Vices and Devices
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Kyel and Matt discuss the constant battle we wage against ourselves due to our own concupiscence, and our tendencies to allow our fallen nature to lead us towards ruin. How should we view these moments when our depravity is brought to the forefront, and why does God allow us to undergo such trials?
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The Year of Penance
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Kyel and Matt discuss the inevitability of change, and how we should turn to God for support during times of change. Stick around until the very end of the episode if you want to hear a brief reflection Matt shares about the life his Grandad lived.
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Death, In Brevity
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Matt speaks briefly on the topic of death on the heels of his Grandad's passing. Please pray for the soul of Dennis Dusek. Grandad, pray for us.
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It's About Time!
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Kyel and Matt dive straight into a philosophical discussion, and Matt immediately shares a somewhat heretical opinion about “reality” that he doesn’t really believe, and is somewhat confused as to why he said it at all, but will leave it in the podcast because Kyel did such a good job of using it to kick the conversation in the right direction. It’s worth noting that “reality” is objective, not subjective, and is therefore not relative to each person’s individual life experiences, feelings, o
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Lead Me, Lord.
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Kyel and Matt discuss a particular situation in Matt’s life in which he’s trying to discern the will of God. Spoiler alert, it revolves around the third commandment; “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.”
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Let Freedom. . . Reign?
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Kyel and Matt discuss a couple current events that seem to all point towards a common theme, namely, an affront on our individual freedom and liberty. The question, then, is what is the Christian response to these issues, and how, as a Christian, should we view “freedom”?
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To Know, Or Not To Know
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Kyel and Matt ask the question; “Is it better to live a life in ignorance of the Gospel Truth, or to be fully aware of God’s laws and therefore required to follow them?”
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God's Presence
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Kyel and Matt discuss the importance of being aware of God’s presence in our lives at all times, based on the contents of a book Matt is currently reading; “The Practice of the Presence of God”.
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Emotional Inclinations
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Kyel and Matt discuss a smorgasbord of topics, starting with our prayer life reflecting reckless abandon to God’s love, leading to a discussion of the “nuclear family”, followed by a dive into how to control and direct our emotions, and finally ending in a debate over the ways in which we should be subject to the authority of the Catholic Church.
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Should We Flee to the Mountains?
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Kyel and Matt discuss the overall climate in our current society surrounding racial injustices and the various reactions coming from groups with differing points of view. As Christians, how should we view all of this? Are we finding ourselves losing our peace in the midst of all the civil unrest? What did Jesus and the Apostles teach us that might be useful for us to keep in mind when the world seems to be falling apart around us?
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"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.” John 17:20-21
“Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me." But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Luke 10: 38-42
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." Matthew 16: 19
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