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The Marc Cox Morning Show delivers a packed lineup! Breaking down the St. Louis primary and the Republican challenge ahead. Trump halts Ukraine funding—what's the strategy? Senator John Kennedy goes after NPR & PBS, while Canada boos the U.S. anthem—what's fueling the anti-American sentiment? Plus, WWE drama, Ontario's power threat to the U.S., and Fat Tuesday traditions. In Kim on a Whim, a shocking case of a student graduating with honors despite being illiterate sparks debate on failing public schools, school choice, and real accountability. And in Vatican politics, Pope Francis' declining health raises questions on his successor—could St. Louis' own Cardinal Raymond Burke be in the running?

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Lk 1:67-79 - Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for He has come to His people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through His prophets He promised of old that He would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant  This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hand of our enemies, free to worship Him without fear, holy and righteous in His Sight all the days of our life.  You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, to give His people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Hero of the Year - We are now down to the final four: FBI whistleblower Marcus Allen, Cardinal Raymond Burke, Kansas City Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker, and Vice President-elect, JD Vance, and another true Catholic hero NOT being considered, Bishop Joseph Strickland - Who will be CatholicVote's 2024 Hero of the Year? You decide! VOTE NOW 3) Pope Benedict XV called for a Christmas truce during WWI http://www.churchpop.com/2014/12/25/pope-christmas-truce/ 4) The candy cane's secret: Unveiling the Christian meaning behind this ancient Christmas treat https://www.churchpop.com/the-candy-canes-secret-unveiling-the-christian-meaning-behind-the-ancient-christmas-treat/

It's Monday, November 4, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Yesterday was the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted!    If you missed it, get your free prayer guide through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.  Find out how to pray across six regions of the world. Plus, access inspiring stories and specific scriptures to pray. For example, Pemaya, a Hindu witch doctor in Nepal, was tormented by spirits.  PEMAYA: “My grandson started attending church for a couple of weeks. He would sing the songs in the morning and the evening.  He told me church is so good and joyful. And he brought the New Testament and read it to me. And when he was reading I felt really joyful.” Like thousands of other new believers, she received an audio Bible that allowed her to hear God's Word despite her inability to read it. In the face of her family's threats of abandonment and persecution, she trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior and was baptized. Dr. James Dobson shares his presidential voting guide In light of tomorrow's presidential election, Dr. James Dobson, host of Family Talk heard on 1,300 radio stations, put together a compelling presidential voting guide. In announcing this guide, he wrote, “We are living in a time of great moral divide. Unless Christians engage in the upcoming election, this beloved land of liberty, which has been a beacon of hope to the world through the centuries, may become a distant memory that future generations will only read about in history books. It saddens me to think that this could be the fate of our children and grandchildren. “I pray for the emergence of Americans who will come out of their hiding places to let their voices be heard on Election Day, November 5th.” Get Dr. Dobson's voter's guide in our transcript at www.TheWorldview.com.  And please share it widely on social media! Joshua 24:14-15 says, “Now therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. … As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Excellent voter guidance on your state-wide races For guidance on your Senatorial, Congressional, and other state-wide races, go to iVoterguide.com. After you type in your address, you'll find federal and state candidate scorecards, contributions they've made and received, endorsements by groups, and answers to the conservative Christian iVoterGuide.com questionnaire. The legislative candidates are ranked from liberal to conservative and the judicial candidates are ranked from activist to originalist -- referring to the U.S. Constitution. Trump: Liz Cheney is “a radical war hawk” On October 31st, Donald Trump talked with Tucker Carlson for 90 minutes in Glendale, Arizona about his candidacy. He took issue with former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who has endorsed Kamala Harris, for being a war hawk. TRUMP:  “The reason she couldn't stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people I don't want to go to war. She wanted to go she wanted to stay in Syria. I took them out. She wanted to stay in Iraq. I took them out. I mean, if it were up to her, we'd be in 50 different countries. Number one, it's very dangerous. Number two, a lot of people get killed. And number three, I mean, it's very, very expensive. We spent $9 trillion bombing the Middle East. And what did we get? Other than lots of dead people, including our people, we got nothing.” Trump emphasized that Liz Cheney liked to sound tough in her former ivory tower when sending American soldiers to unnecessary wars. TRUMP: “She's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face. You know, they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington. Let's send, let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.” Kamala Harris, the Democratic Presidential nominee, claimed that Trump's rhetoric was violent. HARRIS: “He has increased his violent rhetoric, Donald Trump has, about political opponents and in great detail. Suggested rifles should be trained on former representative Liz Cheney. This must be disqualifying anyone who wants to be president of the United States who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president.” Cardinal urges Catholics to vote for most pro-life presidential candidate On October 31st, EWTN anchor Raymond Orroyo interviewed U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke about the moral obligation for Catholics to vote, reports LifeSiteNews.com. ARROYO:  “Cardinal Burke, you recently posted moral questions regarding voting on your website. It's a guide for Catholics voting in the U.S. election next week. And you write this. ‘For Catholics, as for all men and women of good will, the question is, in fulfilling our civic duty to vote, how can we be obedient to the law of God written upon our hearts in the present situation of deplorable moral, and therefore cultural, decline and decay.' “In your guide, you emphasize human life, marriage, family, religious freedom as the pre-eminent issues for the common good for Catholics to consider as they go into the voting place. How and why should Catholics prioritize those above party allegiance or personality which seems to govern a lot of the vote today?” BURKE:  “We are servants of God, first of all, and being good servants of God, then we are good servants to our country. And if we don't obey God's law, then we're not going to serve well our country.  And so, these three goods -- human life from its inception to natural death, safeguarding the integrity of marriage and the family, and religious freedom, are written on the human heart. That's how God made us, inscribed His law on our hearts. “We must be obedient to that law. And in that obedience, we serve not only our own good, but the good of our neighbor, the good of the nation. And so, it's as simple as that.” Psalm 19:7-11 says, “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever.” Dog rescued from floating shopping cart in canal And finally, a 10-year-old dog was rescued after it was found floating down an Arizona canal on a submerged shopping cart, reports the Good News Network. No one knows how long it was stranded, After passersby alerted the Humane Society, an emergency animal medical technician and some firemen were able to save it. Upon examination by a vet, they discovered it only sustained minor injuries. After news reports of the dog trauma, the dog named Dorothea has since found a new home and is now living with a family in Youngtown, Arizona. Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, November 4, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Cardinal Raymond Burke discusses the important moral questions regarding voting for U.S. Catholics. Matt Schlapp on the latest polling and policy issues driving the presidential race. Fr. Gerald Murray and Robert Royal on the Synod on Synodality.

In 2011, in Paray le Monial, France, I had the chance to speak with Msgr. John Esseff at the First Sacred Heart World Congress.  Msgr. Esseff is one of the founders of the Sacred Heart Apostolate, sponsor of this event which brought laity, religious, and priests from around the world.  Talks were given by Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Robert Herman, Christendom College President Timothy O'Donnell, and EWTN show host and author Fr. Mitch Pacwa, as well as many others  Why did they come to this small French community nestled in Eastern France?  Because our Lord choice this place and two very remarkably humble saints to communicate the message of his Sacred Heart.  He said to St. Margaret Mary:  "My Divine Heart is so inflamed with love for mankind ... that it can no longer contain within itself the flames of its burning charity and must spread them abroad by your means." She described that His Heart was on fire and surrounded by a crown of thorns. Our Lord told her that the flames represented His love for humanity, and the thorns represented man's sinfulness and ingratitude. Jesus informed her that her mission was to establish the devotion to His Most Sacred Heart, and He revealed twelve promises that He would bestow upon all those who practice the devotion. She had three more visions over the next year and a half in which Jesus instructed her in a devotion that was to become known as the Nine Fridays. Christ also inspired Margaret Mary to establish the Holy Hour and to receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the final revelation, the Lord asked that a feast of reparation be instituted for the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi. Blessed Claude de la Colombiere, a holy and experienced Jesuit, arrived as confessor to the nuns, and in him Margaret Mary recognized the understanding guide that had been promised to her in the visions. He became convinced that her experiences were genuine and adopted the teaching of the Sacred Heart that the visions had communicated to her. Msgr. Esseff talks about that message, what it means for us today, and how we can live it out. The post Living in the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Doug's conversation with Cardinal Raymond Burke, whose new book explains the Catholic Church's long-held teaching regarding who is worthy to receive holy Communion, and who is not.

9/12/24 - Today we'll get into the instruction of Cardinal Raymond Burke regarding respecting the Body and Blood of Our Lord and when/why Holy Communion should be denied. Thomas McKenna, a close friend and colleague of Cardinal Burke, joins the show to help us understand and digest these important teachings. Thomas McKenna has been involved in Catholic evangelization his entire life. He is the Founder and President of Catholic Action for Faith and Family and St. Gianna Physicians Guild. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of priests and deacons. Thomas has worked closely with Cardinal Raymond Burke for over 20 years, runs his social media outreach and oversees the publication and distribution of the cardinal's books throughout the world as well as scheduling conferences and programs for him.

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Join David Carollo and special guest Cardinal Raymond Burke on this episode of Fatima Today. Discover the powerful message of Fatima, the importance of the Eucharist, and how living the Catholic faith can transform our world.

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”What if the world you see isn't what it seems? What two questions can I ask to cut through all the confusion between good and evil? Join us as we uncover the intricate spiritual battle lines drawn between good and evil in our modern world. Drawing from the profound insights of Cardinal Raymond Burke and Cardinal Caffarra, we dissect the accelerating presence of evil rooted deeply in the human heart and the critical importance of choosing a side. Through the lens of Jesus' teachings and Cardinal Caffarra's address at the Rome Life Forum, we explore how aligning with the Crucified and Risen One, with Christ's redemptive power is essential in these challenging times.Follow us on X: John Paul II Renewal @JP2RenewalCatch up with the latest on our website: jp2renew.orgSign up for our Newsletter!!  JPll Renewal Center email listContact Jack: info@jp2renew.orgPlease Support the show     "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II.Please send donations to support our work to:John Paul II Renewal Center902 S Randall RoadSTE C #296St. Charles, IL. 60174Support the Show.

