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Father Fessio in Five (by Ignatius Press)

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Five-minute Catholic wisdom—or in Latin, “disjecta membra”—from Ignatius Press’ founder, editor, and priest, Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., Ph.D., a student of Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, a winemaker, a baker, and, at times, ”the most powerful man in the American Church.”

Location:

United States

Description:

Five-minute Catholic wisdom—or in Latin, “disjecta membra”—from Ignatius Press’ founder, editor, and priest, Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., Ph.D., a student of Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, a winemaker, a baker, and, at times, ”the most powerful man in the American Church.”

Language:

English


Episodes
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50: Be a Joseph

4/24/2024
Authority is about giving.

Duration:00:03:39

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49: OUR Father—Not Just "My" Father

4/17/2024
"We," "us," is distinctly, uniquely Christian.

Duration:00:03:37

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48: Punishment and Mercy

4/8/2024
The Old Testament can seem brutal at times. Is God really love? King David gives us the key.

Duration:00:03:42

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47: Fear and Faith

3/27/2024
"Daughter, your faith has made you well."

Duration:00:05:44

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46: Can We Help Jesus to Rejoice? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 9)

3/11/2024
"In my flesh," St. Paul says, "I complete what is lacking in Christ's" . . . joy?

Duration:00:02:53

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45: Who Is Speaking in the Psalms—God, David, or Israel?

3/4/2024
The answer is YES. And that's how it is supposed to be.

Duration:00:04:49

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44: Roots, Roots, Roots (Colossians Up Close, pt. 8)

2/20/2024
Without roots, trees collapse, and plants blow around like tumbleweeds. Jesus wants our roots to be in him.

Duration:00:05:01

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43: We Are Far Closer Together Than We Know (Colossians Up Close, pt. 7)

2/12/2024
Our lives are more intertwined than we can ever realize on earth. Yet how much more is CHRIST'S life—and his suffering—linked to ours.

Duration:00:05:38

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42: Knowledge vs. Wisdom . . . and Where the Twain Meet (Colossians Up Close, pt. 6)

2/7/2024
According to Paul, you can't know anything, much less apply that knowledge, without Jesus.

Duration:00:03:42

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41: Do You Really Know What "Mystery" Means? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 5)

1/31/2024
Christ lives within us. We think we know it, but a thousand lifetimes are not enough to grasp it.

Duration:00:03:46

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40: Was Jesus Thirty-Three—or Much, Much, Much Older? (Colossians Up Close, pt.4)

1/24/2024
You'd have to be pretty old to be "the firstborn of all creation."

Duration:00:04:00

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39: Saint Paul's Letter to ... Um... Who?

1/22/2024
TITUS! Brush up on your Titus. It matters much more than you think.

Duration:00:03:50

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38: The Meaning of Perseverance (Colossians Up Close, pt. 3)

1/10/2024
When you know God's will, no obstacle is insurmountable.

Duration:00:03:21

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37: Why Waste Time Learning about God—and Praying? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 2)

1/5/2024
You're right—it would all be a waste, if not for aκτιος.

Duration:00:04:22

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36: An Antidote for Jealousy (Colossians Up Close, pt. 1)

1/5/2024
Saint Paul CHEERS when he sees virtues in other people.

Duration:00:04:28

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35: Theological Reflection: In Him, We Live and Move and Have Our Being

12/26/2023
God is "more intimate to me than I am to myself," says Augustine. God lives in the deepest part of our being—the Mariana Trench of us, even deeper than our very identity. But if that's true, then we are, even in our remotest corners, in the very heart of God himself. And becoming aware of this could change everything.

Duration:00:04:04

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34: How God Calls Prophets

12/14/2023
Sometimes with a warm hand, sometimes with a hot coal.

Duration:00:04:41

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33: How Would Jesus Treat a Slaveowner?

12/7/2023
War is bad. Slavery is evil. But what happens when Jesus comes face to face with someone who's wrapped up in both?

Duration:00:05:06

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32: ”The Renewal of Your Minds”

12/1/2023
Romans 12:1–2. God wants to make you NEW—not just your body, but your whole way of thinking and feeling.

Duration:00:04:24

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31: The God of the Ordinary

11/30/2023
Like it or not, I'm back. (Rather, my producer is back—from paternity leave.) Are you "finding God"? Well, look no further. He is right in front of us.

Duration:00:03:40