Seeking God's Grace – Details, episodes & analysis

Every year around the Ash Wednesday, Catholics around the world go to the churches to pray, receive ashes on their forehead and ... start anew.

This year, I would like to offer my 5 tips for Lent, hoping that it can inspire you to become closer to God, be nicer to yourself and one another.

In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd. This Feast is also known as Candlemas Day; the day on which candles are blessed symbolising Christ who is the light of the world. 

On that occasion, I am having a conversation with the Capuchin Friar - Fr John Nguyen and the priest of the Diocese of Parramatta - Fr Andrew Rooney.

We chat about the similarities and differences in our way of offering our life to God and living our vocation.

Enjoy the talk.

Fr Gerard O'Dempsey, Parish Priest at The Good Shepherd Parish, explains to us the parts of the Mass and their meaning.

This is Part 1 of our chat about the Eucharist.

- What is the meaning of words: Eucharist and Mass?

- Does Penitential Rite removes our sins?

- What is the Liturgy of the Word?

- Why do we stand and sit during the Mass?

- What does "collect" mean?

and some more important questions have been answered describing what is happening during the Mass from the beginning till the end of the Liturgy of the Word.

In this Episode we talk about the meaning of Advent, our struggle of being distracted, trying to focus. It is never easy but God understands our struggle and is there for us. 

It's almost the end of the year and many of us feel stressed and overwhelmed. How to make these last few weeks of the year meaningful? What is the Church year and how the two are connected? In this episode I talk about some possible ways of making this time more meaningful for us. 

What is your understanding of HOPE in your life? What is the meaning of hope in the Bible? When do pray with hope and for hope? What are the moments of hopelessness in your life? How do you overcome them? 

Sometimes we question the effectiveness of prayer, yet when feeling desperate, ask others to pray for us. Is this meaningful? Does it make a difference? In this episode I share some possible answers to these questions.

On October 22 we celebrate the liturgical memorial of  Saint John Paul II. This day and a fact that we now have first Sanctuary of JP II in Gosford, motivated me to talk about JP II in my life, about the Church process for sainthood and invite you to reflection on your favourite saints. 

The word Evangelisation appears in Church world quite often. Very often we are not aware of its meaning and impact on our life in faith. It is very common that people limit the act of Evangelising to the work of priest and religious. In this episode I talk about responsibility of evangelising which each one of us has from the day of our Baptism. I share my thoughts on what is a key to Evangelisation. 

In this Episode I reflect on different ways of encountering God through the intercession of Blessed Mary. I talk about the Rosary prayer and other Marian prayers and propose some possible ways of overcoming difficulties in finding our connection with Mary, including falling asleep when we pray.