Why are all souls feminine? Because the Bridegroom desires to marry every soul and impregnate hearts with His Love. All Christians, male and female, are called to give birth to the love of Christ in their homes, their work places, their parishes, their world. May all hearts be set on fire with the Love of God!

Why are all souls feminine? Because the Bridegroom desires to marry every soul and impregnate hearts with His Love. All Christians, male and female, are called to give birth to the love of Christ in their homes, their work places, their parishes, their world. May all hearts be set on fire with the Love of God!

Hearts on Fire

Jesus the Bridegroom desires to reveal His Heart to you. The essence of spousal love, human and divine, is a mutual sharing of hearts. How beautiful and awesome it is that our Lord desires intimacy with each one of us!

Jesus the Bridegroom desires to reveal His Heart to you. The essence of spousal love, human and divine, is a mutual sharing of hearts. How beautiful and awesome it is that our Lord desires intimacy with each one of us!

Secrets of His Heart

The Song of Songs is a poetic, image-filled description of our life with the Bridegroom. One of the prominent images is that of grapes and wine, the vineyard. In this episode, Laura shows us how the maturing of the vines, the ripening of the grapes and the pressing into wine that occurs in nature and is described in The Song of Songs is analogous to our spiritual life. 

The Song of Songs is a poetic, image-filled description of our life with the Bridegroom. One of the prominent images is that of grapes and wine, the vineyard. In this episode, Laura shows us how the maturing of the vines, the ripening of the grapes and the pressing into wine that occurs in nature and is described in The Song of Songs is analogous to our spiritual life.

The Wine of Divine Love

"Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee." Mary is truly full of and perpetually being filled with the life-giving grace of God. And as the Mediatrix of All Grace, she shares God's gift with us. In this episode, dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mary Mystical Rose of God, Laura connects The Song of Songs, Mary's Immaculate Conception, and the Bridegroom's desire to fill each of us with His dew drops of grace. May we, too, become full of grace! 

"Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee." Mary is truly full of and perpetually being filled with the life-giving grace of God. And as the Mediatrix of All Grace, she shares God's gift with us. In this episode, dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mary Mystical Rose of God, Laura connects The Song of Songs, Mary's Immaculate Conception, and the Bridegroom's desire to fill each of us with His dew drops of grace. May we, too, become full of grace!

Full of Grace

The Bridegroom draws us into His beauty, and therein, we too become more and more beautiful. In this episode, Laura reminds us of our original grace and dignity.

The Bridegroom draws us into His beauty, and therein, we too become more and more beautiful. In this episode, Laura reminds us of our original grace and dignity.

The Beautiful Duet, Episode 35

Jesus wants to be united with us all throughout each day. In this episode, Laura shares the meaning of the "nard" in The Song of Songs and how we can let every ordinary moment become an offering of our own nard to the Bridegroom.

Jesus wants to be united with us all throughout each day. In this episode, Laura shares the meaning of the "nard" in The Song of Songs and how we can let every ordinary moment become an offering of our own nard to the Bridegroom.

Nard & Myrrh, the Perfumes of Love, Episode 34

In this excerpt from a Brides of Christ group, Hope's Garden heart-led study of The Song of Songs, Laura discusses verses 3:6 - 3:11 and how they paint a picture of the ancient teaching of the Cross as the marriage bed of the Bridegroom. This episode will give you a new perspective to take into your journey through Holy Week, focusing on the passionate love of Christ for each one of us.

In this excerpt from a Brides of Christ group, Hope's Garden heart-led study of The Song of Songs, Laura discusses verses 3:6 - 3:11 and how they paint a picture of the ancient teaching of the Cross as the marriage bed of the Bridegroom. This episode will give you a new perspective to take into your journey through Holy Week, focusing on the passionate love of Christ for each one of us.

It's Wedding Week, An Ancient Yet Ever New Perspective on Holy Week, Episode 33

In this episode, excerpted from the Brides of Christ study of The Song of Songs, Laura tells us why Jesus' love is more delightful than wine and then leads us in a peaceful meditation to meet Him, our King, in His rooms...the heart of our own hearts.

In this episode, excerpted from the Brides of Christ study of The Song of Songs, Laura tells us why Jesus' love is more delightful than wine and then leads us in a peaceful meditation to meet Him, our King, in His rooms...the heart of our own hearts.