Cardinal Müller condemned the killing of the unborn as ‘infanticide' and likened it to the ‘Nazi times,' stressing how previous popes and bishops ‘had no fear to excommunicate' for grave crimes. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) –– The former prefect of the Vatican's highest doctrine office, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, condemned U.S. President Joe Biden's support for abortion, saying it is “infanticide” and that those promoting “infanticide” should be “excommunicated.” “The word ‘abortion' is too much a soft word. The reality is killing, murder of a living person,” said Gerhard Cardinal Müller. “There's no right to kill another person. It's absolutely against the Fifth Commandment.” The cardinal made his comments condemning President Joe Biden during an extensive interview with LifeSiteNews in Rome. {Parts I and II can be found here and here.} His forthright critique of Biden's very public and consistent pro-abortion stance came shortly after the president used his 2024 State of the Union Address to promise to “restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again.” Cardinal Müller likened the killing of the unborn and the elderly to the “Nazi” times, saying that “it's absolutely unacceptable that you can say you are a Catholic and promote and justify killing of human persons, human beings [from] the beginning in the mother's womb, until the last respiration [with] euthanasia… Killing of ill people, like in the Nazi times, is euthanasia.” Biden is very public about his self-professed Catholic faith, but Cardinal Müller suggested that while Biden is “nominally a Catholic, in reality he is a Nihilist. It's cynicism and absolute cynicism.” Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! The prelate contrasted Biden with Catholics and other Christians throughout America who “know and accept as everybody also, the nonbelievers, with their own mere reason, they can understand that it's not possible that one human being has a right to kill another one.” READ: EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller slams synodal ‘ideology' trying to turn the Church into an ‘NGO' Drawing on the example of St. Ambrose of Milan and his excommunication of the Emperor Theodosius, Cardinal Müller commented how “in other times people like this would be excommunicated. In former times the Popes and the bishops had no fear to excommunicate, like St. Ambrose of Milan.” He stood up and also we should stand up and without looking to the consequences for us we have to stand up and to open our mouth for the innocent people and to protect their life. St. John the Baptist said to Herod, “It is not allowed for you to take the wife of your brother to be your own wife.” It is not allowed to you to kill persons or to justify [this], to open the legislation as if it was legal or legitimate. To kill the people is not a form of regulation of birth and so on, but it is absolutely immoral to kill other people.And today all the Western world, Western leaders, the great majority of Western leaders also in Germany and France, as they made the right to kill their people, they lost their credibility. They cannot, on the one hand, protest against the killing of innocent people in Ukraine, while on the other hand allow the killing of their own children. Reiterating the truth that God is “creator of every body and we humans are only the administrator of the good will of God,” Cardinal Müller observed that humanity was called to care for fellow men, since “we cannot distinguish or separate the love of God for us and our love for God, from the love of us to our neighbor and the love of our neighbor to us.” Promoters of infanticide are excommunicated Following Biden' State of the Union address, LifeSite has launched a public action callfor the U.S. bishops to excommunicate the pro-abortion president. Questioned directly by this reporter about the endeavor, Cardinal Müller stated that “the first step must be that we [must] have the unanimous U.S. bishops conference, probably together with other Christian religious, other religious leaders, [give] an absolute, clear, strong statement that this [abortion] is against all the standards and principles of humanity.”  Such a statement would be along these lines: “That they [would say] absolutely clearly that everybody in public responsibility who, as a Catholic, is promoting this infanticide, that they are excommunicated.” READ: EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller calls Pope Francis' homosexual ‘blessings' an attack on marriage The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is always wrong, because it kills an innocent human being, thus violating the Church's prohibition on murder. (CCC 2270-2272.) The CDF's 2004 memo states that a politician “consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws” manifests “formal cooperation” with grave sin, and must be “denied” the Eucharist. Additionally, Canon 915 of the Catholic Code of Canon Law says that those who “obstinately” persevere “in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” The Code of Canon Law 915 also explicitly forbids those in mortal sin from receiving Communion: “Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Expanding on the theme of a pro-abortion politician, Cardinal Müller further noted that even if there is no formal process of excommunication, a person is not to be excused from the gravity of his actions in supporting abortion. So [even] in the case if one is not formally excommunicated, if these people receive Holy Communion, they don't receive the Holy Communion only with their mouth, [as] they don't receive the grace. They receive it, according to the words of Saint Paul, for their own condemnation, and Biden and all these people, they must know that in the ultimate judgment, when they appear after their death before the tribunal of God, that this is a mortal sin, what they are doing. Even if they are not personally doing it, but they are cooperators, direct cooperators of the murders of innocent people.Biden says that he has had been in the Catholic schools, but I want to ask what did he learn there? For what is this religion?It's not only a certain feeling of belonging to, or a little sentimentality, or a little spirituality of inner good feeling, to read some poems or some books, and so you are feeling well, looking at nature and the apples… all nice. It's not religion. Religion is a clear confession of all your person, of all your being, to give yourself as a sacrifice to God and for the others. That is our Christian religion.  Pro-abortion mindset is killing humanity In addition to his comments on the intrinsically evil nature of abortion, Cardinal Müller further noted the “narrow-minded ideas” of the pro-abortion movement that is resulting in the destruction of humanity.  The pro-abortion mindset, he said, holds that “only my happiness is important, that it is an ultimate criteria of definition of happiness and pleasure, of my sense of my life.”  In contrast, Cardinal Müller noted that “we as individual humans, we have to understand ourselves in the context of our family, of our group of our friends, of our classmates, of our culture, of our nation, and of mankind.” Pointing to the inter-generational nature of teaching the Catholic Faith, the German cardinal highlighted that the pro-abortion mindset of individual happiness is fundamentally against religion. In closing, Cardinal Müller praised and supported the recently launched nine-month novena from Cardinal Raymond Burke, which is directed towards Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and the unborn. Cardinal Müller opined that such an endeavor would serve to also strengthen a Catholic “worldwide conscience and movement,” since the opponents of the Church “have all the power of the media” and “behind them are the international organizations,” like Big Tech and the financial world. The full transcript of Part III of LifeSite's interview with Cardinal Müller is found below Michael Haynes: Your Eminence, we mentioned Fiducia Supplicans, the Synodal Way, and the Synod on Synodality. I wanted to move briefly to America in terms of the discussion as, somewhat similar to the controversy caused by Fiducia supplicans, I think there's a great pain felt, especially by American Catholics, with U.S. President Joe Biden, who's nominally a Catholic but is very public in his promotion of abortion. He used his recent State of the Union address to once again very publicly call for abortion. It seems that there's a silence amongst many bishops, some priests, also on these clear teachings that should be promoted, especially when there is such promotion of abortion. Why do you think there is such a silence on these issues? Cardinal Gerhard Müller: The word “abortion” is too much a soft word. The reality is killing, murder of a living person. There's no right to kill another person. It's absolutely against the fifth commandment. The president, a politician, is calling himself Catholic – or [like] Putin, is calling himself an Orthodox Christian, [as he] spoke in the dialogue and the interview with Tucker Carlson, he spoke about the baptism of Russia as a point of reference for justifying what he's doing now, killing innocent persons in Ukraine – for me it's the same. It's absolutely unacceptable that you can say you are a Catholic and promote and justify killing of human persons, human beings [from] the beginning in the mother's womb, until the last respiration [with] euthanasia…Killing of ill people, like in the Nazi times, is euthanasia. He [Biden] could be nominally a Catholic but in reality he is a Nihilist. It's cynicism and absolute cynicism. And the representatives of the Catholic Church and all Catholics, and in America also [there are] a lot of Protestant Christians of other denominations, they are obedient to the Word of God and they know and accept as everybody also, the nonbelievers, with their own mere reasons, they can understand that it's not possible that one human being has a right to kill another one. There would be no basis for any morals, [it would be] absolutely the domination of brutality. Like Hitler I [would] have the power, I can do whatever I want, I can kill everybody – it's the same mentality and behavior. This is a pagan understanding and we must reject openly against this absolutely murderous ideology. And not to make compromises saying “yes, he is a president and we cannot do anything against him.” In other times people like this would be excommunicated. In former times the Popes and the bishops had no fear to excommunicate, like St. Ambrose of Milan. He excommunicated the good Catholic Emperor Theodosius because he killed in Thessalonica, in certain circumstances in the theater, 7000 people, innocent people. He [Ambrose] denied that he [Theodosius] could receive Holy Communion. On one side the Emperor has also military power today with a public meaning. On the other hand [there is] only a single person, the bishop without weapons, but only with a weapon of the truth and the Word of God. He stood up and also we should stand up and without looking to the consequences for us we have to stand up and to open our mouth for the innocent people and to protect their life. St. John the Baptist said to Herod, “It is not allowed for you to take the wife of your brother to be your own wife. It is not allowed to you to kill persons or to justify [this], to open the legislation as if it was legal or legitimate. To kill the people is not a form of regulation of birth and so on, but it is absolutely immoral to kill other people.” And today all the Western world, Western leaders, the great majority of Western leaders also in Germany and France, as they made the right to kill their people, they lost their credibility. They cannot, on the one hand, protest against the killing of innocent people in Ukraine, while on the other hand allow the killing of their own children. There is no right of the mother to kill her own child, but the mission of a woman and a mother is to protect. Where is the child? It is not in the dog's house. It is in your womb, in your body. It came in through the love of your husband, in the ideal case. But also in the other cases – the generation of the child outside of marriage – but the objective is given a reality by God. God is a creator of every body and we humans are only the administrator of the good will of God. We have to take care of the children, of the young people, of the elderly people because we cannot distinguish or separate the love of God for us and our love for God, from the love of us to our neighbor and the love of our neighbor to us. Haynes: Your Eminence, you mentioned how previously such political leaders or public figures would have been excommunicated. I know now there is a petition going around amongst U.S. Catholics for the U.S. bishops to do that with regards to Joe Biden, to move to excommunicate him. Do you think that that is something which would be a good thing for the bishops to do? Cdl. Müller: The first step must be that we [must] have the unanimous U.S. bishops conference, probably together with other Christian religious, other religious leaders, [give] an absolute, clear, strong statement that this is against all the standards and principles of humanity. That they [would say] absolutely clearly that everybody in public responsibility as a Catholic, who is promoting this infanticide, that they are excommunicated. So [even] in the case if one is not formally excommunicated, if these people receive Holy Communion, they don't receive the Holy Communion only with their mouth, [as] they don't receive the grace. They receive it, according to the words of Saint Paul, for their own condemnation, and Biden and all these people, they must know that in the ultimate judgment, when they appear after their death before the tribunal of God, that this is a mortal sin, what they are doing. Even if they are not personally doing it, but they are cooperators, direct cooperators of the murders of innocent people. And also there is an absolute great stupidity also under political dimensions. We in Europe, all politicians are saying we don't have enough people for work, and now they are killing their whole future. The creation is shaped so far as a following of generations is belonging to the human constitution. People don't drop from the air or come out from the earth. They come from the former generation, from the parents, grandparents, back to the beginning of the mankind, until to the last generation which we will see with our own eyes when Jesus is coming back. They [pro-abortion individuals] have some narrow-minded ideas, [that] only my happiness is important, that it is an ultimate criteria of definition of happiness and pleasure, of my sense of my life. [They say] “surely we are individuals, that is clear, and the person is the ultimate reason of the creation, of the self-communication of God with us.” But we as individual humans, we have to understand ourselves in the context of our family, of our group of our friends, of our classmates, of our culture, of our nation, and of mankind. Also we are belonging – as our immediate relation to God is not isolated – we are members of the body of the Church and nobody received their faith only by reading the Bible, but beginning with his parents was he was introduced, socialized, and personalized during the different phases of life development. We didn't come into the world as adults, but as small kids, depending on the parents of our life growing up, and the love of our parents, of our teachers, and so on, so past us. That is reality, the deepest solidarity between all human beings. And that is forgotten. Biden says that he has had been in the Catholic schools, but I want to ask what did he learn there? For what is this religion? It's not only a certain feeling of belonging to, or a little sentimentality, or a little spirituality of inner good feeling, to read some poems or some books, and so you are feeling well, looking at nature and the apples and the screens, all nice. It's not religion. Religion is a clear confession of all your person, of all your being, to give yourself as a sacrifice to God and for the others. That is our Christian religion. Haynes: It seems quite fitting then, especially now given the recent developments in France enshrining abortion into the constitution, it seems very fitting with Cardinal Burke's Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, but patroness of the unborn as well. As a final, very brief question, would you have any comments or thoughts to add regarding that Novena of Cardinal Burke's, the nine-month Novena, starting just on March the 12th? Cdl. Müller: No, that seems a very good idea and realization. It's a Novena to ask for the Holy Spirit, for the Christian Enlightenment and illumination of our minds and to change our thoughts and behavior, and to establish a worldwide conscience and movement because the others are living in an international network. They have all the power of the media, behind them are the international organizations of Big Mac and Big Tech, the financial world, these businessmen, nothing against businessmen, but only with this experience one cannot rule the world. One cannot give the answer to the basic existential questions of our human existence. We need philosophers and theologians who give the ultimate orientation for mankind. At least, and at the end, God is the only true and infallible teacher for everybody. Haynes: Eminence, thank you once again for your time and all your insights. Would you just close us off with your blessing?  Cdl. Müller: We are oriented in Jesus Christ – the only Way, the Church, the Synodal path with Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life – and we ask for His blessing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 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Questions Covered: 23:28 – Is the goal of the 9-month novena to pray the traditional rosary?  Or what order did you have in mind?    34:41 – I just want to thank Cardinal Burke, your leadership and witness make me want to get closer to the Church.  36:14 – I and my entire bible study signed up for the novena. Please keep your friend Paul Nelson in your prayers.  47:31 – I wanted to compliment Cardinal Burke on his great work at the Shrine.  50:00 – Should Our Lady of Fatima's Miracle of the Sun have a greater impact due to the miracle being a historical moment?  …

Are you ready to have a grace-filled Lent? What will you plan to offer up or sacrifice? What extra prayers will you add? Drew Mariani dives deep into the heart of Lent with Fr. Matthew Spencer, revealing secrets to make this season truly transformative. Here's the lowdown: Lent: Not Just Another Season: Drew kicks things off by reminding you that Lent isn't just any time of the year—it's a divine invitation to embrace God's strong grace. Cardinal Raymond Burke calls it a time of "strong grace", and boy, does he hit the nail on the head! This is your golden ticket to deepening your faith through the sacraments, prayer, and acts of charity. Ready to reboot your spiritual life? Think of Lent as your spiritual New Year! The Pitfalls of Autopilot Catholicism: Fr. Matthew Spencer jumps in with a personal confession: after 45 Lents, he's realized that going through the motions just doesn't cut it. Ever found yourself recycling last year's sacrifices? ("Goodbye, candy; see you next year!") Fr. Spencer challenges us to break free from the routine and engage with Lent with full intentionality. Let's tap into that strong grace Drew mentioned and make each Lenten sacrifice count! A Life-Changing Pause: Fr. Spencer's Turning Point: Fr. Spencer shares a heart-stopping moment from his past—a life-threatening brain injury that led him to discover the power of prayer and the Memorare. This brush with death wasn't just a wakeup call; it was a divine nudge towards the priesthood and a deeper relationship with God. Through suffering and recovery, Fr. Spencer found his true calling. Talk about finding a silver lining in the darkest clouds! Suffering: A Hidden Grace?: Drew and Fr. Spencer don't shy away from the tough stuff. Suffering—nobody wants it, but it's a powerful conduit for grace. St. Faustina and countless saints have shown us that embracing our crosses can transform us to be more like Christ. This Lent, let's not waste our sufferings. Instead, let's unite them with Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Got pain? Offer it up and watch your spiritual life flourish! The Holy Family: Our Suffering Role Models: Fr. Spencer points to the Holy Family as our ultimate guide in navigating suffering with grace. Mary and Joseph endured heartache and trials with unwavering faith. Their journey reminds us to bear our burdens patiently, discern God's message in our trials, and surrender to His divine plan. So, what's the game plan, team? Are we going to "dial it in" or dive headfirst into this season of strong grace? Let's make this Lent a time of intentional living, deep prayer, and transformative suffering, all while keeping our eyes fixed on the glory of the Resurrection. And hey, let's not forget to keep Fr. Spencer and his mission in our prayers. Let's roll up our sleeves and make this Lent one for the books! 

