1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,360 Hey everyone, welcome back to the Daily Gospel Exegesis 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,920 podcast. Thanks so much for listening and 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,440 I hope you're benefiting from it. 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,240 In this bonus episode, I want to go through some feedback that's 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,520 coming about the ministry. And whenever we do this, I 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,760 always want to make the point that this feedback shows how 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,640 much you can do when you respond to God's call to use your gifts 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,320 to serve the Kingdom of God. This is not a big ministry, this 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:33,720 is a small grassroots ministry, but you can see from some of the 10 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,320 feedback that's come in that this is exactly what a lot of 11 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,680 people are looking for and it's really helped them in their 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,600 journey on the Kingdom of God. And ultimately, it's all God's 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,920 work. So when you hear some of this 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,360 feedback, I really want to encourage you to think about is 15 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,600 there something similar you can do with your gifts where people 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,320 are just waiting for a particular thing to be to be 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,880 done or a particular void to be filled that's not currently 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,720 being filled in the Catholic media world? 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,360 And have a think about whether there is something like that 20 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,640 that you can offer. Also, I think this feedback 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,320 highlights that Bible study does really help for Catholics. 22 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:14,600 Often we think that Bible study is a Protestant or a non 23 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,280 denominational thing that Catholics don't do. 24 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,600 But there is something about doing an in depth, literal sense 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,200 Bible study that really helps people in their journey with God 26 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:27,960 and it brings them closer to Jesus. 27 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:30,720 So don't let anyone tell you that there's no point doing 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,560 Bible studies. It's purely academic. 29 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,720 I think this feedback should show you that that's not the 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,960 case. So today I wanted to share some 31 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:39,960 feedback that's come in over the last few months, particularly 32 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:44,480 going to focus on feedback that's come in from comments on 33 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,560 Apple Podcasts and reviews in places like that. 34 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,040 And by the way, this podcast at the time of recording actually 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,080 has a five star rating on Apple Podcasts, which is not easy to 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,920 achieve. That means the vast majority of 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,680 people who've left a review on Apple Podcasts have given it 38 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,000 five stars. Thank you so much to all of you 39 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,400 who've done that. It really does help in terms of 40 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,880 podcast growth and the way the algorithms work. 41 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,560 So let's have a look at some of these comments that have been 42 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,720 submitted via Apple Podcasts. There's one person here they've 43 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,720 commented blessing. It says between your literal 44 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,520 explanations and the show the chosen, my faith is the greatest 45 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,120 gift on my spiritual journey. I'm so grateful. 46 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,600 Thank you for that comment. And indeed, a lot of people who 47 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,200 listen to this podcast also really like the chosen because 48 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,200 the chosen tends to take a slower approach to study 49 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,000 particular scenes from Jesus life in depth. 50 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,320 And I do think The Chosen is a fairly helpful show, 51 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,800 particularly in although it does certainly make a lot of stuff 52 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,440 up, it actually helps with thinking about how the 53 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,960 geographical, historical, cultural, and religious context 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,000 looked at the time in the Gospels. 55 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,280 Someone else has left a review called excellent resource. 56 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,320 Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ, Saint 57 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,040 Jerome said. This podcast does an excellent 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,480 job at unpacking the context and literal meaning of the daily 59 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,040 gospel passages to show to grow in our knowledge of Jesus 60 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,520 Christ. Thank you so much for that 61 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,360 comment. This person says it's a lot in a 62 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,160 few minutes. I've come to love this little 63 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,320 podcast which is packed full of great insights, which brings the 64 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,440 gospel to life in a new way for me. 65 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,760 And in 15 to 30 minutes a day. I don't miss a day. 66 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,240 That one's from Pablo in the United States. 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,320 Thank you so much for that, Pablo. 