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Why do we keep confessing the same sins over and over? Neuroscience has discovered that the brain physically changes based on what we repeatedly do, and St. Augustine described the exact same experience 1,600 years ago. In this episode we look at the famous study of London taxi drivers’ brains, how habit loops, cues, and dopamine work, why your phone is designed to be hard to put down, and what the Church has always taught about vice, virtue, and grace.

You’ll learn why “21 days to form a habit” is a myth, what a real study found instead, what researchers saw in the brains of praying nuns, and a practical five-step plan for breaking a sin habit, including St. Ignatius’s particular examen.

Your brain was made to be renewed.

Scripture referenced: Romans 7 and 12.

#Catholic #Sin #Neuroscience #Habits #Confession #AfterMass

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Peter and Judas both betrayed Jesus on the same night, and both were crushed with guilt. One ended in despair, and the other became the rock the Church was built on. What made the difference was where their guilt drove them.

In this episode:
• The difference between the Holy Spirit’s conviction and the enemy’s condemnation
• Why Satan is called “the accuser,” and how his voice sounds before and after we sin
• St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules for discerning which voice you’re hearing
• Four ways to tell conviction from condemnation in the moment
• Scrupulosity, and what the Church actually teaches about mortal sin
• King David, Psalm 51, and what real repentance sounds like
• St. Francis de Sales on being gentle with yourself after you fall
• Three questions to ask the next time guilt hits

Scripture referenced:
Matthew 27:3–5 (Judas’s remorse)
Luke 22:54–62 (Peter’s denial)
John 18:18 (the charcoal fire)
John 16:8 (the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin)
Revelation 12:10 (the accuser of our brethren)
2 Corinthians 7:10 (godly sorrow vs. worldly sorrow)
Genesis 3:8–10 (Adam and Eve hide)
2 Samuel 12:1–13 (Nathan and David)
Psalm 51 (David’s prayer of repentance)
Romans 7:15–19 (I do what I hate)
Romans 8:1 (no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus)
John 21:7, 15–17 (Peter restored on the shore)

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#Catholic #Confession #SpiritualWarfare #Scrupulosity #AfterMass

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On October 19, the Archdiocese of Denver announced that Archbishop James Golka asked Fr. Chad Ripperger to take a one-year “fast” from public speaking and interviews, and that Fr. Ripperger readily agreed. I think the world of this priest, and I’m upset about it. In this bonus episode I go through what’s been confirmed, how people are reacting online, a few possible reasons this may have happened, the enormous good his ministry has done, and why I’m choosing to follow his example of obedience, even though it’s one of the hardest things to do.

Please pray for Fr. Ripperger, the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, and Archbishop Golka.

Articles & sources mentioned in this video:

Archdiocese of Denver official statement

https://archden.org/archdiocese-of-denver-statement-on-fr-ripperger/

National Catholic Register: Fr. Ripperger agrees to one-year “fast” from public speaking

https://www.ncregister.com/news/golka-ripperger-public-speaking

LifeSiteNews: Fr. Ripperger “silenced” for a year

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-fr-chad-ripperger-silenced-by-his-bishop-for-a-year

LifeSiteNews: Fr. Ripperger briefly listed as “retired” on archdiocesan website

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-fr-ripperger-listed-as-retired-on-archdiocesan-website

Daily Caller: Fr. Ripperger’s podcast appearances (Tucker Carlson, Shawn Ryan)

https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/19/catholic-exorcist-chad-ripperger-ordered-stop-speaking-interviews-joe-rogan-tucker-carlson-sean-ryan/

InfoVaticana: Fr. Ripperger’s March 2026 comments on the hierarchy

https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/03/08/chad-ripperger-denounces-a-compromised-hierarchy-and-speaks-of-dark-practices-in-the-vatican-upper-echelons/

Eric Sammons on X

https://x.com/EricRSammons/status/2112284781048422754

Archdiocese of Washington statement on Msgr. Stephen Rossetti (June 2026)

https://adw.org/?p=69012

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