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What makes a great Catholic homily, and what goes into the art of delivering it well? “Preach” is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies. On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, deliver ...
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Episode 104: The Death of the Swan King Part 2 - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die
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Part 2 of our series on the life and mysterious death of Bavaria's Ludwig II, known as the Mad King Ludwig. Join our Patreon at patreon.com/mysteryteaminc Follow along on instagram for updates @mysteryteaminc Intro Song by Sunday Cruise
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LGBTQ Catholics deserve preaching that builds bridges—not barriers
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This special episode of “Preach” features a live recording at the Outreach 2024 conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by panelists Carly Reidy, Jim Scholl, and Ish Ruiz to discuss how preaching can be a source of spiritual nourishment for LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies. A music minister of 20 y…
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How to preach about poverty to wealthy parishioners—without guilt and shame
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“What keeps you and me knowingly, unknowingly, consciously, or unconsciously sad, because we’re possessed by what we possess—our possessions?” Father John Unni posed this question in a homily three years ago standing before his congregation at St. Cecilia Parish in Boston’s affluent Back Bay. “There’s no U-Haul after a hearse.” It is this introspec…
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Episode 103: The Death of the Swan King Part I - Operatic Mishaps
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Maggie attempts to get Justice for Ludwig in this two part series on the life and mysterious death of Bavaria's Ludwig II, known as the Mad King Ludwig. Join our Patreon at patreon.com/mysteryteaminc Follow along on instagram for updates @mysteryteaminc Intro Song by Sunday Cruise
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Lean into love, not fear, this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Beirut Jesuit pastor tells preachers
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St. Joseph Church in Beirut offers a sanctuary for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers fleeing South Sudan, Syria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and many other conflict-torn nations. Daniel Corrou, S.J., pastor of the community, vividly recalls entering the 19th-century church immediately after the devastating 2020 blast in Lebanon’s capital. “It …
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How St. Phoebe is helping us hear more women’s voices in homilies
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When Ellie Hidalgo served as a pastoral associate at Dolores Mission Church in East Los Angeles, the priest asked her to lead Liturgy of the Word and Communion services on Thursdays to give him a day off. “I would often use stories of people acting with courage, loving their neighbor, serving as good Samaritans and living out Gospel values,” she sa…
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Episode 102: J. Allen Hynek Part 2 - The Phenomenon Persists
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Kayla brings us part 2 of our 2 part series on the life of J. Allen Hynek, UFO skeptic turned believer.Enjoy!Join our Patreon here! Patreon.com/mysteryteaminc Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Mystery Team Inc. is a comedy podcast about unsolved mysteriesWatch on Tiktok Follow on Instagram for UpdatesIntro Song by Sunday Cruiseh…
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Why did Jesus call Peter ‘Satan’?: Questioning the mysteries of Mark’s Gospel
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Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”? What is behind Jesus’ stern warning to his disciples to “tell no one” about his miraculous deeds, the so-called “messianic secret”? As the church's Sunday lectionary cycle takes us deeper into the Gospel of Mark, this week on “Preach” we confront some of this Gospel's most perp…
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Timothy Radcliffe: Don't preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
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“Preach” is back! We're thrilled to launch our second season with Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., a renowned Dominican from the English Province, as our guest for the premiere episode. Timothy brings extensive experience as the former worldwide leader of his order, as well as a distinguished preacher, spiritual author, guide and sought-after retreat leade…
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Episode 101: J. Allen Hynek - Millium in the Sky with Diamonds
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Mystery Team Inc. is back! For our first episode of Season 2 Kayla brings us the first of a two part series on the life and research of UFO skeptic-turned-believer J. Allen Hynek! Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/mysteryteaminc Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Mystery Team Inc. is a comedy podcast about unsolved myste…
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Top preaching takeaways from the National Eucharistic Congress
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At the start of every “Preach” episode, we state the mission of the show: “We take you into the minds and hearts of some of the finest preachers in the Catholic Church; we listen to their homilies, learn what makes them great and draw inspiration to keep preaching the Good News.” This mission informed our decision to send host Ricardo da Silva, S.J…
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Writing a homily after the Trump assassination attempt
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“There were people who came up to me and said, ‘thank you for saying what you said about the rhetoric. I hope that the Biden people get this message.’ And then other people would stop and say, ‘thank you for what you said. This is [what] Trump people really need to hear.’” Greg Kandra shared, “so I think somehow by the grace of God, I walked to tha…
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Meet a ‘perpetual pilgrim’ on her way to the National Eucharistic Congress
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“We’re like the apostles,” says Shayla Elm. “We’re getting to walk with Jesus, like the apostles did; getting to learn from him, getting to see the ways that He brings people to Him that maybe you didn't think twice about, the people on the fringes.” On this episode of “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Shayla Elm, one of 24 young ad…
