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Worship Vs. Idolatry (Catechism Series Part 32) - Auspice Maria Ep 62

Auspice Maria with Bishop James Ruggieri

Every idol promises freedom and delivers slavery instead. Bishop James Ruggieri opens the Ten Commandments in this episode of Auspice Maria. The commandments begin only after God frees his people from Egypt, and that order matters. "God's first call and just demand is that man accept him and worship him," and unpacks why worship is not flattery but truth-telling about who we are. From there, the bishop names the quiet idols that crowd out God today. Power, money, reputation, even other people can take the throne meant for God alone. He also explains why superstition, magic, and sacrilege dimmish true faith. To worship rightly, is to become free. The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. A full transcript can be found on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-62