The Last Generation (PIC) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Star Trek Picard and the TNG era have come to a close. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the series finale, whether it stuck the landing, the theme of fatherhood and vocation, and where Star Trek goes from here.

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The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In the 19th century, secret societies were all the rage and the Knights of the Golden Circle were among the most famous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their origin and aims, their role in the Civil War, and the mysteries surrounding them.

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The Weekly Francis – 18 April 2023

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 12 April 2023 to 18 April 2023.

General Audiences

Regina Caeli

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “Brothers and sisters, filled with the joy of the Risen Christ, let us ask the grace of being a Church ”moving out“, the community of missionary disciples taking initiative and committed to proclaim the Gospel of peace and mercy. #GeneralAudience #Easter” @Pontifex, 12 April 2023
  • “60 years ago, St. John XXIII addressed the Encyclical ”Pacem in terris“ to the Church and to the world. I invite everyone to read it, because it is more timely than ever. And I pray that the heads of nations might allow it to inspire projects and decisions yIneqi Vatican” @Pontifex, 12 April 2023
  • “Our wounds can be passages, openings that, in imitating the wounds of the Lord, allow God’s mercy to enter. His grace changes our lives and makes us artisans of #peace and reconciliation.” @Pontifex, 13 April 2023
  • “Let us welcome the grace of Christ’s Resurrection! Let us be renewed by God’s mercy. Let us allow the power of His love to transform our lives too. And let us become agents of this mercy so justice and peace can flourish in the world.” @Pontifex, 14 April 2023
  • “Today, with the world torn always more by war, distancing itself from God, we have all the more need of the Father’s mercy. Let us #PrayTogether #DivineMercy” @Pontifex, 15 April 2023
  • “On this Divine Mercy Sunday, certain of interpreting the feelings of the faithful throughout the world, I direct a grateful thought to the memory of Saint John Paul II, the object of offensive and unfounded inferences these past few days.” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for the victims of war, which continue to sow death in horrific ways, asking God that the world might never more have to experience the shock of violent death by the human hand, but the awe of the life that He gives and renews with His grace!” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
  • “I express my closeness to all our brothers and sisters who are celebrating Easter today. Dear brothers and sisters, may the Risen Lord be with you and fill you with His Holy Spirit! Happy Easter to all of you!” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
  • “The wounds of the risen Jesus are the signs of the Love that overcomes hatred, of the Pardon that disarms revenge, of the Life that conquers death. #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 20:19–3) #DivineMercy” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
  • “If you have dreams of true glory, not the glory of this passing world, but of the glory of God, this is the path to follow: the works of #mercy give glory to God more than any other thing.” @Pontifex, 17 April 2023
  • “Our hope is called Jesus. He is alive and evil has no more power over Him. Failure cannot prevent us from beginning again, and death becomes the passage to the beginning of a new life. #Easter” @Pontifex, 18 April 2023

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The Brink of Death (Big Finish)

The 6th Doctor’s final chapter! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 6th Doctor’s final battle with the Valeyard that results in his ultimate sacrifice and sets him up for the 7th Doctor’s darker turn.

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Vox (PIC) – The Secrets of Star Trek

The D is back! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the penultimate episode of Star Trek Picard, including the implications of Puer Dei and Vox; the return of a familiar ship, and the disappointing departure of a particular character.

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The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In 1980, two women and a boy had a frightening encounter with a UFO blazing light and fire. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the event, the health effects it had, the women’s battle with the US gov’t over it, and what could be responsible for it all.

Due to copyright issues on YouTube, we have posted this week’s video on an alternative site. You can watch the video below. Thank you.

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Stage Fright (Big Finish) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

For the third installment in the 6th Doctor’s audio-only regeneration story, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the return of several characters from the 4th Doctor’s time, the new Companion Flip, and a man fighting against his dark side in Victorian London.

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The Weekly Francis – 11 April 2023

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 5 April 2023 to 11 April 2023.

General Audiences

Homilies

Messages

Regina Caeli

Papal Tweets

  • “During these holy days, let’s draw near the Crucified One. Let’s place ourselves before him, stripped, to take an honest look at ourselves, removing whatever is superfluous. Let’s look at him, wounded, and place our wounds in his. Let’s let Jesus regenerate hope in us. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex, 5 April 2023
  • “Without the Lord’s Spirit, there can be no Christian life. Without his anointing, there can be no holiness. It is fitting that today, on the birthday of the priesthood, we acknowledge that He is at the origin of the ministry, the life and vitality of every Pastor. #HolyThursday” @Pontifex, 6 April 2023
  • “On the cross, Jesus refused to yield to despair, but he prayed and entrusted Himself to the Father. In His abandonment, he continued to love and forgive His crucifiers. Jesus, in His abandonment, asks us to see and have a heart for the many ”abandoned Christs“.” @Pontifex, 7 April 2023
  • “#ViaCrucis #GoodFriday U Image” @Pontifex, 7 April 2023
  • “Today the power of Easter calls you to roll away every stone of disappointment and mistrust. The Lord is an expert in rolling back the stones of sin and fear. He wants to illuminate your sacred memory, your most beautiful memory, to make you relive your first encounter with him.” @Pontifex, 8 April 2023
  • “Let us revive the beauty of that moment when we realized that he is alive and we made him the Lord of our lives. Let us return to Galilee. Let each of us return to his or her own Galilee, to the place where we first encountered him. Let us rise to new life!” @Pontifex, 8 April 2023
  • “Let us make haste to surmount our conflicts and divisions, and to open our hearts to those in greatest need. Let us hasten to pursue paths of peace and fraternity.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
  • “To rise again, to start anew, to take up the journey, we always need to return to Galilee, that is, to go back to the living, concrete and palpable memory of our first encounter with him.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
  • “#Easter yeultk Image” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
  • “Jesus, the Living One, is with us, forever. Let the Church and the world rejoice, for today our hopes no longer come up against the wall of death, for the Lord has built us a bridge to life.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
  • “May we allow ourselves to experience amazement at the joyful proclamation of Easter, at the light that illumines the darkness and the gloom in which, all too often, our world finds itself enveloped.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
  • “The #GospelOfToday lets us relive the women’s encounter with the Risen Jesus on Easter morning. Jesus meets them while they are going to announce him. This is beautiful: when we proclaim the Lord, the Lord comes to us. #Easter” @Pontifex, 10 April 2023
  • “When hope is spent and we feel loneliness in our hearts, inner weariness, the torment of sin, the fear of failure, let us return to Jesus. For He is the only one who always defeats death and always renews our life. #Easter” @Pontifex, 11 April 2023

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Last Christmas – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 12th Doctor meets Santa at the North Pole! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Christmas special that reunites Clara and the Doctor in a dreamy, facehugger alien story that is by turns funny, endearing, and creepy.

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Surrender (PIC) – The Secrets of Star Trek

What is necessary in healing from grief? Dom Bettinellli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Picard episode, including grief and healing; how love is at the core of identity; and the everchanging theories for what’s really going on. Plus what’s next for Star Trek?

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