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Opening the Word

Augustine Institute

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 16

Welcome to Opening the Word, videos and guides offering prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings. Each reflection is lead by one of our experienced presenters including Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Mary Healy, Dr. Scott Powell, Dr. Edward Sri, Fr. John Riley, Dr. Ben Akers, and Martha Fernandez. Opening the Word is designed to facilitate thought and discussion for personal faith formation or in the context of a group meeting, especially in RCIA.

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🇫🇷 France - christianity
30/11/2024
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Transfiguration Sunday (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 14

Saturday, August 3, 2024 • Duration 07:21

Heroes in our stories today are usually the strongest, the smartest, or the most beautiful people who conquer evil by overpowering it in some way. Even if they don't start out that way, a crucial part of their story is usually them preparing for battle by getting stronger. They know that everything is up to them.

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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 14

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • Duration 04:30

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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 7

Saturday, May 25, 2024 • Duration 03:45

Have you ever felt a tug to do something out of the ordinary? Maybe say something to someone you've never met before or call up an old friend to check in even though it's been years? This tug can make us feel uncomfortable, as we aren't sure why we have this feeling we need to act, but we feel almost disobedient if we don't follow through. Often times, this is the Holy Spirit. He puts things on our hearts in order for us to be Christ to others. Through Baptism and Confirmation, we have the Holy Spirit living in us. Next time you feel prompted to reach out to another, be bold in love and ask the Holy Spirit to give you the courage to follow through.

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Pentecost Sunday (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 6

Saturday, May 18, 2024 • Duration 05:39

Fire. It's intense, beautiful, dangerous, overwhelming, warm, and all consuming. Fire can be used to warm us on a cold night, or as a way to gather friends on a summer evening. It can also yield immense destruction. Fire is powerful. This is the image that we hear about today as we learn more about the Holy Spirit. The Apostles have tongues of fire descend upon them. At our Confirmation, our hearts are set ablaze with the Holy Spirit. Think of a blazing fire, it consumes everything nearby, without hesitation or prejudice. Are we really ablaze with the love of Christ? Do we radically and unabashedly share him with those around us, setting their hearts ablaze, too?

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7th Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 5

Saturday, May 11, 2024 • Duration 04:25

The readings today invite us to meditate on a simple truth of our faith—God is love, and he loves us. This sentiment might not seem that impressive. These are phrases that many of us have heard since Sunday school while we were coloring pictures of Moses holding the Ten Commandments. It probably seems obvious to us . . . but that's the danger.

This truth can seem so obvious that we begin to ignore it and even disregard it. As we grow up, we forget how desperately we want to be loved. We forget that God meets this desire and exceeds it! These words hold all of our desires within them. They are powerful, deep, rich, and we can never reach the end of meditating on this mystery. "God is love, and he loves us"—a bottomless well of overflowing living waters.

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6th Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 3

Saturday, May 4, 2024 • Duration 04:45

The Catholic Church plays a vital role in our ability to remain on the vine throughout all of history. As new circumstances arise, God has given us the gift of the Church to help us recognize where his love is so that we can remain with him. We know that God does not ask anything from us without giving us the grace to respond, and that grace always flows through his Church so that we can be assured that we are truly following him in all truth.

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5th Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 2

Saturday, April 27, 2024 • Duration 04:42

When St. Paul commands us to "pray always" in his first letter to the Thessalonians, we tend to let it go in one ear and out the other. "Of course, he can't possibly mean that! He really just means to pray a lot." We so easily filter the words of Scripture based on what we think God wants from us, but then we end up missing his true message. God actually wants us to always be praying, just like St. Paul told us!

Our readings today point towards this vision God has for us, particularly when Jesus gives us the image of the vine and the branches. He promises that if we remain in him, we will bear much fruit. If always staying connected to the Lord seems out of reach, then let's remember that when God gives a command he always gives us the grace to respond. How can we stay attached to the vine and learn to pray always?

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4th Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 1

Sunday, April 21, 2024 • Duration 06:01

God needed to reach us, to come in a way that we would recognize him and hear his voice, and so God made himself a mere human. What amazing love Our Lord has for us! Let us spend some time together today reflecting on this love as we read of it in the first two readings and then as we hear of Christ as our good shepherd, keeping us safe from harm.

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16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 14

Saturday, July 20, 2024 • Duration 04:46

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15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

Season 1 · Episode 14

Saturday, July 13, 2024 • Duration 03:29

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