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Justin McClain is husband to Bernadette; dad to five wonderful children nine and under; Lay Dominican in the Order of Saint Dominic; veteran theology and Spanish educator at Bishop McNamara High School; author and consultant for Ave Maria Press; wildlife enthusiast who likes to educate people on God's gift of nature; and vocal advocate for the value and dignity of human life in all its stages, from conception to natural death.

Justin helps us dig even deeper into the writings of Pope Saint John Paul II this season, with these words on the universal call to holiness:

“The world needs more than just social reformers. It needs saints. Holiness is not the privilege of a few; it is a gift offered to all.”

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Who doesn't want the secrets to win a battle or war, right? Listen in as Jesus tells St. Faustina what those are!

What is going on in the Church around the world?

Questions Covered:

 

32:32 - The Church is wringing its hands now that Biden is president but didn’t speak out against his morals before the election. Why is there this strange standard? 

35:30 - Am I right in thinking that Cardinal Pell was framed wrongly by corrupt people in the Vatican? 

40:30 - What is the Church’s position on which vaccines are morally permissible? 

44:06 - what the hell is going on with the coverage of religion in the secular media – the reporting on it isn’t “wrong” it’s illiterate. 

48:54 - I am very upset about our president and his feelings on abortion. Why isn’t the Church doing more to fight abortion and other important issues?

How can we take comfort and direction from Scripture in times of great trial?

Questions Covered:

 

22:32 - Matthew 1:19 talks about St. Joseph trying to figure out what to do when he finds out Mary is pregnant. What does this verse mean and how can we apply it to our lives and trials? 

30:23 - You said that in Egypt, the Hebrews were following in the pagan depravity of the Egyptians. Where is the evidence for that in the text? 

34:05 - With this lockdown, how can we build up our domestic Church and live out our family life the best we can? 

44:00 - Do you think our Church fails to take a hard view on certain issues to keep their financial support from their divided flock? 

49:00 - What does Jesus mean when he says that he did not come to bring peace, but the sword (Mt. 10:34)?

Convert Kimberlee Jones joins me today to discuss how she discovered the Blessed Trinity in Scripture as a Jehovah's Witness. She gives us many passages that talk about the Trinity and gives us great tips to better understand this great mystery. If you love Rosaries and other religious items Kimberlee makes beautiful ones by hand.

Visit her website at www.luxuryrosaries.com to check them out.

Category: Lent, Seven Penitential Psalms Tag: confession, forgiveness, lent, penance, Pharisaism, psalms, sin

 

Week 4 | Psalm 51 [50]

#letuspray

 

TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN NATHAN THE PROPHET CAME TO HIM, AFTER HE HAD GONE IN TO BATHSHEBA.

51 Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love;    according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,    and cleanse me from my sin!

3 For I know my transgressions,    and my sin is ever before me.4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,    and done that which is evil in thy sight,so that thou art justified in thy sentence    and blameless in thy judgment.5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,    and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being;    therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;    wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.8 Fill me with joy and gladness;    let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice.9 Hide thy face from my sins,    and blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,    and put a new and right spirit within me.11 Cast me not away from thy presence,    and take not thy holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation,    and uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors thy ways,    and sinners will return to thee.14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,    thou God of my salvation,    and my tongue will sing aloud of thy deliverance.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips,    and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.16 For thou hast no delight in sacrifice;    were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;    a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure;    rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,19 then wilt thou delight in right sacrifices,    in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;    then bulls will be offered on thy altar.

A pitcher currently in training camp with the New York Yankees, having been a fifth-round pick of theirs in the 2017 draft. In college he pitched at Rice University in Houston, leading the staff in earned run average three years in a row. Prior to that he played at Concordia Lutheran High School, which is also in Texas.

Fear of dying leads to fear of living life to the fullest. The good news is that those who have had near-death experiences universally say death is not to be feared. So go ahead and live an abundant life.