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Happy Pentecost Sunday!

Communication is key to any good marriage.

As husbands, how do we conduct ourselves as a loving servant, without becoming a doormat?

Look to Jesus as our guide for how to serve those we love. "So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Master, are you going to wash my feet?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.' Peter said to him, 'You will never wash my feet.' Jesus answered him, 'Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me.' Simon Peter said to him, 'Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well.' Jesus said to him, 'Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet washed, for he is clean all over; so you are clean, but not all.' For he knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said, 'Not all of you are clean.' So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, 'Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me 'teacher" and 'master,' and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should do also. Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it." John 13: 2-17

Who do we serve; ourselves, or our loved ones whom God has placed in our care?

Are we using household chores as a means to escape from the more important tasks God has placed in front of you?

"When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things." 1 Corinthians 13:11

Episode Notes:

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." John 14:27

St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae: https://www.amazon.com/Summa-Theologiae-Saint-Thomas-Aquinas/dp/1623400147/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=summa+theologica+thomas+aquinas&qid=1590288997&s=books&sr=1-2

Imitation of Christ by Thomas A' Kempis: https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Christ-Zippered-Cover/dp/1618902156/ref=sr_1_5?crid=H1H75S9E25HX&dchild=1&keywords=imitation+of+christ&qid=1590288561&s=books&sprefix=im%2Cstripbooks%2C182&sr=1-5

"Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, 'My friend, move up to a higher position.'" Luke 14:10

Link to Youtube video Matt referenced regarding the topic of adoption and finances: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=hKNfdNOApow

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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land." Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." Matthew 5:6

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7

"Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matthew 5:9

"Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:10

"Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12

Kyel and Matt discuss the topic of "root sins", namely: Pride, Vanity, and Sensuality. What are they? How do they manifest themselves? How do we counteract them? They also go on a fairly lengthy tangent regarding feminine qualities in men. Enjoy!

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"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. You have also forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons: "My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him; for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges.' Endure your trials as discipline; God treats you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are without discipline, in which all have shared, you are not sons but bastards." Hebrews 12:1-8

"The Imitation of Christ" - Thomas A Kempis https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Christ-Zippered-Cover/dp/1618902156/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3N1Z9DRQ0TBCJ&dchild=1&keywords=imitation+of+christ+thomas+a+kempis&qid=1589167680&s=books&sprefix=imitation+%2Cstripbooks%2C172&sr=1-8

Episode Notes:

The Matt Fradd Show episode with Steven Rummelsburg on the topic of Homeschooling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1sgk8-vX0

Book - Christian Fatherhood: The Eight Commitments of St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Fatherhood-Commitments-Josephs-Covenant-ebook/dp/B06XSCL31L

"Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today. Drill them into your children. Speak of them at home and abroad, whether you are busy or at rest. Bind the at your wrist as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6: 6-9

"Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it." Genesis 2:15

Psalm 74: Prayer at the Destruction of the Temple

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Kyel and Matt discuss sacred art in all its forms, the role of sacred art at different points in history, and the benefits of having sacred art in our churches and our homes.

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"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me." John 17:20-21

"Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me." But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Luke 10: 38-42

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." Matthew 16: 19

Talk by Father Mike Schmitz on Scripture and Tradition:

https://media.ascensionpress.com/video/why-catholics-use-scripture-and-tradition/

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"People who are constantly concerned with themselves, who act above all for their own satisfaction, endanger their eternal salvation and cannot avoid being unhappy even in this life. Only if a person forgets himself and gives himself to God and to others, in marriage as well as in any other aspect of life, can he be happy on this earth, with a happiness that is a preparation for, and a foretaste of, the joy of heaven." -Bl. Josemaria Escriva, Christ Is Passing By, Number 24 https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Passing-Josemaria-Escriva/dp/0933932049

"Fulfillness" – Not a real word. Somebody should let Matt know.

A mother's DNA is changed with each child she is pregnant with:

https://aeon.co/essays/microchimerism-how-pregnancy-changes-the-mothers-very-dna

The Four Last Things:

1. Death
2. Judgement
3. Heaven
4. Or Hell

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The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn: https://www.amazon.com/Lambs-Supper-Mass-Heaven-Earth/dp/0385496591

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Living the Gospel of Life: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/abortion/living-the-gospel-of-life.cfm

Render Unto Caesar by Bishop Charles J. Chaput: https://www.amazon.com/Render-Unto-Caesar-Catholic-Political/dp/0385522290

"What's Wrong with the World" by G. K. Chesterton https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-World-G-Chesterton/dp/1533696632

"A Man For All Seasons" https://www.amazon.com/Man-All-Seasons-Paul-Scofield/dp/B001OD65MO

"Humility: Wellspring of Virtue" by Dietrich von Hildebrand https://www.amazon.com/Humility-Wellspring-Dietrich-von-Hildebrand/dp/091847759X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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