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This week we talk a lot about the people you will find in the church. Those who withstand the refiners fire that is parish life, who wait on the Lord. In the second reading we talk about how Christ suffered and we can find Him in our sufferings. After the Gospel we talk about how there are labels that are self placed or placed by others in the Church and we need to see through them to the actual person and be able to love the person. We can, and are commanded to, love people that we don't agree with. There is a lot of healing to do in Church culture and serving, others who we disagree with will go a long way towards that healing.

Claiming friendship with God is a good way to get mocked by the “wise” of the world. But it is a central claim of Christianity. How do we make sense of it?

Sometimes what you think are the dumbest things your parents ever did turn out to be the most profound and useful life lessons. Marge dedicates this episode to her dad and describes a vital life lesson she learned from him about dealing with difficult people and situations.

Join  Fr. Scott Mansfield, Pastor of St. John Vianney, Tony Wilimitis, Director of Formation, and Will Tapia, Director of Development as they give an in depth review of the Gospel from The Third Week of Ordinary Time: The Wrong Packer.

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Gratitude and grace, they just seem to go together. Both derived from the Latin word gratis, gratitude is our response to grace. When someone does something unexpected for us we express our thanks with gratitude, but if we have a grateful attitude, we say thank you even when things are expected. In this podcast Tony discusses Grace and Gratitude.

Scripture: “Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.”   –2 Corinthians 4:15

“All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change.” — James 1:17

Quote: “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.”  –Zig Ziglar

“Celebrate what you want to see more of,” –Tom Peters.

Reflections: Do you see the connection between Grace and Gratitude? What can you do to have an attitude of gratitude? What are you grateful for?

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Recently, I’ve been thinking about the poems of James Matthew Wilson. A current catholic and poet I am finding quite interesting. In the episode today I speak about the need for catholic artists like poets who help folks enter the sacred rhythm of life and beauty in God. James Matthew Wilson recent book is called The Hanging God.

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Can spread the good news of Christ in a time of difficulty and confusion in the Church? Fr. Anthony Dorsa says yes, and helps listeners to navigate evangelization.

Questions Covered:

 

05:21 - Where in the Bible does it say that we should evangelize? 

13:31 - How do we joyfully evangelize amid the sexual abuse crisis, scandal in the Vatican, and other concerning clerical behavior? There are many things that worry me.  

23:10 - How can I respond to a Pentacostal who was Catholic that what she learned in our Church was false, not true and is still not true? 

30:00 - My fiancé wasn’t baptized. We are getting married this year. She is interested in the Catholic Church. How can I explain RCIA and coming into the Church to her? 

34:10 - What is the best way to evangelize an addict? 

41:56 - If faith is a gift from God, does He give it to everyone, or only to some? 

47:30 - How can I deal with being angry with God? 

52:30 - What is the proper response to someone who reacts belligerently in response to their understanding of Scripture?

We are continuing our conversation with Sister Marie Pappas, a Sister of the Resurrection and DRE at St. Columba in Hopewell Junction, NY.

She tells us more about her vocation and answers some rapid fire questions sent in from some local children.

On this week's show, we ponder the impact of pregnancy loss and grief with M.J. Flood, author of Where Are You? Finding Myself in My Greatest Loss.

About M.J. Flood:

M.J. Flood is a husband and a father of two little girls and a baby angel. Residing in Long Island, New York, he is a high school literature and writing teacher and the author of Where Are You? Finding Myself in My Greatest Loss. his first published work. He is also the writer/director of Too Much Noise — a short film in American Sign Language — which has appeared in several film festivals and won the Best Original Idea award at New York City’s 2018 Chain Film Festival.

About Where Are You?

Recalling the author’s experience as the father of a stillborn daughter, this memoir articulates the private heartbreak and depression so frequently associated with disenfranchised griefs like pregnancy loss. But Where Are You? is ultimately a work of hope, as M.J. Flood walks the reader through the chaos of death in search of the peace of healing.