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Bishop Ruggeri teaches in this episode, "the Christian vision of sexuality is neither contempt for the body nor worship of the body. It is reverence for the person."

"Thou shall not kill" seems like a simple commandment on the surface. However, the Catechism of the Catholic Church takes it much deeper than simply avoiding murder.

Bishop Ruggieri discusses the fourth commandment, "honor your father and mother." He explains why children should listen to their parents (and when they shouldn't) and why parents should be of service to their children.

Bishop Ruggieri opens up the Second and Third Commandments and shows how they shape something we often miss in our faith: the way we speak and the way we rest.

Bishop Ruggieri discusses the first commandment and all the nuances within it.

Bishop Ruggieri explains the beginnings of the Catechism's teaching on moral law. It is a nuanced balance of authority, subsidiarity, and participation.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And this week our podcast will be on the sacramentals and Christian funerals: holiness in life and hope in death.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we continue our series on the Catechism. We're finishing up the sacraments.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggeri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And this week, we'll be talking about the sacrament of holy orders in service for the communion of the church.

Welcome to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and this week we'll be talking about the second sacrament of healing, the anointing of the sick.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we've been talking in our last several episodes on the sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And today I'll be talking about the sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist. And before we do that, though, I'd like to offer a prayer in thanksgiving for this wonderful sacrament and asking the Holy Spirit to open our hearts to its inspiration.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And we continue our series on the catechism, specifically this week talking about the sacrament of confirmation. And as always, I'd like to begin with a prayer, but especially this week invoking the Holy Spirit to inspire us, to help us, to open our hearts to the beauty of this faith that we are so privileged to share. Let us pray.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Rugiri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we have begun part two of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which talks about the sacraments primarily, but it's entitled The Celebration of the Christian Mystery. So today we continue and we focus particularly on baptism, the all-important sacrament of baptism.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Rugiri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And we are continuing with our series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We've moved now into the second part of the Catechism about worship, liturgy, sacraments.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland. And as we continue our podcast, we're moving now into a new part of the catechism of the Catholic Church.

Welcome to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggeri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and today we resume our series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, talking about these articles of the Creed, or these points of the Creed: the resurrection of the body, life everlasting, and the word Amen, which really brings us to a beautiful conclusion to the first part of the Catechism, which has expounded on the articles of the Creed.

Welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine. And today we continue with our series on the Catechism, touching upon these points in the Creed, the communion of saints, and the forgiveness of sins.

Well, welcome back to the Auspice Maria podcast. I'm Bishop James Ruggieri of the Diocese of Portland in Maine, and we continue our series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We are talking today about paragraphs 871 to 945, focusing on this topic of "Christ's faithful." We've been talking about the church, the mystery of the church, the people of God, the body of Christ, the temple of the Holy Spirit. We talked also about the four marks of the church.