Demons, Obsessions and Disciples - a podcast by Fr. John Arnold

In the Gospel, Jesus describes the attitude of his disciples - like children, trusting and following. Obsessions are thoughts that constantly trouble us. The disciples are constantly nagged by their envy, pretensions to greatness and desire to control Jesus. Interestingly, the stories preceding and following this Gospel in Mark 9 are all about how demons operate. What does this have to do with Symphonie Fantastique? Learn more on Oro Valley Catholic. The image is of Harriet Smithson in Othello. Harriet was idée fixe, that is obsession, of Hector Berlioz. Listen and consider the way that the demonic enters human life.

Readings for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique 4th Mvt by Bruno Walter is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0

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