1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,080 Hi everyone. Welcome to this. 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,520 Bonus episode of Daily Gospel exegesis. 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,800 In this episode, I just want to go through some of the feedback 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,160 that has come in recently. There's been a heap of new 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,200 feedback from you guys as listeners expressing your 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,000 appreciation for this ministry. And for me as the podcast 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,040 creator, it's really quite overwhelming. 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,800 I set out to do this because I saw that there was kind of a gap 9 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,400 in the Catholic media space where no one was really doing an 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,800 exegesis of the literal sense of Scripture, and it's something 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,520 that I was interested in. And it turns out that many of 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,840 you are interested in the same thing, and often that's how it 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,880 works. So I guess firstly, my 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,080 encouragement to all of you listeners would be. 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,600 If you feel like. God is encouraging you to do 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,720 something in the Catholic world, and you really feel that you're 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,360 being drawn to do something. It may be because no one else is 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,800 doing it and God wants you to step into that space, but many, 19 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,800 many other people are going to benefit from it, and that's 20 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,560 certainly been the case with this ministry. 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,960 Thank you to all those who support this ministry in various 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,160 ways, through prayer, through donations. 23 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,680 It really does make a difference. 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,960 As I said, this episode is just going to be going through some 25 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:13,840 of the positive comments that have come in. 26 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,480 So you can see that even a small grassroots ministry can actually 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,840 have a big impact for the Kingdom of God and can really 28 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,800 help people grow deeper in their faith. 29 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,040 Recently in one of the episodes on the podcast, I encouraged US 30 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,560 listeners to reach out and tell me a bit about themselves 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,240 because most of the listeners of this, of this podcast are from 32 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,240 the US and as a result, many, many people have written in. 33 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,200 We can't possibly go through all of the comments this time, but 34 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,960 we'll include a whole lot of them in this episode and we'll 35 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:47,240 do some more in the future. So firstly, I just wanted to 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,280 start with some reviews from Apple Podcasts. 37 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,840 So this person has called this a re enchantment with scripture. 38 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,400 They said, I heard about this podcast almost offhandedly on an 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,600 episode of Pints with Aquinas. And this person is referring to 40 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,320 a comment that Matt Fred the the host of Pints with Aquinas, made 41 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,960 towards the end of 2023, where Matt, Fred indicated that he's 42 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,520 actually really benefiting from this particular podcast on 43 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,360 Hello. And he encouraged his listeners 44 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,320 to give it a go, which is quite an honour really. 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,160 And many listeners did hear about Daily Gospel exegesis 46 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,480 through that one off comment from Matt Fred. 47 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,240 So the reviewer goes on. This podcast is now an integral 48 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,680 part of my life and encourages me to daily read scripture. 49 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,240 For my part, I am grateful because I am able to engage the 50 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,640 Bible without fear. Many years before, during my 51 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:43,040 undergraduate degree, several of my Biblical studies professors 52 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,800 seemed to indicate that one could only understand the Bible 53 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,640 after receiving a PhD. This left me with not a small 54 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:53,440 sense of fear, but a book I had grown up loving was no longer 55 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,360 accessible to me, at least beyond merely devotional 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,280 literature. Now I am able to meditate and 57 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,640 contemplate Scripture with both greater knowledge and 58 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:04,400 confidence. I highly recommend listening to 59 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,120 this podcast and incorporating it into your daily walk of 60 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,320 faith. Thank you so much for this 61 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,400 wonderful review. And this is from Matt, and what 62 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,520 you've said there about some people can give you the 63 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,680 impression that only true biblical PhD scholars can 64 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,080 understand scripture is very true. 65 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,040 I've found a lot of people use that kind of language, and 66 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,800 they'll often say they'll often sort of make you feel like 67 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,040 unless you've got a very special key that only they have, you 68 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,360 can't understand scripture. And that's in this podcast. 69 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,240 We want to show you that's not the case. 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,200 If you've got some decent commentaries at hand and you're 71 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,920 willing to spend a bit of time going through the text as we 72 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,560 help you do in this podcast, you will be able to understand at 73 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,360 least our best guess at what the literal sense of the text might 74 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,920 be. And hopefully there's going to 75 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,360 be a bit of a turn around in Catholic scholarship that will 76 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,560 enable more and more people to really dig into commentaries and 77 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,160 learn the literal sense of scripture. 