Special 4 – Ash Wednesday and Lent
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From the archives of Spirit Mornings we bring you Deacon James Keating discussing Ash Wednesday and our Lenten practice. Deacon Keating is the Director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University.
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 at 12:58 am
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Heart of Hope Part 5 – The purpose of life, the suffering of humanity and how it relates to the grace of God. Emotional Suffering, Purgation, Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross, and Redemption.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Heart of Hope”.
This extraordinarily popular series explores the work of suffering in the Christian life and how God can use it to transform the heart of the individual and the world. 
The “Heart of Hope” tackles a very tough subject…the gift of suffering in the Christian life. Deacon Keating guides us well.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: creighton university, discerning heart, institute for priestly formation, james keating, prayer, purgation, purpose of life, suffering, theological formation
This entry was posted on Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
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Heart of Hope Part 2 – The agony of emotional suffering and opportunities for deeper union with Jesus; the reason for pastoral ministry
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Heart of Hope”.
This extraordinarily popular series explores the work of suffering in the Christian life and how God can use it to transform the heart of the individual and the world. 
The “Heart of Hope” tackles a very tough subject…the gift of suffering in the Christian life. Deacon Keating guides us well.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: abandonment, agony, alone, creighton university, discerning heart, hearts, institute for priestly formation, isolation, james keating, Jesus, lonliness, parish, suffering, theological formation
This entry was posted on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 3:38 am
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Episode 2 -Listening For Truth– The virtues: Fortitude, Obdience, and so much more.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “Listening For Truth”.
Listening for Truth leads men and women in a search for a fuller experience of God that begins in prayer, grows in the rediscovery of our spiritual being, and grounds itself in the truth of Jesus Christ. A presentation of the Christian life as an engagement of the whole person — body, mind, and soul — in the challenge of daily living.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: creighton university, fortitude, institute for priestly formation, james keating, theological formation, virtues
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
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Episode 16 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living
– The internal world and external presence of God. The importance of silence and recognizing the day of our visitations. Experiencing the love of God internally. We live by faith…moving to living by love.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: creighton university, institute for priestly formation, paschal mystery, spiritual journey, theological formation, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 9:35 am
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Episode 13 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
the spiritual life and moral living… understanding the journey through the Purgative and Illuminative Way and their role in the moral life.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: discerning heart, illuminative way, institute for priestly formation, james keating, paschal mystery, purgative, spiritual journey, theological formation, virutes, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Sunday, February 6th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
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Episode 11 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Liturgy of the Eucharist part 3 : The Eucharistic Prayer…God teaching us to pray. What are we doing in our participation and are we truly ready to receive the Body of Christ? Should we, in integrity, receive the Truth of Christ in Communion…do we really believe?
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: body of christ, creighton university, deacon, death and resurrection, eucharistic prayer, institute for priestly formation, paschal mystery, spiritual journey, theological formation, vatican ii, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Friday, January 21st, 2011 at 11:09 am
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Episode 10 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Liturgy of the Eucharist part 2 : The True Meaning of “Full and Active Participation”…The Purpose of the Eucharistic Prayer
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: choices, communion, creighton university, deacon, Deacon James Keating, Deacon Keating, eucharistic prayer, institute for priestly formation, james keating, liturgy, paschal mystery, theological formation, vatican ii documents, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 9th, 2011 at 12:10 am
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Episode 9 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Liturgy of the Eucharist part 1 : The offertory and the priesthood…what is the role of the priest in the sacrifice of the Mass and what are some of the challenges faced by the priest today.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: communion, creighton university, deacon, discerning heart, institute for priestly formation, james keating, liturgy, paschal mystery, priesthood, sacrifice of the mass, spiritual journey, theological formation, vatican ii documents, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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Episode 8 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Liturgy of the Word part 2 : The actual role of the reader (not performer), the role of the deacon, the role of those who hear the Word
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: creighton university, institute for priestly formation, james keating, liturgy of the word, paschal mystery, spiritual journey, theological formation, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Sunday, December 19th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
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Episode 7 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Liturgy of the Word part 1 Christ entering us through language. The difference in our attitude of being an “audience” and being in an attitude of prayer. How the Word sets us free.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: creighton university, discerning heart, institute for priestly formation, james keating, liturgy of the word, paschal mystery, prayer, theological formation, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Sunday, December 5th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
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Talk 2 - Love has Expelled All Fear From My Heart
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The Truth Will Set You Free is a series of talks Deacon James Keating gave at a day of reflection at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in November 2010. Deacon Keating is the Director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University.
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This entry was posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 12:16 am
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Talk 1 – Our Fear of Truth
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The Truth Will Set You Free is a series of talks Deacon James Keating gave at a day of reflection at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in November 2010. Deacon Keating is the Director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University.
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Tags: deacon, fear, institute for priestly formation, james keating, kenrick glennon seminary, theological formation, truth
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 28th, 2010 at 9:17 am
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Episode 6 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The Penitential Rite part 2 Are we afraid of silence, being alone with God, posture, and The domestic church.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: communion, creighton university, discerning heart, eucharist, institute for priestly formation, james keating, paschal mystery, pentential rite, prayer, spiritual journey, the mass, theological formation, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Saturday, November 27th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
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Episode 5 -The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living–
The penitential rite of the mass, while not the pivotal point, it is one of the most important points of the mass, and key in our moral conversion…it’s about the crucifixion to sin, meeting evil with love.
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Deacon James Keating, PhD, the director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation, located at Creighton University, in Omaha, is making available to ”Discerning Hearts” and all who listen, his series of programs entitled “The Way of Mystery”.
The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ’s paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives.
For more information on the “Institute of Priestly Formation” and for other material available by Deacon Keating, just click here
Don’t forget to pickup a copy of “Communion with Christ” , it is one of the best audio sets on prayer…ever!
Check out Deacon Keating’s “Discerning Heart” page
Tags: communion, discerning heart, institute for priestly formation, james keating, paschal mystery, penitential rite, spiritual journey, the eucharist, the mass, theological formation, way of mystery
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 21st, 2010 at 10:29 pm
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