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August 14, 2026Today's Reading: Introit for Trinity 11 - Psalm 68:1, 3, 7a, 10b, 19; antiphon: Psalm 68:5b, 6a, 35bDaily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 1:1-27; 1 Corinthians 7:25-40“The righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy.” (Introit for Trinity 11)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.In A.D. 390, the Emperor of the Eastern Empire of Rome, Theodosius, ordered soldiers to massacre thousands in Thessalonica after a riot. The church historian Rufinus reports: “When Theodosius came to the church, Bishop Ambrose of Milan met him and said: ‘A man such as you, stained with blood, must not come to the Lord's table.' Theodosius wept and repented.” (Rufinus, Church History 11.18)Our Introit comes during the long “green season” of the Church Year, where the Lord focuses us on the perpetual reality that the church is always alive… always growing. Ironic, especially when you consider this coming Sunday's Gospel reading: the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9–14). The church is alive, always growing because God lifts up the humble and brings down the proud. “God defends the lowly, gives strength to the weak, and provides for those who cannot provide for themselves.”Our brothers and sisters in the faith have heard for centuries: “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,” and in the early days of the church, they saw Jesus' resurrection. They saw His enemies of sin, death, and the Devil defeated. Those who trusted in and boasted of themselves, like the Pharisee in the temple, are scattered by, crushed by God's holiness. Those who cannot hide, like the tax collector, stand, head bowed in reverent fear and shame, with no good thing in and of themselves; dead… crying out for mercy, and are given life.“Let the righteous be glad.” Yes! And why shouldn't we be overjoyed? Not only are we righteous on account of Jesus, but life is found only in Him. The tax collector was sent home “justified” precisely because He trusted that God alone who judged was the only One Who could save. Theodosius, the most powerful man in the world, was humbled before God by the word of God spoken by a measly little Pastor, Ambrose of Milan, with stunning and miraculous results. God made Ambrose bold… God gave the good confession that God “went before His people.” He's with us, even as He is ahead of us. He comes to us, in His Word, in the promises of Baptism; He dwells in us by the Lord's Supper, and God gives us pastors to preach the word, and God gives faith to follow where Christ our leader has trod. Finally, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up.” God doesn't just bless us once and leave us to fend for ourselves. His mercies are new each morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). He bestows forgiveness, comfort, His word, and strength for each new day. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.We pray: In God my heart trusts and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him. Amen.Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM.

The second hour of today's show features ripper songs about beer, the strength of women's friendship, advice for a happy life, a fraudulent national leader, reclaiming your self-worth after heartbreak, pure romance, and more. Here is the playlist: Tenth of May – Sidney Yet Another Beer Song (Schnitty and a Couple of Beers) – Sturt Avenue Woman I Am – Skye Newman The Love & the Laughter – Chris Matthews & Brendan McMahon Farmer's Wife – Barb Waters Mr President – Phil Smith Angry – Geowulf Where Is the Love – Dave Lofts Don't Be Long – RISSA Above: RISSA's ‘Don't Be Long' single cover The post Don't be long – Show #394 (part 2), 7 June 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

August 13, 2026Today's Reading: Catechism: What is Confession?Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 31:1-13; 1 Corinthians 7:1-24“…Our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.” (Small Catechism- Confession)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.The Lutheran Service Book says on page 292 (in red ink): “If you are not burdened with particular sins, do not trouble yourself or search for or invent other sins, thereby turning confession into a torture. Instead, mention one or two sins that you know and let that be enough.”We're big fans of the healing Jesus, the feeding Jesus—and these are super neat things, for sure—but this same Jesus is the dying Jesus, the blood-shedding Jesus, the merciful, forgiving, life-bringing Jesus. When it comes to this Jesus, the forgiveness of sin… well… that's a little harder. If you're blind, everyone knows it; you don't have to level your pride or have your ego crushed. Sinners are prone to hide stuff… to cover it up. And it's that covering up that prevents us from hearing the Word of God: “But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He then said to the paralytic, “Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” (Matthew 9:6)We love the Jesus who feeds and heals, but when our Lord says that forgiveness is bestowed to us on account of Jesus through the pastor who gives the medicine of immortality—the forgiveness of sins that makes us alive again—that would mean admitting to another person that we're not doing well, and it would mean that only Jesus can do something about what's killing us.We're not perfect; we say THAT all the time. We haven't kept the Ten Commandments, but it's hard to say with St. Paul, “Wretched man that I am, who will save me from this body of death?” (Rom. 7:24) We can confess sin—it's that body-of-death part that's true—but it's the second part, receiving forgiveness, that's so hard. Dead bodies must be given to; only God can do that. So we must ask: “What kind of God are we dealing with?” The God who'll squash us like a bug? Or… is He the slow-to-anger and abounding-in-steadfast-love God? The God Who comes and dwells in the stinky mire of this fallen world to give us the cure for the sin that makes us blind, deaf, lame, and dead?” He's exactly that God, as Luther writes: “Absolution is the Word of God spoken by the mouth of man. It is not the word of man, but of God Himself.” (AE 35:14)In the Name + of Jesus. AmenWe pray: Grant us, O Lord, we pray, to trust in Thee with all our heart; seeing that, as Thou dost always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so Thou dost not forsake those who make their boast in Thy mercy made known chiefly in the forgiveness of our sin; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM.

August 12, 2026Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 28:3-25Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 28:3-25; 1 Samuel 29:1-30:31; 1 Corinthians 6:1-20“The Lord has done to you as He spoke by me, for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.'” (1 Samuel 28:17)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.In 16 years of shepherding God's kids, I've heard and seen almost everything. The most disheartening thing, though, are the people who are… “doing fine.” The people who see the Divine Service, the preaching of the Word, and the faithful reception of The Sacraments as just one of the many things they ‘do' to have a fine life. As difficulties come up, as they often do, in a fallen world, these dear souls consult Siri, ChatGPT, Google, or WebMD for answers. Some check horoscopes, tarot cards, or ask the Magic 8 Ball for guidance. By the time I see them again, they've usually exhausted all other avenues for comfort and are beaten down with anxiety, fear, and depression.There was a king named Saul, who lived before the internet, newspapers, and apps… who looked for answers to the problems of this fallen world in acts of violence, power, and self-reliance. Saul had witnessed the death of the prophet Samuel, whom God had sent to guide him. David was in exile on account of fear for his life, and war loomed. Feeling isolated and alone, Saul sought advice from a witch.How'd Saul get to this point? He spent his time looking for answers in every place but where God promised they'd be… then, when Saul inquired of the Lord, “the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets” (v.6). God had given Saul over to his hardened heart, to the schemes of the fallen world. So Saul disguised himself, visited the witch by night to conjure Samuel for advice. The witch feared for her life because Saul, under Samuel's guidance, had banned witchcraft. She cries out in terror and recognizes Saul's deceit.Luther wrote: “Whatever you set your heart on and put your trust in is truly your god.” (Large Catechism, I: First Commandment.) Saul trusted every earthly thing, and when these false gods failed, Saul cried out— hearing only God's silence and Samuel's judgment. The Apology IV.45 explains, “Faith receives the mercy promised for Christ's sake.” Though we are often unfaithful, trusting in temporal wisdom, strength, and power, our Eternal Lord—the Son of David and David's Lord—stoops low to find us, takes the form of a servant to bear our sins to death. Thanks be to God who bestows the Holy Spirit, calls us by the Gospel, enlightens us with His Gifts, sanctifies and keeps us in the true faith.In the Name + of Jesus We pray: When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; in every high and stormy gale my anchor holds within the veil. On Christ the Solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand. Amen (LSB 575:2)Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM.

