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The nether world and the abyss are never satisfied; so too the eyes of men. Proverbs 27:20

The two daughters of the leech are, "Give, Give." Three things are never satisfied, four never say, "Enough!" The nether world, and the barren womb; the earth, that is never saturated with water, and fire, that never says, "Enough!" Proverbs 30: 15-16

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"And Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.'" -Luke 9:58

"Who Moved My Cheese?" - https://www.amazon.com/Moved-Cheese-Spencer-Johnson-M-D/dp/0743582853

"After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. "It is a ghost," they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid." Peter said to him in reply, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." He said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" After they got into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying, "Truly, you are the Son of God." -Matthew 14:22-33

"Because Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, 'I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.' Genesis 29-18

Matt speaks briefly on the topic of death on the heels of his Grandad's passing. Please pray for the soul of Dennis Dusek. Grandad, pray for us.

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"The City of God" by St. Augustine. https://www.amazon.com/City-God-Image-Classics-Augustine/dp/0385029101

"As the men turned and walked on toward Sodom, Abraham remained standing before the LORD.23Then Abraham drew near and said: "Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?24Suppose there were fifty righteous people in the city; would you really sweep away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people within it?25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! Far be it from you! Should not the judge of all the world do what is just?"g26The LORD replied: If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.27Abraham spoke up again: "See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am only dust and ashes!h28What if there are five less than fifty righteous people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?" I will not destroy it, he answered, if I find forty-five there.29But Abraham persisted, saying, "What if only forty are found there?" He replied: I will refrain from doing it for the sake of the forty.30Then he said, "Do not let my Lord be angry if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?" He replied: I will refrain from doing it if I can find thirty there.31Abraham went on, "Since I have thus presumed to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?" I will not destroy it, he answered, for the sake of the twenty.32But he persisted: "Please, do not let my Lord be angry if I speak up this last time. What if ten are found there?" For the sake of the ten, he replied, I will not destroy it.i

33The LORD departed as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home." Genesis 18: 22-33

"53Are you greater than our father Abraham,* who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?"f54Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.'55You do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But I do know him and I keep his word.g56Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it* and was glad.h57So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old and you have seen Abraham?"*58* Jesus said to them,i "Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM." John 8:53-58

"God has all eternity in which to listen to the split second of prayer put up by a pilot as his plane crashes in flames." Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

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Happy Independence Day! This topic came up completely unrelated to the 4th of July holiday, but upon reflection it couldn't have taken place on a more appropriate date!

"Can't see the forest for the trees."

Does the Black Lives Matter movement move us to look more deeply at our own faults and imperfections, or does it fan in us a level of indignant pride? Based on your answer to this question, what does that say about you?

What should we think about the current call to remove sacred art that depicts religious figures in certain skin colors?

The Calling of Saint Matthew, by Caravaggio. This is the painting Matt refers to during the podcast in which the artist depicts Jesus and His apostles at 17th century Italians.

What are your thoughts on the state mandate that all peoples must wear a mask in public?

"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - Saint Pope John Paul II

"Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis; https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1NBISTAW108Q&dchild=1&keywords=mere+christianity+by+c.s.+lewis&qid=1593951100&s=books&sprefix=mere+%2Cstripbooks%2C172&sr=1-2

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"It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." -C.S. Lewis

"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried." G. K. Chesterton

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." -Seneca

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A' Kempis Book 1: Chapter 22

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The Practice of the Presence of God: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-Brother-Lawrence-Resurrection/dp/0385128614/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2GS3PHC0VTAFQ&dchild=1&keywords=the+practice+of+the+presence+of+god&qid=1592707723&s=books&sprefix=the+practice+%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-4

"But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I, But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion." 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." John 15: 4

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"Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." -Genesis 2:18

"There will come a time when the decisive confrontation between the Kingdom of God and Satan will take place over marriage and the family." -Lucia of Fatima

"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament." -Catechism of the Catholic Church – Paragraph 1601

"What punishments from God are not gifts?" – J.R.R. Tolkien

"Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God." Psalm 146: 3-5

Kyel and Matt discuss the overall climate in our current society surrounding racial injustices and the various reactions coming from groups with differing points of view. As Christians, how should we view all of this? Are we finding ourselves losing our peace in the midst of all the civil unrest? What did Jesus and the Apostles teach us that might be useful for us to keep in mind when the world seems to be falling apart around us?