Straightening Out Society

In this powerful reflection, Father Josiah Trenham draws from the Gospel, the life of St. Ambrose of Milan, and the history of Christian civilization to ask a fundamental question: Who is your nation’s God?

0:00 – The bent woman and being “straightened out”
0:59 – Feast of St. Ambrose & the meaning of December
1:42 – The miraculous election of St. Ambrose
2:51 – From catechumen to bishop in one week
3:43 – Christianity and the Roman Empire
5:01 – How Christian civilization is formed
5:54 – Western secular burnout and reconsideration
6:40 – Laws reveal a society’s god
7:30 – Why public confession of Christ matters
8:04 – St. Ambrose confronts Emperor Theodosius
9:26 – Cities, paganism, and cultural conversion
10:10 – Catechumens: set your standard high
11:30 – Purification, repentance, and real conversion
11:58 – Breaking addictions before baptism
12:26 – How the Church truly grows
12:54 – Parenting as the most powerful catechism
14:11 – Final exhortation: straighten your life
14:43 – Patristic Nectar app

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