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Hi everyone, welcome to this 
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Gospel Exegesis podcast. 
Thanks again so much to all of 

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you who are supporting the 
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telling other people about the 
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support through the Patreon 
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It really does make a difference
and ultimately it's all God's 

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work. 
We do have some new projects 

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underway for the ministry that 
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soon. 
So keep your eye out for some 

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more bonus episodes in the 
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And you guys as the listeners, 
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are financially supporting the 
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make these projects possible. 
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wanted to share some feedback 
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ministry. 
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show you how much difference a 
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make in the lives of people who 
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encourage each of you who think 
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from God, find a way to use it 
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And for some of you, that would 
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website, making particular 
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That's what I tried to do with 
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And it's bearing a lot of good 
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Thank you to all of those who 
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feedback. 
This is just a selection of some

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of them. 
So Ruth says, just wanted to 

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thank you for doing this. 
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Hello for the last couple of 
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I tried to never miss an 
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You've helped my husband and I 
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You've planted the seeds for us 
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now have a better understanding 
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You've helped revive our 
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Church as well. 
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and playing your episode after 
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Thank you so much for that 
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fantastic that this podcast is 
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church. 
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this, but I'll say it again, 
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studying the Bible can do for 
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Catholic faith in particular. 
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resources that help them 
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can bring people back to the 
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And I'm so grateful, Ruth, that 
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for you. 
We have some feedback here from 

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Georgette, who is one of our 
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Your analysis is so satisfying. 
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apologist, but I am a litigator 
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And as such, I can recognise the
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persuader. 
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Thank you so much for those kind
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I think if I do have those 
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are gifts from God. 
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those in a way that will serve 
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And Georgette also had a couple 
of thoughts about one of the 

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episodes that's worth sharing. 
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So in terms of the crucifixion, 
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colour that Jesus is dressed in 
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when Jesus was dressed by the 
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scarlet cloth was not a 
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Greek word seems to refer to the
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soldiers, first of all because 
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cockney or dye from the shells 
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had access to. 
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scholarly debate about what 
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some debate about where the 
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nails as going straight through,
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involved in death penalty cases 
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the mechanisms of death. 
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on the vertical bar of a cross, 
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almost instantly. 
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experiments that have shown that
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bones of the wrists and the feet
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higher up closer to the ankles. 
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consistent with what some recent
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things are meaningful for people
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crucifixion historically. 
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and I'm always very grateful to 
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So Mary Lee, who is also a 
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Hello was my beginning finding 
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I didn't realise how little I 
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genesis of God's chosen people. 
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insightful, and I'd like your 
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Supporting the ministry is 
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So thank you so much for your 
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Understanding that can be a real
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She goes on to talk about how 
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the divine Word of God. 
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on the Shroud, it can bring 
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that study the Shroud, and 
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findings. 
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available through Father Robert 
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It's it's well worth looking at.
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anonymous listener here. 
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and I've been listening to your 
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God bless you and thank you. 
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Lord's work delivering the Daily
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daily basis, which helps me to 
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gospel readings in their proper 
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read the Bible more. 
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over the past year than I have 
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earth, and this podcast is a 
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What a wonderful gift and a 
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Though my faith in our Lord and 
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waned, I was a person who is 
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for years, but have found my way
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renewed and reinvigorated in the
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Keep doing this work for which I
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Thank you so much for that 
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person from New York City. 
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feedback I get from people who 
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this podcast has helped them 
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a way that they would never 
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We need to do more in this 
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We need to expose Catholics to 
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them to study the Bible, come 
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studies, do more catechesis. 
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Some feedback here from Gina. 
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every morning. 
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so that I don't miss a day. 
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it is. 
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Hello app and I was pleased that
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Bible teaching emphasize is the 
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read much of the New Testament. 
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words of the Gospels and getting
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realise that, it helps you 
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have, She says. 
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thank you for your podcast, for 
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make it so valuable. 
I know the Holy Spirit is 

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inspiring you daily to 
strengthen the faith of your 

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listeners. 
I'm pleased to be a monthly 

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supporter and tell people about 
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Thank you so much, Gina, for 
supporting the ministry and for 

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continuing to tell other people 
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Ultimately, that's the most 
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small ministries. 
What we rely on is listeners to 

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tell other people about it. 
That's how things like this 

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grow. 
Some feedback from Albert. 

