Beacon of Truth with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
The Beacon of Truth with Deacon Harold Burke Sivers is a show for listeners of all ages who want to strengthen – or to learn to develop – a deep, personal, loving relationship with Jesus Christ. Covering hot topics that are currently in the news and that may be causing people to lose hope; guests who address a specific topic like marriage and the family or sexual addiction; as well as your questions. Deacon Harold also brings his love of the psalms, music, and the many talks he gives at parishes across the country to each days show. Join "Dynamic Deacon" at 4 p.m. ET weekdays on EWTN Radio.
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Playlist Edition: "Time"
On today's Beacon of Truth, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers is pulling from the Beacon of Truth Playlist and talking about "Time" by The Alan Parsons Project. Also looking more into Soulful Psalm 103.
2025-03-13
Why Can’t Women Be Deacons
Deacon Harold sheds light on "why women can't be Deacons". Also looking into Soulful Psalm 44:18-20
2025-03-12
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C
Deacon Harold breaks open God's word for the 2nd Sunday of Lent. Also looking into Soulful Psalm 62:11-13
2025-03-11
For Your Marriage: Conversation
Conversation. Talking about events of the day, feelings, and plans. Praying together! Avoiding angry or judgmental statements or dwelling on past mistakes. Showing interest in your favorite topics of conversation. It’s not about fixing problems!
Giving you undivided attention. Using it to inform, investigate, and understand you. Also looking at Soulful Psalm 145:17-21
2025-03-10
Cohabitation
Today Deacon Harold talks about Cohabitation and its affects on your faith as well as Soulful Psalm 36:8-13
2025-03-07
Sacraments - Holy Orders
Leadership is not domination; it is service. Characteristics of kingship. Deacon Harold talks more about the Holy Order today. Also looking into Soulful Psalm 99:6-9
2025-03-06
Loved Ones Away From the Church with Dr. Ralph Martin
Loved Ones Away from the Church. Why do they leave? Why aren’t many evangelization programs working? Why should I believe this? What can we do to help loves ones consider coming back? Deacon Harold and Dr. Martin tackles these today as well as Soulful Psalm 42:6-8
2025-03-05
Ash Wednesday
“Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning; rend your hearts and not your garments.” Rending garments refers to the ancient Jewish practice of tearing clothes as a physical expression of grief and anger in the face of death. God wants more than just an outward sign of repentance—he wants our hearts to be torn, to be deeply repentant and sorrowful as a sign of turning away from sin and back toward the Father. Deacon Harold and Fr. Pereti share more thoughts as we head into Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season. Also looking at Soulful Psalm 17:8-12
2025-03-04
Praying for the Dead
This is an opportunity to remind Catholics about Church beliefs on the afterlife and suggested ways they can help those who have experienced such a tragedy. Why pray for the dead? Isn’t this necromancy? Also, looking into Soulful Psalm 107:15-22
2025-03-03
Vatican AI Document (Antiqua et Nova)
The Vatican on recently released a new “note” addressing the ethical and anthropological implications of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting distinctions between human and artificial intelligence and offering guidelines meant to ensure that the development and use of AI serve humanity and uphold human dignity. Deacon Harold breaks it all down today. Also looking into Soulf Psalm 59:13-16
2025-03-02
Monastic Life
Is God calling me to the Monastic Life? How can I know for sure? What’s the best way to make such a momentous decision? Deacon Harold answers these questions and shares his own experience today. Also looking at Soulful Psalm 91.
2025-02-21
Creating Life Outside the Womb
For years, scientists have sought to understand how a collection of chemicals that are not themselves alive — in the case of humans, inanimate organic molecules — are able to work together to create living organisms that can eat, reproduce, and even evolve. Deacon Harold talks about this today along with Soulful Psalm 31:15-19
2025-02-20
Is Jesus God or a Yogi?
Bishop Munilla explains the central idea of the presentation: “We know Jesus through the Scriptures and from the tradition of the Church, but we have to forget all that, because this knowledge we have of Jesus confuses us more than it enlightens us: We have to deconstruct, like start from scratch, to know Jesus. Deacon Harold breaks it down. ”Also looking into Soulful Psalm 109:1-5
2025-02-19
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
When was the last time you placed your trust in someone only to get burned; to have that trust violated? I recently received a letter from a fifty-seven year old woman who found out when she was fourteen that she was adopted, not by her adoptive mother telling her but from an aunt who told her that she was not really part of the family. Deacon Harold breaks open Word of God Wednesday talking about the Sunday mass readings and how it applies to our lives. Also looking at Soullful Psalm 80:15-20
2025-02-18
The Holy Land
We need to be part of the economic and social recovery of the local communities with our tourism support, just like for victims of hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other disasters. Deacon Harold explains how we can do that and with God's help. Also, looking into Soulful Psalm 144:12-15
