Pax et Bonum: Recent Episodes
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
Made specifically for St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church parishioners and their families, but all are welcome here! Our world has been turned upside down, and we need a little peace and goodness right now. Look to us for uplifting content for your prayer, for at home study, for growth in faith and love of Jesus Christ, his Church, and your vocation.
Today we talk about the Epiphany house blessing, and to a lesser extent my son throwing up when he gets blessed with holy water.
Happy New Year!
All you need is love and love is a many splendid thing, but what is it in the Christian sense?
Kristi Mayers joins us to talk about Joy during Advent!
It's week three the churches are opening up and there is a lot to be joyful about, let us help you along the way!
Special Guest: Kristi Mayers.
Hope you're having a great Advent!
Today we mention a book by Pope Benedict XVI on Jesus' Infancy Narratives clicking that will take you to the Amazon link for the book.
Put your hope in Jesus! Join this short reflection on hope for the first week of Advent.
CCC references:
1817-1821
2090-2092
Today we talk about the emotional problem of evil, or how do we recognize God in the midst of our suffering? Where is God when we hurt? Where can we find hope?
Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that this episode brings you hope and peace in whatever you might be suffering today
Today we're going to begin to tackle the logical problem of evil.
The logicial problem of evil is often why many people struggle to believe in a good and loving God. However the logicial problem of evil is not as debilitating as the emotional problem of evil so this week we'll look at the head problem with evil, and next week we'll look at the heart problem.
Join us for our Giving Tuesday campaign on December 1st! You can give at https://bit.ly/sfaonlinegiving.
There are many things you can do to help our passed away loved ones enter into the beatific vision!
Today we talk about the following:
- Praying for them
- Mortifications
- almsgiving
- Requiem Mass
- The November Plenary indulgence
Take a listen and help our your brothers and sisters in Christ.
We talk with Alyx Leiva about Halloween traditions, origins, and whether or not it's moral to celebrate it.
Here are somethings mentioned in the show:
- "Bearing False Witness" by Rodney Stark
- Plenary Indulgence for All Souls Day
Enjoy!
Special Guest: Alyx Leiva.
Today we talk about how the faith is passed on through the centuries. Here are some of the fancy terms we'll use:
- Sacred Tradition
- Sacred Scripture
- Exegesis
- Eisegesis
- Hermeneutics
- Magisterium
- Deposit of Faith
And much, much more for the nerds in listener land.
Today we're talking about Divine Revelation and what exactly we mean by that.
This is a teaching from an RCIA Class and will be given in two parts, part one will be the process of Divine Revelation and Part Two will be the handing on of Divine Revelation.
I mention a book by G K Chesterton called The Everlasting Man, if you're intrigued by the idea mentioned and would like to read the book I really recommend it!
Craig & I discuss St. Francis, a basic idea of who he was, some of our favorite charisms or stories of his life, and how we emulate him today.
For a more indepth Biography of St. Francis check out The Life of St. Francis of Assisi written by his friend and disciple Thomas of Celano!
Check out our webpage for updated information regarding the recent gathering increase for in person events!
This is the second half of our look at some of the classical arguements for God's existence. This time around we are focused in on the internal or psychological proofs for God. We look at the argument from the Moral Law, as well as the argument from desire both of them we look at specifically from CS Lewis' fomulation of the arguments.
For more information read Mere Christianity or The Weight of Glory.
Sorry the release on this is late! We had some internet issues...
This is part one of a two part talk on the existence of God! It's a birds eye view designed to give an introduction to the basic premises and conclusions of a few of the classical cosmological arguments for the existence of God. We're not defending the premises, or diving in depth on each one so if you're familiar with these arguments and want more meat that will be on a different podcast. This one is for level 0 philosophy who have never heard of these arguments and perhaps didn't know these existed.
This is the last of the series on Spiritual Formation given at St. Athony of Padua Roman Catholic School for the teachers as they prepare for the opening of the School that happened just weeks ago.
If you would like to read through the WHOLE DOCUMENT it's pretty short and very valuable for anyone who has an apostolate or ministry that they are participating in or helping lead.
The four areas we discuss are:
- Human
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
- Pastoral
These are the same 4 areas of priestly formation but given with a focus on the laity.
What is the difference between a ministry and an apostolate? What is required of me if I want to begin doing good works and drawing souls to Christ?
These are the questions we tackle in today's episode!
Hope you enjoy it!
Notes for further study:
The Soul of the Apostolate
Don't Become A Priest
Today we dive into the mechanics of prayer, we look at the traditions of prayer, as well as the expressions of prayer. Our aim is that we are able to grow and mature in our prayer life and grow our devotion to God.
Part three we discuss the Forms of prayer
This talk was taken directly from the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 2623-2643
Grab your catechism and follow along!
Here we talk about prayer in a few movements:
- The goals of prayer
- Prayer as God's Gift
- The Revelation of Prayer
Hope this intro to understanding prayer helps you in your spiritual walk with Jesus! It sure helped me!
This is part one of a talk that was given to our St. Anthony of Padua School staff to help prepare them spiritually as the school begins to open it's doors for our first year.
Today's short podcast is just me sharing something I'm praying about in my life, and inviting others to pray about the same thing in their lives.
An episode about Mary Magdalene with Christina King and how awesome she is!
The take aways we mentioned:
- Watch the first episode of The Chosen on YouTube for free
- Ask Mary, not just to pray for you, but to pray with you
- Spend sometime this week in adoration at the feet of Jesus
Hope you all enjoy the episode!
Special Guest: Christina King.
