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The Epistle of Joy – Episode #4 (Video)

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In our study of Philippians, we now move on to Paul’s thanksgiving and prayer:

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. – Philippians 1:3-11

Here’s today’s video:

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The Epistle of Joy – Episode #3 (Video)

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Sorry in the delay with today’s episode, I’ve been having all kinds of issues with iMovie… :-/ Anyway, in today’s episode I look at the first two verses of Paul’s epistle to the Philippians:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

– Philippians 1:1-2

Pour yourself a nice cup of tea and listen to me whittle on about these words of St. Paul:

As always, to keep the episode under ten minutes I had to omit some things. If you’re interested, here’s another top-up episode:

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The Epistle of Joy – Episode #2 (Video)

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Today we’re going to start our study of Philippians, “The Epistle of Joy”. We’re going to begin by looking at the context of the letter. Who wrote it? To whom? When? Why?

If you’d like to take your study even further, I’d invite you to read my written introductory notes and, if you’re a real Bible nerd, you may also enjoy the “Top Up” episode I recorded where I discuss the theory that Philippians may actually be multiple letters stitched together:

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Institute of Catholic Culture

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Today I would like to draw your attention to one of the best online sources for Catholic education, the Institute of Catholic Culture.

The Institute was founded by Rev. Franklyn McAfee and Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo. The activities of the institute are centered on the east coast of America, not too far away from where I used to live in Washington DC. However, their work and reach is extended through the magic of the Internet. Their website hosts a huge library of lectures on theology, philosophy, history, Scripture and many other topics. In fact, the website recently underwent a redesign and it is now even possible to watch the lectures live.

Institute Of Catholic Culture

I think I first encountered the Institute through Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic blogger extraordinaire and recent Kansas City seminarian. After he once mentioned the Institute I immediately began consuming all their talks, especially those on Sacred Scripture and the Early Church Fathers. So much great stuff! Here have been some of my favourite talks:

Lives of the Apostolic Fathers
Protestant Revolution | Kingdom of the Cults
Shadows of the Virgin | St. Augustine’s Just War Theory: Then & Now

Anyone who has attended the JP2 Group within the last two years will certainly be familiar with the Institute since I have mentioned them frequently and distributed many of their talks on CD.

The topics are varied, the content is solid and the speakers are engaging. So, if you wish to gain a better understanding of the Catholic faith and experience more of its riches, I would thoroughly recommend that you check out the Institute of Catholic Culture.

A Grim Tale (Ananias and Sapphira)

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This week’s First Reading describes the communal life in the Early Church:

The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all. There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, and put them at the feet of the apostles, and they were distributed to each according to need. – Acts 4:32-35

Immediately after this extract we read in Acts of the Apostles the contrasting story of Ananias and Sapphira. I posted a link to this video in my Lectionary Notes, but I thought I’d post it again just in case people didn’t see it:

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