How to Love (and Defeat) Your Enemies

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure discuss how Christians are called to love their enemies without abandoning justice. Can you resist someone and still act out of charity? This episode explores what it means to love—and even defeat—your enemies faithfully. St. Michael's Lent & EXODUS90 https://exodus90.com/ Dominican Rosary Pilgrimagehttps://rosarypilgrimage.org/ Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsSt. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Gregory Pine.
0:07.0	This is Father Bonaventure Chapman.
0:08.6	And that's Toad.
0:09.5	And welcome to Godsplining.
0:10.7	Thanks to all those who support us.
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0:20.6	Father Bonaventure, the people are
0:21.7	asking whether your affection for Toads is affected or whether it is in fact genuine, and if
0:27.4	genuine, from whence does it come? Genuine. The depths of my being. Yeah, I don't know. I mean,
0:34.8	it's one of those things like, if you ask, why do you like the good? why do you like, why do you want to be happy? But why be happy? And you're like, get away from that robot. Yeah, exactly. I don't know, they're just delightful creatures. My sister got me this a long time ago. And apparently they're, they don't make them anymore. This is a Bufoque Americana's. I think it's named something new scientifically. They're always changing names. Yep. I'm an American Toad.
0:54.7	A Bufo Snuggly almost?
0:56.1	Yeah.
0:56.7	And it's just, it's nice.
0:58.1	It's from my examples for class and stuff.
1:00.1	But like, if it, it's going to get ratty at some point. No. But they're great. There is. If you show it the kind of care and concern that model train collectors show to their engines, then...
0:54.6	Yeah, or Star Wars people in their collections?
0:56.3	Exactly.
0:56.7	Yeah, keep them in the box.
0:58.1	Exactly.
0:58.6	No, can't...
0:59.6	It's got to be... that model train collectors show to their engines. Yeah, or Star Wars people in their collections?
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