The Bridegroom Speaks

The Bridegroom Speaks

by Laura Ercolino

Christianity Religion

Season 2

Identity as a Bride, Enslavement to Freedom

In this episode, I am joined by Abby Kyle, Director of Evangelization from South Bend Indiana. Abby and I talk about what it means to be free in Christ and to receive His love. We dive into the question of what enslaves us and how do we surrender our attachments to Christ. It was a powerful conversation! Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and how He heals our hearts at Hopesgarden.com.

My Home with Jesus

God has prepared our perfect home for us in Heaven and He wants us to experience the safety and peace of that home here during our pilgrimage. We can always find a foretaste of "home" in the Heart of Jesus. In this episode, Laura is joined by her sister, De Yarrison, for a conversation about home. They discuss the ways in which many earthly homes fall short of the vision God has and the healing to be found in the Heart of Jesus. God desires your safety. If you are not safe in your home, you can find resources and support at: https://hopesgarden.com/domestic-violence-resources/

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Take a break from the stress and busyness of your day and rest under the apple tree with Jesus. In the Song of Songs, the Bride compares the Beloved to an apple tree and praises his shade and sweet fruit. You too can find peace and restoration with Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. This episode is an excerpt from the Hope's Garden Brides of Christ heart-led study of the Song of Songs. Learn more about this transformative Scripture study: https://hopesgarden.com/song-of-songs-scripture-study/

The Beautiful Duet

In this episode, taken from our Brides of Christ Scripture study, Laura unpacks the beautiful duet between the Bridegroom and the Bride in verses 1:4-5 of the Song of Songs. This is the duet Jesus desires for each one of us to enter into with Him. Learn more about our Song of Songs studies at Hopesgarden.com.

Desires of My Heart

Christ is the fulfillment of all our desires, yet like the Bride of the Song of Songs, we allow our desires to go seeking the One we love in all the wrong places. For many of us, just naming the desires of our hearts is a difficult task. Laura takes us on a journey from our heads to our hearts to discover our hearts' desires. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and the Song of Songs at Hopesgarden.com.

Seeing the Gift You Are

You are gift! This is the truth of who we are yet we so often forget. Laura leads us in pondering how we are gift of God, first for our own sake, and then to be given to one another. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and Hope's Garden at Hopesgarden.com.

The Sacred Temple of Your Body

Father Michael Stalla helps us to understand Jesus's teaching on the sacredness of the human person and why we must not tolerate the desecration of our bodies. For more spiritual reflections by Father Michael, the spiritual advisor of Hope's Garden, join our virtual community for Catholic men or women. Father Michael offers free live spiritual direction events for members throughout the year. https://hopesgarden.com/

It's All About the Heart

Scripture refers to the heart as the place of prayer more than 100 times but what is the heart, really? Laura begins this episode with the Catholic Catechism's beautiful explanation of the heart and then helps us ponder the landscape of our hearts in relation to the Heart of the Bridegroom. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com.

Theology of the Body and Divorce

What was God's intention for marriage "in the beginning"? What did Jesus mean when He said, “For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so."? Father Michael Stalla gives us a brief introduction to St. John Paul II's teachings known as the Theology of the Body and then answers the above questions through this lens. Learn more about the Catholic faith from Father Michael Stalla at hopesgarden.com.

The Song of Solomon

Laura reads the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition of the Song of Solomon to us. You are invited to be still and rest on the Heart of the Bridegroom as you listen to His divine love song. Learn more about the Song of Songs and Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com.

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