Father Simon Esshaki, a Chaldean Catholic priest from San Diego with over 500K TikTok followers joins Matt to talk about why he became a priest, what celibacy actually means, confession and how to pursue sainthood no matter your state in life.

Ep. 572

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📚 Resources mentioned:

True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis de Montfort: https://a.co/d/09d9YDsY
Litanies of the Heart by Jerry Crete: https://a.co/d/085DNhnW

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Why become a priest?
05:00 True Devotion to Mary & Marian spirituality
09:00 Inviting Mary in
16:45 Celibacy, desire, and finding joy in the priesthood
26:00 Priestly scandals and the call to sainthood
33:00 Struggling with sin
50:00 Ordination
1:02 Social media, TikTok, and going viral
1:15 Confessing serious sin
1:32 Father brings Matt some beautiful gifts for the studio

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