Episode 321: Sticks, Stones, and Names

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue the conversation from last week’s episode on speech and consider how we as disciples of Jesus can be agents of recreation in our culture by how we speak, text and post. First Reading: Sirach 27:4-7 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ben%20Sira%2027%3A4-7&version=NABRE) To register for Rescue LIVE Acadiana and/or Rescue Michigan, visit rescueme.live Book Recommendation: The Hidden Power of Silence in the Mass, by Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B. Scriptural Exam for speech: Prov 15:28 “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.” Prov 16:28 “A perverse person stirs up conflict and a gossip separates close friends.” Prov 20:19: “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.” 1 Peter 3:10: “For whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.” Titus 3:2: “Slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate and always to be gentle towards everyone.” Prov 21:23: “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.” Prov 18:13: “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.” 1 Thess 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up just as in fact you are doing.” Prov 16:24: “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Eph 4:29: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs so that it may benefit those who listen.” James 3:5: “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.” Col 4:6: “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Prov 12:18: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Ps 19:14: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be pleasing in your sight, my Lord, my rock and my redeemer” Mt 12:34: “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [e-mail] (mailto: [e-mail]) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix (https://youtube.com/actsxxix)