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I wanted to drop a note to say 
that my wife and I are huge fans

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of your podcast. 
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about two years now, ever since 
it became available on the Hello

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We truly enjoy everything about 

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context times to the thoughtful 
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teachings in Cat in the Catholic
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Your work is so much appreciated
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to our friends so they can 
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Thank you, Albert, Indeed, Hello
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way it's making all sorts of 
audio resources available for 

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Catholics, from Bible studies to
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If you are a listener who's been
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if you haven't already. 
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Rosanna, She says. 

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I appreciate that it explains 
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different from my own. 
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attending Mass. 
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I find this very helpful for me.
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podcast. 
May God bless you and your work.

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who's a Patreon supporter. 
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people were or are. 
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lot of revelation from God and 
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church, and we're accountable to
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act on them. 
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feedback, David. 
Quick comment from Brenda. 

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She says please never stop what 
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I absolutely love listening to 
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I have started recommending you 
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interpretations of scripture and
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one to give or to tell your 
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deeper level and to give them 
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ultimately so that they don't 
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thinking that it hasn't got any 
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Quick comment here from Paul. 
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thank you for this podcast. 
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my Catholic faith greatly. 
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Internet Catholic 
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found it cumbersome and 
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interpretations. 
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there, so it's good that there's
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He says can you consider putting
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I've missed. 
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apps that you listen to this 
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button that you can use if you 
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to something that you've missed.
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Ireland, who's also got a 
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He's got a comment about one of 
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apostles being in Capernaums. 
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Hi, Philip here in Limerick in 
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Just want to say there, I've 
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regarding the, you know, how 
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Peter and Andrew or Simon and 
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and it just, I suppose, helps 
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on the, the time and the culture
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I, I love listening to them 
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Philip, Andrew and Peter that 
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like, you know, people wondered,
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that comment, Phillip, And I'm 
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jump into some commentaries, 
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seeming contradictions or 
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scholars have largely resolved 
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And to all of you as listeners, 
you can send through an audio 

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question or a comment if you 
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Sometimes your podcast app lets 
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directly through the podcast 
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file and then send it through to
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logical.biblestudy@gmail.com via
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We have a comment here from 
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supporter. 
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was vacation vacationing, I was 
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each way. 
During my rides, I explored 

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Hello, an app I had recently 
downloaded and discovered the 

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Daily Gospel Exegesis. 
From the moment I heard your 

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voice and approach, I was 
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Your literal interpretation of 
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given me a fresh perspective. 
I especially appreciate how you 

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connect historical events and 
make Jesus feel so approachable.

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I'm glad this is something 
that's been helpful to you as 

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you listen riding around on your
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approach in this podcast, which 
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sense of Scripture, seeing what 
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to his original audience. 
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look at today from Maricela. 
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I'm amazed as to how much I'm 
learning in my older years. 

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Your work is amazing and 
changing my life into a true 

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believer and follower of Christ 
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The explanations are clear and 
thought provoking for me to 

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reflect on in my daily life. 
God bless this ministry. 

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Thank you so much for those 
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It's amazing to me to see how 
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do something simple to help 
Catholics is really helping 

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people like yourself become 
closer to God and become a 

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better Catholic. 
Thank you to all those who are 

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sending feedback in. 
We'll do more of these episodes 

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in the future. 
Please keep the ministry in your

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prayers as we start to do some 
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and continue to tell other 
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Thanks, and we'll see you for 
the normal episode next time.