Seasons of Fear – The Secrets of Doctor Who

Time loops within time loops. Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 8th Doctor Big Finish story, including a character who says he kills the Doctor in his future; the Roman cult of Mithras; and loose threads connecting to later stories.

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Hide and Q (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Ultimate power! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this Q story in which the powerful being plays with the Enterprise crew and lets Riker experience what it’s like to have ultimate power. The results are somewhat cringey.

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What Were the Urim and Thummim? (Messages from God?) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

The Bible tells us that the Jewish high priest had two mysterious objects known as the Urim and Thummin to help him receive messages from God. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what they were, how they worked, and what we know about them.

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The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind – The Secrets of Movies and TV Shows

Close Encounters launched the UFO craze of the late 70s and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Salerno, and Mike Denz discuss the cultural impact, the idea of alien contact, and the connections to reported real world UFO encounters.

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The Broken Clock (Missy) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

All about Missy! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Big Finish audio story featuring Missy, the Doctor’s female nemesis, in which she becomes part of a TV true crime documentary … or does she?

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The Weekly Francis – 12 July 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 17 June 2022 to 11 July 2022.

Angelus

Homilies

Letters

Messages

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “Every day God passes by and sows a seed in the soil of our lives. Making that seed grow depends on us, on our #prayer, on the open heart with which we approach the Scriptures so that it might become for us the Living Word of God.” @Pontifex, 6 July 2022
  • “I was deeply saddened to learn of the assassination of Mr Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & the people of Japan. I pray Japanese society will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence.” @Pontifex, 9 July 2022
  • “#SeaSunday is being celebrated today. Let us remember all seafarers, especially those who are stranded in war zones, so that they might return home.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “I renew my closeness to the Ukrainian people, who are daily tormented by the brutal attacks that ordinary people are paying for. Let us #PrayTogether that God might show the way to put an end to this senseless war!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Поновлюю мою близькість із українським народом, який щоденно страждає від брутальних обстрілів, за які розплачуються звичайні люди. #МолімосяРазом, аби Господь Бог показав дорогу, як покласти край цій божевільній війні!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Ещё раз я выражаю близость к украинскому народу, который ежедневно страдает от жестоких нападений: за них расплачиваются простые люди. #ПомолимсяВместе, дабы Господь указал путь к прекращению этой безумной войны!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “I unite myself to the sorrow of the people of Sri Lanka who continue to suffer the effects of political and economic instability. Together with the country’s Bishops, I renew my appeal for peace and I implore those who have authority not to ignore the cry of the poor.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Let us ask the Lord to help us overcome our selfish indifference and put ourselves on the Way. Let us ask him to have compassion on those who suffer and are in need, to draw near to them and do what we can do to give them a hand. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 10:25–37)” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Libya, in particular the young people and all those who are suffering because of the serious social and economic problems in the country. I recommend constructive dialogue and national reconciliation to everyone.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Dear #YoungPeople, I invite you to transform the “old continent” into a “new continent”, and this is only possible with you: it is now up to you to present the world with a new face of #Europe.
    uJYzvsZ Message@Pontifex, 11 July 2022
  • “Taking on another person’s history, taking the time to get to know them without labeling them, putting them on our shoulders when they are tired or wounded like the good Samaritan: this is known as fraternity.” @Pontifex, 11 July 2022

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A Quality of Mercy (SNW) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Crossover! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Strange New Worlds season finale that essentially remakes one of the best Original Series episodes and features some of our favorite characters, plus they discuss their take on the season as a whole.

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The Edge of Armageddon (Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Khrushchev) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world the brink of nuclear war, 3 times just on one day. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how we can to the edge of Armageddon and avoided it, as well as the aftermath and ramifications of the crisis.

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The Caretaker – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The Doctor goes back to school and meddles in Clara’s love life. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Doctor’s animus toward soldiers, Danny’s controlling behavior, and the enduring presence of Coal Hill School.

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The Weekly Francis – 5 July 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 April 2022 to 4 July 2022.

Angelus

Apostolic Letter

Homilies

Messages

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “#SaintsPeterandPaul, intercede for us, for the city of Rome, for the Church and the entire world!” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “#Drought is a serious problem. It should make us reflect on the care of #creation, which is not a fad, it is everyone’s responsibility. The future of the earth is in our hands.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “Every day I carry in my heart the dear and tormented #Ukraine, which continues to be scourged by barbaric attacks. Let us #PrayTogether that the Lord open those paths of dialogue that men are unwilling or unable to find!” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “The journey of faith is never a walk in the park, but is a commitment that is sometimes arduous. Even #SaintsPeterandPaul had to learn how to gradually trod it all the way to the end, especially during moments of trial.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “Let us listen together to what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Let us safeguard our communion. The Paschal Mystery has been given to us. Let us allow ourselves to be embraced by the desire that the Lord continues to have to eat His Passover with us.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “Desiderio desideravi – with this letter I desire to share with you some reflections on the liturgy, a dimension fundamental for the life of the Church. https://t.co/ZrdjkPzqou Apostolic Letter@Pontifex, 29 June 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of their people, so that their experience and wisdom may help young people to look hopefully and responsibly towards the future. #PrayerIntention https://t.co/lbWZfhNBHD Video@Pontifex, 30 June 2022
  • “The #Synod we are now celebrating calls us to become a Church that gets up to go out to meet the world, a Church in which everyone feels welcomed, where the art of listening, dialogue and participation are cultivated under the sole authority of the Holy Spirit.” @Pontifex, 30 June 2022
  • “During difficult moments, let us not close in on ourselves, shutting Jesus out. Let us seek Jesus, return to him, to his forgiveness, to those wounds that have healed us. In this way, we too will become capable of compassion, of approaching the wounds of others.” @Pontifex, 1 July 2022
  • “Every time we open our hearts to Jesus, God’s blessing enters our lives.” @Pontifex, 2 July 2022
  • “Dear brothers and sisters of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of South Sudan, I carry you in my heart more than ever. I hold in prayer the suffering you have borne for a long time. While waiting to meet you, I ask that the Lord’s peace descend upon your hearts.” @Pontifex, 2 July 2022
  • “#LetsPrayTogether for peace in Ukraine and worldwide. Let us pass from strategies of political, economic and military power to a plan for global peace: no to a world divided between conflicting powers; yes to united world of peoples and civilizations that respect each other.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “#МолімосяРазом за мир в Україні та в усьому світі! Потрібно перейти від стратегій політичного, економічного та військового впливу до глобального проекту миру: ні світові, поділеному між силами, які конфліктують; так світові єдності між народами і цивілізаціями у взаємопошані.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “Brothers, sisters, let us not place our trust in wealth and not fear our poverties, material and human. The more we are free and simple, the more the Holy Spirit gudies the mission and makes us agents of his wonders.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “The evangelizing mission is not based on personal activism, that is, on “doing”, but on the witness of brotherly love, even amid the difficulties that living together entails. #GospelOftheDay (Lk 10:1–12.17–20).” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “#ПомолимсяВместе о мире в Украине и во всём мире. Нужно перейти от стратегий политической, экономической и военной мощи к глобальному проекту мира. Нет – миру, разделённому между конфликтующими державами; да – миру, объединяющему народы и цивилизации, которые уважают друг друга.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “Today, #LetsPrayTogether for #peace and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, so wounded and exploited. Let us join in the Masses celebrated there with this intention, and let us pray that Christians be witnesses of peace.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
  • “The existence of the human person is but a breath, his or her affairs are fleeting, but those who pray know they are precious in God’s eyes. #Prayer” @Pontifex, 4 July 2022

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