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Daily Mass Reading Podcast For November 1, 2024

Daily Mass Reading Podcast For November 1, 2024 by USCCB/NAB

Eleonore Stump on ‘Beauty as a Road to God’

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

A road to God starts where the person traveling that road is. Only what you find beautiful can be the beauty which is a road to God for you.

St. Thérèse and the Lesson of Love

Fr. Steve Grunow

Stained glass image of St. Therese

It is in St. Thérèse’s “little way”—a low key, mostly unnoticed and unappreciated death to self—that sanctity most often happens.

‘Heart of a Servant’ Shows Us a Saint for Our Time

Thomas Salerno

Father Flanagan

"Hear of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story" is a truly remarkable film about the enduring impact of a remarkable man.

A First Look at ‘The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien’

Dr. Holly Ordway

"The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien" are delightful, compelling, and valuable for insight into Tolkien’s personal and creative growth.

Loving Other Christians, Even During an Election

R.J. Snell

We must do more than merely not shout angry abuse; we must actively love our neighbor, even when we think them wrong in their politics.

Matt Walsh Turns from Socrates to Sophist in ‘Am I Racist?’

Alex Taylor

Scene from Am I Racist with Matt Walsh reading by a tree

"Am I Racist? gives hope for sanity in the possibility of converting back fellow Americans who have bought the lies of the consultant class.

Debunking the Myth of Vast Vatican Wealth

John Allen, Jr.

The Vatican is not “rich,” at least by institutional standards. Knowing that and being able to explain it is a vital tool for evangelists.

St. Augustine’s Upside-Down Fruit Tree

Dr. Richard Clements

Each of us is called to be this upside-down fruit tree and bear fruit for the kingdom of God and for the benefit of our fellow human beings.

Stop Killing Your Babies!

Mark Bradford

In our culture—so obsessed with death—telling people to stop killing their babies isn’t one of those things that we should have to say.