78 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,960 A comment here from Anne, she says. 79 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,640 I think you are. Class. 80 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,840 I love being able to follow along with the daily reading in 81 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,440 line with our holy church. Often I would read the 82 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,320 scriptures and think, what does that mean? 83 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,320 Not anymore. Thanks to you. 84 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,959 When I have understood the literal sense, Jesus then jumps 85 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:18,800 off the page in this spiritual sense. 86 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,079 Thank you so much for that comment. 87 00:04:21,079 --> 00:04:25,200 And Ann is from Ireland. And what she says there is very 88 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,720 true. We have to have both the literal 89 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,080 sense and the spiritual sense. But we always, the Church says 90 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,560 we always have to start with the literal sense of scripture 91 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,920 before moving on to the spiritual sense of Scripture. 92 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,880 And hopefully studying the literal sense of scripture will 93 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,720 move you into a space where you can appreciate the spiritual 94 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,040 sense of scripture even more. Many of you have written in with 95 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,800 comments like that. Next I wanted to share some 96 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,240 comments that have come in from Hello in particular. 97 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,120 So this is feedback that Hello listeners, people who use the 98 00:04:54,120 --> 00:05:00,040 Hello app have sent in to Hello about the Daily Gospel Exegesis 99 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,480 Podcast. I just want to say how much I. 100 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,960 Really appreciate. The Daily Exegesis Episodes This 101 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,120 daily Catholic Bible study on the app is rich and deep. 102 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,680 Ever since these episodes have started, I've learned something 103 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:18,040 that affects my life directly and another user here says I 104 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,200 just noticed the daily exegesis and want to say thank you. 105 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,920 I've been so badly wanting a simple fact based explanation of 106 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,560 the Daily Gospel. So thank you. 107 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,560 Also to Hello who's been very generous in partnering with the 108 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,360 ministry here and hosting the Daily Gospel Exegesis episodes 109 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,880 on their own app. And certainly I would absolutely 110 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,440 encourage you to get the Hello app. 111 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,480 They have some amazing audio resources on there that help you 112 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,760 go deeper in your faith. This is a comment from Robert. 113 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,920 Who's a Patreon supporter? And he's been a big help to the 114 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,720 ministry. So thank you so much for your 115 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,840 support, Robert, he says. I found your podcast via Hello a 116 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,880 few months ago, and it has been important part of my daily 117 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,920 prayer life since. Understanding the literal sense 118 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,040 of Scripture was something I was seeking in many other places 119 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,800 because I had not found the Catholic approach in audio video 120 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:12,280 form other than occasional exegesis on Catholic Answers or 121 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:14,720 Word on Fire or sometimes on Formed. 122 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,920 I would do my own deep dive exegesis using the Verbum 123 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,280 software with way too many resources and rabbit holes. 124 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,440 I listened or read Daily Reflections, but no one else 125 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,000 looks at the literal meaning and context like this. 126 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,760 And he goes on to share about how he's shared it with his 127 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,760 kids, who always want to know the why behind everything. 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,080 And he even uses it in some of his confirmation classes. 129 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,000 And actually Robert goes on to make a really interesting point 130 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,480 here, which is that often kids, particularly younger primary 131 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,200 school children, can often get the literal sense better than 132 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,960 the spiritual sense. Often we over complicate 133 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,120 scripture and try and put in these fancy spiritual 134 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,160 interpretations and younger kids don't really buy that, they just 135 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:58,720 want to know what does what does it mean. 136 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,600 And so actually, this podcast, although it's not primarily for 137 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,280 children, can actually be quite helpful for those of you who are 138 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,120 involved in teaching children, getting them ready for the 139 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:13,000 sacraments, getting them to do a deep dive into the literal sense 140 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,240 of scripture, perhaps the parables or some of the 141 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,520 teachings of Jesus, perhaps this podcast can help you in that 142 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,720 endeavour. And thank you so much for your 143 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,600 support. Robert Dale says thank you so 144 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,480 much for making this podcast. I'm most thankful for the 145 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,400 increased confidence I have now when I'm reading the scriptures 146 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,360 in seeing the text more as the inspired word