Becoming Catholic Podcast - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center

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Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

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Matt’s keynote presentations: The Virtue Driven LifeDonate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: The Virtue Driven LifeHomework:- Pick one commandment that resonated with you.- Determine the virtue that best overcomes a particular weakness for you within the commandment.- Ask Jesus for that virtue!- Commit to one thing each day (the night before) that intentionally engages that virtue in your life!Additional Resources:Catholic Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 2052-2557.Prayer Practice: Matthew 19:16-22- What am I clinging on to for self-preservation?- Where do I fall short in being a disciple of Jesus Christ?- -- What is one thing that would make me very sad if I did not have it any more?Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Made for More: An Introduction to MoralityHomework:- Obtain a liturgical calendar to begin living your life by.- Memorize: Cardinal Virtues, Theological Virtues, Gifts of Holy Spirit, Fruits of Holy Spirit, Seven Deadly SinsAdditional Resources:- Catholic Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 1691-2051.- An Introduction to Moral Theolgy by William May- After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyrePrayer Practice: 1 Corinthians 13- Use Examen to Prayer through passage in the context of living a Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful life.- Ask:• How have I fulfilled this command today? Thank God!• Where have I failed this call? Ask God for forgiveness and healing.• Ask God for help making tomorrow a better day.Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com**apologies for the lateness and quality of the episode.

Matt’s keynote presentations: None for this week.This week we did not get to Homework, Additional Resources, and Prayer Practice this week.Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Made for More: An Introduction to MoralityThis week we did not get to Homework, Additional Resources, and Prayer Practice this week. They will be posted with the next class’s notes. If you would still like to view them, they are at the end of the keynote presentation (linked above).Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Sacraments of HealingHomework: Spend 10 minutes a day preparing for your first confession/baptism through your examination of conscience?Additional Resources: Catholic Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 1420-1532, Lord Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession by Scott HahnPrayer Practice: 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 and Ask: Where can God's power be made manifest in this (whatever you may be going through)?Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Lent and Sacraments of InitiationHomework: Prepare your personal mission statement for the Sacrament of Confirmation.Additional Resources:Catholic Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 1212-1419.Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments by Scott HahnPrayer Practice: Pray with Ezekiel 36:24-27Ask Yourself During Prayer- What do I desire for my heart?- What do I need to be cleansed of so I can truly be free, total, faithful and fruitful?- Ask God for it.Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: The Sacrament of Marriage & Sexual EthicsHomework:- Think of one person in your life that you have a tendency to put in a box (i.e. acts this way and that way all the time). Pray to Jesus for the grace to see them as He sees them: As a person to be continuously pursued as a gift to be discovered.- Then do one thing each day to learn more about this person to prevent numbing of the pursuit of discovery.Additional Resources: Catholic Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraphs 1601-1666, 2331-2400, 2514-2533; Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West, Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology fo the Body by John Paul II, Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher WestPrayer Practice: Ask this of yourself when praying with Ephesians 5:21-33- What would need to happen to make this passage something desirable?- What would the man need to be like?- What would the woman need to be like?- How would the relationship need to lo

Matt’s keynote presentations: Intercession of Saints, Four Last Things, Intro to SacramentsHomework: Practice incorporating one saint into your daily prayer life- Read about a saint for 15 minutes.- Look up on devotion to him/her?- Practice a devotion/incorporate him/her into your daily prayer life in some way.Additional Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 988-1209, Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed pages 326-357, Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialogue Somewhere Beyond Death by Peter KreeftPrayer Practice: Ask this of yourself when praying with 1 Timothy 2:3-4- How does He desire YOU to be saved?- Where have you seen God in your life desiring you for Himself?Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

If you’d like to hear more from Father Peter, check out the Lanky Guys’ Word on the Hill Podcast!Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Something About MaryHomework: Read about one Marian apparition approved by the Catholic Church for at least 20 minutes (wiki “Marian Apparitions”).Additional Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 963-975 and 946-962, Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed pages 231-246 & 319-326, Hail Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by Scott Hahn, Rethinking Mary in the New Testament: What the Bible Tells Us about the Mother of the Messiah by Ted Sri.Prayer Practice: Pray with Luke 1.46-55Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: The Holy Spirit and the ChurchHomework: Memorize the 7 gifts and 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit!Additional Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 683-945, Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed pages 279-336, Lumen Gentium - Second Vatican Council.Prayer Practice: Pray with Colossians 1.24-26Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Death to AscensionHomework:Read the Gospel of Mark, asking:Where is Christ in my suffering?Where is the gift in my suffering?What is one thing I can do tomorrow to respond more faithfully to Christ in my suffering?Journal your experience for at least five minutes a day.Additional Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 570-682, Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed pages 242-278, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Baukham.Prayer Practice: Work through the following questions at your own time with Christ.When have I loved others selflessly?Thank GodWhen have I been loved selflessly?Thank GodWhen have i failed to love others selflessly?Examine where God was during those moments. Talk to Him.Seek his loving forgiveness.When have others failed to love me selflessly?Ask for God’s Grace to forgive.Make a concrete act of change with Grace.Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com

Matt’s keynote presentations: Incarnation and Life of ChristHomework:Read the gospel of Matthew asking yourself two questions: Who is Jesus? What does it mean to be a disciple?Write at least three bullet points for each question to bring to class next week.Additional Resources: Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 422-570, Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed pages 231-278, Jesus and the Victory of God by N.T. Write.Prayer Assignment: Sit with Philippians 2.4-14Donate to help St. Thomas Aquinas.Contact Matt: matthew.boettger@thomascenter.orgMusic: Tenderness - Bensound.com