68 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,240 I agree with you that it's amazing how much you can fit 69 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,840 into 20 or 30 minute podcast when when you have smaller 70 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,040 chunks of text to deal with, and I'm glad you're benefiting from 71 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,360 it. There's a comment here from Val 72 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,760 Liberty and they say this is an outstanding Bible study. 73 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,440 I listen to the podcast every day and it makes up part of my 74 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,880 routine. It is enriching and a lot of 75 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,080 content is brought to light making references to cultural 76 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,400 aspects one would not ordinarily know, not to mention references 77 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,640 to the catechism. We have a comment here called 78 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,920 Amazing Resource. These exegesis episodes are 79 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,200 incredibly helpful when working to understand Jesus teachings. 80 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,120 The explanations are given in clear, logical ways, and the 81 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,960 connections made to church documents, the Catechism, and 82 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,480 other scripture references are solid avenues in which to learn 83 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,040 about the Gospels. Thank you for putting together 84 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,680 these lessons. Thank you so much for that 85 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,640 comment, and I I'm glad you're benefiting from the linking to 86 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,200 the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 87 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,560 A lot of people don't realize that the Catechism is actually 88 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,200 peppered with references to scripture. 89 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:46,240 And you can actually go through and look at where specific Bible 90 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,400 references are referenced in the Catechism. 91 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:52,200 And the Catechism is an incredibly helpful summary 92 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,120 document on what the Catholic Church teaches. 93 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,400 And if you want to hear more about the Catechism, we do 94 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,680 actually have some bonus resources available to Patreon 95 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,640 supporters of the ministry where we go through the Catechism 96 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,360 verse by verse or paragraph by paragraph, much like we do with 97 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,520 the Bible in this show. You can get access to that to 98 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,400 the catechism as a bonus episode because I do think it's 99 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,080 important that we study the faith in a systematic way. 100 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,440 We have a comment here from when K and they've said this is the 101 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,360 best explanation of scripture. I have bought many books on 102 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,400 texts and commentaries, downloaded apps, and I've gone 103 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,440 through Bible in a year, but none of them compare to this 104 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,000 absolutely amazing explanation of scripture. 105 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,920 I'm very reliant on this podcast for my daily Bible study. 106 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,640 I only wish I could purchase a transcript of all the podcasts 107 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,760 to refer back to and highlight text. 108 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,400 I am disappointed when I can't find a particular episode that 109 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,360 covers chapters, particular chapters or verses that shows me 110 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,240 how much I depend on this podcast to assist in my 111 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,880 spiritual growth and relationship with God. 112 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,480 Please keep the ministry going and add to it. 113 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,400 I cannot go a day without it. Thank you for that amazing 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,400 comment, Wen K. I'm glad that you're finding 115 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,000 this particular format of Bible study even more helpful than 116 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,440 other commentaries you've bought. 117 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,120 And indeed, what we do in these episodes does rely on biblical 118 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,840 commentaries, but we're trying to put it out there in an 119 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:22,000 accessible format in podcast form. 120 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,400 So you mentioned you wish you could purchase a transcript of 121 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,760 the podcasts. Well, actually, most podcast 122 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,880 apps like Apple Podcasts and Spotify do now automatically 123 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,960 make their own transcripts of each episode. 124 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,600 So you can actually get access to that if you listen to this 125 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,680 podcast using one of those standard apps. 126 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,720 And you've also said I'm disappointed when I can't find 127 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,200 one that covers that chapter or verse you. 128 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,920 If you become a supporter of the ministry, you can get access to 129 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:55,800 all of the exegesis episodes for every single part of Matthew, 130 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,520 Mark, Luke, and John. There are indeed some parts of 131 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,240 the gospels that are never read at Mass. 132 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,320 And if you just listen to the standard podcast, there will be 133 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,720 some chapters and verses you don't get to hear. 134 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,440 But those missing ones are covered on Patreon for Patreon 135 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,480 supporters. And you can also buy an entire 136 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,400 audio commentary package for each gospel where it goes 137 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,120 through verse by verse from start to finish as a single 138 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:24,200 audio package that is currently available as a sold product for 139 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,760 the Gospel of Mark. And it's available through the 140 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,640 Sound Wise website. So if you're interested in 141 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,040 getting a complete audio commentary from start to finish 142 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,040 for the Gospel of Mark, that is now available to you. 143 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,840 It's a long resource because it goes in depth for every single 144 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,840 verse of Mark, but it will make sure that you go start to finish 145 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,800 without missing anything. So if you're interested in 146 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,560 getting that sound wise complete audio commentary, have a look at 147 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,320 the show notes and there'll be a link there. 148 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,280 I've got a comment here from someone called Yay. 149 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,440 I also found this podcast through the Hello app. 150 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,680 I'm really enjoying the exegesis of the scriptures in John 151 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,320 especially. I'm not Catholic, so I 152 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,000 appreciate that he often distinguishes what the Catholic 153 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,720 teaching is on a particular scripture. 154 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,400 Very informative and interesting. 155 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,760 Thank you so much for that comment, particularly from a non 156 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,640 Catholic and those of you who are listening who are Catholic, 157 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,320 notice how interesting this is. This is a non Catholic who found 158 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,040 the podcast through the Hello App, which is a very Catholic 159 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,760 app, and they're appreciating the approach that this Catholic 160 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,640 podcast takes towards Bible study, particularly for the 161 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,600 Gospel of John. So it's amazing how non 162 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,360 Catholics are often using Catholic resources these days. 163 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,280 And tools like this can be evangelism tools that bring 164 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,039 people closer to the Catholic Church. 165 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,400 If non Catholics see that we're actually taking Bible study 166 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,840 seriously and we're putting good resources out there, it can 167 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,360 actually help them consider the Catholic faith. 168 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,800 And indeed, that's what we want because we believe the Catholic 169 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,520 Church is the fullness of the Christian faith. 170 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,600 I appreciated that you mentioned the exegesis in the Gospel of 171 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,360 John, because indeed, when we approach John, we do have to do 172 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,000 it a little differently. The Gospel of John is written in 173 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,640 a different way. The theology embedded in it is 174 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,600 different. The point that John wants his 175 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:20,280 readers to get out of specific, specific texts is often more 176 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,560 than one point, and we really have to think carefully about 177 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,600 the way he's writing and what we want to say in each exegesis 178 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,400 episode. And there's probably a lot more 179 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,800 you could say with John's gospel that we're not able to. 180 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,200 But I'm glad you're appreciating this approach. 181 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,800 We've got a comment here from Docile 2. 182 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,240 This is a great way to study the Gospels. 183 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,760 The focus of the podcast is uniquely on understanding and 184 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,480 not on a homily or sermon. The podcast provides excellent 185 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,080 background and literal meaning. It clears up so many questions 186 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,040 for me. I've highly recommended it to 187 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,680 friends and family. Thank you so much for that 188 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,120 comment docile too. And you're quite right that the 189 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,720 approach of this podcast is not a sermon. 190 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,000 It's actually an academic study. And there is definitely a 191 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 difference. I've often said the best way to 192 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,960 approach this podcast is to listen to this podcast first to 193 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,760 give you the literal academic sense of the scripture, which is 194 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,440 the foundation that we have to start with. 195 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,800 And then you'll be more prepared to hear the homily on that 196 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,720 particular section of text at Mass. 197 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,280 I've got a comment here from another non Catholic user. 198 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:28,600 I love these deep. Dives. 199 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,440 I'm not. Catholic, at least not yet, but 200 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,440 I am a Hello app user. I did the Bible in a year, 201 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,360 Catechism in a year, so I'm happy now to make exegesis a 202 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,040 daily routine. I don't know how people can say 203 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,200 Catholics aren't Christians when I participate in this daily 204 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,680 study. The Catechism in a year, Bible 205 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:49,320 in a year, Catholic radio. Thank you. 206 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,520 This is a really interesting comment. 207 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,600 Again, this is from a non Catholic and they're doing all 208 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,560 the getting involved in all these Catholic resources and 209 00:10:56,560 --> 00:11:00,120 they themself are willing to say I don't know how non other 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,080 Christians can say Catholics are not Christian when you consider 211 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,360 all of these Bible resources that they're putting out. 212 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,040 I do hope this person eventually finds the Catholic faith and it 213 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:10,760 sounds like they're on the way to doing that. 214 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,760 Again, to those of you who are listening who think that they 215 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,320 don't have anything to offer in this space, never underestimate 216 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,280 the kind of people that are listening when you've got a, a 217 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,720 podcast out there in this arena, it might be exactly what people 218 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,000 are looking for and you can genuinely help people in their 219 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,400 journey of faith. There's another comment here 220 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,440 saying I'm so grateful to have found this content on Hello, 221 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,320 what a wonderful hidden gem. The deep dive is exactly what 222 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,920 I've been searching for. Thank you so much for sharing 223 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,080 your knowledge. So there it is again, someone 224 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,000 said this is exactly what they've been searching for and 225 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,840 they found it as a hidden gem. So indeed, this kind of Catholic 226 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,680 verse by verse Bible study is it's one-of-a-kind. 227 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,080 There are lots of good Catholic resources out there now which 228 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,880 study the study the Bible study, overviews of the Bible. 229 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,320 And even there's quite a lot of resources, particularly on 230 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,080 hallow, there's quite a lot of resources giving you reflections 231 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,720 on the daily gospel. But this is the only one where 232 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,320 every single day we take an academic approach to the Gospel 233 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,560 reading of today's Mass. And we do it every single day of 234 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:15,800 the year. We've got a comment here from 235 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,640 Amkin C. I'm so glad to have found this 236 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,560 podcast. The host does a wonderful 237 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:22,640 explanation of the gospel reading of the day. 238 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,640 I enjoy, as others have said, a deep dive into the readings. 239 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,160 Thank you so much for that comment. 240 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,320 We have another one here from Sienna Soul. 241 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,080 Such a gift. This podcast is amazingly both 242 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,600 thorough and concise. He does a brilliant job of 243 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,280 providing context for the daily gospel that adds so much to my 244 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,320 understanding of God's Word. Thank you. 245 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,280 There's another one here from C Riley 4. 246 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,520 What a wonderful podcast. Prior to finding it, there were 247 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,520 gospel readings I didn't understand. 248 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,400 I needed clarity. Having stumbled upon this 249 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,960 podcast, I'd never heard of the term exegesis. 250 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,920 And out of curiosity, I listened and I was immediately 251 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:06,240 transformed. I knew that listening to this to 252 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,200 this podcast, either here or through the Hello app, I would 253 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:13,120 receive daily clarification of the daily gospel reading. 254 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,760 And we've got a review here from someone in Australia. 255 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,280 And thank you to all of those who do listen and support the 256 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,400 podcast in Australia. It's certainly more popular in 257 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,200 the USA as a lot of Christian resources are, but it is a 258 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,960 Australian made resource. So this person says, I've been 259 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,880 listening to the podcast for a while now via the Hello app. 260 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,400 It has been so useful to me to grow in a bunch of different 261 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,680 ways. We have someone here from a 262 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:44,160 comment here from Stan. This is the best Exogesis 263 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,360 podcast available. The podcast is an indispensable 264 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,240 supplement to the daily Gospel reading. 265 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,840 The bonus episodes on Patreon fill in the gaps very well. 266 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,040 Thank you so much for that comment, Stan. 267 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,440 And indeed, the bonus episodes are there for those who want to 268 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,320 support the ministry financially to help you get into parts of 269 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,200 the Gospels that you won't hear as part of the regular podcast. 270 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:08,400 This comment is called Love this for my left sided brain. 271 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,840 I found this through the Hello app and love it. 272 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,720 It's not that I don't appreciate the sermons and other content, 273 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:18,200 but this really feeds and gives more to my more to my analytical 274 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,720 theological brain. And indeed, that's the purpose 275 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,720 of this podcast. We're trying to give you a kind 276 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,080 of an approach to Scripture that you don't often hear, but it's 277 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,320 the one that we're supposed to start with, which is looking at 278 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:33,080 the literal sense of Scripture. We've got a comment here from 279 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,720 Cath in the United States. I came up upon this podcast 280 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,920 during the 40 day Lenten challenge on Hello. 281 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,400 And now I do not miss a day of the podcast. 282 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,680 This comment is called Why don't they teach this in school? 283 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,080 This is from Captain Chaos. If the Catholic Church wishes to 284 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,120 stop so many young people from lapsing, they need to take note 285 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,080 of this. This method of giving 286 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,440 perspective to the gospel verses and fleshing out Jesus meaning 287 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,800 in the context of the time brings wonderful and inspiring 288 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,200 meaning. Truly a wonderful listen every 289 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,280 day. I agree with you Captain Chaos, 290 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,360 that this is an approach to scripture that when people 291 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,440 listen to it, it actually helps them go deeper in the Catholic 292 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,280 faith. And yeah, indeed schools need to 293 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,200 take note of this approach. I think a lot of Catholic 294 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,320 schools are still catching up on how to do the literal sense 295 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,880 properly without doing a weird progressive liberal version of 296 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,400 it that denies the supernatural. Hopefully this podcast shows you 297 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,840 that there is a way of doing the literal sense of Scripture, 298 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,280 which is the way the Church wants us to do it, which is 299 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,000 academic and faithful to the teaching of the Church. 300 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,640 I've got a comment here from Family Girl. 301 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,600 She says this is staggeringly informative. 302 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,480 It's the best Bible tool I've ever encountered. 303 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,760 It is super easy to understand. It gives great context, 304 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,400 staggeringly informative, and is the best way to grow your faith 305 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,160 by increasing your understanding. 306 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,680 So thank you so much for that Family Girl. 307 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,840 It's quite, quite an honour for you to think that this is the 308 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,080 best Bible tool you've encountered because there are a 309 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:03,560 lot of really good ones out there. 310 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,400 We're trying to offer something unique here by offering an 311 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:11,680 exegesis in audio form. We've got a comment here from 312 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,040 the United States says excellent insight into the Gospels. 313 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,240 I've found these sessions extremely helpful in better 314 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,720 understanding the intent and message of the Gospels. 315 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,960 They are helping me increase my faith and really marvel at the 316 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,920 Word of God. Thank you. 317 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,080 We've got a comment here from East Bay the. 318 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,960 Show allows the listener. Different meanings in Scripture 319 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,120 that allows us to think out-of-the-box. 320 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,480 Thank you. And certainly what we're trying 321 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:40,000 to do in this podcast is where there's differences. 322 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,640 Of opinion amongst Catholic. Scholars about the literal 323 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:43,960 sense. We want to give you those 324 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,840 different interpretations, rather than what sometimes you 325 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,080 hear is you just hear one person's interpretation and you 326 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,440 leave with the impression that that's definitely the right 327 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:57,200 interpretation, or in fact that it's the only interpretation out 328 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,440 there. Where possible, where there is a 329 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,560 significant differences in schools of thought here amongst 330 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,119 conservative scholars, we want to. 331 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,200 Give those different ideas. To you, we have someone here who 332 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,240 said this is an outstanding Bible study. 