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Come Away By Yourselves

by Fr. John Grieco

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  • [Rebroadcast] Our Constant Call to Holiness

    October 10, 2026 · 31 min

    "This is the will of God for you, your sanctification."  With these words, St. Paul reveals to us the great potential of our Christian life.  St. Josemaria was inspired by God to remind us of this universal vocation.  We should always be…

  • (Rebroadcast) "Free to Love": The Point of Living Poverty

    October 3, 2026 · 31 min

    After the Rich Young Man goes away sad, Jesus tells his disciples twice that it will be difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God.  The possession of riches comes with the danger of relying on them too much, seeking our happiness…

  • [Rebroadcast] "I come to do your will": St. Josemaria and loving the will of God

    September 26, 2026 · 29 min

    Jesus tells us about two sons.  One does his father's will after saying he wouldn't.  The other says yes to his father but promptly disobeys him.  Jesus, our model, does both: he says yes to the Father's plan and then carries it out…

  • Working for God

    September 19, 2026 · 29 min

    This Sunday's Gospel portrays God as a generous employer of many workers.  What would it mean to work for God?  Are we grateful for the work and people God has entrusted us with in our Christian life?

  • [Rebroadcast] Like the Apostles

    September 12, 2026 · 25 min

    Like the apostles themselves, the life of the Christian is a call to be close to Jesus and to go out and spread the Good News.  Holiness and apostolate are two sides to the same divine vocation.   To be an apostle, however, we have to…

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  • Mary's Birthday: Humility and Trust

    September 5, 2026 · 29 min

    On September 8th we celebrate the Feast of The Nativity of Our Lady.  THis is an opportunity to contemplate her humility and her radical response to God.

  • Contemplatives in the Middle of the World: Identification with Christ

    August 29, 2026 · 30 min

    St. Josemaria described the potential of lay holiness in an interesting way.  He said all Christians can and should be "contemplatives in the middle of the world."  Holy Scripture and Church teaching reaffirm this high ideal.  The…

  • Christ's Suffering (and ours?): Meaningful, Free, Loving

    August 22, 2026 · 30 min

    Sacred Scripture teaches us some clear lessons about Christ's suffering.  His passion was redemptive and meaningful.  It was freely chosen and accepted.  It was all an act of divine and human love for us and for the Father.  As Christians…

  • The Assumption of Mary: Shining like the Sun in the Kingdom of God

    August 14, 2026 · 30 min

    The Assumption of Mary is a very special Feast in the Church.  To gaze on Our Lady in Heaven is to contemplate something very beautiful and important.  The marvel of her glorification speaks to us of the surpassing beauty of goodness and…

  • "Say 'Thank You!'": Reflections on Gratitude

    August 8, 2026 · 29 min

    Gratitude is a very important Christian disposition.  God appreciates gratitude, as we all do.  One of the four basic acts of prayer, gratitude should be a constant state of mind and heart.  In addition to pleasing God, it also brings the…

  • "God Will Provide": Growing in Radical Trust

    August 1, 2026 · 29 min

    This Sunday's readings show as God as a generous provider.  In the book of Isaiah, God invites the people to come to him for their food and drink.  In the Gospel, Jesus feeds the crowds with the miraculous multiplication of loaves and…

  • Rebroadcast: The Cross and Transformation

    July 25, 2026 · 28 min

    "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…

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About the show

"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." These words of Jesus Christ are an invitation to personal and intimate prayer. The meditations offered in this podcast are intended to help the listener enter into his own prayerful relationship with God. By reflecting on scenes from the Gospel, on other passages from Scripture, and on the insights of saints and spiritual writers, we can strengthen our faith in Jesus and our love for God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "I have called you my friends." By regular meditation and dialogue with Our Lord in prayer, our life can be transformed into an ever deepening and loving friendship with God.