Author and former Indiana State Congresswoman Christy Stutzman shares her new book The Spiritual Cost Of Political Silence, and why she believes the religious population of the nation needs to speak out against Marxist ideology.  Later, FOX News Contributor Raymond Arroyo explains the latest controversy involving the punishment of Cardinal Raymond Burke for speaking out against Church reforms. Raymond also touches upon the recording of his new Christmas album and his tour.  Follow Sean & Rachel on Twitter: @SeanDuffyWI & @RCamposDuffy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle is joined by Mike Lewis, the editor in chief of Where Peter Is, a blog site dedicated to countering criticism of Pope Francis from the small but vocal resistance in the U.S. church.  In the wake of Pope Francis' recent decisions to remove Bishop Joseph Strickland from his diocese in Tyler, Tex. and revoke Cardinal Raymond Burke's salary and Vatican apartment, Colleen and Mike discuss the long-simmering tensions between Francis and certain voices in the U.S. church, why those tensions are boiling over in this particular moment, and potential opportunities for bridge-building between Pope Francis and his critics. Read the full show notes and find links to read more here. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we prepare for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe next week and the Immaculate Conception this week, Cardinal Raymond Burke joins to discuss his beautiful devotion to Our Lady and the shrine in La Crosse, Wisconsin that just celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. We also speak with Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project about an intriguing new study that shows how parenting is key when trying to protect and nourish a child's adolescent mental health. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Pope Francis canceled his trip to the United Nations' COP28 climate conference due to his ongoing bout of bronchitis. In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss the Pope's health and his message on climate change.  Colleen and Gerry also cover Pope Francis' decision to cut Cardinal Raymond Burke's salary from the Vatican's payroll and possibly evict him from his Vatican apartment. They analyze the probable reasons behind this decision and the implications this move might have for the pope's relationship with his critics. Finally, they touch on the escalating conflict in Gaza and the pope's relentless calls for peace. Read the full show notes and find links to read more here. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast - John discusses Pope Francis who has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second radical action against a conservative American prelate this month. Then, he welcomes back Professor Corey Brettschneider to talk about the plans of Trump if he wins in 2024, the life of Sandra Day O'Conner, and latest in the Trump trials. Next, he takes a call from Tony in Pennsylvania on whether Trump is a warmonger or not. And winding it up, John plays clips of Liz Cheney and Lindsey Graham talking about what Trump is planning if he becomes president again. And he plays a clip of Trump at a rally saying elections are still rigged. He takes calls from attorney Marie in Atlanta on Liz Cheney's new book, Sean in California on the evils of Trump, and Rich in Indiana on corporate greed and the fixing of egg prices.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Today's Headlines: Against the backdrop of delicate diplomatic negotiations, Israel and Hamas extended the Gaza truce by a day, facilitated by the mediating efforts of Qatar and Egypt. This extension saw the release of hostages by Hamas and the liberation of Palestinian prisoners by Israel. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Israel to exercise greater caution in military campaigns to prevent civilian casualties, leading to Israel's commitment to implement a comprehensive plan safeguarding civilians. On the domestic front, the Biden administration proposed a groundbreaking initiative, allocating $20-30 billion over the next decade to remove lead pipes across the U.S., with a significant portion funded by the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure act. Concurrently, a New York appeals court reinstated a gag order on Donald Trump in his civil fraud trial. Internationally, Pope Francis took punitive action against Cardinal Raymond Burke, revoking privileges, while Russia's Supreme Court declared LGBTQ activism extremist, effectively outlawing it. In the realm of technology and social media, Meta's quarterly report highlighted China as a prominent actor in influencing public opinion, revealing the removal of five Chinese networks targeting foreign audiences. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Reuters: Hamas frees eight hostages to Israel as talks seek to extend Gaza truce AP News: The US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement NY Times: Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years  AP News: Trump gag order reinstated in New York civil fraud trial AP News: Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates AP News: Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling NBC News: Meta says it broke up Chinese influence operation looking to exploit U.S. political divisions Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poor health has kept Pope Francis from a trip to Dubai this weekend where he was to participate in the United Nations COP28 climate conference. Nevertheless, the pope has still kept a rather busy schedule. This week we talk about the pope's health and other news from the Vatican such as the potential that Cardinal Raymond Burke will be stripped of his Vatican apartment and stipend. Register's Jonathan Leidl joins us from Rome.

Edward Pentin, senior correspondent for the National Catholic Register reports on the news that Pope Francis may be evicting Cardinal Raymond Burke from his Vatican residence and rescinding his pension. Damian Thompson, associate editor at the UK Spectator examines the news of Pope Francis' possible eviction of Cardinal Raymond Burke, the reactions to the move by some in the Catholic media, and the optics of the Pope's decision if ultimately carried out. Abp. Georg Gänswein discusses his new book, Who Believes Is Not Alone: My Life Beside Benedict XVI. He talks about working as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary, Benedict XVI's decision to resign and much more.

Poor health has kept Pope Francis from a trip to Dubai this weekend where he was to participate in the United Nations COP28 climate conference. Nevertheless, the pope has still kept a rather busy schedule. This week we talk about the pope's health and other news from the Vatican such as the potential that Cardinal Raymond Burke will be stripped of his Vatican apartment and stipend. Register's Jonathan Leidl joins us from Rome. ( PODCAST VERSION)

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It's Wednesday, November 29th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Ukraine targeting Orthodox Church with raids and arrests A human rights division of the United Nations is warning about religious freedom violations in Ukraine. The U.N. has documented 10 cases of violence between different Orthodox communities in the country since last February, noting Ukrainian law enforcement officials have not protected church members. Ukraine is also considering legislation to dissolve religious organizations with ties to countries like Russia. Leaders of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church accuse Ukraine of trying to annihilate it for its previous connection to Russian church bodies. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Ukraine has targeted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church with hundreds of raids and investigations as well as house arrests. Russia restricting abortion Speaking of Russia, the country is moving to restrict abortion in recent months.  Two Russian regions now have laws against influencing women to have abortions. Authorities are also restricting the sale of abortion drugs. However, abortion is still broadly legal and accessible in the country.  Calls by the government and the Russian Orthodox Church to curtail abortion come as the country faces demographic decline. Russia, under the Soviet Union, was the first country in the world to legalize abortion in 1920. Pope strips conservative cardinal of salary and housing The Roman Catholic pope continues to crack down on his conservative critics. Last week, Pope Francis announced he is stripping Cardinal Raymond Burke of his Vatican-subsidized housing and salary. Burke was known for opposing sexually perverted lifestyles and abortion. He is the second American clergy member to face removal by the pope recently. Earlier this month, Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland of Texas. Like Burke, Strickland is considered a conservative critic of the pope. Biden's foster care rule targets Christians Eighteen Republican attorneys general in the U.S. are calling out the Biden administration for a new foster care rule that targets Christians. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule to prohibit families who oppose sexually perverted lifestyles from participating in the foster care system. The attorneys general sent a letter to the department on Monday. One of them is Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. He said, “Since the first century, Christians across the globe have answered the call to provide a home and a family to children who had neither. Alabama boasts a particularly strong faith-based foster care and adoption community, and I will fight this Administration for them every step of the way.” James 1:27 says, “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” Disney wishes “Wish” wasn't a flop Disney films continue to flop at the box office. The company's latest offering, Wish, brought in only $31.7 million last week. That's well below the $45 to $50 million pre-release expectations. Wish joins other flops this year like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Little Mermaid, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Secret Invasion. Those four releases cost Disney a billion dollars. The losses also come as Disney waded into the cultural wars in support of sexually perverted lifestyles.  Amazon's biggest delivery business Amazon is now the biggest delivery business in the U.S. Last year, the company delivered more parcels than UPS. It had already outpaced FedEx in 2020.  Amazon's edge is only projected to grow this year as it expects to ship a total of 5.9 billion packages. The U.S. Postal Service remains the biggest parcel service which handles packages for all three companies.  Largest iceberg is 1,500 square miles in size And finally, Earth's biggest iceberg is on the move after being stuck to the ocean floor for over 30 years. Known as A23a, the iceberg is about 1,500 square miles in area and over 1,000 feet thick! It split from the Antarctic coast in 1986 before becoming grounded in the Weddell Sea. For years, A23a became what the BBC described as an “ice island.” Scientists aren't sure exactly why it's moving again. But nearby currents will likely send the iceberg into the South Atlantic. Loose icebergs are more than melting chunks of ice. The BBC notes they're also important sources of mineral nutrients for ocean life. God asks in Job 38:29-30, “From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven? The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, November 29th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai this week due to his continuing struggles with lung inflammation stemming from influenza, the Vatican said on Tuesday. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256124/vatican-cancels-pope-francis-trip-to-climate-conference-in-dubai-citing-ongoing-illness Pope Francis has stripped one of his top American critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, of his Vatican housing and salary privileges, the Associated Press has reported. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256120/pope-francis-reportedly-takes-apartment-salary-from-cardinal-burke The Catholic child sponsorship charity Unbound announced Tuesday that Jonathan Roumie, the actor who portrays Jesus in “The Chosen” TV series, has partnered with them to sponsor their 1 millionth child currently living in poverty. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256122/catholic-actor-jonathan-roumie-partners-with-child-sponsorship-charity-for-special-milestone Today, the Church celebrates Saint Saturninus, the first bishop of Toulouse, France. He was martyred by pagan priests. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-saturninus-68 The Church also celebrates the many Franciscan saints who followed in the footsteps of Saint Francis. It is a special day for all Franciscans to celebrate the feast of ‘All the Saints of the Seraphic Order.' https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/all-saints-of-the-seraphic-order-feast-733 Finally, the Church celebrates Blessed Denis of the Nativity and Blessed Redemptorus of the Cross. Blessed Denis was born in 1600 in Honfleur, France. He became a sailor at the age of twelve, and later on became the pilot-in-chief and cartographer of the courts of Portugal and France. In 1635 while he was in Goa, India, he took on the habit of a Discalced Carmelite Monk. Blessed Redemptorus of the Cross was born in Portugal at the end of the 16th century. He became a soldier, but later took on the habit of the Discalced Carmelites in 1615. Together, Denis and Redemptorus set out on mission to the king of Achin in the Malay archipelago. While on their way, they and their party were ambushed and tortured to death by Muslims on November 29, 1638. They were beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/blessed-denis-of-the-nativity-and-blessed-redemptorus-of-the-cross-402

Mike and Dominic discuss the competing understandings of "tradition" in the Catholic Church today. Beginning with a discussion of Ratzinger's dynamic understanding, they explore how ideologies undermine the faith and foment schism, as exemplified by Cardinal Raymond Burke's dissent against the Church's doctrine on the office of the pope. ABOUT THE DEBRIEF Intro Episode: youtu.be/LevSkGFqq4U A weekly show where we dive deep into the news, topics, questions, and controversies facing the Catholic Church today. Hosted by Dominic de Souza, founder of SmartCatholics, posing questions to Mike Lewis, editor and cofounder of Where Peter Is. We bring you commentary, analysis, and context on tough questions that the Church is facing. Whether you're a devout Catholic, a curious seeker, or just interested in the news and happenings in the Church, join us for The Debrief. When it comes to news and controversies in the Catholic Church, stay curious, informed, and engaged. WHERE PETER IS Visit Where Peter Is.com to read articles, commentaries, and spiritual reflections by and for faithful Catholics who support the mission and vision of Pope Francis. wherepeteris.com SMARTCATHOLICS The conversation is brought to you from SmartCatholics.com, the free online community for millennials, creators, and learners. Join our private WherePeterIs group to ask questions, share insights, and suggest topics for next time. smartcatholics.com DONATE Consider becoming a Patreon sponsor for Where Peter Is. Your generosity will help us continue to bring valuable content to you and enhance the quality of this show. www.patreon.com/where_peter_is

Topic Covered: Cy and Joe interview Raymond Cardinal Burke on the Dubia and the Synod on Synodality  …

Michael Lofton reviews Cardinal Raymond Burke’s video interview with Raymond Arroyo on The World Over. He specifically analyzes his comments about Pope Francis, gay blessings and the synod on synodality.

