Understanding the Role of Bishops

Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Why does the Church need bishops? Dr. Michael Sirilla joins Mike Gormley and Dave Van Vickle to explore the role of bishops in the Church, referencing St. Thomas Aquinas' insights. They discuss the spiritual fatherhood, pastoral duties, and theological understanding of bishops. They also unpack the processes of selecting bishops and the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding the Church.

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"Bishops are more than administratros, they are spiritual fathers."

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0:00.0	The famous quote, first century, right? Ignatius of Antioch, wherever the bishop shall appear,
0:05.9	there let the multitude of the people also be. Even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic
0:11.0	Church.
0:27.5	Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to every knee shall bow.
0:33.4	My name is Mike Gomer Gormley, and I am joined today by Dave, the truest theologian, Van Vickle.
0:34.0	How are you doing, Dave?
0:35.4	Good. I like this one.
0:36.5	You're getting better.
0:37.1	I have the nicknames.
0:37.4	I know. These on-the-fly nicknames, they're exhausting me. I like this one. You're getting better. I have the nicknames. I know.
0:39.9	These on the fly nicknames, they're exhausting me.
0:41.8	They burn up so many calories in my brain.
0:43.0	How you doing today, Dave?
0:43.8	I'm good.
0:48.1	I mean, it's a frozen tundra of depression here in the northeast. So, I mean, other than that, I'm good.
0:50.2	I mean, I'm wearing a shirt. It's going to be 85 degrees. I don't want it. I can't hear it.
0:58.7	You know, when I go down to the south, I think there are air conditioners.
1:00.7	Why does anyone live up north where I am?
1:03.0	Like, why at this point is there anyone still there?
1:03.8	But anyways.
1:06.2	Yeah, people don't realize in the summertime, bring a jacket.
1:11.0	Wherever you go, bring a jacket to Houston because the interior of every building will be high school. Right. It's so cold. Oh, that's so. I remember going to a movie theater for the first.
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