August 11, 2026 Today's Reading: Romans 9:30-10:4 or 1 Corinthians 12:1-11Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 26:1-25; 1 Samuel 27:1-28:2; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.When I converted to Lutheranism in 2005, I was amazed by the clarity of confession and the certainty of the Lutherans I met. Though I had grown up in and around the church, I didn't understand much of what was being said; however, every time my pastor preached the stern law which crushed me and the sweetest gospel to comfort me, it overwhelmed me with joy. I understood for the first time that because Christ forgives me, I lack nothing. Tough theological questions and discussions eventually came, but one thing remained steadfastly true through it all: Christ kept me in His Divine service to receive His Gifts with exceeding joy. Justification rests in Christ alone, who gives it freely by His work, His merit.Try telling that to the people of Paul's day… try telling many in our own day, try convincing yourself of this when you're drowning in sin. Paul wrestled with a profound mystery… righteousness… justification… just what is it? Where can it be found? Paul narrows it down to just two places. People either believe it comes by what a person does, thinks, acts, and says, OR it comes by faith in the only One, Jesus, Who actually did, thought, acted, and said EVERYTHING perfectly for us.Paul knew that the law wasn't the problem; the law is good, just, and holy. The problem was that many misused it for self-justification instead of its proper use of exposing sin and killing the sinner. Article 4 of the Apology clearly states: “The Law always accuses. Therefore it does not justify, because the conscience terrified by the Law flees from the judgment of God. Faith, however, comforts and saves.” (Apology IV) The law… drives us to Christ. St. Paul taught that the Gentiles had received the righteousness of God through the preaching of the Gospel, which meant that righteousness is received and imputed to us through faith in Christ. That is a great offense to the self-righteous. The stumbling block is Christ — because He overturns all self-reliance. He fulfills the law for us. The Gospel is offensive because it freely gives what we cannot produce: forgiveness, peace with God and neighbor. Jesus alone bears the curse the Law pronounces. (Gal. 3:13) The Law is not a sentence of death, but God lovingly revealing our desperate need for Jesus. Luther writes: “The Law says, ‘Do this,' and it is never done. The Gospel says, ‘Believe this,' and everything is done already.” (Luther's Works, Vol. 26, p. 5.)In the Name + of Jesus.Let us pray: Seek Him alone, Who did atone, Who did your souls deliver. O seek Him first, all you who thirst for grace that fails you never. In every need seek Him indeed; to every heart he will impart His blessings without measure. (LSB 557:3)Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM.

August 10, 2026 - Welcome back. This is the seventh special edition of The Terrible Podcast, which we will post nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each 2026 training camp practice. It's Monday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe during the team's tenth training camp practice. As per usual, Alex and I go through all the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read ⁠⁠Alex's Monday training camp report here⁠⁠. Thanks to Len Testa at ⁠⁠touringplans.com⁠⁠ for once again being a sponsor of these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening. Don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 14 Rules for the Discernment of Spirits – The First Week Rules as formulated by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Fr. Timothy Gallagher with Kris McGregor Episode Twelve: Rule Ten – Preparing for Desolation in Times of Consolation Episode 12-The Tenth Rule: Let him who is in consolation think how he will be in the desolation ... Read more The post The Tenth Rule – Discernment of Spirits w/ Fr. Timothy Gallagher – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

August 10, 2026 Today's Reading: Jeremiah 8:4-12 or Jeremiah 7:1-11Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 25:23-44; 1 Corinthians 4:1-21“I have paid attention and listened…” (Jeremiah 8:6a)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.When I was little, I learned to hammer nails into boards. Part of that process, unfortunately, included smashing my thumb with the hammer. The wise counsel of adults was to: “Stop hitting your thumb with the hammer, and it won't hurt.” It was true! I hit my thumb less nowadays, but there's more to the story. Admitting that I needed help, taking direction, following direction, and being comforted WHEN I hit my thumb was the path of greatest comfort. It was the same in Jeremiah's day. God asks, “When men fall, do they not rise again?” (Jeremiah 8:4). We expect people to get up when they fall. Judah didn't. They fell into great sin. They tried to hide their sin and struggle until eventually, it was easier to pretend everything was fine. They convinced themselves that piety and positive feelings covered their sin. People around them kept saying, “Peace, peace,” when there was no peace (v. 11). They spoke lies until they believed them. Even worse, the prophets and priests — those who were supposed to speak God's truth — twisted His Word to excuse sin rather than lead people to repentance. They followed the wisdom of the world, believing it would heal the wounds their sin had caused. It didn't heal anything; it never does… it only kept them trapped in their deception and misery.Yahweh sent Jeremiah to assure the people that God wasn't angry because they were sinners: “I have paid attention and listened…”— Yahweh knew what they were up to, AND He was heartbroken because they believed their sin wasn't that bad, that “God doesn't really mean what He said.” Like Judah — we pretend we're healthy when we're actually dead. God pays attention and listens. His word, through Jeremiah, crushed them, roused them; the word was sent to wake the dead in sin from their sleep. We're all fallen; we cannot rise by our own strength. Jeremiah points them to the promise of Christ — Who, for our sake, willingly took our sin and death and rose again. Christ bore our shame, took our judgment, and still reaches out His nail-pierced hands to forgive and restore you. Being a Christian isn't about keeping the stiff upper lip or exercising stoicism; Adam and Eve tried this with fig leaves, and it didn't work. We rest assured that God knows everything about us, He pays attention and listens — and still wants you, seeks you, and loves you. He clothes you in Christ's righteousness that covers every sin in Baptism, He gives you what you've neither earned nor deserved, and He's overjoyed to do so.In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Let us pray: Almighty God, we have sinned against You in what we know and what we do not know. For the sake of Your Son, forgive us all our sin and grant us to serve You and our neighbor. Amen. Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM.

Robert Hagstrom joins Matt Zeigler and Bogumil Baranowski to revisit the 25th anniversary edition of The Warren Buffett Portfolio and explain why volatility is not the same as investment risk.They discuss concentrated portfolios, active share, business valuation, behavioral finance, complex adaptive systems, and Warren Buffett's warning that the market's casino can overwhelm its cathedral.Matt Zeigler and I had the privilege of hosting Robert Hagstrom for a special 100-Year Thinkers Edition of the Excess Returns Podcast.Available now on Excess Returns Podcast and Talking Billions.

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The problem of word equations is a rather storied one, including frustrated connections to Hilbert's Tenth problem.  Word equations relate expressions consisting of concatenations of variables and constant symbols.  An example is a X = X a, where X is a variable and a is a constant.  A solution maps variables to strings of constant symbols making the two sides identical.  In this episode, I discuss the problem a little, and what I learned so far about how it is solved.

