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Greetings young Squire Sprouts. Today is the 21st day in the fifth month in the year of our Lord 2022.

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

where every Saturday we discuss the art of dragon slain.

Last week, we talked about the dragon named Frantix, the dragon of distraction.

Frantic keeps us so busy and distracted that we forget the most important things in life,

such as prayer. The world is noisy, but God whispers. So last last week we discussed the importance of taking some time

and quiet prayer each day and listening to God's plan for our life. This week, we're going to

discuss another important dragon-slaying weapon that Frantix tries to distract us from, the sacred

scriptures. The Bible truly is the greatest story ever told, and frantic knows that if you

really knew the story, you would love the story. You would love God, and you would really want to be a

saint. So he does everything he can to distract you from this story. So he's like the Agnachic

kid in the movie theater that won't stop talking or making noise when you're trying to watch the

movie or the annoying sibling who stands in front of the TV when you're watching a great movie

or maybe making a bunch of loud noises when you're trying to read a great story. Yeah,

that's like frantic's. Stories are powerful. That's why Jesus told parables to teach us lessons.

That's why our favorite sports teams and

our favorite books or favorite movies inspire us so much. We all want to be part of a great

story. Think about your favorite story for a minute. Mine is the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien. These stories teach us so much about virtue and good versus evil and how to slay a

dragon. Of course, Tolkien was a devout Catholic and was greatly influenced by the greatest

story ever told, which is why he could write such great stories himself. I've read the stories

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