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Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 11 of book 8 and then comments on Mary's frequent visits to Heaven while on earth and what rejoicing that brought souls there. &nbsp;

Day 345: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 11, Paragraphs 603-610

01 Opening Credits

02 Old Test Chapter 1

03 Old Test Chapter 2

04 Old Test Chapter 3

05 Old Test Chapter 4

06 Old Test Chapter 5

07 Old Test Chapter 6

08 Old Test Chapter 7

09 Old Test Chapter 8

10 Old Test Chapter 9

11 Old Test Chapter 10

12 Old Test Chapter 11

13 Old Test Chapter 12

14 Old Test Chapter 13

15 Old Test Chapter 14

16 Old Test Chapter 15

17 Old Test Chapter 16

18 Old Test Chapter 17

19 Old Test Chapter 18

20 Old Test Chapter 19

21 Old Test Chapter 20

22 Old Test Chapter 21

23 Old Test Chapter 22

24 Old Test Chapter 23

25 Old Test Chapter 24

26 Old Test Chapter 25

27 Old Test Chapter 26

28 Old Test Chapter 27

29 Old Test Chapter 28

30 New Test Chapter 1

31 New Test Chapter 2

32 New Test Chapter 3

33 New Test Chapter 4

34 New Test Chapter 5

35 New Test Chapter 6

36 New Test Chapter 7

37 New Test Chapter 8

38 New Test Chapter 9

39 New Test Chapter 10

40 New Test Chapter 11

41 New Test Chapter 12

42 New Test Chapter 13

43 New Test Chapter 14

44 New Test Chapter 15

45 New Test Chapter 16

46 New Test Chapter 17

47 New Test Chapter 18

48 New Test Chapter 19

49 New Test Chapter 20

50 New Test Chapter 21

51 New Test Chapter 22

52 New Test Chapter 23

53 New Test Chapter 24

54 New Test Chapter 25

55 New Test Chapter 26

56 New Test Chapter 27

57 New Test Chapter 28

58 New Test Chapter 29

59 New Test Chapter 30

60 New Test Chapter 31

61 New Test Chapter 32

62 New Test Chapter 33

63 New Test Chapter 34

64 New Test Chapter 35

65 New Test Chapter 36

66 New Test Chapter 37

67 New Test Chapter 38

68 New Test Chapter 39

69 Closing Credits

Originally published in 1882 in German by Bishop Frederick Justus Knecht, author of A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture, the Child's Bible History is a classic of children's scriptural catechism. Ideal for students in elementary school, this Bible history goes through each of the books of the Old and New Testament in a way suitable for young children in early grade school.Nothing is more important for a child than catechism, and hardly anything is more useful to that end than a knowledge of the Scriptures. A favorite of catechists everywhere for this noble purpose, the Child's Bible History belongs in every Catholic grade school and home learning environment.The Old and New Testaments. An abridged version of Ignatius Schuster's&#160;Bible History. Appropriate for reading to 3rd through 5th graders or letting 4th and above read on their own—actually, suitable for all ages. An old favorite of catechists. Teachers can provide their classes with wonderful supplemental reading, and parents can explain the famous Bible stories to their youngsters. Includes 43 beautiful drawings of biblical events.&#160; &#160;

Child's Bible History

Fr. Edward Looney reads chapter 20 of book 4 and then comments on baby Jesus speaking to Mary, trust in Mary&#39;s intercession, and marveling at God&#39;s wisdom.

Year 3, Day 169: Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 20, Paragraphs 602-605

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 17 of book 6 and then comments on Jesus's offering of his passion.&nbsp;

Day 247: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 17, Paragraphs 579-585

Saint Benedict Press is a proud publisher of the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE), the first major update to the New American Bible (NAB) text in twenty years. Reflecting the work of nearly 100 scholars and extensively reviewed and approved by the USCCB, the NABRE takes into account the best current scholarship as well as the new discovery of ancient manuscripts that improve our knowledge and understanding of the Biblical text. With its extensive notes, commentary, and cross-references, the NABRE will promote a deeper love and understanding of Scripture in the home, parish and school. In addition to its wealth of study material, each Saint Benedict Press NABRE features a 3-year liturgical cycle of Sunday readings, a 2-year liturgical cycle of daily Mass readings, a listing of Popes, and a manual of favorite Catholic prayers. Features include: Extensive notes, commentary and cross-references, Elegant, readable typesetting, Quality Bible paper, Attractive full color.

NABRE - New American Bible Revised Edition

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 22 of book 6 and comments on the words of Jesus from the cross.

Year 2, Day 260: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 678-685

Fr. Edward Looney reads chapter 15 of book 4 and then reflects on Mary as the Queen of Martyrs and feeling divine effects in our souls.

Year 3, Day 161: Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 15, Paragraphs 547-551

All Christians know his name. Few truly know the man.Francis of Assisi was not even five feet tall. He was not well educated. And yet he is the one saint commonly recognized as Alter Christus, the ;other Christ.; Francis is not just any saint—hes a saint for everyone, whatever your place or position in life. But do we really know him? Who was this man at his core? What was it that thrust this little man from a little town to the heights of sanctity, into a place of high honor among the celestial court?In this riveting biography, author Bret Thoman accomplishes what few biographers have. He pierces the inner life of Francis, revealing his deepest passions, his unquenchable love for poverty, and his unshakable grip on the core of the Gospel. The life of Francis, so often festooned with spectacle and miracle, is in reality the story of a soul yearning for God in every moment and glimpsing His presence in all creation.If you want to see the hidden life of the greatest saint, if you want to hear his thoughts, if you want to feel the fervor that blazed within his soul, you must read St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man who Transformed the Catholic Church.

St. Francis of Assisi

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 13 of book 6 and then comments on the hour of Jesus and meditating on the passion of Jesus.

Year 2, Day 240: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 13, Paragraphs 521-528

The famous, classic life of St. Benedict, filled with miracles, holy stories and inspiring idealism. Delightful reading for all ages. Describes much of what is known about St. Benedict, including the founding of the Benedictine order.

The Life of Saint Benedict

Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity is a rousing, compelling defense of traditional, natural marriage.Here, Anthony Esolen, professor at Providence College and a prolific writer, uses moral, theological, and cultural arguments to defend this holy and ancient institution, bedrock of society—and to illuminate the threats it faces from modern revolutions in law, public policy, and sexual morality. Inside, discover:Traditional marriages roots in age-old religious, cultural, and natural lawsWhy gay marriage is a metaphysical impossibilityHow acceptance and legal sanction of gay marriage threatens the familyHow the state becomes a religion when it attempts to elevate gay marriage and enshrine as a civil right all consensual sexHow divorce and sexual license have brought marriage to the brinkHow todays culture has impoverished and emptied love of its true meaning In Defending Marriage, Esolen expertly and succinctly identifies the cultural dangers of gay marriage and the Sexual Revolution which paved its way.He offers a stirring defense of true marriage, the family, culture, and love—and provides the compelling arguments that will return us to sanity, and out of our current morass.

Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity

The Blessed Sacrament is the great "open secret" of the Catholic Church—the great truth that Jesus Christ is in the Tabernacle and is accessible to all who believe in Him. This truth is not immediately obvious, and thus it is not really appreciated as it should be. Yet He is always there, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, waiting for His faithful to approach, adore, and love Him—and let Him love them. There is no greater boon on earth—or even in heaven, for truly we say to Him: "What else is there for me in Heaven? And apart from Thee what have I wished for on the earth?" (Psalm 72(73):25) The Blessed Sacrament is God with us; what else could we ask for?The Blessed Sacrament: God With Us is a call to all Catholics to appreciate and love Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, for in that perpetual miracle is all the wealth of His love and our "heaven" on earth!

