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Welcome to my first post-vacation edition of Vatican Insider as we start the busy news month of October with the Synod on Synodality in the Vatican and a number of interesting appointments for the Pope, including a canonization ceremony. But now, as I do every Friday, let me tell you about my guest in this week's interview segment, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. He is an expert in the Belgium-based Societe des Bollandistes (Society of Bollandists) whose scholars, Jesuits and lay people, since the early 17th century, specialize in the study and research of hagiography, the writing of lives of saints and blessed.
Welcome to my first post-vacation edition of Vatican Insider as we start the busy news month of October with the Synod on Synodality in the Vatican and a number of interesting appointments for the Pope, including a canonization ceremony. But now, as I do every Friday, let me tell you about my guest in this week's interview segment, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. He is an expert in the Belgium-based Societe des Bollandistes (Society of Bollandists) whose scholars, Jesuits and lay people, since the early 17th century, specialize in the study and research of hagiography, the writing of lives of saints and blessed.
In the interview segment this week and next, I feature a conversation I had with Tony Clark, a scholar of all things Chinese, an historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications. He is a professor of Chinese history at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Tony has lived and travelled extensively in China and tells many wonderful, riveting stories. We have a mutual passion for all things Chinese, especially the Catholic Church in mainland China (the “underground” Church and the government approved one) and the Church in Taiwan. Much of what Tony says will surprise and delight you. We also look at the 2018 accord signed – and renewed twice – between the Vatican and the Chinese communist government. And we talk at length about Taiwan. Both of us have visited mainland China and Taiwan. I also share with Tony an amazing job offer I received in Taiwan! We had met days earlier over dinner with a mutual friend, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher, and probably could have talked until breakfast given our mutual love of and interest in all things Chinese. IN THE UNITED STATES, you can listen to Vatican Insider (VI) on a Catholic radio station near you (stations listed at www.ewtn.com) or on channel 130 Sirius-XM satellite radio, or on www.ewtn.com. OUTSIDE THE U.S., you can listen to EWTN radio on our website home page by clicking on the right side where you see “LISTEN TO EWTN.” VI airs at 5am and 9pm ET on Saturdays and 6am ET on Sundays. On the GB-IE feed (which is on SKY in the UK and Ireland), VI airs at 5:30am, 12 noon and 10pm CET on Sundays. Both of these feeds are also available on the EWTN app and on www.ewtnradio.net ALWAYS CHECK YOUR OWN TIME ZONE! For VI archives: go to www.ewtn.com/radio/audio-archive and write the name of the guest whom you are searching in the SEARCH box. Below that, will appear “Vatican Insider” – click on that and the link to that particular episode will appear.
In the interview segment this week and next, I feature a conversation I had with Tony Clark, a scholar of all things Chinese, an historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications. He is a professor of Chinese history at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Tony has lived and travelled extensively in China and tells many wonderful, riveting stories. We have a mutual passion for all things Chinese, especially the Catholic Church in mainland China (the “underground” Church and the government approved one) and the Church in Taiwan. Much of what Tony says will surprise and delight you. We also look at the 2018 accord signed – and renewed twice – between the Vatican and the Chinese communist government. And we talk at length about Taiwan. Both of us have visited mainland China and Taiwan. I also share with Tony an amazing job offer I received in Taiwan! We had met days earlier over dinner with a mutual friend, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher, and probably could have talked until breakfast given our mutual love of and interest in all things Chinese. IN THE UNITED STATES, you can listen to Vatican Insider (VI) on a Catholic radio station near you (stations listed at www.ewtn.com) or on channel 130 Sirius-XM satellite radio, or on www.ewtn.com. OUTSIDE THE U.S., you can listen to EWTN radio on our website home page by clicking on the right side where you see “LISTEN TO EWTN.” VI airs at 5am and 9pm ET on Saturdays and 6am ET on Sundays. On the GB-IE feed (which is on SKY in the UK and Ireland), VI airs at 5:30am, 12 noon and 10pm CET on Sundays. Both of these feeds are also available on the EWTN app and on www.ewtnradio.net ALWAYS CHECK YOUR OWN TIME ZONE! For VI archives: go to www.ewtn.com/radio/audio-archive and write the name of the guest whom you are searching in the SEARCH box. Below that, will appear “Vatican Insider” – click on that and the link to that particular episode will appear.
In the interview segment this week and next, I feature a conversation I had with Tony Clark, a scholar of all things Chinese, an historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications. He is a professor of Chinese history at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Tony has lived and travelled extensively in China and tells many wonderful, riveting stories. We have a mutual passion for all things Chinese, especially the Catholic Church in mainland China (the “underground” Church and the government approved one) and the Church in Taiwan. Much of what Tony says will surprise and delight you. We also look at the 2018 accord signed – and renewed twice – between the Vatican and the Chinese communist government. And we talk at length about Taiwan. Both of us have visited mainland China and Taiwan. I also share with Tony an amazing job offer I received in Taiwan! We had met days earlier over dinner with a mutual friend, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher, and probably could have talked until breakfast given our mutual love of and interest in all things Chinese. IN THE UNITED STATES, you can listen to Vatican Insider (VI) on a Catholic radio station near you (stations listed at www.ewtn.com) or on channel 130 Sirius-XM satellite radio, or on www.ewtn.com. OUTSIDE THE U.S., you can listen to EWTN radio on our website home page by clicking on the right side where you see “LISTEN TO EWTN.” VI airs at 5am and 9pm ET on Saturdays and 6am ET on Sundays. On the GB-IE feed (which is on SKY in the UK and Ireland), VI airs at 5:30am, 12 noon and 10pm CET on Sundays. Both of these feeds are also available on the EWTN app and on www.ewtnradio.net ALWAYS CHECK YOUR OWN TIME ZONE! For VI archives: go to www.ewtn.com/radio/audio-archive and write the name of the guest whom you are searching in the SEARCH box. Below that, will appear “Vatican Insider” – click on that and the link to that particular episode will appear.
In the interview segment this week and next, I feature a conversation I had with Tony Clark, a scholar of all things Chinese, an historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications. He is a professor of Chinese history at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Tony has lived and travelled extensively in China and tells many wonderful, riveting stories. We have a mutual passion for all things Chinese, especially the Catholic Church in mainland China (the “underground” Church and the government approved one) and the Church in Taiwan. Much of what Tony says will surprise and delight you. We also look at the 2018 accord signed – and renewed twice – between the Vatican and the Chinese communist government. And we talk at length about Taiwan. Both of us have visited mainland China and Taiwan. I also share with Tony an amazing job offer I received in Taiwan! We had met days earlier over dinner with a mutual friend, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher, and probably could have talked until breakfast given our mutual love of and interest in all things Chinese. IN THE UNITED STATES, you can listen to Vatican Insider (VI) on a Catholic radio station near you (stations listed at www.ewtn.com) or on channel 130 Sirius-XM satellite radio, or on http://www.ewtn.com. OUTSIDE THE U.S., you can listen to EWTN radio on our website home page by clicking on the right side where you see “LISTEN TO EWTN.” VI airs at 5am and 9pm ET on Saturdays and 6am ET on Sundays. On the GB-IE feed (which is on SKY in the UK and Ireland), VI airs at 5:30am, 12 noon and 10pm CET on Sundays. Both of these feeds are also available on the EWTN app and on www.ewtnradio.net ALWAYS CHECK YOUR OWN TIME ZONE! For VI archives: go to https://www.ewtn.com/radio/audio-archive and write the name of the guest whom you are searching in the SEARCH box. Below that, will appear “Vatican Insider” – click on that and the link to that particular episode will appear.
The deacons have a great conversation with Jesuit Fr. James Martin, editor-at-large of America magazine, about his new book "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle." In the book, Fr. Jim takes a deep dive into the Gospel account of Jesus' raising of Lazarus from the dead. The deacons also speak with Fr. Jim about his service as a voting member at the Church's “Synod on Synodality,” the first session of which was held in October, 2023, at the Vatican. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it's especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers. More at deaconspod.com
In Part I, we had a narrative introduction to the work and mission of Angels - of a particular Angel, Raphael, at work among human beings - in the biblical Book of Tobit. In Part II, we are taken into a broader, deeper description of the Angels and their mission by the learned Jesuit Fr. Jean Danielou, SJ in his book published in 1953 (and still in print) The Angels and Their Mission.With an accessible style and motivated by spiritual zeal to communicate clearly and movingly, Fr. Danielou gets us to notice how widely present are the Angels in the Bible, and very significantly present in the life and work of Jesus. We are shown how seriously the greatest of the early Christian teachers (the "Fathers of the Church" as they are called) took Angels and wrote about them.The Angels were there all along, but nearly all of us have overlooked them, thinking them a fanciful decoration (a symbol for something else, etc.), things not worthy of our attention.