of God. 147 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,800 So that is a great point. And thank you for writing in 148 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,120 Dale. Often we might be afraid that if 149 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,720 we do a bit more of an academic study of scripture, it might 150 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,480 lead us to deny the inspired character of the word of God. 151 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,600 But I have found myself, and I know many of you as as listeners 152 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,400 have found that when you're willing to sit down and do a 153 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,200 proper, serious study of the text of Scripture, it actually 154 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,880 boosts your faith and makes you more confident that it is the 155 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,800 word of God. It's also great to hear from 156 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,360 many of you who have been Protestants in the past and 157 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,520 either have become Catholic recently and have benefited from 158 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,000 this approach to Scripture because it's so rooted in the 159 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,320 Bible, which Protestant churches are great at doing. 160 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,400 And sometimes when you come to the Catholic Church after being 161 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,200 a Protestant or an Evangelical, you kind of miss the focus on 162 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,200 Scripture. So it's great to hear many of 163 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,920 you kind of recovering your love of Scripture through this. 164 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:27,000 And also many people are considering, I know many 165 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,640 listeners are actually taking another look at Catholicism 166 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,480 because of this podcast, which to me is really amazing. 167 00:08:32,919 --> 00:08:36,280 That is incredible that God can use this small grassroots 168 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:41,200 ministry to bring people closer to the Catholic Church. 169 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,240 So Leonard here is one of these people. 170 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,800 He says. I was born in 1948 into a 171 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,480 faithful evangelical Protestant family in the US and went to a 172 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,520 conservative Christian Bible college. 173 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,760 But I have learned more on your podcast than in all the 174 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,760 preaching and teaching I was exposed to for the first half of 175 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,960 my life. I've now been a Catholic for 35 176 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,200 years. So isn't that incredible that 177 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,960 when we're just willing to sit down, take the time to study 178 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,480 verse by verse, get into Scripture, we can really 179 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,480 understand the Bible in a much richer way? 180 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,600 Thank you so much for your comments, Leonard, one of our 181 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,520 Patreon supporters, God First has written in and he's been a 182 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,720 big supporter of the ministry and he says this podcast has 183 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,800 played a big role in his conversion from Protestantism to 184 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,520 Catholicism. And thank you for your ongoing 185 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,000 support and great questions that you often send in. 186 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,040 God first. I pray that this podcast 187 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,400 continues to bless you. Another review on Apple podcast 188 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,480 says. This podcast has become part of 189 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,920 my daily routine. It is pitched at a good level 190 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,440 that is easy to. Grasp your reviews. 191 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,400 The Catholic daily liturgy from a literal perspective. 192 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,680 No need to be a Catholic to get a lot from it. 193 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,000 Another Apple podcast review here from Silly Billy who says I 194 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,520 became interested to learn specifically the words that 195 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,000 Jesus spoke. I came across this podcast 196 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,080 accidentally and it was exactly what I was looking for and more. 197 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,080 No drama and no. Fluff the words. 198 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,600 The context is so valuable and then the possible explanations, 199 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,440 but no hard sell or push to get you to see it in a certain way. 200 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,680 The words, context and possibilities are laid out for 201 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:18,640 you to make your own discovery. So thank you so much for leaving 202 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,560 this review Silly Billy, and I'm glad that this is meeting the 203 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:24,680 need you're looking for. And indeed that's the approach I 204 00:10:24,680 --> 00:10:27,800 try and take where there's a difference of opinion about how 205 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,400 to interpret a verse. And that's often the case 206 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,800 because the Church has not dogmatically defined most verses 207 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:39,120 of of Scripture. So we're free as Catholics to 208 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,920 come to our own conclusions and I want to try and present you 209 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:46,080 with different views where there are quite different views 210 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,440 amongst scholars. Another user has left a review 211 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,160 saying I was introduced to this podcast via the Halo app and was 212 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,800 immediately drawn to it. It has been challenging for me 213 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,120 to fully understand what I was reading when it came to the 214 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,640 Bible, and this podcast has truly made my Bible reading 215 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,720 relatable, understandable and more profound. 216 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:09,160 Thank you for this. Thank you so much for the person 217 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,840 who left this review and all of those who are leaving reviews on 218 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:12,600 Apple. Podcasts. 