TS 1:31. The ninth article of the Creed as found in the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX.) 9.3 p. 29-30. Q/A #13-14: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic (and Roman.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguHbPgB0Hw
TS 3:44. The Our Father, part 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w10wdoFP3w
This is a modern re-writing of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Grand Inquisitor" as found in his 1880 novel "The Brothers Karamazov." When Our Lord returned to 3211 4th Street in the northeast quadrant of the District, He was not placed in a dungeon. The USCCB secretary took him to one of the sterile but well-lit classrooms. In a professional manner, she told Him that He could sit anywhere. She added on the way out the door, "And thank you for your patience until the bishop arrives." She turned with a pursed smile and re-entered her office near the main-entrance of the USCCB. The classroom door closed softly but firmly behind her. Our [...]
TS 2:12. We consider the ninth article of the creed as found in the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) This is 9.2, p. 28-29. Q/A #8-13: "The Church in Particular." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MLQ1NDbduY
St. Francis of Assisi (one of my favorite saints) is again being twisted into a communist and a pacifist. To dispel this, you can read the gold-standard biography by St. Bonaventure called The Life of St. Francis of Assisi. In the 20th century, GK Chesterton wrote St. Francis of Assisi. He recounts this unusual interaction: "The good Bishop of Assisi expressed a sort of horror at the hard life which the Little Brothers lived at the Portiuncula, without comforts, without possessions, eating anything they could get and sleeping anyhow on the ground. St. Francis answered him with that curious and almost stunning shrewdness which the unworldly can sometimes wield like a club [...]
TS 6:05. The Our Father, part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze0Jid8b_xE
I recently read this from Harvard Business: "Highly intelligent, confident, and successful, alpha males represent about 70% of all senior executives. As the label implies, they’re the people who aren’t happy unless they’re the top dogs—the ones calling the shots. Although there are plenty of successful female leaders with equally strong personalities, we’ve found top women rarely if ever match the complete alpha profile. Alphas reach the top ranks in large organizations because they are natural leaders—comfortable with responsibility in a way nonalphas can never be. Most people feel stress when they have to make important decisions; alphas get stressed when tough decisions don’t rest in their capable hands. For them, [...]
TS 2:26. We consider the ninth article of the creed as found in the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) This is 9.1 p. 27-28. Q/A # 1-7. The Three Parts of the Church: Militant, Suffering and Triumphant. https://youtu.be/rEnYB8EFvJI
This is a talk I gave at a parish on the Feast of the Rosary, 2020. It's about why evangelizing strangers with Miraculous Medals may help save even your own family. We look at everything from King St. Louis IX to the battle of Lepanto to St. Maximilian Kolbe.
TS 8:03. The Our Father, part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjF55EUiGAQ&t=494s