The Catholic world has recently been rocked by the publication of a book that has been sent out to every one of the Catholic Church's bishops across the world. In episode 56 of Merely Catholic, Gavin Ashenden interviews one of its authors, Julio Loredo. Part of the initial impact of the book lay in the powerful and dramatic preface which was authored by Cardinal Raymond Burke, a former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. He commended the book as providing a clear and accessible warning about the danger that the process of Synodality posed to the integrity and the existence of the Catholic Church.   In a wide ranging conversation, Gavin Ashenden discusses the book and the issues that lie behind it with its author.

Cardinal Raymond Burke joins the show to discuss his love for the Blessed Mother as we celebrated the Assumption this week and his beautiful Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Cardinal Raymond Burke joins Dr. Grazie Christie to discuss not only the National Eucharistic Revival but also a beautiful shrine nestled in the hills of La Crosse, Wisconsin dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe that just celebrated 15 years! His Eminence also talks Eucharistic coherence and how pilgrims to the shrine can receive a plenary indulgence by visiting! As we are nearing the end of the summer months, Carrie Gress also discusses Theology of Home At the Sea, and the love of Stella Maris. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Nefarious is hitting the theatres by storm. Highly endorsed by many Catholic priests, including Cardinal Raymond Burke, for its accurate portrayal of the demonic, Nefarious will leave you on the edge of your seat wanting more. As ChurchPop states on its website summarizing the plot, "On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own."Several priests, including Cardinal Raymond Burke and exorcist Fr. Carlos Martins, recommend "Nefarious." The writers and directors of the film also brought audiences Abby Johnson's "Unplanned" movie."From roofs blowing off of houses to multiple car crashes effecting many of the crew members, Nefarious is a movie the demons don't want you to see. Join James as he interviews Cary Solomon, co-director and producer of the movie.Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James's show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Patreon page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Get social with us:Follow us on Instagram. Join our listener-only Facebook groupSubscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy facesResources mentioned in the episode:C.S. Lewis's MerDrink more Coffee! Get your caffeine fix at CatholicCoffee! Use code Manly at checkout to get 15% off your order! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact us directly at themanlycatholic@gmail.com. Support the show on PatreonPartners: Big thank you to TAN Books for sponsoring the podcast. Use the code "manlycatholic" at checkout to get 15% off your order and support the podcast in the process! Grab an amazing cup of coffee at CatholicCoffee.com! Use code Manly at check-out to get 15% off your order! Rugged Rosaries started on a holy mission and continues to this day. They produce manly Rosaries that will withstand children's snot, getting caught on the door handle, and so much more! James finally found a Rosary that won't break on him. Use the special code: MANLY12 to get 12% off your order! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!

With the movie 'Nefarious' getting rave reviews including from Cardinal Raymond Burke who says the film 'aptly shines light on the Devil's tactics in leading us to betray and abandon Our Lord,' writer and director Cary Solomon joins to discuss the psychological thriller. We also celebrate National Foster Care month with Elizabeth Kirk discussing the beauty of adoption. Father Roger Landry also offers a moving homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Join Jesuit priest Fr. James Kubicki, SJ as he takes us on a virtual tour of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe located in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Thanks to the dedication and devotion of its founder Cardinal Raymond Burke, learn why this holy site pays homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title Our Lady of Guadalupe and honors her role as Patroness of the Unborn. For More: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: https://www.guadalupeshrine.org/Subscribe to the Morning Blend on your favorite podcast platform.Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more.Look through past episodes or support this podcast.The Morning Blend is a production of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.

On this week's episode of The Augustine Institute Show, Dr. Tim Gray welcomes Cardinal Raymond Burke. Cardinal Burke is the founder of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The shrine is a pilgrimage site for thousands of Americans each year, and it was a place of refuge during Coronavirus lockdowns in 2020. Dr. Gray and Cardinal Burke discuss the necessity of a devotion to the Blessed Mother in our times, particularly how families can invite Mary to be their own spiritual mother.Help us share the truth and beauty of the Gospel and reach Catholics worldwide. Become an Augustine Institute Mission Circle Partner. Join the Mission Circle today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What You Need to Know is we must incentivize working families again! Last week Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) said he's not just interested in tax policies that benefit businesses, but that help all working Americans. It's about time we had a set of leaders again who want to use the tax code to benefit people where they are. Trump is rolling out ideas for his 2024 campaign that play into this, including what he called “baby bonuses”! Incentivizing having a family? Great! These kinds of ideas that Smitha and Trump are putting forward are exciting.   Thomas J. McKenna, president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, discusses the question about who should be receiving communion in the Catholic Church. Especially in politics, this question of a high-profile Catholic (in name, at least) being denied communion over their positions. Cardinal Raymond Burke addresses this question in a new book Deny Holy Communion? and Catholic Action is sending it out to clergy around the country.  John Schlafly, co-author of the Schlafly Report, gives a report on this week's column — Globalists Want Their Own President. As 2023 gets rolling, there's obviously a lot of chatter about Joe Biden's capabilities and GOP challengers to Trump as both fields shape up. Do the globalists have a pony this time? Who is it? Who are they grooming now? John gives us his perspective. Go to PhyllisSchlafly.com to read the archives of the Phyllis Schlafly Report column.  Wrap up: Visit ProAmericaReport.com! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas McKenna talked about how the Catholic Faith Action group sent out to the clergy',  Cardinal Raymond Burke's book on the instructions to priests on denying holy communion to the faithful. Rob McFarland discussed the future of protection for social media platforms. Bryan Enriquez talked about the Hallow app and how it can used for Lent. 

Today's Topics: 1) In the first segment we discuss the Real Presence of Jesus within the Holy Eucharist; Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. To illustrate this point, we discuss several recent Eucharistic miracles, where science has demonstrated the Real Presence exists in the Host. We also briefly discuss the tragic loss of our local Bishop David O'Connell. 2) In the second segment, we introduce our guest Sir Knight Thomas McKenna, the Founder and President of Catholic Action for Faith and Family and St. Gianna Physicians Guild. Thomas tells us about his life growing up on a farm but was always a faithful Catholic. From an early age, Thomas was drawn to evangelize those who were in need of the Catholic faith. 3) In this segment, our guest Thomas McKenna, tells us about the latest project which is printing and distributing a treatise by Cardinal Raymond Burke, entitled "Deny Holy Communion?" This work, which has been distributed to every Priest and Bishop in the United States, details the Canonical basis for refusing the Holy Eucharist to those who have publicly remain unworthy to receive the Holy Eucharist. 4) In the final segment, Thomas and the guys discuss the importance of believing in the True Presence. Thomas also discusses the link between the secrets of Fatima and the unworthy reception of the Holy Eucharist. In denying a publicly unworthy communicant, the minister of the Holy Eucharist is, in true charity, saving them from eternal damnation. Links: https://www.catholicaction.org/     https://nccfcommunity.org/ Theme: "Salve Regina" performed by Floriani. All rights reserved. Used with permission. For more information please visit Floriani.org

 Our stories this week include: (1) the new Rescript (legal clarification) re: Traditionis Custodes and the Responsa ad Dubia, as well as additional confirmation that further restrictions on the Traditional Mass and sacraments are coming soon; (2) the opening of the dreaded "Abrahamic Family House" campus in Abu Dhabi (a monument to the heterodox Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis in Feb. 2019); (3) resistance from a group of Republican Senators to a potential power grab by the World Health Organization (WHO); (4) the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war; and (5) the distribution of an important book by Cardinal Raymond Burke to all U.S. Catholic clergy. 

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Russian President Vladimir Putin halts country's participation in the New START Treaty SCOTUS hears argument in case relating to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 Tens of thousands of clergy members will soon receive a copy of Cardinal Raymond Burke's firm but […]

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Is the pope trying to curtail a Vatican organization affiliated with Clarence and Ginni Thomas, right wing judges, and developing world dictators?We're talking about Opus Dei, the Catholic Information Network, Leonard Leo, Ginni and Clarence Thomas, and incidentally in the context of this story, the Order of the Knights of Malta. If you like our content please become a patron to get our exclusive premium episodes, as well as our public episodes ad-free. Ginni Thomas has led a life in adherence to various cults. She started with Lifespring, a self-help cult which was sued into bankruptcy in the late 1980s and early 1990s after a string of accidental deaths related to their activities. From there she worked with a series of "deprogramming" organizations which strayed into kidnapping-for-hire in their efforts to forcibly remove the relatives of wealthy families from other cults. Today, Ginni's cult is the assortment of far-right American political interests which use her husband's name and influence to try and coalesce into a singular political vision. One of those interests is a secretive organization of wealthy Catholic donors named Opus Dei, which was also featured in Dan Brown's novel The DaVinci Code. 1 Opus Dei was formed during the Spanish Civil War by a priest named Josemaría Escrivá. From its outset, it has been an advocate of far-right governments, from Franco's Spain to various military dictatorships in South America. They were rumored to be involved in the Argentine military dictatorship during the Falklands War, which indirectly caused the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano, after which that bank's chairman Roberto Calvi was found hanging from the Blackfriar Bridge in London with bricks in his pockets and $14,000 in cash in his jacket. The bricks signified his rumored membership in another secret organization: the Masonic lodge Propaganda Due. In America, Opus Dei is behind money which flows into far-right political causes, particularly those related to the appointment of federal judges. The organization's American functions are run by a man named Leonard Leo, who was Trump's primary judicial consultant. Leo was also a consultant to the George W. Bush administration on the selection of justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts. 2 The Order of the Knights of Malta are unfortunate victims in this story. The current pope stuck them with the most prominent far-right priest in America, Cardinal Raymond Burke, when he demoted that priest from the Apostolic Signatura, the Vatican's equivalent of a supreme court back in 2014. The pope fired Burke again and reinstated Albrecht von Boeselager, the former chancellor of the Order who Burke and its Grand Master had purged for distributing condoms and morning-after birth control pills in the Myanmar region. More recently, the pope has ordered all vatican organizations to deposit their funds into the Vatican Bank within the next 30 days, and demoted the chief clergy officer in Opus Dei from a bishop to a priest. The pope has also widely banned the Latin mass, another favorite cultural argument of Cardinal Burke. Perhaps the pope is curtailing Opus Dei specifically? 3 Episode #Dubimeter: 15 1. The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas. The New York Times Magazine. February 2022. ⇤2. A Conservative activist's behind-the-scenes campaign to remake the nation's courts. The Washington Post. May 2019. ⇤3. Christian Right Seeks Renewal in Deepening Catholic-Protestant Alliance. Political Research Associates. July 2013. ⇤

Our stories today include: (1) Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich's response to a question about whether he thinks sodomy will still be considered a grave sin after the Synod on Synodality; (2) a new Vatican survey for the Synod, apparently designed for nominal Catholics and even non-Catholics, which presents a clear bias towards progressive agenda items (pro-LGBT, environmentalism, etc.); (3) the Pontifical Academy for Life's claim on Twitter (now deleted) that Pope Paul VI's condemnation of artificial contraception in Humanae Vitae does not qualify as infallible teaching; (4) the FBI's raid on Donald Trump's private residence and what it signals about the current state of America; and (5) some words of wisdom and encouragement from Cardinal Raymond Burke.

Cardinal Raymond Burke offered encouragement and hope to traditional Catholics in a recent homily, lamenting the “poison of worldly thinking” within the Church. During his August 7th homily at St. Mary’s Oratory run by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (IKCSP) in Wausau, Wisconsin, Burke spoke to faithful Catholics, warning of attacks both inside and outside the Catholic Church.

