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Jesus was baptised so we could have a means of recieving grace. A grace that does not come to us merely by confession in the form of a sinner's prayer. But a real impartation that we can experience in the waters of baptism. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

As we near the end of the Christmas season we are shown the connection between our baptism and the Nativity event. It is seen in the way we are to decrease and become more Christ-like or Christian in the true sense of the word. In doing so we gain victory over sin and live more and more holy. All of this comes to us through grace and is the blessing of being a child of God in Christ Jesus our vine. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Why does the Christmas season continue until the Feast of the Baptism? It is because our rebirth by baptism is tied with His coming in the flesh and being born a man. As we close out the celebration of Christmas, the Church guides us to the practical application of our faith in the Nativity we celebrate. For Christmas is ultimately about our rebirth as children of God through gospel faith. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

We are commanded to love one another. This is the way in which we prove our faith in God and overcome a world filled with sinfulness. The reason why we can love others is because the anointing of grace that fills us with God's love. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

When we get into this part of the Christmas season, the Church has us look at the practical implications of the Nativity. We get to see how we benefit from the Incarnation and reflect on just how God participates in our everyday lives. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Baptism is the means whereby we become a child of God. As a child, we benefit from the Nativity. For as Christ became a person to save us, we can through baptism experience the grace that makes His nativity beneficial to us all. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Hearing the Church and recognizing Christ in the Holy Eucharist is something that proves that we are of God. Those who reject the Incarnate Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, prove they are of the antichrist. Hearing the Church reveals those who have a spirit of truth or of error. It is important that we fully recognize these things and live accordingly. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

The Star led wise men to Jesus. But, was this a real event? Was there really a star that was seen in the sky for men to follow as the gospel tells us? The answer is yes, if you understand ancient times and what this event was that told them Jesus was born. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

In today's readings, we get a very basic gospel message about the exchange of natures that is at the heart of the gospel itself. For in becoming a human person, Jesus Christ took on our nature in order to give us something of the Divine nature, eternal life and the character of love. If we only understood this exchange our understanding of the gospel would transform our lives! To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Jesus came in the flesh to save us from our sins. That means that we have the grace of God to live righteous and holy. We should not live as if we never knew Christ. For as John tells us in the first reading, we are either of God or we are of the devil. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Today is the Memorial of the name of Jesus. Do you know why it is so magnificent? Why do we need to know how marvelous it is? It is because we have been given this name to act as representatives of Jesus. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

God became Incarnate to save us. He did not change and did not change our nature, aside from removing sin from us. This is redemption. Not a mere payment of a righteous for the unrighteous. But, God becoming man to free us to be His true image and likeness. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Why is it important to recognize that Mary was the mother of God? It is because He became a human person by taking His human nature from her body. Some understand this taking of the nature of the mother by the child who falsely promotes a woman's right to choose because they understand that the fetus takes from the physical makeup of the mother what becomes the individual body each one of us now has. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

Is truth important? Should we all have one faith? The answer to these questions are both yes. The reason why is because truth is fixed and not based on perspective. $500 is $500 when you are getting paid and when you are paying a bill. And, while God will save all who come to Him, he does call all to believe specific truths. Truths that have been taught to us from the beginning of the Church age that have not changed. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh

On this feast of the Holy Family, we are reminded that the family is the core of our society and the place where we experience the gospel first. Do you know how the gospel is taught in the family? It is by showing us how to relate and get along with others. To learn more, give us a listen. If you like what you hear, help support this podcast with a minimum of a $5 monthly support at https://patron.podbean.com/dtesh