Dr Taylor Marshall Podcast

Do you wish that you had close friends who would inspire you and carry you through difficult times? In this week’s podcast we discuss why we need fellowship and friends (like Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings) to inspire us and carry us along the way. Weekly podcast joke: Father MacGiver gets into a major car wreck Tip of the week: turn off notifications on your phone and computer for the sake of productivity Proverb of the week: Eccles 4:12 Featured Segment: Finding Fellowship like Samwise Gamgee Saint of the Week: None Latin word of the week: adhortator Click to Listen: Podcast #029: Finding Fellowship If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 97,343 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 154 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. The post #029: Finding Fellowship like Samwise Gamgee [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I just got back from a hunting trip in south Texas with my father, brother, and brother-in-law. It was a great time, but we had to deal with rattlesnakes and ticks. In this episode I share what I learned and how it relates to our spiritual life in Jesus Christ. Weekly podcast joke: a boy gives a priest $20 Tip of the week: saying nice things to people all day Proverb of the week: Prov 24:17-18 Featured Segment: Demons, Snakes, and Ticks: Lessons from a Hunting Trip Saint of the Week: Saint Dismas Latin word of the week: dies mali Click to Listen: Podcast #28: Demons, Snakes, and Ticks: Lessons from a Hunting Trip If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 94,394 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 152 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. The post #028: Demons, Snakes, and Ticks: Lessons from a Hunting Trip appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think about how a seal can be pressed into wax. Your life is that seal. Do you want to make a shallow imprint this life or a deep imprint? How about an eternal impact. Today we examine how we can make an eternal impact by allowing God to work in and through us. Weekly podcast joke: “An old man comes back to confession” Tip of the week: using your Rosary beads Proverb of the week: Proverb 22:29 Featured Segment: How to Make an Eternal Impact Saint of the Week: St Josemaria Escriva (The Way, Furrow, Forge in one volume) Latin word of the week: imprimatur Click to Listen: Podcast #27 How to Make an Eternal Impact with Your Life If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. My recommended book by  St Josemaria Escriva (The Way, Furrow, Forge in one volume). Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 89,010 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 145 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. The post #027: How to Make an Eternal Impact with Your Life [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m back from our pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and I am so excited and transformed. In today’s podcast I’ll share my experiences with you and encourage you to make a pilgrimage, as well. I also share a “Tip of Week” on using holy oil. Weekly podcast joke: “Catholics living in a commune in Montana” Tip of the week: Holy Oil for mental health Proverb of the week: Proverb 8:1 Featured Segment: Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe Latin word of the week: stultus = fool Click to Listen: Podcast #26 Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. My recommended book on Our Lady of Guadalupe: Maria of Guadalupe by Paul Badde. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 82,250 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 140 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning.Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. Previous Episodes of Taylor’s Podcast # Title Released 025 Why is the Catholic Church Roman? 02/19/2014 024 The Seven Lies We Believe About Our Failures 02/11/2014 023 How to Restart Your Mental Computer 02/06/2014 022 Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas 01/29/2014 021 Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? 01/23/2014 020 When Prayer Becomes a Chore 01/15/2014 019 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian 01/08/2014 018 A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! 12/30/2013 017 Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained 12/18/2013 016 Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) 12/11/2013 015 Total Consecration to Mary 12/04/2013 014 What’s Your Apostolate? 11/27/2013 013 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 11/20/2013 012 Why You Should Be More Creative 11/13/2013 011 Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 11/06/2013 010 How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? 10/30/2013 009 My Opinion of Martin Luther 10/23/2013 008 My Top 5 Daily Prayers 10/16/2013 007 Your Guardian Angel 10/03/2013 006 How You Can Convert 7 Billion People 09/25/2013 005 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! 09/18/2013 004 4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith 09/12/2013 003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 09/04/2013 002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 08/28/2013 001 How to Find a Spiritual Director 08/18/2013 The post #026: Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I’m on pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. Since I’m not able to record a podcast in Mexico, here is one of my appearances on Catholic Answers Live answering the question: Why is the Catholic Church based in [pagan] Rome…and not [Jewish] Jerusalem? Click to Listen: #25: Why is the Catholic Church Roman? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Here’s the book The Eternal City that I reference in this podcast: Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 78,491 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 137 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Previous Episodes of Taylor’s Podcast # Title Released 023 How to Restart Your Mental Computer 02/06/2014 022 Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas 01/29/2014 021 Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? 01/23/2014 020 When Prayer Becomes a Chore 01/15/2014 019 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian 01/08/2014 018 A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! 12/30/2013 017 Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained 12/18/2013 016 Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) 12/11/2013 015 Total Consecration to Mary 12/04/2013 014 What’s Your Apostolate? 11/27/2013 013 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 11/20/2013 012 Why You Should Be More Creative 11/13/2013 011 Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 11/06/2013 010 How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? 10/30/2013 009 My Opinion of Martin Luther 10/23/2013 008 My Top 5 Daily Prayers 10/16/2013 007 Your Guardian Angel 10/03/2013 006 How You Can Convert 7 Billion People 09/25/2013 005 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! 09/18/2013 004 4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith 09/12/2013 003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 09/04/2013 002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 08/28/2013 001 How to Find a Spiritual Director 08/18/2013 Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. The post #025: Why is the Catholic Church Roman? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have had a lot of failures in life. Failures are hard to face. Today we look at seven lies we retreat to in the face of failure and examine the Christian worldview as it relates to setbacks in this life. Click to Listen: #24: The Seven Lies We Enjoy about our Failures If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Weekly podcast joke: “the man with thinks his wife has lost her hearing” Tip of the week: Get yourself a Downton Abbey coat brush! (Here’s the one I have. It went up in price since last year, but I still think it’s worth every penny: Kent CP6 Clothes Brush Proverb of the week: Proverb 11:29 Featured Segment: The Seven Lies We Enjoy about our Failures Saint of the week: The medieval dog head of Saint Christopher (hint: it has to do with Latin!) Latin word of the week: invidia (envy) Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 72,924 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 128 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Previous Episodes of Taylor’s Podcast # Title Released 023 How to Restart Your Mental Computer 02/06/2014 022 Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas 01/29/2014 021 Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? 01/23/2014 020 When Prayer Becomes a Chore 01/15/2014 019 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian 01/08/2014 018 A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! 12/30/2013 017 Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained 12/18/2013 016 Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) 12/11/2013 015 Total Consecration to Mary 12/04/2013 014 What’s Your Apostolate? 11/27/2013 013 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 11/20/2013 012 Why You Should Be More Creative 11/13/2013 011 Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 11/06/2013 010 How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? 10/30/2013 009 My Opinion of Martin Luther 10/23/2013 008 My Top 5 Daily Prayers 10/16/2013 007 Your Guardian Angel 10/03/2013 006 How You Can Convert 7 Billion People 09/25/2013 005 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! 09/18/2013 004 4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith 09/12/2013 003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 09/04/2013 002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 08/28/2013 001 How to Find a Spiritual Director 08/18/2013 Please click here for an easy way to leave a question for Taylor. The post #024: The Seven Lies We Believe About Our Failures [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever clicked your mouse so many times and moved it around with so many programs that the mouse curser on the screen just freaks out and starts bouncing all over the screen? Sometimes, when I’m impatient with a webpage loading I keep clicking it and then when the computer catches up to speed, the curser goes crazy and starts clicking things that I don’t want to click. This is how our lives become. We are pushing and clicking so much, that we are frying our minds. Before we know, we are doing things and saying things that we never wanted to do or to say. In those situations, it’s best to just close down all you programs and restart the computer. Today’s podcast walks us through how we can do just that. Plus we have: our first podcast joke Proverb of the week Saint of the week: Saint Blaise Latin word of the week: jocosus Click to Listen: How to Restart Your Mental Computer If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Prov 10:12 Tip of the Week: The featured segment is the tip this week. Saint of the Week: Saint Blaise Latin Word of the Week: jocosus Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 69,398 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 123 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! The post #023: How to Restart Your Mental Computer [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since today is the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Jan 28), I’m going to share Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas. This is where philosophy and theology come crashing into your daily life – your marriage, your job, your kids, your budget, your vacation, your tithe, everything. I actually got this idea from a priest named Father Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet who called in to today’s podcast. Take a listen: Click to Listen: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Eccl 4:12 Tip of the Week: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas Saint of the Week: Saint Thomas Aquinas! Latin Word of the Week: non alligabis os bovi Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 63,978 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 114 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! The post #022: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you really screwed up at some point in your life and it’s left you wondering whether you “missed” God’s plan for life? Maybe one of these applies to you: I’ve been in prison. I killed someone. I had an abortion. I abandoned my spouse I abandoned my children I committed adultery I abused someone I left the Church for decades I became a drug addict I was a Satanist I was an atheist for years I just can’t stop looking at pornography I didn’t raise my children properly and they’re a mess now. Listen, I’ve got great news for you. This podcast explains (from Sacred Scripture) the idea of God’s plan for your life as it relates to “grace upon grace.” We also learn about Blessed Bartolo Longo – a priest of Satanism who rediscovered God’s plan for his life. Blessed Bartolo LongoSatanist turned Saint Click to Listen: Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Sirach 14:14 Tip of the Week: Recreation/Renovation time Saint of the Week: Blessed Bartolo Longo Latin Word of the Week: recreatus Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 59,630 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 105 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #021: Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I talk a lot about Mental Prayer, but personally I get bogged down and often it feels like a chore. A reader named Alex wrote me about when “prayer feels like a chore.” I can relate. Trust me. In today’s podcast, I talk about my own struggles and give three suggestions to overcome the idea that prayer is a chore – something to merely check off the list. Also, due to the overwhelming response – the old intro music is back! I also talk about Saint Alexander and the death of the heretic Arius who died on the toilet (as depicted in the image below). You won’t want to miss that story. It’s in this podcast’s “Saint of the Week” feature. Click to Listen: When Prayer Becomes a Chore If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Prov 15:29 Tip of the Week: email subscriptions to blogs Saint of the Week: St Alexander of Constantinople (and the death of Arius on the toilet) Latin Word of the Week: precari Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 55,110 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 102 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #020: When Prayer Becomes a Chore [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week we looked a “bitter Catholics” so this week are reminding ourselves of the great spiritual identity and dignity that we have in Christ. We go through 12 profound attributes of the Christian given by God to us in Christ. Saint Paul is our guide as he leads us through his Epistle of Romans with reminders that we are “more than conquerors.” I also tried out a new podcast theme song. Leave me a comment below about whether you like the change. Your 12 Attributes as a Baptized Christian Print these out and put them in your Bible. Use them when you feel discouraged or defeated. The theology of Saint Paul is “become what you already are in Christ.” 1. In Christ I reign in life (Rom. 5:17). 2. In Christ I walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4). 3. In Christ I am alive unto God (Rom. 6:11). 4. In Christ I bring forth fruits unto God (Rom. 7:4). 5. In Christ I have no condemnation (Rom. 8:1). 6. In Christ I have been made free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2). 7. In Christ I live by the law of the Spirit of life (Rom. 8:2). 8. In Christ I am a child of God (Rom. 8:16). 9. In Christ I am an heir of God and a co-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:16-17). 10. In Christ I receive all things from God (Rom. 8:32). 11. In Christ I am more than a conqueror (Rom. 8:37). 12. In Christ nothing can separate me from the love of God (Rom. 8:38-39). Click to Listen: Your 12 Attributes as a Baptized Christian If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 4:23 2) Tip of the Week: memorize Scripture 3) Latin Word of the Week: confirmatio Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 42,887 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 97 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #019: 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here are my goals for 2014. I place them in a hierarchy. You may be shocked that I place myself (mind and body) before my wife and my children. This is counter-intuitive, but I have learned (the hard way) that if I am sick/tired/depressed/frustrated/discouraged I cannot serve my wife and children. Most books about goal-making will encourage you to do the same. I think it comes down to Mark 12:30-31: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Notice that God is first. Then notice that you must love your neighbor as yourself. This implies that care is taken for self so that you can care for others. If I eat poorly, sleep only 2 hours, gain 15 pounds of fat for the sake of helping people, I’m going to be a wreck – they probably won’t want my help! So it’s important to care for yourself so that your care even more for your family, friends, and vocation in life. Think of it like this, if a fireman doesn’t workout and train, he can’t save lives. Taylor’s Goals for 2014 God Mental Prayer daily – 20 minutes and work back to 30 minutes 3 chapters of Bible Reading 365 days per year Daily Rosary (5 decades with family) 33 Day Consecration for Aug 15 Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in