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How do you identify your primary attachment need; where is the line between doing “all things with great love” and being perfectionist; what about judgmental attitudes? And a one-on-one with one who battles control issues with adult children. I emailed everyone the Zoom links again this week. Please check your spam folder, as many found their Zoom emails there. See you tonight at 6:30 PM CST or via email next week! Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)   O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) What are you learning about how to implement the tools from the Just Rest book and the Freedom from Anxiety series from the book club. Have you seen yourself in the one-on-ones? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady’s heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us.

This week we talked about codependency, prodependency, enabling, and other issues related to proper posture in marriage authority issues. How does God use pop quizzes to address issues in our marriages to heal us of our authority wounds? Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show: Patricia Hol; Amanda F; Patricia How; Mary L; Julie M, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)   O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) How are the book club meetings and what you're learning from the book dovetailing with your daily readings? Have you noticed how God is supporting you in His word through the readings? We’re sharing insights and support for one another on the Facebook Discussion page. V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady’s heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us.

God's invitation for you to work with Him always affects those around you, and they will not always understand or support your efforts to grow and change out of old, destructive, but comfortable ways. How do we manage their expectations and needs while also addressing our own? We're moving into chapter three of Just Rest, addressing our emotions and the logistics of healing in the midst of other important relationships.  Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show: Rachel B; Lisa O'L; Margeory C; Katey U; Michele VW; Patty A; Melissa F; Marie F; Agnieszka B; Geretta B; Juanita G; Jennifer C; and Allyson M, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)   O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) How are the book club meetings and what you're learning from the book dovetailing with your daily readings? Have you noticed how God is supporting you in His word through the readings? We’re sharing insights and support for one another on the Facebook Discussion page. V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady’s heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us.

Where do I begin? How can I tell the difference between demonic attack and pop quizzes? How do I continue to heal? How do I determine my predominant fault? These questions and more are part of week two of our book club. Audio and video are below. I emailed everyone the Zoom links again this week. Please check your spam folder, as many found their Zoom emails there. See you tomorrow at 6:30 PM CST or via email next week! Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show: Joyce D; Barbara F; Joymarie R; Janice B; Christina N; Marianne H; Nancy W; Kathleen D'B; Kathy G; Bonnie C; Celeste M; Karen T; and Donna M, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)   O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Have you read the book? Have you listened to the Freedom from Anxiety podcast series? What did the first book club meeting add to your understanding? What has God said to you? What does He want you to do next? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady’s heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us.

An anxiety checklist (get yours here), our three brains, "growing a set," hearing God speak and discerning His will, a one-on-one with a brave and hurting soul, finding your purpose, and best Scripture and journaling practices were on this week's book club agenda. Below is the audio from our meeting. Next week I hope to provide video, but this week's meeting showed a huge grid of participants that made it hard to follow, especially during the one-on-one. So only audio this week, and we'll try to provide video, too, next week.  If you were left in the waiting room, I expected about half of those registered to show up (Surprise! It seems almost all of you did.), and the list of participants was so long, we did not see you there. We will do a better job next week of keeping an eye on the waiting room, but come early; we close the room at 6:35 CST. If you cannot find the Zoom links emailed to you at registration and again on Tuesday as a reminder, please check your spam folder. Everyone (but one, who registered under the wrong email address) found their Zoom emails there. See you tomorrow at 6:30 PM CST or via email next week!   Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show (earliest, from last post, to most recent), Rose C; James R; Paul D; Kara T; Mary-Cynthia P; Sally R; Maryann F; Christine S; Colleen S; Leticia S; Brenda P; Caitlyn T; Ingrid N; Lisa C!; Christine O; Cynthia H; Ro B; Katherine H; Marcie C; Lynne A; Marichelle R; Karen B; Ruth F; Christine McE; Hollie K; Stacie D; Cathy K; Diane F; Sue F; Brenda C; Maria A; Erica H; Meredith P; Kara R; Jeanne F; Joan T; and Stacie M, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.) O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Have you read the book? Have you listened to the Freedom from Anxiety podcast series? What did the first book club meeting add to your understanding? What has God said to you? What does He want you to do next? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady’s heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us.

