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Family Missions Company is an apostolate of lay Catholic missionaries. Committed to the Great Commission of Jesus, we proclaim the Gospel and serve the poor worldwide. We work under the blessing of our bishop in the Diocese of Lafayette, and at the invitation of the bishops in all areas we serve. We…

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    • Feb 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    FMC Podcast Episode 20: Justice is not optional for Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 76:40


    Justice is not liberal or conservative: Justice is a Christian duty. And we aren't dutiful, just Christians if (1) we have more than we need, (2) others don't have what they need, and (3) we do nothing about it. As St. Paul tells us, "If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth." (1 John 3:17-18) In the latest podcast, Matt and Jonathan – recognizing their failings – discuss this challenging subject.

    FMC Podcast Episode 19: World Day of the Poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 55:47


    November 19, 2017 was declared the first ever "World Day of the Poor" by Pope Francis. Matt and Jonathan discuss seeing the poor in missions.

    FMC Podcast Episode 18: Mercy, Justice, & Unbaptized Infants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 69:44


    A seemingly narrow question cuts to the heart of our Christian faith. Matt and Jon discuss and wrestle with the International Theological Commission's 2007 document "The Hope Of Salvation For Infants Who Die Without Being Baptised."

    FMC Podcast Episode 17: You should care about World Mission Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 40:27


    Does the Pope care about World Mission Sunday? Of course he does.

    FMC Podcast Episode 16: Gossip – the holy person's sin of choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 69:26


    Is gossip really a sin? If so, is it a big deal? Matt and Jonathan gossip about people who gossip, including Pope Francis.

    FMC Podcast Episode 15: Adventures in Ecuador and Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 61:53


    Matt and Jonathan discuss recent trips to the jungles of Ecuador and the hotels of Orlando.

    FMC Podcast Episode 14: Forgive...Do we have to?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 56:15


    Matt and Jon attempt to answer a question from the mailbag: If God's forgiveness is conditional upon our repentance, should our forgiveness of others be conditional as well?

    FMC Podcast Episode 13: Malawi & Costa Rica: What are we doing here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 57:45


    Matt and Jonathan discuss their recent trips to Africa (Malawi) and Central America (Costa Rica).

    FMC Podcast Episode 12: Peace with God the Creator, Peace with Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 70:12


    Matt and Jonathan discuss St. John Paul II's message from January 1, 1991 and what it can teach us about Pope Francis's Laudato Si.

    FMC Podcast Episode 11: Repentance, Not Recycling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 61:49


    What does the Catholic Church teach about man's relationship to the rest of Creation? Matt and Jonathan discuss Scripture, the Catechism, and common misunderstandings.

    FMC Podcast Episode 10: Evangelical Catholicism (Frank Summers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 65:55


    In 2014, FMC co-founder Frank Summers gave this keynote address at PROCLAIM, a Catholic missions conference. We live in the age of the New Evangelization. A basic element of every Catholic life must be a lively understanding of the Gospel of Jesus, and a willingness to sow the seeds of that Word everywhere on earth today. This is the time for experiencing and sharing the “joy of the Gospel.” Sharing from Pope Francis' "Evangelii Gaudium" (The Joy of the Gospel) and George Weigel's "Evangelical Catholicism," Frank Summers shares about how today is the age of evangelical Catholicism.

    FMC Podcast Episode 9: Evangelization & Proselytism – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 42:08


    Join us for Part 2 of the discussion... A man on a street corner holds up a sign with Bible verses and lists of people who are going to Hell... Evangelizing or Proselytizing? What's the difference? Is that even a good example for discussing the difference? Why are we even talking about this? Matt and Jonathan discuss.

    FMC Podcast Episode 8: Evangelization & Proselytism - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 37:56


    A man on a street corner holds up a sign with Bible verses and lists of people who are going to Hell... Evangelizing or Proselytizing? What's the difference? Is that even a good example for discussing the difference? Why are we even talking about this? Matt and Jonathan discuss.

    FMC Podcast Episode 7: Nonviolence, Snakes, & a Greyhound bus ride

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2017 59:57


    Jon and Matt discuss Christ's teaching on nonviolence and have a surprise guest.

    FMC Podcast Episode 6: A Spirituality Of Almsgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 58:06


    FMC Podcast Episode 6: A Spirituality Of Almsgiving by Family Missions Company

    FMC Podcast Episode 5: Jesus, The Lord Of Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017 61:55


    FMC Podcast Episode 5: Jesus, The Lord Of Risk by Family Missions Company

    FMC Podcast Episode 4: Does The Church Need Art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 69:05


    FMC Podcast Episode 4: Does The Church Need Art? by Family Missions Company

    FMC Podcast Episode 3: In God's Heart There Are No Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 70:05


    FMC Podcast Episode 3: In God's Heart There Are No Enemies by Family Missions Company

    FMC Podcast Episode 2: Who Is My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017 54:14


    FMC Podcast Episode 2: Who Is My Neighbor? by Family Missions Company

    FMC Podcast Episode 1: The Other is a Gift: the Pope's Lenten Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 83:49


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