In 2011, in Paray le Monial, France, I had the chance to speak with Msgr. John Esseff at the First Sacred Heart World Congress.  Msgr. Esseff is one of the founders of the Sacred Heart Apostolate, sponsor of this event which brought laity, religious, and priests from around the world.  Talks were given by Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Robert Herman, Christendom College President Timothy O'Donnell, and EWTN show host and author Fr. Mitch Pacwa, as well as many others  Why did they come to this small French community nestled in Eastern France?  Because our Lord choice this place and two very remarkably humble saints to communicate the message of his Sacred Heart.  He said to St. Margaret Mary:  "My Divine Heart is so inflamed with love for mankind ... that it can no longer contain within itself the flames of its burning charity and must spread them abroad by your means." She described that His Heart was on fire and surrounded by a crown of thorns. Our Lord told her that the flames represented His love for humanity, and the thorns represented man's sinfulness and ingratitude. Jesus informed her that her mission was to establish the devotion to His Most Sacred Heart, and He revealed twelve promises that He would bestow upon all those who practice the devotion. She had three more visions over the next year and a half in which Jesus instructed her in a devotion that was to become known as the Nine Fridays. Christ also inspired Margaret Mary to establish the Holy Hour and to receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the final revelation, the Lord asked that a feast of reparation be instituted for the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi. Blessed Claude de la Colombiere, a holy and experienced Jesuit, arrived as confessor to the nuns, and in him Margaret Mary recognized the understanding guide that had been promised to her in the visions. He became convinced that her experiences were genuine and adopted the teaching of the Sacred Heart that the visions had communicated to her. Msgr. Esseff talks about that message, what it means for us today, and how we can live it out. The post BKL-Special “Living in the Sacred Heart of Jesus” with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

In 2011, in Paray le Monial, France, I had the chance to speak with Msgr. John Esseff at the First Sacred Heart World Congress.  Msgr. Esseff is one of the founders of the Sacred Heart Apostolate, sponsor of this event which brought laity, religious, and priests from around the world.  Talks were given by Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Robert Herman, Christendom College President Timothy O'Donnell, and EWTN show host and author Fr. Mitch Pacwa, as well as many others  Why did they come to this small French community nestled in Eastern France?  Because our Lord choice this place and two very remarkably humble saints to communicate the message of his Sacred Heart.  He said to St. Margaret Mary:  "My Divine Heart is so inflamed with love for mankind ... that it can no longer contain within itself the flames of its burning charity and must spread them abroad by your means." She described that His Heart was on fire and surrounded by a crown of thorns. Our Lord told her that the flames represented His love for humanity, and the thorns represented man's sinfulness and ingratitude. Jesus informed her that her mission was to establish the devotion to His Most Sacred Heart, and He revealed twelve promises that He would bestow upon all those who practice the devotion. She had three more visions over the next year and a half in which Jesus instructed her in a devotion that was to become known as the Nine Fridays. Christ also inspired Margaret Mary to establish the Holy Hour and to receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the final revelation, the Lord asked that a feast of reparation be instituted for the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi. Blessed Claude de la Colombiere, a holy and experienced Jesuit, arrived as confessor to the nuns, and in him Margaret Mary recognized the understanding guide that had been promised to her in the visions. He became convinced that her experiences were genuine and adopted the teaching of the Sacred Heart that the visions had communicated to her. Msgr. Esseff talks about that message, what it means for us today, and how we can live it out. The post BKL-Special “Living in the Sacred Heart of Jesus” with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Our stories today include: (1) a new crop of cardinals named by the Pope, as well as some problematic prelates appointed by Francis to the Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome; (2) President Joe Biden's proclamation for "Pride Month" and the flying of a rainbow flag at the U.S. embassy to the Holy See; (3) recent remarks from Cardinal Raymond Burke on the German Synodal Way; and (4) the implementation of Traditionis Custodes in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida by Bishop Felipe Estévez.

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Our stories this week include: (1) testimony from Cardinal Blase Cupich and Archbishop Arthur Roche that eliminating the Traditional Latin Mass is critical for securing the new ecclesiology (vision of the Church) introduced at Vatican II (since the TLM is incompatible with it); (2) highlights from a recent interview of Cardinal Raymond Burke during which His Eminence fielded questions about Traditionis Custodes, Vatican II, and the SSPX; (3) the continued fallout from Traditionis Custodes and the Doubtful Dubia in dioceses around the world (more restrictions based on TC and DD); and (4) the institution of lay men and women as lectors and catechists by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica this past Sunday.

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A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A heartbeat law in Texas is still in effect, after an attempt by the U-S Department of Justice to reinstate an injunction. The Biden administration has pledged to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction. The law bars abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is around six weeks gestation. The Mayor of Los Angeles announced last week that the city would change the informal name of a local park to no longer honor Saint Junipero Serra. A statue of Serra had been in the park since the 1930s. Last year, protestors toppled the statue, amid racial tensions and claims that the saint was involved in the injustices of the Spanish colonial period. The park will temporarily be called La Plaza Park, until a new name is adopted. Cardinal Raymond Burke has asked for prayers amid his continued recovery from COVID-19. It has been about one month since the 73-year-old cardinal was removed from a ventilator, and left the hospital ICU. He is reportedly now able to offer daily Mass. Do good from a spirit of service, not from a desire for personal glory. Those were the words of Pope Francis on Sunday, during his general audience in Rome. The pope said even Catholics can be tempted to use everything in their lives, including relationships, to feed their personal ambition. He said Christians should aim to be servants. Today, the Church honors Saint Luke, the physician and companion of Saint Paul. Luke's gospel preserved the most extensive biography of Jesus Christ.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - More U-S bishops are weighing in on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and conscientious objection. One of the latest was the archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, who also leads the U-S bishops' pro-life committee. Archbishop Joseph Naumann encouraged Catholics to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. He said the act of receiving the vaccine is not in itself supportive of legal abortion. Many Catholics have avoided the COVID-19 vaccine because of its connection to cell lines derived from abortions decades ago. Cardinal Raymond Burke has said he is healing, and recovering from COVID-19. The 73-year-old American cardinal was placed on a ventilator two weeks ago, due to complications from COVID-19. He is still hospitalized, but is no longer in the intensive care unit. The cardinal spoke about his condition, and thanked his doctors and nurses, in a personal statement on Twitter. The Catholic Church in Poland will hold a day of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on September 5th. The Polish bishops' conference is asking Polish Catholics to offer prayers, and financial support to the people of Afghanistan, who are now under Taliban rule. Complaining and blaming others is a waste of time. The way to defeat evil is to conquer it first within our own hearts. That was the message of Pope Francis on Sunday, during his Angelus address in Rome. The pope encouraged Christians to ask God to purify their hearts, to make the world a better place. Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Jeanne Jugan, who founded the Little Sisters of the Poor in the 19th century.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Cardinal Raymond Burke has been removed from a ventilator and will move out of the ICU, as he continues to battle COVID-19. The cardinal's family shared the news of his recovery on Saturday. The 73-year-old was placed on a ventilator on August 14th, due to complications from COVID-19. It is not clear if Cardinal Burke was vaccinated against COVID-19, but he has been a vocal opponent of closing churches, as well as mandatory vaccines. A priest in Northern Costa Rica has been suspended after celebrating the Ordinary Form of the Mass in Latin. The priest also reportedly celebrated the Mass ad orientum, or facing away from the congregation. Costa Rica's bishops banned the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, following the release of the pope's new restrictions on the liturgy. Vandals have stolen a cross from a Catholic church in the Holy Land. The church was built on the site where tradition holds that Jesus performed the miracle of multiplying the five loaves and two fishes to feed five thousand people. The six-inch iron cross was embedded in an outdoor altar. Israeli police are investigating the theft. Do not water down the reality that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Jesus. That was the warning of Pope Francis on Sunday, during his general audience in Rome. The pope said the truth of the Eucharist - and the humanity of Christ - can cause scandal, and they are difficult for people to accept. He warned we may have watered down these revelations, if they do not throw us into crisis. Today is the feast of Saint Rose of Lima, the first saint of the New World. Rose was born in Lima, Peru in 1586. She consecrated her life to God at a very young age, and practiced intense prayer and penance daily. She joined the Third Order of Saint Dominic.

COVID continues to dominate the headlines - Lollapalooza wasn't a super-spreader event but Sturgis looks like it was, the New Orleans Saints want their fans to be vaccinated, the Governor of Washington is mandating all school workers to get the vaccine, an Alabama doctor is refusing the treat the non-vaccinated, and Cardinal Raymond Burke is in the ICU after being skeptical of the disease and the vaccine. Seems like the perfect time to roll out our new segment, Dead Anti-Vaxxer of the Week! Ron preps for his colonoscopy, our vaccine deadline is quickly approaching, and we discuss What Are You Watching? Brian also does a Lightning Round on Afghanistan, Matt Gaetz getting married, and Mike Richards resigning from Jeopardy!

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, is reportedly stable, and has received the sacraments. The 73-year-old cardinal lives in Rome, and became ill while visiting Wisconsin, where he was raised. The pope has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a group of Catholic religious sisters in South Sudan. Nine Catholic sisters were traveling in a convoy of three vehicles, when they were ambushed. Five of the sisters were killed in the ambush. Pope Francis collaborated with the Ad Council to produce a public service announcement promoting COVID-19 vaccines. In the announcement, the pope is heard saying that getting the vaccines is an act of loveThe promotion also included six cardinals and archbishops from North, South, and Central America. The promotion will be distributed in English, Spanish and Portuguese. In his general audience today, Pope Francis said Catholics must observe the commandments, in order to encounter Jesus. The pope said Catholics cannot say they believe in Jesus Christ and then do whatever they want. He said the commandments are an aid to the encounter with Christ. Today, the Church remembers Saint Helena, a Roman empress who is believed to have discovered the cross of Christ.

Steve – Why do people want to go back to the Latin Mass? Update on Cardinal Raymond Burke's health Sharon – How do I respond as a Catholic when someone asks, “are you saved?” All show notes at The Patrick Madrid Show: August 18, 2021 – Hour 2 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

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Join Archbishop Alexander Sample and host Dina Marie Hale as they discuss going on pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. As a member of the Shrine's board of directors, Archbishop Sample offers his insights on how one can encounter God through beauty especially as one visits this Marian Shrine founded by Cardinal Raymond Burke.  More information at http://www.archdpdx.org/ (www.archdpdx.org) and http://www.guadalupeshrine.org/ (www.GuadalupeShrine.org).

Due to some technical issues, today we will be airing our interview with Cardinal Raymond Burke about the state of American Catholicism. Please join in on this great discussion!

Mother Miriam Live - July 23, 2021 Mother tackles the issues of the Catholic perspective on: Cardinal Raymond Burke's reaction to the Pope's motu proprio The difference between attacking the Pope and disagreeing with his actions The Georgia Guidestones Attending non-Catholic mass to fulfill Sunday obligation Finding a balance between faith and family Convincing a spouse to switch to a new parish

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A church in Washington state won its case against a state abortion coverage mandate on Thursday. State law requires employers, including churches, to cover abortions if their health plans also included maternity coverage. The law allowed religious groups not to pay for abortion coverage, but Cedar Park Church argued it could not find a health plan without abortion coverage included. On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cited her Catholic faith, while defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions. A House committee recently approved a draft spending bill that excludes the Hyde Amendment. The federal policy prohibits funding of most abortions in Medicaid. The archbishop of Pelosi's home diocese of San Francisco has said no one can claim to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life. Bishops and cardinals continue to respond to the pope's recent motu proprio restricting the Traditional Latin Mass . In England, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said he will grant faculties to priests seeking to celebrate Traditional Latin Masses , as long as they fulfill the conditions of the pope's motu proprio. Bishops in the Philippines issued a statement supporting the motu proprio. Cardinal Raymond Burke has called the restrictions severe and revolutionary, and questioned the pope's authority to revoke use of the rite. Today is the feast day of Saint Bridget of Sweden. Bridget received visions of Christ's suffering many times throughout her life, and eventually founded the order of the Most Holy Savior.

