SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION WITH FR. MITCH PACWA

EWTN Favorite and Scripture Scholar Fr. Mitch Pacwa analyzes Church Traditions and Teachings in light of Sacred Scripture during this weekly live program.
2024-03-12
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 44
Fr. Mitch contrasts the mockery experienced by Jesus with the love and compassion shown to Him by His mother, Mary, John the Apostle and Mary Magdalene at the foot of the Cross.
2024-03-05
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 43
In his Bible study, Fr. Mitch compares Jesus’ experience of being mocked as He hung on the cross to the mockery that many victims of abuse experience from the people around them.
2024-02-27
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 42
Fr. Mitch speaks on the implications of Jesus’ perceived guilt when he was crucified between two criminals, and how many abuse victims struggle to overcome their feeling of guilt.
2024-02-20
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 41
Fr. Mitch uses the indignity Jesus suffered during his crucifixion to illustrate how abuse victims can encounter His healing power through their shared experiences of humiliation.
2024-02-13
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 40
Fr. Mitch illustrates how the women’s compassion for Jesus along the Via Dolorosa is a guiding example for how the Church should approach those suffering from the abuse crisis.
2024-02-06
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 39
Today’s focus on Catholics strong devotion to Jesus’ Way of the Cross, reminds us we all need frequent reminders that suffering is an essential component of being a disciple.
2024-01-30
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 38
In his live, interactive Bible study, Fr. Mitch examines Jesus’ second trial before Pilate, and in particular, focuses on Pilate’s political expedience in his dealings with Jesus.
2024-01-23
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 37
Fr. Mitch looks at the political aspects of Jesus’ trials, and draws parallels to how the sex abuse crisis has often become an occasion of politicizing accusations against clergy.
2024-01-16
MAILBAG SHOW
In today’s live, interactive Bible study, Fr. Mitch reaches deep into his mailbag to answer some of the viewer questions he hasn’t been able to get to in his previous shows.
2024-01-09
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 36
In today’s Bible study, Fr. Mitch compares the sin of despair committed by Judas after his betrayal of Jesus, to the painful despair of sex scandal victims and their perpetrators.
2023-12-19
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Fr. Mitch explains the Maronite Rite’s liturgical version of Advent and Christmas, beginning with the announcement to Zechariah and ending with the finding of Jesus in the Temple.
2023-12-12
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 35
In his live, interactive Bible Study, Fr. Mitch looks at the suicide of the Apostle and Jesus' betrayer, Judas Iscariot, and examines the motives and effects of his betrayal.
2023-12-05
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 34
In his look at the verdict in Jesus’ trial, Fr. Mitch points out legal procedural discrepancies that Caiaphas and others conveniently ignored in order to get a quick conviction.
2023-11-28
MAILBAG SHOW
“If Jesus is with us, why doesn’t He answer our prayers?” “What happens after we die?” Fr. Mitch answers these and other viewer questions on this edition of his mail bag show.
2023-11-21
WHEAT AND TARES PT. 33
In today’s Bible study, Fr. Mitch explains how Jesus’ silence in the face of accusations provided the means for him to accept our guilt and fulfill His role as “Suffering Servant.”