Thérèse came up the hillTo join me as I musedWhile looking out and beyondTo the land of ChristendomOver the bridge I had spotted below--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/royaumefrance/support

S3E12 The Dove and Rose_Chapter 19

May 15th, 2021 15m 41s

Through our love for Sts. Joan and Thérèse, we are brought, by the preceding pedagogical methods, into the center of the Immaculate Heart of Mary where we find Jesus Christ, true God and true man, the Second Person of the most Holy Trinity, ent

S3E11 The Dove and Rose_Chapter 18

May 15th, 2021 17m 23s

Like a magnificent land in the distance, we begin to ever so faintly comprehend the Kingdom's value as we journey. We contemplate it even more deeply through the resonating hues and tones of “the most beautiful color in the heavens,” that is, t

S3E10 The Dove and Rose_Chapter 17

Apr 17th, 2021 18m 41s

We now know that our devotion to and relationship with St. Joan and St. Thérèse is no accident, nor is it merely random, subjective emotionalism. There is a reason for this devotion. It has a purpose in the Divine plan for our salvation.---

S3E9 The Dove and Rose_Chapter 16

Mar 27th, 2021 21m 19s

We are now obedient to the guideposts on the path that has, over the centuries before us, so successfully brought a host of saints into the heavenly Kingdom. (Rev 7:9-10) Aided by grace we freely and by choice move along the Trail of the Dogmat

S3E8 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 14 and 15

Mar 26th, 2021 27m 26s

Yet, looking more deeply into the saintly, sisterly influence of St. Joan and St. Thérèse, The Dove and Rose, I see a more sublime methodology at work. Through their care I gain a sense of my true homeland, and I find myself seeking only that e

S3E7 The Dove and Rose_Chapter 13

Mar 25th, 2021 20m 21s

The reason that I expend so much energy in sharing with the world my love and devotion for St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux – The Dove and Rose – is that I desire to share my love for God, for Mary, and for the Kingdom of Heaven with

S3E6 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 11 and 12

Mar 20th, 2021 27m 7s

Can you grasp the meaning of this? I mean, can you grasp the meaning of angels and saints coming from Heaven to visit St. Joan of Arc? In order to even contemplate it, much less grasp it, one must completely open one’s mind.--- Support this

S3E5 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 9 and 10

Mar 19th, 2021 22m 37s

“I saw you on the road. You began badly but improved. Of old you were a fantastic talker, but there is a man in you, and I will bring it out.”After which Joan asked him:“Will you follow where I lead?”[1][1] Joan of Arc, Mark Twain, San Franc

S3E4 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 7 and 8

Mar 17th, 2021 48m 22s

Joan of Arc believed. She had the will to believe and faithfully surrendered the faculty of her intellect in the “obedience of faith” (Rom 1:5) to Our Lord. Through the cold eyes of the skeptics, I could still see a beautiful light in Joan. How

S3E3 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 5 and 6

Mar 16th, 2021 32m 19s

The great day of July 17, 2006 will forever be indelibly branded on my soul. More than that even, it is a day that goes through the outer domain of my soul to touch the very substance of my being. In other words, it was, and remains, a most imp

S3E2 The Dove and Rose_Chapters 3 and 4

Mar 16th, 2021 31m 13s

I cannot express with enough sincerity how edified I am to be reading through St. Thérèse’s script for her play on the life of Joan of Arc, one of eight plays she wrote on various subject matters. This work exceeds my expectations in that our L

S3E1 The Dove and Rose (St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse)_Chapters 1 and 2

Mar 14th, 2021 36m 28s

Welcome to Season 3 of the Royaume France podcast. In these episodes I will take you through “The Dove and Rose” which can be found also in paperback and kindle formats through my Amazon author’s site. This will introduce you to the spiritualit

S2E4 My Life with St. Joan and St. Thérèse_Chapters 7 and 8

Mar 10th, 2021 28m 22s

“You must be the one from Illinois we were expecting!”The middle-aged woman behind the desk in the seminary vestibule, just through the door from the couch where I slept for an hour and a half, was cheerful and obviously better rested than I w

S2E3 My Life with St. Joan and St. Thérèse_Chapters 5 and 6

Mar 10th, 2021 29m 50s

“Someone has been leaving a rose each week at the foot of Our Lady’s statue in the chapel.” Mrs. Birdsill smiled and looked warily at me. “We’re not sure who it is.”That afternoon, I had, in thanksgiving for my total consecration, given one mo

S2E2 My Life with St. Joan and St. Thérèse_Chapters 3 and 4

Mar 4th, 2021 22m 53s

Chapters 3 tells the story of how I was introduced to the rosary and True Devotion to Mary through my wife Josey. Chapter 4 discusses how I was introduced to St. Thérèse of Lisieux as my life long spiritual sister.--- Support this podcast:

S2E1 My Life with St. Joan and St. Thérèse_Chapters 1 and 2

Feb 27th, 2021 24m 28s

The story of how I met St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux.Chapters 1 and 2 cover my visit to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy and my first experience with Catholicism after proposing to my wife.--- Support this podcast: https://podcas

S1E6 The Process of Reductive Devotion to St.Joan of Arc

Feb 26th, 2021 16m 40s

Edith Stein's philosophy, along with that of her mentor Edmund Husserl, is of paramount importance if we are to protect our minds from the current phase of modernity. Reading Stein and Husserl has shown me why it is that I seem "to get" their p

S1E5 - Reductive qualities of devotion to St.Joan of Arc - How it works

Feb 26th, 2021 20m 14s

I have written extensively on the subject of empathic devotion to St. Joan of Arc. Our Lord and Our Lady have transformed my life through this uniquely powerful relationship. The Holy Spirit has willed to provide the sanctifying grace I need in

S1E4 Royaume France of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse_Mission and Rule of Life

Feb 26th, 2021 19m 10s

“The sovereign establishment on earth as it is in Heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Kingdom of France bathed in the mystically beautiful light of the combined spirituality of Sts. Joan of Arc and Thérèse of Lisieux.”We must understand our ow

S1E3 Royaume France as a Life Philosophy, the "Divine Glance" of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse

Feb 24th, 2021 10m 34s

The capstone for me, though, has been the one principle I added on my own that gave the model its final presentation and life - syntax. I added syntax after experiencing the most serendipitous (seemingly) encounter with the culture and music of

S1E2 How did Royaume France of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse begin? What is its purpose?

Feb 23rd, 2021 8m 41s

In a single moment, a "divine glance," one day in October of 2008, Our Lord and Our Lady imbued my soul with a preeminent and life-long devotion to St. Joan of Arc. It was a thunderous spiritual moment that struck like a lightening bolt and wi

S1E1 Introduction to Royaume France - Devotion to the combined French royal hearts of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Feb 22nd, 2021 6m 55s

Royaume France is a work designed to systematize the subjective spirituality of devotion to St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux through a philosophical methodology. My goal is to share the beautiful spirituality of the combined hearts of