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Sam and Lee are back for their (wait for it...) TENTH season of FPL Family! Welcome along! Thank you all for being here and watching the videos for what is sure to be, another memorable FPL season!The game's been live for a couple of weeks now, so we've had time to tinker, consider our options and then tinker again. Do we go Bruno, Haaland or both? Where's the value in the forward line? And we ask the eternal pre-season question - who's our go-to 4.0m defender? We'll share our drafts and who's on our watchlists!A massive THANK YOU for all your support watching, liking and sharing our videos!__________________________ 

A thousand years ago, in the city of Samarqand, a scholar by the name of Abu al-Layth gave lessons about how to live a good life—a life that was pleasing both to God and to people. He dealt with almost every aspect of life, from how to greet people and how to eat, to how to study and debate. What's more, Abu al-Layth also explained why, linking lessons on manners to clear moral principles laid out in the Quran and the life of the Prophet. At some point, Abu al-Layth's students compiled these teachings into a book called Bustan al-‘Arifin (‘The Garden of the Knowledgeable'). Over the passing of time, its reputation grew and grew, seeing copies and translations being made from the Ottoman Empire to Aceh in what is today Indonesia. And now the book is finally available in English too. Nile Green talks to Peri Bearman, translator of A Guide to a Life of Moral Integrity: An Annotated Translation of Bustān al-ʿārifīn by Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (Georgias Press, 2025).

Ask most people what a brain chip does and they will tell you it reads your mind. Dr. Michael Lawton implants these devices, and he says that is not what comes off them. He is President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, the hospital where Neuralink's first human implant was performed, and he has completed more than 10,000 brain operations and clipped around 5,500 aneurysms. Louisa sat down with him inside Barrow to find out what the electrodes actually pick up, how far the technology has come, and where it stops. He walks through the surgery itself. The device goes into the hand knob, one small lobule of the motor cortex, where 64 electrodes have already become 108. The threads carrying them are about a tenth the thickness of a hair, so a robot inserts them while avoiding every arteriole on the surface. You'll hear what Nolan Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient, can now do with a cursor at world record speed, and why Lawton can't keep up with him in a head to head. Then the correction. The data coming off these electrodes is a train of spikes, the same electrical language every neuron in your head is already using, and decoding it tells you whether a person meant to move a cursor left or right. Reading an emotion, or what someone thinks of you, is nowhere close. The second half turns to the brain Lawton has spent 29 years operating inside. He describes cooling a patient to 15 degrees Celsius and stopping their circulation completely, which shrivels a giant aneurysm like a raisin and opens a short window to repair it. He explains why the hardest cases will still need a pair of human hands, and what he tells trainees who think their craft is disappearing. On brain aging he is direct about what works. He predicts alcohol will be viewed in 20 years the way cigarettes were viewed in the 60s, he takes zero supplements and no peptides, and he says exactly what he can and cannot see when he looks at a living brain on the table. You'll also hear about Barrow's Mindgenuity Labs and its six mysteries of the mind, why he ranks movement as the first one to fall and consciousness as the one that may never be solved, what he believes consciousness physically is inside 86 billion neurons, and the ground underneath all of it. His sister died of a brain tumor. Louisa's father had a stroke in 2019. Both of them have watched this from the other side of the table. *Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+:* https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/youtube-sales-page Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for evidence-based conversations at the intersection of brain science, longevity, and performance. _____ *TOPICS DISCUSSED* 00:00 Intro: The Brain Surgeon at Neuralink's First Hospital 00:39 The Guy Who Does the Cases Nobody Else Wants 02:17 A Day in the Life: 5:30am Starts and Three Surgeries 03:20 "Game Tape": Reviewing Every Operation Like an Athlete 04:24 The Surgeon Athlete and Why Surgery Is a Physical Skill 05:32 Fifty Years From Now: What Happens to Neurosurgery 06:11 The ROSA Robot and Mapping a Seizure Focus 08:16 Deep Brain Stimulation and Hitting an Exact Target 08:52 Will We All Be Operated On by Robots? 10:02 The Brain AVM: The One Case a Robot Can't Take 11:18 Why Bleeding Breaks a Robot: The Waymo Problem 13:15 What a Brain-Computer Interface Actually Does 14:49 The Hand Knob: 108 Electrodes in One Small Spot 15:50 Cursor Control at World Record Speed 16:31 Inside the Implant: Threads a Tenth the Width of a Hair 17:27 "No, the Chip Cannot Read Your Thoughts" 17:58 What the Device Really Reads: A Train of Spikes 19:18 From Movement to Sensation: What Comes Next 19:48 Why Restoring Sight Is So Much Harder 20:58 The 1943 Paper That Predicted All of This 22:37 Elon, Telepathy, and What's Actually Possible 23:00 Boosting Creativity and Intelligence in 50 Years 25:10 "When I Retire, We'll Be Treating Depression and Addiction" 26:04 Alzheimer's: Light Therapy and the Blood-Brain Barrier 27:11 Treating the Disease vs Preventing It 28:25 10,000 Operations: How He Feels About Robots Taking Over 29:54 Neuroplasticity: How Nolan's Brain Learned the Device 31:34 What Actually Changes at the Neuron Level 32:04 Patient Two and the Robotic Arm 32:42 5,500 Aneurysms: The Cases That Stay With Him 33:16 Cardiac Standstill: Cooling a Brain to 15 Degrees 35:46 What Separates a Great Surgeon From an Average One 36:17 Traits of Greatness: The Formula Nobody Has Cracked 37:21 The Phone Call in the Middle of a 16-Hour Surgery 39:35 "I Must Have Been Born for This" 41:26 Can You Tell How Old a Brain Is Just by Looking? 43:12 Why Alzheimer's Is Invisible in a Living Brain 44:14 What a Neurosurgeon Does to Protect His Own Brain 44:40 "Alcohol Will Be Viewed Like Cigarettes in the 60s" 45:13 Peptides, Injectables, and Zero Supplements 46:52 The Last Generation to Operate With Open Hands 48:10 How Louisa Found Him on Twitter in 2021 48:53 The Six Mysteries of the Mind 49:14 Which One Gets Solved First, and Which May Never 50:03 Is Consciousness in the Tissue? 51:39 Memory: The Circuitry We Still Can't Explain 53:18 Why Consciousness Is Harder Than Memory 55:12 Louisa's Father's Stroke 56:02 Advice for Anyone Watching a Parent Decline 56:21 His Sister's Brain Tumor and How He Carries It 57:38 A World Where Stroke Is an Outpatient Repair 58:40 Forty Years On, Finally at the Dawn _______ *Thank you to our sponsors* Timeline (Mitopure): https://timeline.com/neuro Mitopure now starts at $79 Ogee: https://ogee.com Use code XXXXX for a discount on the Crystal Contour Collection Kion (Kion Aminos): https://getkion.com/neuro Use code XXXXX for a discount Function Health: https://functionhealth.com/LouisaNicola Use code NEURO25 for a $25 credit _______ I'm Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer's prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics. My mission is to translate cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for cognitive longevity, peak performance, and brain disease prevention. If you're committed to optimizing your brain- reducing Alzheimer's risk - and staying mentally sharp for life, you're in the right place. Stay sharp. Stay informed. Join thousands who subscribe to the Neuro Athletics Newsletter → https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ask most people what a brain chip does and they will tell you it reads your mind. Dr. Michael Lawton implants these devices, and he says that is not what comes off them. He is President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, the hospital where Neuralink's first human implant was performed, and he has completed more than 10,000 brain operations and clipped around 5,500 aneurysms. Louisa sat down with him inside Barrow to find out what the electrodes actually pick up, how far the technology has come, and where it stops. He walks through the surgery itself. The device goes into the hand knob, one small lobule of the motor cortex, where 64 electrodes have already become 108. The threads carrying them are about a tenth the thickness of a hair, so a robot inserts them while avoiding every arteriole on the surface. You'll hear what Nolan Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient, can now do with a cursor at world record speed, and why Lawton can't keep up with him in a head to head. *Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+:* https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/youtube-sales-page Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for evidence-based conversations at the intersection of brain science, longevity, and performance. _____ *TOPICS DISCUSSED* 00:00 Intro: The Brain Surgeon at Neuralink's First Hospital 00:39 The Guy Who Does the Cases Nobody Else Wants 02:17 A Day in the Life: 5:30am Starts and Three Surgeries 03:20 "Game Tape": Reviewing Every Operation Like an Athlete 04:24 The Surgeon Athlete and Why Surgery Is a Physical Skill 05:32 Fifty Years From Now: What Happens to Neurosurgery 06:11 The ROSA Robot and Mapping a Seizure Focus 08:16 Deep Brain Stimulation and Hitting an Exact Target 08:52 Will We All Be Operated On by Robots? 10:02 The Brain AVM: The One Case a Robot Can't Take 11:18 Why Bleeding Breaks a Robot: The Waymo Problem 13:15 What a Brain-Computer Interface Actually Does 14:49 The Hand Knob: 108 Electrodes in One Small Spot 15:50 Cursor Control at World Record Speed 16:31 Inside the Implant: Threads a Tenth the Width of a Hair 17:27 "No, the Chip Cannot Read Your Thoughts" 17:58 What the Device Really Reads: A Train of Spikes 19:18 From Movement to Sensation: What Comes Next 19:48 Why Restoring Sight Is So Much Harder 20:58 The 1943 Paper That Predicted All of This 22:37 Elon, Telepathy, and What's Actually Possible 23:00 Boosting Creativity and Intelligence in 50 Years 25:10 "When I Retire, We'll Be Treating Depression and Addiction" 26:04 Alzheimer's: Light Therapy and the Blood-Brain Barrier 27:11 Treating the Disease vs Preventing It 28:25 10,000 Operations: How He Feels About Robots Taking Over 29:54 Neuroplasticity: How Nolan's Brain Learned the Device 31:34 What Actually Changes at the Neuron Level 32:04 Patient Two and the Robotic Arm 32:42 5,500 Aneurysms: The Cases That Stay With Him 33:16 Cardiac Standstill: Cooling a Brain to 15 Degrees 35:46 What Separates a Great Surgeon From an Average One 36:17 Traits of Greatness: The Formula Nobody Has Cracked 37:21 The Phone Call in the Middle of a 16-Hour Surgery 39:35 "I Must Have Been Born for This" 41:26 Can You Tell How Old a Brain Is Just by Looking? 43:12 Why Alzheimer's Is Invisible in a Living Brain 44:14 What a Neurosurgeon Does to Protect His Own Brain 44:40 "Alcohol Will Be Viewed Like Cigarettes in the 60s" 45:13 Peptides, Injectables, and Zero Supplements 46:52 The Last Generation to Operate With Open Hands 48:10 How Louisa Found Him on Twitter in 2021 48:53 The Six Mysteries of the Mind 49:14 Which One Gets Solved First, and Which May Never 50:03 Is Consciousness in the Tissue? 51:39 Memory: The Circuitry We Still Can't Explain 53:18 Why Consciousness Is Harder Than Memory 55:12 Louisa's Father's Stroke 56:02 Advice for Anyone Watching a Parent Decline 56:21 His Sister's Brain Tumor and How He Carries It 57:38 A World Where Stroke Is an Outpatient Repair 58:40 Forty Years On, Finally at the Dawn _______ *Thank you to our sponsors* Timeline (Mitopure): https://timeline.com/neuro Mitopure now starts at $79 Ogee: https://ogee.com Use code NEURO for a discount on the Crystal Contour Collection Kion (Kion Aminos): https://getkion.com/neuro for a 20% discount Function Health: https://functionhealth.com/LouisaNicola Use code NEURO25 for a $25 credit _______ I'm Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer's prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics. My mission is to translate cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for cognitive longevity, peak performance, and brain disease prevention. If you're committed to optimizing your brain- reducing Alzheimer's risk - and staying mentally sharp for life, you're in the right place. Stay sharp. Stay informed. Join thousands who subscribe to the Neuro Athletics Newsletter → https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you put God FIRST, He takes care of the REST.Who goes FIRST?1. It's not IF you give—it's WHEN. The ORDER matters.The word TITHE simply means A TENTH.Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing."John 6:1-14 "Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Festival was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year's wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”2. The tithe is where you TRUST God with FIRST PLACE.Malachi 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it."3. When God is FIRST, everything else falls IN ORDER.The goal isn't that God can just give TO you but actually FLOW THROUGH you.Deuteronomy 8:17-18 You may say to yourself, " My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.Proverbs 11:24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.Tithing is not really an OBEDIENCE indicator. It is aSURRENDER indicator.

Tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for tenth consecutive night. The FDA made a big reversal in its cyclosporiasis probe, but it still thinks iceberg lettuce is to blame. Mike Lyons, military analyst, talks about China, Ukraine and Iran. American still list cost of living as their number one concern. Chinese "micro" dramas. 

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Hey everyone... welcome back to The Malayali Podcast.Njan innu ningalodu oru simple question chodikan aanu vannirikkunnath."Exactly one year kazhinjal... ningalude life engane irikkum?"Seriously... close your eyes for a second.Oru varsham.365 days.Athrayum time-il enthellam sambhavikkam?New job.New city.New business.Marriage.Breakup.Promotion.Million subscribers.Or maybe... just finally becoming the person you've always wanted to be.You know...Oru year-il life full change aavan pattum.Pakshe...Most of us underestimate what one year can do.Nammal ellarum January first varumbo goals ezhuthum.Gym.Reading.Business.Learning AI.Saving money.January 10 aavumbo...Notebook drawer-il.Dreams postpone cheyyum.Because...Nammal oru mistake cheyyunnu.We overestimate what we can do in one week...But underestimate what we can do in one year.Imagine...Daily just 1 hour padichal...One year kazhinjal...365 hours.That's almost enough to become really good at a completely new skill.One small habit.One hour.Every day.That's how lives change.Not overnight.But over time.Enikku oru story parayam.Imagine two friends.Rahulum Arjunum.Both are 25.Both have the same salary.Same laptop.Same internet.Same opportunities.Rahul every day parayum..."Nale thudangam.""Ippo time illa.""I'll start after Onam.""After New Year."One year passes.Nothing changes.Arjun?Daily 30 minutes coding padichu.Weekend-il freelancing start cheythu.LinkedIn-il content post cheythu.AI tools padichu.One year later...Same person.Different life.Difference?Not talent.Not luck.Just...He started.Last one week news nokkiyal...Almost every day AI-il puthiya updates varunnu.Companies are hiring people who know how to work with AI—not because AI replaces everyone, but because people who use AI effectively often work faster and smarter.Every week...Someone launches a startup.Someone gets funding.Someone builds an app over a weekend.Someone uploads their first YouTube video.Someone quits their job.Someone gets their dream job.Someone starts learning at age 40.Someone changes their life at age 60.News nammale oru karyam padhippikkunnu.The world doesn't wait.Technology doesn't wait.Time doesn't wait.Question is...Will you?Njan oru karyam notice cheythittund.People think confidence comes first.Actually...Confidence comes after action.Nobody starts confident.The first podcast...Awkward.First video...Cringe.First business...Probably fails.First speech...Hands shake.First gym day...Embarrassing.Pakshe...Second time becomes easier.Tenth time becomes normal.Hundredth time...That's your identity.Self-belief isn't born.It's built.Imagine...Exactly one year from today.You wake up.You open your phone.Bank account is healthier.Mind is calmer.Body feels stronger.Family is proud.You're living in a different city.Maybe even a different country.Or maybe...You're still in the same place.But you're a completely different person.Because...You decided to start.One decision.One year.A completely different life.So today...I don't want you to promise yourself ten things.Just one.Start.Not tomorrow.Not Monday.Not next month.Today.Because...Oru year passes really fast.And one year from now...You'll either say..."I'm so glad I started."Or..."I wish I had started."The choice is yours.Live your life.Ellam nannayi aavum.Trust the process.This is Krishnalal, and you're listening to The Malayali Podcast.See you in the next episode.Take care. ❤️INTRO (0:00 – 1:00)PART 1 – The One-Year Illusion (1:00 – 3:00)PART 2 – A Story About Two Friends (3:00 – 5:00)PART 3 – What Happened This Week? (5:00 – 7:00)PART 4 – My Own Observation (7:00 – 8:30)PART 5 – Imagine Future You (8:30 – 9:30)OUTRO (9:30 – 10:00)

