In this episode, the dogs talk about submitting to God’s grace as opposed to getting bogged down in the impossibility of a task (7:00), especially in light of Mike’s new responsibility ministering to 50,000 people on post (0:40). Mike shares his perspective from the altar at Mass and it’s significance for the rest of his life (17:20). Rob expresses his gratitude for friends he’s visited over the summer (19:42) and Connor brings up the upcoming Michelle Duppong documentary (24:30).

Quotes:

“The only reason God gives us something to do is to draw us close to Him and share his joy.” (Connor, 3:07)

 “The impossibility of the task frees you from the lie that comes along with the task… You have to give it away and parent the way the Lord is asking you to parent.” (Mike, 7:20- 8:20)

“Parishioners are not blood sucking insects.” (Connor, 9:58)

“If I’m serving the record, the list of things I’ve done for God rather than God, then I’m only thinking about myself rather than being responsive to reality.” (Connor, 10:30)

“You cannot do this job perfectly, so don’t think that’s the object of the game.” (Connor, 11:10)

 “Something I said really struck me.” (Mike, 14:15)

“Where you stand actually shapes what you’re looking at and the proper place to stand is with Christ.” (Mike, 17:14)

“At the Mass the altar is Christ.” (Mike quoting Dr. Denis McNamara, 18:00)

“My whole priesthood, I just wanna stand here. All these other things can come and go, but as long as I’m standing at this altar I think the rest will take care of itself.” (Mike, 18:18)

“Blessed are those who mourn. You’re not lost in your sadness, it stimulates you to be a more generous person. Your heart is pierced and therefore open to others.” (Connor, 26:26)

“Prayer is not something we do, it’s something God does in us.” (Connor quoting Thomas Merton, 31:30)

“I think the invisible reality is more real than the visible reality.” (Connor, 35:30)

Media Mentions:

• Matthew 10:16
• Three Dogs North S11 E5- I need you to see this (The Two Standards meditation)
• The Goonies (1985)
• Peter Pan (1953)
• Joseph Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity
• Steve Angrisano’s Go Make a Difference
• Three Dogs North S11 E42- Tangibly fruitful
• Matthew 28:19
• Nacho Libre (2006)
• Thirst for Souls: The Michelle Duppong Story
• Train’s Hey, Soul Sister
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)

References:

• The Lost Boys
• Institute for Priestly Formation
• Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Alaska
• Francis Bacon
• The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)
• Lincoln, NE
• Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Chicago, IL
• Santa Barbara, CA

Shout- Outs:

• Fr. Thomas Byrne
• Drew Hines
• Emily Hines
• Martha Griswold
• Fr. Scott Harter
• Fr. Derek Ho
• Monsignor Gregory K. Ketcham
• Mallory Klaas

Glossary:

• ribald: referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way
• quietism: in general, holds that perfection consists in passivity (quiet) of the soul, in the suppression of human effort so that divine action may have full play.

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