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Cardinal Raymond Burke condemned President Joe Biden’s plan to codify Roe V. Wade in federal law during a homily from the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Mother Miriam Live - August 5, 2020 Mother tackles the issues of the Catholic perspective on: Cardinal Burke - Fatima heaven's answer to a world in crisis Part 2 Living in Fear Resources stating its safer to receive on tongue than on hand Praying to Mary and Saints    

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How can Catholics best handle the anxiety and uncertainty that a time of pandemic has brought? Cardinal Burke and Fr. Paul Check are here to help. Questions Covered: 20:55 – Canon law states that the faithful have the right to receive on the tongue, however, many bishops are refusing Communion, except in the hand. Is it more reverent to receive in the hand or to make a spiritual communion?  30:30 – Can you talk about your canonical opinion of the Our Lady of America apparitions and how they might be important to our country?  35:00 – Is wearing masks a pro-life issue?  41:27 – Does the USCCB have a plan for fighting the intrusion of the state governments on our religious liberty?  45:45 – What is your opinion on the practice of the children’s liturgy where children are sent out of the Church to hear the gospel and homily from an unordained person?  49:00 – Did Vatican II specify anything for the very large parishes that we have and professional staff? Pastors are often very difficult to get a hold of. Would it be better to have small parishes with volunteers to do admin work?  …

Are Catholics called to make pilgrimages? Find out here, with Cardinal Raymond Burke, live from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guada Questions Covered: 34:25 – What makes something a transcendent beauty? What is done to make the beauty of a Church timeless?  49:05 – How does one choose between pilgrimage sites? Is it okay to choose based on what we are drawn to? How do we discern where the Lord calls us?  …

Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider, together with several other bishops, have issued a public declaration of truths of the faith to remedy the “almost universal doctrinal confusion and disorientation” endangering the spiritual health and eternal salvation of souls in the Church today.Some of the 40 truths which are elucidated in the declaration implicitly reference statements made by Pope Francis, while others relate to points of confusion that have arisen or intensified during the current pontificate. Still others address moral errors in society that are gravely harming lives, as much of the hierarchy stands by. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cardinal Raymond Burke and seminary professor Ralph Martin talk about the Holy Spirit and how it is at work in the world - and the Church - today. We explore a Pentecost tradition at St. John Cantius Parish in downtown Chicago. For more information: http://www.renewalministries.net/?module=Home https://www.natl-cursillo.org/ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/holy-spirit

Since launching The John-Henry Westen Show a number of viewers have raised questions about the issues I've brought up.I was on the road last week, so I decided to take the opportunity to answer some of those questions on this week's episode.I discuss the importance of joy in the apostolate – why we must be “happy warriors” even in the midst of the darkness around us in the Church and culture. I share two examples of these “happy warriors” – two men who are in fact most vilified in our Church for speaking the truth about the current crisis: Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider.And I discuss the need for authentic charity towards Pope Francis. The question we must ask ourselves is: Do I really love Pope Francis enough to express concern about what's going on? Do I love him enough to tell him I'm concerned for his soul?The John-Henry Westen Show is also available by video on the show's YouTube channel, and on my LifeSite blog. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Father Jenkins and Tom Naegele answer questions from viewers. Father discusses what we mean when we talk about Our Lady as CoRedemptrix in our salvation. The possibility of Cardinal Raymond Burke being the next pope of the Novus Ordo and what that entails is also looked at. This program was recorded 21 July 2017. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

Today's Topics:   1) Gospel - Matt 19:16-22   2) Venerable Sheen - A New Outlook on Life   3) Interview with Steve Ray on “Will We Be United in Heaven with our Spouse." https://www.catholicconvert.com/blog/2018/08/07/marriage-in-heaven-will-we-know-and-love-our-spouses-in-heaven/   4) Cardinal Wuerl Withdraws from World Meeting of Families HTTPS://WWW.CHURCHMILITANT.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/CDL.-WUERL-WITHDRAWS-FROM-WORLD-MEETING-OF-FAMILIES   5) Cardinal O’Malley pulls out of World Meeting of Families HTTPS://WWW.LIFESITENEWS.COM/NEWS/CARDINAL-OMALLEY-PULLS-OUT-OF-WORLD-MEETING-OF-FAMILIES-AMID-SEX-ABUSE-SCAN   6) Bishop Morlino: Homosexual Subculture in Church “Wreaking Great Devastation” HTTPS://WWW.CHURCHMILITANT.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/BISHOP-MORLINO-HOMOSEXUAL-SUBCULTURE-IN-CHURCH-WREAKING-GREAT-DEVASTATION   7) Cardinal Raymond Burke says that a “Homosexual Culture" inside the Church must be dealt with https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-burke-homosexual-culture-in-church-hierarchy-must-be-purified-at-t

In the very first "Conversations with Ann" edition of the Barnhardt Podcast, we welcome Bai (pronounced "Bay", as in May Day) Macfarlane, founder of Mary's Advocates, a lay non-profit organization whose goal is to strengthen marriage, reduce unilateral no-fault divorce, and support those who have been unjustly abandoned by their spouse. Bai and Ann have a no-holds barred discussion about marriage, "divorce", and "decrees of nullity" which are being handed out like candy - all in the name of "mercy". Ann asks Bai the 800 pound gorilla questions that other people won't ask, such as, "What do you do if your bishop is a heretic and refuses to help defend your marriage?" and, "What does a faithful Catholic do if a cookie-cutter declaration of nullity is issued against their marriage which they are certain is false, and their marriage is valid?" Links, reading, and YouTube: Mary's Advocates: Home Page Book: The Gift of Self Video of Cardinal Raymond Burke telling woman follow conscience and appeal Cardinal Raymond Burke, to Separated Faithful Quotes Cardinal Raymond Burke said some tribunals are run by unprepared and unjust workers. With sadness, many times I have seen that the diocesan bishop has not sufficiently taken care to prepare well the necessary personnel for his tribunal. In other words, it is not the process that has need of modifications, but the practice of some bishops who do not provide well-prepared and just workers for their tribunals” (33 min. 43 sec.). http://marysadvocates.org/bishop-have-incompetent-and-unfair-staff-managing-tribunals/ Transcript: Separated Faithful Spouse: "I know I have valid marriage and need to live my sacramental marriage. But what do I tell my children (y’know) 'why aren’t I following the church when the Church grants an annulment?' Because there are abuses [if you live in one of those diocese] if you live in one of those diocese, and I know it was a valid marriage." -- Cardinal Raymond Burke "All you can say to your children what is your own conviction, and that you have to live according to your conscience. And that also, that the process for the declaration of nullity is not an infallible process. The judge makes the decision with moral certitude–that is–that for him there hasn’t been brought forth anything reasonable against the nullity of the marriage. But/ A declaration of nullity of marriage can–in the Church’s law–be contested, always contested, simply because we know that it is not a divinely inspired decision. [They do it] The judges, and everyone, they do their best. [But] So, if in your conscience, you know that it was a valid marriage, that’s the way you have to live." -- Cardinal Raymond Burke Msg. Cormac Burke, Retired Roman Rota Judge (author Covenanted Happiness: Love and Commitment in Marriage, and The Theology of Marriage; Personalism, Doctrine and Canon Law) wrote about the faithful spouse) wrote the following about the role of the faithful spouse in context to the confusion about the 'good of the spouses': What can one say of the really shipwrecked marriage where for instance one of the spouses reneges on his or her conjugal commitment and walks out on the other? Is it possible to continue to speak of the "good of the spouses" in such a context? Or must one conclude, as would appear, that it also has been totally wrecked? As regards the reneging spouse, certainly the marriage would scarcely seem capable of working any longer toward his or her "good". Yet it can still work powerfully for the good of the other, if he or she remains true to the marriage bond. If that fidelity is maintained, moreover, it may in God's providence act as a call to repentance, as a force of salvation, for the unfaithful spouse, perhaps in his or her very last moment on earth - when one's definitive "bonum" is about to be decided (from The Object of Matrimonial Consent: A Personalist Analysis, here) Feedback: please send your questions and comments for the follow-up to this conversation to podcast@barnhardt.biz The Barnhardt Podcast is produced by SuperNerd Media; if you found this episode to be of value you can share some value to back to SuperNerd at the SuperNerd Media website. You can also follow SuperNerd Media on Twitter.

Today Joe interviewed Steve Doll, Pilgrimage Outreach Coordinator, for the Marian Shrine. Founded by Cardinal Raymond Burke, the Shrine serves as a source of sanctity for the faithful today. Through the Mass, Sacraments, Prayer times, Conferences, Pilgrimages, Memorial to the Unborn, Bookstore, Retreats, and a fabulous café, the shrine is a place you simply can’t […]

In a prior video, Apocalypse Deferred, E. Michael Jones, editor of Culture Wars magazine, challenged Cardinal Raymond Burke's claim that Christians and the Muslims worship a different God. Many viewers disagreed with Dr. Jones. In this video he defends his position in part by referring to the 1998 encyclical Fides et Ratio by Pope John Paul II. He explains the concept that God is Logos, which means reason and includes the law of non-contradiction. If you violate the law of non-contradiction you violate God who is Logos. America is riddled with violations of Logos from its beginning, causing Americans to be unable to talk with others meaningfully. Islam also has not been able to deal with its own contradictions and violations of Logos. Dr. Jones proposes a way through this impasse by suggesting we recover the Greek philosophy that Augustine used to direct his Christian theology. Ironically Dr. Jones says the beginning of the rejection of true philosophy and reason began with the follower of Augustine, Martin Luther. From there philosophy dead ended with the son of a Lutheran pastor, Friedrich Nietzche, and Michel Foucault. Today President Trump and the American government are manifesting that they can not communicate and reason well enough to govern properly without resorting to unnecessary force. With the nations in the Middle East are in a similar predicament. We have a real problem unless we can discover a much better way to talk with each other.

It's really obvious that marriage is under full-scale attack in our modern culture. Host Steve Wood says this provides a golden opportunity for the Catholic Church, the beacon of light, hope and true love. Today's show is dedicated to Cardinal Raymond Burke. If you would like more of Steve's messages on marriage visit here.    

Men of Christ Executive Director, Brien Farley interviews LifeSiteNews' Co-Founder and Editor in Chief, John Henry Westen about the gravity of certain controversies within today's Catholic Church  including: 1) The implications of the confusion resulting from Amoris Laetitia regarding the authorization of the reception of Holy Communion by divorced and remarried Catholics , who have not had their prior marriages annulled by the Catholic Church.  2) Cardinal Zen and the Patriotic Church of China. 3) Cardinal Raymond Burke's original demotion and recent suspension resulting from the Knights of Malta's  taking diciplinary action against an employee distributing contraception.

Live tweet of the show will be under hash tag #GFem.  We're back for another Guerrilla Feminism Friday.  We have police brutality.  We have self care, and we have this clown Cardinal Raymond Burke, blaming feminists for the actions of priests. 

Catholics all over were disappointed with the recent news about the reassignment of Cardinal Raymond Burke, and we can't help but wonder what the future holds.

