Catholic Latte

During the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Fr. Eric reflects on the invitation to surrender to love, as illustrated by Mary's willingness to give Joseph time and space to process the news of the Annunciation (Mt 1:18-24).
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On the Third Sunday of Advent, Fr. Eric reflects on the story of St. John the Baptist conversing with Jesus while still in prison (Mt 11:2-11) in speaking about how the Lord calls us to process our painful experiences with Him.
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Fr. Eric breaks down a key scene from the romantic comedy "The Break-Up" (2006) starring Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston.
This is an excerpt from S02 Ep. 62 of the podcast ("Embracing the Invitation to Love") which was released originally in 2022 on the occasion of the Second Sunday of Advent. 
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On the Second Sunday of Advent, Fr. Eric speaks about St. John the Baptist's refusal to baptize the Pharisees and the Sadducees at the River Jordan (Mt 3:1-12) in discussing the need to move beyond a sense of mere duty and obligation to embrace fully the invitation to love God and others.
As a key example, Fr. Eric refers to the film "The Break-Up" (2006) starring Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston.
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On the First Sunday of Advent, Fr. Eric looks to the wisdom of St. Paul (Rom 13:11-14) in discussing how to become more receptive and attentive to God's grace during the season of Advent.
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Fr. Eric speaks about how sometimes the most perfect and holy choice to make is to simply suffer and endure in obedience to God's will.
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Fr. Eric reflects on the importance in persevering in being one's true self, despite any lack of affirmation from the world.
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Fr. Eric speaks about the value of working on yourself in the sense of taking seriously your own spiritual journey to assist in relationships, particularly the vocaiton of marriage.
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Fr. Eric reflects on how the film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2010) led him to discern a vocation to the holy priesthood. Major spoiler alert.
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Fr. Eric refers to the Gospel story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) in speaking about how God calls us forth to a place of freedom and self-gift by loving us in our places of vulnerability.
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