Who is My Neighbor?

Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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4.9 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

“But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’” Mike and Dave break down the Parable of the Good Samaritan, explain why this story is so important and expand on the radical love Jesus calls us to.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:02.9	To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com.
0:11.4	There's a notion of charity, there's a notion of justice, and how do they mutually inform one another without letting justice become an excuse to not be charitable.
0:22.6	Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to every knee shall bow, your weekly Catholic podcast on evangelization and discipleship.
0:42.3	My name is Mike Gomer Gormley, and I am joined today by Dave the sadly shirted Van Vickle.
0:49.2	Yep.
0:49.6	It's October.
0:50.7	It's chilly.
0:52.8	And the first thing I did after I got out of the showers, put a shirt on today. It's chilly. And first thing I did after I got out of the showers, put a shirt on
0:56.9	today. It's devastating. Absolutely devastating. You just be so good. I feel like a chain. I feel like
1:03.0	a gorilla in a zoo. That's what I feel like, as opposed to roaming the countryside. I don't want to
1:09.4	be rude, but you kind of look like a gorilla in a zoo. You wouldn't be the countryside. I don't want to be rude, but you kind of look like a gorilla.
1:14.0	You wouldn't be the first to say that.
1:16.5	That reminds you that line in the Batman movie with the Joker, where he's like,
1:22.5	it's like Beauty and the Beast, but if anyone else ever calls you a beast they'll tear their lungs out
1:30.1	nice he's dancing with kim basinger i love that line oh i've used it on many a girlfriend
1:35.4	which is why i'm alone um what about did you ever use have you ever danced with the devil on the
1:41.0	pale of the moonlight yeah i use that while me me and Shannon were dancing on a wedding night.
1:46.8	Hey, I guess who I saw last week?
1:49.2	Who?
1:50.2	Father John Gordon.
1:51.8	Oh, you did.
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