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Fr. Fabian and Fr. Bruce Riebe discuss Saint Bonaventure's legacy, America's 250th anniversary, and the significance of the Holy Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils, concluding with a reflection on the Gospel parable of the wheat and the weeds.

Fr. Fabian and Fr. Bruce Riebe reflect on Saint Bonaventure's legacy of faithfulness in small things, the meaning of true freedom in light of America's 250th anniversary, and the Eastern Church's commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils. They trace the doctrinal battles at Nicaea, Constantinople, and Ephesus that shaped the Nicene Creed and safeguarded the truth of Christ's divinity and humanity. The hosts close with the Sunday Gospel parable of the wheat and the weeds, exploring God's patience and the call to let His Word take root in the heart.

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