The King Has Brought Me Into His Rooms, Episode 32

In today's episode, we share a portion of a talk Laura gave at a recent Hope Blooms Healing Retreat. Hope Blooms retreats are for women healing from betrayal trauma, that is the trauma of discovering a spouse's or significant other's pornography addiction, sex addiction, or infidelity.  In this talk, Laura shares a critical, and often overlooked, aspect of our need for setting and enforcing clear boundaries: to honor and protect our dignity as God's beloved daughter and Jesus' beloved bride. Laura offers insights and practicalities for setting boundaries that honor one another's personhood and human dignity. 

In today's episode, we share a portion of a talk Laura gave at a recent Hope Blooms Healing Retreat. Hope Blooms retreats are for women healing from betrayal trauma, that is the trauma of discovering a spouse's or significant other's pornography addiction, sex addiction, or infidelity.  In this talk, Laura shares a critical, and often overlooked, aspect of our need for setting and enforcing clear boundaries: to honor and protect our dignity as God's beloved daughter and Jesus' beloved bride. Laura offers insights and practicalities for setting boundaries that honor one another's personhood and human dignity.

Setting Boundaries: Protect Your Dignity, Episode 31

This episode is an excerpt from Hope's Garden workshop, Eternally Loved. In the episode, Laura talks with her sister, De, about how we come to know the Bridegroom and His love for us through the divine love song, The Song of Songs.  https://hopesgarden.com/eternally-loved-workshop-materials/

This episode is an excerpt from Hope's Garden workshop, Eternally Loved. In the episode, Laura talks with her sister, De, about how we come to know the Bridegroom and His love for us through the divine love song, The Song of Songs. <a href="https://hopesgarden.com/eternally-loved-workshop-materials/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hopesgarden.com/eternally-loved-workshop-materials/</a>

Eternally Loved, Episode 30

The Bridegroom Speaks podcast from Hope’s Garden is your source for heart to heart conversations about Christ the Bridegroom and His Divine Love Song, The Song of Songs. Listen and fall in love with Jesus, the Bridegroom of your soul and Healer of your heart.

Imagine this...as God creates each human person, He’s singing to us. A timeless song of true love is engraved, inscribed deep into our hearts by God Himself.  In this episode Laura shares how prayer life grows with Christ the Bridegroom through the exploration of three different types of prayer . Learn about our study of the Song of Songs and come join us as we discover more about Christ's love for us.

Imagine this...as God creates each human person, He’s singing to us. A timeless song of true love is engraved, inscribed deep into our hearts by God Himself.  In this episode Laura shares how prayer life grows with Christ the Bridegroom through the exploration of three different types of prayer . Learn about our study of the Song of Songs and come join us as we discover more about Christ's love for us.

Come Freely to the Bridegroom, Episode 29

In this episode, Laura shares thoughts - with help from St. John of the Cross - on the power and liberation we experience as we detach more and more from "earthly goods" AND "spiritual goods," letting God alone decide what is good and necessary for our deepening union with Him. 

In this episode, Laura shares thoughts - with help from St. John of the Cross - on the power and liberation we experience as we detach more and more from "earthly goods" AND "spiritual goods," letting God alone decide what is good and necessary for our deepening union with Him.

Detachment & Surrender with St. John of the Cross, Episode 28

The Cleft in the Rock is the wound in Jesus’ side; the opening that leads us deeply into His Heart. He calls us there in The Song of Songs, verse 2:14: "My dove, hiding in the cleft of the rock, in the coverts of the cliff, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is beautiful."  Our Lord invites us to take our rest upon His Heart in difficult moments as well as in moments when we are overwhelmed with His love. In those moments when we are the frightened little dove, we can ask Him to take us there, into His wounded side, where we are safe, where we can hide with Him and be healed.

The Cleft in the Rock is the wound in Jesus’ side; the opening that leads us deeply into His Heart. He calls us there in The Song of Songs, verse 2:14: "My dove, hiding in the cleft of the rock, in the coverts of the cliff, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is beautiful."  Our Lord invites us to take our rest upon His Heart in difficult moments as well as in moments when we are overwhelmed with His love. In those moments when we are the frightened little dove, we can ask Him to take us there, into His wounded side, where we are safe, where we can hide with Him and be healed.

