Podcast appearances and mentions of Saint Gabriel

Delivered by Joanna from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Ezekiel 2: 8 - 3: 4; Rs psalm 119: 14.24.72.103.111.131; Matthew 18: 1-5.10.12-14.PROUD CHILDREN  Our meditation today has the theme: Proud Children.There was a reunion of elementary school alumni. All the attendees consisted offarmers, laborers, government employees, teachers, clergy, and even the mayorof the local regency. Among all these, there was one very special guest, namelyan 88 year old man, who was the first principal of the elementary school. Allalumni have fond memories of the beloved teacher and principal. All alumni still remember how their former teacher andschool principal always treated each student as his own child. In essence, theteacher always considered each student a proud child. Every child had thepotential and talents that should be developed further. He always used apersuasive approach in the direction and correction of the students' behavior,particularly those who were naughty or indiscipline. Every time he finishedgiving advice or correction, he always said something like this expression: "Youare a child to be proud of." Every child in our family, Church and society has theright for positive and healthy treatment. With this treatment, they will growin a positive and healthy manner, and therefore, reducing or eliminating theirbad behaviors such as indiscipline in following the norms and many kinds of badmanners. That former teacher and the school principal had actually practicedJesus' own treatment to the children, which was to accept and to bless them.Jesus placed small children in our midst in order to teach us aboutappreciation and care for the life which is the most important gift of God tous. Obedience, enthusiasm for learning and following thediscipline in life are among the basic attitudes that we should have and we donot let the stubbornness of human heart or chaos to disturb our life. Humilityand perseverance to God are parts of our strength to fight pride, dominatingpower and violence in our society. The Kingdom of Heaven is reserved for peoplewho live in the spirit like the children who actually enjoy this life. We needto learn that the process of becoming something or someone must start fromsmall and weak. God uses our natural processes to establish His kingdom in theworld. Our faith grows from the beginning to become a mature faith. We can have certain idea or thought, which areconstructed from the collection of different little facts and experiences. Ahouse or building is made from the elements of cement, sand, stones and tiles.A professor has gone through the experience of learning and practice fromchildhood and all of his years of study. So being small, from beginning andyoung, should make us always proud of. We should be grateful that all of thesehave always been continuing to shape us to become what we are at every momentof our lives. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O God, bless us for this day, so that everyexperience that occurs today indicates that You are always faithful in Yourwill to each one of us. Hail Mary, full of grace ... In the name of the Father...

Delivered by Gladys from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indoneisa. Nahum 1: 15; 2: 2; 3: 1-3.6-7; Rs psalm: Deut 32: 35cd-36ab.39abcd.41; Matthew 16: 24-28.IF LIFE CAN BE EXCHANGED Our meditation today has the theme: If Life Can BeExchanged. The exchange of goods in the past was done in a barter system, forexample, it was occurred when bananas were brought from mountains zone in orderto be exchanged with fish from beach zone. However, times have changed and theexchange system also changed, and so it is no longer the activity ofexchanging goods but buying goods. We use money to buy goods in markets andshopping centers. Can a person be bought or exchanged in this way? Forexample, a person goes to a rich man, then he is taken by that rich person withamount of money as his value to be given to the person's family. Perhaps thiskind of purchase could be happened, but such incident should be classified assomething abnormal and even a crime in our society. This type of exchange takes place in the context ofmarket and trade. The Lord Jesus teaches us a type of life exchange, which isnot in the context of trade or market. He presents a new lifestyle that bringssalvation to our bodies and souls. To those who choose to follow Him, theprinciple condition is to make a life exchange, that is, a change ofpersonality and the spirit of life. The lifestyle of this world with its temporalachievements is no doubt has made us selfish, enjoying easy life, and wanted tobe served. Jesus demands that this style is to be exchanged with the newlifestyle of His own, which is a self-denial or renunciation. Its main symbolis the carrying of the cross. This act complements what God has done for eachone of us, when He bought us from this world with a very high price. We werealready made His own by the sacrament of Baptism and by our membership in the Church.So we experience an exchange of life in the sense that we belong to Jesus andthe lifestyle of this world is exchanged with the one of Jesus Christ, namelythe self-denial. This does not mean that the world, culture and societyare no longer part of our lives, or rather we lose our right to have thisworld. We actually still experience and have all in this world, but we haveassumed a higher dignity for ourselves being people from this world, namely thefollowers of Christ. We have this dignity and we feel how meaningful we are.The proof is that we promise to befaithful to God through our words and deeds. However, we are not totally freefrom temptation and sin. In fact, the great challenge for sons and daughters ofGod is to maintain their dignity. The prophet Nahum in his preaching said that,God always wants to restore human life that has been damaged by sin. As sonsand daughters of God, we are so special because we are always being restored bythe good and merciful Lord.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Father, give us your power to sanctifyourselves through our words and deeds, and may our lives today be pleasing toYou. Hail Mary ... In the name of the Father ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote in 1926 that "the heart of Christendom is a heart" and in this episode, Joe and Grettelyn discover that this single line unlocks his entire approach to apologetics. Recording just before the U.S. bishops' historic consecration of America to the Sacred Heart on the nation's 250th anniversary, they trace the providential thread connecting two Pope Leos, a 1926 essay from GK's Weekly, and Chesterton's lifelong practice of winning opponents through friendship and wonder. In This Episode: How a 1926 essay in GK's Weekly reveals the theological principle behind G.K. Chesterton's entire method of winning hearts and minds What Chesterton's contrast of Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel teaches about "the softening of strength by chivalry and charity"—and what it means for how the Church evangelizes today Why G.K. Chesterton's observation that "madmen are logical" explains his insistence on appealing to beauty, wonder, and friendship rather than syllogisms How G.K. Chesterton's famous friendships with his opponents—and the characters of The Ball on the Cross—embody the theology of the Sacred Heart before he ever named it What Pope Leo XIII's 1899 encyclical Annum Sacrum reveals about the providential timing of the USCCB's consecration and the arrival of a new Pope Leo Chapters: 00:00: Introduction—The Sacred Heart and America at 250 02:29: The Providential Coincidence of Two Pope Leos 04:00: Background on the Sacred Heart Devotion 11:50: Why Consecrate a Nation? 13:57: Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical—What He Foretold About America 19:55: Reparations and the Burning Desire of Christ 23:22: What G.K. Chesterton Said About the Sacred Heart in 1926 26:43: Chesterton's Method—Apologetics of the Heart 33:31: Madmen, Small Circles, and Leading With Love 45:20: The Witness Consecration Calls Us To Resources Mentioned: What I Saw in America—Special Semiquincentennial Edition USCCB Consecration Resources Annum Sacrum—Pope Leo XIII, 1899 Dilexi te—Pope Leo XIV 2026 Chesterton Conference—Ave Maria FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios