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Welcome to Monday Night Live Welcome to this week's exciting episode of Monday Night Live! Special Guest: Jasmin Faulk

Rose's faith journey stretches back to Day 1! Arch D Award winning student Alkira Prior chats with Rose about growing up in a big Italian Catholic family in Port Pirie, moving to Adelaide after finishing school and living at Aquinas College, and all the roles she's had leading students through their own Catholic journeys as a teacher and leader of Catholic Identity and Mission in schools.

In the stillness of our chaotic world, certain voices emerge that seem to carry the pulse of universal truth. On today's episode, we welcomed Pamela Downes, a gifted trans-channeler whose journey of transformation took her from the everyday rhythms of suburban life to a profound calling as a bridge between dimensions. Pamela shares the story of her spiritual awakening, a narrative rich with upheaval, discovery, and surrender to the unseen forces guiding her path.Born into a close-knit Italian-Catholic family, Pamela's early life revolved around tradition and creativity. As a classically trained pianist and artist, she thrived on expression but often felt like an outsider in a world that couldn't fully understand her. The cracks in her conventional upbringing deepened when her questions about religion and life's structures began to surface. “Who owns Earth? Why do we follow these rules?” she pondered, signaling the early stirrings of a soul yearning for liberation.Pamela's awakening was catalyzed by life-altering events: the financial crisis of 2008, the death of her father, and the unraveling of her marriage. These challenges stripped away the superficial layers of her identity, forcing her to confront the deeper questions of existence. In her darkest moments, she found solace in spiritual teachings like Abraham Hicks and channelers like Sheila Gillette and Lee Carroll. Her connection with these voices of wisdom rekindled her belief in the extraordinary power of intention. “I realized I was the creator of my reality,” she shared, recounting how her focused energy sold her house within 24 hours, defying the odds of a crumbling real estate market.As her spiritual journey deepened, Pamela began channeling messages from higher-dimensional beings she refers to as "The Council." These encounters were transformative, altering not just her understanding of herself but also her purpose. Her role became clear: to assist humanity in navigating the tumultuous shifts of our times by bringing forth divine guidance. “You are the world's director,” one channeled message affirmed, highlighting her unique ability to weave human stories into a tapestry of collective awakening.SPIRITUAL TAKEAWAYSThe Power of Forgiveness: Pamela's ability to forgive her father for his struggles with alcoholism illuminated a profound truth: forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. It is not about condoning actions but releasing the pain that binds you.Soul Blueprints and Life Lessons: According to Pamela's channelings, we come to Earth with a blueprint—a carefully crafted plan designed to help us learn and expand through experiences. The soul contracts we form with others are essential to our growth.Embracing the Unknown: Pamela's journey emphasizes the importance of surrendering to life's flow. As she learned to trust her intuition and the guidance of her spiritual allies, opportunities unfolded in ways she could never have planned.Pamela's story serves as a reminder that awakening is rarely a straight path. It is a series of invitations to step into greater alignment with our soul's purpose. Her work as a channeler isn't just about sharing messages; it's about empowering others to recognize their own divine potential.As our conversation came to a close, one particular insight stayed with me: “When you have resentment, you're holding it inside yourself. It's about you, not anyone else.” This simple yet profound truth encapsulates Pamela's wisdom—a call to release the old and embrace the infinite possibilities of love.Please enjoy my conversation with Pamela Downes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

It's that time once again: the craziest show of the year. With Tyler, Lino's Mom, Jill, and more. Cooking, complaining, and theoretically giving thanks: The Big Fat Italian Catholic Thansksgiving!

In this nourishing episode of THE CIRCLE IS podCAST, Rachel True and Mat Auryn welcome Dawn Aurora Hunt, the brilliant mind behind Cucina Aurora Kitchen Witchery and a leading voice in kitchen witchcraft. Dawn shares her journey from growing up in an Italian Catholic household steeped in food rituals to discovering her path as a kitchen witch. The discussion explores the magickal energy of food, how intention transforms meals into spells, and the profound connections between what we eat and our spiritual well-being. Dawn opens up about the challenges of modern eating, from climate change to the prevalence of processed foods, and offers accessible tips for cultivating mindfulness in the kitchen. They dive into the energetic properties of foods, the importance of eating seasonally, and even the spiritual significance of humble comfort foods like mashed potatoes. The trio also discusses the impact of gratitude, how to handle food made by others, and ways to reclaim our connection to Mother Earth through everyday meals. This episode is rich with insights for seasoned witches and newcomers alike, blending practical advice with magickal wisdom. From her bestselling books to her delicious olive oils, Dawn's approach to kitchen witchcraft is both grounding and inspiring. Don't miss this nourishing conversation filled with warmth, laughter, and a whole lot of magick!Dawn's Links:Website: www.CucinaAurora.comTikTok @ CucinaAuroraKitchWitchInstagram  @ cucinaauroraFacebook  @ CucinaAurora/FoodYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CucinaAuroraSpotify Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cucinaauroraOur Links:Rachel True Website: https://truehearttarot.comMat Auryn Website: https://auryn.netModern Witch Podcast Network: https://modernwitch.comMat's Omega Retreats: https://www.eomega.org/people/mat-aurynTrue Heart Intuitive Tarot, Guidebook And Deck: https://a.co/d/9ZNyRu1The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye for More Insightful Readings: https://a.co/d/dUBT1bZPsychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation: https://a.co/d/bHelDwUMastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch: https://amzn.to/3VesGalPisces Witch: Unlock the Magic of Your Sun Sign: https://a.co/d/cGqcG61

For more than two decades, worked with bands and artists such as Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, The Beach Boys, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Billy Idol, and many more to create magical experiences for their audiences. Starting on music tour crews doing lighting installation and design, he became a trusted team member and built a solid career managing hundreds of high-profile tours worldwide. As a young Italian Catholic boy from the blue-collar Los Angeles port town of San Pedro, Leo Rossi tripped into an improbable dream when he was punished for taking off on his own from a school field trip. His penance was to work on the backstage crew for the school play, which turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. Leo Rossi shares his life story, reflects on the transformative experiences and values from his traditional upbringing, and balances the influence of faith with the rock-and-roll lifestyle. He discusses the technological advancements that allowed him to transition into management roles and highlights his involvement with Apple during the early years of the Macintosh. Now retired, Rossi focuses on the  initiative, which is dedicated to preserving the authentic stories of classic rock and supporting . Through his talks and storytelling, Rossi emphasizes the importance of dreams, learning from history, and giving back, urging listeners to follow their dreams and share their stories. Learn more and connect with Leo here: 

Send us a textEver wondered how growing up in a unique cultural mix shapes one's identity? Nicole Kelly sits down with Harmonie Krieger from Netflix's "Jewish Matchmaking" to share her remarkable journey from a predominantly Italian Catholic suburb in New York to finding her Jewish community at Syracuse University. Harmonie opens up about the contrasting religious backgrounds of her parents and how these dynamics enriched her understanding of her Jewish identity. Their conversation also highlights the modern accessibility of Jewish education, revealing how varied Jewish practices can be.Navigating love and trauma can be a tricky path, especially when in the public eye. Harmonie dives into the personal challenges she faced questing for healthy relationships. Together, Nicole and Harmonie explore the importance of authenticity and vulnerability in overcoming past hurts and breaking negative patterns. Harmonie's experience on reality TV offers unique insights into the pressures of public dating and the significance of family support, particularly in the face of societal expectations about being single.Entrepreneurship and personal growth are central themes as Harmonie shares her journey of founding Pop Your Shop amidst the rise of pop-up trends. From dealing with imposter syndrome to the joy of creating interactive events, Harmonie's story is both inspiring and relatable. The episode wraps up with reflections on Jewish pride, balancing advocacy with personal happiness, and the transformative power of authenticity. Don't miss this engaging conversation filled with life lessons, meaningful connections, and a deep dive into the multifaceted nature of Jewish identity.Follow Harmonie on Instagram! Check out Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix.Music featured at the end of the episode: Aquarius from the 2009 Broadway Revival Cast of Hair by Galt Macdermot, Gerome Ragni, & James RadoTopDogToursTopDogTours is your walking tour company. Available in New York, Philly, Boston, & Toronto!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius X, Pope Lectionary: 421The Saint of the day is Saint Pius XSaint Pius X's Story Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially by children. The second of 10 children in a poor Italian family, Joseph Sarto became Pius X at age 68. He was one of the 20th century's greatest popes. Ever mindful of his humble origin, Pope Pius stated, “I was born poor, I lived poor, I will die poor.” He was embarrassed by some of the pomp of the papal court. “Look how they have dressed me up,” he said in tears to an old friend. To another, “It is a penance to be forced to accept all these practices. They lead me around surrounded by soldiers like Jesus when he was seized in Gethsemani.” Interested in politics, Pope Pius encouraged Italian Catholics to become more politically involved. One of his first papal acts was to end the supposed right of governments to interfere by veto in papal elections—a practice that reduced the freedom of the 1903 conclave which had elected him. In 1905, when France renounced its agreement with the Holy See and threatened confiscation of Church property if governmental control of Church affairs were not granted, Pius X courageously rejected the demand. While he did not author a famous social encyclical as his predecessor had done, he denounced the ill treatment of indigenous peoples on the plantations of Peru, sent a relief commission to Messina after an earthquake, and sheltered refugees at his own expense. On the 11th anniversary of his election as pope, Europe was plunged into World War I. Pius had foreseen it, but it killed him. “This is the last affliction the Lord will visit on me. I would gladly give my life to save my poor children from this ghastly scourge.” He died a few weeks after the war began, and was canonized in 1954. Reflection His humble background was no obstacle in relating to a personal God and to people whom he loved genuinely. Pius X gained his strength, his gentleness and warmth for people from the source of all gifts, the Spirit of Jesus. In contrast, we often feel embarrassed by our backgrounds. Shame makes us prefer to remain aloof from people whom we perceive as superior. If we are in a superior position, on the other hand, we often ignore simpler people. Yet we, too, have to help “restore all things in Christ,” especially the wounded people of God. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Pope St. Pius X; 1835-1914; became pope at the age of 68; encouraged Italian Catholics to become more politically involved; stood up to France's renunciation of its agreement with the Holy See; denounced the ill treatment of indigenous peoples on the plantations of Peru; sent a relief commission to Messina after an earthquake, and sheltered refugees at his own expense; died shortly after the beginning of World War I Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/24 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16

After doing 200 episodes of The Number One Independent Sonic/Pizza Podcast On the Planet, we're so happy to move on to where the real money is at: games journalism. So we've brought on our dear friend Ben Pack to usher in our new era of The Giant Hogcast Notes: Giant HogCast, TikTok Crying Guy FPS, Italian Catholics, Marcel and MJ, Hedonism 2000, Gyaru Fieri, Pokemon Mass Extinction, Greaseman's Limp Bizkit, Watergate, Tim Burpin' Presents DrinkingJuice DrinkingJuice - the DemoniCoke FreakStyle Drink ReBoo (zero percent juice is loose in 666 sips), The Positive Game Reviewers, And do you really need anybody else????, Power at Casa Bonita, Rules Lawyering vs. Powerscaling, Redditor Pizza Wedding, Kaiki Deishou's Pizza Boat Party, Commander Mykhal Taelor

Follow The Clean Comedy Podcast on Instagram: @thecleancomedypodcast Don't forget to add @jdcrevistoncomedy on IG: @jdcrevistoncomedyTurn your funny into money! Visit ComedypreneurWant to be a comedy writer? Join the Funny Money substack! Or go to https://jdcrevistoncomedy.substack.com/Grab your copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” here.Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out here.Be Our Guest: Are you a clean comedian interested in being on our podcast? Contact us! Stay Connected: Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps us grow!Welcome to Episode 392 of The Clean Comedy Podcast! This week James talks to the very funny and talented Agostino Zoida about his new comedy special Gentleman Savage. Agostino Zoida is an Italian-American born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and has written for some hit network television shows such as; “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” “Louie” and “American Horror Story”.Since starting Standup Comedy at the tender age of just 20 years old, he has appeared on Seasons 1 & 2 of “Standup and Deliver” on FuseTV. His comedy album “The Bad Guy” hit top 10 on iTunes. Agostino has appeared in several comedy sketches on both Comedy Central & Funny or Die. He has also appeared in the “Netflix is A Joke: Festival” and asked to perform for “Just For Laughs” (Montreal festival).Agostino toured with legendary comedian Joey Diaz for the 1st 7 years of his career and was a regular on “The Church of What's Happening Now” podcast with Joey Diaz. Agostino has also appeared on the hit “Tin Foil Hat” podcast with Sam Tripoli and featured on “JRE”. He is the host and producer of the series “The Movie Stash”, A movie review talk/game show (streaming now on Movie+) He is also the host of “Home Schooled Podcast” in honor of his unique upbringing as a home schooled child, raised by an Italian-Catholic family with old school values.   Agostino is a staple in the LA comedy scene, performing regularly at The World Famous Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv, & The Ice House. As well as an international headliner in the US, Canada & Dubai.Check him out at https://www.agostinocomedian.com/Pick up his new special at https://www.mymoviesplus.com/products/gentleman-savageThis week's episode is sponsored by Nicobe.com, The world's largest selection of the funniest and best t shirts! So outrageous and crazy that you "Can't just Buy One!" that's nicobe.com. Check them out at https://nicobe.com/funniest-and-best-t-shirt-store/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-clean-comedy-podcast-w-jd-creviston--4825680/support.