Jesus' Wounded Side, the Cleft in the Rock, Episode 27

In this episode, Hope's Garden Spiritual Advisor, Father Michael Stalla, speaks about mercy and the merciful love of Christ the Bridegroom. Pray the Chaplet of the Bridegroom's Merciful Love with us by downloading the pdf at this link: https://hopesgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chaplet-of-the-Bridegrooms-Merciful-Love-6-13-21.pdf Here is the opening prayer from the chaplet: "My Beloved Jesus, You are the ever-faithful and merciful  Bridegroom of my soul. You look with patience and  compassion upon my wandering heart and in Your Merciful Love,  You call me to return again and again to the safety of Your Sacred  Heart. Blessed Mary, Mother and Bride, teach me to open my  desires and my weaknesses to Jesus. Help me to see temptations  and even my falls and sins as opportunities to cry out for His  saving hand, to receive His healing love, and to trust in His Mercy.  Take me by the hand, Mother Mary, and lead me back to His Most  Compassionate Heart each and every time I wander astray. Amen." 

In this episode, Hope's Garden Spiritual Advisor, Father Michael Stalla, speaks about mercy and the merciful love of Christ the Bridegroom. Pray the Chaplet of the Bridegroom's Merciful Love with us by downloading the pdf at this link: <a href="https://hopesgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chaplet-of-the-Bridegrooms-Merciful-Love-6-13-21.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hopesgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chaplet-of-the-Bridegrooms-Merciful-Love-6-13-21.pdf</a> Here is the opening prayer from the chaplet: "My Beloved Jesus, You are the ever-faithful and merciful  Bridegroom of my soul. You look with patience and  compassion upon my wandering heart and in Your Merciful Love,  You call me to return again and again to the safety of Your Sacred  Heart. Blessed Mary, Mother and Bride, teach me to open my  desires and my weaknesses to Jesus. Help me to see temptations  and even my falls and sins as opportunities to cry out for His  saving hand, to receive His healing love, and to trust in His Mercy.  Take me by the hand, Mother Mary, and lead me back to His Most  Compassionate Heart each and every time I wander astray. Amen."

Merciful Love of the Bridegroom, Episode 26

Perhaps more than any other time in history, we are aware of the lingering impact childhood trauma has on our growth and the relationships we’ll have throughout our lives, including our relationship with the Lord. When we are wounded in our early relationships with our mother, father or other primary caregiver we may enter our adult relationships feeling fearful, distrusting, guarded or other self-protective responses. This carries over into our relationship with the Lord and becomes an obstacle to the union He desires with us. He invites us to let Him into those early wounds and traumas so He can heal them; for the sake of deeper union with us and also so we can be made whole and re-integrated in body, mind, heart, spirit and soul.

Perhaps more than any other time in history, we are aware of the lingering impact childhood trauma has on our growth and the relationships we’ll have throughout our lives, including our relationship with the Lord. When we are wounded in our early relationships with our mother, father or other primary caregiver we may enter our adult relationships feeling fearful, distrusting, guarded or other self-protective responses. This carries over into our relationship with the Lord and becomes an obstacle to the union He desires with us. He invites us to let Him into those early wounds and traumas so He can heal them; for the sake of deeper union with us and also so we can be made whole and re-integrated in body, mind, heart, spirit and soul.

Healing Childhood Wounds with the Bridegroom, Episode 25

Laura and Hope's Garden Spiritual Advisor, Father Michael Stalla, talk about the power of shifting our gaze, our perspective, off of the trial or darkness we are experiencing and onto Jesus. Jesus is light. He is hope. His life and death provide meaning for all of our suffering. May we keep our hearts open to Him, and allow His light to penetrate the darkness.  

Laura and Hope's Garden Spiritual Advisor, Father Michael Stalla, talk about the power of shifting our gaze, our perspective, off of the trial or darkness we are experiencing and onto Jesus. Jesus is light. He is hope. His life and death provide meaning for all of our suffering. May we keep our hearts open to Him, and allow His light to penetrate the darkness.

