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Peter and Judas both betrayed Jesus on the same night, and both were crushed with guilt. One ended in despair, and the other became the rock the Church was built on. What made the difference was where their guilt drove them.
In this episode:
• The difference between the Holy Spirit’s conviction and the enemy’s condemnation
• Why Satan is called “the accuser,” and how his voice sounds before and after we sin
• St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules for discerning which voice you’re hearing
• Four ways to tell conviction from condemnation in the moment
• Scrupulosity, and what the Church actually teaches about mortal sin
• King David, Psalm 51, and what real repentance sounds like
• St. Francis de Sales on being gentle with yourself after you fall
• Three questions to ask the next time guilt hits
Scripture referenced:
Matthew 27:3–5 (Judas’s remorse)
Luke 22:54–62 (Peter’s denial)
John 18:18 (the charcoal fire)
John 16:8 (the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin)
Revelation 12:10 (the accuser of our brethren)
2 Corinthians 7:10 (godly sorrow vs. worldly sorrow)
Genesis 3:8–10 (Adam and Eve hide)
2 Samuel 12:1–13 (Nathan and David)
Psalm 51 (David’s prayer of repentance)
Romans 7:15–19 (I do what I hate)
Romans 8:1 (no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus)
John 21:7, 15–17 (Peter restored on the shore)
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On October 19, the Archdiocese of Denver announced that Archbishop James Golka asked Fr. Chad Ripperger to take a one-year “fast” from public speaking and interviews, and that Fr. Ripperger readily agreed. I think the world of this priest, and I’m upset about it. In this bonus episode I go through what’s been confirmed, how people are reacting online, a few possible reasons this may have happened, the enormous good his ministry has done, and why I’m choosing to follow his example of obedience, even though it’s one of the hardest things to do.
Please pray for Fr. Ripperger, the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, and Archbishop Golka.
Articles & sources mentioned in this video:
Archdiocese of Denver official statement
https://archden.org/archdiocese-of-denver-statement-on-fr-ripperger/
National Catholic Register: Fr. Ripperger agrees to one-year “fast” from public speaking
https://www.ncregister.com/news/golka-ripperger-public-speaking
LifeSiteNews: Fr. Ripperger “silenced” for a year
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-fr-chad-ripperger-silenced-by-his-bishop-for-a-year
LifeSiteNews: Fr. Ripperger briefly listed as “retired” on archdiocesan website
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-fr-ripperger-listed-as-retired-on-archdiocesan-website
Daily Caller: Fr. Ripperger’s podcast appearances (Tucker Carlson, Shawn Ryan)
https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/19/catholic-exorcist-chad-ripperger-ordered-stop-speaking-interviews-joe-rogan-tucker-carlson-sean-ryan/
InfoVaticana: Fr. Ripperger’s March 2026 comments on the hierarchy
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/03/08/chad-ripperger-denounces-a-compromised-hierarchy-and-speaks-of-dark-practices-in-the-vatican-upper-echelons/
Eric Sammons on X
https://x.com/EricRSammons/status/2112284781048422754
Archdiocese of Washington statement on Msgr. Stephen Rossetti (June 2026)
https://adw.org/?p=69012
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Mary might be the most misunderstood woman who ever lived. Some say Catholics worship her, some treat her as a side character in the Gospel, and some worry that loving her takes something away from Jesus. With images of Mary in the headlines this week, it’s a good time to go back to Scripture and the Church and look at who she really is.
Scripture referenced: Exodus 25, Numbers 21, 2 Kings 18, 1 Kings 2 and 6, 2 Samuel 6, Genesis 3:15, Luke 1, John 2, John 19, Revelation 11–12
In this episode, I mention the incident that recently took place at Stedfast Baptist Church. Instead of making a reaction video that would not reach them, I decided to write them an email. Here is the email below:
Jonathan Shelley and the staff of Stedfast Baptist Church,
You stood in front of a room full of children, had them read the Word of God aloud, and then put a hammer in their hands and told them to smash the mother of Jesus Christ. I've watched a great deal of anti-Catholic content over the years, and I've rarely seen anything so cowardly, because you didn't even swing the hammer yourself. You handed it to children and let them carry it for you.
You read them half a commandment. The very next verse says, "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them," and a few chapters later the same God commands Moses to fashion golden cherubim for the Ark of the Covenant. He has Moses lift up a serpent of brass so the people who looked on it would live, and Jesus Himself points to that image as a figure of His Cross in John 3:14. Solomon carved cherubim and flowers across every wall of the temple, and the glory of the Lord filled it. Any pastor who preaches from the King James every Sunday knows these passages are there, which means those children were handed a carefully edited Bible right before they were handed a hammer.
The woman whose image they destroyed is the one Scripture says all generations shall call blessed. On the very same Sunday, October 11, your church posted a sermon titled "Obey Mom And Dad Like Your Life Depends On It," and I'd love to know how you explained that one to the same children who had just taken a hammer to the mother of Jesus. Christ kept the commandment to honor His mother more perfectly than any man who has ever lived, so you spent one sermon telling those kids to honor their mothers and another teaching them to smash His. I'd ask you to imagine standing before Him and explaining that.
