TOS059 Basics of Real Presence

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TOS059 Basics of Faith VII: Real Presence of the Eucharist For audio  TOS059: Basics of Faith VII – Basics of the Real Presence | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics of the Real Presence in the Eucharist. The Real Presence of the risen Christ in the Eucharist is beyond our understanding. It is an inexhaustible mystery. Yet the infallible teaching authority of the Catholic Church has proclaimed it for nearly 2000 years because God reveals his truth to us in ways that we can understand through the gift of faith and the grace of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. Jesus Christ is present body, soul and divinity in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine. The doctrine of the Real Presence is found in the sixth chapter of John’s gospel where Jesus, himself, teaches about the Eucharist and about faith. We are not the only ones who need faith to accept the truth about the Real Presence; even Jesus’ own disciples needed it.

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TOS058 Basics of the Laity’s Role as Priest, Prophet and King

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TOS058 Basics of Faith VI: Priest, Prophet, and King For audio  TOS058: Basics of Faith VI – Priest, Prophet, and King | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics of the Laity’s Role as Priest, Prophet and King.  Jesus provides the example for us to lead an abundant life as Priest, Prophet, and King.  Jesus is the High Priest. There is a ministerial priesthood and a common priesthood.  A priest is someone who connects man to God and God to man.  According to our baptism, that is one of our duties as a Christian.  What’s a prophet?  A prophet is someone who hears the voice of God and shares what God says.  What is a King?  Someone in charge of others by royal birthright, and their duty is to protect, provide and expand the kingdom and to be a good steward.  Jesus gives us the example.

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TOS057 Basics of the Paschal Mystery

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TOS057 Basics of Faith V: Basics of the Paschal Mystery For audio TOS057: Basics of Faith V – Basics of the Paschal Mystery | Listen Notes

What does the Paschal Mystery mean for us? Each person’s life is intimately affected. Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics of the Paschal Mystery. Each of the Gospel writers agree: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Baptism is the incorporation into the life of the risen Christ. The suffering servant, Christ, can relate to all suffering by mankind. The kingdom on earth as it is in heaven is shown to us with the glorification of Christ’s body at the resurrection from the dead. Salvation is the gift of the paschal mystery.

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TOS056 Basics of the Creed

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TOS056 Basics of Faith IV: Basics of the Creed For audio TOS056: Basics of Faith IV – Basics of the Creed – Truth of the Spirit (podcast) | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics of the Creed. Professions of faith are called creeds from the Latin word ‘credo’ that translates to “I believe”. We are Christians because we believe. Continuing the series on the basics of the Catholic faith, this episode examines the use of statements of belief known as Creeds to keep us on track about the truth. Much of our faith is rather mystical such as ‘One God yet three persons of the Trinity’, and the truth of Jesus being ‘true God and true man’. The Creed specifically points out some of these doctrines that could not be known apart from divine Revelation to the Church. Patti Brunner goes through the main articles of Nicene Creed, to help you understand their basic profession.

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TOS055 Basics of Mass Posture

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TOS055 Basics of Faith III: Basics of Mass Posture For audio TOS055: Basics of Faith III – Basics of Mass Posture | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics to Mass Posture. Most Catholics have been standing or sitting or kneeling at Mass for all of their lives, moving in unison with all around them. If you are new to the Catholic Church, it can be a bit overwhelming. In this episode Patti Brunner will point out the various postures that flow during the Mass and share why each posture and move is important. One of the goals of the Truth of the Spirit podcasts is to remind you of the Spirit filled facets of our Christian faith, sometimes returning to the basics to allow you better access to teachings and actions of those inspired by the Holy Spirit.

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TOS054 Basics to Reading the Bible for Catholics

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TOS054 Basics of Faith II: Basics to Reading the Bible For audio TOS054: Basics of Faith II – Basics to Reading the Bible | Listen Notes

One of the goals of the Truth of the Spirit podcasts is to remind you of the Spirit filled facets of our Christian faith, sometimes returning to the basics to allow you better access to teachings and actions of those inspired by the Holy Spirit. Please join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit to explore Basics of Faith with the Basics to Reading the Bible for Catholics. The Church “forcefully and specially exhorts all the Christian faithful… to learn ‘the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ‘ (Phil 3:8) by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures” (Catechism #2653). Anybody can pick up a bible, open it, and start reading it. I want to explain to you how the bible is structured so you can understand how wonderful the bible is! The bible teaches us the ancestral history of Jesus true man. But it does more. It helps us to see that Jesus is true God. The Bible is a communication from God to Man. The entire bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit using human writers to record and share the truth.

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TOS053 Basics of the Faith I -Basics of the Catechism

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TOS053 Basics of Faith I: Basics of Catechism For audio  TOS053: Basics of Faith I – Basics of the Catechism | Listen Notes

TOS053 with Patti Brunner. On this episode of Truth of the Spirit we will give you some Basics on Using the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  For first time users and beginners it can be a bit confusing.  But we assure you after you listen or watch this podcast you’ll be finding nuggets of treasure of the Christian teaching handed down in the Catholic Church in no time!  Many Catholics of a certain age grew up with a Baltimore Catechism.  This was a “Go To” book for Americans.  However, in 1992 a universal catechism was published to be used internationally.  A monumental undertaking it is a promulgation of teachings that includes documents of ancient times through modern times.  We believe the inspiration of the Holy Spirit helped extract nuggets of truth to share with us in a manageable format of a single volume!  We’ll help you explore various ways to find specific teachings and help in using the resource information that you may not even know is included!  Patti Brunner has taught these basics to RCIA students who were brand new to the Church and to others who were searching to deepen their faith.

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TOS052 Facing Finals Session III: Preparing for a Happy Death and Eternal Life

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TOS052 Facing Finals Session III: Preparing for a Happy Death and Eternal Life  For audio TOS052: Facing Finals III – Preparing for a Happy Death and Eternal LIfe | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit for concluding Facing Finals Session 3:Preparing for a Happy Death and Eternal Life.  Saint Anthony of Padua wrote that “Nothing is more certain than death and nothing more uncertain than the day and hour of our death.”  Sue Yarbrough taught children, “The happiest day of your life is the day you die and get to go to heaven!”  In this Facing Finals episode of Truth of the Spirit, Patti Brunner shares that a happy death does not mean an ‘easy’ death.  In fact death surrounded by great suffering can still be a happy death. 

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TOS051 Facing Finals Session 2: What Do You Leave Behind? Preplanning Your Funeral

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TOS051 Facing Finals Session II: What Do You Leave Behind & Preplanning Your Funeral  For audio TOS051: Facing Finals II – What Do You Leave Behind? & Preplanning Your Funeral | Listen Notes

Join Patti Brunner and Truth of the Spirit guest Dc. Clarence Leis for Facing Finals Session 2:  What Do You Leave Behind? & Preplanning Your Funerals.  Many of us are heading into our senior season.  In the winter of our lives it may be more difficult to complete various tasks.  Take up those challenges and chores and see how completing your own tasks can benefit others.  Yet even as one season ends the new is upon us as we reach for eternal life.  What do you leave behind?  What do you want to hand on to others?  How has the paths of others affected you in the journey of life?  Would you want others to follow your footprints?   Now is the time, before time slips away, to walk in the paths worth following. 

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