St. Anthony's Tongue

Keeping this brief this week as I am recording the audio version of my book!

But let's talk Matthew 13!
Last week, Jesus spoke about the seed. This week, He shows us what happens when it begins growing in a messy field.
The weeds do not mean the wheat has failed. The field is unfinished—but God is still at work.
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What does Matthew 25 reveal about mercy, judgment, and the way we see people on the margins?
In this episode, we talk about the saints we have sanitized, the difficult human beings they chose to love, and the Christ who identifies himself with the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, the wounded, and the forgotten. Because mercy is not optional decoration for the Christian life—and grace should change which people we are capable of seeing.
This episode also explores the themes behind Issue IV of The Margins: God in the Gutters, featuring Dorothy Day, Francis of Assisi, Josephine Bakhita, Damien of Molokai, Benedict Joseph Labre, John of God, and more.

Mass Prep for Matthew 13:1–23, the Parable of the Sower.
God is not waiting for the perfect soul before He speaks. He throws the Word into distracted hearts, wounded hearts, hard hearts, and overgrown hearts.
The soul is not a machine. It is dirt. And grace is a seed with dirt under its fingernails.

The devil hates soup.Not because soup is magic, but because mercy makes the love of Christ tangible.In this video, I talk about the works of mercy as mysticism, spiritual warfare, and a way of making our faith become flesh.This idea comes from Issue IV of The Margins: God in the Gutters.Learn more / subscribe: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins

What’s the difference between meditation and contemplation—and why do Catholics so often confuse them?
In this episode of Mysticism, Word by Word, we unpack what the Church means by both, how meditation can open into contemplation, and why dry prayer is still fruitful.