I'm thrilled to share with you the latest episode of the Wealthy Wellthy Podcast, where I had the pleasure of interviewing Trademark Attorney Joey Vitale. Joey is an expert in trademark law and has a wealth of knowledge to help entrepreneurs protect their brands. Joey and I met at a lawyer event, where we quickly connected over our shared interests in business law and helping entrepreneurs navigate legal challenges. Joey's journey from working in a traditional law firm to starting his own practice is both inspiring and informative. In this episode, we delve into the importance of trademarks for business owners, common legal mistakes entrepreneurs make, and the critical steps to ensure your brand is protected. During our conversation, Joey shares his personal story of how he transitioned from being the peacemaker in a big Italian Catholic family to a successful trademark attorney. He explains how his initial struggles in a traditional law firm led him to discover his true calling in business law, particularly helping entrepreneurs avoid legal pitfalls. One of the highlights of our discussion is Joey's advice on the first steps to take when considering a trademark. He emphasizes the importance of conducting a comprehensive search to ensure that your desired trademark is not already in use. This step can save entrepreneurs significant time and money by preventing potential legal disputes down the line. Joey also shares a compelling story about a client who received a cease-and-desist order while on vacation, highlighting the real-world consequences of not securing your trademarks early. This story underlines the importance of proactive brand protection and the peace of mind it can bring. Additionally, we discuss the practical aspects of using the TM symbol as a deterrent to potential copycats. Joey explained that while federal registration provides the strongest protection, even using the TM symbol can signal to others that you are serious about your brand.  

Father Shares some words from Chiara Lubich, an Italian Catholic woman who founded a movement called Focolare. Father shares some powerful words from this woman about how to grow in Chastity and love of God.

Interview with Joanne Coleman @ColemanGlobal In this episode of the Colors of Sound podcast, Timothy Stone Dancer Coleman interviews his aunt, Joanne Coleman, a published author, mom, mentor, educator, and community activist. They discuss Joanne's upbringing in Philadelphia, her Italian Catholic background, and her marriage to Uncle Ron. They also delve into Joanne's journey with lung cancer and the raw and honest journal she wrote during that time, which eventually became a published book. Joanne shares the gifts that cancer gave her, including a closer relationship with God and a deeper appreciation for the love and support of her family. In this conversation, Joanne Coleman shares her experience of losing her husband and the challenges she faced during her cancer diagnosis and recovery. She emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment and appreciating the people in our lives. Joanne also discusses the grieving process and the support she found in a grief share therapy group. She highlights the power of writing and expressing her emotions through poetry. Despite the hardships, Joanne remains hopeful and seeks to honor her husband's legacy by helping others. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdon1204/message

Jimmy Videle is a farmer, naturalist & researcher. He is author of The Veganic Grower's Handbook and co-founder of NAVCS-Certified Veganic. His writing has appeared in many publications including CounterPunch, Countercurrents & LA Progressive. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 00:00 Clips! 01:01 Welcome 03:08 Jimmy's Intro - 20 years in farming - A naturalist... observes and scientifically tries to understand nature "my passion". Over 10,000 hours of field research "a lot of time outside" - Author of The Veganic Grower's Handbook "how to grow... without the products of animals or having any animals on the farm" 04:50 What's Real? - German Roman Catholic mother, Italian Catholic father - Church every Sunday, communion at 5-6 yrs old - 12 yrs old heading toward confirmation - Only child, parents divorcing, a tough patch at high school "It's probably a little easier if you have siblings... I went into my own little bubble... I always felt very comfortable alone" - Attending weekly catechism, dad asks if Jimmy still wants to go... "Dad... I really wanna just play baseball... this was our religion!" - "When you're really worried about what people are thinking about you you spend less time delving into the bigger questions... at that time it was the purpose of... 'I want people to like me'" - Music scholarship to college in California... meeting lifelong friends... hippy influence... "this idea that love could rule all... the biggest moment - flash of my life... wow love" - "The idea of god... I was never totally comfortable" - Having to confess sins "I didn't have any... I'd have to make something up..." - "I always believed that there was god... but I always had a tough time with this god... always judging us... always making us feel bad... like victims... and we're only going to be saved when we die... when we have a chance... to go to heaven" - In my 19-20''s "I realised that wasn't going to be my path" - The #iching & "Animal Spirit Guides" by Steven Farmer "Maybe nature is also telling me something... nature has a message and all I have to do is listen and learn" - "I have my hands actually in the earth... I'm feeling something that most people don't" - Living on top of some of the earth's oldest rocks "I also want to believe that that rock has knowledge from 4 billion years ago" - "For me... a bacterium is as sentient as I am" - "Maybe it is all natural... maybe there's nothing mystical about it at all... start thinking about what it is to be a wolf or a deer or a hemlock tree... how can we see the world then?" - "To even believe that we are the only sentient being on the planet... it's as arrogant as we can get" - "What I believe now... #animism... the original religion... maybe it's the way nature looks at the world... every living being has a breath or a soul... anima..." 32:03 What and Who Matters? 01:09:03 A Better World? 01:41:32 Follow Jimmy - Facebook - The Veganic Growers Handbook - observatory.wiki/Jimmy_Videle - humaneherald.org/publications/ - Certified Veganic - Boileau Biodiversity Crowdfunder ...and much more. Full show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"I'm a Sentientist" wall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this simple form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on FaceBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Come join us there! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sentientism/message

April 11, 2024  Hour 2: Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Wednesday that will allow both state and local enforcement officials to arrest illegal immigrants who reentered the U.S. Republicans challenged Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, telling him that he's failed the American public, which no longer trusts him to manage the border. A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion has received negative feedback from the Italian Catholic organization.  The Ray Appleton Show   Weekdays 11-2PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ  Follow on facebook/  Listen to past episodes at kmjnow.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prominent Philadelphia-based business leader, philanthropist and film producer J. Eustace Wolfington joined Forbes Chief Impact Officer, Seth Cohen, to discuss the new film “Cabrini”, a biographic drama centered on the life of Italian Catholic missionary (and relentless entrepreneur) Francesca Xavier Cabrini (portrayed by Cristiana Dell'Anna).The screenplay was written by Rod Barr, produced by Jonathan Sanger and directed by Alejandro Monteverde, is distributed by Angel Studios.Stay ConnectedForbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.comForbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbesForbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbesForbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbesMore From Forbes: http://forbes.comForbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's Topics: 1) The Church and the Devil https://turningpointproject.com/the-church-and-the-devil/ 2) Does the devil assign a demon to us? https://aleteia.org/2017/10/19/does-the-devil-assign-a-demon-to-torment-us/ How do demons torment us? It seems as though they hover over us (as angels do), or, they cling to us 3) Italian Catholics reverting to ancient Roman gods, seers and sorcerers https://catholicherald.co.uk/italian-catholics-reverting-to-ancient-roman-gods-seers-and-sorcerers/ 4) Unforgiveness is a huge impediment to being liberated from diabolic affliction

Today's Topics: 1) The Church and the Devil https://turningpointproject.com/the-church-and-the-devil/ 2) Does the devil assign a demon to us? https://aleteia.org/2017/10/19/does-the-devil-assign-a-demon-to-torment-us/ How do demons torment us? It seems as though they hover over us (as angels do), or, they cling to us 3) Italian Catholics reverting to ancient Roman gods, seers and sorcerers https://catholicherald.co.uk/italian-catholics-reverting-to-ancient-roman-gods-seers-and-sorcerers/ 4) Unforgiveness is a huge impediment to being liberated from diabolic affliction

In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Nicole Lowenbraun. Nicole offers a unique perspective on why what you say and how you say it matters, because she’s equal parts speech-language pathologist and business communication expert. Nicole has coached and written for thousands of clients, most of whom top the Fortune 100, with a focus on helping clients find their most authentic and powerful voice. After decades of helping others master their expressive communication skills, Nicole realized the business community (herself, included) was widely neglecting the receptive side of communication – listening. She’s now committed to teaching the world the value of improving both sides of the communication equation and continues to nurture her own skills as a writer, speaker, and listener. With a Master’s in Communication Disorders, Nicole is passionate about fostering more inclusive communication in the workplace, especially with neurodiverse populations. Nicole believes that acceptance of communication differences and a commitment to constant progress is the key to a happier future of work, regardless of industry, role, or experience. Nicole lives in Brooklyn with her plants and is a proud “pizza bagel”: half Italian-Catholic, half Polish-Jewish. She puts the Star of David on top of her Christmas tree. In this episode we talked about how to improve our listening skills. Key takeaways: - The Vital Role of Listening- Roadblocks to Becoming Great Listeners- Why Active Listening isn't Enough - The Art of Adapting Listening to Others- One Question to Improve Your Listening We hope you enjoy it! ———————Links: - Adaptive Listening by Nicole Lowenbraun and Maegan Stephens: https://amzn.eu/d/fIjY3kv- Adaptive Listening website: https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/adaptive-listening/ - The S.A.I.D. Listening Style Finder™: https://su.vc/adaptivelistening Nicole Lowenbraun’s social bios:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_lowenbraun/?hl=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.lowenbraun - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-lowenbraun-ms-ccc-slp-22016432/ Maegan Stephens’ social bios:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maeganstephens?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maegan.stephens - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maeganstephens/ Recommended books: - Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B Rosenberg- If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda ———————IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact? - Read the Confident Presenter book: https://amzn.eu/d/bKswMEe - To make the most of the book, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass #IdeasOnStagePodcast #listening #ListeningSkills #AdaptiveListening #CommunicationSkills

'Patrigno' e 'matrigna' sono due ruoli che sono stati rovinati dalla cattiva pubblicità fatta dalle fiabe.TRASCRIZIONE [ENG translation below]Cristina: Diciamo che se c'è da cercare un responsabile, il responsabile è la persona che ha cominciato a scrivere le fiabe usando le parole per indicare delle persone cattivissime, sto parlando di patrigno e matrigna, perché in italiano, purtroppo, quando ci si riferisce al nuovo compagno o alla nuova compagna della madre o del padre, purtroppo noi non abbiamo delle parole neutre. In inglese c'è stepdad, stepmom, che vuol dire quasi, il padre e la madre che arrivano, che che si aggiungono in aggiunta, che vengono oltre a quelli che naturalmente ci sono. In italiano invece abbiamo queste due bruttissime parole: patrigno, matrigna. Già, il suono e un suono antipatico. Ecco, ora ho qua davanti a me, che non sa che sto per intervistarlo, un patrigno, e chiedo a lui che cosa ne pensi di questa, di quest'uso che si fa in italiano, della parola patrigno? E tu che sei un patrigno, come ti identifichi?Stepdad: Un ottimo patrigno, Quindi diciamo più uno stepdad alla britannica che non un patrigno come quelli delle fiabe, che dovevano anche fare di necessità virtù, nel senso che dovevano comunque...Cristina: Trattare male i figli?Stepdad: No, no c'era un problema di molti figli e di dover dividere l'eredità. Infatti, che so, Il Gatto con gli Stivali in cui a uno non gli do una cippa perché gli dà solo il gatto e agli altri invece gli dà il mulino e anche l'asino, insomma, allora il patrigno evidentemente aveva dei problemi, peggio ancora la matrigna, perché la matrigna, essendo donna di seconde nozze, ovviamente tende a avere un rapporto di competizione con le figlie di primo letto. E questa è una tradizione cattolica italiana che non dimenticheremo mai: l'uomo che si risposa e un fedifrago della defunta.Cristina: Quindi uno cattivo e la donna che subentra, che magari si fa un mazzo così a prendersi cura della casa, del marito, delle cose eccetera eccetera, e anche dei figli e delle figlie, poi si deve anche sentire trattata male perché su di lei c'è questo timbro brutto della pronuncia brutta della parola che la descrive 'matrigna'. Prima hai nominato Il Gatto con gli Stivali che devo dire, è la mia fiaba preferita in assoluto, e anche il famoso marchese di...Stepdad: Carabas.Cristina: Il marchese di Carabas. Sì, però mi pare che non fosse il patrigno. Mi pare che fosse il padre naturale che stava in punto di morte, no?Stepdad: Sì, esatto, ma facevo l'esempio giusto per dire che c'erano problemi di eredità difficili. No, io ho avuto altre relazioni nelle quali ho provato a fare lo stepdad, ma ahimè, andò peggio perché si creò una competizione che non ci doveva essere.Cristina: E siamo arrivati alla fine dei 3 minuti grezzi, grazie.TRANSLATIONCristina: Let's say that if there is a responsible person to look for, the responsible person is the person who started writing the fairy tales using the words to refer to bad people, I'm talking about 'patrigno' and 'matrigna', because in Italian, unfortunately, when we refer to the new partner or the new partner of the mother or father, we unfortunately do not have neutral words. In English there is stepdad, stepmom, which means almost, the father and mother coming in, coming in addition to those who are naturally there. In Italian, however, we have these two very ugly words: 'patrigno', 'matrigna'. Yeah, the sound and an obnoxious sound. Here, now I have here in front of me, who doesn't know that I'm going to interview him, a stepfather, and I ask him what do you think about this, this use in Italian, of the word 'patrigno'? And you being a 'patrigno', how do you identify yourself?Stepdad: A very good 'patrigno', so let's say more of a British-style stepdad than a 'patrigno' like those in fairy tales, who also had to make a virtue of necessity, meaning they still had to...Cristina: Treating children badly?Stepdad: No, no there was a problem of many children and having to divide the inheritance. In fact, what do I know, Puss in Boots in which to one I don't give him a chit because he only gives him the cat and the others instead he gives the mill and also the donkey, in short, then the 'patrigno' obviously had problems, worse still the 'matrigna', because the 'matrigna', being a woman of second marriage, obviously tends to have a competitive relationship with the daughters of first bed. And this is an Italian Catholic tradition that we will never forget: the man who remarries is a cheater of the deceased .Cristina: So a bad one, and the woman who takes over, who maybe works her butt off taking care of the house, her husband, things, etc. etc., and also her sons and daughters, then she also has to feel treated badly because on her there is this ugly stamp of the ugly pronunciation of the word that describes her 'matrigna'. Earlier you mentioned Puss in Boots which I must say, is my favorite fairy tale ever, and also the famous Marquis of...Stepdad: Carabas.Cristina: The Marquis of Carabas. Yes, however, it seems to me that he was not the stepfather. It seems to me that it was the natural father who was at the point of death, right?Stepdad: Yes, exactly, but I was giving the example just to say that there were difficult inheritance issues. No, I've had other relationships in which I tried to be a stepdad, but alas, it got worse because it created a competition that shouldn't be there.Cristina: And we got to the end of the 3-minute podcast, thank you.