Our Lord had something to say about the people responsible for children. He said that whoever causes one of these little ones to stumble would be better off with a millstone hung about his neck and drowned in the depth of the sea (Matthew 18:6). Those children trusted you. They will grow up with Catholic classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and maybe one day a Catholic husband or wife and the first thing their pastor ever taught them about those people was to pick up a hammer. That's a sin against them and they'll carry it long after the plaster is swept up.
#Catholic #VirginMary #BlessedMother #CatholicApologetics #AfterMass
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Is Halloween spiritually dangerous? Can your kids take candy from the house with the gory decorations? Where’s the line on costumes? If you’re nervous about trick-or-treating this year, this one’s for you. Drawing on exorcists like Fr. Chad Ripperger, we cover what laypeople can and can’t do in spiritual warfare, seven prayers for protection, simple ways to protect your home, and what to do if someone in your family already opened a door to the occult.
📸 SCREENSHOT THESE PRAYERS 👇
✝️ 1. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS WITH HOLY WATER
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
⚔️ 2. ST. MICHAEL PRAYER
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
🛡️ 3. PSALM 91 (excerpt)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” … You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness. … For He will give His angels charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
☘️ 4. ST. PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE (excerpt)
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
👼 5. GUARDIAN ANGEL PRAYER
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
🙏 6. A PARENT’S BLESSING
Trace a cross on your child’s forehead (with holy water if you have it):
May the Lord bless you and keep you, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
🏠 7. NIGHT PRAYER BLESSING OVER YOUR HOME
Visit this house, we pray you, Lord: drive far away from it all the snares of the enemy. May your holy angels stay here and guard us in peace, and let your blessing be always upon us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
⚡ SHORT PRAYERS FOR ANY MOMENT
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, protect us.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus, cover us.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Holy guardian angels, protect our children.
#Halloween #SpiritualWarfare #CatholicPrayer #StMichael #CatholicMom #AfterMass
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Sydney Sweeney's nearly nude sports betting ad was called degrading to women. Weeks later, Shane Gillis was called a misogynist on SNL for criticizing what women wear to the gym. Our culture is arguing about modesty without realizing it.
Today we look at what the Church actually teaches about modesty: the Catechism's surprising words about advertising, St. Thomas Aquinas's four kinds of modesty, modesty of the tongue, custody of the eyes, and the fruits of a culture that threw modesty away.
📚 Books mentioned in this video:
Mary, Mother most pure, pray for us.
#Modesty #Catholic #SydneySweeney #ShaneGillis #AfterMass
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The Pentagon plans to livestream the December firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, which would be the first public execution in America in 90 years. The U.S. bishops called it “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death,” and the archbishop for the military told Catholic soldiers to ask to be excused.
Online, many Catholics are pushing back, pointing out that Scripture, the Church Fathers, St. Thomas Aquinas, and even popes once accepted capital punishment. So is the Church contradicting herself? Today we go through what the Church actually taught, how doctrine develops, the honest debate over the word “inadmissible,” and why even the strongest defenders of the death penalty in Catholic history never defended making it a spectacle.
Please pray for the victims of the Fort Hood shooting and their families.
Our Lady of Good Counsel, pray for us.
#Catholic #DeathPenalty #ChurchTeaching #CultureOfLife #AfterMass
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The Cornell 7 case is everywhere, and everyone from pop stars to politicians to Megyn Kelly has an opinion. I’m not here to argue the case. The investigation is ongoing and no one has been charged. I’m here to talk about what the reaction to it says about us, and what the Church actually teaches.
In this video:
If something like this has happened to you, it was not your fault, and you are not alone. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, available 24/7.
#Catholic #Cornell7 #MegynKelly #TheologyOfTheBody #CatholicParenting #AfterMass
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In 1571, the Ottoman navy was about to take the Mediterranean, and the whole Church was asked to pray the Rosary. Today we tell the story of the Battle of Lepanto: the wind that shifted, the 12,000 Christian slaves set free, and the vision in Rome. Plus the other times Catholics turned to the Rosary against impossible odds.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.
#OurLadyOfTheRosary #Lepanto #Rosary #Catholic #AfterMass
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Every October, Catholics are told Halloween is a pagan festival in disguise. Today we look at the real history: how All Saints' Day spread from Rome, why early Irish Christians kept their feast of all saints in April, where the "Lord of the Dead" myth came from, how soul cakes became trick-or-treating, and how the Reformation and the twentieth century reshaped the night before All Saints.
All you holy men and women, pray for us.
#Halloween #AllHallowsEve #Catholic #AfterMass
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On her feast day, we look at what Jesus told St. Faustina about the final moments of life: the hidden grace He offers at the very end, the promises attached to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and why you should never assume someone you love is lost. Plus, three simple things you can start tonight to pray for the dying.
St. Faustina, pray for us.
#StFaustina #DivineMercy #Catholic #AfterMass
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