Heart of the Ark

Pope Francis concludes Chapter 2 of Dilexit Nos with paragraphs 43-47, highlighting Jesus' words of love and expressions of deep emotion, passion, and compassion in the gospel accounts. From scriptur…

Pope Francis continues Chapter 2 of Dilexit Nos with paragraphs 39-42, highlighting Jesus' modeling of the importance of seeing, beholding, and being present to those we seek to heal and call. The Go…

Pope Francis begins Chapter 2 of Dilexit Nos, by speaking about way Jesus embodied closeness and tenderness, in action as much as in speech. He embodied the myriad expressions of touch, tenderness an…

Pope Francis speaks about the radical remaking of the world, which is only possible when the transformational power of God's love is fully embraced and lived in the relationship between Christ and Hi…

Jen speaks with Fr. Alex Gaitan, who offers a meditation for Holy Week and the cross as the ultimate promise of salvation. Fr. Alex is the Coordinator for the Migrant Ministry in the Archdiocese of N…

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 7 - Chapter 1 Paragraphs 24-27
Pope Francis speaks about the difference between a knowledge of a relationship with heart, versus knowing data with the intellect. He in…

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 7 - Chapter 1 Paragraphs 20-23
Pope Francis closes this section of the heart uniting the fragments, by recognizing the profound core of our being in the purpose for wh…

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 6 - Chapter 1 Paragraphs 17-19
Pope Francis notes the unifying and discerning action of "seeing with the heart." Through the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we can…

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 5 - Chapter 1 Paragraphs 13-16
Pope Francis asks us to contemplate a return to the hearts the integrated part of our being, that fully encapsulates all that we are. Be…

Jen speaks with Sr. Rita Clare Yoches and Sr. Sarah Rose Dent of the Franciscan Sisters T.O.R. of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother about their conversion to discipleship, vocation call and giving your…

DIlexit Nos in a Year - Session 4 - Chapter 1, Returning to the heart - Paragraphs 9-13.
Pope Francis asks us to contemplate a return to the heart in the midst of a world that no longer recognizes au…

"It's not about the color or the nationality, it's about loving God" with Rahsaan Garlin, Coordinator of African American, African and Caribbean Apostolate in the Archdiocese of Newark speaks with Je…

Dilexit Nos in a Year session 3 - Chapter 1 paragraphs 5 through 8. - Like Grandma's Cookies
Pope Francis continues with the symbolic meaning of the heart as a locus of sincerity. He asks us question…

This is Session 2 of Dilexit Nos in a Year from the Heart of the Ark Podcast. In the first Chapter of Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis traces the historical and philosophical idea of the heart as locus of r…

It is through the Dilexit Nos in a Year from the Heart of the Ark, that we will seek to ask questions and pray together that Jesus Christ may do the transformative work in our hearts necessary to mov…

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Why read it? Why did Pope Francis write it? What does it have to do with Evangelization? Post-COVID-19 ministry is an evolving process, Dilexit Nos, speaks right into the hear…

Dilexit Nos, We Are His Witness, and the spiritual and communal work of responding to the heartbeat of Jesus. In October 2024, Pope Francis issues his fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos “ON THE HUMAN AN…

This is Session 1 of Dilexit Nos in a Year from the Heart of the Ark Podcast.
Each session of Dilexit Nos in a Year begins by breaking open the scriptures and topics coverred in order to outline the…

Jen visits Dr. Howard Walker, a Catholic husband and father, and elementary school principal and educator who wants to spread wisdom for resilience in the face of adversity. Dr. Walker has struggled …

Fr. John and Jen discuss the ways in which we can better prepare for the coming joy of Christmas by fully embracing the Advent practices and prayer time that can help us ready our hearts for the Nati…