“Liberation theology is a Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed. It engages in socio-economic analyses, with social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples[1] and addresses other forms of inequality, such as race or caste. Liberation theology was influential in Latin America,[2] especially within Catholicism in the 1960s after the Second Vatican Council, where it became the political praxis of theologians such as Frei Betto, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Leonardo Boff, and Jesuits Juan Luis Segundo and Jon Sobrino, who popularized the phrase "preferential option for the poor". The option for the poor is simply the idea that, as reflected in canon law, “The Christian faithful are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of the precept of the Lord, to assist the poor.” It indicates an obligation, on the part of those who would call themselves Christian, first and foremost to care for the poor and vulnerable.[3] This expression was used first by Jesuit Fr. General Pedro Arrupe in 1968 and soon after the World Synod of Catholic Bishops in 1971 chose as its theme "Justice in the World".[4][5] Latin America also produced Protestant advocates of liberation theology, such as Rubem Alves,[6][7] José Míguez Bonino, and C. René Padilla, who in the 1970s called for integral mission, emphasizing evangelism and social responsibility. Theologies of liberation have also developed in other parts of the world such as black theology in the United States and South Africa, Palestinian liberation theology, Dalit theology in India, Minjung theology in South Korea, as well as liberation theology in Ireland..” -Wikipedia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support
It's hard to know where to start an interview with Jesuit Fr. Leo O'Donovan. At 89 years old, Fr. O'Donovan's could boast a hefty list of accomplishments and accolades—though he's not much interested in bragging. A theologian by training, he studied under the prominent Jesuit Fr. Karl Rahner in Munich, where O'Donovan's own body of work would eventually earn him The Knight Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit, with Star, of the Federal Republic of Germany. For over a decade, Fr. O'Donovan served as president of Georgetown University. He also served on the board of the Walt Disney Company and the National Council on the Arts. Through his many leadership positions, he has become friends with global leaders such as German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, and President Joe Biden—to name a few. Contrary to what his impressive CV might imply, Fr. O'Donovan is easy to talk to. He's an eager storyteller, drawn to engaging people, whether that be his first-grade teacher, a Dominican nun, or his mentor Karl Rahner. For the last eight years, Fr. O'Donovan has served as the director of mission for the Jesuit Refugee Service in the U.S, a position which he calls “an incredible privilege.” Our conversation covers all this and more. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Learn more about the Jesuit Refugee Service at jrsusa.org This episode was produced and edited by MegAnne Liebsch
The deacons are joined by Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese to discuss his essay "15 Hidden Gems in the Synod on Synodality Report" that appeared November 9, 2023, in the National Catholic Reporter. The essay looks at 15 aspects of the Synthesis Report that was issued after "Synod on Synodality" that was held October 4 to 29 at the Vatican. Fr. Tom is a senior analyst for Religion News Service. From 1998 to 2005, he was editor-in-chief of America magazine. Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it's especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Deacons Pod is hosted by Deacon Tom Casey, Deacon Drew Dickson, and Deacon Dennis Dolan, all permanent deacons who are Paulist Deacon Affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers. More at deaconspod.com
My guest this week is the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Jesuit Fr. Dominik Markl of the Pontifical Biblical Institute at Rome's Gregorian University, He's also Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at Innsbruck University, Austria. This is Part II of our conversation. We met to talk about some astonishing documentation rediscovered in the archives of the Biblical Institute, documentation that basically consists of lists of refugees given shelter from the Nazi persecution by Catholic Institutions in Rome. Our focus was the collaboration over the years between Catholic and Jewish institutions in this research. So stay tuned for that conversation after the News and a Q&A! My other guest was to have been Iael Nidam-Orvieto, Director of the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem but she was unable to come to Rome for the conference on these new documents after the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel.
My guest this week is the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Jesuit Fr. Dominik Markl of the Pontifical Biblical Institute at Rome's Gregorian University, He's also Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at Innsbruck University, Austria. We met to talk about some astonishing documentation rediscovered in the archives of the Biblical Institute, documentation that basically consists of lists of refugees given shelter from the Nazi persecution by Catholic Institutions in Rome. Our focus was the collaboration over the years between Catholic and Jewish institutions in this research. So stay tuned for that conversation after the News and a Q&A!
My guest this week is the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Jesuit Fr. Dominik Markl of the Pontifical Biblical Institute at Rome's Gregorian University, He's also Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at Innsbruck University, Austria. We met to talk about some astonishing documentation rediscovered in the archives of the Biblical Institute, documentation that basically consists of lists of refugees given shelter from the Nazi persecution by Catholic Institutions in Rome. Our focus was the collaboration over the years between Catholic and Jewish institutions in this research. So stay tuned for that conversation after the News and a Q&A!
My guest this week is the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Jesuit Fr. Dominik Markl of the Pontifical Biblical Institute at Rome's Gregorian University, He's also Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at Innsbruck University, Austria. We met to talk about some astonishing documentation rediscovered in the archives of the Biblical Institute, documentation that basically consists of lists of refugees given shelter from the Nazi persecution by Catholic Institutions in Rome. Our focus was the collaboration over the years between Catholic and Jewish institutions in this research. So stay tuned for that conversation after the News and a Q&A!
Our stories this week include: (1) the upcoming ecumenical prayer vigil in Rome that will precede and basically introduce the Synod on Synodality general assembly (opens Oct. 4); (2) the current status of ex-Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik (found guilty in 2020 by the CDF for grave delicts) and the Rome-based Aletto Center he founded; (3) Bishop Joseph Strickland's latest pastoral letter in which he focuses on the "LGBTQ agenda" and same-sex "blessings" ahead of the Synod on Synodality; and (4) Elon Musk's response to accusations that X (formerly Twitter) is the top purveyor of vaccine-related disinformation.
In this episode:Pope Francis challenges EU's anti-migrant stance in Marseille visitMedia's 'conspiracy of silence' on Pope's staunch euthanasia and abortion position highlightedUnfolding sexual assault scandal of ex-Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik Pope honors ex-communist, late Italian president NapolitanoSupport the show
In this episode we discuss how popular talking about Latin is (is EVERYONE thinking about the Roman Empire now?) as well as the importance of memes, both as popular messaging but also allowing for a risible release from the liberal insanity-induced pressure of our current age. We also analyzed the hit job (or is it?) being done to Russell Brand and debate whether it's worse to announce your intentions to divorce via text message (Brand) or FedEx (Wal-Mart Wallis, the Suchess of Dussex). Finally we discussed the curious situation of Bishop Strickland possibly facing an order to resign from someone who cosplays as Pope and is barely able to order lunch much less the resignation of a bishop. These are crazy times indeed, crazy enough that a Jesuit going trans in order to become the first “woman priest” wouldn't even raise too many eyebrows. Pray for the Church and your fellow Catholics: the time is short and it's about to get a whole lot more kinetic! Links, Reading, and Video: Ann's article on the Jesuit Fr. Robert Ballecer Proverbs 31 (with the Haydock commentary) Holy Roman Emperor: Imperial Election Fr. Z. on the Bp. Strickland situation (part 1) Fr. Z. on the Bp. Strickland situation (part 2) Feedback: please send your questions, comments, suggestions, and happy news item to podcast@barnhardt.biz — or you can leave voicemail feedback at (302) 648-6373. (Alternate email addresses are supernerdmedia@protonmail.com and annbarnhardt@protonmail.com if you are looking for something more secure.) Supernerd Media produces the Barnhardt Podcast, hosts Ann's website, and more; if you got some value from these efforts and would like to return some value, you can use a credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, or Cash App with this link or you can mail a donation to the address listed at SupernerdMedia.com.
Catholic Drive Time - 877-757-9424 Date – Thursday, September 7th, 2023 – Our Lady of Covadonga INTRO – Happy Thursday Howdy to Catholic Spirit Radio https://blessedbehisholyface.com/ When someone uses the OH MY GOD statement. I say Praise be His Holy Name. I dare you to say it. And – at 15 past the hour, Jesuit Fr. James Martin New book promotes LGBT blasphemy Also – at 30 past the hour, Robert Spencer on Sweden riots over Quran burning Oh Yeah – at 45 past the hour, Plus – in the next hour, Allan Smith is on to talk about the Cross and the Crib As always – we have the fear and trembling game show with a prize from Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations Visit our website to learn more about us, find a local GRN radio station, a schedule of our programming and so much more. http://grnonline.com/
On “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Gregorian University, known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis has degrees in Philosophy and Theology, a Doctorate in History and a career marked by long Rome-based assignments before being named rector a year ago. In Part II of our conversation, we look at how the Greg, preparing for the 2025 Holy Year, will offer a new Diploma in the History and Art of Jubilees, a one-year course that will be start from the academic year 2023-2024 at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church. We also talk about the University's decision “to strengthen the formation of its students on the themes of safeguarding and care for human dignity through the establishment of a course whose attendance will be considered a necessary requirement for the completion of the Baccalaureate, Licentiate and Doctorate academic degrees. The course is offered by the Institute of Anthropology.
