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"Mater et Magistra," a Latin expression which literally means "Mother and Teacher," has long been used to refer to the authority that Christ Himself bestowed upon the Church, in entrusting to her the Petrine "Keys of the Kingdom." Christ made a solemn promise to Peter and each of his validly elected…

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    Episode 39: "The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life, Cont'd: CCC 525" (October 14, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 65:03


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about the Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life, Cont'd: CCC 525. (October 14, 2019)

    Episode 38: "The Incarnation: The Mystery of Advent and Christmas, Part I (CCC, 522 - 524)" (September 30, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 59:48


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about "The Incarnation: The Mystery of Advent and Christmas, Part I (CCC, 522 - 524)" (September 30, 2019)

    Episode 37: Our Communion in the Mysteries of Jesus - CCC 519-521 (September 23, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 64:01


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about Our Communion in the Mysteries of Jesus - CCC 519-521. (September 23, 2019)

    Episode 36: The Incarnation and the Paschal Mystery: The Two Fundamental Mysteries of Christ's Life - CCC, para.512-518 (September 16, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 63:30


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle speaks on the Incarnation and the Paschal Mystery: The Two Fundamental Mysteries of Christ's Life - CCC, para.512-518. (September 16, 2019)

    Episode 35: Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary (September 2, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 60:07


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about Jesus as Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. (September 2, 2019)

    Episode 34: Continuing with the Catechism and the Dual Nature of the Divine Person of Christ (August 19, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 76:33


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle continues with the Catechism and the Dual Nature of the Divine Person of Christ. (August 19, 2019)

    Episode 33: "Pensées: A Reflection on the Penses of Blaise Pascal and Other Ideas" (August 5, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 74:43


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle provides a reflection on the Pensées of Blaise Pascal and Other Ideas. (August 5, 2019)

    Episode 32: "Article 2 of the Creed, Cont'd: 'I Believe... In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son'" (July 22, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 65:36


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle continues with his reflection on Article 2 of the Creed, 'I Believe... In Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son'. (July 22, 2019)

    Episode 31: Belief in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God (July 15, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 62:16


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about belief in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God. (July 15, 2019)

    Episode 30: The Fall of Adam from Grace, The Inheritance of Original Sin, and Christ's Restoration of Humanity (July 8, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 71:10


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle talks about The Fall of Adam from Grace, The Inheritance of Original Sin, and Christ's Restoration of Humanity to the Father's Friendship and Grace. (July 8, 2019)

    Episode 29: The Fundamentals of Apologetics in a Secular Culture (July 1, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 76:03


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle talks about the fundamentals of apologetics in a secular culture with special guest Robert Madrigal. (July 1, 2019)

    Episode 28: Discussing Political Correctness with Robert Madrigal and Arguing in Favor of the Divinity of Christ (June 24, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 68:59


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle discusses Political Correctness with Robert Madrigal and Arguing in Favor of the Divinity of Christ. (June 24, 2019)

    Episode 27: The Argument from Conscience (June 17, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 60:15


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle engages the argument from conscience. (June 17, 2019)

    Episode 26: Back to Basics, Part II: More Proofs for God's Existence and Christ's Divinity (June 10, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 71:37


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle offers more proofs for God's Existence and Christ's Divinity. (June 10, 2019)

    Episode 25: Back to Basics, Part I: Why We Believe What We Believe - The Five Ways (June 3, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 66:15


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle offers the first part of a Back to Basics discussion of why we believe what we believe, The Five Ways. (June 3, 2019)

    Episode 24: Pope Benedict's Hidden-in-Plain-Sight Response to the Dubia, Part 2 (May 27, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 70:35


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle continues with his discussion of Pope-Emeritus Benedict XVI's response to the Dubia put forth by the four cardinals, Walter BrandmĂĽller, Raymond L. Burke, Carlo Caffarra, and Joachim Meisner, concerning the 8th chapter of Amoris Laetitia. https://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia_en.pdf (May 27, 2019)

    Episode 23: Pope Benedict's Hidden-in-Plain-Sight Response to the Dubia, Part 1 (May 20, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 57:47