219 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,680 It really. Does make a difference if you're 220 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:17,840 willing to leave a positive review on the platform that 221 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,240 you're listing on, Catherine on Patreon says. 222 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,240 I've always been so sceptical about Bible study because people 223 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,240 say the strangest things that go against church teaching. 224 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,600 Your podcast is so logical. So thank you for that comment, 225 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,160 Catherine. Yeah, unfortunately, 226 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:38,960 particularly in recent decades, a lot of the common Catholic 227 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,000 Bible teachers of the type that will come into parishes and 228 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:46,240 diocese and give seminars on things, Often they're just 229 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,360 progressive scholars or ones that aren't even faithful to the 230 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,160 teachings of the Church, and they'll just present their 231 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,840 opinions without any regard for the teaching of the Church. 232 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,480 And as Catholics, we always have to start within with what the 233 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,400 Church says as the guidelines and work within those 234 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,800 guidelines, fully believing what the Church says and then being 235 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,200 willing to explore the Scripture within that perspective. 236 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,280 Next, I wanted to share this feedback that's coming from 237 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:12,320 Doctor. Jean. 238 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,440 And it's a bit longer, but she manages to pack in a whole lot 239 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,640 about her own spiritual journey and how our podcast has helped 240 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,200 with that. I grew up a faithful Lutheran, 241 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,640 hearing all these Bible stories over and over and loving Jesus. 242 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,880 I married a Catholic and joined the Church after my first child 243 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,680 was born. We were always a faithful, mass 244 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,120 going family participating in our parish life. 245 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,960 However, I started watching The Chosen in January 2023 and I 246 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,640 felt. The Holy Spirit pulling me into 247 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,520 a. Deep well of love for our Lord. 248 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,440 I started listening to Jonathan Rumi's Instagram prayer sessions 249 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,600 and he talked about hello. I joined hello. 250 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:52,800 Oh my goodness. I stopped listening to anything 251 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,920 else in the car and faithfully followed my. 252 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:00,280 New hello routine every day. Then in August 2023, on a solo 253 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,080 vacation, I discovered your exegesis on Hello. 254 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:07,160 It moved me to find a daily mass where I was and I went that 255 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,720 afternoon. I have not missed one of your 256 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:14,600 daily exegesis since I finally joined Patreon today, and I just 257 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,320 want you to know how much you have added to my relationship 258 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,680 with Jesus. After listening to the Daily 259 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:23,440 Gospel exegesis, I usually spend time in contemplative prayer. 260 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,600 Your work puts me right there. Ready to talk with? 261 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:31,080 Jesus, it's amazing how the Holy Spirit works in our lives. 262 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,680 Thank you so much for sharing that personal story, Doctor Jan 263 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:36,840 and I agree. It's amazing. 264 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,120 The way the Holy Spirit leads us and arranges these little 265 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,800 circumstances, helps us find new resources that really get us 266 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:45,560 into a deeper relationship with our Lord. 267 00:13:45,560 --> 00:13:48,600 And the Holy Spirit works like that behind the scenes, often 268 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,560 but always prompting us to to go in the direction that will lead 269 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:55,520 us closer to God some. Feedback here from Nikki via 270 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,040 e-mail. She says I found you through the 271 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,960 Hello app and have recently started making your podcast part 272 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,160 of my daily prayers. I wanted to delve deeper into 273 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,840 Bible study. And your podcast. 274 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,400 Is really helping me to do that. I appreciate your links to the 275 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,040 Catechism to connect my thinking and I know it will help my role 276 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,000 as a catechist in my local church. 277 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,760 And she says I'm in England and love your accent by the way. 278 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,240 It's really clear and easy to understand for me. 279 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,760 I'm glad to hear that. I've had quite a few comments 280 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,240 saying, particularly from listeners in the. 281 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,720 US that they actually. Appreciate hearing an Australian 282 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,520 accent. Other parts of the. 283 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,280 World have written in to say that sometimes the Australian 284 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,120 accent. Is actually hard to. 285 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,520 Understand. And then a few other people have 286 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,120 been confused because they thought that it was an English 287 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:42,600 accent. So. 288 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,320 Yes, I am in Australia and I'm glad to hear that for most of 289 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,520 you the accent is is not putting you off too much. 290 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,200 And Nikki, thank you for your. Role as a catechist to keep up 291 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,040 the. Great work, Jenny from Canada 292 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,160 said. I just wanted to reach out and 293 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,920 say thank you for the new routine for 2024 in the Halo 294 00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:02,600 app. We've previously done the Bible 295 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,160 in a year and Catechism in a year, and now we're really 296 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,240 enjoying this. Exegesis of the text. 297 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,760 So thank you Jenny for that comment. 