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Rachel E. Gross is an award-winning science journalist who wrote an incredible book called Vagina Obscura which was a finalist for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Go ahead and be impressed, but do not be intimidated. Rachel will enthrall you with stories of outlandish treatments for ailments that plague people with female reproductive systems, including a personal tale involving rat poison and her own vagina. She takes us back through history to when the fallopian tubes were named after an Italian Catholic priest and when Freud decided that all "women's issues" were psychological. She discusses how medical terminology can be harmful, placing blame on the woman or the body part itself. If that's not enough to draw you in, listen as we realize that both Ellie and Julia know a ton about bacterial vaginosis, and in a delightful epiphany, Ellie gives the perfect name to the wall of vagina-inspired art in Rachel's home. Bonus points if you count the number of times "vagina" is said in this episode. Topics and timestamps10:40 - How Rachel got into writing about science, specifically the science of vaginas18:02 - The Vagina Poison Story24:37 - The microbiome of the vagina30:57 - How medical language puts the blame on the body part (#incompetentcervix)38:50 - Ancient ideas that have been carried through to modern medicine43:46 - Thoughts on implanting bits of ovarian tissue to stave off menopauseHandles and sitesRachel's websiteRachel's writingRachel's InstaBuy Vagina ObscuraList of Resources MentionedPooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research findsRachel telling her vagina rat poison story on Story ColliderDoing Harm by Maya DusenberyOther LinksErin's Faces Affiliate LinkJulia G WellnessLeave us a review!Support the showBe one of the helpers! SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY and leave us a review on APPLE PODCASTS.

Valerie grew up in a Baptist family in an Italian Catholic neighborhood.  She invited Yeshua into her heart in the 70s, during the Jesus Revolution.  The Lord helped her through a broken engagement, later she met her Jewish husband Lou in 1985.  They married at a chapel at Brown University in 1988.  In 1998 they got involved in Messianic Judaism after Valerie's brother sent them some information.  Her husband heard Stan Telchin's testimony about finding the Jewish Jesus and he was very touched.  He agreed to come to a Messianic congregation.  They found one in Massachusetts and later attended Miskan David in Rhode Island (Brian and Sue Samuel).  The Lord began working on both of them, they kept visiting and they were surrounded by love.   During high holidays Lou became a believer in Yeshua!  

Kate met Scott shortly after she moved to Los Angeles, introduced by his cousin Jen. Scott grew up in Philadelphia, the only child of a Jewish couple. He always felt like an imposter in his family. Years later he would find out that he was the fifth of his biological parents, an Italian Catholic family. Four years ago he reunited with his siblings. In a strange twist Scott was also a close friend of the brother of a missing girl, Tracy Byrd. Tracy's mother's live-in boyfriend, Paul W. Greenwald, dropped her off at Bensalem High School in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania on the morning of March 7, 1983. She was never heard from again. Seven weeks later her mother was murdered. Reality Life with Kate CaseyPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecaseyTwitter: https://twitter.com/katecaseyInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseycaTik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecaseyCameo: https://cameo.com/katecaseyFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245Amazon.com: www.amazon.com/shop/katecaseySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back! We're glad you're here for Holy Donors Season 15 featuring Vince Lombardi. Unlike our most recent holy donors, Vince Lombardi is a well-known sportsman. While Vince is most famous for his football legacy and motivational quotes, his devout Catholicism is less well-known. Our hosts spend this season exploring his football, his faith, and his philanthropic legacy. Born in 1913, Vince grew up in Brooklyn in a large Italian Catholic family. As a child, Vince loved football and Catholicism. Early in life, Vince felt called to the priesthood, but he discerned otherwise in high school, and soon after, his football career took off. Vince moved from a pre-seminary school to a high school with a football team, and he was recruited to Fordham University to study under the Jesuits and to play football. At Fordham, Vince learned the four pillars of the Jesuit practice of faith: duty, obedience, responsibility, and exercise of free will. Vince thrived on discipline and teamwork, and he found success on and off the football field. Where does Vince's football career lead after his college days? Join us next week to find out!---Recommended reading: "When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi" by David Maraniss ---Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.

Are you ready to reclaim your power and step into your true divine feminine sovereignty? Rima Bonario joins us to share the seven queendoms, and how you can embody this sacred energy and use it to create a life that is in alignment with who you really are. Explore the powerful energy of the divine feminine, and how to tap into it to awaken your inner goddess and embody your truest, most authentic self. Through connecting with various goddess archetypes, you will gain a deeper understanding of your own unique strengths, talents, and abilities.Unlock the power of the goddess within on Exploring the Mystical Side of Life. In episode 189, we dive into the four archetypal energies that people can fall into and the impacts they can have on us. We discuss the need for balance between masculine and feminine energies, especially in relation to the Age of Aquarius. Our guest explains how childhood conditioning can make it difficult to truly know oneself and the importance of harnessing both energies to operate effectively in the world. We also explore the power of ceremony and ritual, especially when combined with essential oils, in making deep, permanent shifts. Our guest shares her journey toward reclaiming their feminine divine and how this culminated in her work with the seven queendoms. Suffering from COVID-19, our guest developed a healing protocol using essential oils and psycho-spiritual practices, which proved successful. We hear about a fifth-generation alchemist and discuss the benefits of using essential oils to clear, align, and balance our chakra system. Finally, our guest focuses on the grounded queen, her corresponding shadow expressions, and the importance of having physical sovereignty to avoid being stuck or scattered. Rima Bonario's perspective on spirituality was transformed after reading Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd twenty years ago, which led her on a journey to uncover a different way of looking at spirituality. Growing up Italian Catholic, this was a new territory for her, so she read The Da Vinci Code to further her research. After taking her first sacred travel journey to Egypt, Rima began to hear the voice of the Goddess and felt a deep connection to her. This led her down a path of following clues and cues that eventually helped her make the shift into her more feminine nature. Visit Rima at https://rimabonario.com/ Reference: Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Unity Church https://www.unity.org/ Bloom Fine Egyptian Oils https://bloomfineegyptianoils.com/ The Seven Queendoms: A Soul Map for Embodying Sacred Feminine Sovereignty by Rima Bonario If you enjoyed this conversation and wish to support our podcast, please like, comment and share our channel. Contributions (any amount) can be made to https://paypal.me/thoughtchange. Thank you! We appreciate your support! Exploring the Mystical Side of Life is now on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/exploringthemysticalsideoflife/ Visit Linda Lang at https://ThoughtChange.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtchange123 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThoughtChange1 YouTube ThoughtChange: https://bit.ly/3kLyGVa ThoughtChange on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.lang.thoughtchange#mystical #divinefeminine #goddess IN THIS EPISODE: mystical side, energy healing, meditation, mystical experience, spiritual life, anointment and healing, self improvement, spirituality podcasts, how to heal yourself, spirituality, the divine feminine, feminine vs masculine --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoughtchange/message

1) Is a Mezuzah required on the entrance to a Mikva facility?[1] 2) When was ובא לציון enacted as a follow-on to Shacharis, and: why, on Shabbos and Yomtov, is it relegated to Mincha? [2] 3) Now that the Shul have Kabolas Shabbos early, a man living alone has to choose between lighting Shabbos candles at home after Plag haMincha, or being in Shul in time for Kabolas Shabbos. Which has priority?[3] 4) The 10th man left the room before Kaddish before Shmone Esrei of Maariv. Should that Kaddish still be said now? [4] 5) Should one seeing HM King Charles III recite the brocho שנתן מכבודו לבשר ודם?[5] 6) A Jewish woman's biological father was an Italian Catholic. As per his wishes, after he died he was cremated. May she attend the memorial service, to be held in a church?[6] 7) During the Reading of the Torah, a damaged letter was noticed. Does the Reading stop short or should we complete until Sheini or similar, and then switch ST?[7] 8) We removed a chimney stack. Do the concerns re. blocking a window apply to a chimney too?[8] 9) We have several female students with us for Friday evening, some of which have never lit a Shabbos candle before. For us to all recite the brocho together will involve a delay. Is that a problem? [9] 10) Why, in שלום עליכם, do we begin with מלאכי השרת but continue with מלאכי השלום? [10] 11) The screen between the men's and the ladies' section is held in place with bolts. May this be lifted and replaced on Shabbos?[11] 12) Feedback on placing an article {found on oneself when walking in the street on Shabbos} upon a מקום פטור: ________________________________________ [1] שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' קנו. [2] ראה ס' נתיב בינה כרך א ע' 360; כרך ב' ע' 280. [3]. [4] ראה שו"ע אדה"ז סי' נה ס"ד. [5] ראה מגן אברהם סי' רכ סק"ד; שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' לה; פסקי תשובות סי' רכד אות ו. [6] ראה שו"ע יו"ד סי' קנז ס"ג; סי' קמט ס"ב ברמ"א. [7] ראה או"ח סי' קמג ס"ד; שו"ת צמח צדק או"ח בהוספות (סי' עו); נתיבים בשדה השליחות ח"א פ"ד. [8] ראה ס' שמירת הגוף והנפש ח"ב סי' רכ ס"ט. [9] ראה שוע"ר סי' רסג ס"ח. [10] ס' חסדי אבות (רי"מ פישלר מפרעמישלאן) שבת קיט. [11] ראה שוע"ר סי' שיג.