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How the Eucharistic Revival can help us love God more deeply
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“The Eucharist is the food that makes us hungry,” says Joe Laramie, S.J., so when he preaches, he hopes to stir his congregation “to deeper hunger for the Lord, to grow in deeper devotion to him.” Joe, the National Director of the Pope’s Prayer Network and a preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, preaches for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordina…
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Try writing your next homily in a coffee shop
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A homily is a public speech, so it only makes sense to write it in public, says Scott VanDerveer, who mostly writes his homilies sitting at a long shared table in a coffee shop. “I love looking up at whoever’s in line at the cash register at that moment and thinking, ‘Would this guy, or would this woman care about what I’m saying at all; would this…
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A surefire way to lose your congregation’s attention is to start a homily with “In today’s Gospel reading,” says Thomas Groome. “The purpose of good preaching,” he says, “is to bring our lives to God and God to our lives.” A preacher’s job, then, is to facilitate a meaningful conversation between the two. This week on “Preach,” Tom, a professor of …
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Preachers: Tell a story that will stay with your listeners long after the homily is over.
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Though Jesus preached in parables that still captivate us, not every story told in a homily has a similarly lasting impact. The Rev. Christopher Clohessy shares how preachers can craft stories that linger long after Mass is over. This week on “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by another South African priest. Chris is a priest of the …
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Ron Hansen on bringing fiction-writing techniques to homily writing
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Ron Hansen has written award-winning novels that have been turned into Hollywood hits. As an ordained deacon, he crafts equally compelling homilies. This week on “Preach,” Deacon Ron Hansen, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Washington and a prolific author, preaches for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B. His homily reflects…
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What young adults most need to hear in a homily
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While most parishes struggle to attract young members, Saint Clement Parish in Chicago stands out with a mostly young adult congregation. This week on “Preach,” the Rev. Peter Wojcik, the pastor of Saint Clement Parish in Chicago, Ill., preaches for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B. In his homily, he reflects on the depth of Jesus’ committed love…
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Episode 100 - Back Into the Halls of Time
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Happy 100th Episode! Thank you all so much for being with us for (over) 100 totally bananas episodes. We love you! See you in Season 2! MuseFlow Discount Code: Use code MYSTERY50 for 50% off for LIFE To redeem this go to www.museflow.ai (the code must be ALL CAPS) Intro Song by Sunday Cruise Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Mystery…
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A preacher should offer the congregation a challenge—not cheap grace
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Gemma Simmonds, C.J., a theologian and sister at the Cambridge Theological Federation in Cambridge, England, preaches for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, Year B: In her homily, she reflects on her experience of poverty in Brazil, giving significance to Christ’s words: “Make your home in me as I make mine in you.” Then, in the conversation with host Ric…
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Bishop Stowe preaches on the climate crisis for Good Shepherd Sunday
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“I think there's a major concern for living more in harmony with creation, which is a result of conversion,” says Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., “But I think Pope Francis is also, as our good shepherd, calling us to greater urgency to act because time is slipping away and we haven't done much.” Bishop John Stowe is a Conventual Franciscan, the third…
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To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely
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Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, in particular the tools of repetition and organization. “Otherwise, they’re not gonna remember,” says John Baldovin, S.J. “This is a no-brainer, but beginning, middle and end, and not trying to make too many points” are key to a compelling homily. He also adds with hyperbolic emphasis, “If you want to be…
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Striking a chord: The debate on singing in the homily
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“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!” This is how Kim Harris starts her homily for the Second Sunday of Easter—in joyous song. “When Thomas first the tidings heard / How they had seen the risen Lord / He doubted the disciples’ word. Alleluia!...” Such daring from the ambo has long struck a controversial chord with preachers and liturgists alike, promptin…
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When preparing to preach, treat your homily like music
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In the Judeo-Christian tradition, God often makes Godself known through sound: be it a voice from a burning bush, a resounding clap of thunder or the blast of a trumpet. “God is revealed through sound,” affirms Ed Foley, O.F.M. Cap. “I think of a homily as sound theology,” he adds, “it’s acoustic engagement.” When preparing to preach, Ed, the Duns …
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Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a world at war on Good Friday
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When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., says that “everything becomes more authentic.” For this Jesuit priest, who serves as the chief military chaplain of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church, the task of preaching to those suffering in Ukra…
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A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief!
