Uriel's Gifts
About this original series
Religious programming that actually works!In A (very different) Pastor's Study is a thrice-or-so-monthly examination of issues affecting your spiritual and secular lives.Mass For The Shut-out is a once-monthly celebration of The Divine for all to enjoy! All together in Uriel's Gifts, with answers to questions you may have been afraid to ask!
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# Episodes
96 episodes -
Rating
TV-G
Episodes of Uriel's Gifts
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Mass For The Shut-Out: Yule December 21, 2011
It's Yuletide, and here's our Yuletide celebration, in our special chapel where all join in, no matter where you are! Yule is a special time, for so many reasons, not the least of which is its prominence in the Wheel Of The Year. After all, it is the first visible fulfillment of the promise made at Samhain. There was a death then, but also a promise of a new birth. And that's what we have here, and we celebrate it. In fact, most paths at the time of their Winter Solstice celebrate it, and for ...
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Release date
Dec 18, 2011
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Runtime
25:00
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Universal, Universalism And All Of Us - In A (ve...
The words "universal", "unity", and "universalism" get batted around a lot, as if they were something major and profound. And, of course, there are a number of people who use those words with the definition which they have come up with for themselves. How often have we heard someone speak of "unity" or "The Universal Church", and find that they are actually talking about an ostensibly grown-up version of the supposedly long-abandined childhood logic that says "playing with my ball in my yard e...
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Release date
Nov 28, 2011
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Runtime
11:30
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Mass For The Shut-Out: Veterans' Day, November 1...
In the United States, November 11th is set aside as Veterans' Day, a day to honor those who have served in the armed forces of the United States. Most countries have such a celebration, and well they should. Personally, I honor all veterans, including those who would have once been my enemies. It was originally called Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War. And even then, there were honors to those who had served in that war. In in the early 1950's, we ...
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Release date
Nov 12, 2011
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Runtime
25:22
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Celebrating Samhain! Mass For The Shut-Out Octob...
It's Samhain! The wheel of the year has completed another cycle, and so here we are. We are at the end, and we are at the beginning! This is, after all, the Celtic New Year. We can look back at all that we've accomplished this year, and look forward to what we want to accomplish in the new year just beginning! For some of us, just having made it through in some semblance of health can be looked upon as an achievment. And there's more, for those who look for it. Each Sabbat can be found in ever...
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Release date
Oct 30, 2011
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Runtime
23:26
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A Mabon Celebration! Mass For The Shut-Out Septe...
It's Mabon, and here we are in Mabontide ready for a celebration! Some call this the last harvest, Lammas being the first. Some call it the second of three with the final being Samhain. Either way, this is Mabon and we do celebrate the harvest at this time. Not only do we celebrate the harvest, we give thanks. In fact, it can be said that Thanksgiving as people in the USA celebrate it is Mabon transplanted to later in the calendar. And yes, we give thanks. Not just for the good things that are...
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Release date
Sep 24, 2011
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Runtime
25:37
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An Answer For So Many Issues - In A (very differ...
"Non nobis Domine, non nobis sed nomine toa da Gloriam." And before anyone uses their pre-conceived notions to dismiss this, let it be known that virtually every spiritual path has someone (or a few someones) who might be addressed as "Lord" or "Lady" and unto whom people ascribe all honor, including the ones referred to as simply "The Lord And Lady." "Not us Lord, not us but to your name give glory". And that is a pretty good solution to just about anything which I have to criticize about rel...
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Release date
Sep 19, 2011
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Runtime
13:57
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The People I worry About The Most - In A (very d...
Last time, I spoke about what I was going to do to accept my own challenge. And, it made sense to do so. I had offered a challenge to others, so am I going to also accept the challenge? Of course! Not only should I, but I want to! And, I spoke about some people I want to reach out to. This time, I want to expand that and point out three kinds of people that I am concerned about the most. They present us with a challenge and an opportunity. On the positive side, meeting their needs means that w...
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Release date
Sep 12, 2011
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Runtime
17:13
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Picking Up My Own Gauntlet - In A (very differen...
Time before last, I offered a challenge. In essence, the challenge was to figure out what we can do for ourselves and for the betterment of our spiritual paths and the people who pursue those paths. That's not all I talk about this time, but it's the main thing. I'm answering my own challenge by investigating what I might be able to do, and coming up with something resembling a plan. We have a lot of people, both regular and reserve, on active duty right now, and a number of them are deployed ...
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Release date
Sep 6, 2011
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Runtime
11:12
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Celebration So We Can Celebrate! Mass For The Sh...
It occurred to me that this would be a good time to have a celebration just for the sake of having a celebration. Just for the sake of seeing all that The Divine has done for us and giving some thanks, even if it isn't one of those marked-on-the-calendar appointed times for such a celebration. Many years ago, someone who I have come to venerate had some advice for people who were going to The Divine with prayers because of specific needs: "Give thanks in advance", he was known to say. And in a...
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Release date
Aug 27, 2011
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Runtime
21:02
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A Modest Proposal And A Challenge - In A (very d...
A famous (or infamous) English author once wrote an essay with a title which began "A modest proposal...." which raised a stir in its day and still does. And here, I wish to offer a proposal about some of the things we can do. In fact, some of the things we once did to survive might be the way for us to be able to thrive. What is it? Doing for others in ways which they cannot do for themselves, or helping in ways which those who are supposed to help them just don't seem to be able to. Our herb...
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Release date
Aug 23, 2011
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Runtime
15:07
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