Following upon the illicit ordinations/consecration of four bishops, the Vatican has issued a stern reprimand and excommunication not only for the four new bishops and the bishop(s) involved, but also warnings of excommunication for the priests of the SSPX (likely incurred) and also even for the lay people that attend the SSPX (danger of incurring).
We explain and defend the Vaticans position.
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We discuss Matthew chapter 11, and give context for the Sunday Gospel and the exhortation to humility.
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We continue reading from Matthew 10, Christ's exhortation to his Apostles. The Apostles put God before all (as did Elisha and the woman from the first reading).
As we see again that Christ preaches himself (all depends on how we respond to him), we consider how the apostles lived this and how we can also live this.
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The context of our Gospel from Matthew 10, the call and sending of the Apostles.
All that is hidden will be made known-- this is not about secret sins being revealed, but the Gospel which will be made known to all.
Further, though God destroys both body and soul in hell, he cares for us and loves us and knows all things about us (as the hairs on our head).
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In our fifth and final session of this course, we look to the spiritual writings of Catholic authors of the USA.
Most particularly, we consider the writings of the early missionaries, and then those of Dorothy Day and Fulton Sheen.