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Today I sit down with theoretical particle physicist, Stephen Barr to discuss God, the Big Bang, and the Multiverse. SPONSORS EL Investments: <a href="https://www.elinvestments.net/pints">https://www.elinvestments.net/pints</a> Exodus 90: <a href="https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/">https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/</a> Hallow: <a href="http://hallow.app/mattfradd">http://hallow.app/mattfradd</a> STRIVE: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> GIVING Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd">https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd</a> This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer coproducer of the show. LINKS Website: <a href="https://pintswithaquinas.com/">https://pintswithaquinas.com/</a> Merch: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd">https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd</a> FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> SOCIAL Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd">https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfradd">https://twitter.com/mattfradd</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd">https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd</a> MY BOOKS Does God Exist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9">https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9</a> Marian Consecration With Aquinas: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4">https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4</a> The Porn Myth: <a href="https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx">https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx</a> CONTACT Book me to speak: <a href="https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform">https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

136: God, the Big Bang, and the Multiverse, with Dr. Stephen Barr

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Have you ever been sitting at home bored and restless, feeling like you are going nowhere? Do you pull out your phone, turn on the television, or reach for a drink to numb this restlessness? Your home is supposed to be a place of reflection, intimacy, and growth. But in these moments, it is all too easy to become paralyzed and cease to walk in your vocation. We all have been given 24 hours in a day and as a disciple, you are a steward of that time. Today, Jeff reflects on two Bible passages: Jesus healing a paralyzed man (Luke 5:24) and the faith of the Centurion (Matthew 8:5-13). Through these two passages, Jeff provides 3 things you can do to break free, rise up, and walk.

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We all experience these kinds of paralysis in our life, but it points to something deeper and that is that we cannot get to heaven on our own. We need Jesus, we are paralyzed in terms of our eternal destiny and we desperately need him to help us. 

SHOWNOTES

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man 
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the one who was paralyzed—“I say to you, stand up and take your bed and go to your home.”(Luke 5:24)

The Faith of the Centurion 
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” And he said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” When Jesus heard him, he was amazed and said to those who followed him, “Truly I tell you, in no one[d] in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and will eat with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you according to your faith.” And the servant was healed in that hour. (Matthew 8:5-13)

3 Things You Can Do To Rise Up and Walk

<ol>
<li>Identify your vocation, father, mother, husband or wife, single, priest, deacon. What area of your vocation are you continually sitting in the lazy boy instead of walking in your call?</li>
<li>Pick a good book and start reading it when you would otherwise be watching squirrels roller skate on Youtube.</li>
<li>Are their any habits that you are caught in that are costing you big time? TV, eating. Exchange this for bible reading or adoration.</li>
</ol>

Resources 
The Book “Unbound” by Neal Lozano 
The Great Adventure Bible<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast)</a>

Paralyzed at Home

Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. God uses what we have and gives us what we need. It is often very tempting to forget the heart of God. To forget that He notices us, delights in us, and rejoices in us. When the focus shifts from His love to our insufficiency and feelings of insignificance, He reminds us of the truth.<dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from January 20, 2019:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Isaiah 62:1-5</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 96:1-3, 7-10</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</dt> John 2:1-11

01/20/19  Insufficient and Insignificant

What tools are available to parents who want to share the faith with their children? One tool is faith-filled children’s books! Today, Jeff Cavins is joined by children’s book author Claudia McAdam. Together they discuss the benefits of faith-filled children’s books as well as Claudia’s new books: A Miracle for Micah and The Real Presence.

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If parents do not teach their children the truth and beauty of the faith and to help them fall in love with Jesus, they will not find it in the secular world.

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Children’s Books: Tools for Formation

Today I chat with my husband Matt about preparing for Lent. Why fasting, prayer and arms giving are good, and some ideas on how to go about accomplishing all three. If you want to listen to a meditation from St. Thomas Aquinas to begin preparing for Lent, click here to listen and learn more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/1-ash-wednesday-8235647 Have a blessed Lent everyone!