On “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Gregorian University, known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis has degrees in Philosophy and Theology, a Doctorate in History and a career marked by long Rome-based assignments before being named rector a year ago. In Part II of our conversation, we look at how the Greg, preparing for the 2025 Holy Year, will offer a new Diploma in the History and Art of Jubilees, a one-year course that will be start from the academic year 2023-2024 at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church. We also talk about the University's decision “to strengthen the formation of its students on the themes of safeguarding and care for human dignity through the establishment of a course whose attendance will be considered a necessary requirement for the completion of the Baccalaureate, Licentiate and Doctorate academic degrees. The course is offered by the Institute of Anthropology.
On “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Gregorian University, known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis has degrees in Philosophy and Theology, a Doctorate in History and a career marked by long Rome-based assignments before being named rector a year ago. In Part II of our conversation, we look at how the Greg, preparing for the 2025 Holy Year, will offer a new Diploma in the History and Art of Jubilees, a one-year course that will be start from the academic year 2023-2024 at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church. We also talk about the University's decision “to strengthen the formation of its students on the themes of safeguarding and care for human dignity through the establishment of a course whose attendance will be considered a necessary requirement for the completion of the Baccalaureate, Licentiate and Doctorate academic degrees. The course is offered by the Institute of Anthropology.
The apostle John saw a vision of a beast acting as a false prophet in the end times by working great signs and wonders to deceive people. This beast, which looked like a lamb but spoke like a dragon, would bring the world ultimately back to worshipping the first beast that ruled for over 1,000 years with an iron fist. It would do so by way of its false signs and wonders, as well as by deceiving the world into building an image (representation) of the first beast, that would then come to life and force people to take the mark of the beast. These passages in the book of Revelation are pretty famous, but what do they actually mean and how do they apply to us today? Believe it or not the image of the beast is being constructed at this very time, and it will soon be ready. The second beast has already come and is actively working its false signs and wonders, to the great deception of countless people. In today's episode we will see what scripture and history tell us about this second beast and its wonders, as well the infamous image of the beast and how it is currently being constructed. Stay connected at: www.danceoflife.com RESOURCES: End Times Prophetic Timeline https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRiMza0rWIbxv3wQ8mM9w8Kdw_eRgN6TeeMj1iHZYhrEqHsS8OOFBoT9T2aSUE_Nwt9-nEzKToeSovv/pubhtml Religion is Good for Your Health https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2019/03/29/science-says-religion-is-good-for-your-health/?sh=77e94bbf3a12 Rise of the Religious Left https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/the-rise-of-the-religious-left/ Could AI become God's new voice? ChatGPT, AGI, and the evolution of intelligence. https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/138unxq/could_ai_become_gods_new_voice_chatgpt_agi_and/ The Radical Movement to Worship AI as a New God https://www.scu.edu/ethics/media-mentions/stories/the-radical-movement-to-worship-ai-as-a-new-god.html The Holy Alliance: Ronald Reagan and John Paul II https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,974931,00.html Top worship songs come from MegaChurches https://www.christianpost.com/news/nearly-all-top-25-worship-songs-are-tied-to-5-megachurches.html Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis, Announces Film About Jesus – Report https://variety.com/2023/film/global/martin-scorsese-pope-francis-film-about-jesus-1235627620/ The President Presents the Medal of Freedom to John Paul II https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/04/images/20050402-1_p41269-60jpg-515h.html The Chosen Passes Baywatch in Popularity https://www2.cbn.com/news/entertainment/chosen-surpasses-baywatch-popularity-series-be-translated-600-languages?fbclid=IwAR2FnbeJq4fzmoKEBLcMExc80SvXeJ2JCWlZEoWeUzqF2Dmj5lC7jJtTsnI Washington DC and Vatican architecture comparisons https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/how-to-get-past-political-dogma https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g187791-d11449807-Small_Group_Vatican_Museums_Sistine_Chapel_St_Peter_s_Basilica_Guided_Tour-Rome_La.html https://www.alamy.com/washington-district-of-columbia-united-states-of-america-washington-monument-park-obelisk-on-national-mall-american-flags-and-us-capitol-image337838703.html Knights of Columbus https://www.kofc.org/en/members/resources/social-media/months/2016/october.html Jerry Fallwell & The Moral Majority https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-the-moral-majority-definition-issues.html Michael Voris & The Church Militant https://www.churchmilitant.com/mission Ye's Trump dinner is a high point for Catholic nationalists' influence campaign https://www.ncronline.org/news/yes-trump-dinner-high-point-catholic-nationalists-influence-campaign Pastors for Trump announce campaign to get former president re-elected https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/pastors-for-trump-announce-campaign-to-get-him-re-elected Famous Shriners https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-shriners-members/user-x AI to re-write the bible? https://www2.cbn.com/news/world/world-economic-forum-contributor-says-ai-could-rewrite-bible-create-correct-religions White House Faith-Based & Community Initiative https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/fbci/president-initiative.html The Ten Commandments Commision - A Judeo-Christian Initiative for a Better Tomorrow https://www.tencommandmentsday.com/ Michael Flynn is recruiting an ‘Army of God' in growing Christian nationalist movement https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/michael-flynn-is-recruiting-an-army-of-god-in-growing-christian-nationalist-movement ‘SEVEN RAYS'' Prayer To Archangel Michael By Michael Flynn! [WATCH] https://thetruedefender.com/seven-rays-prayer-to-archangel-michael-by-michael-flynn-watch/ Pope Francis meets actor who plays Jesus in ‘The Chosen' https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248657/pope-francis-meets-actor-who-plays-jesus-in-the-chosen Mel Gibson Statements on Vatican II https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2023/01/13/mel-gibson-antisemitism-244526 Mel Gibson says his wife could be going to hell https://www.today.com/popculture/mel-gibson-says-his-wife-could-be-going-hell-wbna4224452 Passion of the Christ' Actor Jim Caviezel Says Mary ‘Guided' His Career, Film Depicts Her as ‘Co-Redemptrix' https://christiannews.net/2019/06/22/passion-of-the-christ-actor-jim-caviezel-says-mary-guided-his-career-film-depicts-her-as-co-redemptrix/ Mel Gibson and Jesuit Fr. Fulco https://blog.storyterrace.com/uk/father-fulco 5 Reasons Not to See the Passion of the Christ (transubstantiation) https://banneroftruth.org/us/resources/articles/2004/five-reasons-not-to-go-see-the-passion-of-the-christ/ The Cutting Edge - 3 things shaping the new world order https://www.cuttingedge.org/category_results.cfm?Category=45&Category=45 One-Eyed Jesus False Messiah in the Passion https://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1898.cfm Pastoral Reactions to the Passion https://tottministries.org/the-passion-of-the-christ-part-1/ Rick Warren on the Passion of the Christ https://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/biblestudyandtheology/perspectives/passionmovie_teens_rrating.aspx?mobile=false&u=1 The Poison in the Passion of the Christ https://www.av1611.org/Passion/passion.html How Much did the Jesuits influence Shakespeare? https://catholicherald.co.uk/how-much-did-the-jesuits-influence-shakespeare/ Jesuit Hollywood https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27074076-jesuit-hollywood-how-the-papacy-and-its-jesuits-controlled-hollywood-fo
As to “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Jesuit-run Gregorian University. The last time we spoke for Vatican Insider, he was the vice Rector for Academics at the University – known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” By the way, same last name but we are not related! He was appointed rector on June 14, 2022. A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis was ordained a Jesuit on June 8, 1991. He has Licentiates in Philosophy and Theology and a Doctorate in History (and explains what a licentiate degree is at a pontifical university). His Rome experience started in 1996 when he worked at the Historical Institute of the Society of Jesus in Rome and was Director from 1998 to 2004. Back in the U.S. for a few years, he was Provincial Superior of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. He returned to the Gregorian University in January 2017 as a member of the faculty of Church History and Cultural Heritage and was appointed Academic Vice Rector in 2019.
As to “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Jesuit-run Gregorian University. The last time we spoke for Vatican Insider, he was the vice Rector for Academics at the University – known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” By the way, same last name but we are not related! He was appointed rector on June 14, 2022. A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis was ordained a Jesuit on June 8, 1991. He has Licentiates in Philosophy and Theology and a Doctorate in History (and explains what a licentiate degree is at a pontifical university). His Rome experience started in 1996 when he worked at the Historical Institute of the Society of Jesus in Rome and was Director from 1998 to 2004. Back in the U.S. for a few years, he was Provincial Superior of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. He returned to the Gregorian University in January 2017 as a member of the faculty of Church History and Cultural Heritage and was appointed Academic Vice Rector in 2019.
