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From Generation to Generation... you are invited to the School of Mary! In a world that has increasingly lost its grip on truth and is left simply manipulated by the spirit of the age, the School of Mary that St. John Paul II and the Church has handed down to succeeding generations, contains within it the gravitational center that can hold us together.

This is a segment of the "Become Who You Are" Workshops.  A Series that Jack is presenting all over the country. A transcript of this episode can be obtained in our May 17th Newsletter.

Also LISTEN TO OUR WEDNESDAY AUDIENCES OF  POPE JOHN PAUL II's "THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY!!"

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Buckle up! Here is your Hero (Become a Saint) Homework!
     1. Go to Mass, the most important prayer! Try to make an extra Mass during the week.
     2. Take the wedding bath...the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once per month
     3. Read Scripture daily
     4. Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story!
     5. Spend 10 minutes a day in Silence.

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My heart goes out to all of you...especially young people growing up in a very twisted, distorted and toxic culture.

The solution "I am"... it's time for Tuesday Night in the Smith Home to be a part of everyone's life!

Scripture from the Gospel of John 14:1-6; 15:9-17; 13:31-35

link to Tuesday Night in the Smith Home

Also LISTEN TO OUR WEDNESDAY AUDIENCES OF  POPE JOHN PAUL II's "THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY!!"

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Buckle up! Here is your Hero (Become a Saint) Homework!
     1. Go to Mass, the most important prayer! Try to make an extra Mass during the week.
     2. Take the wedding bath...the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once per month
     3. Read Scripture daily
     4. Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story!
     5. Spend 10 minutes a day in Silence.

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#199: Who am I really? What the cancel culture doesn't want you to know. John Paul II's Wednesday Audience on Theology of the Body (6)

Who am I? What's my purpose? When we are afraid to proclaim the truth of authentic love  people will fall for a lie. Young and old are suffering for lack of this truth!

Join Mark Schmitt and Jack Rigert as they explore God's plan for life and love!

This is Pope John Paul II's General Audience #6, "Original Solitude and Subjectivity" given on October 24, 1979

We have normalized the fall. If you don't know where you came from how will you know how to live?

Book: Man and Woman He Created Them, A Theology of the Body, Saint John Paul II, translation, introduction and index by Michael Waldstein, Pauline Books and Media, 2006

     1. Go to Mass, the most important prayer! Try to make an extra Mass during the week.
     2. Take the wedding bath...the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once per month
     3. Read Scripture daily
     4. Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story!

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#192: You Are Invited! Pope John Paul II's Wednesday Audience on the Theology of the Body! Join Linda and Jack for Audience #3!

General Audience  (#3) of September 19, 1979 "Second Account of the Creation of Man"

Book: Man and Woman He Created Them, A Theology of the Body, Saint John Paul II, translation, introduction and index by Michael Waldstein, Pauline Books and Media, 2006

Th second account of the creation of man is linked with the presentation of original innocence, original happiness, and the first fall.

A Message of Love and Hope! "Be not Afraid"...evil exists, but "In the Beginning" it was no so.

Jesus does not limit Himself to sin, death and human brokenness. He said, "In the Beginning it was not so!" He came with "Power" to redeem what was lost...to redeem the "individual human heart"

Scripture Reference: (Matt 19:3-8); (Gen 1:26-28); (Gen 2:15-25) (Gen 3-4:1)

Additional Scripture to Meditate on: (Matt 7:7-12) (John 10:10)

     1. Go to Mass, the most important prayer! Try to make an extra Mass during the week.
     2. Take the wedding bath...the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once per month
     3. Read Scripture daily
     4. Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story!
 
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#185: TOB Parent School! Empowering Parents and Families! Simple, Easy and Fun! 

Your children no longer have to be a victim of the culture! 

Jack is joined by TOB Parent School founder Lindsay Caron and Lynda Olsen as they share the reasons why they are excited to help empower families everywhere!

What’s for dinner? Can my friend sleep over? Can we get a Nintendo Switch? What sports should I play? How do I fit into this culture as a treasured boy or girl of the Creator? Why do my choices matter? What is a good friend? What should I do for a job when I grow up? Kids have A LOT of questions; now, more than ever. What if you had a reliable resource that equipped you to answer these questions by fostering genuine conversation with your kids over the course of a year, with colorful, easy, accessible content? 

Theology of the Body Monthly KIDS is just that resource. Within the 8 mini-magazines, children and their parents learn the truth about human dignity that the Church upholds in all stages of life. Children will learn that all life is a treasured gift from God, that every person - no matter what race or sex - holds inherent dignity and worth, and that great love comes through giving and receiving oneself in service to others.

TOB Monthly KIDS is now available for purchase at www.tobparentschool.org.
Contact info@tobparentschool.org to learn about bulk pricing for church/school.

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family! See Podcast #'s 108, 110, 111, 112 to to pray the Rosary with the Gospel Story!