24: Preparing for Lent, with Matt Fradd

Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice. It is both the Paschal Sacrifice that accomplishes redemption and the sacrifice of the New Covenant that restores man’s communion with God. Fr. Mike tell us that Jesus Christ is the one mediator, and yet invites us to participate in his sacrifice when he calls on us to take up our crosses and follow him. When we accept our sufferings out of love, we are united to Christ. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 613-623.

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Day 88: Christ’s Definitive Sacrifice (2024)

Resources: <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://spiritualdirection.com/hell">New Book on Hell</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://sophiainstitute.com/product/finding-peace-in-the-storm/">Finding Peace in the Storm</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/into-the-deep/">Into the Deep</a> – Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits</a> - Dan Burke</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-contemplative-rosary"> The Contemplative Rosary</a> - Dan Burke and Connie Rossini</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://onelink.to/92tyk4">The Contemplative Rosary App</a> (phones and tablets only)</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://spiritualdirection.com/shop">A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness</a> - Susan Brinkmann OCDS</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://avila-institute.org/events/">Avila-Institute.org/events</a> - website</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://avila-institute.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">EWTN Religious Catalogue</a> – online</li> </ul>

Are You Going to Hell?

Fr. Mike answers some hard questions from his #askfrmike inquirers, starting with a question about the controversial book and movie, “Silence”, wherein two renowned Portuguese priests travel to Japan and deny Christ to prevent the suffering of their parishioners. After telling the story, Fr. Mike says if we ever were placed in such a dire situation, the question would not be “What should I do?” but rather, “What is the right thing to do?” Fr. Mike clarifies, “To deny Jesus will always be the wrong thing to do.” Blaming someone for not denying Jesus, and thereby not preventing suffering, is a red herring because it distracts people from the ones truly causing the suffering, the actual torturers. 

Answering another question from his viewers, Fr. Mike addresses the need to keep a healthy balance between caring for our bodies and caring for our souls. That means putting prayer and time with Jesus before working out.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Is it Ever OK to Deny Christ?

Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. Live so that this day will one day be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is the day when all of those who are in Heaven are remembered and we ask them to intercede for us. They are the great "cloud of witnesses" that surrounds us and cheers us on.<dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from November 1, 2022:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 24:1-6</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 John 3:1-3</dt> Matthew 5:1-12

11/01/22 All Saints

God created heaven and earth — all that we see and all that we don’t see. We learn that the earth is filled with men and many things we can see, but our faith tells us that there are many things on earth that we cannot see, including the presence of God and angels. Fr. Mike explains how human beings are spiritual and corporeal creatures, but angels are immortal, purely spiritual creatures. He tells us more about the role of angels and how, possessing intellect and will, they too are created to glorify God. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 325-330.

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Day 46: Heaven and Earth (2024)

Have you ever gotten angry in Mass? Jeff Cavins shares in this episode about a time that he got angry in Mass. Using this story from his own life, Jeff explains what Scripture says on judging others. He encourages everyone to treat each other as God tells us to in Scripture.

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When you act on God’s word, good things do happen.

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I Got Angry at Mass

Dan Burke offers a practical guide to deepening your spiritual life through understanding and applying the principles of spiritual direction. He provides tools to assess your current spiritual state, identify root sins, and develop a personalized rule of life aimed at fostering virtue and discipline. This book serves as a roadmap for those seeking to grow closer to God and navigate the complexities of their interior journey.

Navigating the Interior Life | eBook

Fr. Mike explains the meaning of a covenant with God, and how The Ten Commandments strengthen this relationship. Today&#39;s readings are Exodus 19-20, Leviticus 13, and Psalm 74.

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Day 38: The Ten Commandments (2024)

Fr. Mike emphasizes our title as children of God as we read about the tragedy of the Babylonian exile. Even in our lowest moments, God wants us to know that he has called us each by name and has called us his, because a good Father does not abandon his children. Today&#39;s readings are Isaiah 43-44, Ezekiel 4-5, and Proverbs 12:5-8.

