Episode 594 (15:04)
In this episode: reflection on the potential struggles of Martha and Mary; Do we despair when God doesn't appear to answer our prayer requests; Does he not listen?
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In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson preaches; Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Mary was a beautiful person due to her grace from God; Beauty wounds only to awakens us; Beauty captivates us; God is Beauty, Truth, and Goodness itself. All beautiful things draw us to God; Dostoevsky wrote that Beauty will save the world; Let us be open to God’s beauty and therein encounter Him.
Jesus calls us out of comfort and into courageous faith. Like Peter, we may falter, but Christ’s hand is stronger than every storm. The greatest failure is not sinking—it is never leaving the boat.
I am a Catholic priest, ordained in 2000 for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