February Mind Fortitude is the virtue that I will work on in 2014. Do one thing I don’t want to do, every day. (If you’re a Member of NSTI, please be sure to watch the two video classes on the 7 Virtues) Cultivate the habit of positivity by saying something positive to everyone I converse with Keep a tighter calendar, and schedule one hour daily for creative tasks Body Jog 5 days per week or 12 miles per week and log it in ”MyFitnessPal” Keep caloric intake below 2,000 daily by charting on “MyFitnessPal” One daily bodily penance Joy Say I love you 3 times per day Write her a weekly love note every Sunday Date once per week (preferably on Thursday or Friday) Seven Children Do something special with each child every week (eg, read a book) Have lunch with them at school every Wednesday Travel less and limit my speaking to protect time with family Work and Charity Record and Produce 52 Podcasts – one per week, every Wednesday Publish 3 blog posts per week (M,W,F) – 156 blog posts Publish 2 books in paperback and Kindle – Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages and God’s Birthday Grow readership of taylormarshall.com from 130,000 unique monthly visitors to 260,000 by Dec 31 Expand NSTI from 20 nations to 40 nations Launch certificate program for NSTI Get to know the Captains of the Troops of Saint George Continue to produce 90% of my content/writing for FREE. There it is. Some of you may be thinking: “Dang! Why pile it on? Why not just accept what God wills?” My answer: I straight up believe that’s not the biblical way to live. It’s not what I discover in the Proverbs. I think we must pray every day and then pursue the goals that God reveals to us. That’s what my list is. We must prepare and plan. That’s how we turn 5 talents into 10 talents: And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above. His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (Mt 25:20-21) God is giving you talents for 2014. Don’t bury them! Make a plan! Now! I get a lot of things done and I do it with goals. It’s what Thomas Aquinas calls “teleology.” I call it “teleological living” (hey, that’s a book idea!). Having Closure with Failed Goals From past experience, I usually attain only 75% of my goals. I’d like to move that number up to 85% in 2014. That means that there are things on the list above that may not happen. I accept that. Still, I plan accordingly. I think keeping a better calendar will help bump that percentage up. Part of making future goals is getting closure with past successful goals and past failed goals. It’s like doing your taxes. You look at how the year went. What you made. What you lost. You can never move forward if you don’t accept the past and then kiss it goodbye. If goals don’t get you excited, you’re doing it wrong. More Resources for Goal Making I’ve recently produced 2 podcasts on Making Goals. If you want my philosophy on goals, please check them out. You’ll find them in Episode 16 (which is also about Our Lady of Guadalupe) and in Episode 18 (also about how failed goals can make us bitter and how to find closure with them). You can subscribe to my podcast at iTunes by clicking here. The podcast has 94 positive 5 star reviews. You won’t be disappointed. Like almost everything that I write and create, it is FREE. I just want you to be blessed and

I’ve been a bitter Catholic, in the past and I don’t want to be one anymore. Are you a “bitter Catholic”? Find out why you might be one and how you can overcome it in this week’s podcast. I share personal stories and also give some advice for getting closure with 2013 before making goals for 2014. Click to Listen: A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 14:10 2) Tip of the Week: Get closure with last year before you make goals for next year. 3) Featured Segment: Against Bitter Catholics 4) Latin Word of the Week: amaritudo Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 42,887 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 142 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Podcast Archive # Title Released 026 Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe 02/26/2014 025 Why is the Catholic Church Roman? 02/19/2014 024 The Seven Lies We Believe About Our Failures 02/11/2014 023 How to Restart Your Mental Computer 02/06/2014 022 Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas 01/29/2014 021 Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? 01/23/2014 020 When Prayer Becomes a Chore 01/15/2014 019 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian 01/08/2014 018 A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! 12/30/2013 017 Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained 12/18/2013 016 Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) 12/11/2013 015 Total Consecration to Mary 12/04/2013 014 What’s Your Apostolate? 11/27/2013 013 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 11/20/2013 012 Why You Should Be More Creative 11/13/2013 011 Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 11/06/2013 010 How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? 10/30/2013 009 My Opinion of Martin Luther 10/23/2013 008 My Top 5 Daily Prayers 10/16/2013 007 Your Guardian Angel 10/03/2013 006 How You Can Convert 7 Billion People 09/25/2013 005 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! 