333 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:13,560 I listen to the podcast every day and it makes a part of my 334 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,839 routine. It is enriching and a lot of 335 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:18,960 content is brought to light making references to cultural 336 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,920 aspects one would not ordinarily know, not to mention references 337 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,800 to the catechism. Thank you so much for that 338 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,520 wonderful feedback A. Comment here from Julia. 339 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,320 She sent in by e-mail. Your podcast is so wonderful and 340 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,640 deep and insightful and I thank you again. 341 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,320 And again, it must be very time consuming for your research. 342 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,200 So thank you for that comment, Julia. 343 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:43,960 And yeah, it does take a bit of time to do. 344 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,360 Research for each episode. But it's also a joy. 345 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,840 To be able to use my gifts in service of others to because a 346 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,720 lot of people won't pick up and read a commentary on scripture. 347 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,280 But they. Want to know the stuff that's in 348 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,560 a commentary of scripture, but they don't have time to pick up 349 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,760 a book or they don't feel that they'll have the skills to be 350 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,160 able to understand what the commentaries are saying and so. 351 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:05,560 The role. Of this podcast is. 352 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,720 To bring you that scholarship and show. 353 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,080 You what Catholic scholars are saying about the text to help 354 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,320 you understand it better, she says, I hope you are considering 355 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:18,080 the Old Testament next. Yeah, perhaps one day we might 356 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,000 get to the Old Testament. We'd love to do some other books 357 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,840 of the New Testament, too, and there are plans to do it. 358 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,000 So please keep this ministry in your prayers and keep supporting 359 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,640 the ministry if you can so we can do. 360 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,200 Future projects like that a comment. 361 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,400 Here from David on Patreon. I listen to this podcast on the 362 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,360 Hello app. It helps me meditate on the 363 00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:38,480 scriptures by starting from the literal meanings and gives more 364 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,200 insight and understanding than just reading them. 365 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,480 This. Podcast has greatly blessed. 366 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,040 Me and has helped me in my faith and I started supporting it 367 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,160 because I wanted to bless others as well. 368 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,480 Thank you so much for that comment, David. 369 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,960 I'm glad this podcast is helping you and thank you. 370 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,840 For your support. In continuing this podcast. 371 00:18:58,360 --> 00:19:00,920 It's a comment. Here from Mary, she sent in this 372 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,360 message via e-mail. Thank you for your excellent 373 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:06,080 exegesis. You're helping me achieve my 374 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,920 resolution of growing closer in friendship with Jesus, getting 375 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,960 to know Him in the Gospel through your excellent 376 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,240 explanation of where Jesus was and what is about to happen to 377 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,240 Him. I've been looking for a Bible. 378 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,080 Study for decades so. Thank you for filling this void. 379 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,400 God bless you for. All the good you are doing 380 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,840 bringing God's Kingdom to earth, well, that's the goal. 381 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,160 Mary the goal of this podcast is. 382 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,280 To contribute even in a very small. 383 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,600 Way to the. Building up of God's Kingdom by 384 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,120 equipping people to. Understand their bibles better 385 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,000 and to help them understand what. 386 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,280 Jesus was on about and if this podcast helps you do that then 387 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,760 that is fantastic. Sharon also on Patreon. 388 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,640 Says thank you for. This podcast, I find myself 389 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:47,920 listening to it. Every day. 390 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,200 It's helping my faith grow so much and answered so many 391 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,160 questions I've had about Holy Scripture. 392 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,640 I'm so glad to have one place to go now for great exegesis. 393 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,360 Thanks again. So thank you so much for that 394 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:02,920 comment. And this is another one from 395 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:07,080 Courtney on Patreon. Just thought I'd send a note. 396 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,280 I started my conversion last fall and was confirmed last 397 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,160 Sunday. Or congratulations Courtney. 398 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,080 It's a massive thing to be converted to the Catholic faith 399 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,160 and to go through confirmation. God's graces are. 400 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,800 Abundant in that time your podcast was so extremely. 