Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 7:21-29 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your Name? Did we not drive out demons in Your Name? Did we not do mighty deeds in Your Name?' Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from Me, you evildoers.'

"Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of Mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined."

When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Neocons are rooting for war with Iran not just because of politics, but because of "bad theology"

https://humanevents.com/2025/06/23/jack-posobiec-and-joshua-lisec-neocons-are-rooting-for-war-with-iran-not-just-because-of-politics-but-because-of-bad-theology

4) Jesse answers questions on Judaism

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 7:15-20 - Jesus said to His disciples: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3) Terry, Father Murr, and Jesse discuss strength, not appeasement, is sometimes needed to further peace and avoid war

4) It’s not a sin to be depressed: What Saints Philip Neri and Thomas Aquinas have to say

https://www.wmreview.org/p/depression-aquinas-neri

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Luke 1:57-66, 80 - When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No. He will be called John.” But they answered her, “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Then fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these matters were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea. All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Saint John, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3) Must artificial intelligence open the door to "that hideous strength" described by C.S. Lewis?" asks Father Dwight Longenecker. In Lewis' story, the National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments (NICE) seeks world domination through science and technology, including transhumanist technology. Eighty years later, are we on the brink of such realities?

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/05/c-s-lewis-a-i-apocalypse-dwight-longenecker.html

4) Email comment to Terry & Jesse, "I don’t believe in Jesus, the bible is full of errors and science is the only foundation of truth, and you should quit preaching lies!"

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 7:1-5 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove that splinter from your eye,' while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye."

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Brian Burch passes the torch: Meet CatholicVote’s new president, Kelsey Reinhardt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtRVfHYbGQ

3) Ten years after the Obergefell Same-Sex "Marriage" decision, calls multiply for Its overturning

https://www.returntoorder.org/2025/06/ten-years-after-the-obergefell-same-sex-marriage-ruling-calls-multiply-for-its-overturn/

4) The incense is rising again: Traditional Catholicism is the new "cool" for young Americans

https://www.traditionsanity.com/p/a-barn-burner-of-an-article-read

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 6:19-23 - Jesus said to His disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) The Catholic Church warns of the dangers of Socialism

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/religion/catholic-church-warns-of-the-dangers-of-socialism/

3) World’s "Highest IQ holder" says he believes Jesus Christ is God, the Way, the Truth, and the Life

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/worlds-highest-iq-holder-says-he-believes-jesus/

4) How many approved Marian apparitions are there

https://catholiccompany.com/getfed/how-many-approved-marian-apparitions-are-there

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 6:7-15 - Jesus said to His disciples: "In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

"This is how you are to pray:

'Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'

"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions."

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3, 4) The state of Catholicism in the US today

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/06/16/47-of-us-adults-have-a-personal-or-family-connection-to-catholicism/

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 - Jesus said to His disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father Who sees in secret will repay you

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father Who sees in secret will repay you.

“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father Who is hidden. And your Father Who sees what is hidden will repay you.”

2, 3) A Catholic lawyer responds to the bishops about mass immigration

https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-catholic-lawyer-responds-to-the-bishops-about-mass-immigration

3, 4) Trump spares farms, hotels, restaurants and meat-packing plants during ICE Raids

https://cforc.com/2025/06/trump-spares-farms-hotels-restaurants-and-meat-packing-plants-during-ice-raids/

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 5:43-48 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) From Fulton Sheen to Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV), American Catholicism is in its ascendancy

https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/leo-xiv-fulton-sheen-and-the-catholic-american-heartland

3) Pope Leo XIV releases new prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

https://www.churchpop.com/pope-leo-xiv-releases-new-prayer-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-heres-how-to-pray-it/

4) Latin belongs in the Liturgy

https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/anthony-esolen-latin-belongs-in-the-liturgy-vatican-ii-charlotte

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 5:38-42 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow."

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Pope Leo XIV sends video message to fellow Americans at White Sox baseball stadium

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-sends-video-message-to-fellow-chicagoans-at-white-sox-baseball-stadium/

3) Bishop Eleganti: Leftist riots in the streets reveal demonic influence in the West

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/bishop-eleganti-leftist-riots-in-the-streets-reveal-demonic-influence-in-the-west/

4) The Sacred Heart of Jesus: From where did that devotion come

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/kathyschiffer/2015/06/the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-where-did-that-devotion-come-from/

Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Matthew 5:27-32 - Jesus said to His disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.

"It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

DO NOT counterprotest this Saturday, 14 June 2025, at the 1,500 locations planned by the marxist leftists

2, 3, 4) Sam Shamoun on everything you ever wanted to know about Islam, Part 2