09/18/2013 004 4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith 09/12/2013 003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 09/04/2013 002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 08/28/2013 001 How to Find a Spiritual Director 08/18/2013 The post #018: A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you believed that Mary experienced a painless delivery of Christ? Did you know that the Catholic Church officially teaches that Mary experienced no pain in giving birth to our Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas? Find out more in today’s podcast, plus get your Tip of the week, Proverb of the week, and Latin word of the week. Click to Listen: Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 14:23 2) Tip of the Week: Batching 3) Featured Segment: Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained Recommended book: 4) Latin Word of the Week: comprehensio Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 38,636 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 91 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #017: Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a hard time keeping your New Year’s Resolutions? If so, this week’s podcast is just for you. Plus we look at the Backstory of the Our Lady of Guadalupe – going all the way back to Saint Luke the Evangelist. Click to Listen: Our Lady of Guadalupe If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 13:12 2) Tip of the Week: Secret to Setting Goals that Stick 3) Featured Segment: Our Lady of Guadalupe Recommended book: Paul Badde’s Maria of Guadalupe: 4) Latin Word of the Week: domina Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 32,001 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 90 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #016: Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Cathedral of Foggia one can find an ancient and mysterious image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This icon, called “Our Lady of the Seven Veils,” once caused Saint Alphonsus to go into ecstasy, which I will describe below. As a young priest, St Pio of Pietreclina would make a visit to this image every day. I’ve read about the image, but knew nothing about it. I did some research and here is what I found. Madonna of the Seven Veils, Foggia In the eleventh century Foggia, Italy was a tiny town perched around the Tavern of the Owl. One day some local farmers saw three flames over a small pond or bog. Intrigued, they dug where the miraculous fire had been and discovered a large “table” buried in the mud. They realized that this “table” was actually a Byzantine icon that had remained somewhat preserved despite being soaked in water and mud. The image was cleaned and then cloaked with new veils. I assume there were seven veils and hence the name, but I cannot verify this. The icon was then placed in the local Tavern of the Owl for veneration. Soon the tavern became a place of pilgrimage. In 1080 Robert Guiscard built a church to honor the sacred image. In 1172 the church was expanded by William II “the Good” of Sicily. The “face hole” is all that one can now see of the original wooden icon. It is black and the face is now indiscernible. However, on Maundy Thursday of 1731, the Virgin Mary’s white face appeared in this portal, which was usually black and dark. Saint Alphonsus Liguori heard about apparition and went to Foggia to venerate the Immaculate Mother of the Savior. He also received an apparition of the Virgin’s face in the small black portal. He described the Blessed Virgin’s face on that occasion as a girl of 13-14 with a white veil. The apparitions of the Virgin’s face on the icon continued until about 1745. As the city grew larger, the church was decorated and enriched. The Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, Spaniards, and Bourbons considered the church to be one of the most important in Italy. It has served as the site for several royal weddings. Today, the image is said to be covered in seven layers of precious metal and embroidered material – hence the name Madonna of the Seven Veils. Please take a moment to listen to my podcast on Our Lady of the Seven Veils. It’s free at iTunes. Or you can just listen to it by clicking here. Did you like the podcast? Want more episodes, click here. Sweet Mother Mary, pray for us The post Our Lady of the Seven Veils (St Alphonsus and St Pio) appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you every done the Total Consecration to Mary? Our Lord Jesus Christ came from eternity and entered into time through the Blessed Virgin Mary. He has ordained that we can best know Him in that same order. Mary leads us to Jesus. As Mary herself says in St John’s Gospel, “Do whatever he tells you to do. Have you ever considered doing the 33 day consecration? If not, then this is the podcast for you. And not only are we going to talk about consecration, each week in December we’ll introduce an approved Marian apparition or devotion that you may not have heard of. This week it’s Our Lady of the Seven Veils Click to Listen: “Total Consecration to Mary If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 25:17 2) Tip of the Week: David Allen’s book Getting Things Done: Apparition of the Week: This week it’s Our Lady of the Seven Veils 3) Featured Segment: Total Consecration to Mary Calendar for Planning the Total Consecration to Mary Start of 33-day Plan Marian Feast for 34th Day 34th Day: Consecration Day 9 Jan Apparition of the Immaculate Virgin Mary at Lourdes 11 Feb 20 Feb* The Annunciation 25 Mar 13 Jun Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 16 Jul 13 Jul The Assumption 15 Aug 6 Aug Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8 Sep 13 Aug Our Lady of Sorrows 15 Sep 19 Oct Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 21 Nov 5 Nov Immaculate Conception 8 Dec 9 Nov Our Lady of Guadalupe 12 Dec *make an allowance here for a leap year. 4) Latin Word of the Week: consecratio Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 32,001 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 87 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #015: Total Consecration to Mary [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My goal today is to challenge you to simplify your life and ask you 5 questions to help you discover your apostolate. Our Lord Jesus Christ made you for a specific purpose. You are here to fulfill a special apostolate that He has designed just for you! So we will look at 5 questions to help figure out if you’re on the right path. We’ll also take a look at how to simplify your life and the apostolate of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi. Click to Listen: “5 Questions to Discover Your Apostolate” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 24:16 2) Tip of the Week: Close the “tabs” of your brain Saint of the Week: The apostolate of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi 3) Featured Segment: 5 Questions to Discover Your Apostolate 4) Latin Word of the Week: simplex Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 28,999 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 81 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #014: What’s Your Apostolate? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone of us is living a liturgy – a pattern of devotion. Today we are going to look at a very basic and simple way that you can create daily rhythm of prayer and love for God throughout the day. This will become your liturgy of life. I’ll share 6 ways you can punctuate your day with the supernatural so that you can have more joy, a better apostolate, a happier family, and most importantly, stay near to our Lord Jesus Christ. We’ll also take a look at the death of Saint Edmund the King: Click to Listen: “6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 11:22 2) Tip of the Week: Use a digital calendar Saint of the Week: The death of Saint Edmund the King 3) Featured Segment: 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 4) Latin Word of the Week: porcus Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 78 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed it to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #013: 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Maybe in the hustle of life you gave up painting pictures, playing the guitar, or writing a screenplay. Do you want to start a charity. Why don’t you? The theology of being creative. God is a creator and He delights in His children being creative. I’m going to give you a three step process on how you can overcome the resistance in your life and release your creative powers. Click to Listen: “Why You Should Be More Creative” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 30:8-9 2) Tip of the Week: Start Sweating. Flush your body and oxygenate your brain! Beta Test: Saint of the Week: Here’s the robot of Saint Didacus that I talked about in today’s podcast: If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. 3) Featured Segment: 3 Steps to Being More Creative 4) Latin Word of the Week: creare Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 72 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed it to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #012: Why You Should Be More Creative [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My goal today is to challenge you to rethink what you know about Virtue. If you grew up in the last 50 years, you probably weren’t taught much. It’s not your fault. Today we’re going to explain what a virtue is and why “virtue ethics” are the only way to go. Click to Listen: “Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue?” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 21:20 2) Tip of the Week: Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Author) 3) Featured Segment: Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 4) Latin Word of the Week: providentia Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 64 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed it to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #011: Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You lost your keys. You’re late for work. You have a big meeting. The boss is waiting on you. You ask Saint Anthony to help you find your keys…quick! But how does Saint Anthony even hear you from heaven? Today we look at the theology behind how saints in heaven can see your prayer requests (are enabled by God to help) through their mystical vision of God. How do they in heaven, hear you on earth? Click to Listen: “How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 3:5-6 2) Tip of the Week: Making a one year goal and subdividing it into 12 one month goals. 3) Featured Segment: How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers 4) Latin Word of the Week: hostia: sacrificial victim Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 64 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed it to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #010: How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My opinion of “Father” Martin Luther. Every October 31 is the anniversary of Martin Luther’s Great Protest against the Catholic Church. Find out what I really think of him in today’s podcast. Martin Luther? Thumbs up or down? Find out in today’s podcast. Click to Listen: “My Opinion on Martin Luther” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 12:17 2) Tip of the Week: Decide what you do not do. 3) Featured Segment: “My Opinion of Martin Luther 4) Latin Word of the Week: hæresis from Greek hairesis ”a taking or choosing, a choice.” We get the word “heresy” from it. Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. Y’all are the ones that pushed it up to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #009: My Opinion of Martin Luther [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you could only do one daily devotional or prayer every day. Which would it be? In today’s episode I reveal what I think is the one single non-negotiable prayer/devotion and I share four more. These are my Top Five daily prayers/devotions. Which is the top devotion? Blessed John Paul 2 practiced it daily. Find out in today’s podcast. Click to Listen: “My Top 5 Daily Prayers” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 16:16 2) Tip of the Week: Plan for diversions. Don’t let them just happen and get you off track. Realize the need for diversion and plan for it. We all need a break here and there. A little fun to relax the mind. 3) Featured Segment: “My Top 5 Daily Prayers” Source from Mark’s question on “Bread of Angels” Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae, III, q. 80, a. 2, ad 1 Reply to Objection 1. The receiving of Christ under this sacrament is ordained to the enjoyment of heaven, as to its end, in the same way as the angels enjoy it; and since the means are gauged by the end, hence it is that such eating of Christ whereby we receive Him under this sacrament, is, as it were, derived from that eating whereby the angels enjoy Christ in heaven. Consequently, man is said to eat the “bread of angels,” because it belongs to the angels to do so firstly and principally, since they enjoy Him in his proper species; and secondly it belongs to men, who receive Christ under this sacrament.” 4) Latin Word of the Week: I forgot the Latin word of the week, again. Man I need to write a post it note and stick it on my microphone! Record a Question for Taylor! It’s fun and easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. I Want Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes. Last week’s podcast on Guardian Angels was downloaded 1,262 times! Our most popular show to date! If you missed and want to check it out, click here. A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. Y’all are the ones that pushed it up to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #008: My Top 5 Daily Prayers [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Guardian Angel has been with you since you were conceived in your mother’s womb. We should always revere these angelic beings and even ask their prayers. Today we discuss everything you need to know about your Guardian Angel and whether you’re allowed to name your Guardian angel. {The original blog post “You’re not allowed to Name Your Guardian Angel” was shared yesterday 3,674 times! I thought I had better record something more on it! Here it is.} Angel of God, my Guardian Dear Click to Listen: “Should You Name Your Guardian Angel?” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 17:12 2) Tip of the Week: Don’t prioritize or overstuff your “critical task” list in your daily Molskine pocket journal. Here’s the link to the Moleskine notebook that I use and that I highly recommend to you. Here’s a photo of my tasks in my Moleskine journal for today: Here’s my “Critical Tasks” for today. It’s really this easy. This is how I do lots of big stuff every day. I do a heck of a lot more than just this. But these items MUST be done or the day is a failure. These are non-negotiable. 3) Featured Segment: “What You Should Know about Your Guardian Angel” According to the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, 216 (under the heading about Devotion to the Holy Angels): The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture. 4) Latin Word of the Week: amicus sociennus amator Record a Question for Taylor! It’s fun and easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. I Want Your Feedback PS:  The new podcast is still doing great on iTunes. We’re #1 on Apple’s iTunes for Podcasts in “New and Noteworthy” in “Christianity” and we’re now #1 in “New and Noteworthy” in all religion categories! Pretty cool. A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. Y’all are the ones that pushed it up to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast on by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! The post #007: Your Guardian Angel [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new podcast is doing well on iTunes. Gil Michelini sent me a message on Facebook telling me that I hit #1 on Apple’s iTunes for Podcasts in “New and Noteworthy” in “Christianity.” Pretty cool. A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. I just hit the record button and talk on the mic. My part is easy. Y’all are the ones that pushed it up to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’d like to write a review, you do so by clicking here and then click “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! And here’s this week’s podcast… Islam has surpassed Catholicism as the biggest religion on earth? Why aren’t we fired up about this? Today we look at a simple strategy for converting 7.1 billion people to Christ. Yes, it’s possible. Listen the podcast to find out how you can be a part of it! This map shows the population distribution for Christianity on Planet Earth. Click to Listen: “How You Can Convert 7 Billion People” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 20:7 2) Tip of the Week: iPieta app for your phone or mobile device. 3) Featured Segment: “How to Convert 7 Billion People” 4) Latin Word of the Week: I forgot to do this week. Shucks! Leave a Question for Taylor! It’s fun and easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. I Want Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. Please click here to rate our podcast on iTunes! Please Leave a Comment Question: Have you been a part in leading a person to Christ and the Church? Please share your experiences and/or frustrations. You can leave a comment by clicking here. The post #006: How You Can Convert 7 Billion People [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does your marriage sing? Is your marriage full of joy and lead you closer to Christ? If you would like three strategies on how to supernaturalize your marriage, then you’re going to love this week’s podcast episode! Click to Listen: “3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings!” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 20:5 2) Tip of the Week: Fr Lascance’s book The Young Man’s Guide. 