Episode 75: ". . . we should make a greater effort to be alone so that we might hear what the Holy Spirit tells us. There is so much of the worldly spirit in us: there are so many atmospheric disturbances in our hearts that we cannot hear the Holy Spirit. And if we do not hear Him, we cannot know what He demands of us in concrete situations. All things considered; if we want to prepare ourselves for Pentecost in the spirit of today's Gospel [John 16:5–16], we must learn to listen much better to what the Holy Spirit is saying in our hearts. However, it is not enough to hear Him, we must also learn to obey Him . . ." - Fr. Joseph Kentenich (from "I Go To The Father"
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* gives an update on her husband's journey with cancer and shares practical tips on how one can (in Fr. Kentenich's words) "make a greater effort to be alone so that we might hear what the Holy Spirit tells us."
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* Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com
Episode 74: "'What you have done to the least of mine, you have done to me.' [See Matthew 25:35–40] What the Savior says here about the significance of love for neighbor, we as husband and wife apply to our matrimonial love. True, in the end we will be judged by the degree of love which we have given to one another as husband and wife." - Fr. Joseph Kentenich (On Monday Evenings - Speaking to Families, Book 20, in a talk dated March 13, 1961)
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In this episode, author and host Julia Monnin* reflects briefly on Fr. Kentenich's words, "in the end we will be judged by the degree of love which we have given to one another as husband and wife" as she updates listeners on the most recent news of her husband's journey with cancer. (Note: As Julia takes time to focus on the needs of her family at home, this will be the last new episode of this podcast released until October of 2025.)
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Listeners can read the blog post Julia shares in this episode here
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Episode 73: "I firmly believe that no one will be lost who remains faithful to the covenant of love!" - Fr. Joseph Kentenich
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Join author and host Julia Monnin* in this episode as she shares a recording of a conversation she had with her parents, leaders in the Ohio Schoenstatt Movement, back in January of 2017.
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Episode 72: "Suffering is a sign of election and in no way proof of condemnation . . . What is suffering? The brandmark of Christ! However, we must never overlook that to bear and endure these brandmarks, to receive these brandmarks, is ultimately possible only if we unreservedly surrender ourselves to Christ so that he can carry and endure this cross, these brandmarks in us." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich (Meditation Leaflet: My Cross, Schoenstatt, South Africa)
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In this episode (which was released on Good Friday in 2025), author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a reflection from one of Fr. Joseph Kentenich's Sunday sermons as printed in the book "Lenten Meditations" published by Schoenstatt Editions, USA.
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Episode 71: "Devout listeners, what would we be without this Annunciation scene? What would have become of the world, of us, if the Blessed Mother had not said yes in the name of human society, of human nature?" – Fr. Joseph Kentenich (Living by Faith 16, pg 78)
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares some words about the Annunciation from a sermon Fr. Joseph Kentenich (founder of the Schoenstatt Movement) gave to the German community in Milwaukee, WI on January 10, 1965.
To view the full article Julia mentions in this episode, go to https://www.s-ms.org/en/2020/03/25/feast-of-the-annunciation-of-the-lord/
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Episode 70: "People should be able to experience their dignity." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares a "replay" episode from her The World Is Noisy – God Whispers® Podcast, Episode #61: "Slave, Mercenary, or Child?"
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"The practice of the moral life animated by charity gives to the Christian the spiritual freedom of the children of God. He no longer stands before God as a slave, in servile fear, or as a mercenary looking for wages, but as a son responding to the love of him who 'first loved us': 'If we turn away from evil out of fear of punishment, we are in the position of slaves. If we pursue the enticement of wages, . . . we resemble mercenaries. Finally if we obey for the sake of the good itself and out of love for him who commands . . . we are in the position of children.'" - Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1828
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Episode 69: "Give us the grace to grasp with our hearts the message of each mystery as we hear it in the Rosary, and to form our lives accordingly." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* dives deeply into the meaning of some of the words we hear in Fr. Joseph Kentenich's Preparatory Prayer for the "Rosary of God's Instruments" as found in his book Heavenwards.
Rosary of God's Instruments: Preparatory Prayer
Father, help us close the gates of our senses and let bright light stream into our souls. Lead us deeply into the warm radiance of faith and into the mystery of redemption.
We want to quietly accompany the Redeemer as we contemplate his life in the Rosary, united with his strong Mother-Bride whom he has chosen as his helpmate.
Give us the grace to grasp with our hearts the message of each mystery as we hear it in the Rosary, and to form our lives accordingly.
Let us immerse ourselves into the ocean of love which the Rosary allows us to drink in richly, and let the glowing love of Christ and his Mother inflame our weak sacrificial spirit.
Then our lives will soon become a mirror of Christ's being and living here on earth. In him we will go through the world with strength and kindness as an image of Mary bringing blessings to all.
Then you may always use us as instruments in your omnipotent, loving and mighty hands, and form through us, in accordance with your plan, the face of humanity today.
Amen.
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Episode 68: "Before the Blessed Mother gave birth to the only begotten Son, before she conceived him in her womb, she had conceived him in faith." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich
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Episode 67: "Your Fiat lets the Lord carry the cross which our dread of sacrifice has placed on him. Without bitter complaint he carries it to the place of sacrifice, urged on by redeeming love." (Reflection on The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, Jesus Carries the Cross, by Fr. Joseph Kentenich)
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a reflection written by Fr. Steve Mondiek for Covenant Day of September 2024. In this reflection, Fr. Steve shares thoughts on how we can "suffer well" and "without bitter complaint" in imitation of our Lord and Mother. He asks, "How can we make our walk through the desert and toward Calvary look more like Mary's?"
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*To contact Julia and learn more about her books, podcasts, and blog, visit theworldisnoisy.com.
Episode 66: ". . . We want to quietly accompany the Redeemer as we contemplate his life in the Rosary, united with his strong Mother-Bride whom he has chosen as his helpmate. Give us the grace to grasp with our hearts the message of each mystery as we hear it in the Rosary, and to form our lives accordingly. . . ." (from the Preparatory Prayer found in the Schoenstatt Rosary Prayer Booklet)
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*Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com
Episode 65: "Gordon and Carol Lis, members of the couples league of Schoenstatt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought their home shrine entitled, 'Jesus and Mary are the Pillars of the Church' to Sidney, Ohio, when they moved here in 1984." The rest, as they say, is history . . .
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners the history of the Schoenstatt Movement in Ohio as reported on by Carol Lis** at leaders meeting in September of 2024.
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*To contact Julia and learn more about her books, podcasts, and blog, visit theworldisnoisy.com.
**You can learn more about the history of Schoenstatt in Ohio and read Carol's report in full at schoenstattofohio.org/ohio-history.
Episode 64: "'It was a work of Divine Providence,' . . . In March of 2023, the Milwaukee shrine's altar and other contents arrived in their new home."*
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Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin** shares with listeners the story about how the contents of the Mariengarten Daughter Shrine found their new home at St. Lawrence Church in Rhine, OH.*** In this episode, Julia also talks briefly about one of the foundational aspects of Schoenstatt's spirituality: "Practical Faith in Divine Providence."
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*This quote is from an article written by Matt Hess which was published in the May 2024 edition of The Catholic Telegraph. This article can be found in its entirety at thecatholictelegraph.com/ohios-beautiful-place.
**To contact Julia and learn more about her books, podcasts, and blog, visit theworldisnoisy.com.
***The Schoensatt Chapel at St. Lawrence Church is located at 16053 Botkins Rd, Botkins, OH. You can learn more at schoenstattofohio.org.
Episode 63: "We are now in the month of July, a time when many of you are on vacation, enjoying a well-deserved rest. It is important to reflect on what our faith says about rest: is it merely a time for sleeping, not working, and indulging in delicious food? Rather, it is a time to renew ourselves, to pause, and with our hand on the pulse of time and our personal history, to listen to the heart of God. It is a time to renew ourselves spiritually and physically, to spend more quality time with loved ones. Jesus himself spoke about rest: 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.'" - Fr. Michael Kast (in The Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt Enewsletter, July 2024)
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*Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com
Episode 62: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk given by Schoenstatt Sister Deanne Niehaus in April of 2024 at a retreat for women sponsored by the Ohio Schoenstatt Women's League.
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Episode 61: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk she gave in April of 2024 at a retreat for women sponsored by the Ohio Schoenstatt Women's League.
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Episode 60: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk she gave to a group recently about the Schoenstatt Home Shrine.
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Episode 59: "And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself." - John 12:32 Join author and host Julia Monnin* on this episode as she invites listeners to spend some time pondering the words found in John 12:20–33 and a Lenten sermon by Schoenstatt's founder Fr. Joseph Kentenich. "He who is raised on the cross wishes to speak to us. He who is raised on the cross wishes to draw our hearts closer to himself . . . He stresses that he possesses the first right over the heart which he created and which so many try to lure away from him. He wants to draw our hearts to himself; they should be completely his own." - Fr. Joseph Kentenich (Lenten Sermons)
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Episode 58: "Schoenstatt highlights the way in which Mary embodied the Gospel and lived out of an intimate, personal covenant relationship with our Lord." (Sr. M. Isabel Bracero in "Sursum Corda: Lift Up Your Hearts!", pg. 11)
"Slow down and receive." "Walk, don't run." "Focus more on letting Christ in and less on uprooting the darkness." . . . Join author and host Julia Monnin* on this episode as she reflects on these thoughts (and more!) while encouraging listeners to consider moving slower (not faster) during this season of Lent. "Let us walk like you through life, / let us mirror you forever, / strong and noble, meek and mild,/ peace and love be our endeavor. / Walk in us through our world, /make it ready for the Lord." (Opening of the "Imitation of Mary" prayer by Fr. Joseph Kentenich)
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Episode 57: "...and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.'" (Luke 2:34-35)
Join author and host Julia Monnin* on this episode as she reflects on The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary: The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Looking ahead to Lent, Julia also shares with listeners some ideas on entering into the penitential practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving with a little more intentionality and focus. "Filled with longing for our salvation, you present in the Temple the One you conceived of the Holy Spirit. Your motherly gaze is turned to us as you return him unconditionally and entirely to the Father. ... 'Like you, the great servant of the sacrifice, I give everything I hold most dear for the salvation of souls.'" (Reflection on The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary written by Fr. Joseph Kentenich in Heavenwards.)
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Episode 56: "Grace is divine love's invitation, not compelling, but simply reaching out to us." (from Introduction to Schoenstatt Book 5, "Covenant of Love in Daily Life")
"Not Compelling" could be defined as "not forceful, interesting, or persuasive." So, what does it mean that grace is "not compelling"? Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* ponders this question and invites listeners to do the same. "Who has believed what we have heard? / And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? / For he grew up before him like a young plant, / and like a root out of dry ground; / he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, / nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. / He was despised and rejected by others; / a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; / and as one from whom others hide their faces / he was despised, and we held him of no account." - Isaiah 53:1–3
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