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, the extended title of which is "A Call for Clarification by the Dubia Cardinals; A Call for Resignation by Archbishop Vigano; and an Allegation of Seven Counts of the Delict of Heresy by Prominent Theologians: A Beleaguered Pope Francis," Catholic evangelist Jayson Brunelle discusses Pope Benedict's response to the Dubia, which was apparently concealed within a most public document recently issued entitled "The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse." Part 1. For the source on this, see Elizabeth Mitchell's article: "The Dubia were Answered" online at https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2019/05/11/the-dubia-were-answered/ (May 20, 2019)

    Episode 22: The Meaning of Mater et Magistra in Today's Tumultuous Times (May 13, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 82:41


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the meaning of Mater et Magistra during these tumultuous times in the Church. (May 13, 2019)

    Episode 21: The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary: Tracing the Sanctification of the Soul (April 29, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 61:06


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle offers theological reflections upon each of the five mysteries that comprise the Luminous Mysteries, with the goal of elucidating how this set of Mysteries, in particular, not only depicts and reveals the process by which the soul of man is sanctified and ultimately divinized through, with, and in Christ Jesus, but also how the logical progression of this process of sanctification and divinization corresponds to the very sequence of the Luminous Mysteries, which themselves correspond to the actual sequence of events in the life of Christ, as collectively presented in the four-fold Gospel narrative. (April 29, 2019)

    Episode 20: Signs of the Times: Our Lady's Peace Plan for Humanity (April 8, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 69:13


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle talks about the Signs of the Times: Our Lady's Peace Plan for Humanity. (April 8, 2019)

    Episode 19: The Necessity of God the Father: A First Cause Who Cannot 'Not' Exist (April 1, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 68:23


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle talks about the Necessity of God the Father: A First Cause Who Cannot 'Not' Exist. (April 1, 2019)

    Episode 18: Jayson Brunelle interviews Fr. Don Calloway, MIC (March 25, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 59:43


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle interviews Fr. Don Calloway, MIC, author of an exciting new book on the Consecration to St. Joseph. (See https://www.facebook.com/consecrationtostjoseph/ and https://www.fathercalloway.com/books-and-gifts/st-joseph-gems-daily-wisdom-our-spiritual-father). (March 25, 2019)

    Episode 17: The Apostles Creed, Article One: 'I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth (March 18, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 69:06


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses The Apostles Creed, Article One: 'I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. (March 18, 2019)

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 71:30


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle talks about reading the signs of the times. (March 11, 2019)

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 66:59


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle returns to the airwaves to engage the Catechism. (March 4, 2019)

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 62:38


    Episode 14: In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Aired September 3, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 67:08


    Episode 13: In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Aired August 27, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 60:07


    Episode 12: In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Aired August 20, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 66:45


    Episode 11: In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Aired August 13, 2018. No shows were recorded July 30 or August 6, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 63:54


    Episode 1. Inaugural show. May 7, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 59:52


    Episode 2. A reading of/commentary on the Apostolic Constitution, Fidei Depositum - On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Following the Second Vatican Council. May 14, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 61:23


    Episode 3: Beginning the tour of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on this Feast of Our Lady, Mother of the Church. May 21, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 88:00


    Episode 4: Prologue and Divine Revelation in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. May 28, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 91:33


    Episode 5: The Profession of the Faith: Addressing and Overcoming the problem of Evil as a Significant Obstacles to Faith in an Omnibenevolent and Omnipotent God. June 4, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 91:14


    Episode 6: Revelation vs. Reason: Knowing God Through Human Reason Via Logical Argument. June 11, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 70:01


    Episode 7: Reason and Revelation Continued, and the Exalted Dignity and Vocation of the Human Person in Christ. June 25, 2018. (No show was recorded or aired on June 18, 2018)

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 66:51


    Episode 8: The Theme of Covenant in Divine Revelation, the Rosetta Stone for Understanding God the Father's Self-Revelation throughout the Old Testament. July 2, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 67:10


    Episode 9: The Theme of Covenant in Divine Revelation Continued. July 16, 2018. No show was recorded or aired on July 9, 2018.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 51:03


    In this episode of Mater et Magistra, Jayson Brunelle discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Aired July 23, 2018.

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