Rest is not merely inactivity. Although it certainly includes leisure, rest involves the entire human person, in thoughts, emotions, body, and soul. In this episode we explore what the Bible means when it commands us to observe Sabbath rest.  Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Roger B; Ann C; Jennifer S; Teresa V; Fiona C; Cecilia H; Lisa S; Stacey S; Karen L; and Mandi W, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.) O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Could a neglect of keeping a proper Sunday observance be contributing to your unrest? What small steps can you begin taking today to make your Sundays more restful for yourself and your family? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Loose ends Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Rest includes the whole person: thoughts, emotions, body, and soul Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Worship/rest is part of natural law and the number one way we can begin experiencing rest in our bodies and souls  Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Worshipping properly, resting properly; next series Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

The body has two systems of protection. The immune system fights inner threats, and the "fight or flight" system protects from external threats. Stress only becomes a serious physical problem when it moves from temporary to persistent or is aggravated by negative, fear-driven thoughts and emotion. Research shows that fear triggers known and measurable physical and chemical responses, throwing the body into a frantic, sick state.  Neck, shoulder, head, and back problems are exoskeletal and nervous system issues - structural issues. In the Bible they are related to the will, the "structure" that human life and existence are built on. When we willfully step out from under the protective, authoritative structure God has put into place, we often experience symptoms in these areas, such as migraines, muscle aches, back problems, and insomnia. Here's how to re-order the structure of your life by re-ordering your will.    Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Allison R; Tara R; Michele K; Ellen C; Patricia P; Sylvia R; Christopher W; Susan H; Ann L; Jacquie N; and Gabriela M, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Did you gain any insight through this episode on migraines, neck and back pain? On the complications and messes in your marriage and family? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Fear and anxiety is now tied with obesity as the most likely predictor of mortality once someone enters the hospital. See sections: Abstract/Results and Results paragraph 3  Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Neck, shoulder, and back problems as rooted in authority issues Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Hierarchy and authority in marriage and family Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Handling problems with authority properly Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

No matter how many big or little sufferings we offer up, if we do not also allow God to transform the thoughts and emotions surrounding our sufferings, we have not really discerned or submitted to their purpose; we have not undergone the deep transformation that Jesus died to give us and that the Bible calls a Sabbath rest. Because it is such a profound, secret work, only God can identify and accomplish in us the deep soul work of purgatory, or sanctification, as thoroughly as we need it. He does not simply cover our sins with his blood, he scrubs out the deep, set-in wounds, “all unrighteousness.” We can and must dispose ourselves to receive this rest, but is always still a gift, one that God insistently offers us through the repeating circumstances and relationships that are meant to attract our attention and cooperation. Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Bill R; Cindy D; Venera F; Joyanna D; Carrie H; Sarah D; Martina Mac D; Deborah B; Carmen L; Diane G; Eileen T; Mary G; Colleen W; Maria H; Anna N; Janet S; Sandra G; Rebecca M; and Ann C, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) If you have not done so yet, I'd like you to try the visualization technique and the Mirror Exercise I offered in this episode. What do you want to say to the Lord about those? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Visualization exercise for transforming emotion (continued from last week)  Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Addressing and battling worthlessness, healing the root Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Mirror exercise Minutes 36:01-48:00 – "There is now no condemnation" (Rom 8:1); praise confounds the enemy  Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

If thoughts are sparks of energy, emotions are currents. Emotions do not have boundaries. They cannot be controlled or ignored or silenced; they must be acknowledged and transformed, or they will resurface elsewhere, as in sickness, addiction, and historical emotions. Unaddressed emotion drives negativity and destructive behaviors and makes them circular and uncontrollable. But the Holy Spirit transforms and heals emotions. Find out how. Friends of the Show Bonus Segment below. If you are a Friend of the Show: two audio players are visible if you are already signed in. If not, the first one is protected until you sign in. The first player is the bonus segment; the second player is the regular episode. Sign up and/or sign in as Friend of the Show to access the bonus segment.  Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Ina C; Linda M; Silvia F; Mary B; Linda DeM; and Josh A, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) What is your greatest fear? Have you acknowledged it to yourself? To God? Does the emotion of that fear drive your behavior in some way? What do you want to say to the Lord about that? V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Forgiveness; trauma, PTSD, and EMDR; media; review separating thought from emotion; controlling thoughts Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Job's greatest fear; addressing latent fear in the desert Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Sugar as a relationship; addiction; attachment cries  Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Transforming emotion with the Holy Spirit; science behind visualization; visualization exercise  Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

