# assumption (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover assumption. Page: Feed: --- ## [A work in progress…](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/a-work-in-progress/) _2026-08-22 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ The increasingly valuable Infovaticana has a piece by Martin Grichting (Swiss canonist of the Diocese of Chur) argues that Vatican synodality is anachronistic because it draws laypeople into ecclesiastical structures rather than sending them into civil society. Vatican II envisioned … Read More → ## [22 August: Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Vetus Ordo), Queenship of Mary (Novus Ordo)](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/22-august-feast-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary-vetus-ordo-queenship-of-mary-novus-ordo/) _2026-08-22 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ On 22 August we observe, in the traditional Roman calendar, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the newer calendar it is the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the angel Gabriel came to Mary he told … Read More → ## [August 21, 2026 - Hour 2](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-21-2026-hour-2) _2026-08-21 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and David Bonagura asks why reading is on the decline. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212213840/582818429b99efaa9587053485f306e9.mp3) ## [Is Reading Gone for Good?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/is-reading-gone-for-good) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | The 21st century reading crisis raises immense implications for American Christianity [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212212507/1fc21e9fb5f3e2c6a777d2299554a388.mp3) ## [August 21, 2026 - Hour 1](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-21-2026-hour-1) _2026-08-21 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Tom Nash discusses dispensationalism and the Jewish Temple. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212212171/6510c1f23070b8fe956e8683cf4029d6.mp3) ## [“Who do people say that I am?”](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/who-do-people-say-that-i-am) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212211282/02f0453da8eeb1befe4e8209fc5e5bba.mp3) ## [Will the Temple Be Rebuilt?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/will-the-temple-be-rebuilt) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | War in the Middle East is sharpening doctrinal disputes between Catholics and dispensationalist Protestants [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212208220/aadf6398ae05c5ed7f2be218f0e4c5fb.mp3) ## [I disrespected our Blessed Mother. Now she is my Queen.](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/i-disrespected-our-blessed-mother) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | How an anti-Marian preacher came to love Mary [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212205115/36292f59c4bfc46c0f18c3a2bac5de39.mp3) ## [The Stockholm Syndrome of Sin](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-stockholm-syndrome-of-sin) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | What sins are you still holding onto? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212202355/53d49366d1de9598486b88e303d5af4e.mp3) ## [Daily Rome Shot 1685 – items wonderful and appalling](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/daily-rome-shot-1685-items-wonderful-and-appalling/) _2026-08-21 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, and now also my late mother’s place. At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am … Read More → ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suzCQI9XAUoJ) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [August 20, 2026 - Hour 2](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-20-2026-hour-2) _2026-08-21 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Paul Kengor discusses the new Toy Story film and our culture’s obsession with screens. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212083962/e5bd47ebc436039ff4f9a3b52e87cf08.mp3) ## [August 20, 2026 - Hour 1](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-20-2026-hour-1) _2026-08-21 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ A student in the Philippines live-streamed his school shooting. Marcus looks at this tragic story. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212083365/e848d4d20584786ef9b34d2e38b3da70.mp3) ## [Toy Story 5: Our insatiable thirst for Screens](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/toy-story-5-our-insatiable-thirst) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | As kids abandon toys for screens, toy stores disappear — along with families, churches, and the old downtowns. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212082550/0da9574d7b9f1f3611491358a87042d6.mp3) ## [San Antonio priest laicized for schism](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/san-antonio-priest-laicized-for-schism) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Matthew Bunson recaps the latest Church news. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212080674/70ac0cd48e2eb8927a9c7aabf3f9decd.mp3) ## [Should criminal cases require a full jury?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/should-criminal-cases-require-a-full) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to require 12-person juries for criminal cases [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212079451/292fc38005ecee4ed4bfca25933ddc83.mp3) ## [Philippine student live-streams school shooting](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/philippine-student-live-streams-school) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | When an obsessive need to be seen goes too far. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212079041/285dab3894c639e4be87ba007834a268.mp3) ## [“I will give you a new heart”](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/i-will-give-you-a-new-heart) _2026-08-20 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | The promise to make all things new. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212073725/b636973da72fc804bd4576194d5e5a6e.mp3) ## [20 August – St. Bernard of Clairvaux the “Doctor Mellifluus”](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/20-august-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-the-doctor-mellifluus/) _2026-08-20 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ A taste of the image and the fervorino from today’s live Mass stream. Today is the Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. He is a Doctor of the Church, nicknamed “Doctor Mellifluus” because of “sweet flowing” of his tongue and … Read More → ## [August 19, 2026 - Hour 2](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-19-2026-hour-2) _2026-08-20 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Andrew Kubick discusses the new abortion law in Massachusetts. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212058566/97ea49612381dc4758eba8101e9840cf.mp3) ## [August 19, 2026 - Hour 1](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-19-2026-hour-1) _2026-08-20 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Dr. Joseph Eble discusses the debate over brain death. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212058097/7556eff6fdcca27530230c1b07492cc4.mp3) ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4s3VPLH4t8ZH) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Shepherd who Didn’t Run: Stanley Rother film comes to theaters](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-shepherd-who-didnt-run-stanley) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | “A shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger.” [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212029789/fbbdaba66d4710ff344b2336b37096c1.mp3) ## [“They can always hurt you more.”](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/they-can-always-hurt-you-more/) _2026-08-20 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ I was looking around on the blog for things I had written about Doctor of the Church St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Today is his feast. I found something I wrote in 2022 about the FACT that… “They can always hurt … Read More → ## [Daily Rome Shot 1684](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/daily-rome-shot-1684/) _2026-08-20 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ Zelle donor “KB” on 15 Aug… thanks. I don’t have an email for you, so I can’t write a thank you note. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for … Read More → ## [REMINDER – 19 August – St. John Eudes on BAD PRIESTS: “a most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world”](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/reminder-19-august-st-john-eudes-on-bad-priests-a-most-evident-mark-of-gods-anger-and-the-most-terrible-castigation-he-can-inflict-upon-the-world/) _2026-08-19 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ Today is the Feast of St. John Eudes, a great saint of the 17th c. A great missionary. He was a promoter of devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and spiritual writer. Canonized in 1920’s, he has a gigantic … Read More → ## [August 18, 2026 - Hour 2](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-18-2026-hour-2) _2026-08-19 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ David Pinault describes a face-to-face meeting with a Houthi leader who declared “Death to America.” [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211790448/82b2e69d690bf32dcd59e74da984320d.mp3) ## [August 18, 2026 - Hour 1](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-18-2026-hour-1) _2026-08-19 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Peggy Stanton introduces the United “Saints” of America. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211790324/9048536f740bcffc2f815a601f519b3f.mp3) ## [Face to Face with “Death to America”](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/face-to-face-with-death-to-america) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Encountering the Houthis in Yemen [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211785801/44ab16026a9949f6a6d4cf0b44cbd548.mp3) ## [The Mob of Public Opinion](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-mob-of-public-opinion) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | On the rabid reactions to Lindsay Clancy’s trial. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211785148/be786ebc9cd0bc9a8d5ef923fbc9fc2e.mp3) ## [A Hidden Mental Health Crisis in the Church?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/a-hidden-mental-health-crisis-in-437) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | A new survey by CatholicTV suggests widespread emotional distress among US Catholics, raising questions about how mental health may shape parish life and Mass attendance. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211782949/91c4568f44888a8b43c9df10a87cb3b6.mp3) ## [The United Saints of America](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-united-saints-of-america) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Peggy Stanton goes on pilgrimage with our Mother Mary from Sea to Shining Sea [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211782005/d45741705dcbe3f1ffd6f7be3f76cb4e.mp3) ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PKUhh5gKTWwB) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [A Camel through a Needle?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/a-camel-through-a-needle) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211780262/b54bd1cbbc967314058c15ce0ecdfd72.mp3) ## [Roberto Clemente: Everyday Sainthood](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/roberto-clemente-everyday-sainthood) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | “Anytime you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on Earth.” [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211771215/9afc5a1903bc5251f6a3861cbdb1e5e0.mp3) ## [Vatican official “fed” Pachamama during ritual while in Peru](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/vatican-official-fed-pachamama-during-ritual-while-in-peru/) _2026-08-18 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ Infovaticana reports that an official of the DDF – while in Peru in advance of Leo XIV’s upcoming visit – actively participated in a pagan ceremony, a rite of invocation to Mother Earth with distribution of coca leaves, breathing exercises, … Read More → ## [ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/ask-father-during-covid-the-bishop-anointed-my-niece-by-means-of-a-q-tip-valid/) _2026-08-18 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ From a reader… QUAERITUR: During Covid, the Bishop annointed my neice by means of a Q-tip. Valid? Yes. The Congregation for Divine Worship in a response to the USCCB saying that it is valid. HERE “The use by the minister … Read More → ## [Tickets to attend the Beatification of Archbp. Fulton Sheen in St. Louis, 24 Sept](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/tickets-to-attend-the-beatification-of-archbp-fulton-sheen-in-st-louis-24-sept-and/) _2026-08-18 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ Tickets are available and can be purchased here: https://www.celebratesheen.com/ Regular tickets are processed through Ticketmaster. Scroll down for the special registration for Clergy, Religious, and Seminarians. ## [August 17, 2026 - Hour 2](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-17-2026-hour-2) _2026-08-18 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Have archaeologists discovered one of the most important churches in history? Steve Ray joins us. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211644695/411f94e91f741fb6b61fcb3c6a3b135b.mp3) ## [August 17, 2026 - Hour 1](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/august-17-2026-hour-1) _2026-08-18 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Michael Pakaluk discusses how the Feast of the Assumption is an example of the Development of Doctrine. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211644529/bcff6a42f8b3a8871f525b9134805ebd.mp3) ## [Archaeologists think they have found one of the most important churches in history](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/archaeologists-think-they-have-found) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Has the Church of Nicaea been found? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211643811/14d2a90e82d19cb44ec316a60c79a2b3.mp3) ## [Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/nigerian-court-bars-islamic-police) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | A federal high court in Nigeria has restrained authorities in the country’s Kano state and the Islamic religious police, known as Hisbah, from arresting a 22-year-old woman because she converted from Islam to Christianity and rejected a forced marriage. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211643257/169ccecf7b90f848347ed8a6890f6dd8.mp3) ## [A “Striking” warning from the Gold Rush](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/a-striking-warning-from-the-gold) _2026-08-18 · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Where does your treasure lie? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211641013/a24101a835879461fbcdea68b77dc2c8.mp3) ## [The Assumption: How Doctrine Develops](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-assumption-how-doctrine-develops) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | The Feast may be viewed not simply as teaching a truth, that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven, but also as exemplifying a truth about what development amounts to. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211639786/bdc9b8666d03546db7cf099eb3ad3da1.mp3) ## [How the Assumption Changed Civilization](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/how-the-assumption-changed-civilization) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Mary's destiny has so much to do with Christ and less to do with her. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211638717/b612a687be2b5cdb7f44f3cc51082f06.mp3) ## [Military chaplain candidates denied financial aid](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/military-chaplain-candidates-denied) _2026-08-17 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Officials in Virginia have denied financial aid to three chaplain candidates at Liberty University because the plaintiffs hoped to pursue the religious education needed to become military chaplains. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211636379/5b68e497a434ce1051887843c148909b.mp3) ## [The Saddest Verse in Scripture?](https://avemariapm.substack.com/p/the-saddest-verse-in-scripture) _2026-08-17 · Dr. Marcus Peter · Ave Maria in the Afternoon_ Listen now | Have we forgotten God? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211627211/d2b0d41d5e1eb6b254d20ad80de34efb.mp3) ## [#103. Moving forward, or just on a treadmill?](https://zerototraction.substack.com/p/103-moving-forward-or-just-on-a-treadmill) _2026-08-17 · JDM · Traction Lab Podcast_ A format-breaker — no science lecture or scenarios, just JDM and Cam riffing on a half-baked "traction treadmill" metaphor: founders who burn energy on vanity metrics while making no real progress. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211634121/1b713ba952b9e7fbbe5335670152f60d.mp3) ## [REVIEW: Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick – “in danger of death”](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/review-sacrament-of-anointing-of-the-sick-in-danger-of-death/) _2026-08-17 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ In the past week, the topic of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick (aka Extreme Unction) has come across my screen or conversation. A review is in order. The effects of the Sacrament of Anointing or Anointing of the … Read More → ## [Insult to the Mother of God in Spain (video). But remember! The TLM is the problem!](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/insult-to-the-mother-of-god-in-spain-video-but-remember-the-tlm-is-the-problem/) _2026-08-17 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ A priest friend has a pithy label for this sort of thing: “gay and retarded”. Harsh? Sure. Accurate? You decide. Infovaticana – ever more valuable – has, with video, a Mass celebrated in Spain on the Feast of the Assumption. … Read More → ## [This is spot on… awful but spot on.](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/this-is-spot-on-awful-but-spot-on/) _2026-08-17 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ The slogan on this image from the “walking together” office – CTU on the Tiber – says a great deal about the purpose of the perpetual process. I know it’s hard, but just look at that image for a few … Read More → ## [VINTAGE RECTORY BATHROOM TILES: 06](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/vintage-rectory-bathroom-tiles-06/) _2026-08-16 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ We continue our series of vintage rectory bathroom tiles with a contribution by a reader. Dear Father, I was glad to see this series revisited. I’ve been fortunate to live in some beautiful old rectories, with some fantastic old tile … Read More → ## [Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 12th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 20th Ordinary)](https://wdtprs.com/2026/08/your-sunday-sermon-notes-12th-sunday-after-pentecost-n-o-20th-ordinary/) _2026-08-16 · Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · Fr. Z's Blog_ My Mass intention today was for my benefactors, those of you who donate regularly, ad hoc, or send things. Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a … Read More →