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3. Humility (Fall Series) Oct 12, 2020

Show notes

There are some great nuggets of truth about humility sprinkled throughout this episode that you don’t want to miss. For instance: Pride is the opposite of humility and it manifests itself in the ways we stop living in humility. Also, true humility is accepting things we would rather change; accepting them with patient resignation. Mary, Queen of the universe, swept the floors and cleaned the table. Wow! What an example Mother Mary is for all of us, yet again. Fr. Anthony and Natalia share personal examples of times they have lived out the virtue of humility (and didn’t), as well as, practical examples on how to try to be more humble.

Shout-outs & Show Notes

01:10 Binding up enemy prayer
02:00 Do priests do “normal” things? Do you watch TV Fr. Anthony?
04:45 What is the narrow way of humility
04:56 Humility is the mother of all virtues, it is living in the truth, one can’t make any spiritual progress without humility
05:49 Fundamental truth of the Church – there is a God and we are not Him.
06:50 Pride is the opposite of Humility – manifests itself in the ways we stop living in humility
07:31 Mary’s humility – Lord, I will accept what you give me and what you don’t give me
08:00 Ben Schumann shout out or getting tossed under the bus
10:41 Humility comes from the same Latin root word as hummus – ground under foot
11:21 True humility is accepting things we would rather change. Accepting them with patient resignation. Mary queen of the universe, swept the floors and cleaned the table
11:55 Fr. Colin Davis, priest in VA, was in seminary with Fr. Anthony he was the house barber “Anthony, you’re not that important”
14:20 “Humility leads to freedom, Pride leads to slavery” Fr. Anthony
14:44 Word on Fire Bible by Bishop Robert Barron
17:25 God’s mercy and love call me friend not slave, even though I am a slave
18:24 “My job was to mediate, take the people to God and take God to the people.” Natalia
22:08 St. Catherine of Siena “I am He who is, you are she who is not.
25:15 PRACTICAL TIP : If you start speaking at the same time as someone else, stop and gesture for them to continue speaking. Defer the spotlight.
27:42 Positive shout out to Ben
29:18 Humility is not a false sense of I’m awful, there is a difference between I’m nothing and I’m awful
32:35 Hail Mary Moment
33:27 final blessing from Fr. Anthony

2. Faithfulness (Fall Series) Sep 28, 2020

Show notes

Natalia defines faithfulness and how she lives it out as a missionary, wife, and mother. Fr. Anthony also gives practical examples of living a faith-filled life for Jesus. They discuss the idea of how to love Jesus more than others and how the vows of ordination/marriage deepen their faith. The Lord calls each of us, in a unique way, to a specific vocation. It is through that vocation that we learn, deepen and grow in faithfulness.

Shout-outs:

02:09 Tony Federico, Fr. Anthony’s father
03:57 Mary Clare, friend of Natalia
36:04 Kimberly Hahn, “I soundly rebuke that.”
36:26 Hail Mary Moment

1. Origin Story (Fall Series) Sep 14, 2020

Show notes

Natalia and Fr. Anthony discuss how this podcast, Practically Catholic, came to be with fun introduction stories to get to know the hosts. Join them as they talk about living out the Gospel in everyday life, what it means to be “called to holiness” and how having a relationship with God through daily reading of the bible changes everything. And, of course, don’t miss out on the tips sprinkled throughout this episode on practical tips to live your Catholic faith everyday.

What's in the episode:

00:40 introduction, meet Natalia, origin story of this podcast
07:50 Meet Fr. Anthony Federico
19:45 Two week experiment challenge – 15 minutes per day with Jesus/Scripture
27:16 Introduction of Ben
28:26 Hail Mary Moment