Like the children of Israel in the desert, our thoughts and emotions are reflected in our words, and words have creative power for death or life (Prov 18:21). We can forfeit rest through constant negativity and complaining, the way they did, or we can follow the creative Consciousness of the universe to the promised land of rest.   Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Virginia G; Genevieve F; Rebecca H; Susan B; Michele VW; Ann L; and Kirsten P, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Have you noticed that the more you complain and murmur, the more you get what you've complained and murmured about? Whether you think it's worth having or not . . .  you're right. What do you want to say to Him about that?  V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – A quantum universe in which all possibilities exist simultaneously Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Why the children of Israel had everything they needed in the desert Minutes 24:01-36:00 – The tongue directs one's life (James 3); life and death are in the tongue (Prov 18:21) Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Words have power and are creative (Gen 1, John 1, Heb 1); words determine eternity, whether justification or condemnation (Matt 12:36); what the people received in the wilderness corresponded directly with what they thought and emoted, as evidenced in what they said; learning to sow peace and rest with our words   Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

God is always leading us to the Promised Land of rest. Rest is not simply inactivity. Rest is a not a luxury. Rest is a discipline. Rest is a promise. We dispose ourselves to receive the promise of rest through a disciplined desert process common to God’s people from the beginning. The biblical Exodus story is a map through this desert process, showing us the disciplines that offer “dew” – God’s renewing presence in the desert that leads us to the superabundance of rest in thought, emotion, body, and soul. Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Alison L; Venera F; Monica S; Robin N; Jeanne F; Fleur D; Andrew S; Carlene G; Alana P; Jose M for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) What's your knee-jerk reaction to deprivation? Is it related to your go-to sin, your predominant fault? How will you deal with deprivation differently after listening to the show?  V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Hebrews 3:7-4:11 as text for how to dispose ourselves for the biblical Promised Land of rest; breakdown of verses 7-11  Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Breakdown of verses 12-19; "Today, if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts"; the "evil heart of unbelief"; eschatological rest and earthly rest; protection vs. growth Minutes 24:01-36:00 – God teaches rest through deprivations: Exodus 15 and "bitter" water; manna conformed to everyone's thoughts (Wis 16:21) Minutes 36:01-48:00 – What the people received in the wilderness corresponded directly with what they thought and emoted, as evidenced in what they said; learning to draw on the Lord for consolation and strength   Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

Brain research and the science of thought are broad fields, but we know now that the brain is not static. Every thought actively changes your brain and body for better or worse. Toxic, negative thoughts and emotions are controllable, transformable, and healable, even after long-term habits of painful negativity! Find out the predictable biological mechanisms of anxiety, and begin working toward rest in this episode.  Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Aisling H and Jennifer K, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.   Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Do you find knowing the science behind racing, negative, worrisome thoughts and emotions empowering? We are truly fearfully, wonderfully made! What do you need to say to the Holy Spirit about that? Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – The spiritual root of anxiety; anxiety and sin  Minutes 12:01-24:00 –   Brain science and science of thought; the connection between thoughts and emotions and the body  Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Incoming sensory information; processing in the thalamus; hypothalamus prepares chemical response; endocrine system secretes proper chemicals  Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Amygdala as temporary storage, connected to frontal lobe and decision making; hippocampus classifies thought and emotion as temporary or permanent and converts; neuroplasticity and changing the brain with reflection and healing with the Holy Spirit's wisdom    Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Facebook page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a transcript of this episode.   

