▬ A commentary on the 8, 9, 12, or 13 Beatitudes, including the woes ▬ TRANSCRIPT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2298988/episodes/14870147/ ▬ SOURCES: ◘ ”The Eight Beatitudes,” Catholic Encyclopedia, https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02371a.htm ◘ ”Beatitudes,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes ▬ SUBSCRIBE & SIGN UP: https://rechristian.com/subscribe-sign-up/ ▬ CONTACT: https://rechristian.com/contact/ ▬

▬ The local Catholic Churches have to sell assets to pay compensation  ▬  TRANSCRIPT ▬ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2298988/episodes/14851410-paying-for-sex ▬ SOURCES ◘ “St. John the Baptist Cathedral Basilica Parish,” https://thebasilica.church/ ◘ “Sale of Basilica, St. Bon’s Signals ‘New Beginning’ for Historic Property,” VOCM, https://vocm.com/2024/04/04/basilica-sale-final-st-bons/ ◘

An interview with a believer in spirit and energy ▬ Deanna Hann is a coach and writer in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She is the founder of The Goddess Compass program and author of the book of the same title. She has spoken to over 400,000 women internationally to impact their lives in their quest for happiness. ▬ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happinesscoachdeannahann/ ▬ X: https://twitter.com/dj1650 ▬ LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/deanna-hann-36047110

Even wars go on vacation ▬ TRANSCRIPT ▬ https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14806820-ok-we-ll-start-killing-each-other-again-after-the-holidays ▬ SOURCES ◘ “List of Wars,” Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-wars-2031197 ◘ Jennifer Michael Hecht, Doubt: A History, Harper, 2003, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80226.Doubt ◘ “Ben and Zara,” YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpj-8BzwfcX6NhFf0beKpA ◘ “Israel-Gaza War in Maps and Charts: Live Tracker,” Aljazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker ◘

How to enjoy life during life and not have to look forward to life after death.
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TRANSCRIPT
https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14786637-the-last-supper-a-happy-atheist-s-advice-on-life
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SOURCES
◘ Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Random House, 2018

◘ Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo)#/media/File:%C3%9Altima_Cena_-_Da_Vinci_5.jpg (Source: Wikipedia.)

◘ Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1955, Vintage, 1997
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Jesus turns water into wine and Wayne fixes his coffee maker by using vinegar. Two miracles of the vine. Coincidence?
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TRANSCRIPT
https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14761631-wine-and-coffee

SOURCES
◘ BibleRef.com, https://www.bibleref.com/
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An atheist is confident of one thing, but can’t explain everything.

TRANSCRIPT

https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14742013-the-ignorant-atheist

SOURCES

◘ Merriam-Webster Unabridged, https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/

Pope Francis tells the heartwarming story of his life of dedication and devotion, but also honestly reveals some sordid details from his youth and his relentless campaign to become CEO of the largest disinformation platform in the world. ▬

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https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14710760-surprising-revelations-from-the-pope-s-new-autobiography ▬ 

SOURCES ▬ 

◘ “Catholic Church and Nazi Germany,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany 

◘ Pope Francis, Life: My Story Through History, HarperOne, 2024 

◘ Pope Francis, Life: La mia storia nella Storia, HarperCollins Italia, 2024 ▬

The Christian denominations, like the Church of England, that people are members of are often centuries old, and so the messy secular reality of their formation is lost in time as people are caught up in the “beauties” such as hymns and traditions. Oh, and OMG, Kate!

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https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14690193-the-church-of-england-and-that-photo-of-kate

SOURCES ▬

◘ Church of England, “Leadership and Governance,” Church of England Website, https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance 

◘ CBC News, “Royal Mystery: What’s Going on with Kate Middleton?,” Front Burner, https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/209-front-burner/episode/16048856-royal-mystery-whats-going-on-with-kate-middleton 

◘ Hans J. Hillebran, editor, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, Oxford University Press, 1996, 2005 

◘ @KensingtonRoyal, X, https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1767135566645092616 

◘ Simon Perry, “King Charles Vows to Serve ‘to the Best of My Ability’ in New Video Address amid Cancer Treatment, People, March 11, 2024, https://people.com/king-charles-commonwealth-day-speech-missing-event-amid-cancer-treatment-8606473 

◘ Jordan B. Peterson, “Say the Truth and Nothing Else,” TikTok, July 9, 2023,   https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.jordan.b.peterson/video/7253953845401881862 

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Ireland, infused with Catholic conservatism, just can’t take the right steps to be modern and fair and non-discriminatory.

TRANSCRIPT

https://rechristian.buzzsprout.com/2298988/14669433-putting-women-in-their-place

SOURCES

• Jennifer Bray, “Family and care referendums comprehensively defeated,” The Irish times, Mar. 9, 2024, https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/03/09/family-and-care-referendums-comprehensively-defeated/
• “Catholic Church in Ireland,” Wikipedia, Feb. 10, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ireland
• Ireland, Constitution of Ireland, Jan. 2020, https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/cons/en/html
• Ireland Central Statistics Office,  Census of population 2022 - summary results, May 30, 2023, https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpsr/censusofpopulation2022-summaryresults/
• Michael Kealy and Jill Lawless, “Ireland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that,” AP news, https://apnews.com/article/ireland-women-constitution-referendum-family-society-319491b98986ae595ae51df13a816570
• Shawn Pogatchnik, “Irish voters reject bid to rewrite constitution’s view of women and family,” Politico, https://www.politico.eu/article/irish-voters-reject-bid-to-rewrite-constitutions-view-women-family/
• Sorcha Pollak, “Proposed changes to Constitution ‘too vague’ and causing ‘confusion,' say voters outside polling station,” The Irish times, Mar. 9, 2024, https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/03/09/proposed-changes-to-constitution-too-vague-and-causing-confusion-say-voters-outside-polling-station/
• Statistics Canada, Insights on Canadian society, “Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019,” Oct. 28, 2021, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2021001/article/00010-eng.htm