35: Intercessory Prayer

Singleness and vocations / Shannon’s experience with singleness and discernment / Fitting into the life of the Church / Focusing on the call to holiness / Radical honesty in prayer / Being a supportive friend if you’re not single

Cliques vs. communion / Friendship as sharing of emotion and soul / Are friends more than the people with whom we share our hobbies and interests? / Detachment and spiritual directors / St. Therese and the struggle to center friendship on God / No one-sided friendships / Allowing others to show charity to us / Fr. Cassidy gets stressed out by small talk / "Salvific Disillusionment"

Life and travel updates / The compounding power of friendship / Charity close to home / Intuitive versus ‘Real’ friendships / Slow growth relationships / Progressive growth in the spiritual life / Trusting the process of purification / How failure helps us grow in friendship / Self-awareness and detachment

The difficult choice to love others / Why community matters for our holiness / Therapy and friends helping us to detach and empathize / The ‘exuberant discovery’ of friendship / Seeing the beauty in others that God sees in us / Loving each other on our worst days and in our brokenness / Shannon goes hiking

Lent and Easter, a brief retrospective / Introducing "But I Have Called You Friends" / Friendship is the common denominator in love / Taking a second look at relationships / Community as a source of purification / Get to know people, but don't make it weird

Praying for friends / Embracing the awkwardness of praying with other people / Intercession through the liturgy / Contemplation and intercession / "Offer it up" / Immersion in Scripture

Another life update / Mental health, and our different experiences / Vulnerability with God and each other / Being loved in our weakness / Self-mastery for human and spiritual flourishing---Here are some mental health resources we and others have found helpful:Books-St. Dymphna’s Playbook: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook-A Catholic Guide to Depression: https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Guide-Depression-Aaron-Kheriaty/dp/1933184760Websites-self-compassion.org-the calm breathing bubble: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5DqTuWve9t8-https://www.crisistextline.org-https://www.catholichotline.org-psychologytoday.com-"How To ADHD" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHDApps-Calm-HeadspacePhone numbers-988 crisis lineOrganizations-Local Catholic charities in your area-NAMI: https://nami.org/Home-RAINN: https://www.rainn.org

Priest senioritis / Chunky books / The story of Jacob’s Ladder / Vertical and horizontal dimensions / Dependence on Christ acting in us / Pro-worm podcasting / Interceding for others / Only Christ can bring souls to himself / The grief and joy of death to self

Shannon shouldn't drink coffee / Introducing Fulton Sheen's 'The Priest Is Not His Own' / Priesthood and victimhood / Being a priest means being sacrificed / Sacrificial love and vocations / Learning to be a priest-victim / Fr. Cassidy's big news

We're back! / Liturgical music is awesome / Spiritual lessons learned / Christ living in the priesthood / The importance of silence / commemorating the Deposition and Burial of Christ / Supporting  friends in carrying their crossesListen to Fr. Cassidy's series in episodes 12-14 of the Cor Christi podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cor-christi/id1560979444