Taylor Marshall Catholic Show

Think about how a seal can be pressed into wax. Your life is that seal. Do you want to make a shallow imprint this life or a deep imprint? How about an eternal impact. Today we examine how we can make an eternal impact by allowing God to work in and through us. Weekly podcast joke: “An old man comes back to confession” Tip of the week: using your Rosary beads Proverb of the week: Proverb 22:29 Featured Segment: How to Make an Eternal Impact Saint of the Week: St Josemaria Escriva (The Way, Furrow, Forge in one volume) Latin word of the week: imprimatur Click to Listen: Podcast #27 How to Make an Eternal Impact with Your Life If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. My recommended book by  St Josemaria Escriva (The Way, Furrow, Forge in one volume). Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 89,010 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 145 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If

I’m back from our pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and I am so excited and transformed. In today’s podcast I’ll share my experiences with you and encourage you to make a pilgrimage, as well. I also share a “Tip of Week” on using holy oil. Weekly podcast joke: “Catholics living in a commune in Montana” Tip of the week: Holy Oil for mental health Proverb of the week: Proverb 8:1 Featured Segment: Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe Latin word of the week: stultus = fool Click to Listen: Podcast #26 Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. My recommended book on Our Lady of Guadalupe: Maria of Guadalupe by Paul Badde. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 82,250 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 140 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “Vi

This week I’m on pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. Since I’m not able to record a podcast in Mexico, here is one of my appearances on Catholic Answers Live answering the question: Why is the Catholic Church based in [pagan] Rome…and not [Jewish] Jerusalem? Click to Listen: #25: Why is the Catholic Church Roman? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Here’s the book The Eternal City that I reference in this podcast: Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 78,491 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 137 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! And please subscribe (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get my new podcast every Wednesday morning. Previous Episodes of Taylor’s Podcast # Title Released 023 How to Restart Y

I have had a lot of failures in life. Failures are hard to face. Today we look at seven lies we retreat to in the face of failure and examine the Christian worldview as it relates to setbacks in this life. Click to Listen: #24: The Seven Lies We Enjoy about our Failures If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Weekly podcast joke: “the man with thinks his wife has lost her hearing” Tip of the week: Get yourself a Downton Abbey coat brush! (Here’s the one I have. It went up in price since last year, but I still think it’s worth every penny: Kent CP6 Clothes Brush Proverb of the week: Proverb 11:29 Featured Segment: The Seven Lies We Enjoy about our Failures Saint of the week: The medieval dog head of Saint Christopher (hint: it has to do with Latin!) Latin word of the week: invidia (envy) Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 72,924 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 128 (!) of you who wrote amazing 

Have you ever clicked your mouse so many times and moved it around with so many programs that the mouse curser on the screen just freaks out and starts bouncing all over the screen? Sometimes, when I’m impatient with a webpage loading I keep clicking it and then when the computer catches up to speed, the curser goes crazy and starts clicking things that I don’t want to click. This is how our lives become. We are pushing and clicking so much, that we are frying our minds. Before we know, we are doing things and saying things that we never wanted to do or to say. In those situations, it’s best to just close down all you programs and restart the computer. Today’s podcast walks us through how we can do just that. Plus we have: our first podcast joke Proverb of the week Saint of the week: Saint Blaise Latin word of the week: jocosus Click to Listen: How to Restart Your Mental Computer If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshal

Since today is the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Jan 28), I’m going to share Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas. This is where philosophy and theology come crashing into your daily life – your marriage, your job, your kids, your budget, your vacation, your tithe, everything. I actually got this idea from a priest named Father Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet who called in to today’s podcast. Take a listen: Click to Listen: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Eccl 4:12 Tip of the Week: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas Saint of the Week: Saint Thomas Aquinas! Latin Word of the Week: non alligabis os bovi Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 63,978 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge

Have you really screwed up at some point in your life and it’s left you wondering whether you “missed” God’s plan for life? Maybe one of these applies to you: I’ve been in prison. I killed someone. I had an abortion. I abandoned my spouse I abandoned my children I committed adultery I abused someone I left the Church for decades I became a drug addict I was a Satanist I was an atheist for years I just can’t stop looking at pornography I didn’t raise my children properly and they’re a mess now. Listen, I’ve got great news for you. This podcast explains (from Sacred Scripture) the idea of God’s plan for your life as it relates to “grace upon grace.” We also learn about Blessed Bartolo Longo – a priest of Satanism who rediscovered God’s plan for his life. Blessed Bartolo LongoSatanist turned Saint Click to Listen: Did You Miss God’s Plan for Your Life? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to e

I talk a lot about Mental Prayer, but personally I get bogged down and often it feels like a chore. A reader named Alex wrote me about when “prayer feels like a chore.” I can relate. Trust me. In today’s podcast, I talk about my own struggles and give three suggestions to overcome the idea that prayer is a chore – something to merely check off the list. Also, due to the overwhelming response – the old intro music is back! I also talk about Saint Alexander and the death of the heretic Arius who died on the toilet (as depicted in the image below). You won’t want to miss that story. It’s in this podcast’s “Saint of the Week” feature. Click to Listen: When Prayer Becomes a Chore If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here for podcast archives.] Proverb of the Week: Prov 15:29 Tip of the Week: email subscriptions to blogs Saint of the Week: St Alexander of Constantinople (and the d

Last week we looked a “bitter Catholics” so this week are reminding ourselves of the great spiritual identity and dignity that we have in Christ. We go through 12 profound attributes of the Christian given by God to us in Christ. Saint Paul is our guide as he leads us through his Epistle of Romans with reminders that we are “more than conquerors.” I also tried out a new podcast theme song. Leave me a comment below about whether you like the change. Your 12 Attributes as a Baptized Christian Print these out and put them in your Bible. Use them when you feel discouraged or defeated. The theology of Saint Paul is “become what you already are in Christ.” 1. In Christ I reign in life (Rom. 5:17). 2. In Christ I walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4). 3. In Christ I am alive unto God (Rom. 6:11). 4. In Christ I bring forth fruits unto God (Rom. 7:4). 5. In Christ I have no condemnation (Rom. 8:1). 6. In Christ I have been made free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2). 7. In Christ I live by the law of the Spi

Here are my goals for 2014. I place them in a hierarchy. You may be shocked that I place myself (mind and body) before my wife and my children. This is counter-intuitive, but I have learned (the hard way) that if I am sick/tired/depressed/frustrated/discouraged I cannot serve my wife and children. Most books about goal-making will encourage you to do the same. I think it comes down to Mark 12:30-31: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Notice that God is first. Then notice that you must love your neighbor as yourself. This implies that care is taken for self so that you can care for others. If I eat poorly, sleep only 2 hours, gain 15 pounds of fat for the sake of helping people, I’m going to be a wreck – they probably won’t want my help! So it’s impor

I’ve been a bitter Catholic, in the past and I don’t want to be one anymore. Are you a “bitter Catholic”? Find out why you might be one and how you can overcome it in this week’s podcast. I share personal stories and also give some advice for getting closure with 2013 before making goals for 2014. Click to Listen: A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 14:10 2) Tip of the Week: Get closure with last year before you make goals for next year. 3) Featured Segment: Against Bitter Catholics 4) Latin Word of the Week: amaritudo Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 42,887 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 142 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by cli

Do you believed that Mary experienced a painless delivery of Christ? Did you know that the Catholic Church officially teaches that Mary experienced no pain in giving birth to our Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas? Find out more in today’s podcast, plus get your Tip of the week, Proverb of the week, and Latin word of the week. Click to Listen: Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 14:23 2) Tip of the Week: Batching 3) Featured Segment: Mary’s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained Recommended book: 4) Latin Word of the Week: comprehensio Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 38,636 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 91 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can ra

Do you have a hard time keeping your New Year’s Resolutions? If so, this week’s podcast is just for you. Plus we look at the Backstory of the Our Lady of Guadalupe – going all the way back to Saint Luke the Evangelist. Click to Listen: Our Lady of Guadalupe If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. [Visit the Taylor Marshall Podcast ARCHIVE to explore other topics by clicking here.] 1) Proverb of the Week: Prov 13:12 2) Tip of the Week: Secret to Setting Goals that Stick 3) Featured Segment: Our Lady of Guadalupe Recommended book: Paul Badde’s Maria of Guadalupe: 4) Latin Word of the Week: domina Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 32,001 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 90 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. If you’re new, you can rate this podcast by clicking here and then “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I a

