The Mystical City of God in a Year with Fr. Edward Looney
TAN Books
Show overview
The Mystical City of God in a Year with Fr. Edward Looney has been publishing since 2021, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 1,098 episodes. That works out to roughly 340 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 16 min and 20 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.4 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by TAN Books.
From the publisher
What do we know about Jesus and Mary? For starters, what the evangelists recorded in the gospels. Throughout Church history, mystics have received visions of the life of Jesus and Mary and recorded them as biographies. One such mystic was Venerable Maria of Agreda who authored The Mystical City of God, a four-volume book totaling more than 2,000 pages. It's a daunting task to read, but Marian theologian Fr. Edward Looney has partnered with TAN Books to read it in a year. Join him as he reads and provides reflections daily.
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S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 365: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 23, Paragraphs 786-791
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads the final reading of the Mystical City of God from book 8, chapter 23, and then reflects on the project as it reaches completion. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 364: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 775-785
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 22 of book 8 and then comments on the tomb of Our Lady. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 363: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 21, Paragraphs 767-774
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 21 of book 8, and then comments on the dormition tradition and our salvation.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 362: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 21, Paragraphs 760-766
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 21 of book 8 and then comments on the glory of Heaven. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 361: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 20, Paragraphs 747-759
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 20 of book 8 and then comments on Mary's funeral procession, burial, and what it teaches us about dying to self. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 360: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 19, Paragraphs 740-746
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 19 of book 8 and then comments on why Mary chose to die rather than not experience death. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 359: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 19, Paragraphs 732-739
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 19 of book 8 and then comments on the last days/hours of Mary's life and what happened. He also shares about the movie "Full of Grace" which is a beautiful cinematic reflection on this topic. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 358: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 18, Paragraphs 722-731
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 18 of book 8 and then comments on Mary's prayers for priests and what we as the Faithful should love about the Church.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 357: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 18, Paragraphs 713-721
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 18 of book 8 and then comments on the on Mary's reflection over her life and the significance of her receiving Holy Communion and its meaning for us. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 356: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 17, Paragraphs 706-712
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of book 8 and then comments on the end last days before Mary's departure from this world, the prophecies of prophets about it, and God wanting to bring her into eternity. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 355: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 17, Paragraphs 696-705
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter7 of book 8 and then comments on the annunciation/assumption parallel and the apostles knowledge of Mary's forthcoming departure. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 354: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 16, Paragraphs 688-695
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of book 8 and then comments on the use of time and incorporating devotional prayer in our day. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 353: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 16, Paragraphs 680-687
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of book 8 and then comments on Mary remembering what God had done for her, her memories of the Jesus and why we should be grateful for her.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 353: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 16, Paragraphs 680-687
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of book 8 and then comments on Mary remembering what God had done for her, her memories of the Jesus and why we should be grateful for her.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 352: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 15, Paragraphs 671-679
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 15 of book 8 and then comments on what Mary's observances of feasts means for our observance, celebration, and spiritual life. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 351: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 15, Paragraphs 662-670
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads chapter 15 of book 8 and then comments on Mary's intercessory role in relation to the feasts of Christ. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 350: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 14, Paragraphs 651-661
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 14 of book 8 and then comments on Old Testament typology and Mary's celebration of Christmas and what she can obtain for us and the world, and how we can celebrate like her.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 349: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 14, Paragraphs 642-650
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 14 of book 8 and reflects on how Mary celebrates the incarnation, her knowledge of the plants, and the hymns she wrote.&nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 348: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 13, Paragraphs 636-641
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 13 of book 8 and then comments on fostering gratitude for graces received and the gifts of our Catholic faith. &nbsp;</p>
S1 Ep 1Year 3, Day 347: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 13, Paragraphs 625-635
<p>Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 13 of book 8 and then comments on Mary's celebration of St. Joachim and St. Anne and her spouse St. Joseph.&nbsp;</p>