Fight the right battle.  You feel like you're spinning your wheels, laboring till you're exhausted but seeing little permanent fruit. You're depressed that certain relationships are a perpetual painful morass. You're frustrated that the numerous "prescriptions" of faith that you've tried are not working. I get it. We expend a lot of energy fighting the wrong battles, and such futility is an underlying cause of anxiety. This episode explores how to fight the right battle: how to work with the Holy Spirit for lasting peace rather than against Him. Our focus is on temporary relief, while His is on our permanent rest in Him. So we must determine to lean into the difficulties He allows and "suffer creatively," as St. John of the Cross says.  Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Jeannie L; Cathy N; Michele T; and Mary McD, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.  Because I wrote a special LOVE the Word® section for it, my listeners get the Ave Maria Press Notetaking Bible at a discount! Use code CORBITTBIBLE at this link, and get the imitation leather edition for $55 (I have this one) or the hardcover edition for $45. Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.) Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Did a particular relationship or repeating pattern come to mind during this show?  What do you need to say to the Holy Spirit about that? Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Biblical definition of sin as destruction and "stain"; sin we commit and sin committed against us, and the anxiety effect Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Predominant fault and particular vices; identifying patterns in relationships and circumstances   Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Historical emotions and woundedness as the root of predominant fault Minutes 36:01-48:00 – The real battle and the real authority   Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Bible Study Evangelista Facebook Discussion page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a written transcript of this episode.   

It may seem like an oxymoron, but rest is a discipline. The number one thing you need to know in battling anxiety is that it does not come from God. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control" (2 Tim 1:7). Anxiety is an attack of the enemy, therefore we must close the doors of vulnerability that our unresolved experiences in life have left open. What are those doors? This episode explores the open doors and how to close them once and for all.    Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Kristine B; Denise S; Jaime S; Sally R; Davida B; Christine Mc; Charlotte S; and Timothy H, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.  Because I wrote a special LOVE the Word® section for it, my listeners get the Ave Maria Press Notetaking Bible at a discount! Use code CORBITTBIBLE at this link, and get the imitation leather edition for $55 (I have this one) or the hardcover edition for $45. Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) During the section of forgiving mom and dad, people with whom you have soul ties, self, and God, did a particular person or memory come to mind? What do you want to say to the Holy Spirit about that?   Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Heavenly Father, I ask that Your love flow upon me. May the Blood of Christ cover all wounds and restore all in me to wholeness and life. May the fire from Our Lady's heart now enter me and anoint everything with the Holy Spirit and blind Satan. May St. Joseph wrap me with blessings and peace, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + (Prayer for Inner Healing, Deliverance Prayers for the Laity, Fr. Ripperger) What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Biblical rest as "one, peace, rest"--giving over, blissful relaxation--that "transcends" human understanding, meaning "to hold above, rise above, to be superior." Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Simple biblical command is: do not worry. Have no anxiety. Worry = "to strangle, to choke."  Minutes 24:01-36:00 – The root of anxiety as demonic harassment; divine biblical law is to forgive until complete; soul ties Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Open doors: unforgiveness, soul ties, predominant fault   Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Bible Study Evangelista Facebook Discussion page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a written transcript of this episode.   

St. Joseph is stepping into a more visible role in the Church right now, and inviting you to develop a relationship with him. In learning about his roles as prophet, priest, and king of the Holy Family and prince of the Church, we get to know him more personally, and how he operates in those roles on our behalf. In conclusion of our series, I'd like to leave you with a list of prayers for the Year of St. Joseph, here at this link.    Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Gina S and Geraldine G, for loving and lifting me! Friends of the Show get all Premium Content! LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.  Because I wrote a special LOVE the Word® section for it, my listeners get the Ave Maria Press Notetaking Bible at a discount! Use code CORBITTBIBLE at this link, and get the imitation leather edition for $55 (I have this one) or the hardcover edition for $45. Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)  Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.) Can you discern St. Joseph's activity in your life through his roles of protector, provider, and guide? What do you want to say to him about that? Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.) Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin. Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!) Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, my great protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection, or implored your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you. Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen + What we discussed | Show Notes Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Overview of Joseph as priest and prophet of the Holy Family Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  St. Joseph as contemplative and man of prayer Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Joseph's purity and chastity as key to his power and authority  Minutes 36:01-48:00 – How to imitate Joseph's example of purity and chastity, whether man or woman   Bible Study Evangelista is on the Laudate app! Facebook Discussion Community We’re talking over on the Bible Study Evangelista Facebook Discussion page. Come chat with us. Read the Transcript Click here for a written transcript of this episode.