3) Featured Segment: “3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings!” 4) Latin Word of the Week: educatio Leave a Question for Taylor! It’s fun and easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. I Want Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. Please click here to rate our podcast on iTunes! Please Leave a Comment Question: Please share your own stories about marriage and tips. How do you “supernaturalize” your marriage? You can leave a comment by clicking here. The post #005: 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a friend or family member who has left the Faith? This is a painful predicament for most of us. How can we respond to this situation with charity and how can we draw them back to a loving relationship with Christ? This podcast sketches a “4 Step Game Plan” for bringing people back to the Faith. St Monica and the conversion of her son St Augustine Click to Listen “4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith” [If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a deep daily prayer life? Your soul is constantly interrupted by cell phones, texts, noise, and Facebook. I want to share five tips that will enable you have a deep time of prayer every day for the rest of your life. Listen to the podcast below to learn more. In the Q&A, listeners ask whether or not Abraham, Moses, and David were saints and whether we should reverence the Eucharist in Eastern Orthodox parishes. Interesting stuff! St Teresa of Avila, Master of Prayer Click to Listen “5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life” 4 Part Outline of Episode #003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 26:4-5 2) Tip of the Week: It’s the amazing “TOP” principle: turn off the phone. 3) Featured Segment: 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 4) Latin Word of the Week: bona fides Listener Questions Michelle asks about whether saints in the Old Testament are really Saints? Barbara asks about whether we should reverence the Eucharist when passing by Eastern Orthodox parishes. Do you want to ask a question on the podcast? If you would like to ask a question (and promote your blog or apostolate), please click here to do so. Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. Here’s the link to rate our podcast on iTunes! If you have an idea for a podcast you would like to see or a question about an upcoming episode: You can leave a comment by clicking here. The post #003: 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have passion for Christ? Are you passionate about your faith? Are you passionate about your marriage? Are you passionate about your family? Are you passionate about your occupation? If you didn’t answer “yes” to all of the above, you’re normal. However, Christ came to give us abundant life. Today we look at three ways to increase passion in your life by exploring the teaching of Thomas Aquinas on the passions. In the Q&A, we examine the problem of scrupulosity. Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches us about our passions In this show I share three tips for increasing genuine passion for God and your life. Click to Listen “Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life” 4 Part Outline of Episode #002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 15:22 2) Tip of the Week: Use the Evernote app to collect thoughts, receipts, contracts, and ideas and keep them synced on all your devices. Here is the Scan Snap portable scanner that I use to scan all my documents into Evernote: Scan Snap S1300i. I love it. Joy and I use it all the time. 3) Featured Segment: How to Increase Your Passion for Life For the 11 Passions according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, please see my article The Theology of Eating Too Much Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. 4) Latin Word of the Week: cupido – lust, longing, or desire Listener Questions A reader asks about the problem of scrupulosity – when a person worries that venial sins are mortal sins and does not receive Holy Communion. Do you want to ask a question on the podcast? If you would like to ask a question (and promote your blog or apostolate), please click here to do so. Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. Here’s the link to rate our podcast on iTunes! If you have an idea for a podcast you would like to see or a question about an upcoming episode: You can leave a comment by clicking here. The post #002: Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were going to go on a dangerous trip or invest a lot of money in something, you would want a guide to help you. Most of us are ready to get a tour guide and a financial advisor, but what about a guide for the most important aspect of your life? You need a spiritual director. But how do you find one? In this show I share three tips for finding a solid spiritual director for your soul. Click to Listen Outline of Episode #001 Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 13:3 Tip of the Week: “Write it Down!” Here’s the link to the Moleskine notebook that I use and that I highly recommend to you. I’m offering a free steak dinner at Outback to everyone who tries my advice and finds that it doesn’t work. Featured Segment: How to Find a Solid Spiritual Director Listener Questions Richard Randall asks for advice about a question concerning Sunday Obligation for Mass. Davis asks about Mary as a supposed “Unwed Mother.” Here’s my previous article on this topic: Joseph and Mary: Were they truly married even though they did not consummate their marriage? Samuel asks “Why do the books of Esther and Song of Solomon not mention the word ‘God’ if they are inspired by God?” (For an example of the word ‘God’ in the deuterocanonical passage of Esther, see chapter 14.) Do you want to ask a question on the podcast? If you would like to ask a question (and promote your blog or apostolate), please click here to do so. Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. If you have an idea for a podcast you would like to see or a question about an upcoming episode: You can leave a comment by clicking here. The post #001: How to Find a Spiritual Director [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices