Sep 2019

Sainte Catherine de Sienne

La Foi prise au mot vous propose d’évoquer une très belle figure de mystique, de femme et de théologienne : Catherine de Sienne. Première femme docteur de l’Église, patronne de l’Europe, cette religieuse dominicaine du 14e siècle fut aussi bien une femme de prière qu’une femme d’ ... Show More

51m 56s

Sep 2019

Comment prier ?

« Seigneur, apprends-nous à prier », cette demande des disciples à Jésus est bien la preuve que la pratique de la prière est une activité essentielle mais pas si évidente que cela ! Et c’est aussi une invitation renouvelée à se poser à nouveau la question. Qu’est-ce que la prière ... Show More

52m 2s

Sep 2019

La Solitude

Dans ce nouveau numéro de La Foi prise au mot, nous nous intéressons à un mot : la solitude. Tout dans la Bible et dans la tradition chrétienne recommande la prise de distance envers la communauté : que l’on songe au désert de l’Exode qui constitue le peuple hébreu, à Élie au Car ... Show More

52m 52s

Sep 2022

#451 Did God Really Make Men and Women Equal? - Deborah Savage

Theologian Deborah Savage, currently teaching at Franciscan University in Steubenville, delves into the Hebrew wording of Genesis 1 and 2 to uncover new and liberating insights into God’s revelation of the meaning of womanhood and manhood. Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome to Focus, ... Show More

39m 56s

Jan 2022

The Synodal Pathway: Good News for Catholic Women

The Catholic Church has embarked on a two-year synodal pathway towards the Synod of Bishops on synodality in 2023. Women’s submissions to the synodal process must be made “as public as possible” in order to prevent any attempt to airbrush them out, theologian and broadcaster, Pro ... Show More

58m 53s

Dec 2020

Virgin Mary

Christmas is often a time of celebration and reflection. A time of sitting by the Christmas tree, eating and drinking, spending time with loved ones and for Christians reflecting on the birth of Jesus. His mother Mary is a highly revered figure in both Christianity and Islam. The ... Show More

27m 29s

Oct 2023

The Catholic Church and how it got to where it is today

In Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, Dr. Ambrogio A. Caiani tells the story of the Catholic Church in the modern age. Beginning with the aftermath of the French Revolution and the democratic rebellions of 1848, Caiani follows the Church's evolution that sees three popes be ... Show More

51m 13s

Feb 2024

In Defense of the Ever-Virginity of the Virgin Mary - Elder Cleopa of Romania

Anyone inquiring into Orthodoxy will find clarity from Elder Cleopa's detailed exposition of the Scriptures, especially if the ever-virginity of the Virgin Mary is currently a stumbling block to Orthodoxy. Elder Cleopa is one of the most beloved Romanian elders of the 20th ce ... Show More

13m 15s

Apr 2024

Darkness in Prayer: A Lover’s Game?

Do you ever feel like God is not listening? Is prayer just merely a game to God? So many of the saints have gone through seasons of dryness and darkness in prayer. In today’s episode, Dr. Edward Sri looks to the wisdom of St. Catherine of Siena, a Doctor of the Church, who shows ... Show More

25m 48s

Aug 2023

356: The Blood-Drinking Bride of Christ

A woman of immense influence on medieval Christendom, Catherine of Siena was one of the first female Doctors of the Church, who married Christ in her own bedroom. Living through a time of great anxiety due to the onset of the Black Death, she healed the sick, convinced the Pope t ... Show More

51m 39s