The Blessed Sacrament God with Us

“What we have attempted here in this book is to provide in laymen’s terms how to defeat the infernal enemy through adherence to the teachings of the Catholic Church, a renewed prayer life, and radical return to the sacraments.”—From the IntroductionEver since our first parents were expelled from the Garden, mankind has lived a life of physical and spiritual struggle against a fallen world determined to undermine our reconciliation with God. Because this spiritual warfare is inevitable, it behooves Christians to prepare themselves for battle with the weapons made available to them by the Church. These arms come to us in the form of prayers and devotions, sacraments, and doctrines developed over the centuries based on the teachings of Christ. From this powerful cache of spiritual weapons, fully explicated in Spiritual Warfare Q&amp;A, believers can better prepare themselves against attacks from demonic forces whose sole mission is to seek out and destroy the souls of men.Intended as a how-to manual for the Church militant, Spiritual Warfare Q&amp;A is organized as a question-and-answer catechism. Dan Schneider and Jesse Romero collected six dozen questions, both theological and practical, about spiritual conflict asked of them on their radio program over several years. The topics it contains range from exorcism and the occult to magic, horror films, yoga, haunted houses, Freemasonry, and much more. While geared toward the layman, there is a section devoted to questions asked by priests about the proper roles they must perform in the battle. The most authoritative sources are cited, from official church documents to the testimony of highly regarded exorcists and theologians, on the nature of the danger and on how best to respond. The reader will not find any other treatment as comprehensive and plainspoken on the spiritual battle being waged today.

Spiritual Warfare Q and A: For Priests and Laity

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 10 of book 8 and then comments on the power of reflecting on Christ's passion.&nbsp;

Year 3, Day 342: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 10, Paragraphs 575-584

Fr. Edward Looney concludes his reading from chapter 11 and offers a reflection on the day's readings.
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Year 2, Day 20: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 11, Paragraphs 147-163

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 17 of book three and then offers a reflection.

Year 3, Day 116: Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 17, Paragraphs 223-230

Fr. Edward Looney reads from book 1, chapter 25, about Mary's childhood, and then offers a reflection about Mary's obedience and generosity and St. Anne's prayer for the healing of wounds.

Year 2, Day 47: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 25, Paragraphs 401-412

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 10 of book 6 and then comments on the foot washing mandate of charity.

Year 3, Day 234: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 10, Paragraphs 457-468

02 Quotation

03 Introduction

04 Chapter 1 - Journeys of Faith and Freedom

05 Chapter 2 - Meet Me in St. Louis

06 Chapter 3 - The Fighting Markoes

07 Chapter 4 - My Heart Is Set

08 Chapter 5 - Ite Ad Joseph

09 Chapter 6 - See That Door_

10 Chapter 7 - Kaleidoscope Experience

11 Chapter 8 - The Winds of Change

12 Chapter 9 - Music and Memories

13 Chapter 10 - Cries to Peter

14 Chapter 11 - Bag and Baggage

15 Chapter 12 - The Ship Leaves Shore

16 Chapter 13 - Sisters on the Move

17 Chapter 14 - Back in Misouri

18 Chapter 15 - In Gower for Good

19 Chapter 16 - Looking through the Lattices

20 Chapter 17 - My Home Is Over Jordan

21 Epilogue - Giving Thanks

22 Closing Credits

Sister Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, founded the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles in 1995 at the age of seventy. Four years after her death, in May 2023, the sisters were preparing for the reinterment of the remains of their beloved foundress after the completion of a St. Joseph Shrine. Upon seeing Sister Mary’s remains, they discovered something incredible, something miraculous— her body appeared to be incorrupt!In&#160;The Life of Sr. Mary Wilhelmina, you will become acquainted with this most humble sister, who, after fifty years of religious life, was called to establish the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, to remain faithful to the traditional religious life and the Latin Mass. This biography includes stories of her life, her experience as a Black Catholic during racial tensions, the founding of a community, and her original poetry. Her entire life is a testament to fidelity, devotion, and surrender to God’s will.

