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* #193 - Lumen Gentium (Part 3)

* #194 - Lumen Gentium (Part 4)

* #195 - Lumen Gentium (Part 5)

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#195 - Lumen Gentium (Part 5) Sep 10, 2026

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 5 - The Universal Call to Holiness (sections 39-42). In this episode, you will learn how every member of the church, whether clergy or laity, is called to holiness by following the example of Jesus Christ.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 1:11Commentary begins at 14:24

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* #193 - Lumen Gentium (Part 3)

* #194 - Lumen Gentium (Part 4)

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#194 - Lumen Gentium (Part 4) Sep 07, 2026

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 4 - the Laity (sections 30-38). In this episode, you will learn how the laity perform a critical role in the life of the Church by being examples of Christ to the secular world, living out their vocations as husbands and wives, influencing the world toward greater virtue, and assisting the clergy within the Church.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 1:20Commentary begins at 18:37

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* #193 - Lumen Gentium (Part 3)

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#193 - Lumen Gentium (Part 3) Sep 04, 2026

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 3 - On the Hierarchical Structure of the Church and in Particular on the Episcopate (sections 18-29). In this episode, you will learn order how Jesus, in order to preserve the unity of His Church, established a perpetual system of bishops to lead, shepherd, and govern the Church. The bishops are the successors of the apostles with the Pope the successor of Peter - the visible Head of the whole Church.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 1:26Commentary begins at 30:25

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* #63 - Not all Catholics are Roman Catholics

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* #110 - Papal Supremacy

* #111 - Papal Infallibility

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#192 - Lumen Gentium (Part 2) Aug 11, 2026

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 2 - On the People of God (sections 9-17). In this episode, you will learn how God saves us in community - which is the Catholic Church of which Christ is the mediator. And each member of the Catholic Church is to preach the Gospel to all people that they might be incorporated into the Church and be saved.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 1:26Commentary begins at 25:00

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#191 - Lumen Gentium (Part 1) Aug 07, 2026

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 1 - The Mystery of the Church (sections 1-8). In this episode, you will learn how the Church is God’s plan of salvation, and Christ is the One Mediator and Head of the Church. The Church contains the fullness of truth, and all those who will be saved will be incorporated into the one Church.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 2:05Commentary begins at 18:25

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#190 - Introduction to Vatican II Aug 04, 2026

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Justin Hibbard begins a new, highly requested series examining each of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. In this introductory episode, he talks about his reasons for doing this series, a brief history of Vatican II, the hierarchy of documents produced by the council fathers, the format for this series, and why it’s important to study the council’s documents.

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* Papal Encyclicals - The Second Vatican Council

SHOW NOTES

* Episode 174 - The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)

* A Pastoral and Dogmatic Council

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#189 - Presentation on the First 8 Ecumenical Councils Jul 31, 2026

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Following his series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils, Justin Hibbard was invited to do a presentation on the councils. In this part 1 series, Justin tells the story of how the Church began the practice of holding a council to settle a debate, what led to the first ecumenical council, and how each of the first 8 (the Eastern Councils) unfolded.

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* Episode 146 - Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils

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#188 - Serve in the Mass Jul 29, 2026

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Justin Hibbard is joined by Lauren Hammerberg and Sommer, Frankie, and Artie Brown to discuss the benefits and joys of serving in the Mass.

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