Summary of today's show: When the topic of priestly celibacy and married priests comes up, the same set of questions is always trotted out: Isn't it unnatural? Didn't priests used to marry? Don't they get lonely? Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor to discuss a new book from Ignatius Press, “Married Priests? 30 Crucial Questions about Celibacy,” that answers the common objections with clear, concise, and convincing language. Listen to the show: [powerpress] Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ Links from today's show: by Dom Arturo Cattaneo Today's topics: Crucial questions about priestly celibacy 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed listeners to the show. Today's topic is priestly celibacy and he noted some of the current objections to celibacy today. The discussion will center around a new book from Ignatius Press called “Married Priests?: 30 Crucial Questions about Celibacy”. Fr. Chris O'Connor had asked Scot before Christmas for a show on priestly celibacy and then this book came in. Fr. Chris said this book has all the most common questions and gives great answers you can give back to people. Scot compared it to the YouCat, the youth catechism that asks questions that everyday people ask and gives plain-language answers, and this book does the same. Scot welcomed Fr. Fessio to the show. Fr. Fessio said two crucial questions are whether the Patriots will meet the 49ers in the Super Bowl and which team will win. Scot asked how this book came about. Fr. Fessio said when he was in Rome last year, Cardinal Raymond Burke had recommended this book to him. Cardinal Burke often reads books written in other languages that Ignatius Press should publish in English. He had said this book would be a real service to the Church. One of the misconceptions some Catholics have about celibacy, Scot said, is confusion with chastity and continence. Fr. Fessio said celibacy is technically priests not getting married. Continence is married people refraining from sex. Chastity is the proper regulation of one's sexual life, whether single, married, or priests. Chastity depends on the state in life. He added that permanent deacons are members of the clerical state and he said all clerics are bound by continence. And even in the early church, married priests would promise to refrain some sexual relations. Scot said his sense of things is this hasn't been part of the permanent diaconate. Fr. Chris O'Connor clarified that once ordained priests and deacons cannot marry or if already married can never remarry. This is true in the Orthodox Church, too. Also married clergy are not eligible for the episcopacy. Scot said Catholics hear that married priests are allowed in the Orthodox Church and wonder if that wouldn't be better in the Roman Catholic Church. Fr. Fessio said we go back to the beginning. Jesus is the Priest. When priests celebrate Mass they are in the person of Christ. Christ is the one who voluntarily did not marry because the Church was his bride and he's anticipating heaven where there is no marriage. The Eastern Church does it differently. They are a separated Church and they made some mistake in history, particularly in 692. The question of married priests came up at a council in the Eastern Church, the Council of Tertullus. There was a forged document at the council that resulted in the doctrine being changed. Scot asked Fr. Chris the difference between discipline and dogma. Fr. Chris said dogma is something absolutely defined by the Church and can't be changed. Discipline could be changed, but as far as the gift of celibacy it will not be changed. This is not a whim of the Church. The Church in the West has kept the discipline of celibacy and kept these high standards. Scot said we are called to give our all in our vocations. A married man gives his all to his wife and a priest gives his all to the Church in the same way. Fr. Fessio said it's not just a practical question, but it also demeans marriage. Marriage is a primary vocation on an equal level with priesthood. Marriage is not a career. We've lost the sense of a man as husband and father and not just a wage-earner and career man. On dogma and discipline, Fr. Fessio said we are inheritors of the Enlightenment, which always wants clear distinctions. But there isn't always a definitive line. How does one say where a bay ends and the ocean begins? It's similar with dogma and discipline. Celibacy is not “only” a discipline. It is the teaching and practice of the Church for 2,000 years. He said after the Council, a lot of people said if we keep the essentials, we can changed the accidentals. Think of a spaghetti dinner. We have tablecloth, candles, nice dinnerware. What if we take away the tablecloth, the candles, dinnerware? It's still a spaghetti dinner, but the difference between a nice dinner and sitting on the floor eating with your hands is vast. He asked why people don't believe in the Eucharist like they used to. People don't act like there's anything special there. Fr. Chris said this Saturday, four or five of the seminarians will be ordained to the transitional diaconate and they will make their promise of celibacy to the cardinal and the entire Church. Scot read from the foreword to the book by Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy: Over the centuries—and this dynamic has been evident in recent decades as well—there have been plenty of attacks on ecclesiastical celibacy. It is necessary to recognize that not infrequently they come from contexts and mindsets that are completely foreign to the faith, understood both as doctrine and practice, and, unfortunately, are often orchestrated by interest groups that do not even disguise the fact that their goal is the gradual weakening of one of the elements that makes witness to Christ more effective: virginity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Celibacy is no more foreign to contemporary culture than marital fidelity or premarital continence might seem to be. We must recognize that we are faced with one of the greatest educational challenges of the modern era; ever since the 1968 revolution, which promised the liberation of man but in reality made him a slave to his own instincts, it is urgently necessary to reeducate the whole emotional sphere, acknowledging its greatness and dignity but at the same time placing it within the framework of objective limitations that theology calls original sin, with the consequences that result from it. The underlying logic of priestly celibacy is the same one we may encounter in Christian matrimony: the total gift of everything forever in love. Behind the dynamic of self-giving on the part of the priest is the primacy of God and, consequently, also the primacy of his will, which freely calls those whom he wants. Scot said he liked the comparison between attacks on celibacy and attacks on marital fidelity and single chastity. Which parent would want their married child to promiscuous? So why do we not want priests to be faithful? Fr. Fessio said we each have a witness to give. Scot witnesses to marital fidelity and FR. Fessio and Fr. Chris witness to apostolic fidelity to Christ. One is not more holy, but they are distinct. Scot said Question 12 in this book asks: “Is not celibacy unnatural and therefore not the cause of existential angst on the part of some priests?” Question 18 asks whether it is the cause of sexual abuse. Fr. Fessio said the answer in both cases is No. The largest number of sexual abuse cases occur in families where the abusers are not celibate or continent. As to whether it is unnatural, Jesus seemed to do quite well with celibacy. Look at all the great saints and other priests through history who weren't going through existential crises. It's true that there are sacrifices you make, like not having your own children. It's also a sacrifice to be alone. But there are crises in everyone's lives. Priests are going to suffer. Married people suffer too. Suck it up. More questions ask how one discerns a call to celibate life and how celibacy as a charismatic gift can be imposed by Church law. Fr. Chris said when he interviews future seminarians, he asks them if celibacy is a sacrifice or a gift. The answer is both, just like marriage is a sacrifice and a gift, committing oneself to one another and giving oneself totally. Celibacy is a gift of oneself totally to God and through him to the Church. Fr. Chris said celibacy is unnatural in a certain sense, but it is supernatural. God does not want a man to be alone so he gives them the grace to live the life they are called to. Scot said you hear that if we allowed married priests, we would have more priests. Fr. Fessio said once again all the empirical data is against it. It's not just Catholics who have a decline in vocations. Episcopalians and other Protestants have similar declines. Making it easy doesn't attract people. Why do the Marines attract men and women. Because it's a noble and difficult calling. The calling has to be attractive. Why does a man sacrifice all the other woman in the world to marry one? Because this one is The One and all the others aren't attractive anymore. When you find The One, Jesus, then you sacrifice all others for Him. It is a joy when you are called to follow in the footsteps of the Master. You want priests who are willing to sacrifice all for the vocation, not to settle for easy life. Fr. Fessio said he knows many good priests he would like to be just like. They are solid, human, happy, manly. He said the most well-known Father int he world is the Holy Father. John Paul II's fatherhood was radiant. Celibacy becomes attractive in the lives of priests whose beautiful vocation is lived out with joy and radiance. He told the story of Sr. Dolores Hart who was a Hollywood starlet in movies alongside Elvis who gave it up for the life of the convent and in pictures you see her absolute joy. Fr. Chris said he remembers a particular priest who has drawn several men to the seminary. they asked the seminarians what it was that attracted them. They said he ate with them, prayed with them, and listened to them. Young men are looking for priests who articulate the Church's teaching on the priesthood. Scot recalled the story of Joe D'Arrigo on the show before Christmas who told the story of the priest who made himself totally available to Joe's wife when she was gravely ill. He was available because of the sacrifice of his life. Fr. Fessio told the story of a reporter he'd known, a Catholic reporter who he says was hostile to the teachings of the Church. They had become friends despite their differences. One day, Fr. Fessio received a call that the reporter was dying and wanted to have Fr. Fessio hear his confession. Who did he call when he was dying? He called the old-fashioned, traditional, conservative priest. It's not because of Fr. Fessio's personality, but because he wants to be a priest in the tradition of the Church. Fr. Chris said he hears similar stories every time he talks to priests. Another question asks about whether celibacy leads to loneliness. Fr. Chris said he sometimes longs for a day of loneliness. A priest's life is filled with people. Particularly diocesan priests, they are with people at all the key moments of their lives, being invited into those grace-filled moments. They teach seminarians how to be comfortable with themselves in moments of solitude and how necessary they are, just like Christ who needed time away from the crowds. Fr. Fessio said Jesus promised a hundredfold to those who sacrifice family for him. He said he doesn't do social media, but recently read an article about a professor who gives students an assignment to be alone for one hour, no phone, no iPod and then write about it. They couldn't do it. People don't know what silence and solitude are. We are bombarded by sound and images constantly. One of the blessings of the priesthood is on the one hand, tremendous experiences of families, while on the other hand, having time for prayer. Most parents would love to have just a few minutes of quiet. Time for quiet is necessary not just for sanctity, but for sanity. Spend time on social media as long as you spend as much time on praying. Scot said the next question is most annoying: “Since most laypeople are married, would not a priest understand them better if he is married?” Scot said he's been married 11 years. He's probably counseled or given advice to 5 men on marriage. His brother as a priest for 12 years has counseled more than 1,000. Who would have more experience. It's much better that someone objective, who won't bring a bias from his own experience. Fr. Fessio said even in marriage, especially when there are difficulties, there are things a spouse won't tell their husband or wife that they will tell the priest in confession. Fr. Chris said the question is as if priests dropped out of the sky, instead of coming from families themselves. Also, it's like saying you need a cardiologist who has the same illness in order to treat you. Scot asked Fr. Fessio about what else Ignatius Press has available. He said there's a YouCat prayer book coming out in a month and while it's meant for young people, it's great for everyone. It introduces prayer with traditional prayers, a simplified liturgy of the hours and more. Scot said they also have the new book by James Hitchcock called “History of the Catholic Church”. Fr. Fessio said it's a thick book but not that long. It's got a great layout to let you make notes and more. Scot mentioned “The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church” by Dr. Christopher Kaczor, who we've had on the show. It's been very successful. Fr. Fessio said every day Ignatius Press ships out a stack of books that is higher than the Hancock Building in Boston. It's encouraging to see that people are still reading books. He added that industrywide 25% of sales are electronic, but only about 4-5% of sales are ebooks. He thinks it's because they have older people who read their books, but also there are certain books you want to have on your shelf as reference. Fr. Chris said this book from today's show is one of those books. Scot ended by reminding everyone about last night's lecture by George Weigel on Vatican II and the Birth of Evangelical Catholicism. People can watch the lecture at

Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy looked at the news headlines of the week, including confirmation that assisted suicide will be on the ballot in Massachusetts in November; the excommunication of an illicitly ordained Chinese bishop; Cardinal Raymond Burke's public comments on the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms of the Latin Rite liturgy, concelebration, and other liturgical matters; and the Vatican's financial reports. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Suicide on the ballot; Chinese bishop excommunicated; restoring tradition 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed Susan Abbott to the show and noted that the usual Thursday panel is together again. Susan said her office has been planning for the new religious education year and meeting with parish staff on their concerns, including preparing for the Year of Faith. Scot welcomed Fr. Roger Landry, who is traveling in Michigan and doing a retreat for the Alma sisters, and Gregory Tracy. Scot noted that the Pilot is still on hiatus this week. Scot said this week that Secretary of State Bill Galvin has certified the ballot initiatives that will be on the ballot this November and Question 2 will be the physician-assisted suicide proposal. Scot said he will be voting No. Scot said he was disappointed by the the Secretary of State's office used the pro-assisted suicide language of aid in dying, instead of assisted suicide. Susan said the language will make a difference; words are important. Susan said this is a matter of choosing death over life. End of life care is not easy, not pretty, but it's a blessing and a privilege. Scot said we're now in the final phase of this effort. These four months will have a lot of messaging and will be competing with a lot of over election matters. Greg said he hopes that the message isn't lost. People could easily be misled about the exct intentions and purposes of this law, just like during the original signature petition in which people said they were misled about what they were endorsing. A misleading soundbite about a false compassion might be enough to convince people. He doesn't think people would make a deliberate choice for this ballot initiative because of how badly written it is with loopholes and lack of safeguards. Susan said she's surprised that even proponents are in favor of such a badly written law. Scot asked if having legalizing medical marijuana on the same ballot will have an impact. Fr. Roger said most people who care for others will recognize that marijuana is a gateway drug. He said it will be emphasized as personal rights or caring for others. Real compassion is helping people talk themselves down from the psychological rooftop and show that life still has meaning. Scot said he thinks it will be the one on one conversations people have about this in the next four months. He said there is a poll on the on this issue. Susan noted how people she knows haven't heard about this initiative. Scot said 90% of the people who are going to vote don't know the arguments on both sides of this issue and he thinks people can be persuaded by the Church's arguments. Greg talked about reports that it is very easy to get doctor's permission for medical marijuana in California, undermining the law. He said both issues are means of fleeing reality. Scot noted that we don't have to make theological arguments on these issues. Fr. Roger said reason tells us that these things are wrong. Opposition to suicide is commonsense and has been recognized as contrary to the common good throughout history. In the ancient world, suicide was usually offered as a means to avoid execution. He said we're all called to be Good Samaritans, like the firefighter who climbs out on a ledge to save a suicidal person. 2nd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is John and Ann Murphy from Merrimac, MA They win a "Praying for Our Priests" 3 pack: The book , an audio CD of the Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy chaplet, and an audio CD of the Rosary with meditations on the priesthood. If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 3rd segment: One of the bigger stories this week is the situation in China when the Holy See determined a Chinese bishop was illicitly ordained was excommunicated. Scot asked Fr. Roger to explain. Fr. Roger said a valid ordination means the man has been made a bishop. For that to occur an ordained bishop has to ordain a valid priest. Licit is a way of saying legal according to canon law. So there can be a valid ordination, but you don't have the permission to make this man a bishop. For example, if Cardinal Seán ordained Fr. Roger a bishop without permission of Pope Benedict. Fr. Roger would validly be a bishop, would be illicitly ordained and would be excommunicated. That's what happened in China. The Chinese government wanted the priest to be a bishop, but the Vatican did not want it. So the man is now a bishop, but is totally outside of communion with the Church. Scot asked why the bishop doing the ordination wasn't excommunicated. Fr. Roger said it was probably because the Chinese government threatened the ordaining bishop and the Vatican must have heard about this. That's what happened when Archbishop Marcel Lefebrve ordained men as bishops in 1988. Pope Benedict XVI lifted that excommunication a couple of years ago. Scot said it goes to show that religious liberty something we need to pray for everyday. The Communist Chinese government requires Christians to worship only in state-controlled associations, including the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, which eschews any connections to the Vatican or the Pope. Many Catholics worship in illegal, underground churches, following only bishops appointed by the Pope, although the divisions are not hard and fast. Many priests and laypeople, and even bishops, are members of the patriotic association in public, and of the underground Church, in secret. Susan said there was another Chinese bishop who renounced his participation in the Patriotic Association was arrested by the government Scot said the next story is about Cardinal Raymond Burke, a leading American voice in the Vatican today, marked the five-year anniversary of the lifting of the restrictions on the celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite. Greg said it adds to richness of the liturgy to have both forms of the Mass celebrated today. The liturgy is living and vibrant and not to be tampered with, even as the Church responds to the needs of the time. Scot said Cardinal Burke talked about resistance to the older form, elements of the older form that could be brought to the new, and parts of the new form that improve upon the old form. The reform of the Roman Missal in the period following Vatican II was “too radical,” and “went beyond, and in some senses perhaps not completely coherently with, what the council fathers had set forth,” the cardinal says. “There was a stripping away, a changing of the form of the rite that in my judgment was too much,” he says. “You can't take a living reality, the worship of God as God has desired that we worship him, and tamper with it without doing violence and without in some way damaging the faith life of the people.” Fr. Roger said there are a lot of private prayers for the priest in the older form that have been cut from the present missal. He'd love to see those come back because it helps priests to pray the Mass better. He does agree there was a lot that could have been cut from the old missal. What he appreciates most in the new form, he loves the way we begin Mass now with the New Testament greetings, the Kyrie, and the readings. In addition to being in the language of the people, the lectionary is a lot larger. There were lots of the Old and New Testament that you never heard. Both Masses help us to pray the other better. Cardinal Burke also spoke in a separate article in Catholic News Agency that there's an excessive use of concelebration, the practice of priests saying Mass collectively. His primary concern was that when a priest gets in the habit of primarily concelebrating, it can develop a sense in the priest of just being part of the congregation. Susan said she was surprised by this concern. Susan said he also outlined why a priest should not ad-lib prayers during Mass. She was surprised that this apparently happens enough to be remarked upon. In a wide-ranging interview, Cardinal Burke also outlined the reasons why a priest should not ad-lib his own words or prayers during Mass, since he “is the servant of the rite” and “not the protagonist – Christ is.” “So it is absolutely wrong for the priest to think, ‘how can I make this more interesting?' or ‘how can I make this better?'” he said. They discuss the recent case of a priest in Illinois stripped of his faculties for this reason. Susan asked Fr. Roger why Cardinal Burke would be speaking on liturgy since the cardinal's role at the Vatican is as Apostolic Signatura, which is like a judge. Fr. Roger said all cardinals serve on various of the Vatican's congregations and Cardinal Burke is a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Fr. Roger said Pope Benedict said a few years ago that he was disturbed by the large-scale concelebrations of thousands of priests at certain events. For a priest to validly concelebrate the Mass, he has to be able to consume the precious blood. So how much must be consecrated so everyone has some, without having lot leftover. Fr. Roger said young priests in some situations outside of parishes don't get a chance to celebrate the Mass on their own and are forced to concelebrate, like at the Pontifical North American College. Another big story was that the Holy See's budget showed a loss this year. Greg said people have this idea that the Vatican is just full of gold and money. But when you see the numbers related to a worldwide organization of 1 billion people it's not that much. Scot compared the budget for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Holy See and Vatican City State: $35 billion to $500 million.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today's guest(s): Andreas Widmer, CEO of the Seven Fund and author of “The Pope and the CEO” Today's topics: The new book “The Pope & The CEO: John Paul II's Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard” Summary of today's show: Andreas Widmer returns to talk with Scot and Fr. Matt about his new book, “The Pope & The CEO: John Paul II's Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard,” and its goal of helping people find their three levels of vocation in life and live them with success in a truly integrated way. The book offers practical exercises for discernment as well as anecdotes from John Paul's life that act as a guide to living a life balanced among work, play, prayer, exercise, and all that is good. 1st segment: Scot said Fr. Matt has been participating in a pre-cana workshop and class, including leading the couples in a teaching Mass. Fr. Matt said the program is called Transformed in Love and was created by Kari Colella of the Marriage Office. Last night, there were about 25 couples and they broke open to the Mass to help them appreciate what goes on. The Mass has so many signs and symbols that many people don't know exactly what is going on. He gave the why behind the what. Everything we do in the Mass comes from Scripture and from the Tradition of the Church. So, what's the significance of incense and stained glass and other parts of the Mass. He gave an analogy of going to the Patriots game. People show 3 hours early and they get filled with the “spirits” in preparation. If you go to Mass 15 minutes early, you're guaranteed to get a parking spot and you prepare by getting filed with the Spirit. At the football game, you smell hot dogs and other food. At the Mass, you smell incense. In the stadium, you have retired jerseys of great players of the past. In the Mass, you see pictures and statues of the saints. At Gillette Stadium you see the Lombardi trophies. At Mass, you see the ultimate trophy of the Cross of Jesus Christ. The 50-yard line is the central focus of the stadium and the altar is the central focus of the Church. In football, the fans are the 12th player and actively participating without playing the game. In the Mass, the congregation joins in united with the priest in active participation of the prayer of the Mass. And so on. Scot said the difference is that no one says going to the football game is boring because they understand what's happening, while people say Mass is boring partly because they don't know why we do what we do. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Andreas back to the show. He said Andreas is a two-time CEO, first for a consulting company and now as CEO of the Seven Fund, which seeks to find entrepreneurial solutions to poverty. Andreas said he credits his return to seriously practicing his faith to Pope John Paul II when he was a 20-year-old Swiss Guard. It came about through meeting him as an individual. Andreas said John Paul was the most fully human person he'd ever met in his life. Often people think that Popes or saints are something unachievable. In fact, he was a real down-to-earth human person. He could be joyful, angry, laughing, pensive and he could pray. John Paul had a very manly handshake. Scot said Andreas didn't realize all the lessons of John Paul when he was 20, but only came to realize them as he reflected on them through his life. Andreas said he found his faith as a Swiss Guard, but faith is something that never is, but is always becoming. It's a dynamic process of two steps forward and one step back. As a Swiss Guard he had a lot of time to pray, and then when he went into business and got married, his faith waned a bit and became a sort of Sunday Catholic. His business ethics were separate from his Catholic beliefs. Andreas said if you go through life without being integrated, without being the same person in every situation, it becomes very complicated and it's a downward spiral. Andreas said he's lived a blessed life with a lot of privilege. He grew up in a wonderful family in Switzerland and then became a Swiss Guard, came to the United States, went to school here, and was part of so many great companies. When John Paul died, he was on a business trip to London. He changed his flight and flew to Rome. The next day, he saw John Paul's body in the papal palace with special access to the hall as a former Swiss Guard. As he stood there and prayed for him, Andreas asked the Lord “who am I that I have such privilege.” He sensed the Lord telling him, “Yes, you have this privilege. Now what are you going to do with it?” The Lord gives a gift and then asks what we're going to do with it. So he decided to witness to it. Scot said before writing the book, Andreas has given many speeches on the topic. Andreas said many of the talks were among friends and friendly audiences and people always asked him if he had the talk in writing. He'd always pushed writing away, but after John Paul died he resolved to proclaim it to a wide audience. Fr. Matt asked what contributes to the compartmentalization of faith? Andreas said it's easy to say, “It's just business.” And the lessons of Scripture can be hard for most people to apply them today. This is why Pope John Paul canonized and beatified so many people, to give us examples. Can you be a Christian and run a profitable company? Most of the world says No. But living according to God's law and truth naturally results in fruitfulness and profit in some form. Scot said he spent some time after graduating from Harvard writing case studies and one of them was about Harvard Business School itself. In an interview with Ken Case, he asked him how he could balance being Dean of the Business School with being a father and husband. He said it's much easier if you say you have lines that you draw, that you make particularly important aspects of life top priority. If you're clear on that, people respect you as a person with principles and values in life. Andreas said in our culture there is a latent dualism, which comes from the distinction between physical and spiritual. There shouldn't be a distinction because we are enfleshed spirits. We are as much a body as a spirit. Likewise, there is a dualism about business and charity or that everything is a zero-sum game in which you have to lose in order for me to win. But business can be a win-win situation. 3rd segment: Scot said Andreas' book has been endorsed by Cardinal Peter Turkson and Cardinal Raymond Burke and the foreword has been written by George Weigel. He asked Andreas how a Catholic businessman should understand their three levels of vocation. Andreas said the three levels include the universal vocation of every person to glorify God, do his will, and go to heaven; to become saints. The primary vocation is the rough framework in which you pursue this, such as priesthood, marriage, religious life, the single life, and so on. The there's the secondary vocation, which is what the first half of the book is about, to help you find your secondary vocation. In order to be happy, you must pursue all of these vocations. A hammer can be a doorstop, but it's never going to be what it was made to be. God has created each person to be unique among all other people ever created with opportunities, challenges, skills and talents. Then God asks that person what he will do for God in response. Andreas said the book offers exercises in the book and on his website that will help you both find or fine-tune your vocation. Once you find that out on those three levels, it gives you priorities in your life. One of the difficulties of life is that we are bombarded with other people's priorities, which distracts you from living out your vocation and doing what you were meant to do. Andreas said we are made for holiness, but we are called to do this in our own unique fashion. This comes to you through prayer and by reviewing your life. He guides you through how God is talking to you, sometimes through reading Scripture. In the book there is a whole section on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius that helps fine tune. He clarifies that God is not an authoritarian dictator. He's like the coach who chose you for the team because he knows you have all the talents and skills to perform. But he then trains you through difficult practices. Fr. Matt said he borrowed from Andreas' book in his homily last night in telling the couples that they are each a unique unrepeatable gift and their fiancés are the most profound way that God was telling them that He loves them.He encouraged them to see in their vocation to marriage that they have a unique unrepeatable project in that other person in their marriage to journey together. We are meant to make a gift of ourselves to our spouse. Our primary vocation is our path to sainthood. If we want to be as happy as we have been designed to be it will be through your spouse. Andreas in the book proposes some provocative questions, and sometimes the pace of life is such that we don't reflect on those important questions. Andreas said one of the sections encourages writing down an articulated plan for life. Pope John Paul, at every one of his birthdays, he went through his last will and testament by meditating on it. It was a spiritual testament about himself, how he wanted to affect the world, and what he wanted to leave behind. Andreas often says to start by exploring your strengths. For many people it's easier to love their neighbor than themselves and the exercises of the book help you to discover yourself through Truth. Truth doesn't lie to you. A lie is whatever doesn't lead you to heaven. By writing all these things down, he hopes the book will be a small contribution to finding that Truth that leads to heaven. Scot said when people examine themselves, they think the list of flaws would outnumber their strengths. But for everyone listening to the show, the gifts and blessings section would be so much longer than the list of flaws. Fr. Matt said Aristotle said the unexamined life is not worth living. Andreas said people are sometimes wary of finding that truth. Many people's first experience of authority is through flawed parents. But we need to get rid of the shackles of such memory in order to discover the love of God. We have to tease out which of our images of God comes from the examples of our earthly leaders. We sometimes think of God like we remember our parents making us do things we didn't want to do. But God made us for bliss and happiness by living in his truth. 4th segment: It's time to announce the winner of the weekly WQOM Benefactor Raffle. Our prize this week is the “Let's Talk” series of books for teens by Ken Ogorek and “Once Upon a Time - Rosary Activity Set” for children by Holy Cross Family Ministries. This week's winner is Kelly McCormack. Congratulations, Kelly! If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 5th segment: Scot said Andreas modeled all these lessons on the life and leadership of John Paul II. The second half of the book could be titled, being a servant-leader, especially in business. Andreas said he covers servant-leadership because when you find your vocation, you become a leader. You lead other people to God and living their lives to the fullest. When you know your goals, you become a leader by fully living who you're meant to be. Being a servant-leader has a lot to do with living a balanced life. You can't give if you haven't received. You can't work if you haven't relaxed. A key aspect is moderation in all things. Andreas said John Paul lived a balance life, like when he would sneak out to go skiing in the mountains in order to relax from work. John Paul would plan his entire day to include work, prayer, exercise, sleep, and pleasure. For example, John Paul loved the circus and heard that a Russian circus was in Rome. He asked them to come to a Wednesday general audience, which was politically problematic because relations with the USSR were poor. He embraced the performers and enjoyed it so much and relations with the USSR were never the same after that. It was his joy and desire for a balanced life that led to this outcome. One day, he received an invitation as a friendly gesture from his primary school class to a class reunion. They received a letter back from him personally, saying he was sorry he couldn't come, so he invited them to have their reunion in his dining room. Some would say it's not important, but it's important to plan your personal life and entertainment with as much earnestness and diligence with goals as with your public life and prayer life. Andreas challenged people to take the time to reach out to God, even if you're angry with God. Make contact with him. That's the first step. Then examine your vocation and within your vocation, your priorities, goals, and achievements. John Paul famously said when you work, you shouldn't just make more, you should become more. How does your work help you become more?