Catholic Unscripted Podcast

@TaylorRMarshall Watch Christians, even some Catholics, find a way to excuse this…..but, but, but….antisemitism 😭

Does this qualify as blasphemy?

This is something worth reflecting on: "God will never permit anything to happen to us that is not for our greater good."--St. Padre Pio

There is still some availability for this incredible event in April in Birmingham marchforlife.co.uk/commissioned-e…

No Catholic can approve of this murderous “in war, anything goes” mentality any more than he can approve of abortion or euthanasia. That is not merely my opinion, but the doctrine of the Church. As the Catechism teaches: “The Church and human reason both assert the permanent validity of the moral law during armed conflict. The mere fact that war has regrettably broken out does not mean that everything becomes licit between the warring parties. Non-combatants, wounded soldiers, and prisoners must be respected and treated humanely…Every act of war directed to the indiscriminate destruction of whole cities or vast areas with their inhabitants is a crime against God and man, which merits firm and unequivocal condemnation” (2312-2314)

We speak with Fr Christopher Basden about the Middle East he loves. Don’t miss his analysis of what has happened to change it ⬇️ youtu.be/ydQv5fyi9Ro?si…

When Pope St. John Paul II warned against going to war in Iraq, I thought he was being naïve. And he did sometimes say things that were too close to pacifism. But his concern about the effects on civilian populations was prophetic. Overall, he was right and I was wrong.

The Catholic Church has ALWAYS been right on the evils of birth control:

There is only one Church. Founded by St Peter. One holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church. Its leader @Pontifex is daily working for peace. The others are working for war, war and more war.

The Prince of Peace is Jesus of Nazareth. HE is the Messiah. And HE will return to defeat the Anti-Christ, the Deceiver who will rise to dominance in the WEST…

Holy See: Christians are most persecuted religious community in world - Vatican News (another subtle shift in emphasis under Leo?) vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

This is the best way to discuss this difficult topic. It’s how Rob and I have approached it on our channel as well. Katherine handles this phenomenally. Hope you all give it a listen.

Advice to a young man and a young woman: "Don't Wait!" open.substack.com/pub/vivaimmacu…

Exciting news coming soon. Stay tuned and thank you for your support through the storms. Trust in God, say nothing, all will be revealed in His time and in His way…

Please pray for the eternal rest of my mother, Eleanor Spano Martin, who died today at 94 in Abington, Pa. She had only recently developed pneumonia which quickly led to her death this afternoon. I can’t express in words what my sister and I are feeling, how grateful I am to God for her long life, how sad the last few days have been, how devastating it was to see her gasp for air this morning and how moving it was to see the hospice nurse rub her lips with a sponge, which made me cry when I thought about Jesus on the Cross. Today I want to thank my sister Carolyn for being my mom’s selfless and primary caregiver, especially after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and then dementia; for Charles for being a wonderful son in law and for Charles and Matthew for being beloved grandsons. A few days ago, I was terrified I would be stuck in California because of the blizzard, and I called my mom to tell her how I would do everything to get home and she said, through her oxygen mask, “Goody gumdrops.” I thank God I got home early this morning, that a kind Jesuit plowed the car out for me yesterday so that I could drive from New York to Philly at 2 AM, pray the Rosary next to her bed (“now and at the hour of our death”), anoint her with Lourdes water and, most of all, tried to thank her for everything she had done for me: from giving me life, to driving me to school, to teaching me to draw, to baking birthday cakes, to cooking dinners, to encouraging me in my studies, to dealing with the shock of my Jesuit vocation, to being friends with all my friends, to being the biggest fan of anything I wrote or said or did. She wasn’t perfect but she was my mom in every way. The other day the First Reading was how God’s word goes out, does its work and returns to God. I kept thinking about my mom when we read it during a Mass at a friend’s house in California, especially since I was desperate to get home. Today, I kept looking at her frail body that had been through so much in the last few years—cancer, dementia, frequent falls, stitches—and saw how spent it was after it had done what God had asked it to do Nothing I could write could describe my unbelievable sadness or my deep gratitude at being with her in her last moments, as she was with me in my first moments. It would take dozens of books. Mom, I wish you sky-blue-pink days with your beloved mother and father, your brothers Larry and Louis, my dad, and all those who loved and knew you. Please pray for me and Carolyn. Saying goodbye to you today, and hugging you goodbye, was almost impossible, but I know we will see each other in the fullness of time. Love you, Mom.

Regardless of the poisonous comments we received here youtu.be/1jImv5cofSM?si… some will be amazed to learn that Theo, Katherine and I are all friends!

𝐎𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 Interview on Grigio's "The Disastrous Pontificate" with Katherine Bennett & Mark Lambert of Catholic Unscripted. Wide-ranging discussion of authority, continuity, indefectibility, and remaining faithful. youtube.com/watch?v=34Ookq…

@sitsio Mrs Bennett was standing on a wall 😁

Mrs Bennett is really wearing high heels today!

Later today, over 590 adults (with one exception, the highest number for 25 years!) will celebrate the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion at St George's Cathedral, Southwark. Hundreds of individual stories, hundreds of people seeking Jesus in the Catholic Church. For many this has been a recent desire, for others a long journey. Please join us in praying for them all. (Picture: the Book of the Elect, to be signed by those seeking baptism at Easter)