Council of Catholic Men Catechism and Bible Study 2026 July 1

This episode continued our Bible study through 1 John 5 using the Douay-Rheims translation and its footnotes, reflecting on faith that works through charity, obedience to God’s commandments, the witness of the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and the difficult passage on sin “unto death.” The Church understands repentance, prayer according to God’s will, and the danger of final impenitence and idolatry, with supporting references from Galatians, Ezekiel, Job, and the Gospel of John. Joe joined live to help us reflect on the feast of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, the heretical idea of assurance, sacramental confession, and why Catholic teaching keeps repentance and perseverance at the center of the Christian life.The catechism portion turned to St. Peter Canisius on the resurrection of the body and the final judgment, drawing out the hope and discipline that flow from believing our bodies will be raised and conformed to Christ. We worked through scriptural references from Job, Colossians, Corinthians, Romans, Thessalonians, the Gospels, and Philippians, then closed with a reading from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Victories of the Martyrs on St. Potamiena, her mother Marcella, and Basilides. The episode ends with prayer and an invitation for more listeners to join future live call-ins.Council of Catholic Men: Catechism and Bible Study of the Catholic Church (podcast listing): https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/council-of-catholic-men-catechism-and-bible/id1896641707Douay-Rheims Bible Online: https://drbo.org/1 John 5 (Douay-Rheims + Latin Vulgate): https://www.drbo.org/drl/chapter/69005.htmGalatians 5 (Douay-Rheims): https://www.drbo.org/chapter/55005.htmEzekiel 33 (Douay-Rheims): https://www.drbo.org/chapter/31033.htmJob 19 (Douay-Rheims): https://www.drbo.org/chapter/20019.htmSaint Peter Canisius (Vatican): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2011/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20110209.htmlSaint Junipero Serra (Vatican): https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20150923_usa-omelia-washington-dc.htmlPope Pius IX (Vatican biography): https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000903_pius-ix_en.htmlThe Most Precious Blood of Jesus (Vatican): https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/2000/jul-sep/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000701_sanguis-christi.pdfCorpus Christi / Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Vatican): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20250622-angelus.htmlSecond Vatican Council documents (Vatican archive): https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index_it.htmSaint Alphonsus Liguori (Vatican): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2011/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20110330.htmlSt. Augustine, The City of God, Book XXII (New Advent): https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120122.htm