The Life of Sr. Mary Wilhelmina

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 14 of book 8 and reflects on how Mary celebrates the incarnation, her knowledge of the plants, and the hymns she wrote.&nbsp;

Year 3, Day 349: Volume 4, Book 8, Chapter 14, Paragraphs 642-650

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 1 of book 6, and comments on Christ sanctifying marriage by his presence at the wedding in Cana and the three epiphanies celebrated on January 6.

Year 2, Day 217: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 1, Paragraphs 322-326

Fr. Edward Looney reads from Chapter 12 of the Mystical City of God by Maria of Agreda and then provides a reflection.

Year 3, Day 22: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 12, Paragraphs 170-177

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 11 of book 5 and then comments on the five precepts of the Church, Our Lady&#39;s nudges for us to go to confession and make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament.

Year 3, Day 194: Volume 3, Book 5, Chapter 11, Paragraphs 129-134

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of book 7 and then comments on our gratitude for Mary and the help she gives us. &nbsp;

Year 3, Day 316: Volume 4, Book 7, Chapter 16, Paragraphs 325-333

With such a great cloud of witnesses, we have much to learn from the saints. Allow the saints to be your childs example for meeting Christ in the Eucharist.In Eucharistic Saints, your children will encounter stories of saints they may already know, like Pope Saint John Paul II and St. Thomas Aquinas, and they will become familiar with saints they may not know yet, like St. Peter Julian Eymard and St. Tarcisius. This book also introduces your children to holy souls who were their own age, like Blessed Carlo Acutis, St. Jacinta Marto, and Blessed Imelda, patron saint of First Communicants. Your children will see how Gods grace filled these saints hearts and enkindled in them an enduring Eucharistic love.With beautiful illustrations and engaging stories, Eucharistic Saints will inspire your children to recognize, adore, and love Christ in the Eucharist.

Eucharistic Saints: Twenty Stories of Devotion to Jesus

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 27 of book 6 and then comments on the resurrection events and Mary&#39;s connection to them.

Year 3, Day 270: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 27, Paragraphs 766-783

Father Michael Mueller, C.SS.R., was born in 1825 at Germany. He later joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and was one of eleven clerics sent to the United States by the American Redemptorist Provincial. Upon completion of his theology studies in Maryland, he was ordained in 1853 by John Nepomucene Neumann. He served the Redemptorist communities in the U.S. as Consulter to the Provincial, as well as Superior and Novice Master. Father Mueller is the author of The Blessed Eucharist, Prayer: The Key to Salvation, Triumph of the Blessed Sacrament, The Prodigal Son, and God the Teacher of Mankind. He died in 1899.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Fr. Edward Looney begins reading chapter 23 of book 3 and then reflects on the significance of names.

Year 3, Day 125: Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 23, Paragraphs 283-293

Fr. Edward Looney begins reading chapter 1 of book 4 which focuses on the anxiety of St. Joseph.

Year 2, Day 136: Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 1, Paragraphs 375-380

Most Protestants never think twice about using the Bible to attack the Catholic Church. But do they know where the Bible comes from? In Where We Got the Bible, Fr. Henry Graham explains in intimate detail the canons of the Old and New Testaments and how the Catholic Church assembled them through infallible pronouncements, councils, and force of Tradition—something Protestants find hard to grapple with. In addition, this book details the history of the Bible after the assembly of the canon and how the Catholic Church preserved it. Some people do not know that Martin Luther and other Protestants removed books from the Bible. The Catholic Church, however, preserves and maintains the original Scriptures—the very ones Martin Luther grew up learning and studying!Most of all, Where We Got the Bible is a vindication of the role of the Bible in the Church's life. The Sacred Scriptures are truly the inspired Word of God through the Holy Spirit's action in individual authors across time. However, it takes the Holy Spirit's guidance and inspiration through the action of the Church, assembled in college and under the authority of the Roman Pontiff, to make the determinations about just what really belongs in Scripture. Finally, the force of Sacred Tradition is what binds this together and keeps the orthodox Biblical canons intact throughout the centuries. Learn all this and more in this handy, precise, and short treatise.Fr. Henry Grey Graham was a priest and author from the 20th century. His works, such as What Faith Really Means and Where We Got the Bible, exhibit his clear and understandable style.

