How to speak so people will listen

How to speak so people will listen - Julian Treasure

JMJ

Having conversations with people in a key social skill. As a Catholic speaking with others, how you present yourself and Catholicism matters.

I love the fact that the presenter highlights "dogmatism" in discussions and the difference between fact and opinion.

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A Little Perspective on Pope Leo XIV

+ JMJ By Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar - https://x.com/edgarjbb_/status/1920590815472108021, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165004058 The Catholic Church has a new Vicar of Christ. As discussed in my short series " Who's in Charge? ", we know that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as Vicar of Christ in the recent conclave, taken the name Pope Leo XIV, and been accepted by the moral unanimity of Bishops and faithful in union with the Catholic Church. Roberto de Mattei has written an article for Rorate Caeili ( RORATE CÆLI: Leo XIV and the Future of the Church - by Roberto de Mattei ) that delves into some aspects of this major event in the life of the Catholic Church. The Pope has addressed the Cardinals and made clear some of his thoughts: In this regard, I would like us to renew together today our complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second Vatican Council ....

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Can the SSPX be right about the Novus Ordo? Revision: Feb 11, 2013 On another web forum, I was engaged in a rather heated discussion about the documents of Vatican II.

Morning and Evening and other sundry Prayers

+ JMJ Along the theme of P^3 (Prayer, Penance, Patience), and for my own reference ... here is a collection of Morning and Evening prayers from the Ideal Daily Missal along with some additional prayers. In this crisis of the Church, I do not think it is possible to do too much prayer, penance and have patience. P^3

The Curious Case of Steve Skojec and the Dangers of Deep Diving into the Crisis Sub-Titled: The Failings of Others

+ JMJ It's been a while now since Steve Skojec sold 1P5 and abandoned the Catholic Faith. I've been a 'Trad' since 1982 and in those 40+ years I seen this death-spiral before with a similar end point. It seems that anyone who jumps into the fray unprepared for the enormous task of righting wrongs will, eventually, become discouraged by not the task but the people who surround them. I remember when Skojec complained of the treatment his family received from a traditional priest. This seems to have been the start of the end for him. So what can we learn from the likes of Steve Skojec, Michael Voris (maybe?), Louie Verrecchio, Gerry Matatix and other celebrity Catholics? Probably quite a lot about what not to do. First, don't burn out on the crisis? When you burn out, on work or anything else, little things assume a more greater importance than they are due. This is one of my 'canary in the coal mine' signals that I've been stretching myself too th...

Surviving Pope Francis and What is to Come ...

+ JMJ Even if the next Pope is a Pius XIII, Francis' legacy will be with us for a long time and the question is how to survive it as a Catholic. (N.B. I am writing this on April 29, 2025) I was thinking what advice would I give for weathering the storm to someone new to Tradition or even to the Catholic Church? First, remember that your first goal is to save your own soul and then those with whom you have an immediate relationship. That would be your spouse, children, parents, siblings etc. Second, is to hold true to what the Church actually teaches as opposed to theories. Theories includes how to determine when a Pope loses the papacy via heresy. If Pope Francis' papacy showed us anything, it showed the resilience of the Church to crossing the line into heresy. Third, feed your spiritual life with good reading. That mean spiritual works like the lives of saints, meditations like the Imitation of Christ etc. So pray, go to Mass and keep yourself in p...

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