Success doesn't come easy, but Lisa Jones, Head of the Americas, President, and CEO of Amundi US, Inc., knows that a strong work ethic and an unyielding commitment to your goals can make all the difference. Raised in an Italian Catholic family, Lisa learned the power of discipline from her days as an athlete, and she was able to take that knowledge to the professional world. In this episode, she'll share the secrets of her success, including how to maintain composure in tough situations and why it's important to stay optimistic and focus on the positives. Listen in to learn more about how Lisa makes tough decisions and how she prepares herself for the future. She'll also tell us about the time she retired to become a stay-at-home mom and how the events of 2020 changed her perspective on work-life balance. Join us to discover how Lisa has used her perseverance to not only break through barriers, but to create a life of success and personal fulfillment. Visit https://www.gobeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with Lisa. Highlights: [02:35] Lisa's professional journey [05:28] The importance of perspective for leadership [07:51] Being the first generation in corporate [17:34] How Lisa found confidence [19:28] Making difficult decisions [21:31] Being prepared for the future [24:24] Lisa's take on work/life balance [28:24] Creating transparency about having a personal life [30:07] Lightning round questions Quotes: “Don't just lean in, go get 'em.” – Lisa Jones “We are still athletes of our brand and our career.” – Lisa Jones “Work-life balance for me is one where I'm both working and being a present parent.” – Lisa Jones Lightning Round Questions: What book has greatly influenced you? - “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Nell Scovell and Sheryl Sandberg What is your favorite inspiring quote or saying? - “Go get 'em.” What is one word or moniker you would use to describe yourself? - Transparent What is one change you've implanted that made your life better? - Not to take everything so personally. What power song would you want playing as you walk out onto a stage? - “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy About Lisa Jones: Lisa M. Jones is Head of the Americas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amundi US, Inc., the U.S. Division of Amundi Asset Management. She is Trustee of the Pioneer Funds, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pioneer Funds. Lisa is also President of Amundi Distributor US, Inc. She is head of the US Executive Committee and US Management Committee, and a member of the Global Executive Committee. She has over 30 years of experience in global financial services developing and building asset management businesses. In 2016 and 2020, Lisa received the Top Women in Asset Management Award from Money Management Executive. Prior to joining Amundi US, Lisa was Global Head of Distribution at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and President of MSIM Distribution Inc. In this role, she oversaw all MSIM distribution channels globally, including retail and institutional. Prior to that, Lisa was Head of the Global Institutional Division at Eaton Vance Management. She also spent more than 16 years at MFS Investment Management in leadership roles across both retail and institutional divisions. She began her career at E.F. Hutton & Co. in New York. Lisa is a member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, a member of the MIT Sloan Finance Group Advisory Board at MIT Sloan School of Management and a member of the Board of Directors of Clearwater Analytics. Lisa has served on other boards such as the Foreign Policy Association in New York, the Advisory Board of the Institutional Investor Institute and the Board of Fellows at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She is also a former trustee at the Pingree School Board of Trustees in South Hamilton, MA. She has a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College. Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-mjones/

Being the first to accomplish a historical feat usually comes with fanfare and recognition. Not so for today's guest, Diane Maiese. Almost 25 years after the fact, Diane learned that she was the first, and as of yet, the only black female to win an NCAA National Championship in Diving and be named four-time All-American. She is also the first black female to coach diving at the division one level and the first to become a FINA-certified judge from the USA. Today, she and Sara discuss:Her unique upbringing as a person of color, adopted into an Italian-Catholic family living in a Jewish neighborhoodHer unconventional discovery and recruitment into the sport of divingThe moment she was told she wouldn't go anywhere in the sportBody image, eating disorders, and the challenging stigma of “being on display” as a diverHer Diving Into Diversity initiatives throughout the USWhile it's an honor to be acknowledged for her accomplishments, Diane admits it isn't necessarily a celebration. What it has done is fuel her desire to change the landscape of the sport she loves and provide accessibility to diving for everyone so that she is no longer the “first” and “only.”Diverva.orgCompete Sports DiversityFueled: A comprehensive nutrition course for active women by Feisty Media | Coming April 2023:fueledcourse.com Download the Feisty Female Athlete Guide:https://www.womensperformance.com/ Learn More about the Feisty Kona Tri-Cation:https://www.feistytriathlon.com/trication Follow us on Instagram:@feisty_womens_performance Feisty Media Website:https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners:InsideTracker: Get 20% off at insidetracker.com/feisty Previnex: Get 15% off your first order with code PERFORMANCE at https://www.previnex.com VJ Shoes: Use code FEISTYVJ for $20 off a pair of shoes at https://vjshoesusa.com/pages/feisty

Hi Creative! Today It's a BEST OF Unleash, with a brand new intro containing some insights on choosing ease, a thank you for FOUR YEARS of Unleash, thoughts on why your creative projects are like a time capsule, as well as insight on why I chose this episode to re-air. It's my conversation with comedian and friend of the show, Brittany Brave! Original Description below! CW: Domestic Violence Brittany Brave is a New York City-based comedian who has been featured on TBS, MTV, The New York Times, ELLE and was named a Best New Talent by the New York Comedy Festival in 2019. She is also the founder of We are Cat Call, a platform for women's leadership, progress and camaraderie that does female-focused events for all. I wanted to have Brittany on the show because we are really kindred spirits and have a similar path -both Italian Catholic, both only children both huge champions of fellow women and creatives. Brittany started her professional career in PR and did comedy on the side, but her true passion was always calling her. However, it wasn't until she found herself in a situation of domestic violence that she truly started owning her creativity as a way of admitting what was going on and taking charge of her life again. From Brittany, you will truly learn creativity's ability to not only help, but even save your life. From our conversation you'll also learn: How to turn your pain into your creative purpose Tips for fellow survivors on how to start telling your story How to "come out" as a creative at your day job Some of the weird quirks of Italian culture The unique and horrifying pressures of being an only child How to make money as a comedian during the pandemic Tips to pivot your career Hear our open dialogue about mental health Advice on dating during the pandemic. -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Listen to my single, "Like a Bomb" Here: ffm.to/likeabomb --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

“It's not time wasted. There's no loss in discernment.” Fr. Craig Giera is joined by Fr. Salvatore Palazzolo, a canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Together they dive into Fr. Sal's vocation story. While studying mechanical engineering, Fr. Sal went through a conversion experience after moving home with his parents. The search for Truth brought Fr. Sal into the faithful practice of his faith, daily Mass, and studying the Church. After hearing the Lord in prayer, and a car accident, Fr. Sal entered seminary. (00:03) Fr. Craig Giera welcomes us to this episode of Men of the Hearts. With the episode's guest, Fr. Salvatore Palazzolo, they discuss the mystery of Christmas. Fr. Sal explains a few of his family's traditions surrounding Christmas. (8:01) Fr. Sal shares his vocation story: he grew up in a big Italian Catholic family, and always expected he would raise a big family and have a home that was hospitable for his extended family. He went to school at Kettering University for mechanical engineering. He felt “life was good” and he was doing well financially and otherwise, but he didn't feel satisfied. So, Fr. Sal transferred to Oakland University to be closer to home. Moving home provided him the opportunity to attend Mass with his family and he sensed that his faith was the answer to why he felt empty. (21:45) “I would say my reconversion happened through the transcendental of Truth.” Fr. Sal talks about his search for the truth about the Church, God, and the Catholic faith. Encountering the Catechism and searching for understanding brought Fr. Sal to the decision to make his Catholic faith his own. “The more I learned about my faith, the more my faith grew, and the more my love for God grew.” He started reading scripture, attending a young adult group, and going to daily Mass. The Catechism played a key role in his conversion. (27:01) A sign from God: Fr. Sal shares the impactful story of how a car accident changed his perspective on his faith and his life -- and his future. After a powerful experience of a call to the priesthood in prayer, Fr. Sal contacted the Vocation Director and attended a Come and See at the seminary. After visiting the seminary, Fr. Sal entered and following his studies, he was ordained a priest. (42:45) Canon Law: Fr. Sal shares about his important role in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He shares what canon law is, what it looks like to study it, and how he helps the Church in this position. “God is fulfilling a desire I always had, but in the way He always planned for me.” Fr. Craig shares, “Sometimes people think ‘if I join the priesthood, I'll lose everything of myself.' But really, I'll become who I'm supposed to be.” The episode closes with Fr. Sal sharing some advice to men discerning the priesthood: “Giving time to discerning your vocation is pleasing to God, because it puts the focus of your life on Him and your faith is going to grow… it's not time wasted. There's no loss in discernment.”

On this edition of Parallax Views, scholar, international speaker, and Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, host of the Committing High Reason podcast, joins us to discuss his book The Empty Wagon: Zionism's Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity. Rabbi Shapiro is an opponent of Zionism from an Orthodox Jewish perspective. From his purview, Zionism represents a hijacking of Jewish identity or, as he puts it, a theft of the that identity that is not in line with his religion. The conversation begins with Rabbi Shapiro explaining the Orthodox perspective on Judaism. In this regards he discusses the Torah, the seven Noahide Laws, fulfilling religious commandments, and what the Jewish people are definitionally from the perspective of an Orthodox Jew. He explains that from an Orthodox point of view the Jewish people are defined by their religion rather than national characteristics or other traits. Orthodox Jews, he argues, wish to be allowed to practice their faith and be left to their devices doing that. This leads us into a discussion the Orthodox Jewish opposition to Zionism, or, from Rabbi Shapiro's perspective, the Zionist opposition to Orthodox Judaism. We delve into the history of friction between Orthodox Judaism and Zionism as well as how the history of antisemitism, in both it's religiously-driven and racially-driven forms including pogroms and the Dreyfuss affair, plays into this story. In regards to all this we also discuss the idea of strength in Jewish thought, the era of nationalism and the birth of Zionism, Bolshevism and Communism, Hitler and the Holocaust, assimilationism and Zionism, Theodor Herzl, the Jewish language, Rabbi Shapiro's view that Zionism created a synthetic history of the Jewish people, and the success of Zionism in the 20th century. As the conversation goes deeper we discuss: - Israel as the Holy Land rather than a temporal, secular nation-state; the Holy Land is holy regardless of who has political control of it - The Messianic Age; the Orthodox idea that the state of Israel is not allowed to exist as a Jewish state before the coming of the Messiah; Rabbi Shapiro's argues that opposition to Zionism is not simply about the Messianic Age and that the difference between Zionists and Orthodox Jews on Israel is an obfuscation and that the difference goes beyond the question of the Messianic Age - Israel as the Jewish state or the nation-state that represents all Jews; why Rabbi Shapiro takes issue with this and the logic of it - The Jonathan Pollard spying case; the "dual loyalties" trope that has been used against Jews, Japanese-Americans in WWII, and Italian Catholics in the era of JFK; Pollard's claim that all Jews have dual loyalties whether they realize it or not; how that particular claim by Pollard bolsters antisemitism - Zionism, violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and antisemitism - Rabbi Shapiro's responds to the argument that the creation of the Israel was necessary to prevent future pogroms and horrors like the Holocaust; the ideology of Zionism vs. the idea that Zionism is just a safe haven for Jews from gentile violence - The traditionally anti-Zionist Haredim Jews who live in Israel; the cultural tensions between the Haredi and other Israeli citizens; Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, and the Religious Zionism coalition; why do some Orthodox Jews support Israel or live within it if they claim to oppose it? - The argument that anti-Zionism is the new antisemitism; the idea that anti-Zionism is antisemitic as itself a form of antisemitism; the Israel-Palestine conflict as being a question for Zionists rather than Jews - 

Pope Benedict XVI began his papacy beseeching the faithful to pray for him, so he that “he might not flee for fear of the wolves.” Eight years later he shocked the world with the resignation of his papacy – the first such abdication in nearly 700 years of Church history – an act that ushered in a new and controversial era for the Church and the world. As new theories emerge in the post-Benedict Church, Italian Catholic historian and author Roberto de Mattei offers his expert insight into the worldview of the priest and cardinal, Josef Ratzinger — who would later become Pope Benedict XVI. Join John-Henry Westen in this exclusive interview now to unpack the challenges and limits of Pope Benedict XVI's legacy and discover how it has given way to the “dictatorial” reign of Francis and the shadow church beneath him.FIGHT FOR THE CULTURE OF LIFE ASAP! https://give.lifesitenews.comSHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH!https://shop.lifesitenews.com/FAITH-BASED FINANCIAL INVESTING IS HERE! CHECK IT OUT! https://www.stjosephpartners.com/lifesite-silver-roundFollow us on social media: LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm Anna B! I'm originally from Escalon, a small farming/ranching town in California's Central Valley. Born and raised in an Italian Catholic farming family where we farm walnuts, almonds and persimmons as well as horses, mules and the occasional parrot. I fell in love with mules and packing when I was 16 when I became a member of Backcountry Horsemen of California. I attended Modesto Junior College and received my BS in Geology from the University of California Davis. I began working for Rock Creek Pack Station when I was only 18 and I've worked almost every summer since then, but I'm more part time now. I'm very involved with Bishop Mule Days Celebration, as well as other projects with the American Mule Musuem and my continued dedication to Backcountry Horsemen. I'm passionate about access to public lands, rural living, using my privilege to help others and working with youth. I currently live near Bishop, CA and work full time as a Contract Forester for our local Utility company. I have some exciting projects in the works having to do with horses and packing and I'm looking forward to making more connections in the western industry. Connect with Anna on Instagram @annuhbird Connect with Ally: IG: @agchicks FB: @agchicks Website: www.agchicks.net **Thank you to our sponsors: ** Mudeas- www.mudeas.com Farmtee Co - www.farmteeco.com Love Ag Chicks Podcast? Donate here to keep the content coming: https://anchor.fm/agchicks/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agchicks/support

Today, I interview Michaelene Cristini Risley who grew up in the midwest in an Italian Catholic family. From the start, she tells us that the pedestal men are put on in this culture makes women a little more hesitant to speak in their power. That, coupled with the typical idea that men leave the house but women must be married off, made Michealene want to rebel and live in her own way from a young age. After a couple of situations that occurred in her childhood, she distinctly remembers the voice inside her saying, "I'm going away now". She felt like she swallowed her voice and it was gone. She was afraid and intimidated, and she didn't feel safe. Michealene has worked in the field of human trafficking.  She learned about the people involved in this process and has made it her life's mission to be a force for good regarding this cause, among others. She hopes to educate people, build communication, and simply let people know that the issues we face don't have to continue – that there are solutions out there. Michealene has learned that a key to understanding her voice is in her ability to discern where, when, and how to use it. In her work advocating for abused and trafficked individuals, she has honed those skills, realizing that in some situations, speaking more than the bare minimum can put her or others in danger or compromise a situation. But there is also such beauty in the work she does, as she's able to powerfully speak up on behalf of others, often becoming the agent who leads to their rescue. The takeaway she wants to leave us with is gratitude. She is grateful for her life and the opportunities she's had to make a difference in this world.___________ Michealene Cristini Risley is an American writer, director, and human rights activist. She ran for the Americans Elect nomination for President of the United States in 2012 and is currently creating a new primetime live-action series based on her activism, called Warriors of the Light. Find Michealene here: http://www.michealene.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michealene_Risley ___________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com. 

