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“If other ages felt less, they saw more, even though they saw with the blind, prophetical, unsentimental eye of acceptance, which is to say, of faith. In the absence of this faith now, we govern by tenderness. It is a tenderness which, long cut off from the person of Christ, is wrapped in theory. When tenderness is detached from the source of tenderness, its logical outcome is terror. It ends in forced-labor camps and in the fumes of the gas chamber.” - Flannery O’Connor, A Memoir of Mary Ann
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The Feast of Corpus Christi where Christ takes, blesses, breaks and gives his body and blood to his disciples ... you and me. What does it mean? This week on OVC.
Readings:https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062225.cfm
Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Chalice: German ca. 1230–50
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Jackson Landers, a member of the St. Mark teen group describes his pilgrimage to Rome and attending Pope Francis' funeral. What did he think? This week on OVC.Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday May 31, 2025
Saturday May 31, 2025
Their is no up or down, only closer to Jesus or further away. Why is that important? Because eternal life in heaven is about relationship to God through Jesus. This week on Oro Valley Catholic.
Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060125-Sunday.cfm
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Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
The Acts of the Apostles tells the story of the Early Church's proclamation of God's Will and the Church. You cannot love Christ and despise his Kingdom - you cannot put a wedge between Christ and His Church. This week on OVC.
Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052525.cfm
Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday May 17, 2025
Saturday May 17, 2025
What does it mean to be a 'self'? Am I the result of social pressures? Is my true self to be found in my emotions? Am I a creature made in the image and likeness of God, whatever that means? Oh, yes! It means quite a lot. The Acts of the Apostles, early Christian preaching and my true self, this week on OVC.Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051825.cfmPortrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Augustin de Saint-Aubin French After Maurice Quentin de La Tour French 1777Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday May 10, 2025
Saturday May 10, 2025
The Book of Revelation is mysterious, unless you know the code. The secret code is the true worship of God. Revelation is based on the liturgy of the Mass. Through all the ups and downs of life, Catholics are called to true worship.
Art: The Last Judgment, Master of the Orléans Triptych French ca. 1500
Readings: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051125.cfm
Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday May 03, 2025
Saturday May 03, 2025
The Greco-Roman world had very dark understandings of death and the possibility of continued existence. The Jews, late in their history, came to a belief among, at least the Pharisees, that a resurrection of the dead would happen at the end of time. The Christians upended all of that - Christ is risen and the tomb is empty. Deal with it!
Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050425.cfm
Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
In the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, St. Thomas doubts the Resurrection. What is the difference between a difficulty, a doubt and skepticism? Important distinctions in the quest for truth. This week on OVC.
Art: Portrait of Blaise PascalAugustin de Saint-Aubin French, After Augustin Pajou, French, 1802 (Public domaine)Readings: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042725.cfmMusic by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Tenebrae is a Christian remembrance of Christ's crucifixion. The music and scripture chosen commemorates the darkness that seeks to overcome the inextinguishable light of the Son of God. Tenebrae prepares the Christ for the darkness and hope of the Paschal Triduum.
Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
The sin of Adam and Eve leads to the travesty of sinful worship of God and the death of their son Abel at the hands of Cain, the older brother. The tragedy arises out of false worship. Another eldest son, Jesus of Nazareth will worship God in spirit and truth. He teaches His followers to do the same. The salvific value of true worship this week on OVC.Readings: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041325.cfmMusic by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294