Father Mike Schmitz

There's no situation, no circumstance in which Paul will not be willing to preach the gospel, even to the end, to the very, very end. And so that is just, again, not only picks up sticks and builds fires, he's always willing to preach the gospel. So that's the end of Acts, the Apostles, chapter 28. But as we know, the church continues on and we live in the age of Acts, chapter 29. St.

There's no situation, no circumstance in which Paul will not be willing to preach the gospel, even to the end, to the very, very end. And so that is just, again, not only picks up sticks and builds fires, he's always willing to preach the gospel. So that's the end of Acts, the Apostles, chapter 28. But as we know, the church continues on and we live in the age of Acts, chapter 29. St.

Paul's letter to the Philippians, happily enough, is actually written when Paul was under house arrest in Rome. Paul is writing to the Philippians as a prisoner, which is really incredible. Once again, highlighting Paul's character.

Paul's letter to the Philippians, happily enough, is actually written when Paul was under house arrest in Rome. Paul is writing to the Philippians as a prisoner, which is really incredible. Once again, highlighting Paul's character.

Paul's letter to the Philippians, happily enough, is actually written when Paul was under house arrest in Rome. Paul is writing to the Philippians as a prisoner, which is really incredible. Once again, highlighting Paul's character.

Paul doesn't even hardly mention, I mean, he does mention some things that happened to him, but he even says that, yeah, I want you to know, this is chapter one, verse 12. I want you to know that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. What's happened to me is I'm under house arrest, right?

Paul doesn't even hardly mention, I mean, he does mention some things that happened to him, but he even says that, yeah, I want you to know, this is chapter one, verse 12. I want you to know that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. What's happened to me is I'm under house arrest, right?

Paul doesn't even hardly mention, I mean, he does mention some things that happened to him, but he even says that, yeah, I want you to know, this is chapter one, verse 12. I want you to know that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. What's happened to me is I'm under house arrest, right?

But what's happened to me has really served to advance the gospel so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And that is, again, here is Paul saying, The letter to the Philippians is the letter of joy. Remember way back, we have Jeremiah and Ezekiel. We have the weeping prophets. Here is St. Paul to the Philippians.

But what's happened to me has really served to advance the gospel so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And that is, again, here is Paul saying, The letter to the Philippians is the letter of joy. Remember way back, we have Jeremiah and Ezekiel. We have the weeping prophets. Here is St. Paul to the Philippians.

But what's happened to me has really served to advance the gospel so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And that is, again, here is Paul saying, The letter to the Philippians is the letter of joy. Remember way back, we have Jeremiah and Ezekiel. We have the weeping prophets. Here is St. Paul to the Philippians.

This is the epistle of joy, the letter of joy. He just says, I want you, please rejoice at all times. I say to you, rejoice. I don't even care if people are preaching Jesus because they want to make me look bad. Even in this, I don't care. Only that he says this in verse 18, only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. And in that I rejoice. St.

This is the epistle of joy, the letter of joy. He just says, I want you, please rejoice at all times. I say to you, rejoice. I don't even care if people are preaching Jesus because they want to make me look bad. Even in this, I don't care. Only that he says this in verse 18, only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. And in that I rejoice. St.

This is the epistle of joy, the letter of joy. He just says, I want you, please rejoice at all times. I say to you, rejoice. I don't even care if people are preaching Jesus because they want to make me look bad. Even in this, I don't care. Only that he says this in verse 18, only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. And in that I rejoice. St.

Paul here in chapter one, he demonstrates this thing that is called apatheia. And that's not the same thing as apathy. Apathy can be a negative kind of apathy, a negative kind of I don't care, like whatever, I'm just in a negative way. But there's also this positive apatheia, this positive apathy, which means I am indifferent to whatever the Lord wants.

Paul here in chapter one, he demonstrates this thing that is called apatheia. And that's not the same thing as apathy. Apathy can be a negative kind of apathy, a negative kind of I don't care, like whatever, I'm just in a negative way. But there's also this positive apatheia, this positive apathy, which means I am indifferent to whatever the Lord wants.

Paul here in chapter one, he demonstrates this thing that is called apatheia. And that's not the same thing as apathy. Apathy can be a negative kind of apathy, a negative kind of I don't care, like whatever, I'm just in a negative way. But there's also this positive apatheia, this positive apathy, which means I am indifferent to whatever the Lord wants.

Not apathy in terms of I'm just kind of unfeeling or uncaring, but apatheia would be this virtue, the virtue of indifference that would say whether God causes me to have a long life or a short one, whatever he wants. I'm indifferent. If he wants me to have health or sickness, I'm indifferent, whatever he wants. If he wants me to have wealth or poverty, I don't care, whatever he wants.

Not apathy in terms of I'm just kind of unfeeling or uncaring, but apatheia would be this virtue, the virtue of indifference that would say whether God causes me to have a long life or a short one, whatever he wants. I'm indifferent. If he wants me to have health or sickness, I'm indifferent, whatever he wants. If he wants me to have wealth or poverty, I don't care, whatever he wants.

Not apathy in terms of I'm just kind of unfeeling or uncaring, but apatheia would be this virtue, the virtue of indifference that would say whether God causes me to have a long life or a short one, whatever he wants. I'm indifferent. If he wants me to have health or sickness, I'm indifferent, whatever he wants. If he wants me to have wealth or poverty, I don't care, whatever he wants.