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Welcome back to the second episode in our new series, entitled Jesus The Questioner.  A few highlights from today:

• Asking ourselves, "do our choices really express what we believe?"
• How hope fuels the continuation of growth
• Letting the Lord ask you: “Who do you say that I am?”

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Welcome to our new series, entitled "Jesus the Questioner".  Over the next few episodes, we will continue discussing this interesting topic.  Today Father Dave and Rick begin the conversation with some key topics:

• The power of question
• Formulating smart questions
• Why didn't Christ ever write a book?
• How God uses questions and what he asks of us  

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Welcome to the eighth episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today the Father Dave and Rick continue their discussion, including:

• The benefits of parish retreats
• Examining the teachings of St. Ignatius, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis
• Understanding how these teachings help people in daily living
• And much more!

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Welcome to the seventh episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today the Father Dave and Rick continue their discussion, including:

• Examining the teachings of St. Ignatius and St. Thomas Aquinas
• Knowing the right thing to do AND to do it
• How to be more alert in daily living when making choices
• Where are the fruits being manefested from the decisions that I'm making?
• And much more!

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Welcome to the sixth episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today the guys continue their candid discussion on decision making, including:

• The teachings of St. Ignatius of Layola
• 2 terms used by St. Ignatius related to making a good decision:
  • Consolation
  • Desolation
• How decisions should always be made in pursuance of holiness, love of God, and love of neighbor
• Don't wait to do something until you feel like it; if it's the right thing to do, do it now
• There is a purpose to our existence with our creator
• God is desiring us to choose love, not selfishness
• And much more!

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Welcome to the fifth episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today the guys continue their candid discussion on decision making, including:

• The need to understand exactly what we are seeking to do
• A helpful exercise of imagining yourself before God at the end of your life
• Anticipaing how things wil make you feel as a guide
• Letting the movement of the spirit of God lead in decision making
• And much more!

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Welcome to the fourth episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

During recording, they had some volume issues with their equipment so please bear with us on the quality of today's episode.

On the upside, Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

• The impact of Thomas Aquinas on the subject
• How human beings cannot know all things
• Important questions to ask
• Reflecting on mistakes and learning from them
• Making decisions that are good, albeit not always comfortable
• And much more!

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Welcome to the third episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

• The duties and responsibilites we all have in our respective roles
• The dangers of sin and how it corrupts
• How we need God's grace to elevate our decision making process
• Judgement is the next step in the process
• Vocational interests
• What we get to choose
• And much more!

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Welcome back to our new series on Secrets to Making a Good Decision. 

Today Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

• The decision making models in the Catholic church
• The stages in a decision making process according to Thomas Aquinas
• Questions to ask
• And much more!

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Welcome to a new series here at Casting the Net!  

We call it "Secrets to Making a Good Decision".  And we also have some new intro music as well, created by Father Dave's nephew.  

Father Dave and Rick are excited to launch this new topic, so let us know what you think in the comments.  

Enjoy!

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