TOS Podcasts Host Patti Brunner

Truth of the Spirit podcast and YouTube video episodes

TOS088 Songs of Meaning in the Mass

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Join Patti Brunner for the Truth of the Spirit’s “Songs of Meaning in the Mass” The sacred music sung during a Eucharistic Celebration “is not an accessory or embellishment of the liturgy, but is the liturgy itself.”   The ancient songs of scripture: ‘Holy, Holy’, ‘Glory to God in the Highest’ and Psalms are offered as proclamation and prayer; music joined to the Word of God is meant to draw people into an encounter with the living Word of God, who is Christ.  Music is a gift of God that opens for us a glimpse of God’s glory.  Sacred song “cooperates in nourishing and expressing the faith and, therefore, in glorifying God and sanctifying the faithful.”  When you hear singing during the Mass, it is never “filler” or a time to let yourself to be distracted.  It is always a key moment of the liturgy.

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TOS087 Eve – God’s First Woman

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Truth of the Spirit episode, Eve – God’s First Woman with host Patti Brunner, reminds us that Adam needed a helper who, like him, was also in the image of God. Eve’s story is told to us in two different stories in the Old Testament book of the bible, Genesis. The first man was made from the dust of the earth but the first woman was made of the perfect genetic material of God’s creation of humanity.  Isn’t it interesting that the first sign of the effect of sin, the first sign of imperfection is the need to cover up?  We could guess that Eve’s first clothing line was named “fear”.  Before they sinned they were covered by the glory of God.  Discover how God covered them after the first sin.

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TOS086 Lessons from the Prodigal Son

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Join Patti Brunner to step inside the parable in Lessons from the Prodigal Son on Truth of the Spirit.  See how failure to identify the Father’s love puts us in a crisis situation.  Grow in understanding of the benefit of returning and approaching our Heavenly Father.  Consider the barriers that keep us from being open to God’s love.  Listen to more about God’s Love on the following Truth of the Spirit episodes: Basics of Faith VIII- Basics of Salvation [Playlist: Basics of Faith], Anointing of the Sick [Playlist: The Sacraments], Come to the Water Part 5 [Playlist: Fr. Philip Scott], “Does God Love Me?” [Playlist:  Life in the Spirit], Sharing Your Witness [Playlist:  Sharing the Abundant Life].

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One time I was at a women’s retreat and our leader had us act out the parable of the Prodigal Son.  As we took turns playing the parts of the prodigal son, the other son his brother and the Father and the servants, I gained a new insight I had missed by reading the story in the bible.  It is truly the “living word”.  As I played the role of the father, I paced back and forth looking down the road for my son to return.  I had never considered the strong longing in the father’s heart for the son who had turned his back on his father and gone off to do his own thing.  And in that, I could comprehend how God desires our return to him, even though we have rejected his Presence.  Recently, the Lord has been teaching me even more about relationship with Him through this parable.

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TOS085 Recognizing God’s Voice

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Recorded 8/24/2019

Truth of the Spirit episode ‘Recognizing God’s Voice’ hosted by Patti Brunner provides several spiritual exercises for listening to the Lord.  Please know that the Lord wants you to hear his voice.  Mostly it is the ability to discern God’s voice that the people need help—He speaks to you all the time.  If you do not spend time getting to know the Lord in prayer and sacred scripture you cannot recognize his voice.  You know the voice of family members because you hear them often when you know it’s them.  It’s the same thing with the Lord.  We can become most familiar with God’s voice by reading scripture.  Also refers to episodes:  TOS029 “Praying the Scriptures” with Ken Hunter and TOS053: Basics of Faith I –  Basics of Using the Catechism.

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TOS084 Listening to the Voice of the Lord

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Playlist: Storehouse of Old and New Testament

Did you know that you can hear the voice of the Lord? Truth of the Spirit’s Listening to the Voice of the Lord with host Patti Brunner shares that when the Lord speaks directly to your heart there is a different level of understanding; the Holy Spirit gives gifts of wisdom and understanding that come alive when the Lord speaks his word personally to you. The communication between God and Man is made possible first by the connection of the Holy Spirit, speaking within the heart, and secondly, through the heart that desires to hear.

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TOS083 Tabernacle of the Lord

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The Tabernacle of the Lord with host Patti Brunner takes a distinctive gaze at tabernacles in Catholic Churches, the Mosaic tabernacle of the Old Testament and the tabernacle of the heart of the baptized.  The tabernacle of Moses in the desert was a foreshadowing of the joy that now takes place not in the desert tent but everywhere that the people of God dwell.  The ‘real’ tabernacle comes down from heaven; it is Jesus, true God true Man.  For video, audio, or to read the script, please continue reading below.

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TOS082 False gods

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Are your favorite saints a football team?  In this episode of Truth of the Spirit Patti Brunner looks at the False gods that we have allowed into our homes and how the first commandment of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob continues to be relevant today.  “I am the Lord your God, you shall not have false gods before Me” There doesn’t have to be a Buddha on your night stand to have false gods in your house. It is attitude and time spent and the priority in our life we give to things. What do you treasure with your whole heart, soul & mind?  Does your treasure love you back?  God loves us. God loves us even when we turn away from him and the great I AM is always waiting for our return. 

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TOS081 Patriarchs of the Old Testament

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The Patriarchs show a way to seek God and to share our lives with him. On Truth of the Spirit, host Patti Brunner discusses the Patriarchs of the Old Testament starting with Abraham, our Father of Faith, and then continue the blood line. I’m going to tell their story.  I will show you how they foreshadow Christ and the Church.  The Lord chose one man and then touched members of his family as faith continues to be handed down to the generations.  This model is used over and over throughout history and is the basis for our Church.  As Abraham connected with God and lives were changed so, too, those of the modern world. 

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TOS080 Do Women Need Jesus?

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“Do Women Need Jesus?” is the question answered in this episode of Truth of the Spirit with host Patti Brunner.  The focus of the world tells women they need to be pretty or rich or dressy or healthy or active or smart.  But we say:  You need Jesus; Jesus is enough for you.  The women in the New Testament will tell us what that means. They help you to know who you are in Christ Jesus.  You have a choice to live as a Bride of Christ or as a ‘people pleaser’. .  Not all of the women of the New Testament were pretty, smart or healthy—yet each one is shown to become the daughter of Christ as they turned their face toward Jesus.  Those who turned away from him found death. We also discuss the decision maker:  does this affect eternity?  And how you can you grow in your relationship with Jesus? 

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TOS079 Truth about the Body of Christ with Rick Brunner

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TOS079 Truth about the Body of Christ For audio only PPN

Rick Brunner speaks to the confusion about the “Truth about the Body of Christ” on this episode of “Truth of the Spirit” hosted by Patti Brunner.  Baptized Christians are in the body of Christ.  Using the Catechism and scripture, Rick brings clarity to these points:  1) One Baptism, one Lord, for all; 2) The judgment will be for sin not denomination; 3) The duty of a Catholic, who has been given fullness of truth; 4) The duty of other Christians who have been given a portion of truth yet fullness of life through Baptism; 5) The difficulties that men who are different find in sharing truth when truth is not understood because of training; 6) One in the Spirit; 7) Teaching of the Church concerning salvation for separated brothers and sisters in Christ.  He then will share some of his personal history with separated brothers and sisters in Christ when lack of truth and with truth.

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