Alicia is an awesome person! She is also the godmother to my oldest son Joel!
Here are the practical tips we offer at the end of the episode:
- Make sure your kids know you have your own prayer life that is yours
- Live a liturgical Life in your home
- Read Bishop Barron's book on the Eucharist
- Read the Gospels daily
Enjoy the episode everyone!
Special Guest: Alicia Norman.
Today we talk to my lovely wife, Gevie, about the Holy Spirit!
The book she mentions is In the School of the Holy Spirit by Jacques Philippe, and if you want to follow along with a book study check out the “Abiding Together” Podcast.
We also mentioned “The Wild Goose” with Fr. Dave Pivonka, you have this amazing video series for free as parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi! Visit sfa.formed.org if you haven’t signed into Formed before.
Enjoy the episode! Come Holy Spirit
Special Guest: Gevie Hall.
Today I'm talking with Elyssa Muro about what it was like to return to Mass and we encourage people who are still awaiting a return.
Special Guest: Elyssa Muro.
This closes our our seires on the devotional life and the four essentials of it. Here we discuss a few warnings that we can tend to fall into when pursuing the devout life.
Today we've reached the third spiritual essential it's Almsgiving.
If you'd like to start the series from the beginning check out Episode 11!
This is the second of our spiritual essentials that we're talking about! If you'd like to being our series begin with episode 11.
Today we talk about the first Non-negotiable Spiritual Essential: Prayer
This is the second part in our four part series on the devotional life if you're new to the podcast check out episode 11!
As mentioned in the podcast this is a talk I gave on Catholic Spiritual Essentials
I am no expert on spirituality and I relied heavily on the giants that went before me especially St. Francis de Sales, Fr Ron Rolheiser, CS. Lewis, the Documents of Vatican II and much much more!
Hope you are blessed by them as I have been.
No guest this time, just me dealing with struggles in prayer.
Check out the Catechism 2725-2745
I got the inspiration for this episode from a video put out by Fr Casey Cole called "Don't be a Priest" Check that out too. His stuff is great.
Simon is a seminarian in the Diocese of Las Vegas and currently in his third year of Philosophy!
He took the time out during finals week to share a little about vocations and discernment, and our universal call to Holiness. Enjoy this one!
Special Guest: Simon Tran.
Rich is husband to Kristi Mayers, he is father to 5 practically perfect in every way children, and is a ninja when it comes to building up the domestic church.
Be sure to check out the following things to help build your domestic Church:
- USCCB's tips to building the domestic Church
- Your FREE (because we're paying for it) subscription to Formed.org
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Special Guest: Rich Mayers.
A dear friend of mine, Veronica Pena, discusses with me her relationship with Jesus, her love for St. Faustina, and how she is growning in trusting in Jesus.
We spoke for about an hour and a half so this episode is a little longer than our normal ones, but there was so much good stuff that I couldn't keep it from you. Enjoy!
Special Guest: Veronica Pena.
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Happy Easter everyone!
It's just me for this episode talking about the historicity of the resurrection, it's theological significance in our lives, and hopefully giving everyone a reason to rejoice this season! Enjoy!
Read CCC 638-655 for more info on the resurrection of Jesus
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In this episode Gevie Hall, my wife, and I talk about Repentance.
Jesus died for our sins on the cross, but in this season without being able to frequent the sacraments how do make a good act of repentance and draw near to Jesus?
If you're looking for the times for Triduum and Easter Sunday Live Streams they are as follows:
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Special Guest: Gevie Hall.
Craig King, Director of Faith Formation at St. Francis of Assisi, hosts a solo episode on the nature and importance of Baptism.
In a time where public sacraments are not being held what happenes when someone is near death and has never been baptized? What if there is no priest nearby? If baptism is necessary for salvation how can an unbaptized person dying be saved? Craig addresses these concerns. Break open your catechism and join us!
Welcome to episode 3 of our Quarantine Podcast: Pax et Bonum. Peace and goodwill to you and yours.
Today as Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord apporaches we talk about suffering. Dylan Barnard is our guest today and we offer three practical insights that will help us suffer well and suffer with Christ:
- Pray (literally talk to Jesus)
- Focus on the Good Things God is doing now
- Don't ask the question why, but rather remember who suffers with us
We are continually praying for you!
Special Guest: Dylan Barnard.
I’m stuck inside with strangers that I’m related to help me!
Today we talk with Teri Love. She is a Student Therapist at Red Rock Counseling working under the licensed supervisor there. Most importantly she is a Mother of 4 and she’s been a parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi for the last 12 years now.
Today we talk about mental health during quarantine. Everyone is in a unique situation, but seems like everyone is experiencing varying degrees of anxiety and stress related to all this. Our legal disclaimer for the day: we are not offering medical or counseling advice and all opinions shared here are for educational purposes only.
Couple of links to help you out:
- CDC Managing Anxiety and Stress
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
- St. Dymphna’s Playbook Podcast
- St. Dymphna’s Prayer Chaplet
- Red Rock Counseling
Special Guest: Teri Love.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Pax et Bonum!
In our first episode I talk with Marc Sayre, Director of Campus Ministry at Bishop Gorman High School, about Spiritual Communion, what to make of this Lent now that Churches are closed, and how do we continue to connect with our faith apart from Church.
If you would like to pray the Spiritual Communion Prayer we prayed in this episode here you go:
My Jesus,
I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I long for You in my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
As though You have already come,
I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You;
never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
You can always make up your own prayer as well begging Jesus to be with you spiritually
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Special Guest: Marc Sayre.