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Gospel Luke 13: 22-30Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed. ‘Once the master of the house has got up and locked the door, you may find yourself knocking on the door, saying, “Lord, open to us” but he will answer, “I do not know where you come from.” Then you will find yourself saying, “We once ate and drank in your company; you taught in our streets” but he will reply, “I do not know where you come from. Away from me, all you wicked men!” ‘Then there will be weeping and grinding of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves turned outside. And men from east and west, from north and south, will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. ‘Yes, there are those now last who will be first, and those now first who will be last.’Support the show

Luke 12:49-53Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how great is my distress till it is over! ‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three; the father divided against the son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’Support the show

In this first episode of Season Two, Fr Rob Galea and Danii Sullivan discuss the Scripture reading Luke 12:32-48. This is the Gospel reading for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. LUKE 12:32-48‘There is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.‘Sell your possessions and give alms. Get yourselves purses that do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy those servants if he finds them ready. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come, he would not have let anyone break through the wall of his house. You too must stand ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.’Peter said, ‘Lord, do you mean this parable for us, or for everyone?’ The Lord replied, ‘What sort of steward, then, is faithful and wise enough for the master to place him over his household to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Happy that servant if his master’s arrival finds him at this employment. I tell you truly, he will place him over everything he owns. But as for the servant who says to himself, “My master is taking his time coming,” and sets about beating the menservants and the maids, and eating and drinking and getting drunk, his master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. The master will cut him off and send him to the same fate as the unfaithful.  The servant who knows what his master wants, but has not even started to carry out those wishes, will receive very many strokes of the lash. The one who did not know, but deserves to be beaten for what he has done, will receive fewer strokes. When a man has had a great deal given him, a great deal will be demanded of him; when a man has had a great deal given him on trust, even more will be expected of him.’Support the show

In this final episode of season one of the Catholic Influencer's Podcast, Fr Rob and Danii discuss their favourite episodes from season one, the release date for season two, and give a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes of making the podcast. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii talk discuss what the vocation to religious life looks like, especially for women and Fr Rob shares a bit about his own vocation story into the diocesan priesthood. Danii interview Sr Mel Dwyer, a Canossian Daughter of Charity, about her vocation story and what her life as a religious sister looks like. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii talk discuss the difference between gluttony and food addiction and have an interview with Fr Ryan Rooney. Fr Rooney shares his story of his struggle with food addiction and how he found healing and is now helping others do the same. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii talk about what Evangelical poverty is and whether of not Jesus was poor. Danii interviews Fr. Ken Barker, MGL, on his own experience of evangelical poverty, the vow of poverty taken by religious orders and how lay people can try to lead a more simple life. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii discuss conversion, to christianity, to Catholicism and ongoing conversion in our everyday lives. Danii interviews Alyssa Frizzell, a young woman with a beautiful story conversion to Catholicism with her husband. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii discuss the sexual abuse crisis and the Catholic Church. They talk about some of the major sexual abuse cases from around the world and discuss the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church Summit that was held at the Vatican in February, 2019. Danii interviews Archbishop Charles Scicluna of the Archdiocese of Malta and the Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith- making him the Vaticans chief investigator into sexual abuse within the Church. Archbishop Scicluna shares how thoughts on the sexual abuse crisis and what the Church is doing to ensure this can never happen again. Support the show

In this episode of the Catholic Influencers Podcast Fr. Rob Galea and Danii discuss addiction, how to identify addiction in your life, and ways to overcome addiction. Danii interviews Richard Gibbs from Impact Recovery, a therapeutic community in Bendigo. Richard has years of experience in walking alongside people struggling with addiction and shares the joy of freedom he gets to witness in his work. Support the show