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#76: "Sign of Contradiction" Introductory Address

Join us on Retreat! A "Sign of Contradiction" comes from a series of spiritual exercises that Saint John Paul ll presented to Pope Paul VI, the papal household, and many Cardinals and Bishops just a few years before he went on to become Pope himself!

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Book Resource: Sign of Contradiction, by Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul ll

Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

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Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

#73: The Lenten Solution: Why a "Holy Hour"? What about Fasting?

USCCB Lectio Divina Explained

Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

Key! Cooperate with grace and "Become Who You Are" through your own personal renewal!

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

Resources to visit often! The Catholic Thing and Life Site News

Gerald May recommendation: "Addiction and Grace"

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#72: The Lenten Solution: Holy Priests, Holy Families

USCCB Lectio Divina Explained

Bishop Sheen Recommendation: "Your Life is Worth Living"

Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

Key! Cooperate with grace and "Become Who You Are" through your own personal renewal!

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

Resources to visit often! The Catholic Thing and Life Site News

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#71: The Great Reset: A Message to Young People, The future is in your hearts and hands

Young Men and Women consider these questions, "What am I looking for?"  "Do I seek the true, good and beautiful in my life?"

Young People, “The future is in your hearts and in your hands...The question about the value of life, about the meaning of life, forms part of the singular treasure of youth. Still more so, when youth is tested by personal suffering, or is profoundly aware of the suffering of others; when it comes face to face with the mystery of sin, of human iniquity. Christ’s reply is this: ‘Only God is good; only God is love.’”—Saint John Paul ll

USCCB Lectio Divina Explained

Bishop Sheen Recommendation: "Communism and the Conscience of the West"

Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

Key! Cooperate with grace and "Become Who You Are" through your own personal renewal!

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

Resources to visit often! The Catholic Thing and Life Site News

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#70: The Great Reset: When Blindness sets in AND Scripture Restores the Light!

Feeling emotionally and physically drained and a perhaps a bit frustrated? Turn to Scripture for encouragement, rest and light.

USCCB Lectio Divina Explained

Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

Key! Cooperate with grace and "Become Who You Are" through your own personal renewal!

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

Resources to visit often! The Catholic Thing and Life Site News

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#69: The Great Reset: The Gospel of Life -- Clears Up Any Confusion

Jack responds to an email from a conflicted Catholic Voter and our Shepherds knack for leading from behind.

Key! Find a good priest at a local parish and support him! So that he can support you!

Seek out our faithful Shepherds, Bishops and Cardinals, and write to thank them for their courage and commitment to the Gospel!

Key! Cooperate with grace and "Become Who You Are" through your own personal renewal!

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

Resources to visit often! The Catholic Thing and Lifestitenews

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#68: The Great Reset; "What Do You Seek"? (John 1:38)

A Spiritual Mini-Retreat with Saint John Paul ll! "An opportunity to examine ourselves under the aspect of absolute importance".

John 1:35-42; 16:33
Romans 8:38-39

CCC # 2563...the Heart
CCC #27...Desire

Dr Gerald May, "Addiction and Grace"
John Eldredge "All Things New"

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

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#67: The Great Reset "Eyewitness Account of the Events in DC"

There were more to the events in DC on January 6th than you will find on main stream media. Jack relates his personal experience and observations.

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Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

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#66: The Great Global Reset 2021: "Behold, I Make All Things New"

Reference mentioned for Daily Scripture Reading: The Magnificat

Pray the Rosary Every Day! Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations on our Website

Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third one

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Books: 
The Devil and Karl Marx, by Paul Kengor
Saint Catherine of Siena, Mystic of Fire, Preacher of Freedom, by Fr Paul Murray

Podcasts: 
Dennis Prager
Prager U...a must!
The Jason Jones Show

#61: Imago Dei Conclusion! "God Wants to Marry Us"

A unique opportunity to experience an Advent Retreat based on reflections shared by Saint John Paul ll.

Today is the Conclusion of our Advent Retreat! And we find something that may astonish us.  The journey of the human heart ends in a wedding! That was the whole reason that we were created!

We began this Retreat with the problem of sin in Episode  1: #51: Imago Dei, "The Enemy Is At Your Door". In Episode 2, we got in touch with our hearts, our inner person and moving beyond things of only relative importance and sought to examine ourselves under the aspects of absolute importance: #54: Imago Dei, "The inner life of 'Absolute importance'".
In Episode 3, we moved into the larger story of Absolute Importance: #55 Imago Dei, "The Solution for Evil, Sin and Death". In Episode 4 we got to the heart of the story that we find ourselves in: #56 Imago Dei, "What Is Love?"  Sharing Love in Truth and the Truth in Love. In Episode 5 we got into the nitty gritty practical side of love.  #58: Eros, Agape, Desire...and I experienced it all in second grade!

