Peter Has Spoken Through Leo

Fr. John Sims-Baker and Anthony Romeo continue their Sacrosanctum Concilium series with Pope Leo's teaching on the liturgical year, focusing on Sunday as "the little Easter" that gives shape and meaning to time itself. They discuss practical ways to protect and prioritize Sunday amid modern distractions, from family traditions to guarding the day from competing obligations.

Fr. John Sims-Baker and Anthony Romeo continue their Sacrosanctum Concilium series with a look at the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church's daily prayer cycle that extends the Mass throughout the day. They walk through each hour, from the Office of Readings to Compline, and discuss how laypeople can incorporate this ancient rhythm of prayer into everyday life.

Anthony Romeo and Fr. John Sims Baker dig into Pope Leo's Eucharist audience from Sacrosanctum Concilium, exploring how the lay faithful actively share in Christ's sacrifice through the liturgy and why Scripture stays perpetually alive and new. They also swap personal habits for entering into the Mass with real intentionality, from the Confiteor to sacred silence.

Anthony and Father Baker begin Pope Leo's newest document, Sacrosanctum Concilium, exploring the liturgy as the Church's public work and the ongoing action of Christ Himself. They dig into the liturgy as source and summit of Christian life, connecting the Mass to social action, mystery, and the promise of heaven.

Anthony Romeo and Father John Sims Baker close out their Lumen Gentium series by unpacking Pope Leo's reflections on holiness, the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and the Church's nature as both earthly and triumphant. They end with Mary as the model of the Church and a powerful examination of conscience drawn from Pope Leo's own words.

Fr. John Sims Baker and Anthony Romeo explore Pope Leo's fourth audience on Lumen Gentium, unpacking the three offices of priest, prophet, and king that all baptized Catholics share through the Church's hierarchy and laity alike. The conversation drives home a compelling truth: living out those roles doesn't end at Mass on Sunday -- it's a mission carried into every corner of daily life.

Fr. John Sims Baker and Anthony Romeo dive into Pope Leo's reflections on Lumen Gentium, exploring the Church as the mystical Body of Christ, its dual human and divine nature, and what it means to be the "People of God."

Last episode Father and Anthony discussed the four senses of scripture. This time they show us how apply those senses.

Anthony and Father discuss the four senses of scripture.

Fr. Baker and Anthony Romeo continue through Dei Verbum, exploring what the Incarnation reveals about God and about us. If God became one of us, ordinary human life itself becomes sacred. Plus: what a few drops of water poured into wine at Mass says about our destiny.