Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Catholic Wage




Fr. Jenkins defines what a Catholic wage or just wage is and why business should pay their workers a living wage.  The discussion then turns to the ramifications in a society which pays non-Catholic wages and how this leads it to liberalism as well as socialism.  Many other points are brought up in the conversation including the minimum wage.  Lastly, Tom asks Fr. Jenkins about the importance of three saints who have feast days this week: St. Anne, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. James (the Greater).

Catechism Lesson 35: The Second Commandment




Father Jenkins discusses chapter 34 of Fr. Cogans' book, "A Brief Catechism for Adults". This chapter covers the Second Commandment and is the second chapter in a sequence covering the Commandments. This program was recorded 11 July 2018.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

The Our Father Explained





Fr. Jenkins and Tom examine the most perfect prayer, the Our Father.  Tom reads commentary from the Catena Aurea of Saint Thomas Aquinas on the sixth chapter of Gospel According to Saint Matthew on the Our Father and Fr. Jenkins clarifies the topic as well as comments.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Catholic Commentary on the News • July 2018 •




Father Jenkins and Tom comment on some of the recent events including: the new Superior General of the SSPX, Fr. Davide Pagliarani; Fr. Patrick Girouard’s sermon on the SSPX’s re-branding; Francis role in Ireland’s abortion referendum and his upcoming trip to the country; Francis surprise appearance at a Swiss Guardsman’s wedding; the strange design of the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, and ‘consecrated virgins’ no longer need be virgins in the Novus Ordo church.

In Memoriam, Mr. Ronald Tihista.


Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ettore Fr. Jenkins comments on the speech of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi




Fr. Jenkins reads an article from LifeSiteNews, ‘Former Vatican Bank chief: Authors of New World Order demographic collapse influencing the Vatican’ which covers Ettore Gotti Tedeschi’s talk, “The Rejection of Life: a Demographic Catastrophe for mankind” at a 21 May 2018 conference of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family.  Father’s commentary and analysis follows.  The article can be read here and Tedeschi’s talk viewed here.

Liberalism Is a Sin • Part I




Fr. Jenkins discusses Fr. Felix Sarda y Salvany’s book, ‘Liberalism Is a Sin’ and how it is applicable to the world of today. Includes a short background on the times in which Fr. Sarda y Salvany wrote his work.  Fr. Jenkins says of this book, “every Catholic should read this book,” as it explains what is, “happening in the world and the Catholic church today.”