In this episode of This Strange Land, Monsignor Shea explores the concept of the "Religion of the Day," its empty promises, and how the enemy’s tactics lure us into a new, deceptive faith. Through engaging storytelling, he emphasizes the power of the Christian narrative, urging listeners to rediscover the kerygma, and recognize how Jesus and His love alone makes the world make sense.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introducing the podcast & Msgr. Shea
06:39 Why Apostolic Mission and what is the religion of the day?
10:14 The ploys of the enemy tricking us into the “new religion”
13:45 Jason’s conversation with a non-Christian
18:56 The empty promises of the New Religion
21:36 The annoyance of medicine when you do not believe you’re sick
23:55 Who pays for pain? The New Religion searches for villains
26:38 What is imaginative vision?
30:31 What is mythic narrative & why?
32:09 Christians have the most interesting story
34:51 Retelling the kerygma
35:53 We don’t understand ourselves if we don’t understand our story
37:09 Social media, myth making & identity
39:45 Authenticity and the boring life
42:00 Fall in love with the Groom, and the Bride will make more sense
45:20 Encouragement from St. Benedict
47:43 God searches for those ready for His love
49:07 Jesus makes the world make sense
BY MSRG SHEA
From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age by the University of St. Mary ➡️ https://www.amazon.ca/Christendom-Apostolic-Mission-Pastoral-Strategies-ebook/dp/B08B4SM488
The Religion of the Day by the University of St. Mary ➡️ https://www.amazon.ca/Religion-Day-University-Mary-ebook/dp/B0CNL6P1KT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=131QEQDYMQAQX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xVDHkrujhkWgjjnMoex_97gpSZtHxAlJmzrMYW3iwSiTOaSlnmBZIu39vkn7rDdi9OIEl6IoCpyS1IWIRNTToGsTxCKGuJ0_RebYCTc-o7i_Q4KxJJb2fERFSPbwboGD7veAEc31HIiQBYQ1-wveQUdaHSvfkXB9YqeSzA92u8enLFIM-4gPp-cO_zDJyMT3qjkogkKsfSRCCYOyJuMTVC30bB0weLy8rgIaDX9OvD9aizDuqeUV4_EzY1pDAxhbuqJ_GemRfUJnhtKYHJ5IThSB5YvwEB8_M594mzLegt9Qo8HLHD3Yr-zn3qE6hIeeqidbzeK4PS_Ux0_IhHcyuGmdeWRb4taechx1GaQ4VeSarCUNxQibaEQcTd7sUKniXH8PDFZy4za2D9MhkUtTCG3fLlDaVD0grGYqUjzSPCvCVEqx0FCLhsjMrVRt3eN0.JNM3t2dj688zdkhGllV_xBwfTewRYQ7ZBshXd7nwcFU&dib_tag=se&keywords=religion+of+the+day&qid=1734448368&sprefix=religion+of+the+day%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1
MENTIONED BY MSGR SHEA
Land of my Sojourn – Rich Mullens ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPUpBkpp9o
No Hard Feelings - The Avett Brothers ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGs7HP15d4
Christian Mythic Narrative ➡️ https://primematters.com/foundations/christian-mythic-narrative-deep-history-world
The Rescue Project by Acts XXIX ➡️ https://rescueproject.us/
The Bible in a Year ➡️ https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/bibleinayear/
The Rule of St. Benedict ➡️ https://www.amazon.ca/Rule-Saint-Benedict-St/dp/037570017X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14F7JQO6Z9G0K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9Y6HU5-sEpSHDdJaMP8gf0tb3uIm5326RzaghF3zNtWBp_AnaGXDuYxJJ4S8PHyidTfQXEuR5C1cbO6tD1tqmoczkRqaHWUm3ufiYRISxsMcGCdcUBYmRAfeU9AYjLgTkb6NXmhfDaMLzxcqYssRLpjtmdzP5X7Gvt4dFHiuvHHz9XP5yOCNnbKEPIFkuBy-oLWlvoyUaeSLYtSOEaya4LoAC14BqHGtNJwdxc7wT2usQwfkudHqvY3ABnY69UnU3spMFNWBRmPgXonoyTmY2vhKI--Tya0-sGO8a8HByim9AbsK18LXbcygL_DkN7kXXs6CupmlVzZHqHYcBVDmMt2qX4YRbun6nUg1RdS6DkN465sVp0tgLg7YvjpJwzqUUS7CNzgkmdEoupuvIwUDU8PLN2GbhHWbk-3IzQYUd6ZPRkpihCTLq0TUcSu0mk9y.LPSZaZXrsTZj-bcsU4NhnJNI7Em0nyaetcfiMnF9hf4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+rule+of+st+benedict&qid=1734454257&sprefix=the+rule+of+st+bene%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1
GUEST BIO
Monsignor James P. Shea was inaugurated in 2009 as the sixth president of the University of Mary.
Msgr. Shea grew up on a dairy farm near Hazelton, North Dakota. He earned a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in philosophy as a Basselin Fellow in the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, later studying theology at the Gregorian and Lateran universities in Rome. Upon completion of his seminary formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Msgr. Shea was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck in 2002.
Bio retrieved from The National Eucharistic Congress.
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