298 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,280 And indeed, I do think this. Approach to the daily. 299 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,160 Readings is a great way to complement. 300 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,840 Your previous. Studies in the Bible in a year. 301 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,320 If you've already done those, we have a very grateful e-mail here 302 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,920 from Mary. Who says the daily exegesis has? 303 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,520 Changed my spiritual life by bringing the events in Jesus. 304 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,520 Christ's life alive. Previously. 305 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,400 The Bible verses were. Theoretical and abstract, making 306 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,640 it vague. I previously didn't know what 307 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,040 the. Exegesis was, but I liked your. 308 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,400 Voice and I love the way you explain Jesus life to make 309 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:43,800 sense. I've grown. 310 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,440 Closer to Jesus because. You've made the events real. 311 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,240 Please know that your ministry is invaluable. 312 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,120 I've been wanting something like this all my life. 313 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,320 Thank you so much Mary. And that is amazing, the number 314 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,120 one thing we want to do in any Catholic. 315 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,760 Podcast, particularly a Biblical. 316 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,320 Podcast is we want to bring you. Closer to Jesus. 317 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,200 And if this podcast is helping you do that, then that is 318 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,280 fantastic. All the glory goes to God. 319 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:09,800 Anne, who's also from the United. 320 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,360 States says. I just discovered your podcast 321 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:13,920 on the Halo app. I love it. 322 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,600 This is exactly what. I've been looking. 323 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,320 For a better literal. Understanding of the scriptures. 324 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,640 Thank you so much for writing in and I'm glad this podcast is 325 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,800 helping you. We've had a few other people 326 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,520 write in from the. USA expressing. 327 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,720 Their thanks for the ministry, but also wanting to know a bit 328 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,360 more about the ministry, particularly in terms of the 329 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,720 lectionary readings and. Why the ones? 330 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,400 In the podcast are sometimes different from the ones in the 331 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:38,560 USA. That's. 332 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:42,160 Because the USA uses. A slightly different calendar on 333 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,200 some face days compared to the general Roman lectionary. 334 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,640 So in our podcast we use the universal lectionary which is 335 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,480 called the General Roman lectionary. 336 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,880 But some countries do occasionally have variations, 337 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,600 which means what you hear in the US or maybe other countries 338 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,160 might sometimes be different. To what's on the podcast? 339 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,160 Also a few. People wanting to know more 340 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,319 about myself and the background of the Ministry. 341 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,240 You can get access to information about that through 342 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,520 the Patreon page. If you're willing to support the 343 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:15,359 Ministry even a small amount, you can get access to A and 344 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,760 bonus recording where we talk about the history of the 345 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,319 Ministry. A bit about myself. 346 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,960 And my background, So if that's something that interests you, 347 00:17:22,319 --> 00:17:24,400 the link for that is in the episode description. 348 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,040 There's a great e-mail here from Kelly. 349 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:31,160 She says this podcast. Has been an absolute gift to me. 350 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,200 As although I'm. Basically a lifelong nominal 351 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:35,960 Catholic. I've never read the Bible 352 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,880 before. I've only had my own personal 353 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:40,960 encounter. With Jesus about a year ago. 354 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,920 On the razor's. Edge of 40 years old. 355 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:46,240 So hearing what Jesus did in the context. 356 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,520 Of the world he. Lived In has been vital to my 357 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,120 understanding of his life and how he wants us to live. 358 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,920 I'll say it again, this podcast is an absolute. 359 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,080 Gift. Especially in a world that reads 360 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,040 what it wants from the Bible in whatever context proves the 361 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,640 point they want to make. Thank you so much for that 362 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,040 honest, open e-mail. Kelly And I particularly agree 363 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,880 with your last point there, where it is very easy in any 364 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,280 denomination to just take a verse out of context and use it 365 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,240 to make whatever point we want to make. 366 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,120 But if we want to be serious about it and do it properly, we 367 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:21,440 have to read verses in context. And that's one of the things. 