Step behind the wire of one of NATO's most elite tactical fighter squadrons—the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron—during the tense final years of the Cold War and into Operation Desert Storm. Former US Air Force officer Michael Makatura's new book, The Fightin' Tenth, takes you inside the hardened aircraft shelters of Hahn Air Base and witness life on the front lines of the Cold War. From the heart of West Germany to the skies above Iraq, this gripping episode captures what it means to stand ready for war at a moment's notice, fly the iconic F-16 Viper, and live among warriors with a shared sense of purpose and brotherhood. Makatura's story is filled with grit, fighter-pilot mockery, and raw honesty. Whether it's enduring the mental gauntlet of Officer Training School, landing in Europe as a wide-eyed second lieutenant, or watching seasoned pilots prep for combat in the Middle East, The Fightin' Tenth brings to life the unique culture, mission, and mindset of an American fighter squadron in an unforgettable era. Buy the book and support the podcast https://amzn.to/4wnzzab Curated episode extras⁠ ⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/episode463 Help me preserve Cold War history via a simple monthly donation, You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and receive a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank-you, and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we also welcome one-off tips via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/store/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTINUE  THE COLD WAR CONVERSATION o BlueSky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/coldwarpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@coldwarconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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TRANSCRIPT Hello everyone, welcome to Popeular History. First off, sorry for any background noise–not only is this a last-minute production which is naturally going to be fairly rough, but we're in a heat wave so I'm afraid to turn off the AC for the house lest it not turn back on for some reason. Thank  you for understanding. Anyways, in lieu of an anniversary episode this year, I've got to talk about the SSPX. And as one who likes to live in hope, that topic hurts. Because, within minutes of this airing, barring some miracle, they'll be carrying out some pointedly unauthorized episcopal consecrations that carry an automatic penalty of excommunication from the Catholic Church. Of course, you may be asking: the who are doing the what now? The Society of Saint Pius the Tenth, commonly called the SSPX, is a priestly fraternity, which is a specific technical term I don't want to get too hung up on but if you're used to saying “frat”, replace the booze and girls in your mental image with theology books and pious practices. It's basically a club for priests who strongly favor the old ways, before the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. And what they're doing now is creating new bishops without the Pope's sign-off to m ake sure they can keep doing their thing without what they perceive to be outside influence. Of course, the fact that they genuinely seem to view the Pope as “outside interference” is, well, an interesting trait for a Catholic group. But we all have our preferences, and honestly, they're not the first and they will not be the last Catholic group to not want the Pope to be up in their business.   Anyways, given all this “old ways” stuff, and the fact that I mentioned in my show introduction that I don't naturally have a conservative bone in my body, it may come as a surprise that I find myself quite sympathetic to a lot of the SSPX's stuff. To be clear, I don't mean their tongue-in-cheek “obedience” which, as near as I can tell, only occurs when it's convenient for them. And also not their general lack of compassion for anyone who doesn't fit their mold. I'm pretty strong on that point. But–particularly when it comes to liturgy–to the  Mass–the tradition they love is indistinguishable from the tradition I love. Give me Latin, give me bells, give me the sign of the cross made a lot more times than strictly necessary, and extremely complicated instructions for following along. Most importantly, give me the LORD in the Most Holy Eucharist, with all the reverence and trembling of the world ending. These are beautiful things worth preserving, and cherishing, and fighting and dying for. I admit I anticipate masses with guitars as credit towards time off from purgatory. But you're not one with the Lord of Hosts Who is present in the Host if you're not willing to share God's love with the worst sinner you know. You need to be eager to share the banquet of the Gospel with them. God rejoices in the lost sheep returning, even when they do so imperfectly–indeed, how can they do otherwise, but by God's own grace? Anyways, the mystery of the economy of salvation is an understandable stumbling block. How can God call *those people* to closer union? They're not worthy! And, of course they aren't, and neither are we. And yet here we are, called to Christ, to His kingdom. God willing, together.   Enough of my musings, let's get back to the facts of the present case. The reality is that as near as I can tell, every council of the Church has consequently given some shape to movements to reject the council, and the Second Vatican Council is no different there. The SSPX, though not the only, is definitely the most famous such movement, almost certainly due to its complicated relationship with the wider Catholic Church, which it calls the “Conciliar Church”, on account of its acceptance of the Council. Now isn't the worst time to point out that the SSPX's founder signed every document of the Second Vatican Council, which is not a thing he had to do–others had refused, though not many.   Rather than get lost in the weeds of the history, I'll simply note that on the whole, it doesn't matter. What does matter is that every day we are called to make choices, and that those choices impact not only our world now, but our status in the next life, whether you believe that or not. And the simple fact is that if you really believe the Catholic Church is the Church with a capital C, you can't just ignore the Pope with a capital P. And that's the heart of it. I suppose I could have simply said “the conceit of this show is history through Pope-colored glasses so of course we're going to side with the Pope on this”, but I wanted to emphasize that in this case I'm very much on the Papal side on this one even apart from the show's lens. To wrap things up, allow me to read what prompted this short episode: Pope Leo's 11th hour direct appeal to the SSPX, asking them to turn from the path of schism–in whole because it's short:   To The Reverend Davide Pagliarani Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X With a paternal heart, and aware of the responsibility entrusted to me by the Lord as the Successor of the Apostle Peter, I address you and, through you, the bishops, priests, seminarians and faithful connected to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. The Church recognizes the devotion to liturgical life, commitment to priestly formation, apostolic zeal and desire for fidelity to Tradition that characterize many people and communities connected to your Fraternity. This has motivated the attentive and generous attitude that my Predecessors have consistently shown to you. In this spirit, and filled with Christian affection, I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back! I urge you to consider carefully the spiritual good of the faithful, because the schismatic act you are about to undertake would deprive them of the licit and, in some cases, even valid reception of the Sacraments, which they love and seek for their sanctification. The Church is open to a path of dialogue and understanding that the Holy Spirit can make possible and fruitful. I pray for you, because to tear the seamless garment of Christ is a sin of extreme gravity. May the Lord enlighten your consciences and awaken your hearts. With a sorrowful yet hopeful heart, I feel it is my duty, through the authority received from Christ, to ask you to desist from your intended act. I entrust these intentions to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Good Counsel.   From the Vatican, 29 June 2026 Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul   LEO PP. XIV

