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Come Away By Yourselves

Fr. John Grieco

335 episodes

5 days ago

If you enjoy this podcast please leave a rating and review wherever you listen. Questions or comments? comeawaybyyourselves@gmail.com. Christ expresses his burning desire to "cast fire on the earth." This is a call to an intense Christian life. To be men and women on fire for the love of God and others, we should look out for self-centered and lukewarm habits and mindsets. Prayer, mortification and a generous plan for each day help to ignite the fire of God with...

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If you enjoy this podcast please leave a rating and review wherever you listen. Questions or comments? comeawaybyyourselves@gmail.com. Christ expresses his burning desire to "cast fire on the earth." This is a call to an intense Christian life. To be men and women on fire for the love of God and others, we should look out for self-centered and lukewarm habits and mindsets. Prayer, mortification and a generous plan for each day help to ignite the fire of God with...

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Come Away By Yourselves

The Blessings Hidden in Suffering

To follow Jesus is to take up our cross each day. Pain, sadness, fear and suffering were all a part of Christ's life and essential to his redemptive love for us. To follow Jesus in love is therefore also to share in his suffering. Our faith helps us to find meaning and solace in our most difficult trials.

1 week ago

29 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Having the Mind of Christ

Jesus is the "light of the world" who gives us the "light of life." Christian life is a process of continual identification with Christ. The effort to do this is not just behavioral modification but, perhaps more fundamentally, intellectual conversion. To convert is to see things as Christ does, to come to have "the mind of Christ" as St. Paul puts it. This is our defense against the "wiles of the devil" and a key to sharing in Christ's love.

2 weeks ago

29 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Handling Anxiety with Jesus

Jesus gives us very clear advice on how to deal with worries and anxieties. His advice is to replace worry with trust. This replacement therapy is something we can practice first of all in our mental prayer.

3 weeks ago

28 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

[Rebroadcast] What can God be for You?

The Psalms and other Bible passages are full of encouraging claims about who and what God is for us. The Lord is our rock, our stronghold, our inheritance ... Faith makes these claims come to life. To be all that he wants to be for us, we must try to let God be our one and true God, whom we love with all of our soul, all of our heart and all of our mind.

3 weeks ago

26 minutes

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"A Vehement Lover of Christ": St. Peter's love

On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, we reflect on St. Peter's love for Jesus. Compatible with his weaknesses, Peter is a model of perseverance, closeness to Christ, and the love sorrow of contrition. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

1 month ago

28 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

(Rebroadcast) The Sacred Heart: Relying on God's Goodness

Jesus describes his sacred and merciful heart as meek and humble. More than anger and disappointment at our sins, Jesus feels compassion for us in our waywardness. In the Sacred Heart of Jesus we especially see the goodness of God towards sinners. This makes God approachable in Jesus and keeps us from the mistake of trying to be good without him. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

1 month ago

30 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Corpus Christi: Believing that He is Here

The Feat of Corpus Christi highlights the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. What a great mystery of confidence, consolation and closeness. Knowing that Jesus is truly present should change our way of thinking about him and of relating to him. Above all in communion, the real presence brings us into vital contact with Our Lord. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

1 month ago

30 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

[Rebroadcast] Holy, Holy, Holy!: The Mystery of the Trinity

The Trinity is the deepest mystery of our Faith, revealing to us the secrets of God's inner life. This mystery transmits to us God's transcendence, his intimacy with us, and the importance of charity in the Christian life. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

1 month ago

31 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

"Come Holy Spirit": Pentecost Sunday

The conditions for the fruitful reception of the Holy Spirit seem to be obedience, prayer and unity. The "tongues of fire" which descends on the Apostles lead them and us to the "gift of tongues" in proclaiming the Gospel. The gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit are ours for the taking! https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

1 month ago

31 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Feast of the Visitation: Presence, Words, Reaction

On the last day of May, we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation. Elizabeth's response to Mary's greeting reveals a beautiful chain of presence, words and responsiveness. Her compliments to Mary on her motherhood and her confidence in God are closely connected. By imitating one of them we also participate spiritually in the other. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

2 months ago

28 minutes

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Mary, Teacher and Model of Prayer

In this month of May, we turn our hearts and minds towards Our Lady. Like a good mother, she can teach us the most important of lessons. Among these, how to prayer better is something we can learn from her example and her life with Jesus. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

2 months ago

27 minutes

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Rebroadcast: Praying with Our Lady of Fatima

Reflections on Marian devotion and Our Lady of Fatima.

2 months ago

29 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

(Rebroadcast) The Bread of Life: Jesus Abiding in You

"He who eats this bread will live forever." "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him." In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus makes wonderful claims about Eucharistic Communion. In Communion, we share in Jesus' resurrection and are intimately united with him. This should change the way we think about Jesus. He is not a merely figure from the past or a distant model to imitate, he is a spiritual force in our lives, a person who is always ...

2 months ago

31 minutes

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Meeting Jesus on the Shore

In St. John's Gospel, Jesus's third appearance happens after a night of fruitless fishing for the apostles. Our Lord's intervention makes up abundantly for the lack of success they had that night. Our lives too are often marked by apparent failure and frustration. Like the apostles, this can be made right by a new encounter with the Risen Christ. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

3 months ago

28 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

[rebroadcast] Divine Mercy Sunday: The Power of Forgiveness

God's power is especially evident in his mercy. There are no sins that he can't forgive and his mercy waits upon the smallest opening of repentance and sorrow for sin. Receiving God's mercy is also the result of being merciful ourselves. Forgiving others is a condition for being forgiven. Our own forgiveness and mercy make us like our Father God: constant in love and invincible in goodness. Thanks for listening and supporting Come Away By Yourselves. Pleas...

3 months ago

29 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Jesus Christ, Victor!: Exultant Easter Joy

At the Easter Vigil, the Exultet tells us to rejoice with the joy of Christ's Victory. Easter Joy is triumphant. Christ is a victor and conqueror of sin and death. We share in this victory in the sacraments and in charity. Living a sincere Christian life, we become the resurrection for the world. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

3 months ago

26 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Living the Triduum: Don't Leave Jesus Alone

How do we make the most of these Holy Days? Keep Jesus company in his passion and death. To get the most out of Easter, let's try to stay with Jesus from the Last Supper through his death, burial and Resurrection. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

3 months ago

23 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

Children of God!

At the Last Supper Jesus opens his heart to the apostles and to us. St. John shares Jesus' own description of the Father's love for us: it is the same love that he has for his only Son, Jesus. If and when we truly believe this, it changes everything and serves as the foundation of our Christian life. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

3 months ago

28 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

"He who sows in tears will reap with rejoicing": From Sin to Salvation

In today's Gospel Jesus saves the woman caught in adultery from a terrible fate. We can imagine her joy, relief, and love after Jesus's intervention. As sinners saved by Jesus, we are all in the same position. Deep sorrow for sin precedes the great joy of forgiveness in Christ. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

3 months ago

28 minutes

Come Away By Yourselves

(Rebroadcast) Practices of Lent: Connoisseurs of Love

Almsgiving (charity) is one of the three traditional practices of Lent. When preaching about almsgiving, Jesus focuses on purity of intention. We should love others for their sake and for the glory of God. St. Paul paints a portrait of the Christian heart in his letter to the Ephesians. Christian charity is especially imbued with understanding of others and selflessness in service. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

4 months ago

26 minutes