Live from the Rulli kitchen...it's the 9th Annual Big Fat Italian Catholic Thanksgiving Show! With Lino, Tyler, Jill, Lino's Mom, Tom Leopold, Jen Fulwiler, Mark Hart, and Fr Dave Dwyer. Plus, popovers, tortellini, and dessert! 

Joe is starting a Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@UC3R7syNP1Yk2ecXiHhPExTQ   He's been following what's been happening here and like many others wants to play along. He's already got a busy life but he sees this as important and worth participating in. Here's his rando's conversation and here's his "gist" conversation with me. https://youtu.be/A1Y5FHxpj-k  Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg Bridges of Meaning Discord https://discord.gg/EKTbZHWF https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/ My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333  If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/  All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos.  https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo  To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h  To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

Carol is an author, artist, animal activist and scholar whose work focuses on the reality of animals' lives as important contributors to the biodiversity of this planet. She is Professor Emerita of Design and Dynamic Media and Critical and Cultural Studies at the Emily Carr University of Design, Vancouver, BC. CANADA. Her most recent book is The Creative Lives of Animals. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome - Other sentientism guests: Marc Bekoff, Lori Marino (forthcoming!), Jessica Pearce 02:11 Carol's Intro - Starting out as an actress but "I didn't like saying other people's words" - Printmaking, art, animal rights activism, animation, writing "I felt like I had a lot to say" - #TomRegan & Nancy & "The Dante Series" - Criticising biotechnology & bioart (people using animals as objects in their art) "lots of friends in the arts who no longer are really my friends" - Helping develop #Criticalanimalstudies - #ecoart - "It's very new for people to take animals seriously" - Writing Creative Lives: "Animals are individual creative beings" - Anthropocene & biodiversity - "I was writing so much about animals as victims... [they] are much more than that" 10:30 What's Real? - Italian Catholic upbringing in #pittsburgh - Rational father & "strongly emotional" women - "Eating the body of Christ" - "I'm not a practising Catholic" - Informed by Buddhism "but not a practising Buddhist either" - "The naturalistic way of looking at things - it's really important" - "Creativity itself is an unknown quantity" - "A universal, multi-species creativity?" - Differing perspectives on the same reality - #EdYong 's "An Immense World" - Reading Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" after a bad car accident - #Physics & "On creativity" by #DavidBohm & "spooky action at a distance." "We are all connected... in a way we're not aware of" - "Once you start reading... you start to be critical of things... my parents... never loooked into what I was reading :)" - Becoming sceptical of #catholicism quite early. 8th grade "I gotta get out of here" - Dante's Inferno as a metaphor for animal experimentation - Humility is critical - #Wicca & #witchcraft & #spirituality - "Animals are struggling just like we are" - The dangers of reifying animals or "nature" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: A bipartisan bill making it possible for pregnant women to keep working is just a step away from Congressional approval. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was approved in the US House with more than 300 votes. It's now in the Senate and its chief sponsor, Senator Bill Cassidy, says it's close to getting the necessary votes. Meanwhile, a recent report studying US public school students in 4th and 8th grades, shows a near free-fall in post-pandemic test scores in math and reading. But that was not the case in the nation's Catholic schools. CEO of the American Federation for Children, Tommy Schultz, discusses why even as test scores and enrollment levels rise in Catholic schools, that does not equate to financial stability. And there is high praise for the country of Taiwan for its efforts to preserve religious liberty. President of the International Religious Freedom Secretariat, Nadine Maenza, was in Taiwan and tells us more about her impressions. Finally this evening, Pope Francis praised the work of an Italian Catholic organization that is providing health care in Africa. Meeting the members of Doctors with Africa CUAMM late last week, the Holy Father urged them to continue giving a voice to those in Africa. Head of International Relations at Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Andrea Atzori, joins to share what Pope Francis told them during their meeting. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

About the Episode: The nature of this topic may not be suitable for children so please take note of your environment prior to listening out loud! Join us for a series on sexuality, God's design and vision for sex for both married couples and single people, and the richness of experiencing oneness with God. Sex is one of God's special gifts for how we can really know and understand God's love for us. In this episode, Ruth and Stephen Meek discuss intimacy and oneness through the gift of sex and union. As quoted by Dr. Gary Barns, “The Big O of marriage is not Orgasm, it is Oneness.” About Our Guests: Ruth & Stephen have been married for 37 years, are parents of four, and grandparents of eight. Stephen was the fifth of nine children raised in a nominally Italian Catholic family that moved to a new city every few years due to his father's career. While Stephen had no interest in the things of God, God nonetheless pursued him by using Stephen's love of books. The Author of life God breathed spiritual life into Stephen at age 29 when he was reading the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 25. Soon after his conversion, Stephen married his still now love-of-his life Jonnie Ruth McLeod. His wedding ring is engraved with the words “Hearts knit together in Christ” alluding to Colossians 2:2. Stephen and Ruth had four children who are now adults and have started their own families. Stephen has spent his entire professional career in multifamily real estate, beginning with Marcus & Millichap in Palo Alto, CA, and since 2011 with StreetLights Residential as Senior Vice President of Development. In his real estate career, Stephen has experienced the honor of working with some of the greatest leaders in the industry and the excitement of taking part early in several newly formed “start-ups” such as The Staubach Company, Columbus Realty Trust, The Apartment Group, Rivendell Development, and StreetLights Residential. In his personal life, the list includes The Providence Christian School of Texas, The Cambridge School of Dallas, and Park Cities Presbyterian Church which Stephen would affirm all helped him and Ruth raise their children alongside other covenant parents and according to the truth of God's Word. Ruth is the founder of Redeeming Messages, a teaching/speaking ministry for Christian women in which her most requested topic is, Redeeming Shulamite, a message encouraging wives to elevate-not relegate-their marriage beds. To enhance her understanding of human sexuality, Ruth took a series of courses at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) on the subject. While a student there, Ruth became a part of The Institute for Sexual Wholeness (ISW) from which she earned the title, Sexual Educator. This credential qualifies Ruth to teach a series of spiritual, Sex Ed courses. The mission of ISW is To Create a Sexually Healthy Church. This has become Ruth's mission as well. Two quotes drive Ruth's desire to help break the church's code of silence about sex: “Sex is private not secret.” -Douglas Wilson and “God will hold us accountable for every permissible pleasure we ignore.” -The Talmud About Our Host:A graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mark Davis came to PCPC as our Youth Pastor in 2003 and became our Senior Pastor in 2009. He and his bride, Kristina, met at a Young Life Camp in 1988 and have five amazing kids, Kara (and husband, Drew), Madalyn (and husband, Jack), Cayden, Esther Kate, & Samuel. Resources: Email us at DeepLight@pcpc.org or Call 214-224-2500 (music license ASLC-14EAD3E0-84F34F4276)

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Full Text of ReadingsTwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 123All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Pius XPope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially by children. The second of 10 children in a poor Italian family, Joseph Sarto became Pius X at age 68. He was one of the 20th century's greatest popes. Ever mindful of his humble origin, Pope Pius stated, “I was born poor, I lived poor, I will die poor.” He was embarrassed by some of the pomp of the papal court. “Look how they have dressed me up,” he said in tears to an old friend. To another, “It is a penance to be forced to accept all these practices. They lead me around surrounded by soldiers like Jesus when he was seized in Gethsemani.” Interested in politics, Pope Pius encouraged Italian Catholics to become more politically involved. One of his first papal acts was to end the supposed right of governments to interfere by veto in papal elections—a practice that reduced the freedom of the 1903 conclave which had elected him. In 1905, when France renounced its agreement with the Holy See and threatened confiscation of Church property if governmental control of Church affairs were not granted, Pius X courageously rejected the demand. While he did not author a famous social encyclical as his predecessor had done, he denounced the ill treatment of indigenous peoples on the plantations of Peru, sent a relief commission to Messina after an earthquake, and sheltered refugees at his own expense. On the 11th anniversary of his election as pope, Europe was plunged into World War I. Pius had foreseen it, but it killed him. “This is the last affliction the Lord will visit on me. I would gladly give my life to save my poor children from this ghastly scourge.” He died a few weeks after the war began, and was canonized in 1954. Reflection His humble background was no obstacle in relating to a personal God and to people whom he loved genuinely. Pius X gained his strength, his gentleness and warmth for people from the source of all gifts, the Spirit of Jesus. In contrast, we often feel embarrassed by our backgrounds. Shame makes us prefer to remain aloof from people whom we perceive as superior. If we are in a superior position, on the other hand, we often ignore simpler people. Yet we, too, have to help “restore all things in Christ,” especially the wounded people of God. Click here to meet seven holy unknown saints! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

We're excited to introduce to you our good friend, Fr. Antonio Ritaccio. Fr. Antonio grew up the youngest of five children in an Italian Catholic family in Bedford, England, entered the seminary in 1990, and was ordained a diocese and priest for the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1999.Since then he's had many chaplaincy roles, including Westminster Cathedral College of Chaplains, Diocesan Youth Chaplain, and more recently has been assigned Pastoral Director of the Archdiocesan Seminary in London among others. We're grateful he will be the Spiritual Director for the Catholic Priest Retreat: Training in Unbound Ministry this July 25-29 in Wichita, Kansas. Hear how the Lord profoundly made Himself known and touched Fr. Antonio's heart as a young man. Listen as he shares his journey to the West Indies, and as the only Catholic priest around, got called upon to do deliverance ministry there. Upon returning to London, he dove deep into learning all he could about deliverance, hopped on a plane to an Unbound Priest Retreat, and has been ministering using the Five Keys ever since. "And I got a bit of a reputation...(people started showing up at my door) and I would find that I would go out in the morning and there would be people waiting for me to get prayer ministry. So I had to start hiding at one point because I just couldn't manage the amount of people coming to me daily."Don't miss some powerful stories and profound insights."Unbound is really a very simplified synthesis of what the church teaches on baptism and the catechumenate."Learn about the Unbound Catholic Priest RetreatVisit our websiteSee more upcoming eventsSupport the mission of Heart of the Father!Your donation directly supports and enables our evangelizing mission.We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.Give online or call us at 610-952-3019 to change lives today!Find us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramExplore with us on TwitterRelease: June 2022Music by Christian Harper.Artwork by Rosemary Strohm at Command-S.

For countless Italian Americans, many of the best-loved hallmarks of our distinct culture are intrinsically tied to Catholic tradition. Even for those who have let their personal practice lapse, or for others who come from different religious backgrounds, recollections of a special feast day in the old neighborhood, or holiday traditions rooted in Catholic practice remain treasured touchstones of their Italian American experience. For some families, that sense of identity continues to be informed by participation in Italian language Masses, or membership in one of the remaining Italian National Parishes spread throughout the country. And while these parishes and liturgies are available to our community at a lesser frequency than they were to older generations, there are some younger Italian Americans setting out to change that. In this week's episode, we're sitting down with Eric Lavin of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Newark, NJ and Alexis Carra-Tracey, founder of the Italian Mass Project of New York City, to learn about the ways they and their fellow millennials are seeking to preserve and expand the presence of Italian Catholic life in America. We'll explore their efforts to bring old traditions to a new generation, and get a lesson in the history of Italian Catholicism in America straight from the Wiki-Pat-ia himself. And, speaking of the Notorious P.O.B., he's inviting everyone out there in Italian American Podcastland to come out and support HIS efforts to evolve forward an Italian American Catholic tradition, the Feast of Our Lady of Sacro Monte in Clifton, New Jersey, a long-dormant tradition he revived more than a decade ago! If you want to come out and meet the IAP Famiglia, or you're just looking for a great way to reconnect with long forgotten traditions, this is an episode you'll surely enjoy!