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In this episode, Britten continues her series on self-abandonment through the houses of the birth chart, turning toward the Tenth House. She explores the Tenth House as a place where self-abandonment can happen when we become entangled with caregiver strivings, overculture's templates for success, or the pressure to be known, recognized, and received in a certain way. Topics She Covers: The Emergence Astrology Pathway as a long container, a hermitage, and a structure for surrendering to time, personal gnosis, and what emerges through commitment. The Moon as the place that holds our stories of safety, belonging, emotional security, and the need to be held. The Tenth House as public reputation, public role, what we are known for, and what we bring out into the world. Self-abandonment in the Tenth House as getting hooked into caregiver strivings, overculture's ideas of success, achievement, performance, and who we think we have to be. The paradox of clearing old templates around success while still honoring an authentic public call, offering, or life force that wants to move through us. Through the lens of the Tenth House, this episode explores how we begin to separate from inherited strivings, return to our own agency, and tend to the roots that make authentic public contribution possible.   Learn More About The Emergence Astrology Pathway: The Emergence Astrology Pathway is not a traditional astrology course. It's an experience you give yourself if you long to repair, recover, renew, and remember your power. Held inside the gentle embrace of this magical language.  Here Britten teaches what she's found and developed as an astrologer who helps people tune into the most authentic call within. Most of what she offers are techniques and insights that no human teacher taught her. Doors only once a year! Early Bird tuition is now open through June 23. You can learn more and register here.   +++   E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue Order Living Astrology Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple.   +++   Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe. 

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Read OnlineJesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow. But I say to you, do not swear at all… Let your ‘Yes' mean ‘Yes,' and your ‘No' mean ‘No.' Anything more is from the Evil One.” Matthew 5:33–34, 37When someone's honesty is questioned, it is not uncommon to respond emphatically by saying, “I swear to God!” This instinct to invoke God's name is an attempt to lend credibility to one's words. Such a practice finds its roots in several Old Testament teachings, where the people of Israel were instructed not to profane God's name by swearing falsely (cf. Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12).The Old Testament teaching on oaths was not only a prohibition against profaning God's name but also a way of promoting trust and honesty among the Israelites: “When a man makes a vow to the LORD or binds himself under oath to a pledge, he shall not violate his word, but must fulfill exactly the promise he has uttered” (Numbers 30:3).Over time, however, the practice of swearing oaths began to shift. Instead of invoking God's name directly, people began to swear by created things, such as Heaven, Earth, Jerusalem, or even their own bodies or families. Jesus directly addresses these practices in today's Gospel. This shift often served as a way to avoid fully binding oneself to the truth and to avoid directly profaning God's name. By swearing upon lesser created things, oaths became tools of deception and manipulation, distorting their original purpose of truth-telling and reverence for God.In today's Gospel, Jesus responds to this misuse of oaths by elevating the moral principle behind them—Truthfulness—to a higher standard. He applies this teaching universally to all people and circumstances, calling His disciples to live with such profound integrity that their simple word is sufficient. Truthfulness must flow from a heart that is honest and upright, where a “Yes” means “Yes” and a “No” means “No,” without the need for sworn assurances. In doing so, Jesus invites His followers to a radical interior transformation. Their speech should be a natural expression of their union with God, who is, Himself, the fullness of Truth.This teaching aligns seamlessly with the other moral commandments Jesus offers in His Sermon on the Mount. One by one, He addresses elements of the Old Testament Law and reveals His mission to fulfill them. Rather than focusing solely on external observance, Jesus deepens the moral requirements of the Law, shifting the emphasis to the interior disposition of the heart. This teaching transcends the Pharisaical approach to the Law, which often reduced righteousness to external conformity. By grace, God now writes these laws on the hearts of His disciples, transforming their moral lives from one of outward compliance to one of sincere interior and exterior holiness.In the case of oaths, Jesus shows that true discipleship requires not just avoiding falsehood, but cultivating a radical honesty that mirrors the purity of God Who is Truth. This level of integrity is not achieved by human effort alone but through the transformative work of grace, which reshapes our hearts and enables us to live as credible witnesses to the Gospel in both word and deed.Reflect today on whether or not your ‘Yes' means ‘Yes,' and your ‘No' means ‘No.' Are you a person of radical honesty and integrity? Do you know the Truth, believe it, and profess it wholeheartedly? While external oaths still hold an important place in sacred moments—such as marriage vows and other Sacraments—they are not meant for casual use in daily life. Instead, strive to be a person of integrity in all your words and actions, ensuring that honesty flows naturally from your heart. By doing so, you allow God's New Covenant to be written on your heart, transforming your life and enabling you to live as a true disciple of Christ in every circumstance. Lord of Truth, dwell within my heart and make it pure and holy. Fill me with Your presence so that my words and deeds may always reflect Your light and truth. Help me to be a beacon of honesty and integrity, bringing glory to Your name in all that I say and do. Conform my will to Yours, and guide me to live in accord with Your divine plan. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: Jesus´ sermon on the mount, graphic collage from engraving of Nazareene SchoolSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time by Ms. Joan Watson. Barnabas, Apostle Obligatory Memorial First Reading: Acts 11: 21b-26; 13: 1-3 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 98: 1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 Alleluia: John 13: 34 Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com To encounter Christ in Scripture and share Him with others. Join us at www.stpaulcenter.com/memberships

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time by Dr. John Bergsma. Ordinary Weekday First Reading: First Kings 18: 20-39 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 Alleluia: Psalms 25: 4b, 5a Gospel: Matthew 5: 17-19   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com To encounter Christ in Scripture and share Him with others. Join us at www.stpaulcenter.com/memberships

