A Spiritual Journey with MartinT

The Book Barn, located in Niantic, CT is a totally different kind of book store. They have three locations in this small coastal town and sell used books, dvd's and cd's at a fraction of the original prices. The selections are vast, the sales associates are very friendly and knowledgable and the overall experience is fun.Thanks for listening. MartinT

Just a six minute meditation on the search for the proper way to pray by Richard Rohr's Center for Contemplation and Action that is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest who has tried not to set boundaries on religion but accepting what is positive wherever it can be found.Thanks for listening. MartinT

Dr. Hicks writes a very spiritual article in the Fairfield(CT0County Catholic about the ramifications of being charitable and what that means for each one of us. His writings include many perspectives from different authors.Thanks for listening. MartinT

The episode covers the transfer of St. Januarius's blood from a solid state to a liquid state three times a year in Naples, Italy. It is a miracle that no scientific studies can refute at this point. Thanks for listening. MartinT

A description of Mother Teresa as she left Albania, joined her first Missionary Society-the Lotero Sisters in Ireland, her desire to start the Missionaries of Charity and desire to go to Calcutta, India to serve the very poor that would need her assistance. There are quotes from a book entitled " Mother Teresa- Come Be My Light" edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C.Thanks for listenin

Eucharistic Miracles that occurred in Bolsena and Cascia, Italy in the 1200's and 1300's. One involves a priest not totally convinced of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the other about a priest visiting a sick peasant but irreverently placed the Eucharistic host in his breviary pages haphazardly.Thanks for listening. MartinT

A Richard Rohr Daily Meditation. This concentrates on humans not fully taking for granted all of the beautiful experiences we can have by being attuned to nature. It consists of commentaries by Barbara Mahany(The Preaching of the Trees) and the impact that a singular monk, a Christian mystic Brother Lawrence, had on her in his descriptions of nature but also mundane items such as p

Bullyingoccurs not only in school aged children but also in family and business environments but also in the world at large where one set of principles or belief systems is directed upon another group. It is a form of a belief in dominating or control of others deemed to be below them.Thanks for listening. MartinT

A story of Bree Solstad's beautiful conversion from a life in the pornography field to a true believer in Jesus Christ. It describes how the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist transformed her life.Thanks for listening. MartinT

Story about Solanus Casey who was having difficulty with his schooling but wanted to be a priest. He was relegated to being a doorkeeper at the entrance to the church. However, he was very gifted in other ways and people would flock to him. He cared for the poor and the sick in Detroit, Michigan.Thanks for listening. MartinT