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The liturgies of Holy Week need to be seen as a unity. With two weeks remaining before the start of this summit of the Christian year, the “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week. In conversation with “Preach” ho…
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Father Rob Galea’s preaching strategies for reaching disengaged youth
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“Explain the resurrection to me in two minutes without using any church language.” This is the challenge that Father Rob Galea sets for his staff to ensure they can easily relate to the young people they serve. “That takes practice, and that takes hanging out with the kids and understanding the way they speak, the way they reason.” Rob, originally …
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How a deacon’s past as a taxi driver fuels his preaching
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The best formation Deacon Steve Kramer has ever received were the four summers he spent as a taxi and limo driver. “It really prepared me for pastoral counseling,” he says of his year’s shuttling people back and forth. “They sit, they open their heart, and pretty much they figure out that they’ll never see you again. So they open up in a different …
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Meet a woman who teaches priests to preach
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“Effective preaching is like good butter sinking into warm toast,” says Karla Bellinger. “You’ve gotta give the Holy Spirit a little bit of time to do some work.” As the founding executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas and president of the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics, Karla is filled with bi…
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Try something new this Lent: Map out your homilies like an org chart
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Russell Pollitt, S.J., approaches his homilies in a manner unlike any other preacher the “Preach” team has yet seen. While some rely on verbatim manuscripts, detailed linear plans, or simply loose notes, when this South African Jesuit priest sits down to write his homily after praying on the Scriptures, the first thing he does is produce an org cha…
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The Vatican’s chief liturgist on why preachers need to take their homilies more seriously
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Cardinal Roche opens the Lenten season on “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast” with a heartfelt message taken from the Scripture readings for Ash Wednesday: “Come back to me with all your heart.” When asked by host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., why he chose the theme of “Welcome Home” and not to preach “in a heavier way,” to emphasize the penitential …
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Episode 99: Virginia Hall, The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy - This Job is Your Family
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"The Lost Episode" that Kayla and Maggie recorded before Maggie went on hiatus, this is the story of WWII hero Virginia Hall: The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy. MuseFlow Discount Code: Use code MYSTERY50 for 50% off for LIFE To redeem this go to www.museflow.ai (the code must be ALL CAPS) Intro Song by Sunday Cruise…
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You may have seen that we haven’t had any episodes for the last two weeks. We are taking a break after the bumper set of episodes we put together for you during the Advent and Christmas seasons. We are reviewing the results of our survey—which you can still respond to here— and planning our offering for Lent. In the meantime, in this great week whe…
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Exposing the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Industry
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Exposing Mold is back for 2024, aka the, "year of reckoning." We're bringing you even more history and information regarding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), toxic mold, and the insidious nature of "experts" helping this community. If you're looking for truth and straightforward information on toxic mold, welcome, you have arrived at the right place…
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The star first leads the wise men to Jerusalem—where Old and New Testament meet—not Bethlehem
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Preaching on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, David Neuhaus, S.J., explores a curiosity in the story of the Wise Men’s journey from the East to the Bethlehem manger. “Why didn’t the star take them straight to Bethlehem? Why did it take them to Jerusalem?,” he asks. "I think it took them to Jerusalem, as we are always taken to Jerusalem, b…
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For the last episode of 2023, we welcome back Gabe Greenspan to talk about the strange internet mystery of Celebrity Number 6 Thank you all so much for such a wonderful, scary, hilarious, challenging, fun year. See you in 2024! MuseFlow Info: Use code MYSTERY50 for 50% off for LIFE To redeem this go to www.museflow.ai and use code MYSTERY50 (make s…
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A Syriac Catholic priest and father in Bethlehem preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family