4 (9m 35s): Good morning church. How are we doing? Good. Everybody doing good? Yeah. Sweet. Sweet. I got a few announcements for ya if you're ready for it. So, you know, just hang onto your seats here. We got some good stuff here going on. My name is Curtis, first of all, and I work here at church. I do branding and design and stuff like that. So I'm very blessed to work here. And so this year we've got Easter celebrations happening next Sunday. It's going to be at 10:00 AM. And please, please, please. On your way out, grab a flyer, invite a friend, invite a coworker, invite a neighbor. We've got them at all the exits all the entrances. So please grab a flyer on your way out and invite somebody. 4 (10m 18s): I was actually at, I was going to pick up some faucets for the worship center about a week and a half ago, and the person who was helping me, I just had it on my heart that I should invite them. So I gave her a flyer and she was like so excited and so thankful to receive it. And so if you're, you know, if you're hesitant about it, just, you know, trust the Lord and he'll guide you, it's going to be really good. So also, if you want to sign up for serving for Easter on Saturday, set up or clean up or whatever you want to do, we'll have a QR code on the screen that you can scan and sign up there. Or you can sign up at the info center up the driveway. 4 (10m 59s): Also, if you'd like to be baptized on Easter, we'd love to baptize you. So you can also get more information on that, on the baptism tab, on the website or at the info center as well. And then we had an amazing, amazing cleanup day yesterday. So we had a great turnout, I think 35, 40 people or something like that and got a lot done there. That was great energy. It was super exciting and really fun and just a great time to connect together. So it went really well. And so we're excited about the progress that's happening at the worship center and yeah, it's all, it's all going great. And then M six men's gathering is happening tomorrow night at 6:00 PM. 4 (11m 44s): So a thousand Hills ranch. So if you're a guy and you want to connect with some other guys, it's a great, great opportunity to do that. So with that, let's worship some more 1 (19m 26s): You're faithful. God. We're so thankful Lord for your presence here today. And for the privilege that it is to gather as friends, brothers, and sisters in the Lord, the family of God. Yeah. We just pray that every person gathered would feel your presence. God, that each person gathered would just feel welcomed and loved by the people of God. But also you Lord, that people would just feel your love for them and your grace for them. Lord God. So Lord, we just invite your power and your presence. Lord, we invite you to do supernaturally abundantly above everything that we might hope or imagining Christ Jesus, Lord, that there would just be life changing worship today. 1 (20m 12s): Life-changing prayer today life-changing fellowship today. God, that you'd be glorified. God, we're so honored by your presence. And I pray God that you would fill every room on this campus, every space Lord inside and outside, Lord, God, God, that we would just experience your presence. God, that even as people walk by the front on the sidewalk, Lord, they would just be drawn by your spirit. They would just feel something of your power in your presence. Lord God, that would draw them by your holy spirit. And so Lord, for those who are wondering about you today, I prayed you would reveal yourself to those people in powerful and profound ways. 1 (20m 53s): God, that you would affirm and confirm your existence. Jesus, your love for them, your kindness toward them, your plan for them or Jesus. So bless we pray. Every person gathered young and old everybody. Lord, we pray in Jesus name. Amen. Hey man, you may be seated. I'm going to cover a couple things and then we'll take a little break and then we'll introduce our speaker today. First and foremost, I just want to acknowledge Danny and Norma Gaddis. Can we get Danny enormous picture up there on the screen these guys have been serving. They are, they've been a part of our church for the better part of two decades. And they've been serving our community in the food pantry ministry for years and years and have served literally hundreds and hundreds of families. 1 (21m 44s): They're the people behind all of the baskets at Christmas and Thanksgiving. And they've been out there on Thursdays, passing out food at our food bank for literally years and years and years just they've been a huge blessing and it's their season now to kind of retire from that ministry. So we just wanted to honor them and bless them. It's actually being taken over by a pastor at grace Bible church. And so it's kept, we're seeing a little bit of a transition there. We'll see what happens here at harvest as we move forward. But pastor Mario over at tag grace Bible church is just doing a phenomenal job and providing food for people here and over in Guadalupe. 1 (22m 27s): And so we're really grateful for that partnership that we have with grace Bible and we loved them and grateful for what God has been able to do as we've collaborated together over the years, we wanted to bless them. Also, I wanted to just highlight something for everybody's. There's a new assembly bill that's coming out. It's called AB two, two to three. How many are familiar with AB 2, 2, 2, 3. So let's go ahead and throw up the first slide there. AB 2, 2, 2, 3, it's new legislation that's legalized as self abortion at any stage of pregnancy and it essentially legalizes infanticide in California. 1 (23m 9s): So this bill has been changed. They've been, they've added to this bill so that you can actually, it's going to be legal if it passes to kill your babies up to depending on how you define what they're talking about, but at least up to seven days. But some, some definitions speak of up to a year that you're able to kill your baby up to a year. So it was just as new language added to AB 2, 2, 2, 3 last week revealed that the, a tent, the proposed legislation would shield a mother from civil and criminal charges for any actions or omissions related to her pregnancy, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion or perinatal. 1 (24m 1s): So that's the word, perinatal death at word is defined differently depending on where you look, but it means, you know, the five months or so leading up to delivery and then up to depending on where it's defined and where you look up to a year after. So you can give birth and have a kid at your house for six months and decide you don't want the kid. You can kill the kid and there's no legal recourse or equal there. So, so what we're doing is we're just asking everybody to be aware of this. And if you would like to call, let's put up the next slide here, where it's at right now on April 5th, 2022, the bill passed the assembly judiciary committee. 1 (24m 44s): The next step is the assembly health committee and it's most likely going to be happening on April 19th. So that's this the Tuesday following Easter. And so a lot of people will be at the state Capitol, myself included. And a lot of our staff will be there at the state Capitol on Tuesday, the 19th to pray and to protest this horrific bill. And so let's go and throw up the next slide. I think it gives us a phone number on the next slide. Hopefully. Yeah. So Buffy wicks is a politician up in the bay area. Who's kind of offering this and driving this. And so if you can call and just express your perspective on this, I called yesterday and with great clarity expressed my disapproval. 1 (25m 34s): So if you would like to call and express your opinion, then please call that number (916) 319-2015. I'll have that number as well. So we just want to take a moment to pray and ask the Lord to protect our states. And this is kind of something is happening in New York. And I think, I believe in Washington and California, and then there's another state somewhere, but it's happening. So we just have to be aware. This is a moral outrage is what this is. The scripture is clear about the value of human life we're made in the image of God. And so we have as a church, as a, as believers, as people of faith have to stand up and oppose this type of legislation, these types of laws, they're, they're, they're insane. 1 (26m 20s): So let's go ahead and stand up and pray. And we're going to agree together. Lord, we just agree together in Jesus' name that you would not allow this assembly. Bill 2, 2, 2, 3, to be approved, Lord God, in Jesus' name, we pray God that you would protect kids, protects our, our state and our nation from this type of law being allowed. And so we, we pray in Jesus name and we break the powers of darkness. It's the enemy of our souls is Satan, who is trying to drive this thing through Satan, who hates life and us. 1 (27m 0s): We pray in Jesus' name God that you would be victorious in Sacramento on the 19th, God, that you would protect this state from this atrocity, from this terrible, terrible bill Lord. So we pray God that you would remind us to pray and remind us to participate in the process. Lord, that we might stop this type of thing from happening in our state. Lord God, that we would always pray that your will would be done in our state Lord God, that we would trust you God, for your divine plans and purposes in this state and in this, in this nation, we pray. Thank you Lord, for who you are. Thank you that we have an opportunity to express our opinion and to let governing officials know where we stand. 1 (27m 43s): So help us to do so with clarity and with passion. We pray. Thank you, Lord. Let us remember to pray. We pray every day. Lord, help us remember to pray every day throughout the day for this bill, Lord. And we love you. And we thank you in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. So with that to go ahead and turn and greet your neighbor and we'll come right back here. And just a moment 9 (28m 57s): Oh, geez. Oh, geez. Oh, 1 (29m 42s): It's like, Cheryl's got some breakfast for us here. He's got a little applesauce. It looks like he's got some greens. Are you going to make us an omelet? Okay. There'll be a treat. Good, good, good. And so this is cereal. I'll stand down here with serum. So cereals he's been here. This is, I think Cyril's third time with this presentation or similar presentation and it's been five years or so 2017. Okay. So it's been a while since Xero's been here. And so he reached out to me and we talked in the last, I dunno, a few months and there's some music. I liked the music. 1 (30m 23s): Yeah, that's good. Yeah. That's not bad. Right? So we want to welcome Cyril and just, he's going to give us a Jewish perspective. He's a Jewish man completed you. He believes that Jesus is the Messiah. And so Cyril is going to give us his perspective and hopefully a little bit of his testimony I get got saved at USB, right? UCS beam. 11 (30m 45s): No, actually. 1 (30m 47s): Okay. You fill us in. Yeah. Yeah. I'm misremembering already. So let's pray for Sierra and then we'll let him go for it here, Lord. Thank you Jesus. For what Sierra role will bring to us today, we pray that it will enrich our Bible knowledge, our souls, our hearts and minds. Lord God that we would be enriched in every way. Bless our brother. As he brings this message in this word, we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. 11 (31m 11s): Hey man. Hey man. Thank you brother. All right. Am I coming in? Great. What a joy to be back here. I was so looking forward to this really. I love you guys. I missed you. It's been five years. I've been in the battlefield in Los Angeles, AKA Gomorrah, Who knows where sodomy is North San Francisco. That's right. Wow. Never thought I'd be speaking in churches. Coming from a Jewish background. I was born in France, grew up in San Francisco. We were the only Jews and an Italian Catholic neighborhood Went to UC. 11 (31m 54s): Santa Barbara got tired of the party scene by my sophomore year. I said, there's gotta be more to life. Started searching gut. But of course I went where you're not supposed to go as a Jew Eastern religion. So I became a Jew BU And dabbled in all that. Eventually went back to my Jewish roots. When I came to see that the Bible is truly of God. When I studied with rabbis in Jerusalem and became a modern Orthodox Jew from 1988 to 93. And in my search, I had a dream and assume me a vision of Jesus and a roadway to heaven and the desert back in Joshua tree. It's a long story, but basically in my search for after this vision, I kept getting the wrong Jesus for four years. 11 (32m 44s): You know that my rabbi said he was a revolutionary, the psychics I was going to said he was some ascended master books. I read said he escaped the crucifixion and went to Southern Europe and had a family. And his kids became the Kings of Europe. I mean just whatever. Finally though, thank God I met a true Christian here in the central coast and my brother was going to Cal poly and I was down here helping him move. And the lady he was renting from was a Christian. And we talked and I saw her Bible and I was looking through it and it had the old and the new Testament in it. I'm like, what's this Gentile doing with my Bible? 11 (33m 26s): And it was all written up. And, and you, I mean, she, it was a Bible and she, we went out to pizza and she shared the gospel with me. And I don't remember a word she said, but I do remember the spiritual piece that she had and I didn't, and I'm supposed to be from the koans and the Levites, I'm an Orthodox Jew something's missing. Anyway, I go back to San Francisco two weeks later, she sends me a big box of books and a five page letter. And I'm like, oh, she's got a crush on me, But I read the letter. And it, what it was was she saw that I was searching and I was thirsting for living water. 11 (34m 8s): And it was these books about the real Jesus evidence that demands a verdict by Josh McDowell, more than a carpenter. And I started reading these books. I was not against Jesus at this time because I'd had this vision of him. And then the next night I had this dream of visitation of a being in such that it is such glory and I's like welding torches. I couldn't even look at them. I thought it was going to die in his presence. It doesn't say anything, but he holds out this parchment with all this writing on it and I couldn't read it, but I knew in my spirit, it was my whole life up to that time. And in big bold letters and a bottom, it said it's time to come home. 11 (34m 49s): And I woke up and I said, something's going to happen to me. So I told my rabbi, who I was studying Kabbalah with. And he tried to give me some crazy answer and that's not it. I finally picked up the Josh McDowell books. And through that, I saw how Jesus fulfilled the many prophecies from the old Testament. These are hidden from my Jewish people, Isaiah 53, Psalm 22 is that gray night. I'm like, why didn't anyone show this to me? And I learned from this a book that you needed a blood of Toman for forgiveness of sin. My Jewish people are not taught this anymore. The rabbis teach, if you fast and pray on Yom Kippur, you're good to go for a year. That didn't work. 11 (35m 29s): So I went through the four spiritual laws, made sure it was okay that it was kosher. And I knew I was a sinner was not a problem. I was an Orthodox Jew. I, you know, I was face-to-face with my sins every day. And I prayed to receive Jesus as my Lord and savior by myself in my kitchen. And it was like a brick house lifted from me. I was a tangible darkness and I knew that I was white as snow, that I was completely forgiven finally. And I was so excited. I was on that phone. What some, you know, I was trying to call all the people I thought were Christians that I knew. And they, most of them thought I was nuts. 11 (36m 10s): Finally, I met one guy and he told me you've been born again. So that was the Lord just did a very quick work in me. I did a 180 didn't need to party anymore. I didn't need to chase girls anymore. I didn't need to take drugs anymore. Everything went out the window. Everything was Jesus. After that. And the Lord sent me to Hawaii, sold everything and got discipled out there for two years. You know, that's where God sends Jews to get discipled. The Lord gave me a passion for souls right away. And I just couldn't stop talking about Jesus. And soon after that, I went to Israel, became a citizen. 11 (36m 51s): Did Alia did evangelism, frontline evangelism out there for two years and came back here, did frontline evangelism in San Francisco. And for three years then got married and went to a Southern California where I've been since 2000. So it's been quite an adventure. If you like testimonies. My wife and I did write a small pamphlet called match by Messiah. And that's a, you get two for one, two Jews for the price of one. And my wife's extra Jewish. Cause she's from Brooklyn. Anyways, we did pass over every year in my house in San Francisco. 11 (37m 32s): My grandmother made the best lamb. I just loved it, but it was a tradition. We just did it because we were supposed to do it. But now that I've been born again, it's alive. It has, the meeting is so much richer. Like all the biblical holidays that the Lord gave my people, they are about reminding us who God is and what he's done, because the Lord knows how apt we are to forget and get complacent. That's why I actually love sharing my testimony. I'll share it every day. If I have to, because it reminds me of the mud ache I came out of. And I don't want to take that lightly. So Passover is a seven day holiday. It happens this time of year. 11 (38m 12s): I think it starts on the 15th this year and it revolves around 11. We're not allowed to eat any 11. We're only allowed to eat unleavened bread Motsa and we get very creative with this. You see 11 in a Bible, symbolic of sin because just as it's used to puff up cakes and cookies and breads sin puffs us up with pride, which separates us from God. And The first night of Passover is a Seder. When the whole family comes over and ushers in the Passover the week, and you cannot have a Passover. If you have any 11 in your house, you have to do a major house cleaning. It's a time of the year. When you clean all the places in your house that you don't normally clean the rest of the year under the fridge, under the couches and the, in the, you know, the pillow under the pillows and under the cabinets, wherever a crumb could be hiding, you got to get it, or you cannot have a Passover. 11 (39m 8s): In fact, you cannot have any bread cakes or cookies in your house during Passover. So we're supposed to take it and burn it. And if you go to Jerusalem before the Passover, it's not unusual to smell burnt toast in a year because people are taking their bread to the park and they're having a bread bonfire. But here in America, they don't do that so much. What they usually do is they bag up their cakes and cookies and they give them to their Gentile neighbors to hold. So after the Passover, I'm pretty sure that my grandma, she bagged it all up and stuck it in the freezer downstairs, but we're supposed to burn it once the 11 is out of the house, the whole family comes over and the head of the house is going to wear a special prayer shawl. 11 (39m 52s): If any of you been to a synagogue or a bar mitzvah, it's the men will wear these prayer shawls. They have tassels on the corners. It's a commandment of my Jewish people to remember the covenant we made with God at Mount Sinai. It goes over like this, But instead of wearing the usual yamaka or skull cap, as a sign of respect to God, the night of Passover, the man of the house is going to wear something a little more elaborate symbolic of a crown because the night of Passover, the main of the house is the king of the house. And in a, And in a Jewish family, it's the only night of the year that he's figured out. 11 (40m 43s): At least it's not an Italian family where he's never king of the house. And as the king of the house, he's going to guide his family through the traditional Passover Seder Seder means order. Cause there's an order to this using four cups of grape juice and a Seder plate that has six different food items that are going to help us tell the story of Passover. And he's going to do that. Using this book called a Haggadah, which means the telling, because it's all about telling a story. So the evening we'll begin with the lighting of candles. This is the honor and duty of the oldest woman of the house. 11 (41m 24s): She would light the candles. Where's my wife. And she will say a prayer and make this motion to welcome the holy spirit, the raw codec to the evening. And it's appropriate that the woman of the house light the candles because the Bible is very clear that it would be through a woman that the Messiah would come. And the enemy knew this. Look at the matriarchs of the Jewish people, Rebecca, Sarah, Rachel, they were all barren. The enemy said, Hey, got you. 11 (42m 4s): No Messiah is coming from here. Well, the Lord opened all those wounds. In fact, my wife, when we got married, the doctors said we would never have children. She had a condition ovarian syndrome and they said, you're never going to have children. We have three. So who's in charge folks. So the candles are lit at this point, the head of the house is going to lift up the first cup, the cup of sanctification. This cup sets the night apart from all the other nights, he'll hold it like this and say a Hebrew prayer that goes like this. hello? Hey, new fan, ah, man, which translates into Bless it. 11 (42m 58s): Are you a Lord? Our God king of the universe, creator of the fruit of the vine, the cup of sanctification sets quite apart from all the other nights. After that, the head of the house is going to move over to the Seder plate. And he's going to start to tell the story of Passover. And it starts with Jacob, the patriarch of the Jewish people. He lived in the promised land in Atlanta Cain, and he had 12 sons and his, his favorite was little Joseph, one of the youngest. And he wasn't shy about letting everybody know. This was very annoying to the older brothers, especially later on, Jacob sent Joseph to go and spy on the older brothers who were taking care of the sheep and the goats out in the fields. 