#12382 What Identity Were You Born With? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine - Fr. Gregory Pine
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🗓️ 23 September 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“What Identity Were You Born With?” In this episode, we explore the profound connection between our identity and the Eucharist, alongside questions about the nature of identity itself and the role of sacraments in leading a fulfilling life. We also delve into how to engage in meaningful dialogue with those of different faith backgrounds and the intriguing topic of angels in spiritual warfare.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:40 – People are obsessed with identity
- 06:25 – We have to deal with the fact that we are creatures.
- 08:00 – Where does identity come from?
- 18:04 – What does it mean that our identity is Eucharistic?
- 23:35 – His Father is non-denominational and believes that the Catholic church is just a middle ground and not necessary. That he can just go directly to Christ and have a relationship with him. What advice can Father offer for him to better dialogue with his dad?
- 31:13 – So are the sacraments “the key” to a full life?
- 35:55 – How do angels do battle?
- 43:35 – Can I classify “relation” as a transcendental of being given how Ratzinger writes about it?
- 46:44 – Why has Jesus been portrayed as a white man throughout time and what implications has that had on the Church over time?
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| 0:36.6 | Is there a ranking system of internet priests? |
| 0:39.6 | I know Father Mike Schmitz would be number one. |
| 0:42.3 | But where do these priests fall? |
| 0:44.6 | Do we have a ranking system for them? |
| 0:47.0 | But Father Gregory Pine be pretty far up there. |
| 0:49.4 | We are a big deal today. |
| 0:50.8 | We are a big deal today. |
| 0:52.6 | Father Gregory Pine, our guest this hour, |
| 0:55.2 | he's got a new book, and I highly recommend it. Your Eucharistic Identity, the sacramental |
| 1:03.5 | guide to the fullness of life, excuse me, a sacramental guide to the fullness of life. And just |
| 1:08.6 | think about that subtitle. That is what we seek, the fullness |
| 1:11.7 | of life. And the means is the sacraments. And there you have. It's a lovely, it's not a hard, |
| 1:18.2 | it's not a tomb, you know, it's a quite readable book that you can get your hands on, your |
| 1:23.7 | Eucharistic identity by Father Gregory Pine. He's an instructor of dogmatic and moral theology |
| 1:28.4 | at the Dominican House of Studies and the assistant director of the Thomistic Institute, all of which is actually |
| 1:33.3 | quite a big deal. They're doing wonderful work there. He's got a doctorate from the University of |
| 1:38.7 | Freiburg in Switzerland, and author and co-author of quite a few books. You see him on Matt Frad. He's a big deal |
| 1:48.3 | over on Matt Frad as well. Father Gregory Pine, thank you very much for being here with us. |
| 1:53.5 | Thanks so much for having me and for pumping me up. Do you have you ever seen the rankings for |
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