368 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,480 This podcast wants to. Help you do. 369 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,560 Kathy has written in and she says it's so refreshing to have 370 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:28,840 a daily. Exegesis of the. 371 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,280 Gospel that is in line with the Catholic Church. 372 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,400 I've been to many different studies that always stumbled 373 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,000 over things like. Jesus brothers, the literal. 374 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,840 Interpretation is so enlightening. 375 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,320 Especially as you put. The readings in the context of 376 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,120 what happened. Before how the? 377 00:18:43,120 --> 00:18:45,520 Jews would have understood what Jesus is saying. 378 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,080 I start my morning everyday listening to you and recommend 379 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,720 the podcast to everyone. And I love the accent. 380 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,680 Thank you so much for writing in Kathy and for your support of 381 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,520 the Ministry. Chris has sent through a 382 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,480 wonderful e-mail about how they're using this podcast in 383 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,760 the family. Thank you for your podcast and 384 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,400 your understanding and interpretation of the. 385 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,560 Gospel The biggest take away. That, I have learned, is that 386 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,600 I'd love to hear the gospel and make it of routine in my life. 387 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,520 The breaking down of line by line helps to clarify the intent 388 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,040 of the gospel because we know that it can be pretty hard to 389 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,160 interpret if it's just said one time and that was it. 390 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,440 I listened to the exegesis on my way to drop my 14 year old son 391 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,000 to school at dinner. We talk as a family when we can 392 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,120 about the gospel or when we were reading daily during Advent. 393 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:39,000 My son was able to explain the gospel to the family my younger. 394 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,960 Kids ages 8/6. Four and Two were able to 395 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,640 understand the message from your exegesis, relayed by my son. 396 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,240 Everyone has a sphere of influence and you reached out to 397 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,840 me. I passed it on to my son and he 398 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,520 passed it on to his siblings all the way from Australia to the 399 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:59,240 United States east and coast. Now thank you so much for riding 400 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,520 in, Chris, and that really is incredible when you put it that 401 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,280 way. And again, I want to encourage. 402 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,240 Each of you if. You think you've got a gift in a 403 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,440 particular area, the media world. 404 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,160 Allows you to get. Thoughts and ideas out? 405 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,240 There. That really do inspire people 406 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:13,400 and then they share it with other. 407 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,840 People So. If you've always wanted to get a 408 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,360 podcast. Or some sort of. 409 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:20,200 Video channel going where you feel like there's a gap in the 410 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,880 Catholic or Christian media world. 411 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,520 Just give it a go and you'll be surprised at how much influence 412 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,520 you have and how much impact that can have for the Kingdom of 413 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,000 God. We have a message sent through 414 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,400 from Alice Ann, she said. This podcast is the. 415 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,720 Highlight of my day after I read the scripture from the day's 416 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,400 Mass, I listen to your comments. In my youth we didn't read the 417 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,320 Bible much, just the epistle and gospel of Mass. 418 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,360 I have spent the last few years trying to catch up between 419 00:20:49,360 --> 00:20:51,440 listening to you and re watching the Chosen. 420 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,800 Christ's ministry is made very real and very personal. 421 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,080 When I first started listening, I would see the length of the 422 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,160 show and be a. Bit put off, however. 423 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,840 Now I rejoice when I see a longer program. 424 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,240 I'm very grateful for your wonderful. 425 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,000 Podcast it has greatly. Enriched my spiritual life. 426 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,800 Thank you for that, Alice Ann. And yeah, I understand your 427 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,720 comment there about the length of each episode. 428 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,600 Most audio resources on Halo are about 10 minutes long, whereas a 429 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,560 standard episode in our podcast is about 20 minutes long. 430 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,480 But I'm glad you've come around to enjoying longer. 431 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,120 Episodes as well. Andy sent. 432 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:29,120 Through this wonderful. Personal message, he said. 433 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,760 I've been enjoying your podcast through the Halo app, and I'm 434 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,400 grateful that it brings new depth to my thinking about the 435 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,600 daily verses. I grew up. 436 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,360 Protestant and never really had any true understanding of the 437 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:41,800 Bible. My pastor pulled individual 438 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,640 verses from the Bible and preached on what he thought it 439 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,400 meant without any context from the time or. 440 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,520 Culture the verse. Comes from or in context of the 441 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,520 verses surrounding it. Learning what was going on and 442 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,880 what the cultural norms were has made all the difference in 443 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,240 seeing what God and His Word has to tell me about my own faith 444 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,840 journey. I adore the Catholic. 