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Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Dan Burke, President of the Avila Institute and former President of EWTN News, is this week's special guest on the St. Philip Institute Podcast. He shares his experience of contracting and recovering from Coronavirus and how it had a profound spiritual impact on him. Dan, Bishop Strickland, and Stacy also discuss the impact governmental responses to the virus have had on our free autonomy to worship.
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Ms Debi Vinnedge, pro-life & ethical vaccine campaigner, joins Bishop Strickland and Dr. Trasancos on the St. Philip Institute Podcast. In the wake of Archbishop Viganò's public letter, "Appeal for the Church and the World", they discuss the use of aborted fetal tissue in the development of a new COVID-19 vaccine and what Catholics can do to stand against this moral evil.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Fr. Donald Calloway joins Bishop Strickland and Dr. Trasancos on the St. Philip Institute Podcast to discuss his latest book, Consecration to St. Joseph! They discuss why devotion to St. Joseph is so relevant for our time and how he is a worthy role model for all Catholic men.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Bishop Joseph Strickland recently promulgated a pastoral letter "On the Ethical Development of COVID-19 Vaccine." He called for the vaccine for COVID-19 to be developed without the use of aborted children. Stacy Trasancos, Director of the St. Philip Institute, and Deacon Keith Fournier, Board Member, discuss the significance of this historic letter.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Last Sunday the Church celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday. As we move forward into this new liturgical year, we are called as Catholics to make God's mercy a concrete reality in our lives. The Church gives us a clear road map for how to do this in the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Mikki and Deanna sit down for an hour to list and unpack each of these fourteen works of mercy.
SHOW NOTES:
- 7 Corporal Works of Mercy: 1) Feed the hungry 2) Give drink to the thirsty 3) Clothe the naked 4) Shelter the homeless 5) Visit the sick 6) Visit the imprisoned 7) Bury the dead
- 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy: 1) Counsel the doubtful 2) Instruct the ignorant 3) Admonish sinners 4) Comfort the sorrowful 5) Forgive offenses 6) Bear wrongs patiently 7) Pray for the living and the dead
- If you haven't already, listen to episode 22 on Divine Mercy!
- “Christ has no body on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassionately on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.”- St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
St. Peter urged the early Christians to always "be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you". (1 Peter 3:15) And so it must be with us too! The hope which St. Peter speaks of is rooted ultimately in the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. As we begin the Easter Season, Dr. Luke Arredondo sits down to walk us through the facts surrounding the Resurrection and shows how we can defend the truth of the most significant event in human history.
SHOW NOTES:
Empty tomb accounts:
Matthew 28: 1-10; Mark 16: 1-8; Luke 24: 1-12; John 20: 1-10.
Post-mortem appearances of Jesus:
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalen (John 20: 16)
Jesus appears to the women leaving the tomb (Matthew 28: 9)
Jesus appears to the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-30)
Jesus appears to Peter (Luke 24: 34)
Jesus appears to the disciples without Thomas (Luke 24: 36 ff, John 20: 19 ff)
Jesus appears to the disciples including Thomas (John 20: 24-29)
Jesus forgives Peter (John 21)
Jesus appears to the 500 (1 Cor. 15: 6)
Jesus appears to James (1 Cor. 15: 7)
Jesus gives the great commission (Matthew 28: 16, Mark 16: 14)
Jesus appears before his ascension (Luke 24: 50-53)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Resurrection: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p122a5p2.htm
Other Reading recommendations:
Brant Pitre, The Case for Jesus
Michael Licona, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
William Lane Craig, https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/jesus-of-nazareth/the-resurrection-of-jesus/
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
On a February evening in 1931, Jesus appeared to a young nun, sister Faustina, and asked her to spread a devotion to His Divine Mercy. Mikki and Deanna sit down to discuss the Divine Mercy devotion, as well as what mercy means and the various places mercy is emphasized in the Gospels.
SHOW NOTES
Recommended Resources:
> Diary: Divine Mercy in my Soul by St. Faustina Kowlaska
> Divine Mercy for Moms by Michele Faehnle & Emily Jaminet
A Prayer for Divine Transformation from Within
O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy.
I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.
Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors’ souls and come to their rescue.
Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors’ needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings.
Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbor, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.
Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks.
Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor.
Help me, O Lord, that my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those who, I know, will abuse my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suffering in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon me. Amen.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
As we journey through a Lent like no other - unable to attend public Masses - it is more important than ever for us as Catholics to remain plugged into the Church's liturgical year. This week we have entered Passiontide; next week we begin Holy Week; Easter is on the horizon. Fr. Braun and Dr. Luke Arredondo discuss why Holy Week is, as Pope Emeritus Benedict put it, "the most important week of the year".
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
While we should be cautious in jumping to conclusions regarding why God has allowed the COVID-19 global pandemic to occur, we know as Catholics that God is always speaking to us through the events of our lives. How should we respond? Fr. Justin Braun sits down with Mikki and Luke to discuss how Catholics can respond with Faith in Christ to this global emergency.
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Dr. Stacy Trasancos, Executive Director of Bishop Strickland's St. Philip Institute with homeschool and online learning experience, is here with advice and encouragement on best practices as families embark on being quarantined at home. She offers creative guidance on how to make this a successful time for parents and kids alike.
SHOW NOTES
Summary of Stacy's advice:
- Consider online learning resources. For example, Kolbe Academy.
- Maintain a schedule!
- Download Google Family Link.
- Avoid the tendency to be too controlling at this time. Give your children as much freedom as possible. For example, let them take responsibility for some of the cooking.
- Download the Greenlight App.
- Use this time to really get to know your children.
- Grow in your Faith as a family! Check out the St. Philip Institute's Way of Christ