Out of the Darkness, Episode 24

In this episode, Laura and Father Michael Stalla, spiritual advisor to Hope’s Garden, chat about their experiences of opening to the deep and intimate love of Christ the Bridegroom and the impact upon their lives. "It’s not that Christ is asking us to be His spouse and no one else’s. He’s asking us to claim His spousal love as our first love and to let everything else flow from that and to bring that deep love, that personal love, that intimacy that’s in our hearts with Him as our Bridegroom, into all our other relationships. This is how our spiritual spouse-hood can bear fruit. Like the Bride in The Song of Songs, once He takes her into His wine cellar and she’s intoxicated with His love, then all she wants to do is spread that love. She wants everyone else to come to know the Bridegroom the way that she knows Him now." - Laura Ercolino

In this episode, Laura and Father Michael Stalla, spiritual advisor to Hope’s Garden, chat about their experiences of opening to the deep and intimate love of Christ the Bridegroom and the impact upon their lives. "It’s not that Christ is asking us to be His spouse and no one else’s. He’s asking us to claim His spousal love as our first love and to let everything else flow from that and to bring that deep love, that personal love, that intimacy that’s in our hearts with Him as our Bridegroom, into all our other relationships. This is how our spiritual spouse-hood can bear fruit. Like the Bride in The Song of Songs, once He takes her into His wine cellar and she’s intoxicated with His love, then all she wants to do is spread that love. She wants everyone else to come to know the Bridegroom the way that she knows Him now." - Laura Ercolino

Uniting Ourselves to Jesus as our First Love, Episode 23

In this episode, Laura shares the story of being in Guadalupe, Mexico on pilgrimage and coming to understand the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe as it relates to our times and to Laura's own life. Christ's Living Roses (the Roses of Tepeyac) are blooming here in Hope's Garden, as we gather together to pray, heal and grow. This episode closes with members of the Sisterhood of Mary, Mystical Rose of God, praying a chaplet that Laura wrote, known as The Chaplet for the Bridegroom's Roses. We pray this chaplet daily for the healing of all of Christ's living Roses.

In this episode, Laura shares the story of being in Guadalupe, Mexico on pilgrimage and coming to understand the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe as it relates to our times and to Laura's own life. Christ's Living Roses (the Roses of Tepeyac) are blooming here in Hope's Garden, as we gather together to pray, heal and grow. This episode closes with members of the Sisterhood of Mary, Mystical Rose of God, praying a chaplet that Laura wrote, known as The Chaplet for the Bridegroom's Roses. We pray this chaplet daily for the healing of all of Christ's living Roses.

Roses of Tepeyac & a Chaplet for the Bridegroom's Living Roses, Episode 22

Laura describes the posture of open receptivity before the Bridegroom as that “big morning stretch” upon waking, opening our arms and our hands out wide and greeting Him by saying: "I am here, I am Your bride and I open myself to You again today. Let Your will be done in me. I am Yours and You are mine and I am open to receiving whatever it is that You have for me today. Whether it’s very little or very much or somewhere in between. Whether it’s suffering or it’s joy or joy in the suffering, I am here and I am Yours." Listen now to the third in a 3-part series of conversations with Abby Kyle, Director of Evangelization at Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend, IN.

Laura describes the posture of open receptivity before the Bridegroom as that “big morning stretch” upon waking, opening our arms and our hands out wide and greeting Him by saying: "I am here, I am Your bride and I open myself to You again today. Let Your will be done in me. I am Yours and You are mine and I am open to receiving whatever it is that You have for me today. Whether it’s very little or very much or somewhere in between. Whether it’s suffering or it’s joy or joy in the suffering, I am here and I am Yours." Listen now to the third in a 3-part series of conversations with Abby Kyle, Director of Evangelization at Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend, IN.

Receptivity: The Bridal Posture, Episode 21

In part 2 of a 3 part conversation, Laura and Abby Kyle talk about our identity as Brides of Christ. Christ our Bridegroom is our one true eternal Love: King of our hearts and Spouse of our souls. Listen now as Laura and Abby reflect on the truth that we are always sought, waited for and loved by our Heavenly Bridegroom.

In part 2 of a 3 part conversation, Laura and Abby Kyle talk about our identity as Brides of Christ. Christ our Bridegroom is our one true eternal Love: King of our hearts and Spouse of our souls. Listen now as Laura and Abby reflect on the truth that we are always sought, waited for and loved by our Heavenly Bridegroom.

Identity as Bride: from Enslavement to Freedom, Episode 20

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