.6 | acts of love right now was for me to eat breakfast. I'm sorry, I'm just, am I being |
| 1:06.0 | your Lent ladies? I'm starving like I'm sorry. We've been recording for a while and it |
| 1:11.5 | was all first thing in the morning. So I hear you, friend, I'm with you and with you |
| 1:15.0 | and that. How are we doing? Michelle, how are you doing? Almost it's almost Easter, kind |
| 1:19.0 | of, almost. We're working on it. I see the horizon, I see the dawn about to break, |
| 1:24.3 | but I am. Yeah, I'm hanging in there. It is good. It's still Lent though. I'm ready |
| 1:30.0 | for Lent, but we have to go through the whole process, don't we? We can't get to Easter |
| 1:34.4 | Sunday without Good Friday and we can't get to the whole Tritian without going through |
| 1:39.6 | the desert people, but can we just have a water break? I want a water break. I just want |
| 1:43.0 | to water break. Can that water break include gluten? |
| 1:46.0 | Yes, we do. And sweet darling means. Yes, we're just funny. Our listeners are probably |
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