Fr. Matt’s Christian Resource Recommendations
Videos
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The Chosen (drama about Jesus) https://watch.thechosen.tv/ (free)
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The Rescue Project (salvation history) https://rescueproject.us/ (free)
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Wild Goose (faith, Holy Spirit) https://wildgoose.tv (free)
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The Veil Removed (Mass) https://youtu.be/OOLZDaTgIaM (7 minutes)
Radio/Podcasts
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Relevant Radio (1330 AM) https://relevantradio.com
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Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz https://bibleinayear.fireside.fm/
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Catechism in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz https://catechisminayear.fireside.fm/
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The Jeff Cavins Show https://thejeffcavinsshow.fireside.fm/
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At the Table (everything about work) https://www.tablegroup.com/at-the-table/
Bible
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Daily Readings and Bible (with notes): https://bible.usccb.org/
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Ascension (Bible and Catechism) app
- Hallow app
Books
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Primer on Prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay
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Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacques Philippe
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Be Healed and Be Transformed by Bob Schuchts
Comic Books (a.k.a. “Graphic Novels”) about the Saints
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Voyage Comics https://voyagecomics.com
Marriage
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Marriage Unhindered https://relevantradio.com/2024/01/gentle-conversations-and-the-sanctity-of-marriage-marriage-unhindered/
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5 Top Marriage Help Books from Relationship Experts
* Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
* The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Jon Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver
* Wired for Love: How understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin, Psyd.
* I Love You But I Don’t Trust You: The complete guide to restoring trust in your relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum
* The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman - Twin Cities Retrouvaille – for troubled marriages www.tcr-mn.org
Charisms
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Charism = extraordinary power from the Holy Spirit given to individual baptized Christians for the sake of building up the Church
*Not primarily given for the individual’s benefit
*Charisms are not natural talents (although God can transform a natural talent)
– Not inherited by parents but by God
– Supernaturally empowered–focused outward and beyond our natural human abilities
*Can be permanent gifts or temporary (i.e. given for a short time or a specific instance)
*Charisms need to be discovered and developed
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24 Most Common Charisms:
* PASTORAL CHARISMS (Focus: nurture of individuals & community)
▪ Encouragement [Bl. Carlo Actuis]
▪ Hospitality [St. Benedict]
▪ Helps (positively enabling another) [Bl. Michael Sopocko]
▪ Pastoring (shepherding a small group) [St. John Bosco]
▪ Mercy [St. Teresa of Calcutta]
* COMMUNICATION CHARISMS (Focus: transforming lives through communicating truth)
▪ Evangelism [St. John Paul II]
▪ Prophecy [St. Paul VI]
▪ Teaching [St. Elizabeth Ann Seton]
* ORGANIZATIONAL CHARISMS (Focus: meeting structural needs of organization/group)
▪ Giving [St. Gregory the Great]
▪ Leadership [St. Maximilian Kolbe]
▪ Service (recognizing unmet needs) [St. Damien of Molokai]
▪ Administration [St. Francis de Sales]
* CHARISMS OF HEALING (Focus: being a channel of God’s healing & restoration)
▪ Healing [St. Charbel]
▪ Intercessory Prayer [St. Teresa of Avila]
* CHARISMS OF UNDERSTANDING (Focus: understanding the ways of God and humanity)
▪ Knowledge [St. Thomas Aquinas]
▪ Wisdom [St. Catherine of Sienna]
▪ Discernment of Spirits [St. Ignatius of Loyola]
* LIFESTYLE CHARISMS (Focus: distinctive lifestyle and freedom for unusual ministry)
▪ Celibacy [St.Kateri]
▪ Faith [St. Teresa of Calcutta]
▪ Missionary [St. Paul]
▪ Voluntary Poverty [St. Francis of Assisi]
* CREATIVE CHARISMS (Focus: creative activity that orders and beautifies)
▪ Craftsmanship [Bl. Fra Angelico]
▪ Music [St. Hildegard of Bingen]
▪ Writing [J.R.R. Tolkein, St. Therese of Lisieux]
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For more information, look at “Called and Gifted” from The Catherine of Siena Institute (siena.org).