Today I'm joined by labourer and devout Catholic, Matt Varnes. In this open and frank diagoloue, we discuss the ups and downs of Matt's faith journey, the challenges and rewards of parish life, and explore the attention the Latin mass is receiving. 

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We meet Alex, who shares his impressions about his first Mass. How does a non-believer who values tradition see a rite so heavily imbued with symbolism and passed down over millenia? Listen to find out!

4:15 First time at Mass

5:15 Catholic institutions and separation of church and state

6:08 Being conservative and needing structure

7:08 Pomp and circumstance of religion, and why you go to church

8:30 Jordan Peterson and our role in society

10:15 Role of priests in Mass

11:15 William Wordsworth on the beauty of creation

13:30 Humility and marrying God

14:20 No sex before marriage and Love

16:15 Is just the Bible enough, and singing in the choir

18:20 Is Catholicism relevant? Does it need to be? And why God created silicon

19:30 God has a plan for us

21:20 Starting on a new diet

23:25 Going to Mass as a measuring stick for your spirituality

25:15 Fostering a relationship with God

27:10 Giving up faith and giving into despair

28:00 Spreading the Gospel and wrapping up

Today I'm joined by Social Worker and committed Catholic, Sam Tyler. We look at Thomas Aquinas' application of the scriptures in the "living out" of emotions. Are emotions good or bad? Do they define us? And is OK to "go with the flow" of our feelings? Listen in to find out!

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004:05 Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica and Five Proofs for the existence of God

007:45 The Passions and how they relate to Sin

012:10 Types of Passions (concubispable and irascible)

013:50 Rightly Ordered Love

017:55 Hate is absence of Love or apprehension of something repugnant, and how it relates to Sin

021:30 Desire and aversion, and anxiety disorders 

025:12 Delight and Sorrow

026:50 Anger in response to injustice

029:00 All Souls Day and being purged of sins through Grace

032:05 Ordering the mind and not defining yourself by your emotions or being dismayed by difficulty

040:20 Holding onto special moments and treasuring God 

042:35 Hope and Despair 

053:18 Fear

057:50 Relativism and emotional reasoning vs objectivity

1:02:00 Men, emotions, anger and stress release

1:06:25 Effect of Technology on emotions, disconnecting and getting a dumb phone, online dating and using technology the right way

1:14:45 Why it’s worthwhile to identify emotions and order them rightly

1:16:50 Closing

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