Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast

Heart to Heart: Faith Seasons Podcast

Daily Reflections for Advent, Christmas Lent and Easter from Heart to Heart Catholic Media Ministry and Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ

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March 16, 2026 7 mins

Sometimes what we want and what God gives aren't always the same. What prayers has God answered in a way you weren't expecting?

John 4:48
Jesus said to him,
“Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.”

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What message has God given that is difficult to hear?

John 9:26-27

“How did he open your eyes?”
He answered them,
“I told you already and you did not listen.
Why do you want to hear it again?”

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Cultivate a proper attitude of gratitude for God's gifts.

Luke 18:11-12
“The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself,
‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity —
greedy, dishonest, adulterous — or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week,
and I pay tithes on my whole income.’”

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Love: Yes, we love each other and we love ourselves, but how do we love God?

Matthew 12:30
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, 
with all your soul, 
with all your mind,  
and with all your strength.

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God speaks but do we hear? Do we listen for God's voice?

Jeremiah 7:28 

This is the nation that does not listen
to the voice of the LORD, its God,
or take correction.
Faithfulness has disappeared;
the word itself is banished from their speech.

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How can I best share my faith with people I love?

Deuteronomy 4:9
“…take care and be earnestly on your guard
not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen,
nor let them slip from your memory as long as you live,
but teach them to your children and to your children's children.”

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A classic parable retold from the eyes of children and a loving father.

Matthew 18:32-33
His master summoned him and said to him, “You wicked servant!
I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.
Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant,
as I had pity on you?”

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Just like Jesus returning to Nazareth, sometimes it is hard for us to go back when we have changed but our friends or family have not.

Luke 4:24
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth:
“Amen, I say to you,
no prophet is accepted in his own native place.”

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What have you seen (or not seen) that strengthens your belief in God?

John 4:42

“We no longer believe because of your word; 
for we have heard for ourselves, 
and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.”

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We all know the Prodigal Son, but what about the Prodigal Sister?

Luke 15:3-38

“My son, you are here with me always;
everything I have is yours.
But now we must celebrate and rejoice,
because your brother was dead and has come to life again;
he was lost and has been found.”

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No matter our situation, there is always something bigger going on. A deeper truth to realize.

Matthew 21:38-39

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another,
‘This is the heir.
Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’
They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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When all seems to be going wrong, trusting in God's unwavering love can often be the hardest truth to accept. 

Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,
whose hope is the LORD.

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When have you had to set your own ego aside to show true leadership?

Matthew 20:25-26

“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant.”

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"Do as I say, not as I do..." Can be so much easier to say than actually following our own advice.

Matthew 23:3

“Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,
but do not follow their example.
For they preach but they do not practice.”

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What judgments are best left un-said?

Luke 6:37
“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.”

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Matthew 17:5
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”

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Loving someone when they actively persecute you may be one of the hardest things we Christians are called to do...

Matthew 5:43-45

Jesus said to his disciples:
"You have heard that it was said,
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies,
and pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 5:21
"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother
will be liable to judgment.”

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Fr. Michael recalls the bittersweet memory of his mom's passage into eternal life. 

Matthew 7:7-8
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

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Is there a time you have seen false assumptions lead to false division?

Jonah 4:4-5
“Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,” when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

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