Read OnlineJesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:20This statement would have been shocking to Jesus' audience. At that time, the scribes and Pharisees were well-known for their meticulous observance of the Law of Moses, attending scrupulously to even the smallest details. They prided themselves on their strict adherence and often made their “righteousness” highly visible, earning them great respect among the people as models of holiness and fidelity to the covenant. However, their fidelity was often purely external, lacking the interior disposition of love and worship of God, which is the heart of the covenant. For this reason, Jesus spoke bluntly to the people, even in the presence of the scribes and Pharisees, declaring that their level of righteousness was insufficient to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.Imagine the humiliation felt by these religious leaders. Jesus' words would have stung deeply, confronting them with the inadequacy of their righteousness. Such a confrontation can lead to one of two responses: Either the sting of humiliation fosters the virtue of humility, repentance, and conversion, or it magnifies pride, leading to anger and rejection. While some of the scribes and Pharisees might have chosen the path of humility and repentance, the majority likely did not.Jesus followed up this statement with a teaching on anger and how it can move from an interior disposition to severe hatred. While that teaching is important, it is also useful to pause and place ourselves in the shoes of the scribes and Pharisees, pondering how we would have reacted if we were them. Many of them had spent their whole lives studying the Law, following it, and teaching others to do the same. When Jesus came along, He essentially told them that much of what they had been doing was worthless and fruitless because they were not following the will of God. Place yourself in their shoes.Consider your ability—or inability—to endure the humiliation that those religious leaders felt. Imagine that you had put great time and effort into cultivating a particular moral and spiritual attitude and approach to your faith, only for Jesus to reveal that you have not been listening to God at all, but have gone astray from His will. Hearing such a holy rebuke would be painful and humiliating, requiring profound humility to accept. Imagine further that you listened to all that Jesus said to you. You felt the sting of wounded pride and self-righteousness, but you humbled yourself, repented, and began to change. When that happens, external humiliation produces internal humility and bears an abundance of good fruit. When it doesn't happen, we reject the truth and become even more obstinate in our ways, allowing pride to harden our hearts further.In truth, none of us is righteous enough to attain the Kingdom of Heaven by our own efforts. We all fall short of fulfilling God's will and cooperating with His grace. The real question is not whether we need ongoing change, but whether we are willing to receive Jesus' loving rebuke and change our ways. Saint Faustina, in her Diary, stated, “O my Jesus, nothing is better for the soul than humiliations” (#593). Humiliations are a gift from God because they reveal our self-righteousness and pride, and invite us to rely more fully on His grace. The sting of having that pointed out is itself a humiliation, but that humiliation has the power to lead us to profound humility, repentance, and ultimately, holiness.Reflect today on the many humbling truths God desires to reveal to you. Each humiliation, though painful, is a step on the path to true righteousness and holiness, drawing us closer to the Beatific Vision in Heaven. Only in Heaven will we be fully purified of every sin. Until that day, we must embrace every humiliation God allows, recognizing these painful truths as gifts that correct us, purify us, and set us firmly on the path to true righteousness. Lord of all Truth, there are many truths I need to hear, even when they are difficult. Please humble me by speaking directly to my soul and revealing my sin. As You do, grant me the grace to listen with an open heart and respond generously to Your call. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Sermon on the Mount by Fra AngelicoSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

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The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time by Dr. Shane Owens. Ordinary Weekday/ Ephrem of Syria, deacon, Doctor First Reading: First Kings 17: 7-16 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 4: 2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 Alleluia: Matthew 5: 16 Gospel: Matthew 5: 13-16   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com To encounter Christ in Scripture and share Him with others. Join us at www.stpaulcenter.com/memberships

Read OnlineJesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” Matthew 5:17–18Sometimes it can be challenging to reconcile the Old Testament with the New Testament. In addition to the Ten Commandments, the Old Testament is filled with countless other commandments. The Pharisees, in their attempt to preserve and interpret the Law of Moses, identified 613 specific commandments. While the Pharisees sought to preserve the Law through detailed commandments, the prophets continually called Israel back to a deeper fidelity to the covenant. Many of the prophets also spoke of the coming of the Messiah and foretold a new spiritual law that would be written on the heart.In today's Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He has not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them. To “fulfill” means that Jesus brings the Law and the Prophets to completion, perfecting them and elevating them into the New Covenant of grace. This fulfillment achieves the true meaning of the Law, moving beyond external observance to the interior transformation of the heart. Jesus fulfills the moral demands of the Law by addressing not only external actions but also the interior dispositions of the heart. For example, in this same Sermon on the Mount, Jesus transforms the commandment “You shall not kill” into a call to avoid even anger or hatred (cf. Matthew 5:21–22). In doing so, He reveals the fullness of God's justice, which calls for not only outward obedience but also inward holiness rooted in love.The sacrificial system of the Old Covenant centered on Temple worship, where animal sacrifices were ritually offered as atonement for sins. Those Old Testament sacrifices find completion in Jesus' perfect sacrifice on the Cross. He became the new High Priest and offered Himself as the Lamb of God on the Altar of the Cross, a sacrifice that is perpetuated in the Eucharist. Once Christ offered Himself on the Cross, the animal sacrifices and other ceremonial aspects were fulfilled and are no longer required, having given way to the new and perfect worship in the perpetual Eucharistic Sacrifice.The Law and the Prophets also pointed toward the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of the New Covenant. Jesus, as the Messiah, fulfills these prophecies. In Him, God's plan to gather all nations into His family is accomplished, fulfilling the promises made to Abraham and proclaimed by the prophets. The symbols and foreshadowings of the Old Testament, such as the Passover lamb, find their ultimate meaning in Christ.Through Him, the promises of salvation are no longer future hopes but present realities. Through this threefold fulfillment—moral, in transforming our hearts; liturgical, in perfecting worship; and prophetic, in realizing God's promises—Jesus not only completes the Old Covenant but elevates it into something far greater. He reveals its true purpose: to lead humanity into a deeper relationship with God through love, grace, and truth.Reflect today on Jesus as the fulfillment of all that God has revealed from the foundation of the world. Because the Old Testament is fulfilled in Christ, we turn our gaze upon Him as the full revelation of the Father and the only way to salvation. The study of the Old Testament reveals the unfolding of Salvation History, but in the Eucharist, we encounter its fulfillment and completion. Turn to Him in the Sacrifice of the Mass, where every promise made throughout salvation history is fulfilled and made present to you in the most precious gift of Christ Himself. In this perpetual Eucharistic Sacrifice, we are drawn into the mystery of divine love and receive a foretaste of the heavenly banquet, where God's promises will one day be fully realized.My Eucharistic Lord, You are the fulfillment of every promise made throughout salvation history. In the Sacrifice of the Mass, the final and perfect atonement for sins, those promises are made present to us today. Draw me deeper into worship, filling my heart with a profound love for You in the Eucharist. Transform me by this New Covenant of grace. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Listen to Him by Lawrence OP, license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

It is hard to pass by a feast day honoring a saint who has been declared “Doctor of the Church.” After all, there have been only 38 declared in the long history of the Catholic Church and they all have something special to teach us.  St. Ephrem, a deacon born to Christian parents around the year 306, spent his life teaching Christians throughout Mesopotamia. He did it mostly through hymns, even organizing an all-women choir to perform in church, something that was not practiced at the time. The choir members were even known as “deaconesses.” Ephrem often referred to himself as the “herdsman” and the bishop as the “shepherd.”  In 337, Emperor Constantine I died. Constantine was responsible for legalizing and promoting the practice of Christianity. Seeing an opportunity, the King of Persia, Shapur II, began to systematically attack the area where Ephrem lived. His hometown was besieged, but remained safe within its walls, even when Shapur's army diverted a river to undermine them. When the attacking army elephants and calvary got bogged down in the wet ground, it allowed the citizens of the city to quickly refortify the walls. Ephrem even wrote a hymn commemorating the event, referring to the city as “Noah's Ark,” floating to safety on the flood.  Eventually, his home city was captured, and all the Christians were expelled. Ephrem moved to Edessa in modern day Greece. He began to build the local church by establishing a learning center where he served as a teacher. He succumbed to the plague as he ministered to its victims in 373. I will conclude with a portion of one of Ephrem's sermons:  “In your sacrament we daily embrace you and receive you into our bodies; make us worthy to experience the resurrection for which we hope. We have your treasure hidden within us ever since we received baptismal grace; it grows ever richer at your sacramental table…Savior, your crucifixion marked the end of your mortal life; teach us to crucify ourselves and make way for our life in the Spirit.” Amen. Blessings, Fr. Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time by Dr. Scott Hahn. Ordinary Weekday (Tenth Week in Ordinary Time) First Reading: First Kings 17: 1-6 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 121: 1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Alleluia: Matthew 5: 12a Gospel: Matthew 5: 1-12   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com To encounter Christ in Scripture and share Him with others. Join us at www.stpaulcenter.com/memberships

