Footsteps to Heaven

On this episode of Footsteps to Heaven Terry Modica talks with Michael Snellen the founder of the Sacred Heart Christian apostolate. Michael shares about the faith of Young Men in Gen Z, the effects of the Covid Pandemic on active participation in the faith and how to be welcoming to young men in a parish.
To learn more about Michael's ministry visit sacredheartchristiancreators.com

On this episode of Footsteps to Heaven Terry Modica talks with John McGuire Director of Life Long Faith Formation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Scotch Plains, NJ. They discuss what it means to be a smuggler of the Good News and ways to engage young men in parish life.

What do you think God the Father is really like? I guarantee he is much better as a Daddy who really cares about you – much better than you think he is. In this episode, I’ll share with you some key ways of really getting to know God the Father better, because he wants you to be intimate with him. He wants you to know him intimately.
To get the book mentioned in this episode (30 DAYS TO THE FATHER'S HEART) visit 30daystothefathersheart.com.
The video and transcript are available at https://gnm-media.org/god-the-father-as-you-never-knew-him.
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When a disaster hits us, or when we witness destruction hitting the lives of other people, it’s normal to wonder: “Where is God? Why didn’t he prevent this?”
More than just the recitation of the Rosary, which you can join, it weaves an uplifting message through it. Each decade of the Rosary is lifted up for something important related to the message. It’s not just a prayer, it's life-changing!
The message is published as a WordBytes article @ https://wordbytes.org/suffering/disasters/.

Pray with Terry Modica in a meditation about the challenging times in the life of the Blessed Mother Mary when she trusted God. In this video, we ask Mary for the grace that we need for trusting God in our difficulties.
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To get the book mentioned in this episode (30 DAYS TO THE FATHER'S HEART) visit 30daystothefathersheart.com.
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How did Will Deatherage, a young entrepreneur, avoid the traps that so many young people are falling into today? Terry Modica of Good News Ministries interviews him about his company, Catholics for Hire, and they discuss the keys to keeping young adults active in the Church, steadfast in their faith.
Catholics for Hire can be found at https://catholicsforhire.com.
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We’ve reached a milestone! 100 episodes of Footsteps to Heaven! To celebrate, we’ve compiled reels from the top 10 episodes of all time. This 100th episode contains the best of the best according to how often they’ve been viewed and shared.
At the end, if you want to see the full version of any of these very special episodes, there’s a link to the playlist called “Top 10.” Or use this link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRxPognO7VUOWCHOPmM–kGrOLPQzYhr.

Think of someone you know who’s rejecting Christ and Church, someone who likes taking selfies. “Who Do You Say I Am?” is an important new documentary about the Shroud of Turin. It shows scientifically and from the Catholic perspective why we can be sure that the Shroud of Turin is a selfie Jesus made of himself 1800 years before the invention of cameras.
In this episode of Footsteps to Heaven, Terry Modica interviews producer Bill Snyder. Summing up the purpose for making this film, he points out its effect on non-believers and doubters: “What if Jesus left us a selfie image in the Shroud of Turin? That’s the question that we ask in the film, “Who Do You Say I Am?” Because if this is the case — if that really is Jesus Christ and he left an image of himself as he was raising himself from the dead as God, does that change your belief in Christianity? What does that do for you?"
See Patchwork Heart Ministry to find out more and to obtain the film or to arrange a showing in your parish.
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How is your prayer life through the difficult times? Have you found that it’s less than it used to be? Maybe you’ve even said, “God’s not answering my prayers, so I might as well quit praying.” If you’ve reached the point where you feel like you can’t pray anymore, this message is for you. I'll share with you two secrets to praying when you feel discouraged and tired.
If you feel like you can’t pray anymore because it doesn’t make a difference – you’re tired, you’re drained, you’re exhausted from putting in so much prayer effort, and so much effort into emotionally dealing with all the trials that are going on today in your life and in the world — if you find yourself in that situation: Just surrender. You don’t need words.
That’s the first of two secrets to praying when you don’t feel like praying, which I explain how to do based on my own personal experiences.
To get my book, "30 Days to the Father's Heart", go to 30daystothefathersheart.com.
To get the prayer book recommended in this episode, go to amazon.com/Prayers-That-Rout-Demons-Overthrowing/dp/159979246X
The video and transcript are available at https://gnm-media.org/2-secrets-to-praying-when-you-dont-feel-like-praying/
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In this podcast episode I explain how we can be sure that God the Father never gives up trying to turn unbelievers to Jesus their Savior. He never abandons anyone until the point of death when they make their final choice.
We can see this in Hebrews 4:12-16 (which tells us about the sword of the Spirit), in Job 36:5,8-12 (which reassures us, “He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil,” and from Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (who tells us about the “veil” of deception getting lifted).
Who are you praying for because you’re worried about their salvation? Imagine that person with nothing on their mind, nothing in their vision, nothing in their field of vision but the Holy Spirit and the truth and Jesus Christ presenting it to them, wielding the Spirit as a sword (a two-edged sword), would that person want to spend eternity with Jesus?
That’s what the Holy Spirit does. That’s what the sword of the Spirit does….
Download the transcript from https://gnm-media.org/wielding-the-sword-of-the-spirit/.
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