Welcome to a new year! I'm excited to start this new year with you reading Venerable Fulton Sheen's book "Way to Inner Peace."

This is our introduction podcast where I explain why I chose Bishop Sheen's book, give a little background info on him, and detail how this year is going to be different than last year's podcast.

Thank you for tuning in and I look forward to journeying with Venerable Fulton Sheen with you.

Travel with me, Catholic Pilgrims, for one year as we read through St. Faustina's Diary. Every day, I will do a short reading from the diary that brought us a deeper understanding of Christ's Divine Mercy. Afterwards, I'll give a short reflection on what we've read. If you've ever wanted to read St. Faustina's Diary but have been intimated or don't have enough time, this is a great way to explore it. If you've already read through the diary, still join along for a refresher. I look forward to meeting you here every day on this podcast for one year to learn more about the mercy of Christ.

Today's readings are found in Notebook 1, Numbers 1-2.

Travel with me, Catholic Pilgrims, for one year as we read through St. Faustina’s Diary. Every day, I will do a short reading from the diary that brought us a deeper understanding of Christ’s Divine Mercy. Afterwards, I’ll give a short reflection on what we’ve read.

This week we will be reading the first number from "Way to Inner Peace." It is centered on explaining egotism and how it tries to diminish others and God in order to inflate the self.

Three words to keep in mind as we read through our first reading: Littleness, dependency, and humility.

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Today the readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 3-6.

Continue to follow along as we make our way through St. Faustina's Diary by reflecting on it through small readings. Today we will be thinking about the reality of living in a world that has forgotten to adore and praise its Creator.

Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, numbers 7-11.

Many times, we all do a good job of trying to block out God's call for our lives. However, this always brings unrest and dissatisfaction. God will try to find a way to get our attention. Today, we will listen to St. Faustina tell us about how she tried to put off God's Call but, ultimately, she heeds His voice.

Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, 12-15.

At every step of our faith journey, we need to invite God into our lives through prayer. It is so important to bring God into our daily lives and talk to Him about what He wants us to do. Sometimes, God will ask us to wait and be patient while He prepares us for the next step of the journey.

Today's readings will be from Notebook 1, 16-19.

St. Faustina shares with us her unrest over not being able to be as pious as she desires once she finally enters the convent. She even wants to leave. However, Jesus wants her to stay. I relate this back to a time when I was trying to be super pious during Lent but I needed to be more flexible given the circumstances of my life at the time.