17 Jun 24 – Humility: The Key to Following Christ

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - MT 7:6, 12-14 - Jesus said to His disciples: “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the Law and the Prophets.“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.” Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) 7th Commandment Watch! In California, retailers forbidden to prevent shoplifters from stealing 3) Bishop Burbidge connects anniversary of Dobbs with hope coming from Eucharistic Renewal https://catholicvote.org/bishop-burbidge-connects-anniversary-dobbs-with-eucharistic-renewal/ Teenager Rachel Holt’s Pro-Life Anthem rockets into Top 5 on iTunes Country Charts https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/22/teenager-rachel-holts-pro-life-anthem-rockets-into-top-10-on-itunes-country-charts/ 4) CCC 2270-2275: Church Teaching on abortion

Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel - Lk 1:57-66, 80 - When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No. He will be called John.” But they answered her, “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Then fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these matters were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea. All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel. Father Charles Murr and Terry discuss the poor formation of most US Bishops that has resulted in Bishops not leading their flocks and standing up for truth, but instead do not even understand the role or duties before God they have supposedly undertaken Bishop Sheen quote of the day

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 6:19-23 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. "The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be." Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious Saint Aloysius, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) What the Prophet Malachi teaches us about the Eucharist https://catholicexchange.com/what-the-prophet-malachi-teaches-us-about-the-eucharist/ 3) If the Holy Eucharist is stolen and desecrated by a satanist or witch, does that physically injure Jesus Christ? 4) CCC 1345-1347: The Mass of all ages

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - MT 6:7-15 - Jesus said to His disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: ‘Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’ “If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.” Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) "Pride month" vs the Hammer of Heretics https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/pride-month-vs-the-hammer-of-heretics 3) Fathers, rise to your greatness https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/fathers-rise-to-your-greatness 4) CCC 218-227: God, the Father

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. "When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you." Memorial of Saint Romuald, Abbot Saint Romuald, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Do OT teachings on homosexuality still apply today? https://stpaulcenter.com/do-old-testament-teachings-on-homosexuality-still-apply-today/ 3) Sacred Heart vs "pride" month https://americaneedsfatima.org/blog/sacred-heart-vs-pride-month 4) CCC 2357-2359: Chastity and homosexuality

Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel - Mt 5:43-48 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for He makes His sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." Bishop Sheen quote of the day Terry discusses the nature and role of the papacy in the Church and the documuent: The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum Sint

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 5:38-42 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow." Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Father Charles Murr joins Terry to discuss various issues facing the Church today

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 5:27-32 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna. "It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Most Catholics believe Jesus is present in the Eucharist. Findings come as U.S. Bishops host national revival to address a crisis of faith https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/11/most-catholics-believe-jesus-is-present-in-communi/ 3) Jordan Peterson and the importance of Confession (CCC 1455-1458) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wQM_ImAMH5g 4) CCC 836-838: The Catholic Church and her relationship with other religions

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 5:20-26 - Jesus said to His disciples: "I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, Raqa, will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny." Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church Saint Anthony, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Columnist for the Hill: Sacred Heart flag is Christian right-wing symbol used to protest Pride https://catholicvote.org/columnist-for-hill-sacred-heart-flag-used-to-protest-pride/ 3) Jesus Thirsts is the second highest grossing documentary of 2024 https://www.ncregister.com/cna/jesus-thirsts-film-becomes-second-highest-grossing-documentary-of-2024-so-far 4) CCC 817-819: What are the wounded to unity? Why is Christianity separated into more than 40,000 denominations

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Mt 5:17-19 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven." Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Six things to know and share about the Immaculate Heart of Mary https://www.churchpop.com/6-things-to-know-and-share-about-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary/ 3) The12 promises of Jesus for those who practice devotion to His Sacred Heart https://www.churchpop.com/the-12-promises-of-jesus-for-those-who-practice-devotion-to-his-sacred-heart/ 4) CCC 1720-1721: To know, love and serve God is our final end