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Yunan Frédéric, a Syriac Catholic priest living in Bethlehem with his Latina-American wife and their three children, preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family, even though the Syriac Church does not observe this feast in its liturgical calendar. For the past two years, he has served as the pastor of the Syriac Catholic community in Bethlehem; a smal…
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This week we welcome Patrick Boylan to learn about the Biggest Thing in the Universe! This week we also learned about MuseFlow, Patrick's app that teaches Piano, but they've completely gamified the process and I absolutely genuinely love it. He gave us a disctount code for 50% off FOR LIFE To redeem this go to www.museflow.ai and use code MYSTERY50…
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Keeping Christmas joy alive in our preaching—even amid war, violence and poverty
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The anticipated joy of Christmas unfolds against a backdrop of pain and violence this year. “I think one of the most important things in these extremely troubled times is that we do have the lights, both metaphorically and physically,” says Barbara Reid, O.P. “Our most important gift and our most important approach, not only to the advent and Chris…
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Preaching about joy starts with paying attention to life’s difficulties
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This week on 'Preach,' the script is flipped: Ricardo da Silva, S.J., the regular host, becomes the guest preacher, and Maggi Van Dorn, a usual producer, takes the mic as the host. Maggi and Ricardo, who work together extensively on “Preach,” “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols” and “Inside the Vatican,” compare how preachers an…
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Episode 141 - Debunking Mycotoxin Testing
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Explore the fascinating world of mold illness as we debunk the common misconception that measuring mycotoxins is the ultimate key to understanding it. Need help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our education group: bit.ly/EMember Exposing Mold is a nonprofit! Donate here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MT…
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Preaching in Native American communities responding to generational trauma
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Despite his advanced studies in Scripture, it wasn’t until Victor Cancino, S.J., became the resident pastor at St. Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana that he properly grasped the Bible’s deep connections with Native American spirituality and practices. “The Bible is from a tribal world with a spirituality that is…
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“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J., at the start of this episode, which breaks the usual mold of the podcast. Instead of the usual show w…
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A reminder for preachers: ‘Words can hurt; words can also heal’
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The Scripture readings for the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, invite us to interpret the Scriptures through a lens that is perhaps less common for this celebration. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, S.J, tries to imagine ways in which the readings for the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar, “can be perceived less as a hierarc…
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At funerals, preach for the living, not the dead
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This November, as we remember our beloved dead and our liturgy begins to contemplate the end times, the stark reality of war is even more pronounced. In times, like these, “sometimes, the best thing you can do,” says Bruce Botha, S.J., “is acknowledge someone else’s pain and say, ‘I can’t imagine how you’re feeling.’” Father Botha, a priest of the …
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Episode 140 - The Mysterious Life of Toxic Mold
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In this compelling discussion, we unravel the mysteries surrounding toxic mold—examining its evolution, the factors contributing to its proliferation, and the contemporary implications of a predicament that dates back to biblical times (Leviticus 14:45). Need help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our education group: bit.…
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This week we welcome back Maggie Herskowtiz to teach us about the long history of feuds between Magicians and Psychics Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Mystery Team Inc. is a comedy podcast about unsolved mysteries Watch on Tiktokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mysteryteaminc Follow on Instagram for Updateshttps://www.instagram.com/mystery…
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Episode 139 - Are Mold Experts Hazardous To Your Health?
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Exposing Mold doing what they do best - getting to the truth of the matter. Join us this week as we tackle the hard question, are mold experts actually hazardous to your health? The answer is shocking. Need help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our education group: bit.ly/EMember Exposing Mold is a nonprofit! Donate here:…
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