In this episode, the dogs discuss the relationship between authority and control (3:30). Rob brings up the scrutiny readings from The Gospel of John (3:51). Connor takes a hard line against any positive connotations surrounding control (6:10), but Rob and Mike are less convinced (11:30). They end in disagreement (29:20). To be continued….
Quotes:
“When you don’t have authority you need to control people.” (Connor, 6:46)
“In Heaven you get all the joy, but no control.” (Connor, 7:40)
“So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” (John 11: 41- 43)
“God never controls. His love is always serene. It is always chaste. It is always non-possessive, even though we might want it to be.” (Connor, 14:32)
“You can’t love without freedom.” (Connor, 14:51)
“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7)
“No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father.” (John 10:18)
“Woah, Dad’s here.” (Rob, 25:27)
“God speaks us into being out of Love.” (Connor, 27:10)
“I think when you grasp at things that are beyond your control, then you get in trouble. But when you are stewards of the good things that have been given to you, that’s when you cooperate with the grace of God.” (Mike, 28:25)
Media Mentions:
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- Art of Manliness Podcast #792: How Power Corrupts
- Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead : John 11:1-45
- A Woman Caught in Adultery : John 8: 1-11
- Gospel of John
- C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra (Space Trilogy, Book 2)
- Fr. Jean Corbon’s The Wellspring of Worship
- Band of Brothers: The Breaking Point
- Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Liturgy and Personality
References:
- Explanation of the scrutinies
- Jerusalem
- Bethany
- Pope John Paul II
- Lieutenant Norman Dike
- Captain Ronald C. Speirs
- Bishop Robert Barron
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