Ruby Ridge – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

On August 21, 1992, federal agents engaged in firefight on Ruby Ridge, Idaho, that started an 11-day siege of the Weaver family which left a mother and her son dead. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask how the situation started, who was at fault, and how did it all go so disastrously bad.

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The Weekly Francis – 19 August 2020

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 August 2020 to 19 August 2020.

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  • “https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/1293872426867142657” @Pontifex 13 August 2020
  • “Hope needs patience, the patience of knowing that we sow, but it is God who gives growth.” @Pontifex 14 August 2020
  • “With God, nothing is lost! In Mary, the goal has been reached and we have before our eyes the reasons why we journey: not to gain the things here below, which are fleeting, but the homeland above, which is for ever.” @Pontifex 15 August 2020
  • “Let us invoke the intercession of the “Mother of hope” for all the situations in the world that are most in need of hope, in particular for the population of the northern region of Nigeria, victim of violence and terrorist attacks.” @Pontifex 15 August 2020
  • “If we present our poverty to the Lord, with an existence marked by tears and suffering, but with the tenacious faith of the Canaanite woman (see Mt 15:21–28) then the Lord cannot but welcome our prayer with His paternal eyes and heart. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex 16 August 2020
  • “It is not the wealthy who bear fruit in life, but those who build and maintain many friendships through various ”riches“, namely, through the various gifts God has given them.” @Pontifex 17 August 2020
  • “Wealth can force us to build walls. Jesus, instead, invites His disciples to transform goods and riches into relationships, because people are worth more than things, they are more valuable than any riches we possess.” @Pontifex 18 August 2020
  • “The response to the pandemic is dual: we need to find a cure for this small which has brought the whole world to its knees and we must cure a larger virus, that of social injustice. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 19 August 2020

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Amy’s Choice – The Secrets of Doctor Who

It’s 2020, Amy is pregnant, Rory is a country doctor, and the Doctor is visiting. But is it real? Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the Dream Lord (is he real?) and the moment in this season when Amy has to definitively decide whether her feelings lie with Rory or the Doctor.

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Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek

The first appearance of the enigmatic Traveler starts the prodigy Wesley story arc. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the insufferable Kosinski, prickly Picard, and how everyone ignores poor Wes. Plus the story behind Diane Duane’s script.

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Desperate Coup in Japan! (WWII Emergency! The Kyujo Incident 1945) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In August 1945, Americans welcomed the news that Japan had surrendered and World War II would soon be over. Yet Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli reveal that a desperate last-minuted coup plot by the military in the face of humiliating surrender almost derailed peace and prolonged the war.

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The Weekly Francis – 12 August 2020

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 29 June 2020 to 12 August 2020.

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  • “#SaintIgnatius teaches us humility. Humility makes us aware that it is not we who build the Kingdom of God, but always the Lord’s grace which acts within us. We are fragile clay vessels, yet we bear and communicate an immense treasure.” @Pontifex 31 July 2020
  • “With the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (see Mt 14:13–21), Jesus wants to educate His friends, both then and now, about God’s logic: the logic of taking responsibility for others. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex 2 August 2020
  • “How important it is to put God’s forgiveness, which ‘generates heaven’ in us and around us, back at the centre! #PardonOfAssisi” @Pontifex 2 August 2020
  • “Let’s look at the ”saints next door“ who, with simplicity, respond to evil with good, have the courage to love their enemies and to pray for them.” @Pontifex 3 August 2020
  • “Dear brother priests, let us ask the Lord that we be men whose lives bear witness to the compassion and mercy that Jesus alone can bestow on us. #HolyCureOfArs” @Pontifex 4 August 2020
  • “Video” @Pontifex 4 August 2020
  • “Let us pray for the victims of the explosions in Beirut and for their families; and let us pray for Lebanon so that, through the dedication of all its social, political and religious elements, it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment.” @Pontifex 5 August 2020
  • “In the next few weeks, I invite you to tackle together the pressing questions that the pandemic has brought to the fore, social ills above all. And we will do it in the light of the Gospel, of the theological virtues and of the principles of the Church’s social doctrine.” @Pontifex 5 August 2020
  • “Let us keep our eyes fixed on the resplendent face of God, whom we contemplate in Christ transfigured on Mount Tabor. He is the light that illuminates the events of every day. #Transfiguration” @Pontifex 6 August 2020
  • “On the 75th anniversary of the atomic explosion at Hiroshima, let us remember that resources used in the arms race could and should be used instead to promote integral human development and to protect the natural environment. #Hiroshima75” @Pontifex 6 August 2020
  • “Men and women of #Prayer bear the reflection of light on their faces. Even on the darkest days the sun does not cease to illuminate them.” @Pontifex 7 August 2020
  • “We are all in need of the Father who extends His hand to us. To pray to Him, to invoke Him, is not an illusion. Illusion is to think we can do without Him! Prayer is the soul of hope.” @Pontifex 8 August 2020
  • “Having faith means keeping your heart turned to God, to His love, to His Fatherly tenderness, amid the storm. Jesus wanted to teach this to Peter and the disciples, and also to us today (Mt 14:22–33). #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex 9 August 2020
  • “Let us again pray for #Lebanon: after the catastrophe, for its particular identity, fruit of the encounter of different cultures, that with God’s help and everyone’s genuine participation, it may be reborn free and strong.” @Pontifex 9 August 2020
  • “We are born with a seed of dissatisfaction in search of fulfillment. Our heart, even without knowing it, thirsts for the encounter with God and seeks it, many times taking the wrong road. When our dissatisfaction encounters Jesus, the life of grace begins.” @Pontifex 10 August 2020
  • “God does not choose us because of our “goodness”, but precisely because we are and we feel small.” @Pontifex 11 August 2020
  • “The coronavirus is not the only disease to be fought, but rather, the pandemic has shed light on broader social ills. One of these is a distorted view of the person, a perspective that ignores the dignity and relational character of the person. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 12 August 2020

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The Happiness Patrol – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 7th Doctor and Ace find the happiest totalitarian state ever. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about this Orwellian Candy Land where sadness is outlawed and the punishment is death by candy in what was supposed to be a parody of Thatcherism and Margaret Thatcher.

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Star trek V: The Final Frontier – The Secrets of Star Trek

Semi-affectionately also called “The Search for God”, STV gives Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory the chance to discuss religion in Star Trek, but also marvel at the cringeworthy plot and secondary characters and even find some parts to praise.

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God and the gods – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Throughout human history, people in all cultures have sensed the divine and developed a bewildering arrays of beliefs and ideas. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the conflict between belief in one God vs. many, the journey that God had led his people on through time, and how we should understand these concepts today.

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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Aaron Vurgason Electric and Automation at AaronV.com. Making Connections for Life for your automation and smart home needs in north and central Florida.

And by RosaryArmy.com. Have more peace. Visit RosaryArmy.com and get a free all-twine knotted rosary, downloadable audio Rosaries, and more. Make Them. Pray Them. Give Them Away at RosaryArmy.com.

And byJacqueline Brown, author of The Light Series, a best-selling Catholic fiction series that will leave you asking “Who would I become if the world fell away?” Enter code MysteriousWorld at jacqueline-brown.com for 10% off.

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The Vampires of Venice – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The Doctor battles vampire-like creatures in Renaissance Venice. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s deeper connections to the season’s story arc and how Rory’s character arc begins to grow.

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