401 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,800 Helpful. I had asked others what? 402 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,280 The readings would mean at Mass and no one seemed to know and it 403 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:31,360 led to frustration on my part. It wasn't until I came across 404 00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:34,880 your podcast on Hello that I really started to enjoy learning 405 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,080 about the gospel and. Started truly to believe fully. 406 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,120 Your explanations are so concise and thorough, and I sincerely 407 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,800 appreciate the work you do. Keep up the. 408 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,720 Good work. Well, thank you so much for 409 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,840 that, Courtney. And yeah, this is a resource 410 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,520 that's designed to help Catholics understand the Gospel 411 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,720 reading at Mass. And I think you're right that a 412 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,160 lot of Catholics will. Sit. 413 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,720 Through at Mass or sit through the Gospel reading and they 414 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,360 might get a couple of little insights from it, but they won't 415 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:03,760 really understand what's going on in the Gospel reading. 416 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,080 I think that's probably true of most Catholics in the pews on 417 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,960 Sundays, though not all of. Course. 418 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,200 And this podcast is designed to help Catholics with that, to 419 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,040 help them get a grasp of what is going on in the Gospel world and 420 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,280 what Jesus is on about. The last comment we'll look at 421 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:23,000 today is from Mary on, also on Patreon since first hearing you 422 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:24,440 on Hello. I've been praying. 423 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,680 In Thanksgiving for your. Clear call to share God's holy 424 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,440 Word. I grew up Byzantine Catholic and 425 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,680 then married a Roman Catholic. In recent years, I had to leave 426 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,960 a vibrant. Serious Bible study group. 427 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,400 Of more than 60 persons to accept a university position. 428 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,720 I literally felt torn from that group. 429 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,880 Your ministry has stood in the gap. 430 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,280 In my life, I've often been reminded of Saint Jerome who 431 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,120 said ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. 432 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,680 May God bless you. One hundredfold for your 433 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,440 consecration of time and commitment. 434 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,000 You have been akin to the face of Christ to me, and I'm sure to 435 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,360 hundreds of others. Thank you from my heart as we 436 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:06,960 share a love of Christ amid an unoftan Dark World. 437 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,040 Mary, thank you so much for that heartfelt comment. 438 00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:14,720 I'm glad that this podcast is helping you and it's, as you 439 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:19,200 said here, it's stood in the gap of a serious Bible study that 440 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,040 you're no longer able to access. This podcast has helped you, 441 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:24,880 helped you kind of rekindle that way of studying Scripture. 442 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,560 I agree with you that I wish there were more. 443 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,160 Good local Catholic Bible. Studies. 444 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,120 They do seem to be happening in some places, but not in every 445 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:37,080 place, and often the ones that are offered at the parish or 446 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,560 diocesan level are quite basic. There might be an introduction 447 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,240 to the Bible or an introduction to the Gospels, but often 448 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,560 Catholics who want to go further in their faith don't know where 449 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,800 to go to find a regular ongoing resource. 450 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:53,160 This podcast is helping many people do that, and I'm so glad 451 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,200 it's helping you as well. Thank you to all those who have 452 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,360 listened to this bonus episode and those who listen. 453 00:22:58,360 --> 00:23:01,160 Regularly to the podcast. Please know that your prayers 454 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,520 and your support really do make a difference and I hope. 455 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,240 That this feedback. That's come in encourages you to 456 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:11,040 think about the way you can use your gifts to as Mary said there 457 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,040 stand in the gap. What is it that people in the 458 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,600 Catholic Church, people in the. World need. 459 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:17,920 What do they need to hear from you? 460 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,560 What is a skill that you can offer? 461 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,200 And you'll be surprised. I say this all the time on the. 462 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,520 Podcast. You'll be surprised. 463 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,880 How God takes your the little thing you can offer, you can 464 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,480 offer and makes it a really big impact for the Kingdom because 465 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,440 there'll be so many people out there who are needing the thing 466 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,400 that you can offer. So I hope you found this bonus 467 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,200 episode helpful. We'll do more of these in the 468 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,720 future, as well as some Q&A bonus episodes. 469 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,640 And next time, we'll be back to the normal podcast episode.