Read Online“You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:14–16Light and darkness are not opposing forces; rather, darkness is simply the absence of light. When light enters, darkness is dispelled. In a similar way, good and evil are not equal forces. Evil is the absence of God's presence and grace, and where God's light shines, evil is overcome.Today's Gospel is part of the Sermon on the Mount, one of Jesus' most well known teachings. The simile of light follows the Beatitudes, in which Jesus reveals the paradox of true blessedness in the Kingdom of God compared to fleeting worldly blessings. After teaching that true happiness is found in spiritual poverty, holy sorrow, meekness, righteousness, mercy, purity, peacemaking, and love in the face of persecution, Jesus calls His followers to radiate this blessedness to the world. They are to shine as a light in the midst of darkness, becoming beacons of God's presence and grace, dispelling evil by their witness to divine truth and love.In John's Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). In today's Gospel from Matthew, Jesus extends this mission to His followers, teaching that they are the light of the world. As bearers of His light, they must not hide this gift but allow it to shine brightly for others, so that through their good works, God may be glorified.This invitation to be light in the world, dispelling darkness, resonates deeply within the natural longing of every human heart. As beings created in the image and likeness of God, we are naturally drawn to goodness, truth, and beauty. The desire to make a positive difference and to bring goodness into the world is inscribed into our very nature by God. No one living in accord with human reason seeks to make the world worse. Even those who choose evil often do so out of a distorted or misguided understanding of what is good. This confusion arises from the absence of God's light in their hearts, leading them to pursue false or incomplete goods instead of the ultimate good, which is found in union with God.This call to be light, therefore, is not simply a duty—it is a return to our truest selves, a fulfillment of our deepest purpose. In choosing to reflect the light of Christ through our good deeds, we not only dispel the darkness around us but also restore within ourselves the divine image that sin seeks to obscure. We become who we were made to be.Yet, Jesus' teaching points us beyond the fulfillment of a natural desire to make a positive difference. He elevates this longing by inviting us to participate in His supernatural mission, by which the Father is glorified. Through the grace of the Holy Spirit we are transformed into vessels of God's light and love. It is not by our own power but through God's light within us that we are able to radiate His truth and goodness to the world.Reflect today on the desire God has placed within your heart to make a difference in the world. Begin with that desire but allow Christ to elevate it. Recognize that the greatest good you can do is to radiate God's light. Jesus is the True Light, but He calls you to be a beacon, reflecting His love for all to see. When God's light shines through us, we do not glorify ourselves but give glory to the Father, leading others to share in His glory. This mission—to be a lampstand for God's light—is the highest calling of your life and the only way to fulfill the longing He has written into your heart. Embrace that mission, nourish it through prayer and the sacraments, and rejoice as God uses you to further His eternal glory.Jesus, True Light of the World, You shine the radiance of Your truth and grace into my soul and call me to reflect Your light for others. Help me to magnify Your presence and glorify the Father through my life. Flood my soul with Your divine light, dispelling all darkness within me. Use me as Your instrument to renew the world in Your love and mercy. Jesus, I place all my trust in You.  Image: Let Your Light Shine by Lawrence OP, license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Father explains what Beatitudes are and invites us to Live them.

Read OnlineWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven…” Matthew 5:1–3Like Moses, Jesus “went up the mountain” to deliver divine teaching. Rather than issuing commandments, He proclaimed invitations to partake in God's very life. The Beatitudes do not merely set forth a moral code; they unveil the interior dispositions of those who live in communion with God's grace, revealing a blessedness that transcends worldly notions of morality. Jesus did not receive these divine laws as a prophet; He delivered them as God—not inscribed on stone tablets, but written upon the hearts of those who receive His wisdom in faith.The Ten Commandments, given by God through Moses, present moral precepts that are easily understood. The Beatitudes, however, can only be grasped through the gift of divine insight. For this reason, they can be challenging at first. Why would anyone desire to be poor in spirit, to mourn, to be meek, to hunger and thirst for righteousness, to be merciful, pure of heart, a peacemaker, or to suffer persecution and insult? Because those who embrace this way of life are rewarded with the Kingdom of Heaven: They will receive divine comfort, be satisfied, obtain mercy, see God, be called children of God, and receive great reward in Heaven.The Beatitudes are divine paradoxes. They reveal how true blessedness is found not in earthly power, wealth, or comfort, but in spiritual poverty, humility, and even suffering for the sake of righteousness. They overturn worldly expectations, teaching that those who seem least in the eyes of the world are, in fact, greatest in the eyes of God. By embracing these paradoxes, a disciple of Christ discovers that what appears to be weakness is, in reality, the path to divine strength, and what seems like loss is, in truth, the means to eternal gain. For those who enjoy earthly power, wealth, or comfort, the Beatitudes are exceptionally challenging. Yet for those who are weak, poor, or afflicted, the Beatitudes offer profound consolation. Divine Wisdom is the fullness of Truth, accessible only through the gift of grace. No amount of human reasoning or philosophical argument can fully unveil the depth of the Beatitudes—only God, through His grace, can open the mind and heart to their truth. Throughout life, we are confronted with countless competing opinions about how we ought to live. A deep desire for happiness is inscribed upon every human soul, yet people seek its fulfillment in vastly different ways. While worldly wisdom may offer guidance for a healthy and comfortable life, only divine Wisdom can fulfill the soul's deepest longing for true and lasting happiness. Do you want to be happy? Of course you do. Though many people experience unhappiness and even engage in actions that lead to misery, human nature is such that every choice we make is ultimately driven by our innate longing for happiness. As the saying goes, “You can't not want to be happy!” The key to attaining happiness is discovering the true path. Since God Himself has placed this natural longing within our souls, we must turn to Him for its fulfillment. The answer He has given is the Beatitudes.Reflect today on your desire for happiness. Because of our fallen human nature, we suffer from what the Church calls “concupiscence.” Concupiscence distorts our passions and desires, obscures our thinking, and weakens our will, making it difficult to discover the true path to the fulfillment we desire. The Beatitudes remedy concupiscence by exposing our fallen tendencies and the false promises of happiness we so easily believe, redirecting us toward the truth. Embrace the wisdom of the Beatitudes, strive to live them by the aid of grace, and you will discover that your deepest desires are fulfilled—not in passing pleasures, but in the truth of these interior dispositions. Lord of all Wisdom, You have created me for true and lasting happiness, yet I often seek fulfillment in worldly comforts and turn from the path You have set before me. Grant me the gift of Your Wisdom to recognize Your way and the grace to follow it faithfully, that I may one day rejoice forever in Your Kingdom. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Jesus Teaches the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes vintage illustration, via Adobe StockSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Episode: 3378 Tenth century author, Hrotsvitha, brought back to life in the sixteenth century.  Today, meet Hrotsvitha.

Pastor Jesse continues in our Ten Commandments Series on Inspiration vs. Chamad   Main Scripture: Exodus 20:17 Psalm 19:7-11   *This episode was recorded on 05/31/26

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