While many Catholics are distressed at the division and strife within the Church in recent years, the reality is that the Holy Spirit is offering us an extraordinary grace and opportunity for evangelization. In this episode, Fr. Matthias Thelen joins our hosts to share his testimony, as well as his insights on how the Holy Spirit is working to bring unity to the Church today. Fr. Mathias is the president and co-founder of Encounter Ministries, an international ministry that is dedicated to teaching and equipping the faithful (both priests and laity) to fully exercise the supernatural gifts they have received, within their spheres of influence.

The Encounter Ministries website: https://encounterministries.us

Within Catholic circles in recent years, a new psychological approach has gained traction: Internal Family Systems (IFS). Our hosts believe this approach offers a deeply insightful way of understanding our complex inner world, that synchronizes well with a Christian anthropology. While not professing to be experts, our hosts offer their own understanding and experience of IFS as a way of introducing listeners to the topic, and of encouraging them to explore it for themselves. Questions addressed include: Why does IFS claim that we have "parts" within ourselves? What is the "inmost self", and why is this concept so important? What are some practical applications from IFS for our own inner healing journey?

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Litanies of Heart, book by Dr. Gerry Ken Crete

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Continuing our series on inner healing, Fr. Michael and Fr. Chris team up to introduce the topic of deliverance, and its vital importance within the Christian life. Points addressed include:

• The real need for spiritual warfare and deliverance in the lives of most people
• The literal (not figurative) influence of Satan and the demonic within the Biblical narrative, most emphasized by Jesus himself
• The way that demons can gain influence over people without possessing them
• How psychological wounds and spiritual oppression usually go hand-in-hand, so that there is not always an obvious distinction
• Distinctions between deliverance and the rite of exorcism
• The authority and calling of the laity to be involved in deliverance ministry

Unbound Ministries Website:

https://heartofthefather.com/about-us/what-is-unbound/