Alex Covell

5 Action Items: 1) Confess boldly and as frequently as necessary. 2) Create immediate/direct accountability 3) Reject Shame! 4) Recognize patterns & equip yourself with the tools to disrupt them. 5) Focus on the “thou shalts".

On the Masons and Their Lies" on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Masons-Their-Lies-Every-Christian/dp/1986325474/ref=sr11?crid=14O8LGPVX23DI&dchild=1&keywords=on+the+masons+and+their+lies&qid=1605143348&sprefix=on+the+mas,aps,129&sr=8-1 My summary & review of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjRSS7UhuE Michael's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtMjnFbRQplYQNi9pLhePlQ Michael's video on masonic symbolism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAPcBQP9MZI Michael's new book, "Theopoetica": https://www.amazon.com/Theopoetica-Poems-Essays-Michael-Witcoff/dp/B08K4NVB6T/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=michael+witcoff&qid=1605143550&sr=8-1

I hope this video will peak your curiosity and kickstart you into transitioning from Protestantism to Orthodoxy, where you belong. Here are some things to think about: Mormons believe that after the apostles, there was a great apostasy until Joseph Smith restored the true faith in the 19th century. Although not quite as extreme, most evangelical protestants must believe at least some form of the "great apostasy" story, naming Luther or Calvin as the heros instead. Questions to ask yourself as a Protestant: -What did the Church consistently believe at all times before the reformation about the real presence in the eucharist (communion)? -What did the Church consistently believe at all times before the reformation about apostolic succession & ecclesiastical authority? -(after doing some research to verify that the Orthodox perspective was always held) Am I really ready to say that the Church was universally wrong about these things and so many more for 1500 years? -Do I find it problematic that nobody believed in "bible alone" for the first 1500 years of Church history? "To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant" - Cardinal Newman I'm looking forward to hearing about your Baptism/Chrismation into the Orthodox Church. (Don't become a Catholic please - it's not the true Church)

What is the most important thing about the election? That our prayer must not cease.

What is learning? A transformative intellectual journey. Necessary preconditions for learning: Being interested yet dispassionate (have intellectual humility and don't set out to confirm your own perspective) How to learn: Full immersion -Consume a high volume of content, both actively and passively -Don't just consume data, produce things (writing, videos, etc) -Network with experts Also Important: Disassociate from immature unserious peers. This may mean dropping out of college.

Sorry for the bad audio. Vatican I: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/councils/ecum20.htm Sede turned atheist website: http://unamsanctamecclesiamcatholicam.blogspot.com/2016/09/pope-francis-convinced-me-that-atheism.html Positions within Roman Catholicism: -Cultural (nominal) Catholic (“I went to Catholic school”) -Conservative Novus Ordo (Catholic Answers, mainline Catholic commentators) -Liberal Novus Ordo (James Martin) -R&R in communion with Rome (Taylor Marshall) -R&R out of communion with Rome (SSPX) -Sedevacantism - totalist (SSPV) -Sedeprivationism (independent priests) -Conclavism (nobody serious) Coping strategies for the 'situation': -It is the liberal Bishops and not the pope who are responsible. -The council was ambiguous and the wrong interpretation was given. -The real Pope is being held captive and a look-alike imposter has taken over. -The pope didn't speak ex cathedra. -The council was only a pastoral Council. -Nowadays it seems that it can sometimes happen that the poop teaches error. When he does, we -must continue to recognize his authority, but hold fast and resist whatever erroneous teaching or evil -commands he may give. (R&R) -The pope and Bishops have embraced the apostasy of the new religion and have thereby lost their offices. All the seats are empty, including that of the Pope and we are today without any hierarchy whatsoever. (sedevacantism) -Because the Papal elections are valid, the current 'popes' have a certain legal status as popes, but because they are apostates they can have no actual authority over the Church. (sedeprivationism) Points Refuting Sedeprivationism 1) The pope can never abandon his leadership of the church. Response: He doesn’t abandon the leadership of the church as pope because he loses the office ipso facto 2) The purpose of the Papacy is to maintain unity. Unity means common communion! Response: If a faithful Catholic from another chapel or from the Novus Ordo church presented themself here for communion I would not deny them. 3) Common faith is a permanent feature of the papacy. Response: The faith has continued - it’s just that what used to be the structure of the Church is being inhabited by non-Catholics. The current popes are merely placeholders until we have a truly Catholic pope. It’s no different than an interregnum. 4) No man, including you, Fr. ---------, can judge the Roman Pontiff. Response: He is not the Pope. It’s as obvious as if you held up a red sheet in front of my eyes and told me it’s green. 5) You commune with manifest heretics (sedevacantists etc). Response: They are in good faith still. It’s a very complicated situation and we are all doing our best to maintain the faith despite it. 6) Relying ultimately on private judgement ultimately makes your position just Protestantism with more documents. Response: I don’t deny the living magisterium. Just because there are interregnums doesn’t mean that there is no living magisterium. Me: But in this case there is an ongoing lack of capacity for resolving disputes which has led to most of the faithful being led into error. That's not the same as an interregnum. 7) A distinctive feature of schismatic sects is further schism. Response: I already dealt with these objections. I get it, your argument comes down to “you don’t need the Pope” Me: Yes, you are able to give an explanation of how there is common faith and communion m........

Summary of Michael Witcoff's "On the Masons & their Lies" https://www.amazon.com/Masons-Their-Lies-Christian-Spiritual-ebook/dp/B07DBHXNYL What is masonry? It is said to be “a progressive system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols” Key elements of the Masonic ethos: Perennialism Distortion of symbols & secularization of sacraments Gnosticism Perennialism -“One light, many paths” (one true religion which all religions imperfectly express) -Referred to as the “secret doctrine” -Core of Occult Philosophy -Ultimate aim is damnation of souls by teaching salvation without Christ (John 14:6 “I am the way…”) -All the religions supposedly just teach alchemy Distortion of symbols & secularization of sacraments -Creates sense of mystery that draws people in -Inverts the Holy Gnosticism -Jesus supposedly preached “secret teachings” -J.D Buck: “The sacred books of all religions, including those of the Jews and Christians, where and are no more than Parables and allegories of the real secret Doctrine, transcribed for the ignorant and superstitious masses.” -“You are God” teaching - God is not external, but rather a symbol for “who you are” at the deepest level of you being. -Dualism & objective to fight against the material and sensual According to J.D. Buck, real Christians are “bigoted sectarians” whose philosophy is antithetical to masonry because for the Christian, “the universal and unqualified Brotherhood of Man, is a dead letter, for he believes that only himself and his chosen associates can be saved.”

For an Intro to Libertarianism/Classical Liberalism/Free Market Economics: Walter Williams speech: The Legitimate Role of Government in Free Society - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT7dN4tNzvg Milton Freidman's Free to Choose 10 part TV series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0364ACCE6C7E9D8E Book: The Law by Fredric Bastiat My presentation on Marxism/ Defense of Classical Liberalism back when I was a Libertarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_84l... Exposition of the Traditional Orthodox view of Church and State Relationship by the Russian Orthodox Church: https://mospat.ru/en/documents/social-concepts/iii/

Icon Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jvap4ItDlk Jay Dyer's Website: https://jaysanalysis.com/ Jay Dyer's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA If you are looking for digestible Roman Catholic apologetics: https://www.catholic.com/

Want to be successful? You may have to eliminate some of these 9 things. (This is from a video I made back when I was making business success content.)