Today's Podcast goes over my advent and I invite you to share in how you are entering into the season. 

Also we go over the Gospel of Mark Chapter 8 starting at verse 11, where we talk about Gods goodness, and how the hardness of our heats can be effect our ability to hear God's word.

I found it! Finally, I have an answer that explains why the Gospels of Matthew and Luke have different genealogies for Jesus. Please join me today to hear from Agustin on why the Bible does not contradict itself.

Topics: Saints, Scripture, apologetic, family history, Adam, Abraham, proofs for the Christianity, why I speak too fast

(Link to full work: Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament 1-10 | EWTN )

(St. Augustine of Hippo. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament, 29, 30.)
Added to this; there is another way peculiar to the Jews, in which a man might be the son of another of whom he was not born according to the flesh. For kinsmen used to marry the wives of their next of kin, who died without children, to raise up seed to him that was deceased. (6) So then he who was thus born was both his son of whom he was born, and his in whose line of succession he was born. All this has been said, lest any one, thinking it impossible for two fathers to be mentioned properly for one man, should imagine that either of the Evangelists who have narrated the generations of the Lord are to be, by an impious calumny, charged so to say with a lie; especially when we may see that we are warned against this by their very words. For Matthew, who is understood to make mention of that father of whom Joseph was born, enumerates the generations thus: "This one begat the other," so as to come to what he says at the end, "Jacob begat Joseph." But Luke--because he cannot properly be said to be begotten who is made a child either by adoption, or who is born in the succession of the deceased, of her who was his wife--did not say, "Heli begat Joseph," or "Joseph whom Hell begat," but "Who was the son of Heli," whether by adoption, or as being born of the next of kin in the succession of one deceased.(7)

30. Enough has now been said to show that the question, why the generations are reckoned through Joseph and not through Mary, ought not to perplex us

(Deuteronomy 25: 5-6)
When brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not marry anyone outside the family; but her husband’s brother shall come to her, marrying her and performing the duty of a brother-in-law. The firstborn son she bears shall continue the name of the deceased brother, that his name may not be blotted out from Israel.

(Genesis/38: 8-10)
Then Judah said to Onan, “Have intercourse with your brother’s wife, in fulfillment of your duty as brother-in-law, and thus preserve your brother’s line.” Onan, however, knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground, to avoid giving offspring to his brother. What he did greatly offended the LORD, and the LORD took his life too.

This episode of the CatholicPleps Podcast explores the teachings of Saint John Chrysostom on the Christian life. He reminds us that we have nothing to fear, not even death, for this world and everything in it belong to the Lord. And we also learn the secret to this saint’s faith.

Topics: Saints, early church fathers, scripture, love, Jesus, how to live a faithful life, the church

Link to article: https://catholicplebs.wixsite.com/home/post/mary-immaculate-mother

I have been working for few months to write an essay on Mary's Immaculate Conception and motherhood. It explains how the Immaculate Conception make sense, as well as Mary's motherhood. The essay also has two objections and response to the objections as to help further vet these ideas as well as supplementary material from Sanit Pope Pius the VI, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Athanasius, Saint Andrew of Crete, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and many scriptural rational! It is awesome! I hope you enjoy!

Talking about Mary, the Immaculate Conception, and Mary as Mother of All Christians

(Written Article Coming Soon)

Scripture References:
The LORD God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? (Genesis 3: 9)
 
The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)

For God formed us to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made us. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are allied with him experience it (Wisdom 2: 23-24)

Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death… But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin after the pattern of the trespass of Adam, who is the type of the one who was to come… If, by the transgression of the one, death came to reign through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one Jesus Christ. In conclusion, just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so, through one righteous act, acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so, through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5: 12-19)

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son’ and he said to the disciple ‘Behold, your mother!’ (John 29: 25-27)

And I will put enmity between you and the woman... (Genesis 3: 15)

Who is my mother? And Who are my brothers… For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother. (Mark 3: 31-35)

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Here is a Dominican styled rosary along with some relaxing ambiance to help you fall asleep

Niceness carries within its essence no love.

This is because niceness is the action of courtesy and politeness: which are not virtues, but values of a society.

Thus niceness seeks only to cause no offense, no violence, and puts forth only the acceptable actions of a culture.

Love on the other hand, out of concern for others, would administer the violence of truth as a life-saving remedy to prevent everlasting death

But love would not be content with simply administering the truth. For when love came down in the form of man, He mingled an abundance of compassion, gentleness, and understanding while distributing the truth.

If niceness was a doctor, it would deny a patient a life-saving surgery, so has to do no harm.

Love would administer the anesthetic of gentleness, understanding, and compassion in the surgery of administering the truth for the ends of healing.

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Here is a Dominican styled rosary along with some relaxing ambiance to help you fall asleep