Auspice Maria Podcast with Bishop James Ruggieri

We often mistake prayer for a way to call upon God as though He is not otherwise aware of us. The Catechism teaches that the opposite is true. God constantly reaches out to us and prayer allows us to engage with Him. Christian prayer is relationship.

King David once saw a woman from his rooftop. Within days, an innocent man was dead. Bishop James Ruggieri opens the final two commandments with a story that shows how sin begins long before the act. It begins in the heart, with a desire that is welcomed, fed, and allowed to steer.

Christ says that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Since Jesus is the Truth, our relationship with truth is deeply important for our faith. This is the core of this week's episode of Auspice Maria.

The commandment "you shall not steal" goes far deeper than avoiding theft and jealousy. The Catechism frames it's teachings on business ethics, labor, and economic policy within this commandment.

Bishop Ruggeri teaches in this episode, "the Christian vision of sexuality is neither contempt for the body nor worship of the body. It is reverence for the person."

"Thou shall not kill" seems like a simple commandment on the surface. However, the Catechism of the Catholic Church takes it much deeper than simply avoiding murder.

Bishop Ruggieri discusses the fourth commandment, "honor your father and mother." He explains why children should listen to their parents (and when they shouldn't) and why parents should be of service to their children.

Bishop Ruggieri opens up the Second and Third Commandments and shows how they shape something we often miss in our faith: the way we speak and the way we rest.

Bishop Ruggieri discusses the first commandment and all the nuances within it.

Bishop Ruggieri explains the beginnings of the Catechism's teaching on moral law. It is a nuanced balance of authority, subsidiarity, and participation.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And this week our podcast will be on the sacramentals and Christian funerals: holiness in life and hope in death.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we continue our series on the Catechism. We're finishing up the sacraments.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggeri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And this week, we'll be talking about the sacrament of holy orders in service for the communion of the church.

Welcome to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and this week we'll be talking about the second sacrament of healing, the anointing of the sick.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we've been talking in our last several episodes on the sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And today I'll be talking about the sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist. And before we do that, though, I'd like to offer a prayer in thanksgiving for this wonderful sacrament and asking the Holy Spirit to open our hearts to its inspiration.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And we continue our series on the catechism, specifically this week talking about the sacrament of confirmation. And as always, I'd like to begin with a prayer, but especially this week invoking the Holy Spirit to inspire us, to help us, to open our hearts to the beauty of this faith that we are so privileged to share. Let us pray.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Rugiri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we have begun part two of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which talks about the sacraments primarily, but it's entitled The Celebration of the Christian Mystery. So today we continue and we focus particularly on baptism, the all-important sacrament of baptism.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Rugiri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And we are continuing with our series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We've moved now into the second part of the Catechism about worship, liturgy, sacraments.