Where We Got the Bible: Our Debt to the Catholic Church

Most Catholics who know anything at all about Saint John Henry Newman are familiar with his journey from Anglicanism to Rome. What may surprise them is the key role that devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary played in that conversion.Apart from the Papacy, devotion to Mary is perhaps the greatest stumbling block for the majority of Protestants. Yet, Newman had already developed a devotion to Mary and a defense of some Catholic doctrines on the subject even while he was still a Protestant.Newmans journey to the Church can said to have been guided by Our Lady, toward the kindly light which he was to rest in.In honor of his canonization, this volume draws together Newmans Marian writings into an anthology of this new saints profound writings on our Lady. Some are doctrinal or apologetic, while others are deeply devotional meditations. These two approaches not only show two sides of Saint John Henry Newmans character, they will increase your own love and devotion to Our Lady. They illuminate the great depths of Marian doctrine from the Churchs treasury with which Newman has so powerfully permeated his own pages and cause us to go to her for aid.

Meditations on Mary, Our Mother

The ever increasing interest in the Liturgical Traditions of the Church gives rise to the need for adequately trained altar servers, and what better way to assist than to resurrect this classic! This famous handbook is an invaluable resource for all altar boys from beginning to advanced. Though written for instructors, this manual can also be used for home study, schools, and sacristies.Dom Matthew Britt begins by offering specific instructions on common ceremonial actions, including how to make the proper bow, how to light the candles, and how to carry the Missal. He also walks the servers step-by-step through Low Mass (with one or two servers), High Mass, Solemn High Masses, Nuptial and Requiem Masses, Vespers, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The book contains more than 24 diagrams showing the various actions and positions of acolytes, thurifer, master of ceremonies, sub-deacon, and deacon. It includes servers' responses for the 1962 Latin Mass. How to Serve is a brief and clear manual from 1934 that is simply the best book of its kind. It will once again become the standard reference for acolytes, handing on to young servers the disciplines necessary for reverent Catholic ceremonies.

How to Serve: In Simple, Solemn and Pontifical Functions

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 26 of book 6 and then comments on the events of the resurrection, how the resurrection mirrors Mary&#39;s perpetual virginity, and that Jesus appeared to his mother after he rose from the dead.

Year 3, Day 269: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 26, Paragraphs 755-765

Are we truly striving for heaven or merely avoiding hell?The human hearts greatest longing is to see God as He is. And yet, many people simply want to escape hells pain, or even worse, they follow our disordered fallen nature in choosing sinful pleasures. Our Lord said the road to heaven is narrow, but the road to hell is wide (see Matt. 7:13). Is choosing the road to heaven merely wanting to avoid pain, or is it actively pursuing the greatest good beyond imagining?Do we choose the good because we strive to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, or do we choose the good merely because we fear hell?God never leaves us alone in these choices. Indeed, He sends us His grace, but—to help us cooperate with that grace and fight valiantly—He also sends spiritual warriors and guides, of whom one of the greatest is Saint Thomas Aquinas.In Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices, Saint Thomas guides us on how to pursue our true celestial homeland while avoiding running to a false heaven. He outlines the various vices, and their forty plus daughters, and details how to conquer them.After reading this work, you will not only desire to become a saint because you will see how hideous vice truly is but also see how splendid virtuous living for God is.

Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 6 of book 7 and then comments on the preaching of St. Peter and the conversion of the crowd. &nbsp;