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Come Away By Yourselves

Come Away By Yourselves

Fr. John Grieco 376 Episodes Jul 25, 2026

This podcast offers meditations based on the invitation of Jesus Christ to "come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." It aims to help listeners deepen their personal prayer life by reflecting on Gospel scenes, Scripture passages, and insights from saints and spiritual writers. The goal is to strengthen faith in Jesus and love for God, transforming one's life into an ever-deepening friendship with God through regular meditation and dialogue in prayer.

Episodes

Rebroadcast: The Cross and Transformation
Rebroadcast: The Cross and Transformation Jul 25, 2026 1707 "He who loves his life will lose it, he who loses his life for my sake will find it."  Finding our true life, and our true selves, means handing ourselves over to Christ.  Losing our lives for the sake of Christ is a transformative union with him.  This takes work and an acceptance of suffering.  There is no resurrection of ourselves in Christ without the cross.https://comeawaybyyourselv
"Compassion on the Crowd": Charity and Understanding
"Compassion on the Crowd": Charity and Understanding Jul 18, 2026 1658 Jesus doesn't just have compassion on others, he discovers motives for his compassion.  Understanding others is an essential ingredient in loving them.  This takes humility, patience, and the rejection of an evil, critical spirit.  
"Rejoicing in Heaven": The Joy of Contrition
"Rejoicing in Heaven": The Joy of Contrition Jul 11, 2026 1605 Jesus' victory over sin is a great cause of joy in heaven and on earth.  This victory only happens, however, insofar as sin is recognized and repented of.  Paradoxically, therefore, the sorrow of contrition for our sins is simultaneously a great motive for joy at our reconciliation with God.  Sorrow for sin lets Jesus' victory be won in us and thus makes of us fertile grounds for joy and
"Go and sin no more": A More Decisive Conversion
"Go and sin no more": A More Decisive Conversion Jun 27, 2026 1747 Sin and evil are real.  They are not playing games.  To defeat them and be disciples of Christ, we need to take our Christian life very seriously.  This takes resolute, decisive choices and clear thinking about good and evil, virtue and vice, love and betrayal.  
"Stay with us, Lord": Dwelling with Christ in Prayer
"Stay with us, Lord": Dwelling with Christ in Prayer Jun 20, 2026 1687 Jesus's presence in the Blessed Sacrament affords us a wonderful opportunity.  Just as we spend time with friends and loved ones just to be with them, our mental prayer is an occasion of simply being present with Jesus.  Jesus did this during his earthly life with various groups and individuals.  They cherished these days and hours alone with their Friend, Lord, and Teacher. We can do the sam
"Christian, remember your dignity"
"Christian, remember your dignity" Jun 14, 2026 1238 This Sunday's readings remind us of so many important realities.  We are God's people and precious to him.  He has loved us in our sinfulness, before we merited any goodwill on his behalf.  We are an apostolic Church chosen by name and invested with power to do good and proclaim the Gospel.  Our ordinary lives are actually quite extraordinary!
Jesus's Sacred Heart: His Divine and Human love for you!
Jesus's Sacred Heart: His Divine and Human love for you! Jun 12, 2026 1586 The Sacred Heart of Jesus is more than a symbol.  Jesus truly loves us with his heart.  This love is fully human: emotional, warm, tender, encouraging.  This love is fully divine: all powerful, infinite, eternal.   To appreciate this love we need to live in it and pray about it.  Let's "enter into the Sacred Heart of Jesus," as saints and Popes alike have encouraged us.  There we fi
The Feast of Corpus Christi [Rebroadcast]
The Feast of Corpus Christi [Rebroadcast] Jun 6, 2026 1810 On the Feast of Corpus Christi the Church turns her heart to Jesus's real presence in the Blessed Sacrament.   A marvel of love, in the Eucharist the infinite enters the finite, the Creator his creation and the invisible the visible real.  Adoration, devotion, and gratitude should mark our response to this great mystery of our Faith. 
Silent Love, Silent Prayer [Rebroadcast]
Silent Love, Silent Prayer [Rebroadcast] May 30, 2026 1965 The Bible often encourages us to a silent, receptive stance before God's reality and goodness.  This kind of prayer takes recollection or composure of heart, which in turn requires some trust in God.  Our distaste for quiet prayer can be rooted in an unwillingness to cede control or a fear of the changes it might provoke in us.  Jesus's advice to the busy Martha is pertinent for all time
Pentecost: God's Spirit in our hearts
Pentecost: God's Spirit in our hearts May 23, 2026 1673 The Holy Spirit is God's gift to us.  The Spirit dwells within each one of us in the state of grace.   We should ask him for help and rely on his presence especially to live the virtue of charity.  The fruits of the Spirit are the indications of his activity in our life. 
Growing in Knowledge and Love of God
Growing in Knowledge and Love of God May 16, 2026 1688 "This is eternal life, that they know you the one true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."  These words of Jesus reveal the importance of coming to know God more and more.  We grow in this knowledge in various ways: study and spiritual reading, personal dealings with Him in our prayer life, living in HIs presence.  To know Jesus fully, however, we also have to enter into his own ex
Mother's Day, Mother's Month
Mother's Day, Mother's Month May 9, 2026 1766 As we celebrate Mother's Day in the month of May, our minds and hearts naturally go to our Heavenly Mother, Mary.  Devotion to Our Lady should be natural and heartful, as is our devotion to our own mothers.  Mary is a great ally in the Christian life and May, Mary's month, is a great time to increase our love for her and our dependence on her intercession .

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