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Today is the 27th day and the eighth month in the year of our Lord 2022.

My name is Sir Roland Peterlot, and you're listening to Saturdays with Sir Roland on Catholic Spouts

where every Saturday we discuss the art of dragon slain.

Today is the memorial of St. Monica. Last week on the podcast, we talked about the Fourth Commandment,

that we should honor our father and mother, and St. Monica is a great example of how much

influence a parent can have. St. Monica was St. Augustine's mother, and Augustine is one of the doctors of the church and has had a

tremendous influence on Catholic theology over the centuries. But Augustine was a wayward son for many

years, and his skill and intellect would never have been used for good if it weren't for the adamant

tears of his dear mother, St. Monica, fervently praying for her son's conversion, so moms and

dads out there never forget how powerful your prayers for your children can be. Today, we move on to

the Fifth Commandment, which simply states, thou shalt not kill. Sadly, for many people, it gets used as

the gold standard for being a good person. Like, if you ask them why they should go to heaven or why they're a good person, they'll people, it gets used as the gold standard for being a good person.

Like, if you ask them why they should go to heaven or why they're a good person, they'll say,

well, I didn't kill anybody.

Well, there's a lot more to this commandment than just don't commit murder.

So let's take a closer look.

First off, if you own the Dragon Slayers Manual by Sir Wyvern Pugilist, there are quite a few dragons that can work together and trip you up in regards to the Fifth Commandment, and they all involve harming other people. Stinkmouth, whom we've already discussed, will try to convince you to harm people with mean and nasty words, such as gossip, which can murder a person's reputation.

Pusephalus is a bully who wants you to push and shove and intimidate

other people. Nobody likes bullies, so don't be a bully. And Malfactor is just plain mean. If you look at

the picture of Malfactor in Sir Wyvern's manual, it is a two-headed large dragon with all-consuming

fire breathing out of its mouth. That fire is meant to destroy everyone

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