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Day 211: Called by Name (2024)

Opening Credits

Introduction

How to Use this Book

Ash Wednesday - Mary Prays for Us

Thursday after Ash Wednesday - Queen of Prophets

Friday after Ash Wednesday - Evaluating Apparitions

Saturday after Ash Wednesday - Listen to your Mother

First Week of Lent - Examining your Conscience

First Sunday of Lent - How Mary Converts Sinners

Monday of the First Week of Lent - Purity

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent - The Lord's Day

Wednesday of the First Week of Lent - Revering the Name of God

Thursday of the First Week of Lent - Always Be Good

Friday of the First Week of Lent - What Do You Need to Repent Of

Saturday of the First Week of Lent - Confess your Sins

Second Week of Lent - Praying for Others

Second Sunday of Lent - How Do You Approach Prayer

Monday of the Second Week of Lent - Do You Avoid Prayer

Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent - Whose Conversion are You Praying For

Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent - For Respect for Life

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent - For Peace in the World

Friday of the Second Week of Lent - Name Your Grace

Saturday of the Second Week of Lent - For an Increase in Marian Devotion

Third Week of Lent - Intentional Prayer Continued

Third Sunday of Lent - For the Souls in Purgatory

Monday of the Third Week of Lent - For the Dying

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent - For Bishops

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent - For Priests

Thursday of the Third Week of Lent - For the Grace to Say Yes

Friday of the Third Week of Lent - For Interior Peace

Saturday of the Third Week of Lent - For Pilgrims

Fourth Week of Lent - Mary Teaches Us Methods of Prayer

Fourth Sunday of Lent - Morning and Evening Prayer

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent - The Daily Rosary

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent - The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Silent Prayer

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Meditating on the Word

Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Adoration

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Litany of Loreto

Fifth Week of Lent - Healing

Fifth Sunday of Lent - Everyone Knows Someone Who Needs Healing

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Spiritual Reparation

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent - For Those with Debilitating Diseases

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent - For Those Struggling with Infertility

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - For the Healing of Marriages

Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent - For Healing of Our Country

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent - For Healing of Our Broken Hearts

Holy Week

Palm Sunday - Are You Ready for Your Pilgrimage

Monday of Holy Week - Experiencing Holy Week with Our Lady

Tuesday of Holy Week - Participating in Christ's Passion

Wednesday of Holy Week - Mary's Tears

Holy Thursday - Our Lady of the Sacristy

Good Friday - Don't Give Up

Holy Saturday - Remembering Our Beloved Dead

Easter Octave

Easter Sunday - Mary's Encounter with the Risen Christ

Monday of the Octave of Easter - Faith that God Exists

Tuesday of the Octave of Easter - Trust that God Loves You

Wednesday of the Octave of Easter - Trust that God Forgives You

Thursday of the Octave of Easter - Trust that God Hears Your Prayers

Friday of the Octave of Easter - Faith in Eternal Life

Saturday of the Octave of Easter - Faith in the Real Presence

Divine Mercy Sunday - Trust in God's Promises

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Closing Credits

Walk closely with the Virgin Mary this Lent and let her apparitions and messages guide your daily steps toward Easter. These pages offer you a Marian roadmap through each week’s theme, showing you how to deepen your prayer, trust, and conversion. Find new peace as you learn to listen for God’s voice, pray for healing, embrace the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, and carry your crosses with Mary’s help — ready to rejoice with her in Christ’s Resurrection.

A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary

Fr. Mike explores the formation of the canon of Scripture. He emphasizes the importance of contemplating and venerating all 73 books of both the New and Old Testaments given to us through Sacred Tradition. Together, with Fr. Mike, we further examine the definition of the canon of Scripture throughout history, spanning from the late 4th to the mid-15th century. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 120-127.

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Day 17: The Canon of Scripture (2025)

What if no one ever told you about Jesus?

Your life probably wouldn&#39;t have so many rules. You wouldn&#39;t be as guilty for any sins you commit (you wouldn&#39;t even know they were sins in the first place). You wouldn&#39;t need to evangelize.

And you wouldn&#39;t know that the God of the universe—your creator—loves you with a burning passion that you can&#39;t even imagine.

Today, Fr. Mike makes the case that it is better to know Christ. It is better to live in the truth. And it is better to take on the challenge of Christian discipleship.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Would It Just Be Easier Not to Be Christian?

