S3 E35: Just a Breath Away: Encountering the Trinity in Everyday Love

How do you experience the mystery of the Trinity when words and theology fall short? Jean Thiele explores three of the deepest mysteries that keep one returning to the Catholic faith again and again: the Paschal Mystery, the Eucharist, and the Trinity. Through daily acts of dying to ego, receiving Jesus in the Eucharist, and sitting in silence before God, we see how faith becomes less about explanation and more about relationship. The Eucharist becomes the place where friendship with Jesus deepens and where the heart is trained to recognize Christ in other people. And the Trinity—though impossible to fully explain—is discovered in creation, suffering, silence, wonder, and love. From a softened heart in the chapel at Blessed Sacrament to the felt realization of being connected to everyone in the universe, Jean shows how Trinitarian love changes us from the inside out. It appears in deep listening, compassionate presence, helping hands in a parking lot, soup kitchens, hospital visits, grandchild recitals, and everyday acts of love that lift burdens and bring the kingdom of heaven close. Ending with a guided meditation, this reflection invites us to breathe into the unconditional love of the Trinity and carry it into the world.

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Jean Thiele was born and raised in Iron Mountain Michigan and attended St. Mary and St. Joseph grade school. In 1978, she graduated from Iron Mountain High School. She attended Michigan State University and graduated in 1982 with a bachelor in Nursing and in 1992 with a Masters in Geriatric Nursing. She later received a certificate to become a Lay Minister in the Saginaw Diocese and after 4 years became a Spiritual Director from the Dominican Center in Farmington Hills Michigan. She is a grief facilitator, centering prayer practitioner, and retreat leader. She loves biking with her husband, Scott, golf, and traveling with family and friends. Faith to Jean is service from a trinitarian spirituality, having the freedom to make a choice to co-create with our Loving God.