As to “Vatican Insider” this weekend, my guest in the interview segment is Jesuit Fr. Mark Lewis, rector of Rome's celebrated Jesuit-run Gregorian University. The last time we spoke for Vatican Insider, he was the vice Rector for Academics at the University – known in Rome simply as “The Greg.” By the way, same last name but we are not related! He was appointed rector on June 14, 2022. A native of Miami, Florida, Fr. Lewis was ordained a Jesuit on June 8, 1991. He has Licentiates in Philosophy and Theology and a Doctorate in History (and explains what a licentiate degree is at a pontifical university). His Rome experience started in 1996 when he worked at the Historical Institute of the Society of Jesus in Rome and was Director from 1998 to 2004. Back in the U.S. for a few years, he was Provincial Superior of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. He returned to the Gregorian University in January 2017 as a member of the faculty of Church History and Cultural Heritage and was appointed Academic Vice Rector in 2019.
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution!
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution!
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution!
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution! Part II next week.
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution! Part II next week.
My special guest in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this week is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, Father teaches history at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in history, two Masters in Theology and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. If that's not enough, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, Society of Bollandists, an association of scholars, and historians who, since the early 17th century, have studied the cult of the saints in Christianity. The society is named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus. Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution! Part II next week.
Often in the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola, we zero in on the “cannonball moment.” It's the instant in Ignatius' story when everything changes—even if the would-be saint hasn't yet fully realized it. But even more important than that war wound is the eleven months that follow, that long, tedious period of recovery and reflection and reading. It's then that Ignatius encounters a book on Jesus Christ, and through that book, the God of Jesus Christ, the God who had been loving him all along—and speaking to him through his desires and experiences. That's the moment in the Ignatian tradition that best frames today's conversation. Our guest is Jesuit Fr. Joe Tetlow, currently the director of Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House in Lake Dallas, TX and the author of the new book, “Considering Jesus: The Human Experience of the Redeemer.” The title speaks for itself. Fr. Tetlow's book is an opportunity to pray with Jesus' own experiences, to see how those experiences speak to and inspire us. You'll hear, too, how Fr. Tetlow's own experiences shape his writing and retreat work—and can guide us in our own daily lives. You can get your own copy of Fr. Tetlow's new book—or one of his many others—by checking out the links below. https://store.loyolapress.com/considering-jesus https://store.loyolapress.com/you-have-called-me-by-my-name https://store.loyolapress.com/always-discerning
In this episode:Pope changes tune on papal resignation?President of Vatican Bank bullied to sign off on loan?Jesuit Fr. Rupnik: who lifted the excommunication?5 archbishops passed over for Cardinal's hatPope Francis: top 5 tripsSupport the show
The deacons speak with Dawn Eden Goldstein, author of the new book "Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor." It is the first biography of Jesuit Fr. Edward Dowling (1898 - 1960), whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson's life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it's especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Deacons Pod is hosted by Deacon Tom Casey, Deacon Drew Dickson, and Deacon Dennis Dolan, all permanent deacons who are Paulist Deacon Affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers. More at deaconspod.com
Catholic Drive Time - 877-757-9424 Date – Monday, December 19, 2022 – INTRO – Fr. Frank Pavone... Canceled??? There are two sides of the story to be considered. And – The Greatest Christmas Movies of all time with Jorden of the Glad Trad Podcast. Quick News - - Elon Musk proclaimed that he would step down as Twitter CEO if the users of the popular social media platform demanded his removal. Approximately 58% called for Musk to step down versus roughly 42% who wanted him to retain his Twitter CEO duties. -Argentina wins the world cup,,, will the Pope finally go home for a visit? -The Pillar is sued by Archbishop Paglia for the “serious defamation represented by part” of the Pillar's writing that he allegedly used Vatican funds to reno his apartment. Join Email list! GRNonline.com/CDT GRN to 42828 What's Concerning Us? – Fr. Frank Pavone Canceled? An Injustice? The Claims Blasphemy on social media GD to Biden Aborted Bay on an Alter Fr. Didn't know until the 17th... even know it was issued on the 9th. Fr. Pavone's side They are persecuting him for his pro-life work Bishop's Side He consistently disobeys him Fr. Is a lone ranger without faculties or oversight. Canon Law Furthermore, the Code of Canon Law does not state that the possible penalties for these two offenses include dismissal from the clerical state. Canon 1368 states that a person who utters blasphemy is to be "punished with a just penalty." Canon 1371 states that "a person who does not obey the lawful command" of his Ordinary "and after being warned, persists in disobedience, is to be punished, according to the gravity of the case, with a censure or deprivation of office or with other penalties mentioned in can 1336, 2-4." Canon 1336, 5, which is not included in the scope of punishments for a violation of canon 1371, mentions dismissal from the clerical state. Blasphemy and disobedience are not punishable in the Code of Canon Law by dismissal from the clerical state. Thus priests who are found guilty of committing such acts presumably do not expect to receive such a punishment. Hypocrisy Jesuit Fr. Rupnik Jesuit Fr. Martin Italian Priest – Floatation Mass Clips CNA knew first - https://youtu.be/kHkUCGFnEwE?t=3319 The GD comment - https://youtu.be/kHkUCGFnEwE?t=3823 Fr. Stephen Imbarrato https://youtu.be/NQ7hpWjjZ-0?t=316 Guest Seg. - Greatest Christmas Movies of all Time – Jordan P. of Glad Trad Podcast Joe Social Media IG: @TheCatholicHack Twitter: @Catholic_Hack Facebook: Joe McClane YouTube: Joe McClane Rudy Social Media IG: @ydursolrac Youtube: Glad Trad Podcast Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations Visit our website to learn more about us, find a local GRN radio station, a schedule of our programming and so much more. http://grnonline.com/
Host MegAnne Liebsch first met Fr. Tim McCabe, SJ, at a construction site. Sporting clerics and a hardhat specialty branded with the Pope Francis Center logo, Tim toured Meg around the newly bulldozed foundation of what will become the Pope Francis Center Bridge Housing Campus. It's an ambitious project that Tim believes will help end chronic houselessness in Detroit. The Pope Francis Center—or PFC as it's known—is a day shelter in downtown Detroit that offers respite to hundreds of unhoused people every day. As executive director of PFC, Tim has overseen a building renovation, creating a functioning kitchen to make hearty and nutritious meals, as well as showers, sinks, and a laundry room for guests. But the PFC team wanted to do more—they wanted to address the roots of housing insecurity. Upon completion, the Bridge Housing Campus will house 40 people in individual units for 90 to 120 days, offering 24/7 services, including meals, medical care, psycho-social support, job-readiness programs and more. At the end of their stay, guests will transition into permanent supportive housing through the assistance of PFC specialists. On today's episode, we talk to Tim about this singular approach to ending chronic homelessness, about how small changes can make a big impact, and, conversely, about how asking “how hard can it be?” can lead to transformative change. Learn more about the Bridge Housing Campus and track it's progress: https://popefranciscenter.org/donate/bridge-housing-campus/ Support the Pope Francis Center: https://popefranciscenter.org/donate/
Jesuit Fr. Mariusz Han tells the story of a copy of the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa, which was donated to the Marian Sanctuary in Essendon (Melbourne). - Jezuita ks. Mariusz Han opowiada historię kopii obrazu Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej, która została przewieziona do Sanktuarium Maryjnego w Essendon (Melbourne).
In the interview segment this week, my guest is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. Father is a native of Milwaukee, a scholar and an expert on the Belgium-based Society of Bollandists. Named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus, the Bollandists are an association of scholars and historians who since the early 17th century have studied the lives of the saints. This week in Part II, Father and I talk about research, how to distinguish between fact and legend and the challenges that must be overcome in research such as knowing ancient languages or even penmanship, and the amazing, unique Bollandist library. By the way, as I mentioned last week in Part I, he is a friend of EWTN's Fr. Mitch Pacwa (another celebrated Jesuit).
In the interview segment this week, my guest is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. Father is a native of Milwaukee, a scholar and an expert on the Belgium-based Society of Bollandists. Named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus, the Bollandists are an association of scholars and historians who since the early 17th century have studied the lives of the saints. This week in Part II, Father and I talk about research, how to distinguish between fact and legend and the challenges that must be overcome in research such as knowing ancient languages or even penmanship, and the amazing, unique Bollandist library. By the way, as I mentioned last week in Part I, he is a friend of EWTN's Fr. Mitch Pacwa (another celebrated Jesuit).
In the interview segment this week, my guest is Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. Father is a native of Milwaukee, a scholar and an expert on the Belgium-based Society of Bollandists. Named after the Flemish Jesuit Jean Bollandus, the Bollandists are an association of scholars and historians who since the early 17th century have studied the lives of the saints. This week in Part II, Father and I talk about research, how to distinguish between fact and legend and the challenges that must be overcome in research such as knowing ancient languages or even penmanship, and the amazing, unique Bollandist library. By the way, as I mentioned last week in Part I, he is a friend of EWTN's Fr. Mitch Pacwa (another celebrated Jesuit).
