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Week 6 | Psalm 130 [129]

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A Song of Ascents

130 Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord!2 Lord, hear my voice!Let thy ears be attentive    to the voice of my supplications!

3 If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities,    Lord, who could stand?4 But there is forgiveness with thee,    that thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,    and in his word I hope;6 my soul waits for the Lord    more than watchmen for the morning,    more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,    and with him is plenteous redemption.8 And he will redeem Israel    from all his iniquities.

It is Holy Week!  Know you are being prayed for during this week.  In this episode, I speak about the perspective of the Cross that the Holy Spirit has been leading me to for a while.  I hope my sights help you this week.

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Listeners call in with their questions about the Catholic faith.

Questions Covered:

 

04:40 - For people who have given up something during Lent, can that food be eaten on feast days and Sundays during Lent? 

08:08 - Is St. Paul reprimanding St. Peter in Galatians 2 when he criticizes a man named Cephas? 

14:03 - Should you stay in a youth group community that is lax or teaching incorrect doctrine? 

20:19 - Is having the gift of tongues demonic? I heard that St. Thomas Aquinas said this gift shouldn’t be used by anyone anymore? 

31:05 - As Christians, are we called to let “Jesus take the wheel” or called to defend ourselves? 

41:37 - Why do we pray and have faith if we have no guarantees about who God is? 

46:41 - In Luke 22:31, is the Lord giving Satan permission to tempt Christians? 

49:38 - Is there any occasion within a confession might not be valid because a priest omits asking you to recite the Act of Contrition or does not give a penance?

Listeners call in with their questions about the Catholic faith.

Questions Covered:

 

05:36 - The Council of Florence stated that one could go to hell for original sin alone. How can this be? 

10:22 - In different translations of John 14:17, the Holy Spirit is referred to as “it” or “him”. Which one is correct? 

14:53 - What is a convincing argument to try to explain to a Jewish friend that Christ is actually the Messiah? 

22:19 - I know that there is no salvation outside of the Church, but I have heard that you can be saved outside of the Church if you are in spiritual communion with the Church. Is that true? 

28:30 - In Matthew 8:18-20, it says, “where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am.” Is Jesus still there if I pray by myself? 

29:56 - Do guardian angels have names? Should we name them? Should we pray to them? 

34:10 - Why do you need to go in front of the Church civilly to be married? 

40:54 - In the Apostle’s Creed, it says “Christ rose again from the dead.” Didn’t he only rise once? 

43:25 - Does the declaration on religious freedom from Pope Paul VI contradict the Catholic practice of infant baptism, since the infants aren’t given the freedom to choose baptism for themselves? 

49:10 - Is it true that morality only exists because human beings figured out that if they didn’t kill each other and work together, that they couldn’t continue the human race and live life pleasurably? Is the source of morality deeper than this?

Catholic Author and Speaker Gary Zimak joins Bill Snyder on this episode of Young Catholics Respond to talk about his latest book Give Up Worry for Good.

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What are some good practices for interviewing for a job and leaving a current job? Let’s discuss over a dram of Calumet 14

About our drink:

Calumet 14 year Bourbon

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This Bourbon is carefully distilled at Western Spirits Beverage Company distillery, United States.

About our gear:

What are the things you like most in your office?

About the Topic:

The topic is focused from the lens of Prudence:

Prudence is the first cardinal virtue for a reason; it is the virtue that teaches us knowledge of reality. From prudence, we gain the ability to discern what is good in every circumstance and to choose the right actions. St. Thomas Aquinas quotes Aristotle that “prudence is right reason applied to action” 

Foresight, a sub-virtue of prudence, is the ability to see into the future and direct actions toward an end. Foresight allows us to rightly order present actions to a good end, knowing that we can never fully predict the future.

Shrewdness, another sub-virtue of prudence. It means to be able to form both a correct and a quick opinion. This is done by developing the mental insight to read between the lines or finding the middle term in a demonstration. The Latin is solertia, which means to have a clear-sighted objectivity, even a dispassionate observance of situations. The one who is shrewd is agile and quick-witted, able to put the pieces together, both from memory and from learning, into the big picture.

When Looking for a Job:

– There are only certain things you can control:

– Be praying for your potential boss. Be praying for your current boss and your coworkers.

– Ask your Guardian Angel for guidance and assistance

– The way you dress

– Your online presence

– Research the employer

– Think of ways that would set you apart from other candidates

– Understand that the interview begins the moment you set foot on the premise

– Keep answers brief and concise

– Be prepared for questions: “Tell us something about yourself”

– Thank the interviewer for their time

Telling your boss you are leaving:

– Have a good transition plan 

– Be prepared for a counteroffer

– Be prepared to be walked out of the building right then

– Don’t make the announcement on social media too early 

– Make sure to thank your boss and coworkers 

Don’t let the norms of others dictate your values and behavior.

Author and apologist Ken Litchfield joins me today to discuss the divinity of Jesus.  Did Jesus make the claim of divinity?  What biblical evidence is there to show that he did?  Ken walks us through scripture and church history to make the case that Jesus did do these things.

 

Check out Ken's great book on Amazon titled How Old Is Your Church?  An Introductory Guide To Catholic Apologetics.

As we prepare to enter into Holy Week, we're invited to recall all that Jesus suffered out of love for us. Join Gary as he reads and comments on the Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Divine Throughness. That is on what we delve beneath the surface.  All things are made by the Father through the Son, and return to the Father through the Son.