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Oro Valley Catholic

Oro Valley Catholic

By: Fr. John Arnold
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 “If other ages felt less, they saw more, even though they saw with the blind, prophetical, unsentimental eye of acceptance, which is to say, of faith. In the absence of this faith now, we govern by tenderness. It is a tenderness which, long cut off from the person of Christ, is wrapped in theory. When tenderness is detached from the source of tenderness, its logical outcome is terror. It ends in forced-labor camps and in the fumes of the gas chamber.” - Flannery O’Connor, A Memoir of Mary AnnAll rights reserved Spirituality
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  • Skepticism and Faith

    Skepticism and Faith
    Dec 5 2025

    This week on OVC, I discuss Faith and Skepticism. Not everyone will come to faith through the Gospel. Skeptics may require a different pathway. Nonetheless, to understand God, you must first believe. Faith and Skepticism exist side by side - skepticism with no openness to the possibility of faith is an empty intellectual endeavor. Faith without a critical eye leads the soul down some empty paths. Trusting in God, the Gospel and the Church is the one trustworthy path back to God.

    Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/113025.cfm

    Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    32 mins
  • The Once and Future King

    The Once and Future King
    Nov 22 2025

    The final Sunday of the Liturgical Year is the The Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. Proclaimed by Pope Benedict XV after the massively destructive First World War it was meant Europe that violence without boundaries would insure constant destruction. What does the feast have to do with the founding of Christian Europe and the occult nature of the Nazi Reich. This week on OVC.

    Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112325.cfm

    Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    29 mins
  • The Old World Ends, the New One Begins

    The Old World Ends, the New One Begins
    Nov 15 2025

    The end of the liturgical year approaches and Jesus turns to teaching about the end times. With Jesus death and the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, an old world ended and a new one began. What can it mean? This week on OVC.

    Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111625.cfm

    Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    35 mins
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