11 (43m 40s): So when the older brothers saw little Joseph coming to spy on them, they were very annoyed. They seized them and they sold them to some slave traders and some on the way to Egypt, a couple hundred miles away, and then lie to Jacob and said, poor Joseph was killed by a wild animal. Jacob was devastated and went into a deep, deep mourning at would not be consoled. This wasn't bad enough for poor Joseph serving his master faithfully in Egypt for several years, several years later, the master's wife falsely accused them and he was sent to prison for life, but God was with Joseph and he gave him the gift of interpreting dreams. 11 (44m 23s): And it wasn't long before the Pharaoh, the king of Egypt had two dreams that nobody could interpret. None of his psychics or sourcers could interpret these dreams. And they tormented him. And he soon learned of Joseph's gift of interpreting dreams. And he called him out of prison and he asked him, can you interpret these dreams that are tormenting me? And he said, no, but my God will. And sure enough, he did. They were prophetic. They foretold of seven years of plenty followed by seven years of worldwide famine. Pharaoh saw that God was with Joseph. He made him his right-hand man, put him in charge of all the grain of Egypt. And God gave Joseph wisdom to stash away. 11 (45m 4s): 20% of the grain that came in during the seven years of plenty, for sure enough, when he eighth year hit famine, hit the whole world. And it wasn't long before peoples from all around, were coming to Egypt to buy grain. Well guess who showed up? After a couple of years, Jacob's brothers, Jacob sent them to Egypt to buy grain. They were starving and there they were in front of their brother to buy grain. Well, guess what? They didn't recognize it. He was dressed like an Egyptian. He spoke at , but he recognized that. So he decided to make him sweat a little bit. 11 (45m 44s): But after a while, when he saw that they were repentant for what they did, he couldn't hold back and he had to reveal himself. And he said, I am Joseph, what was the reaction? They were horrified. This is the brother they betrayed and sold into slavery. Now he was the right-hand man of Egypt. He could squish him in a second, but there was a forgiveness that was poured out. And the brothers were reconciled, kind of reminds me of when I came to faith and discovered that Jesus wasn't just a rabbi or an ascended master, that he was God in the flesh. I was horrified. I'd been using his name as a swear word my whole life, but the Lord's forgiveness was poured out and I was reconciled to God. 11 (46m 29s): So the brothers are reconciled. They have Pharaoh, Pharaoh has favor on the Hebrew people and he invites them to come and dwell in Egypt. God shows Jacob that it's okay, go to Egypt because one day I'll bring you back to the promised land. So Jacob goes, he's overjoyed to know that Joseph lives and that he has a couple of grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh. And so Jacob and his whole clan come to Egypt and there they dwell and prosper and multiply so much. So that later on, when the new Pharaoh takes over, who doesn't know Joseph, he decides to deal shrewdly with the Hebrews and make them slaves, not just for 10, 20 years folks, we're talking several hundred years of hard bitter bondage. 11 (47m 19s): And we remember this as we lift up the first item of the Seder plate, fresh parsley, symbolic of life, and it's dipped in salt water, symbolic of tears to make tears, to remind us that a life of slavery is a life filled with tears. After this, we move over to the second item, a horseradish root. This is a very bitter root, and it's a visual reminder of the bitterness of life. As a slave. The third item, my favorite fresh ground horseradish. 11 (47m 59s): We're supposed to eat a whole teaspoon of this stuff. You know what happens when you do that? Usually you turn red and start crying. Well, we cannot proceed with this Passover Seder presentation and we have three volunteers that are gutsy enough to try the horseradish. Who's ready for that. Come out, come on up. Young lady. Anyone else? We need two more. Come on. Or we're stuck here. Two more. Come on, go on. There's gotta be a brave soul in here. They'll come on up. Let's give him a hand. Okay. One more, one more. Come on up. Come on up. Okay. Fantastic. Now, since my Lord is merciful, I thought I'd be merciful and give it to them with some Motsa. 11 (48m 44s): Is that okay with you guys? No. Give it to him straight. Yes. Okay. Okay. All of you stand right in front here. We're going to set you up. Okay. There you go. Don't take it yet. Yeah. Okay. There you go. Right next to her. Good. Okay. All right. There you go. All right. All right there. Okay. Now this is supposed to be the taste of slavery. Does anyone know the prayer for last rights? 11 (49m 26s): Okay. On 3 1, 2, 3. . Thank you, my man. Good job. Thank you. Let me shake your hand. Thank you. Thank you. I knew there were some brave souls at this church. We can now proceed with the Passover Seder. After that the head of the house is going to lift up the fourth item. It's called . It's a sweet mixture of apples, honey cinnamon almonds. 11 (50m 8s): And it's supposed to remind us of the mortar or the cement that we were forced to make us slaves for many years in Egypt. But why use a sweet mixture for that? Well, we had the promise of God that he would bring us back to the promised land and that kept us going 17 (50m 25s): Rosa, 11 (50m 27s): Good. After that, the head of the house will lift up the fifth item, the huggy guy, or hard boiled egg. Now we have to understand about half of what I'm going to show you this morning. We believe that Jesus did that with the disciples in the last supper. There's everything else is traditions that came later like this, this came later because this is a symbol of mourning for the Jewish people. It reminds us of the temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed and burned to the ground by the Romans. Yeah. And it's placed over the fire to remind us that the temple was burned to the ground by the Romans in 70 Ady. 11 (51m 10s): And the Jewish people were dispersed all over the world. But for Jews, for believers like us, this is a symbol that reminds us that Jesus was a hundred percent accurate when it came to prophecy. You see, he foretold that this magnificent temple that took 40 years to build would come down and not one stone left on another and they mocked him. But folks that's exactly what happened. The huggy guy after this, the head of the house is going to move over to the second cup, the cup of plagues. And here we remember how God chose Moses to go to Pharaoh, to say, let my people go. But Pharaoh said, no, not just once, but 10 times. 11 (51m 50s): And every time he did, God had to pour out a plague on Egypt. We remember these plagues as the head of the house would dip his finger in the grape juice and let 10 drops fall on to his plate. As the 10 plagues are remembered anyone, remember what some of those plagues were Riverdale, blood frogs, flies, lights, lice, locusts boils, darkness, Hale, modifier to more Death of the firstborn. And finally the pestilence, the animals died, the Egypt in the Egypt, but the animals in the Jews didn't die. It's funny. 11 (52m 30s): It's really amazing. Whenever I ask people always say the frogs first and the pestilence lasts. It's amazing. What's interesting about this second cup is it reminds us that this was a showdown folks between the God of Israel and the false gods of Egypt. You see the Egyptians used to worship the Nile river. God made it useless, turned it blood. They used to worship the sun. God turned it off for three days. They used to worship the beasts of the field. They all died except for the ones in the of the Hebrew people. In fact, did you know that the Pharaoh was everyone, all the firstborn of Egypt were consecrated to worship Pharaoh as God. 11 (53m 14s): And when the last plague death of the firstborn, God did away with Pharaoh worship in one day, if he can't protect his only firstborn son, he's not God you see the goal of the Passover was to show not only the Egyptians, but the Hebrews that the God of Israel is the one true God cup of plagues. After that, the head of the house is going to move over to the last item of the Seder plate. There's ROA or Lambo. And here we remember how God made a provision to spare his people. Death of the firstborn was coming to Egypt and the Lord told the Jewish people to take a perfect lamb or go. 11 (53m 58s): You had to live with, live with it for four days. And after that, the poor thing had to be killed. And it's innocent blood placed on the doorpost for when death visited Egypt and saw the blood. It passed over those houses. And everyone that was in those houses was spared. That's where we get the name Passover. And this also reminds us of the three food items, items we're supposed to eat. A Passover bread, unleavened bread, lamb, and bitter herbs. There's ROA good. Well, that's the six items at the Seder plate. After that, the head of the house is going to move over to this pouch where there's three pieces of unleavened bread, but only the middle one is pulled out. We believe it's it's that it's because the three symbolizes the father, the son, the holy spirit, but the rabbis will say, it's symbolic of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 11 (54m 47s): But we believe it's the son because the son of God is the aspect of God that dwelled among us. It's taken out of the pouch, broken in half placed in a white pouch and hidden away because later on all the children are sent out to find it. They tear the house apart cause they know the one that finds it gets a big prize. When it's found everyone rejoices into pulled out of the pouch for everyone to see broken up and shared with everybody. And that's when the third cup is raised. The cup of redemption. Does this look familiar? This is where we get communion. Jesus ushered the communion in during the last supper with the third cup, because it's the cup of redemption and he is the Redeemer you see, before I came to faith, when sin came knocking on my door, I was like, come on in let's party. 11 (55m 38s): I couldn't say no, but now I got a big sign on my front door, says no soliciting. I can say no to sin. I'm no longer a slave. So Jews that don't know Jesus they'll think of Moses and how God used him to set us free from physical slavery. But Jesus took it and magnified and said, now you're going to remember with the new covenant, how God set you free from spiritual slavery cup of redemption. Amen. Now the matzah is unleaven just as Jesus was without sin, it's broken just like Jesus was broken. It's hidden in a white cloth. As he was wrapped in white linen. 11 (56m 19s): It's hidden away. God says you must be as a child to know me. The children are sent out to find it. When it's found everyone rejoices. When we're found the angels rejoice, it's pulled out of the pouch for everyone to see just as Jesus was risen from the dead. After three days witnessed by over 500 Jews, broken into pieces and shared with everyone just as Jesus is the bread of life. It looks like the gospel message to me folks. But my Jewish people don't see this. If you ask the rabbi, Hey, what's the deal with hiding the Matsa and the kids finding it, getting a prize. They usually say it's just a game to keep the kids occupied. We think it's a tradition that came from the first church in Jerusalem and got somehow mixed up with mainstream. 11 (57m 2s): Good will. After the third cup, the head of the house is going to lift up the fourth cup, the cup of praise, the cup of Hallel and here we praise God for his faithfulness to bring the people out of slavery and back to the promised land. The cup of Hallel good. Well, that's the four cups, sanctification, plagues, redemption, and praise. We run the home stretch folks. There's this fancy looking cup we haven't talked about yet. The cup of Elijah and at every Seder table, there's an empty place setting with this cup because the Jewish people know that before the coming of the Messiah, God would send a Lija to tell them who the Messiah is. So at the end of the Passover, the youngest child present center, the front door, everyone will look as he opens it. 11 (57m 46s): And they're hoping and praying that Elijah will come walking in to tell them who the Messiah is. So if you're driving around town the night of Passover and you see some doors go flying open, go on in, Have a seat. Tell them who the Messiah is. We know who Elijah is, right? John, the Baptist Jesus said he is Alijah. Who has come to prepare the way of the Lord. Amen. All right. Well, I'm going to give all of you a hand for surviving a Passover Seder And quickly, I'm going to give you a window into my world before we close. 11 (58m 29s): We got those slides. All right, we're going to just zip through this folks. Okay. This is me before I got saved, like I said, I was in bondage. Go ahead. The devil thought he had me, but thankfully I was set free by the power of the blood of Jesus. Go ahead. The Lord sent me to Venice. It's the enemy's camp. It's the second most visited place in California, behind Disneyland. Thousands of people go there every day. A lot of people don't know that. Go ahead. This is what go ahead. This is what Venice looks like. It's a walkway, a mile and a half long thousands of people just strolling back and forth. Go ahead. Here's another picture of the walkway. 11 (59m 10s): Go ahead. Another picture. Go ahead. The end of the road for a lot of people, folks, you know, people come to LA, they try to make it big and they get beat up and ended up homeless drug addicts, alcoholics, whatever. And they end up sleeping on the beach at Venice. Go ahead. And the enemies there every day, you got the tarot card readers. Go ahead. You got the marijuana. Go ahead. You got the Hindus. Go ahead. And you got the psychics. You know, I lived at Venice for three months when I was going to UC Santa Barbara. When I graduated, I was an artist. I did painting. I had a big show. There lived on a roof for three months and I was searching. 11 (59m 50s): I'd walk up and down that walkway never ran into a ministry or a Christian, but the psychics were there. Come on in. And I ended up getting deceived. You got the Krishnas. Are there, go ahead. You got the devil shows up now and then you got to rebuke him in the name of Jesus. Go ahead. You got the warlocks. Go ahead. You got the witches. This is not Halloween folks. You got the Colts. This guy's part of a black Hebrew, Colt Israelites. And they're very violent. There's a whole, I got whole stories about that. Believe me. Now I'm not going to be able to get into too, too, too much detail this morning. But if you want to be in the trenches, if you have a heart for, in California souls in California, you want to sign up with this clipboard at the back table and you'll be put in the trenches where all the action is at Venice beach. 11 (1h 0m 44s): My praise reports are short and sweet. There are no fluff. You're going to get the good, the bad and the ugly. Go ahead. Where are we at? Okay. Yeah, you cannot be like little Bo peep at Venice beach. You'll get beat up and you'll never come back. Go ahead. You gotta be like this guy. You gotta be ready for battle with your sword of the spirit, your shield of faith and your helmet of salvation. I love that picture. You he's not going anywhere. He's got his foot planted there and he's not going to run. Where are we there? Okay. Yeah. So here we are. We're at Venice beach with our Jesus loves you shirts and our show FARs. And when the enemy shows up, that's what we blow the show far. 11 (1h 1m 28s): Hallelujah. The Bible says in numbers, chapter 10, verse nine, he instructed Moses to say, when you go to the enemy and when you go into your land and the enemies harassing you, you blow your show far and I will fight your battles. And that's who we trust to fight our battles. Go ahead. We set up a canopy with a table with free English, Spanish and Hebrew, new testaments. And people just come to our table all day long. We don't have to go hog tie anybody. They are just coming all day long. We have a trained volunteer ministry team that comes out with me every time, Jews and Gentiles serving God together. We waive the Israeli flag so that Israelis know that it's a safe place and Israelis love going to Venice. 11 (1h 2m 13s): And they come by our table all the time. And a lot of Christians come by for prayer. Go ahead. We got these people came by for prayer. This lady was digging for cans and the garbage came back for prayer. Go ahead. Another guy came by for prayer. Go ahead. Prayer. Another woman for prayer. Go ahead another man for prayer. Go ahead another man for prayer. Go ahead. Prayer. Prayer, prayer, prayer. Go ahead. Another one for prayer. Go ahead. This lady was happy to get new testaments for her kids. Go ahead. The whole family came by for prayer and Bibles. Go ahead. A little kids. Get Bibles. Go ahead, kids reading Bibles. 11 (1h 2m 56s): Go ahead. The hippies. Come by now and then go ahead. And some people just ready to get into God's word. And we're doing that with this young man. Go ahead. Here's this guy came to faith named Aaron. Some people were just ready to give their life to God. We've calculated that 2,700 people a year will stop by our table. 1600 of them will take new testaments and over 70 will come to faith. I don't know where else you can get that kind of exposure. Go ahead. There's a Muslim that came by. Got the gospel. Go ahead. Here's a trans trans us transvestite. He came by his name's Eve. Jenny. He came by and got the gospel. 11 (1h 3m 36s): We've been praying for him for years. Go ahead. Israelis coming all the time. 12 to 24 every time. Go ahead. Another Israeli, getting the gospel. Go ahead. Another Israeli getting the gospel and the Bible. Go ahead. Another one. Go ahead. And my dog Moodles, This is rainy was ready to get into God's word and we're showing them the prophecies. Go ahead. Here's a local Jew. Getting the gospel. Go ahead. And a homeless Jew from Pennsylvania got the gospel and the Bible. Go ahead. So it's seeds, sowing, seed sowing. This guy was an Israeli tank battalion. He came by and got the gospels named Joseph. Go ahead. 11 (1h 4m 17s): Whole group of Israeli soldiers came by. They were so moved by what we heard. They heard that they asked us to pray for them and we blew the show far for them and they left with Hebrew new testaments. Go ahead. Orthodox Jew came by big animated discussion with him. Go ahead. And finally, this guy's name's Mandy. He was a guy who was struggling with sexual identity. He was on his way to get a sex change came by our table, gave his life to the Lord, left with the new Testament, showed up three months later. Go ahead with a beard. Amen. He canceled his operation. 11 (1h 4m 57s): Now he's reading his Bible every day. So praise God for Mandy. Go ahead. This was, we got teams from churches coming to Venice beach now getting trained, getting experience, and they're taking it back to their churches. Go ahead. Go ahead. And finally, this is a picture of my wonderful family. My wife, Rhonda, my daughter, Gabriela, Daniel, and Yossi. So folks never adult day serving the Lord. All right, well, we're going to wrap this up. If you have any questions, come see me at the table in the back. Don't forget to sign up for our praise reports. If you want to be in the trenches. And if you want to give, if God's moving you to help support this ministry and be a part of it, I did. 11 (1h 5m 38s): And, but you didn't come prepared. I can take credit cards at the back table. So God bless you. I'm going to say a prayer. As we close, I personalize the, our father prayer. And I want to share it with you because it means so much to me for me now, I don't know you to get to the part where it says lead me not into temptation. It always sounded like God was trying to tempt me, but God doesn't tempt us, right? The real meaning is this Lord don't let me give into temptation. So let's say the, our father together, our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Thank you for giving me my daily bread. 11 (1h 6m 21s): Forgive my sins. As I forgive those who sin against me, don't let me give into temptation, but deliver me from evil for yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory. Amen. God bless. 2 (1h 6m 45s): Awesome. Church. Will you stand as we worship? I think it's only appropriate that we sing about our savior and we sing about his coming and his time on earth and how we get to praise his name. 7 (1h 7m 26s): . Hi, And transfixed all in cheese.