445 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:06,240 Faith that it has truths, discipline and boundaries 446 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,360 concerning understanding the mysteries and what they mean to 447 00:22:09,360 --> 00:22:12,680 us. Individually and as a church, I 448 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,800 love that. I finally understand that God 449 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,600 wants us to trust Him and conform ourselves to His vision 450 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,240 for us, not make up a God in our head that. 451 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,840 Agrees with all our bad. Attitudes and ideas I have 452 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,960 family finally found peace and joy, and your efforts continue 453 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,760 to fortify that in me. I'm grateful for the. 454 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,000 Gifts that our God. Has given you and that you were 455 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,320 gracious enough to share them. Thank you so much for that 456 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,360 wonderful personal message. Andy. 457 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:39,400 I'm. So glad this. 458 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:44,320 Podcast is helping you reclaim a good way of interpreting the 459 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,800 Bible rather than picking things out of context, and that is 460 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,800 helping you see the whole beauty of the Catholic faith in its 461 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,880 guidance to us, Mary. Who assists with? 462 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,320 Giving our communion to those who are unable to attend Mass, 463 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,120 says. Because of your podcast. 464 00:22:58,120 --> 00:23:01,000 My remarks after reading the day's Gospel at communion 465 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:05,280 services in assistant assisted living facilities are richer, 466 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,280 more interesting, and useful for the residents who come to. 467 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,400 Receive the Eucharist. The incredible amount of work 468 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,840 and dedication you devote. To this. 469 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,080 Podcast is evident and admirable. 470 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,960 I've grown very fond of listening to your explanations 471 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,040 and clarifications. I listen every day whether I 472 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,960 take communion to. Others or not? 473 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,640 Thank you so much for those kind words, Mary, and I'm glad that 474 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,240 this podcast is helping you in that. 475 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,560 Under appreciated. But really important Ministry of 476 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,520 bringing the word of God and communion to people who can't 477 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,440 attend Mass. Melody also sent through a 478 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,880 message about her own background and how this. 479 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,120 Podcast has helped her. Within that message. 480 00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:43,960 She said there are. So many things I. 481 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,880 Like about your podcasts? The most important being that 482 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,960 you are obviously knowledgeable about the subject you are 483 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,160 teaching, and by the way, just on that point. 484 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,320 A lot of people. Do think that what I'm saying is 485 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:55,640 it comes from my own knowledge, but I. 486 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,320 Do want to stress that a lot of what I. 487 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,880 Learn comes through the preparation I do for each 488 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,800 episode in reading what. Other scholars have said. 489 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,280 About the literal sense of scripture, there's some great 490 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:06,720 commentaries out there and really. 491 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,680 What this podcast is. Doing is popularizing the great. 492 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,480 Catholic faithful scholarship that's already out there. 493 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,760 She says. The second thing I like is that 494 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,360 you aren't afraid of the. Hard stuff. 495 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,280 During the homily so many of our priests are afraid to. 496 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,680 Tackle the difficult passages. And to show. 497 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,560 What the text is? Clearly saying the first. 498 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,320 Time, I heard you say that faith requires that we put. 499 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,600 God ahead of everything, including our family if 500 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,400 necessary. I rejoice because no one has 501 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,120 been saying this for a long time. 502 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:38,600 We can't get. Life. 503 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,920 Life, right? If we don't have the basics in 504 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:46,080 the right order, thank you so much for your e-mail there and 505 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,280 telling us a bit about your history. 506 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,200 Melody, I'm glad this podcast is helping. 507 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,520 You grapple. With some of the harder 508 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,640 teachings in the Gospels, indeed in this podcast, we don't want 509 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,560 to shy away from the harder teachings of Jesus and she goes 510 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,320 on to say this is. Obviously what you were. 511 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,360 Put on the planet to do well, I don't know about that, but I I 512 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:05,600 think I would certainly say. I felt God's. 513 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,200 Leading to do something like this and I've tried to cooperate 514 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,880 with God and then he has taken the. 515 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,040 Results of this work. And multiplied it for the good 516 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,720 of his Kingdom, which? Is how God works if we're 517 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,000 faithful to. Him He will take our small 518 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,120 efforts and do something great with them. 519 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,840 She also asks. Whether there's future plans to 520 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,720 do more books of the Bible. Particularly the old. 521 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,080 Testament, which is a question that. 522 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:31,080 We do get pretty regularly. And the answer is, hopefully in 523 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,080 the long term we can get to that point, but for now we're just 524 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,360 focusing on the Gospels. Carol has. 525 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,440 Written in to say how she's using the podcast in a prayer 526 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,840 group that she started, an online pro group where people 527 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,000 pray for each other and study the Gospels together. 