"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
The audio-only version of the latest episode in the Philippians video series is now available to download below.
In today’s episode we complete Chapter 1 and talk about Paul’s dilemma.
Epistle of Joy – Episode #6 (Download)
Today we read the final part of Chapter 1:
…as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. – Philippians 1:20
Here’s what I had to say:
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I’m starting to get used to recording these videos, editing with iMovie and uploading them to Youtube. Now that you’ve seen a few of these videos, I’d like some feedback please! What aspects of these videos do you like and think that I should keep doing? What don’t you like and think I should change?
This is the last post in the series responding to Samantha Pugsley’s article about her regret in remaining a virgin until her wedding night.
Earlier this week, I wrote a couple more parts to my series which exames the story of a girl named Samantha, who remained a virgin until her wedding night, but who now regrets this decision.
So far in this series, I have spoken about the distinction between chastity and abstinence and I have also presented the Catholic vision for sex and marriage, contrasting this to the woefully inadequate formation which Samantha appears to have received.
Today I would like to begin by looking at the reasons Samantha was taught for remaining a virgin until marriage and then look at what she wrote about the road to her wedding day.
In a couple of weeks I’m going to be publishing a series written by a guest writer on the subject of Catholics dating online. I’ve had guest posts before and I’d like to see more of them! So, if you have an article in mind and would like a platform on which to publish it, please contact me!
Over the last few months I discovered the website Labarum, in which the author has been going through the various claims of the popular movie Zeitgeist, and debunking its various claims. The series just came to an end. I’d thoroughly recommend reading it to prepare yourself to rebut the typical Jesus-is-zeus-recycled claims:
I’ve noticed that hand sanitizer becoming increasingly common in churches. Tim Hawkins has a few things to say about this…