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John Luppo is a Modern Day Miracle.  He is a man who has endured much trauma, tragedy, and loss. His life is seriously what Hollywood Movies are made of. Raised on the streets of New York City in the borough of the Bronx in an Italian Catholic family he went on to become a very successful Wall Street executive. This led him to live a very fast life and all the trials that came with it. Alcohol, drugs, gambling and womanizing became the oxygen he breathed while becoming more and more successful, until his brother's tragic death by overdose sent his life spiraling out of control and into rehab.   John stayed sober for 2 years, then a lifestyle of the Wall St. fast life got to him. The next 15 years his life was a roller coaster. He made millions and lost it, had 5 houses, numerous engagements and many girlfriends. With a life of being unfulfilled he came to his knees at 40 years old and got sober. He became dear friends with Pati Burke who was also in recovery and one day he found Pati dead from complications related to addiction. This tragic event inspired John to launch a great crusade in which he made a documentary called Modern Day Miracles. A movie about recovery from the disease of addiction dedicated in memory of Pati and John's brother Robert Luppo.   John reached out to his childhood hero Darryl Strawberry who played for the New York Mets and New York Yankees, who also had his trials in the past from addiction, to be in the documentary. It was not until after further searching for God, John was at a dinner one night and a divine appointment happened. Darryl was in attendance and came up to John telling him about Jesus. In that moment John accepted Jesus and his journey with Gods love and grace started. Darryl also played an instrumental role in introducing John to the woman who he is blessed to call his wife, Chris Luppo.   John is on fire for God and has dedicated his life to tHe is an Ordained Evangelist Minister. John is also Darryl Strawberry's manager and travels with him. Traveling across the USA to churches to tell their testimony in hopes to help others. John now has a Bible study on Wall Street, leading people to the Lord weekly. He has created companies centered around his faith that help those in need. John strives to make an impression on everyone he meets. From the homeless man he sees on the street, to the millionaire. From just paying for a meal, or saying God bless you, to leading someone to Christ. John always loves helping people be delivered into Gods gracious arms. John frequently speaks at prisons and also at schools to kids about overcoming obstacles and staying away from drugs. Because of John's salvation, he now has a beautiful family, with two precious grandchildren, a great outlook on business and most importantly, a life filled of God. Miracles occur everyday and John is an example of this and what having a relationship with God will do in your life to bring you Eternal Salvation.

The podcast kicks off with our annual Big Fat Italian Catholic Thanksgiving Show with Mark, Tyler, Jill, Lino's Mom, and Tom Leopold. After that, the guys talk regional food, conversions, and Catholic Dating. And the podcast wraps up by finding out what the guys would do If I Were God!