I hope you can join me on “Vatican Insider” on what seems to be another scorching weekend in much of the northern hemisphere but don't worry, just relax a bit, sip a cool drink and enjoy the news segment and then my special guest in the interview segment, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, the Society of Bollandists who, as their website explains, “For almost four centuries … have been at the forefront of hagiographic research, that is, preparing biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders.” We learn that the Society of Bollandists “is a unique institution renowned for its comprehensive and specialised library, with many ancient and rare works and manuscripts among its 500,000 volumes. Saints are inspirational, though some may belong more to the realm of folklore or even invention. For twenty centuries they have been influencing our world, our culture and our thinking in ways few people realise.” Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution! He'll be back next week for Part II of our conversation.
I hope you can join me on “Vatican Insider” on what seems to be another scorching weekend in much of the northern hemisphere but don't worry, just relax a bit, sip a cool drink and enjoy the news segment and then my special guest in the interview segment, Jesuit Fr. Michael Maher. A native of Milwaukee, he is an expert on the Belgium-based Société des Bollandistes, the Society of Bollandists who, as their website explains, “For almost four centuries … have been at the forefront of hagiographic research, that is, preparing biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders.” We learn that the Society of Bollandists “is a unique institution renowned for its comprehensive and specialised library, with many ancient and rare works and manuscripts among its 500,000 volumes. Saints are inspirational, though some may belong more to the realm of folklore or even invention. For twenty centuries they have been influencing our world, our culture and our thinking in ways few people realise.” Father Maher talks about that work, about how to separate fact from legend in a saint's life, the need for scholars to know ancient languages for this work, and what we can learn about societies from reading the lives of the saints. A riveting conversation about a unique institution! He'll be back next week for Part II of our conversation.
THE THESIS: The Party is stealing people's faith. If is erasing the true meaning of The Bible from common memory. God will ultimately win, of course, but we are duty-bound to take the Church all the way through the dark hear of politics, so light can overcome darkness. THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES: Story of The Bible: when Israel forgot the Law and a 8 year old King brought it back Upon Solomon's death, the powerful and rich kingdom of Israel was split in two. Both the northern and southern kingdoms suffered from godless leadership, but the worst king was Manasseh, who sacrificed his own sons in the fire of Molech and put an idol of the Canaanite fertility goddess in the temple in Jerusalem. Josiah, Manasseh's grandson, became king of Judah when he was only eight years old. Unlike his father and grandfather, Josiah tore down the pagan altars, pounded the stone idols into powder, and began repairing the temple. During the repair, Hilkiah, the high priest, found “the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses,” perhaps in a dusty unused corner of the Temple or in an area being repaired. During the previous almost 60 years when the people were worshiping pagan idols, no one had read the Word of God. Hilkiah gave the book, probably Deuteronomy, to Shaphan the scribe, and Shaphan took it to the king. Josiah wanted to “do what was right in the sight of the Lord,” but his knowledge of what God wanted was based on tradition and hearsay. Now he listened to the words of God. “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one!” “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” “You shall teach [God's commandments] diligently to your children.” King Josiah, who had torn down the pagan altars, heard Shaphan read, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” He also heard, “If you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, . . , the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you . . . because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.” Josiah was humbled and tore his clothes, a sign of repentance. THE NEWS & COMMENT: These people are attacking, not just our children's minds, but their bodies. God warns so strictly against this. But, now that parents have shamed Republicans into talking about these groomers, why are Republicans afraid to invoke God's Word? Why should God get in the fight when our "leaders" are happy to speak the words of the enemy? Top Academic Behind Fetish Site Hosting Child Sexual Abuse Fantasy, Push To Revise WPATH Guidelines Rachel Simon, who conducts transgender "therapy" on children as young as 4, said that "sexuality education starts the minute you're born" and encouraged teens to distrust their "bigoted, misinformed parents," especially if they are "religious." [AUDIO] - If this spike in [so-called] “trans” children is all biological, why is it regional? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them. If we won't speak the Word of God into politics, Anderson Cooper and people like him get to play theologian and steal from people what Christ meant. For instance, here he is pretending there is no such thing as the Canons of the Catholic Church [AUDIO] - Very CNN. Anderson Cooper turns to Jesuit Fr. James Martin to discuss how a "conservative" bishop is denying communion to Pelosi, and "conservatives" in the church push for this. Pelosi and Martin (and Pope Francis) receive no label at all. The "correct" position gets no label. But, Christians have been pressured by a very specific plan to never speak the Word of God. [AUDIO] - Do you know where political correctness REALLY comes from? [AUDIO] - The proposed WHO Pandemic Treaty must be stopped. It risks superseding parliamentary democracy, public health laws and human rights within 194 countries. Unelected technocrats should never decide sovereign public health policy. BREAKING: A study in the leading medical journal ‘Vaccines' has found that mRNA vaccines are significantly associated with deadly blood clots. The research team analyzed 1,154,023 adverse event reports from more than 130 countries. Every news outlet should be covering this. THE STUDY: Association of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines: A Disproportionality Analysis of the World Health Organization Pharmacovigilance Database [AUDIO] - Cameron Doubles Down, Suggests Fox Should Be Deplatormed, Not Protected By Free Speech [AUDIO] - FLASHBACK: PBS's Tavis Smiley Sneered That Christians Slaughter People ‘Every Day' Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, talking about radical Muslims: “Somehow, the idea got into their minds that to kill other people is a great thing to do and that they would be rewarded in the hereafter.” Host Tavis Smiley: “But Christians do that every single day in this country.” Ali: “Do they blow people up every day?” Smiley: “Yes. Oh, Christians, every day, people walk into post offices, they walk into schools, that's what Columbine is — I could do this all day long....There are folk in the Tea Party, for example, every day who are being recently arrested for making threats against elected officials, for calling people ‘nigger' as they walk into Capitol Hill, for spitting on people. That's within the political — that's within the body politic of this country.” — PBS's Tavis Smiley, May 25, 2010. THE LISTENERS: Jon A. (Substack name: Hairytoe) Hello Todd, I attended the amazing show last Friday at Cedar Park Church, and your arm is freakishly scary...lol. You look great. I attended because I think you are cool and smart or whatever (freak arm) and I wanted to see the person I listen to every day. I said "See" but not "meet" because I left after the break before the Q@A. I don't know why I did, I just did, maybe I was scared. I wanted to ask questions but not so much about politics or you, but about God. I'm trying to accept Jesus as my Lord but I'm so new and need help in the pursuit. I don't know how to explain it but I have seen and experienced too many unexplainable actions that only can be because of God in action. Julie B. is the strongest most amazing person and my heart goes out to her. She trusts you and I trust you. I'm trying to build the courage to attend Church, and Cedar Park Church seems like a good start. If Julie approves and attends it must be Good. These are the questions I was too embarrassed to ask in person. 1. I know it sounds silly but I don't know how to start loving God, I love God and I just started asking him into my heart but I don't know how to accept him into my heart. 2. Do I just go to Church on Sundays or whenever I want? Do people get upset if I sit in their seats? I don't know the proper etiquette. I know These questions are silly and noobish, but I don't know yet. Maybe I need to make another leap as I did going to your event. I want to keep it short and say I love you and God and I'm happy to know this world is filled with loving people and God is good. Thanks for being Awesome. Your #27th number one fan, Jon A. (Substack name: Hairytoe) --- --- --- David: Attended the get-together in Bothell on Friday. After the Pledge and Anthem, I was pumped. Actually found the politicians enlightening. Felt empathy for the Conservative Lady. And then you took the stage. I am afraid you missed the mark badly. I still have no clue if God is going to baIl us out, or what we actually need to do. I could have used less of your mis-spent youth and more about the challenges we face now. BTW, I was there with four friends, and they were even more disappointed than I was. --- --- --- Jhizzle: Todd, was an AMAZING event you all put on at Cedar Park on Friday night. Julie had my entire section in tears, but was a true testament to God by just being there and getting on stage! I didn't get a chance to stick around to meet you, but I did get to talk to Tim and tell him how awesome his coffee is! I think you might be on to something with these ‘town halls' for our Lord and Savior!! Thanks for being bold, brother! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After college and a stint as an elementary school teacher, Annie Phoenix was looking for volunteer opportunities with prison education programs. But there really weren't any education programs in Louisiana prisons. So, she decided to start one. Annie co-founded multiple initiatives aimed at expanding education access to people who are incarcerated. Through her non-profit Operation Restoration, Annie and her team provide, educational tools, creative programming, and immediate social services to formerly incarcerated women. Most recently, she was appointed executive director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute (or JSRI) at Loyola University New Orleans. Founded by Jesuit Fr. Fred Kammer, JSRI works to transform the Gulf South through analysis, education, and advocacy on the issues of poverty, race and migration. Along with JSRI and Loyola staff, Annie is spearheading a new educational program for incarcerated men in Louisiana. Host MegAnne Liebsch talks to Annie about the new role and lessons she's learned along the way. Learn more about JSRI's work: https://jsri.loyno.edu/ Check out Operation Restoration: https://www.or-nola.org/ Get in touch with Annie: alphoeni@loyno.edu
For Holy Week here's Fr. Llorente's homily, LAS TRES PASIONES DE CRISTO, from April 1, 1998. Side note of interest: When asked about the reading of the Bible, Fr. Llorente would counsel that the reader start with a biography of our Lord Jesus Christ. Over time he mentioned two works, 1) Bishop Fulton Sheen's Life of Christ, written in English (~200 pgs.) and translated into Spanish (the latter out of print) and most recently, as he did in this homily, he recommended the work by fellow Jesuit Fr. José Luis Martín Descalzo, Vida y Misterio de Jesús de Nazaret (~1,000 pgs.).
