Auspice Maria with Bishop James Ruggieri

Auspice Maria (meaning "under the protection of Mary") is Bishop James Ruggieri's weekly podcast. Listen along to hear answers to questions we all face every day. Each week, Bishop Ruggieri discuses an aspect of the Catholic faith and applies it to our current lives.This podcast is produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland's Office of Communications.

Auspice Maria with Bishop James Ruggieri is a religion podcast hosted by Diocese of Portland, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Diocese of Portland hosts Auspice Maria with Bishop James Ruggieri, a religion show with 64 episodes published.

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

  Aug 18, 202618 min

  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

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  Grace, Law, and the Human Community (Catechism Series Part 31) - Auspice Maria Ep. 61

  Aug 11, 202618 min

  Bishop James Ruggieri turns from the individual heart to the whole human family. Communion with God was never meant to stay private, he explains. It spills outward into justice, subsidiarity, and solidarity with the poor, shaping how we build families, workplaces, and neighborhoods. But good structures alone cannot save a society. Something deeper has to change first. That deeper change, Bishop Ruggieri explains, comes through grace, not willpower. Law shows us the good; only the Holy Spirit gives us the strength to live it. Drawing on paragraphs 1877 through 2051 of the Catechism, he traces the path from natural law to the New Law of the Gospel, arguing that holiness was never meant to be a solo pursuit. We must strive for holiness together. A full transcript can be found on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-61

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  Why Did God Make Us? (Catechism Series Part 30) - Auspice Maria Ep. 60

  Aug 4, 202616 min

  "The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1733. This weeks episode focuses on the beginning of section 3 of the Catechism. Bishop Ruggieri compassionately discusses Christian morality, free will, and the reason God made us. "Our choices matter. Our habits matter. The way we treat others matters. We do not earn salvation by our own strength. Salvation is grace, but grace does not bypass our freedom. It heals, elevates, and invites our cooperation. The Christian moral life is the life of a child who has received a great inheritance and is learning to live according to it." - Bishop Ruggieri. A full transcript is available on our website at: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-60

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  The Traditions and Faith of Sacramentals and Funerals (Catechism Series Part 29) - Auspice Maria Ep 59

  Jul 28, 202620 min

  Bishop James Ruggieri closes out Part Two of the Catechism this week. The topic is sacramentals and Christian funerals. Holiness in life, hope in death. Why do Catholics carry blessed objects? Do rosaries, medals, holy water, or other blessings have some mystical power? Bishop Ruggieri explains why sacramentals are not magic. They are invitations to grace. Then the conversation turns to death. Why do we celebrate funeral Masses? What does the Church actually teach about cremation? How should ashes be treated? Bishop Ruggieri offers clear, compassionate guidance for grieving families. Let this episode be a reminder that Christ never abandons His children, in life or in death. A full transcript can be found on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-59

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  The Sacrament of Marriage (Catechism Series Part 28) - Auspice Maria Ep 58

  Jul 21, 202622 min

  Bishop James Ruggieri closes the Catechism's series on the seven sacraments with Holy Matrimony. He traces marriage from creation itself through Christ's presence at Cana, explaining how a man and woman become ministers of the sacrament through free consent. He unpacks conjugal love, the gift of children, and the family as a domestic church. Bishop Ruggieri also speaks directly to married couples, single people, and those who are divorced or divorced and remarried. He addresses the Church's teaching on annulment with honesty and compassion. He closes the sacraments series with a prayer for every state of life, and a Hail Mary for all who listen. A full transcript can be found on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-58

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