Jimmy Akin, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Dom Bettinelli discuss and analyze the sixth episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Extremis”.
Zombie monks, the Pope, Missy, and a deadly book all bring the blinded Doctor, Nardole, and Bill together to begin their battle against a new foe.
And with major Catholic elements in this episode, you know that this Doctor Who podcast with a panel of professional Catholics at the helm would have all the hot takes, secrets, and insights into this one.
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 April 2017 to 18 May 2017.
Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
General Audiences
Homilies
Letters
Messages
Prayers
Regina Cæli
Speeches
Papal Tweets
- “With Mary, as a pilgrim of hope and peace I travel to Fatima tomorrow.Let us see in her that everything is God’s gift and He is our strength” @Pontifex 11 May 2017
- “I ask everyone to join me as pilgrims of hope and peace: may your hands in prayer continue to support mine.” @Pontifex 12 May 2017
- “Here in Fatima, I give praise to Christ, our peace, and I implore for the world concord among all peoples.” @Pontifex 12 May 2017
- “Whenever we look to Mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness.” @Pontifex 13 May 2017
- “Fatima is more than anything this mantle of Light where we take refuge when we ask the Virgin Mary: “show unto us Jesus”.” @Pontifex 13 May 2017
- “Let us all ask for the gift to understand God’s word.” @Pontifex 14 May 2017
- “Let us ask for the grace to follow Jesus faithfully, not in words but in deeds, and to have the patience to carry our own cross.” @Pontifex 15 May 2017
- “Jesus asks to be looked in the eye, to be acknowledged, to be loved.” @Pontifex 16 May 2017
- “Our hope is the Lord Jesus whom we recognize as living and present in us and in our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 18 May 2017
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Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss and analyze the fifth episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Oxygen”. As the 70s ban Sweet sang, “Your love is like oxygen.”
We discuss space zombies, a nagging Nardole, Bill’s first true jeopardy, and a call back by the Doctor all the way to the very First Doctor’s time. Also, we look ahead to the Pope, Missy, and the reveal of what’s in the vault.
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 April 2017 to 10 May 2017.
Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
General Audiences
Homilies
Messages
Regina Cæli
Papal Tweets
- “Let us allow ourselves to be surprised by the newness that Christ alone can give. May his tenderness and love guide our steps.” @Pontifex 4 May 2017
- “In every age, the Risen Christ tirelessly seeks us, his brothers and sisters, wandering in the deserts of this world.” @Pontifex 5 May 2017
- “Rejoice! Hidden within your life is a seed of resurrection, an offer of life ready to be awakened!” @Pontifex 6 May 2017
- “Let us be challenged by the words and actions of Jesus, and welcome his call to a life that is fully human, happy to spend itself in love.” @Pontifex 7 May 2017
- “May Jesus, who vanquished the darkness of sin and death, grant peace to our days.” @Pontifex 8 May 2017
- “Everyone has something to give to society; no one is excluded from contributing to the good of all.” @Pontifex 9 May 2017
- “God is greater than nothingness, and a lit candle is enough to overcome the darkest of nights.” @Pontifex 10 May 2017
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Fr. Cory Sticha, Dom Bettinelli, and Jimmy Akin discuss and analyze the fourth episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Knock, Knock”. Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Yes, he is. Our panel discusses this haunted house story and come up with insights and little-known facts that not only bear on this episode, but start to put together the broader picture of the rest of the season.
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Jimmy Akin, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Dom Bettinelli discuss and analyze the third episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Thin Ice”. Regency England, giant man-eating sea creatures, and a mustache-twirling villain–not to mention antics on the ice–leave the discussion skating on “thin ice”. We’ve also got some great tidbits from the history of Doctor Who that relate to this episode and some speculation on “who’s” behind the locked vault.
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 April 2017 to 3 May 2017.
Homilies
Regina Cæli
Speeches
Papal Tweets
- “Please pray for my journey tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace to Egypt.” @Pontifex 27 April 2017
- “We are called to walk together, in the conviction that the future also depends on the encounter of religions and cultures.” @Pontifex 28 April 2017
- “May the Lord today grant us to set out together as pilgrims of communion and messengers of peace.” @Pontifex 28 April 2017
- “The presence of Jesus can be communicated through our lives and the language of gratuitous and concrete love.” @Pontifex 29 April 2017
- “By his resurrection, Jesus Christ has set us free from the slavery of sin and death, and has opened before us the way to eternal life.” @Pontifex 30 April 2017
- “May Saint Joseph give young people the ability to dream, to take risks for big tasks, the things that God dreams for us.” @Pontifex 1 May 2017
- “Let’s work together to increase solidarity and sharing. Cooperation helps to build better and more peaceful societies.” @Pontifex 2 May 2017
- “May our attitude be gentle and humble, attentive to caring for the poor.” @Pontifex 3 May 2017
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 11 February 2017 to 26 April 2017.
Angelus
Apostolic Letter
Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
General Audiences
Homilies
Letters
Messages
Unknown
Speeches
Papal Tweets
- “Since Christ is resurrected, we can look with new eyes and a new heart at every event of our lives, even the most negative ones.” @Pontifex 20 April 2017
- “When we have reached the lowest point of our misery and our weakness, the Risen Christ gives us the strength to rise again.” @Pontifex 21 April 2017
- “Lord, bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.” @Pontifex 22 April 2017
- “God’s mercy is forever; it never ends, it never runs out, it never gives up when faced with closed doors, and it never tires.” @Pontifex 23 April 2017
- “Let us pray for the grace to never grow tired of drawing from the well of the Father’s mercy and bringing it to the world.” @Pontifex 23 April 2017
- “If we had God’s Word always in our heart, no temptation could separate us from God.” @Pontifex 24 April 2017
- “He died, He was buried, He rose and He appeared. Jesus is alive! This is the heart of the Christian message.” @Pontifex 25 April 2017
- “Let’s promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions in order to build a world of peace” @Pontifex 26 April 2017
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