God is not a single person but a community of three equal persons. So, as the Orthodox socialists of Russia would say, "The Trinity should be our social program." We examine the first half of Leonardo Boff's essay on the Trinity alongside commentary by Ismael Moreno, SJ, on the presidential victory of the social democrat Xiomara Castro in Honduras.Texts:Mysterium liberationishttps://www.orbisbooks.com/mysterium-liberationis.html"Jesuit Fr. Melo on the presidential victory of Xiomara Castro in Honduras: 'We are a happy people after a long bout of sadness.'"https://thejesuitpost.org/2021/12/jesuit-fr-melo-on-the-presidential-victory-of-xiomara-castro-in-honduras-we-are-a-happy-people-after-a-long-bout-of-sadness/Music:"Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins"Azure Sky" by Terry Devine-King and Adam DrakeObtained via subscription to Audio Network
On this week's Vatican Insider, Joan Lewis reviews the latest in Vatican news, then interviews Jesuit Fr. Tom Smolich, the international director of JRS, Jesuit Refugee Service. He has riveting stories about the JRS, explaining its history, where it serves, who the Jesuits and their countless volunteers help and how we should get to know and better understand who refugees actually are. Thanks for listening to the Vatican Insider with Joan Lewis on EWTN Radio!
On this week's Vatican Insider, Joan Lewis reviews the latest in Vatican news, then interviews Jesuit Fr. Tom Smolich, the international director of JRS, Jesuit Refugee Service. He has riveting stories about the JRS, explaining its history, where it serves, who the Jesuits and their countless volunteers help and how we should get to know and better understand who refugees actually are. Thanks for listening to the Vatican Insider with Joan Lewis on EWTN Radio!
Dr. Peter brings you inside the inner world of so many parents, spouses, children, and siblings of those who died by suicide. Through an imagination exercise, research, quotes from family members, and the Internal Family Systems model of the person, he invites you to a deeper understanding of other others experience a loved one's suicide. Lead-in The world is full of ‘friends' of suicide victims thinking ‘if I had only made that drive over there, I could have done something.' —Darnell Lamont Walker an artist; a writer, photographer, painter, and filmmaker. Ok, so we're continuing to discuss suicide here, we're taking on the tough topics And I want to start with a caution -- if you have lost a loved one to suicide, this episode may be really healing but it also may be really difficult. If you are raw and struggling with a death, be really thoughtful about when and how you listen to this. Pay attention to your window of tolerance and if it's too much right now, know that I respect that and I invite you to approach this topic in a way that is right for you, with help from a counselor, a spiritual director, a trusted friend, somebody you know. Also, this imagination exercise will be hard to really get into if you're driving or engaged in other activities. You can try it, but it's going to be really emotionally evocative for many people. I suggest that you create a good space to engage with Imagine looking through your front window and seeing a police cruiser pull up. One uniformed police officer gets out and a woman in plainclothes and they slowly walk to your door. They ring the doorbell. You open the door. The officer removes his hat and tucks it under his arm. The man seems nervous and clears his throat. The woman introduces herself and tells you she is the victims' assistance coordinator or something like that for your county. She asks your name. You give it. She asks if they can come inside and talk with you. "We have very difficult news for you," she says with sympathy in her brown eyes. Your heart stops beating. The officer looks away, he looks like he'd be anywhere else, rather than here with you. You let them in, now only vaguely aware of your surroundings, the shape your living room is in right now. From the couch, in a gentle, matter-of-fact and very calm manner , the victim service coordinator tells you that the one you so love, you so cherish in the world is dead. She names the name. Yes, it's verified. Yes, there is no mistake. How, how did this happen you ask. The officer explains the details of the citizens' reports called in earlier in the day. He was the first law enforcement officer on the scene, got there just before the EMTs, he had photographed the body, taken notes, conducted the brief investigation. His throat catches. There are tears in his eyes. He hates this part of the job. He tells a few details of the suicide scene. You need to know this, he says, I'm required to tell you. The woman reaches out her professional hand to you, offering her version of compassion. Observe what's going on inside you right now, as you enter into this scene in your imagination. What is happening in your body, your thoughts, you emotions, your impulses, your desires? Let yourself enter into this experience The victims' assistance coordinator is discussing a few details "Things I have to tell you" she says. Standard protocols in situations like this. Something about confirming the identity in the morgue, something else about an autopsy. Something about who you can lean on in your support network family and friends. Something about how hard this all is to take in at once. And there are some government forms to fill out. And a very nicely designed brochure entitled "Surviving the Loss of a Loved One to Suicide" that you get to keep for handy reference. Do you have any questions at this point she asks? Yes, we are sure it's your loved one. The identification was very clear, there is no mistake. Stay with this experience for just a minute if you can without losing your grounding. See if you can just accept what's going on inside -- and acceptance doesn't necessarily mean endorsement -- see if you can accept what's going on inside and really experience it -- the feelings, the impulses, the assumptions, the thoughts, the beliefs, the implications, whatever is coming up. Do you notice different parts within you? Different modes of being, maybe different messages coming to you? You may just have experienced a taste, a sip of the cup that 300,000 parents, siblings, children and spouses of those who die by suicide experience each year in the US, and millions worldwide. Hang on to what you learned about your reactions, keep it in mind as we dive deep into suicides devastating impact on those left behind. [Cue Intro Music] Opening Welcome to the podcast Interior Integration for Catholics, thank you for being here with me, it is good to be here with you, I am glad we are together as we face this difficult topic of suicide. In episode I am clinical psychological Peter Malinoski and you are listening to the Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, where we take on the toughest topics, the most difficult and raw themes that many people want to avoid. Interior Integration for Catholics is part of our broader outreach Souls and Hearts bringing the best of psychology grounded in a Catholic worldview to you and the rest of the world through our website soulsandhearts.com This is the fourth in our series on Suicide. In episode 76, we got into what the secular experts have to say about suicide. In episode 77, we reviewed the suicides in Sacred Scripture, in the Bible. In the last episode, number 78, we sought to really understand the phenomenological worlds of those who kill themselves -- what happens inside? How can we understand suicidal behaviors more clearly, dispelling myths and gripping on to the sense of desperation and the need for relief that drives so much suicidal behavior. Today, in Episode 79, released on August 2, 2021 we will take a deep dive into the devastating impact of suicide on those left behind. We'll go deep into the internal experience of the parents, spouses, children, siblings, and friends of those who killed themselves to see how they experienced suicide. Alison Wertheimer: A Special Scar: The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide said this: [Suicide] has often far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread and spread. Now, Alison, with all due respect, I think you're totally wrong about that. It's not just ripples from a stone in a pond. For the spouses, parents, children, siblings and friends who are left behind to deal with the impact of a suicide it's more like a tidal wave resulting from an underwater earthquake than ripples from a stone. Linda Lee Landon -- Author of Life after Suicide said this, which is much more on the money: Suicide creates a monstrous emotional upsurge of shame and guilt. Everyone participates in feeling responsible and even shamed at knowing the suicidal candidate. What those who attempt suicide often don't think about is that suicide is not just an ending. It's a beginning. The beginning of many new things for many people, for the ones left behind. Why religions of the world condemn suicide Article on theconversation.com from June 12, 2018 Mathew Schmalz Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross Many of the world's religions have traditionally condemned suicide because, as they believe, human life fundamentally belongs to God. Many of world's religions have beliefs that condemn suicide. In the Jewish tradition, the prohibition against suicide originated in Genesis 9:5, which says, “And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning.” This means that humans are accountable to God for the choices they make. From this perspective, life belongs to God and is not yours to take. Jewish civil and religious law, the Talmud, withheld from a suicide the rituals and treatment that were given to the body in the case of other deaths, such as burial in a Jewish cemetery, though this is not the case today. A similar perspective shaped Catholic teachings about suicide. St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Christian bishop and philosopher, wrote that “he who kills himself is a homicide.” In fact, according the Catechism of St. Pius X, an early 20th-century compendium of Catholic beliefs, someone who died by suicide should be denied Christian burial – a prohibition that is no longer observed. Original Condemnation of Suicide The Catholic view of suicide developed in the Greco-Roman world where suicide was quite common, easily tolerated, seldom condemned or criticized, sometimes applauded, and quite frequently undertaken for the most trivial of reasons. These teachings developed in protest to the abuse of life manifested in this culture. Fr. Robert Barry, The Development of the Roman Catholic Teachings on Suicide. p. 460 The Italian poet Dante Aligheri, in “The Inferno,” extrapolated from traditional Catholic beliefs and placed those who had committed the sin of suicide on the seventh level of hell, where they exist in the form of trees that painfully bleed when cut or pruned. According to traditional Islamic understandings, the fate of those who die by suicide is similarly dreadful. Hadiths, or sayings, attributed to the Prophet Muhammad warn Muslims against committing suicide. The hadiths say that those who kill themselves suffer hellfire. And in hell, they will continue to inflict pain on themselves, according to the method of their suicide. In Hinduism, suicide is referred to by the Sanskrit word “atmahatya,” literally meaning “soul-murder.” “Soul-murder” is said to produce a string of karmic reactions that prevent the soul from obtaining liberation. In fact, Indian folklore has numerous stories about those who commit suicide. According to the Hindu philosophy of birth and rebirth, in not being reincarnated, souls linger on the earth, and at times, trouble the living. Buddhism also prohibits suicide, or aiding and abetting the act, because such self-harm causes more suffering rather than alleviating it. And most basically, suicide violates a fundamental Buddhist moral precept: to abstain from taking life. Secular positions “When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.” ― Jeannette Walls “Committing suicide essentially said to friends and loved ones and the world at large that you were the only thing that mattered, that your problems were hopeless that you deserved to escape from them and to hell with everyone else. Suicide was nothing more than a way to look in the eye of the people who loved you and say, "My pain is paramount and I want it to end. The pain you will feel when I am gone, and the guilt you will experience at not having been able to stop me, do not matter to me. I am willing for you to suffer for the rest of your life so that I can take the easy way out of mine.” ― Christine Warren, You're So Vein “When you attempt suicide, the counselors try to talk you out of trying it again by asking you about other people, which is good prevention if you care about other people.”― Albert Borris, Crash Into Me Marsha M. Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: “The desire to commit suicide, however, has at its base a belief that life cannot or will not improve. Although that may be the case in some instances, it is not true in all instances. Death, however, rules out hope in all instances. We do not have any data indicating that people who are dead lead better lives." Sinead O'Connor -- Irish Singer and Songwriter, history of acts hostile to the Catholic church: Suicide doesn't solve your problems. It only makes them infinitely, un-countably worse. Lack of empathy, hardness, even harshness toward victims of suicide. The pendulum swings. No Sin, no crime Huffington Post article Why You Should Stop Saying ‘Committed Suicide' Lindsay Holmes The phrase is stigmatizing in a lot of outdated, insensitive ways. Simply put, “committed suicide” conveys shame and wrongdoing; it doesn't capture the pathology of the condition that ultimately led to a death. It implies that the person who died was a perpetrator rather than a victim. Stop Saying 'Committed Suicide.' Say 'Died by Suicide' instead. by Kevin Caruso Criminals commit crimes. Suicide is not a crime. So STOP SAYING “Committed Suicide.” That is a term that needs to be expunged completely. It is inaccurate; it is insensitive; and it strongly contributes to the horrible stigma that is still associated with suicide. A much better term is: “Died by Suicide.” Gabriel's Light, Carol and Brendon Deely. :Words have power. It is important that we stop using the word “committed” when talking about suicide. Think about phrases like “commit murder” or “commit adultery.” The word commit harkens back to beliefs that suicide is a crime or sin. But suicide is a sin Sin as breaking divine laws Baltimore Catechism #3 Lesson 6: Q. 278. What is actual sin? A. Actual sin is any willful thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the law of God. 1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law." Sins break relationships. Jesuit Fr. Andrew Hamilton in a post called "Sin, the Breaking of Relationship" on the ignatianspiritulality.com website: I think that the best images from a Christian point of view describe sin in terms of breaches of relationships between people, between people and themselves, between people and the world of which we are part, and between people and God. All those relationships have a proper form of respect that considers all relationships and not just the ones immediately involved in an engagement. In sin these relationships are breached by greed, arrogance, rage, resentment, contempt, fear, lack of due attention, and so on. Because respect is the natural expression of love, sin is always a failure to love. Breaking of relationship with self -- Love your neighbor as yourself. -- second great commandment The person who takes his own life is indeed a victim. He is the victim of a killing, the one who is killed. But he is also a perpetrator -- the one who did the killing. He has a relationship with himself. A perpetrator - victim relationship. Breaking of relationship with others -- a lack of love, a lack of giving of himself Whether they want to or not, those who suicide break relationships with others. The one who suicides may not be capable But how did he get there. Concern that considering suicide as not a crime or a sin, and looking at it as a disease for example can make it seem as though it springs up from nowhere. Case of 17 year old Michelle Carter Michelle Carter Case: Facts THE PUZZLE OF INCITING SUICIDE Guyora Binder* and Luis Chiesa** In 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy committed suicide, two years after a previous unsuccessful attempt. Police soon discovered that in the preceding week, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, who described Roy as her boyfriend, had sent him many text messages urging him to develop and carry out a plan to kill himself. Moreover, Carter had pressed Roy to proceed in a phone call when he hesitated in the very process of killing himself. And yet Carter had originally tried to talk Roy out of suicide, and only changed her position after he persuaded her that nothing else could relieve his misery. Carter was charged with manslaughter in a Massachusetts juvenile court. The charge was upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and, in 2017, Carter was convicted, and sentenced to a fifteen-month term of imprisonment Most people recognize that Michelle Carter's actions in this case were wrong. If suicide is not a sin, if it's not wrong, if it's just a choice -- why was Michelle Carter convicted? Going to look at impact -- impact on parents, spouses, children, and siblings of those who kill themselves. Definition of parts Suicide makes so much more sense if we understand each person not as a uniform, monolithic, homogenous, single personality, but rather as a dynamic system including a core self and parts. That helps to explain so much, including shifts over time. Definition of Parts: Separate, independently operating personalities within us, each with own unique prominent needs, roles in our lives, emotions, body sensations, guiding beliefs and assumptions, typical thoughts, intentions, desires, attitudes, impulses, interpersonal style, and world view. Each part also has an image of God and also its own approach to sexuality. Robert Falconer calls them insiders. You can also think of them as separate modes of operating if that is helpful. Not just transient mood states, but whole constellations of all these aspects. Parts are seeking some good for us, even when the means they use are maladaptive or harmful. Three roles Exiles -- most sensitive -- these exiles have been exploited, rejected, abandoned in external relationships They have suffered relational traumas or attachment injuries Suicide is an extreme form of relational trauma, an extreme form of abandonment in relationship. Suicide can also be experienced, rightly or wrongly, as a form of rejection. Exiled parts hold the painful experiences that have been isolated from conscious awareness to protect the person from being overwhelmed with the intensity of the experience of the loss of the loved one. The grief, the pain, the loss, and also the anger and resentment, the shame and the blame. Exiled parts desperately want to be seen and known, to be safe and secure, to be comforted and soothed, to be cared for and loved and healed of their wounds, relieved of the burdens that were thrust upon them by the suicide -- and this is true whether or not the person who committed suicide intended harm or not -- even if there was no ill-will, no intention, it's still wounding, it's still harmful. Exiled parts want rescue, redemption, healing And in the intensity of their needs and emotions, they threaten to take over and destabilize the person's whole being, the person's whole system -- they want to take over the raft to be seen and heard, to be known, to be understood. But they can flood us with the intensity of their experience, with the intensity of the burdens they carry. Burdens they carry: Shame, dependency, worthlessness, Fear/Terror, Grief/Loss, Loneliness, Neediness, Pain, lack of meaning or purpose, a sense of being unloved and unlovable, inadequate, abandoned All of those can be created or exacerbated by a loved one's suicide Young parts, not mature ways of thinking Filters, lenses -- Suicide of a loved one can confirm and strengthen the feelings of intrinsic badness or unworthiness that an exile carries. Managers These are the proactive protector parts. They work strategically, with forethought and planning to keep in control of situations and relationships to minimize the likelihood of you being hurt. They work really hard to keep you safe. "Never again" attitude toward the exiles. Very much about reducing risk of overwhelm. controlling, striving, planning, caretaking, judging, Can be pessimistic, self-critical, very demanding. Firefighters When exiles break through and threaten to take over the system, like in Inside Out, remember the parts and the control panel? So when these exiles are about the break out, the firefighters leap into action. It's an emergency situation, a crisis, like a fire raging in a house. No concern for niceties, for propriety, for etiquette, for little details like that. Firefighter take bold, drastic actions to stifle, numb or distract from the intensity of the exile's experiences. Intense neediness and grief are overwhelming us! Emergency actions -- battle stations! Evasive maneuvers, Arm the torpedoes, Full speed ahead! No concern for consequences -- don't you get it, we are in a crisis, All kinds of addictions -- alcohol use, binge eating, shopping, sleeping, dieting, excessive working or exercise, suicidal actions, self-harm, violence, dissociation, distractions, obsessions, compulsions, escapes into fantasy, and raging. Parts can take over the person Impact on Parents Amy Evans, Kathleen Abrahamson 2020 review article Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to evaluate the impact of public stigma on bereavement of suicide survivors. A total of 11 qualitative and quantitative studies were reviewed. Suicide survivors reported feeling shamed, blamed, and judged. They perceived a general discomfort and awkwardness surrounding the suicide, which contributed to avoidance and secrecy. Higher perceived stigma levels were associated with global psychological distress, depression, self-harm, and suicidality. Suicide Bearing families report higher levels of rejection, shame, stigma, the need to conceal the loved one's cause of death, and blaming. Ilanit Tal: Death Studies 2017 those with complicated grief after suicide had the highest rates of lifetime depression, pre-loss passive suicidal ideation, self-blaming thoughts, and impaired work and social adjustment compared to other causes of death. Ultimate failure of parent -- > Shame Desire to disconnect 2018 article Parents' Experiences of Suicide-Bereavement: A Qualitative Study at 6 and 12 Months after Loss Victoria Ross, Kairi Kõlves,* Lisa Kunde, and Diego De Leo 2018 article International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Research in Queensland, Australia. 