Along the way we rediscover "the image of God within" and answer the big questions that our whole culture and the world seem to be so confused about today. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why are we created male and female? How do I find happiness? How do I find love that satisfies?

For more information see "The Sacred Romance" or "Letter to Families", two series that we recored earlier.

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#57: Imago Dei, "What Is Love?"  Sharing Love in Truth and the Truth in Love, Episode 4

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) said, “Do not accept anything as truth that lacks love and do not accept anything as love that lacks truth. One without the other is a destructive lie.”

A unique opportunity to experience an Advent Retreat based on reflections shared by Saint John Paul ll during spiritual retreats that he presented as both a Bishop and Cardinal, prior to becoming Pope.

We began this Retreat with the problem of sin in Episode  1: #51: Imago Dei, "The Enemy Is At Your Door". In Episode 2, we got in touch with our hearts, our inner person and moving beyond things of only relative importance and sought to examine ourselves under the aspects of absolute importance: #54: Imago Dei, "The inner life of 'Absolute importance'".
In Episode 3, we moved into the larger story of Absolute Importance: #55 Imago Dei, "The Solution for Evil, Sin and Death".

In Episode 4 we get to the heart of the story that we find ourselves in: #56 Imago Dei, "What Is Love?"  Sharing Love in Truth and the Truth in Love,

Along the way we rediscover "the image of God within" and answer the big questions that our whole culture and the world seem to be so confused about today. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why are we created male and female? How do I find happiness? How do I find love that satisfies?

For more information see "The Sacred Romance" or "Letter to Families" two series that we recorded earlier.

Contact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email him at info@jp2renew.org

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#55: Imago Dei, "The Solution for Evil, Sin and Death" 

A unique opportunity to experience an Advent Retreat based on reflections shared by Saint John Paul ll during spiritual retreats that he presented as both a Bishop and Cardinal, prior to becoming Pope.

We began this Retreat with the problem of sin in Episode  1: #51: Imago Dei, "The Enemy Is At Your Door". In Episode 2, we got in touch with our hearts, our inner person and moving beyond things of only relative importance and sought to examine ourselves under the aspects of absolute importance: #54: Imago Dei, "The inner life of 'Absolute importance'".

In Episode 3, we now move into the larger story of Absolute Importance: #55 Imago Dei, "The Solution for Evil, Sin and Death".

Along the way we rediscover "the image of God within" and answer the big questions that our whole culture and the world seem to be so confused about today. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why are we created male and female? How do I find happiness? How do I find love that satisfies?

References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church #221
Padre Pio's Words of Hope, edited by Eileen Dunn Bertanzetti
Theology of the Body Rosary Meditations, by Debbie Staresinic

For more information on Bill W and Carl Jung see our podcast series "BWYR (Become Who You Are) in twelve simple steps. A journey of faith!!

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#54: "Imago Dei" The inner life of 'Absolute importance'

A unique opportunity to experience an Advent Retreat based on reflections shared by Saint John Paul ll during spiritual retreats that he presented as both a Bishop and Cardinal, prior to becoming Pope.

"We come here to recollect and  move beyond the everyday noise and activities that hold only relative or functional importance. To connect to the inner self that has its own absolute importance."

We began this Retreat #51: Imago Dei, "The Enemy Is At Your Door" plus Bishop Vigano's open letter to the President on November 1st. This is episode #2.

Along the way we rediscover "the image of God within" and answer the big questions that our whole culture and the world seem to be so confused about today. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why are we created male and female? How do I find happiness? How do I find love that satisfies?

Contact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email him at info@jp2renew.org

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#51 Imago Dei, "The Enemy Is At Your Door" plus Bishop Vigano's open letter to the President

We are in a war in this country that will surprise a lot of young people and many who are not so young, who should know better.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's open letter to the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump.

Books referenced:
       "The Devil and Karl Marx", by Paul Kengor
       "The Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
       "1984 and the Animal Farm" by George Orwell

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#50 Getting Real with Dawn Hausmann, Consecrated Virgin, on finding true love in her life.

Dawn Hausmann is the Director of Consecrated Vocations, Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry, and Delegate of Consecrated Life for the Lansing Diocese. She has been serving the Diocese of Lansing since 2011. She has a degree in Social Work from MSU and a Master in Theology from the Pontifical John Paul Institute for the Studies of Marriage and Family in Washington D.C.  She has a passion for spreading John Paul II's Theology of the Body and for helping people journey in vocational discernment.  She herself has been on a journey of responding to the call of consecrated life, as she just became a Consecrated Virgin on November 16th 2019, on the Feast of St. Gertrude, consecrated by Bishop Boyea. 

The Importance of understanding Pope John Paul ll's vision for Marriage and the Family

Foster and Fatherless Children

The Body expresses the person, it was created to express love. What you do with your body matters!

We were not meant to be alone--our life has meaning when it is given away as a sincere gift to others.

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