Catholic Unscripted Newsletter #9
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Dear friends,
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Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:
🙏 The Freedom of Humility
Inspired by Sunday’s Gospel, Mark reflects on humility as the vital foundation of Christian life — not weakness, but the gateway to freedom and grace.
👉 Read here
The Freedom of Humility: Listening to Today’s Word of God
Humility is not merely one virtue among many in Catholic teaching; it is the foundation of the spiritual life, the soil from which all other virtues grow. The Fathers and Doctors of the Church repeatedly teach that pride is the root of sin because it closes us off to God, while humility is the gateway to grace because it opens the soul to receive. To be…
🎬 Bread Not Stones — Interview with the Filmmakers
We spoke to the creators of this powerful new documentary on the liturgy in Charlotte, exploring how faith and resistance transformed lives in the face of harsh restrictions.
👉 Watch here
✝️ Fr. Sean Sheehy Joins Our Team
We’re delighted to welcome Fr. Sheehy as a new contributor. His first piece tackles pride — the root of sin — and shows why humility is the chief Christian virtue.
👉 Read here
Pride is the Chief Characteristic of Satan
We are delighted to share this post written by our friend Fr Sean Sheehy reflecting on the Gospel this week, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
👶 March for Life London
Ahead of this weekend’s March for Life, we spoke with Isabel Vaughan-Spruce about the event and her ongoing fight for the right to silently pray in public.
👉 Read here
📿 Pray the Rosary with Us — Starting September 1st
We’ve begun praying the Rosary together live every day. Join us and make it part of your daily rhythm.
👉 Details here
2nd September Daily Rosary followed by our Weekly LIVE Conversation
We meet weekly on a Tuesday 7:15-8:30pm to pray the Rosary with you and have a conversation around your comments and questions. This is for members of the Catholic Unscripted community as a thank you for your support. The best way to support what we do is to pick up a monthly or discounted annual membership (or make a donation) - this allows us to dedi…
📘 Discovering the Catechism
Our members-only series continues — a joyful journey through the Catechism, whether it’s your first time or a refresher.
👉 Watch here
Discovering the Catechism Paragraphs 83 & 84
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💬 Weekly Live Session
Every Tuesday we catch up with you all for chat, questions, and discussion. If you missed it, you can watch here:
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2nd September Daily Rosary followed by our Weekly LIVE Conversation
We meet weekly on a Tuesday 7:15-8:30pm to pray the Rosary with you and have a conversation around your comments and questions. This is for members of the Catholic Unscripted community as a thank you for your support. The best way to support what we do is to pick up a monthly or discounted annual membership (or make a donation) - this allows us to dedi…
📖 Daily Gospel Reflections with Fr Paschal Uche
From September 3rd we’ve been blessed with short daily Gospel reflections from Fr Paschal — insightful and uplifting.
👉 Watch here
3rd September 2025: Daily Reflections with Fr Paschal Uche
For you, our dear supporter, we are delighted to introduce daily reflections from Fr Paschal Uche, a young priest of the Brentwood Diocese in the UK.
🎙️ Conversation with Fr. Sean Sheehy
We also caught up with Fr. Sheehy to discuss what the Church is and her role in the world — a deeply thoughtful interview.
👉 Watch here
🤖 AI Week on Catholic Unscripted
Katherine reflected on the counterfeit promises of technology: Read here
The Counterfeit and The Christ
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And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak, for they knew that he was Christ. Luke 4:41
Following his excellent article on AI and morality, Dr Sean Walsh joined us for a fascinating discussion on addiction, homelessness, and artificial intelligence: Watch here
✨ And there’s so much more to come! This weekend we’ll have the Doctor of Moral Theology and author Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith with us to reflect on the beatifications of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, and we’ll also be looking at Pope Leo’s meeting with Fr. James Martin.
We are so grateful to each of you for being part of Catholic Unscripted. If you’re not yet a subscriber, now is the perfect time to join us. If you already are — thank you! You’re making all of this possible.
With gratitude and prayers,
Mark & Katherine