7 mothers and 7 fathers (no couples) who had lost a child to suicide. Death of a child by suicide is a severe trauma, increases risks of psychological and physical symptoms. Increases risk of internal fragmentation, increasing disconnection among parts. Three major themes Searching for answers and sense making -- the question of "Why?" Reflective process Where there had been no previous indications that the suicide would occur, parents described their feelings of shock and bewilderment, and reflected on their many unanswered questions about the motivations for the suicide. From a mother, six months after her son died by suicide: “There are times when you start to think and you think, why? I mean we had no idea that he'd ever do anything like this, we didn't think he would. He even said that he would never ever do anything like this, and then to turn around and do it.” Father, six months after his son committed suicide: “You question so much all the time. Because you're going to naturally question whether it's you, whether he's in trouble at uni, money trouble… Maybe he was depressed. I don't know. We didn't see any signs... It would've been nice to have someone who would've had the answers, to tell you the thought processes that could go on. But no one's really had any idea. Just the questions behind why—give us some ideas why he would've done it.” Coping Strategies and support Avoidance, e.g. excessive working From a father whose child died by suicide 12 months earlier: “But we don't really talk about it—if you mean the incident or what happened.” Manager activity -- proactive Excessive drinking to avoid the pain of loss From a father whose child died by suicide six months earlier: “It's the weekly, every day drinking in the week that's definitely increased. Whereas before, we'd try not drink for three days … but now it's definitely, at least one bottle to myself, every night.” Firefighter activity -- reactive Quote from a mother whose child died by suicide six months earlier: “Like I said, you know, you either collapse under the pile, or you scrabble up with it, dig in your toes, and your fingernails, and even your teeth if you have to, to just rise above it …” Adaptive processes -- come more from the self -- engaging with internal experience Writing letters to children Celebrating birthdays Visiting gravesites Psychotherapy or marital counseling Support groups Finding meaning and purpose Learning process Reflecting and re-evaluating their lives Changing priorities Making positive contributions Mother , 12 months “I have good days and bad days. It's horrible, just horrible. There's probably not a day goes by that I don't have a cry ... It just doesn't get any easier.” Importance of integration. Impact on the Spouse Reactions Rejection and betrayal Broken vows, commitments abandoned Could not look to you for help. How is this not a breaking of relationship? Unspoken criticism stemming from negative judgment Proactive manager parts asking questions like this -- What was so wrong with the marriage that he would prefer to kill himself? Shame -- deeply burdensome. Guilt -- frantic looking for what I did wrong, in an effort to make sure this never happens to anyone again. JAMA Psychiatry Article Yeates Conwell, MD et al. Association Between Spousal Suicide and Mental, Physical, and Social Health Outcomes: A Longitudinal and Nationwide Register-Based Study. Denmark. 3.5 million men (4,814 of whom were bereaved by spousal suicide) and more than 3.5 million women (10,793 of whom who were bereaved by spousal suicide). Major Findings Spouses bereaved by a partner's suicide had higher risk than the general population of developing mental health disorders within five years of the loss. Spouses bereaved by a partner's suicide had elevated risk for developing physical disorders, such as cirrhosis and sleep disorders, which may be attributed to unhealthy coping styles, than the general population. Spouses bereaved by a partner's suicide were more likely to use more sick leave benefits, disability pension funds and municipal support than the general population. Compared with spouses bereaved by other manners of death for a partner, those bereaved by suicide had higher risks for developing mental health disorders, suicidal behaviors and death. Impact on Children Children are existentially vulnerable and they know it. It's obvious to them. Johns Hopkins researchers: 2010 Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Those who lost a parent to suicide as children or teens were three times more likely to commit suicide than children and teenagers with living parents. However there was no difference in suicide risk when the researchers compared those 18 years and older. Young adults who lost a parent to suicide did not have a higher risk when compared to those with living parents. Children under the age of 13 whose parent died suddenly in an accident were twice as likely to die by suicide as those whose parents were alive but the difference disappeared in the older groups Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, Commenting on that article: Even more than an accidental death, a suicide generates horror, anger, shame, confusion, and guilt—all feelings that a child can experience as overwhelming. The biggest risk to a child's emotional health is not being able, or encouraged, to express these feelings, and get an understanding of what happened that he or she can live with. When a mother who has been depressed commits suicide, for instance, we want that understanding to be that she suffered from a mental illness, a disorder in her brain that caused her death, despite the efforts of those who loved her to save her. Guidance: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/guides-and-publications/when-a-parent-dies-by-suicide Did I do something to make this happen? Is it my fault If I'd only done what Mom asked me to do." "If I hadn't fought with my brothers so much." Manager parts -- seeking to prevent future tragedy Could I have prevented Mom's suicide What could I have done differently? Will I die by suicide too? Are you going to die, too? Will I be left alone? If I die by suicide too, will I see mom again? Why am I so sad? Will I be sad forever? After the death of a parent, children may also feel: abandoned shocked sad angry fearful guilty confused depressed anxious lost or empty.When will it stop hurting? When will I feel betterSuicide is never anyone's fault. This message needs to be repeated over and over again. Damaging to self esteem -- I was not worth living for. Loss of protection, caregiver, mentor. Impact on Siblings Taylor Porco's brother, Jordan, died by suicide National Public Radio August 25, 2017 "I was really depressed and in such extreme pain. Nothing, literally, mattered to me after he died. All I wanted was my brother back. I never loved someone as much as I loved him," she says. Siblings have deep, protective bonds. Shared experience of sharing parents. Psychotherapist Leah Royden Psychology Today February 15, 2019 -- Lost her brother to suicide when she was 21. It's confusing, painful, and hard—with more challenges than "normal" bereavement. A marked sense of guilt and responsibility around the death -- often carried by exiles but also by managers Intense anger, stemming from a deep sense of rejection and abandonment -- the exiles, but also the firefighters Feelings of shame and worthlessness -- exiles. Overwhelming anxiety and fear -- this is the exiles breaking through. Siblings suffer intensely—and they also tend to suffer invisibly -- attention tends to go to the parents. surviving siblings “often find themselves not only neglected, but expected to put their needs aside in order to spare their parents further distress” (1992 dissertation by Ariate S. Rakic, 1992, p. 2). Rakic: Even though they shared many demographic similarities, the sibling survivor group were operating at well below their potential. While the other bereaved siblings were taking positive, active steps towards a secure future, “all the siblings in the suicide group … envisioned a narrow range of possibilities for success, and blamed themselves for the decisions and choices that proved to be detrimental to their lives.” Royden: presence of anger towards the dead sibling—let alone its expression—is usually viewed as highly inappropriate and unacceptable, even in families that can speak relatively freely about emotions. There's usually no space to talk within the family—and nowhere to talk outside of it either. I would add not a place to have an internal dialog about it all. The loss can cast a very long shadow, affecting the siblings' sense of security in the future, in relationships, and in life itself. Many siblings eventually create meaningful, purposeful lives out of this emotional nightmare—with a greater sense of perspective and empathy. Impact on the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12 12-14 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. As Catholics, we are all in relationship with each other. If one of us dies by suicide, it's not just some isolated choice but a separate person, with no impact. We are part of the same body. The mystical body of Christ. There's a real loss there. 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