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Ep. 194 - Christ Above All: Family, the Fourth Commandment, and the New Israel
Mass Readings for June 28, 2026
Jesus makes a startling demand: “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.” This week, we’ll trace the clash between Jesus’s words and the Fourth Commandment, digging into ancient scriptural tensions and their shockwaves through history. We’ll hear from Aquinas, a modern Jewish rabbi, and even Pope Benedict XVI to unpack how this radical call to reordered love is key to Christianity’s world-changing mission. Plus, we’ll explore what the Roman practice of priestly celibacy has to do with all of it—a story that stretches from the hills of ancient Israel to the heart of global evangelization. Read more.
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