Happiness is circumstantial. In fact, the word has the same root as the word “happenstance”. And yet, despite how fickle it is, many of us base our lives on the pursuit of happiness. Joy, on the other hand, is the abiding and pervasive sense of well-being. Fr. Mike explains that joy is, as G.K. Chesterton wrote, “the gigantic secret of the Christian.” The Christian understands that God knows his name, loves him, and is here with him now. This never changes, and it is what gives the Christian a perpetual joy to which happiness cannot compare.<a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast</a>

Why Joy is More Christian Than Happiness

Today I'm joined around the bar table by Dr. Chad Engellend—professor of philosophy at the University of Dallas, an expert in St. Augustine's thought, and host of our new 7-part series on the Confessions of St. Augustine. SPONSORS EL Investments: <a href="https://www.elinvestments.net/pints">https://www.elinvestments.net/pints</a> Exodus 90: <a href="https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/">https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/</a> Hallow: <a href="http://hallow.app/mattfradd">http://hallow.app/mattfradd</a> STRIVE: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> GIVING Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd">https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd</a> This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer coproducer of the show. LINKS Website: https://pintswithaquinas.com/ Merch: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd">https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd</a> FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: <a href="https://www.strive21.com/">https://www.strive21.com/</a> SOCIAL Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd">https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfradd">https://twitter.com/mattfradd</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd">https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd</a> MY BOOKS Does God Exist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9">https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586377974&amp;sr=8-9</a> Marian Consecration With Aquinas: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4">https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=fradd&amp;qid=1586379026&amp;sr=8-4</a> The Porn Myth: <a href="https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx">https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx</a> CONTACT Book me to speak: <a href="https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform">https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Want to Understand Aquinas? Start with Augustine (Dr. Chad Engelland) | Ep. 222

In part 4 of our Advent series "Believe" we are super excited that we get to record together in person! We talk about what it means to believe and hold on to God's promises even in dark times and we reflect on Mary's "fiat". One Thing We Love This Week: <ul> <li>Sr. Miriam's One Thing - In thanksgiving and gratitude to God for my 15th anniversary of my vows and being able to spend it with Heather and Michelle.</li> <li>Michelle's One Thing - Our listeners who are missionaries! Thank you for being obedient!</li> <li>Heather's One Thing - Soup!</li> </ul> Here's the recipe for Heather's Potato Soup 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 3-4 cloves garlic 1 small onion chopped fine 6 medium potatoes washed, unpeeled, and diced medium 2 cups chicken stock 2 cups milk half pound of bacon diced and cooked till crispy salt, pepper, paprika to taste 1tbsp or more of chicken Bouillon paste for additional flavor at the end <ul> <li>Melt 1/2 cup butter in large pot over medium heat</li> <li>add garlic and onion and sauté</li> <li>after about 2-3 minutes sprinkle in all the flour and stir</li> <li>cook for about 2 minutes</li> <li>slowly add milk and whisk while you add it</li> <li>Add chicken stock</li> <li>Add diced potatoes, salt, pepper, paprika</li> <li>Bring to a boil, stirring regularly</li> <li>put on lid and simmer on low, stirring regularly</li> <li>When everything thickens either puree soup with hand blender or partially mash potatoes in the pot with masher.</li> <li>If it needs more flavor, add chicken bouillon paste and mix through</li> <li>Add crispy bacon</li> <li>serve with yummy bread :)</li> </ul> Discussion Questions: <ol> <li>Have you ever noticed God in an inconvenient interruption?</li> <li>What do you need to be obedient to right now and make your own "fiat" (yes) to?</li> <li>In what areas of your life do you find it hard to trust God? Why am I guarded with God?</li> </ol> Journal Questions: <ol> <li> Where in your life are you settling for half the promise of God instead of the full promise?</li> <li>Take time to renew your promise to God. How are you going to specifically renew your commitment to Him in your daily life? How are you going to specifically renew your commitment to Him in your daily life? </li> <li>The saints are you on your side. What saints do you need to intercede for you right now?</li> </ol> Quote to Ponder: "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her" - Luke 1:45

S02 Episode 14: Believe – Advent Part 4