Inspiration for Daily Living
Touched by Creation
December 20, 2015 • David Parkes Music
In this soul stirring show, Focus gives honor to the master of creation, our Lord almighty with some of the most beautiful images of nature ever recorded and featuring the remarkable vocal talent of David Parks. It is our prayer that this special focus presentation feeds your spirit and nourishes your soul touched by creation.
Called To Pray
November 25, 2018 • Kathleen Beckman
Everyone is called to pray! Serving in the Catholic Church for nearly 30 years as a Catholic evangelist, best-selling author as well as involved as numerous other ministries, Kathleen Beckman captures in this Focus production the transformative power of prayer. She inspires a new outpouring of prayer for healing and holiness. She explains that through prayer our mind is renewed, our soul is purified and our heart is converted. You'll discover how prayer is God's special weapon against evil. This program proclaims the wealth of grace entrusted to all who pray, that's why we are all CALLED TO PRAY!
Do You Have A Mustard Seed?
November 5, 2017 • Anne Trufant
Even though it’s one of the smallest seeds, the trees can grow up to 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide. The tree can grow in arid, dry climates and thrive in all kinds of soil. So we can see the mustard seed as a symbol of our faith that can be tested in “dry times” and the most difficult of circumstances. Even if the tree is cut down to the trunk, it can grow back again. In this Focus show, Anne teaches us that mustard seed faith is that even during times of “pruning” we can overcome and come back stronger than ever just like the mustard tree that’s been severly pruned if only a little bit of faith remains. Over and over Anne reminds us that even when we are planted in poor soil we can still grow even if we have a smalll amount of faith. So get the faith of a mustard seed and don’t be afraid to use it!
Lord Teach Me to Discern!
Fr Marty Gleeson/Carol Weiler
Is your spiritual mailbox full and you don’t know how to empty it? It’s hard to know who or what to delete. In this Focus show Fr. Marty Gleeson and Carol Weiler teach us that God speaks to all of us but he uses mystical frequencies and they reveal ways to help us learn how to tune him in. It’s so true that all of our lives, everyday we are bombarded with countless messages. Now more than ever, we need St. Ignatius of Loyola’s spiritual teachings on how to access them, but more importantly how to discern if these messages are from God or from the evil one. By using the St. Ignatius way of prayer, we can avoid Satan’s poisonous bite. http://lord...teach Me to Discern!
The Ten Commandments
Fr Tony Ricard
Judaism is founded on them, Christianity holds them close to its heart. But do the Ten Commandments still have any real significance for us today? Do they still count? Do they matter? And could following them do us any good at all? Author, priest ,and one of the most gifted communicators of this generation, Fr. Tony Ricard believes he has the answer! Are the Ten Commandments still relevant? Absolutely! In this Focus special, we explore the possibility of a world where love guides every action, where communities place others before themselves and where the ancient commandments are as relevant today as they were to a collection of refugees wandering in the desert.
From Guilt To Grace
Karen Perez
Many women who choose abortion are lost, scared, humiliated, guilt ridden, and feel very alone. They don't need to be condemned, they need compassion. We must look for ways to be a source of kindness because God is in the business of turning our mistakes into moments of grace. You are about to hear the story of how we all can be blessed to be caught in the grip of God's grace.
A Minute in the Church
Gus Lloyd
Do Catholics read the Bible? Why do Catholics honor Mary? What is with all of these statues? Usually people object to the Catholic Faith based on Scriptual grounds. They claim the teachings of the Catholic Church are contrary to the clear teachings of the Bible, and these misrepresentations have led countless souls out of the Church. However, Scripture read in context fully supports Catholic teachings. Apologetics is all about knowing why we do what we do and believe what we believe. It is building the case for our Faith, learning how to explain and defend our Faith. "Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who ask for a reason for your hope."-1Peter 3:15. Can we defend our church in a minute?
Project Runway to God Part 2
Paulette Renaudin
How does a person go from the glamor of high fashion to being a humble servant of the Lord? How does a painfully shy person get the courage to shout the works of the Lord from the rooftops? What could possibly change a life so radically? Paulette Renaudin has the answers. She has been on quite a journey since her Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Her experience even include a trip to the Holy Land to work in one of Mother Teresa's soup kitchens. Her life has definitely taken a 180% turn.
Project Runway to God Part 1
Paulette Renaudin
How does a person go from the glamor of high fashion to being a humble servant of the Lord? How does a painfully shy person get the courage to shout the works of the Lord from the rooftops? What could possibly change a life so radically? Paulette Renaudin has the answers. She has been on quite a journey since her Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Her experience even include a trip to the Holy Land to work in one of Mother Teresa's soup kitchens. Her life has definitely taken a 180% turn.
Divorce Proof Your Marriage Part 2
Jimmy Seghers
A traditional wedding vow might include the following phrases, "... to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward until death do us part. This I promise to you before God". It is reported that the average bride to be in the U.S. spends well over 1000 hours choreographing each moment of the day she will say the vows. At some point in time, in over half of all U.S. marriages, one or both partners in the marriage find themselves unhappy. The obvious answer is to chuck it all, split us the assets, pay the attoreys umpteen thousands of dollars and hope to find someone else who will make you happy - at least that is what the world would have believe. God has a somewhat different plan. Husbands are to love their wives as much as they love themselves (Eph. 5:33). Wives are to help and respect her husband. That's it, that's God's plan - love and respect.
Proverbs...Life Lessons Part 1
Jimmy Seghers
God inspired the wisest and richest king to compose sayings full of advice for you, to prosper in every part of your life. It is hard-hitting, current, and spiritual. There is an undeniable practicality in this book, for sound and sensible answers to all manner of complex difficulties are found within its thirty-one chapters.
Proverbs...Life Lessons Part 2
Jimmy Seghers
God inspired the wisest and richest king to compose sayings full of advice for you, to prosper in every part of your life. It is hard-hitting, current, and spiritual. There is an undeniable practicality in this book, for sound and sensible answers to all manner of complex difficulties are found within its thirty-one chapters.
He Who Sings Prays Twice
December 29, 2019 • Donna Lee music
Donna Lee first started singing at the age of seven. In 1972, she joined the folk group at her local parish where she played guitar and sang for 11 years. Her debut album Immaculate Heart, O Sacred Heart was released in 1990. Since then, she has continued to release music, and became one of the founding members of the Catholic Association of Music. Donna Lee continues to travel around the world playing her music. We hope you will enjoy this special Focus program featuring the music of three-time Unity Award-winner Donna Lee.