We proclaim Christ’s kingship amid a world that forgets, tracing how empires fall while a crucified King reigns through mercy, service, and conversion. The call is personal and urgent: let Jesus rule your heart, habits, and public witness today.

• the feast of Christ the King born in crisis
• ideologies that rise when Christ is forgotten
• the cross as the true throne of the King
• mercy as the scepter and law of the kingdom
• the beatitudes as the kingdom’s constitution
• history’s empires falling while the Church endures
• Christ must be king of every part of life
• resistance to a partial Christ and easy religion
• practical witness through holiness, courage, and charity
• a summons to bold, public discipleship

Praise be Jesus Christ the King, now and forever. Viva Christo Rey. Amen.

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We explore Exodus 17 to show why prayer is relationship, not magic, and how perseverance matures faith. Moses’ raised arms become a living image of the Church at prayer, calling us to identify our “Amaleks,” lift one another, and never give in.

• choosing Exodus 17 as the focus and reading the passage
• prayer as fidelity and relationship rather than results
• Churchill’s persistence as a mirror for Christian resilience
• naming the inner battlefield and identifying personal Amaleks
• maturing beyond childhood prayer and avoiding quick fixes
• community intercession and the unseen network of prayer
• mission of prayer for the elderly, sick and homebound
• practical takeaways: identify, pray, support, persevere
• hope that when the dust settles the fruit will be seen
• parish formation, prayer groups and ongoing support

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We reflect on why the Church ends the year with hard words about judgment and perseverance, then use Advent as a reset toward courage over comfort. Stories of St. Paul Miki and the hidden Christians of Japan ground the call to public witness, daily habits, and steady hope.

• end times as clarity, not fear
• Advent as wake-up to eternity
• perseverance over comfort in daily discipleship
• Saint Paul’s “work and wait” for Thessalonica
• witness of St. Paul Miki and hidden Christians
• avoiding “stepping on the crucifix” in compromises
• small habits that build courage: Mass, confession, prayer
• public, joyful witness without shame
• perseverance as the Christian superpower

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We explore why the church ends the year with hard words about judgment and hope, and how perseverance anchors us when faith costs something. From the martyrs of Nagasaki to the quiet tests at work and home, we ask whether we truly believe Christ’s promise.

• apocalyptic readings as a call to faithfulness
• Jesus’ warning about persecution and the promise of perseverance
• the courage and joy of the twenty-six martyrs of Nagasaki
• hidden Christians in Japan keeping the faith without priests
• why the gospel demands conversion and change
• modern compromises that erode conviction
• courage over comfort as a daily practice
• Eucharist as strength for witness and mercy

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Today Fr. Vigoa & Michelle Lopez are joined by guest Pam Giganti-Bunge

We reflect on the Lateran feast to show why the Church lives in people, not stone, and share a vivid Cuba relief story that reveals faith in action. We talk about the domestic church, small groups, Emmaus retreats, and the daily work of repairing cracks with grace.

• meaning of the Lateran dedication for modern believers
• Church as living stones rather than buildings
• Cuba hurricane relief and coordinated parish action
• domestic church habits that anchor faith
• Emmaus retreats as catalysts for service and renewal
• moving from consumer to contributor in parish life
• dealing with scrupulosity, excuses and control
• practical rhythms: confession, adoration, small groups
• adding beauty versus widening the cracks

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I returned from Santiago de Cuba shaken by the damage of the storm and inspired by the courage we saw, sharing how 43,000 pounds of food became a living sign of the Gospel. A woman with a broom and the feast of the Lateran Basilica teach us that the Church is people who rebuild on Christ.

• scenes of loss in Cuba and lines for water
• 43,000 pounds of aid delivered and distributed
• El Cobre visit and prayer for rebuilding
• the woman sweeping the foundation as witness
• Lateran Basilica feast and living stones
• conversion over complaint and blame
• Christ as the only foundation that holds
• practical calls to rebuild at home and parish

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We reflect on All Souls landing on a Sunday and how facing death changes how we live, grieve, and love. Stories, scripture, and lived experience show why Christians mourn with hope and measure life by love, not length.

• All Souls Day on a Sunday and its penitential lens
• Steve Jobs on mortality meeting the Christian horizon of hope
• Smartphones and distraction versus attention to what lasts
• Grief as experience and mourning as chosen path
• Prayer for the dead as a love language across the grave
• Building faith before crisis to stand when loss hits
• Death as threshold and the promise of resurrection
• Living on mission with an eternal perspective

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We hold grief and hope together on All Souls Day, confronting death with the promise that love outlasts the grave. We explore prayer for the dead, the communion of saints, and how living for eternity reshapes forgiveness, mercy and daily choices.

• why remembering death clarifies what matters
• death as threshold in Christ, not the end
• love made tangible in cross, baptism and Eucharist
• prayer for the dead as love’s language beyond the grave
• communion of saints as living exchange of grace
• grieving with hope, not hiding sorrow
• forgiveness, mercy and sacrifice as urgent choices
• Eucharist as foretaste of the eternal banquet
• practical steps to reconcile and live faithfully

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