In the Cathedral of Foggia one can find an ancient and mysterious image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This icon, called “Our Lady of the Seven Veils,” once caused Saint Alphonsus to go into ecstasy, which I will describe below. As a young priest, St Pio of Pietreclina would make a visit to this image every day. I’ve read about the image, but knew nothing about it. I did some research and here is what I found. Madonna of the Seven Veils, Foggia In the eleventh century Foggia, Italy was a tiny town perched around the Tavern of the Owl. One day some local farmers saw three flames over a small pond or bog. Intrigued, they dug where the miraculous fire had been and discovered a large “table” buried in the mud. They realized that this “table” was actually a Byzantine icon that had remained somewhat preserved despite being soaked in water and mud. The image was cleaned and then cloaked with new veils. I assume there were seven veils and hence the name, but I cannot verify this. The icon was then placed in the loca

Have you every done the Total Consecration to Mary? Our Lord Jesus Christ came from eternity and entered into time through the Blessed Virgin Mary. He has ordained that we can best know Him in that same order. Mary leads us to Jesus. As Mary herself says in St John’s Gospel, “Do whatever he tells you to do. Have you ever considered doing the 33 day consecration? If not, then this is the podcast for you. And not only are we going to talk about consecration, each week in December we’ll introduce an approved Marian apparition or devotion that you may not have heard of. This week it’s Our Lady of the Seven Veils Click to Listen: “Total Consecration to Mary If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 25:17 2) Tip of the Week: David Allen’s book Getting Things Done: Apparition of the Week: This week it’s Our Lady of the Seven Veils 3) Featured Segment: Total Consecration to Mary Calendar for Planning the Total Consecration

My goal today is to challenge you to simplify your life and ask you 5 questions to help you discover your apostolate. Our Lord Jesus Christ made you for a specific purpose. You are here to fulfill a special apostolate that He has designed just for you! So we will look at 5 questions to help figure out if you’re on the right path. We’ll also take a look at how to simplify your life and the apostolate of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi. Click to Listen: “5 Questions to Discover Your Apostolate” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 24:16 2) Tip of the Week: Close the “tabs” of your brain Saint of the Week: The apostolate of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi 3) Featured Segment: 5 Questions to Discover Your Apostolate 4) Latin Word of the Week: simplex Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 28,999 downloads! Please click here for an easy way to leave a question. A huge “THANK YOU” to all 81 (!)

Everyone of us is living a liturgy – a pattern of devotion. Today we are going to look at a very basic and simple way that you can create daily rhythm of prayer and love for God throughout the day. This will become your liturgy of life. I’ll share 6 ways you can punctuate your day with the supernatural so that you can have more joy, a better apostolate, a happier family, and most importantly, stay near to our Lord Jesus Christ. We’ll also take a look at the death of Saint Edmund the King: Click to Listen: “6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 11:22 2) Tip of the Week: Use a digital calendar Saint of the Week: The death of Saint Edmund the King 3) Featured Segment: 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 4) Latin Word of the Week: porcus Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for a

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Maybe in the hustle of life you gave up painting pictures, playing the guitar, or writing a screenplay. Do you want to start a charity. Why don’t you? The theology of being creative. God is a creator and He delights in His children being creative. I’m going to give you a three step process on how you can overcome the resistance in your life and release your creative powers. Click to Listen: “Why You Should Be More Creative” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 30:8-9 2) Tip of the Week: Start Sweating. Flush your body and oxygenate your brain! Beta Test: Saint of the Week: Here’s the robot of Saint Didacus that I talked about in today’s podcast: If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. 3) Featured Segment: 3 Steps to Being More Creative 4) Latin Word of the Week: creare Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a quest

My goal today is to challenge you to rethink what you know about Virtue. If you grew up in the last 50 years, you probably weren’t taught much. It’s not your fault. Today we’re going to explain what a virtue is and why “virtue ethics” are the only way to go. Click to Listen: “Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue?” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 21:20 2) Tip of the Week: Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Author) 3) Featured Segment: Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 4) Latin Word of the Week: providentia Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 64 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed

You lost your keys. You’re late for work. You have a big meeting. The boss is waiting on you. You ask Saint Anthony to help you find your keys…quick! But how does Saint Anthony even hear you from heaven? Today we look at the theology behind how saints in heaven can see your prayer requests (are enabled by God to help) through their mystical vision of God. How do they in heaven, hear you on earth? Click to Listen: “How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 3:5-6 2) Tip of the Week:  Making a one year goal and subdividing it into 12 one month goals. 3) Featured Segment: How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers 4) Latin Word of the Week: hostia: sacrificial victim Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on