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“THE BEGINNING AND THE END” (RV 22:13)

“The Lord God said: ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.’ ” —Genesis 2:18

The first spoken words in the Holy Bible from man are about the topic of marriage. Adam rejoices that he has been given his beloved wife Eve: “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (Gn 2:23). The last time a human speaks in the Bible is likewise a word of rejoicing about a marriage: the Bride, that is, the Church, together with the Holy Spirit say, “Come!” (Rv 22:17) The bride rejoices that she and her spouse are united in marriage. The Scriptures between the beginning marriage and the ending marriage are all interconnected in the ardent love of God for mankind and the human longing for union with the Lord. The entire Bible is sandwiched between two shouts of married joy (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1602).

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“DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU” (LK 6:27)

“For if a man meets his enemy, does he send him away unharmed?” —1 Samuel 24:20

This is a very difficult ask. “Do good to those who hate you”. Just wow! I recently experienced some hate directed toward me on social media. (It’s the risk of being a public figure or one who wants to evangelize in a digital world.) There are always going to be negative people, who say mean things – haters. This is very prevalent in the world we live aka “the Twitterverse”. We are all broken. And out of this brokenness, people lash out (including ourselves at times.) How do we respond? This is the challenge!

Again, the Holy Spirit is always working even when we are not aware of it. Sometimes I become very aware of it, like yesterday. Almost directly after experiencing this mean keyboard lashing from someone behind their screen, I open my daily reflection book and read the following reflection which was just like God was speaking to me. I wanted to share it with you, because we all will encounter haters who are hurting. What we do with that encounter is our choice, our challenge. The reflection beginning in the next paragraph gives us a guide on how Jesus responded, and how we can emulate him. (The reflection below is from Presentation Ministries One Bread, One Body.) And if you are looking for more advice on how to handle digital trolls, CLICK HERE, or to get a full “how-to” evangelize in a digital age, CLICK HERE for my new book “Breaking New Ground: Discipleship Using New Media.” I go into great detail in Chapter 8 on “Tips for Digital Discipleship” including how to deal with negative experiences online.

Jesus and David were both in a position to overcome their bitter enemies, but spared them. David was a seasoned warrior, a man of blood-stained hands (1 Chr 22:8), who had often killed. When he found Saul in a defenseless position (1 Sm 24:4ff), David could have easily killed him. However, David spared Saul, though he knew Saul would continue to seek his life.

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“Doctor, Doctor” A Catholic Perspective on Medical Topics

“DOCTOR, DOCTOR”, NEW SHOW ON CATHOLIC RADIO INDY – OUR GUEST DR. THOMAS MCGOVERN, CO-HOST OF NEW SHOW “DOCTOR, DOCTOR” ON REDEEMER RADIO, FT WAYNE TALKS WITH CO HOSTS, BRIGID AYER AND JIM GANLEY ABOUT THE NEW SHOW AIRING ON CATHOLIC RADIO INDY ON SATURDAYS AT 11AM FEATURING THREE AREA FORT WAYNE DOCTORS COVERING CURRENT MEDICAL TOPICS. THE WEBPAGE FOR REDEEMER RADIO IS WWW.REDEEMERRADIO.COM/DOCTOR

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Living Our Faith In Our Work

LIVING OUR FAITH IN OUR WORK – OUR GUEST, JUDGE DAVID CERTO, SUPERIOUR COURT JUDGE, TALKS WITH FAITH IN ACTION CO HOSTS, BRIGID AYER AND JIM GANLEY ABOUT HOW HE WORKS TO PRACTICE HIS FAITH AT WORK AND HOW WE CAN TOO. JUDGE CERTO GAVE A TALK AT THE CBE ON HOW TO BE A PEACE MAKER, YOU CAN LISTEN AT THE WEBSITE WWW.CATHOLICBUSINESSEXCHANGE.ORG

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Technology & Catholic Mindfulness

FAITH IN ACTION: “Technology & Catholic Mindfulness”

“Technology & Catholic Mindfulness” – Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer talk with Dr. Gregory Bottaro, author of The Mindful Catholic, and founder of The Catholic Psych Institute about ways to unplug and achieve Catholic mindfulness. Details can be found at www.catholicpsych.com. Dr. Bottaro will be in the Indy Metro area Friday, Aug. 23 @ 7pm @ Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, in Carmel to talk on the topic of Smartphones, Kids & Anxiety: Should we Panic? And offer a Saturday, Aug. 24 Workshop, from 10am-3pm on Trustful Surrender, a seminar on Catholic mindfulness at St. Elizabeth Seton in Carmel. To register for the workshop, go to www.mercifulhelpcenter.org and click the Dr. Greg Bottaro header.

Faith In Action is a production of Catholic Radio Indy. www.catholicradioindy.org

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Courage Apostolate Ministers to those with Same-Sex Attraction

 

 

 

Courage Apostolate: A ministry accompanying those with same-sex attraction.”  – Deacon Steve Hodges, Chaplain of the Courage Apostolate for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis talks with Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer about the ministry to accompany those with same-sex attraction and those who love them. The national courage ministry conference is July 18-21 in the Chicago area. For details about the local Courage apostolate email [email protected] and information about the national conference can be found at the national website www.couragerc.org

 

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