528 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,960 And this podcast has been really helpful. 529 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,280 Thank you so much for starting a group like that, Carol, and 530 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,320 hopefully this podcast continues to be helpful. 531 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,560 Rebecca has written in to say your podcast has been such a 532 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,400 blessing in my life and I'm so grateful for your explanations. 533 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,480 Each day you've become a favorite part of my daily 534 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,120 routine and an integral part of my faith journey. 535 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,720 I'm learning so much, and God is using your words to lead me 536 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,520 further into contemplating and living out the Gospels. 537 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,480 Thank you so much, Rebecca. I'm glad to hear that it's 538 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,320 helping you in your walk. Of faith, that is. 539 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:20,160 The goal of this podcast, ultimately, Stephanie, who is a 540 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,680 Catholic author from Canada, said. 541 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,320 I just wanted to encourage you and express my gratitude. 542 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,800 What you were doing is very important for many. 543 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:30,440 You're helping to connect a lot of dots for me. 544 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,160 I have especially appreciated learning about why some of the. 545 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,320 Gospel stories are. Different from one another, 546 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,520 which was always a mystery to me, as well as who they were 547 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,600 writing for, etcetera. Thank you so much, Stephanie. 548 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,280 I'm glad we could. Provide a bit of. 549 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:44,960 Clarity on that. There's always going to be a bit 550 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,400 of a mystery there about. Why the Gospel Authors? 551 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,800 Each chose to include certain stories we can. 552 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,920 Have educated guesses. But doing an. 553 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:57,120 Exegesis of the literal. Sense can certainly help us get 554 00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:58,440 at maybe. What the author was. 555 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,920 Attempting to communicate by including a certain story. 556 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,160 About Jesus. And the very last bit of 557 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,000 feedback I want to share today from Susan, she says. 558 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,160 It is hard to. Express how important your work 559 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,080 has been in my life. I'm in the process of converting 560 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,600 to Catholic after a long time as a Protestant. 561 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:17,840 Through your podcast, I feel that I. 562 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,800 Have come to know the real Jesus, and my relationship with 563 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:24,840 him has deepened as a result. It is extremely helpful to hear 564 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,760 how the readings relate to the Catechism since I'm in the 565 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,200 process of learning the Catholic faith in tradition. 566 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,920 Even if I were not being called to the Catholic Church, I would 567 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,920 find the podcast. Just as valuable. 568 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:40,000 I wish more of my Protestant friends would TuneIn, but sadly 569 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,680 they have been indoctrinated with anti Catholic rhetoric, 570 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,800 something that I think would change if they would only 571 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,960 listen. So thank you for that. 572 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:48,800 Heartfelt. Comment. 573 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:53,080 Susan, I'm so glad that this is helping you in your conversion 574 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,800 of Catholicism. I've had a similar story to you 575 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:57,680 and the Bible. Actually played a key. 576 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,520 Role in my own conversion of Catholicism. 577 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:04,200 So I'm glad that through this podcast I'm able to help other 578 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,920 people do the same thing. Thank you for sticking with this 579 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,360 bonus episode where we listen to some positive feedback that's 580 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:12,960 come in. There has been quite a lot 581 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,160 that's come in lately, which is why I wanted to do this bonus 582 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,320 episode. There's been many, many more 583 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,560 comments that have been sent in than what I can read out today. 584 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:22,880 Many of. You have shared quite. 585 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:24,880 Personal. Stories about how the podcast 586 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,600 has helped you. And a bit about your own lives 587 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,880 and backgrounds. Can't possibly cover. 588 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,400 All of them in an episode like this, but please know that I do. 589 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,800 Read all of that. Feedback that comes in and all 590 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,800 of your prayer and support for this ministry. 591 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,440 Is so appreciated. Thank you once again for tuning 592 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,360 into. The Daily Gospel Exegesis. 593 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,920 Podcast and we'll continue with a normal episode next time.