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📜 — If Sola Scriptura was THE plan from the beginning… why did most of the Apostles never write anything?

That’s the joke.
But also… kind of the question.

This new Peter’s Barque track leans hard into the absurdity:

🎶 Andrew evangelized nations… but apparently forgot to leave notes.
🎶 Bartholomew got flayed alive for Christ… but didn’t “submit paperwork.”
🎶 Luke and Mark weren’t Apostles.
🎶 Nobody’s even fully sure who wrote Hebrews.
🎶 And somehow we’re told Christianity was always supposed to function as “Scripture alone.”

The song isn’t attacking Scripture.
Far from it.

It’s poking fun at the strange historical reality that:
the same Christians who say “the Bible alone” still have to inherit the canon itself from the Church that preserved, recognized, copied, preached, and defended it.

Because before Christianity was a paperback…

it was preached.
It was taught.
It was sacramental.
It was apostolic.
It was a Church.

And that’s exactly the tension this song plays with — through dry humor, punchy ska energy, and one very awkward participation trophy.

🎶 “Apostolic Participation Trophy” — a track for converts, cradle Catholics, theology nerds, Church history geeks, and anybody who has ever wondered why Simon the Zealot apparently forgot to turn in his assignment.

#Catholic #CatholicFaith #SolaScriptura #ChurchHistory #BibleStudy #CatholicMusic #PetersBarque #Theology #ChristianHistory #ApostolicChurch #ChristianMusic #Catechesis #Apologetics #Bible #NewTestament #Christianity #JesusChrist #CatholicTruth #ChurchFathers #Hebrews

The music is digital. The art is AI. The arguments, sarcasm, and late-night theological spirals are extremely human.

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A lot of people have asked how they can support Peter’s Barque.

The best answer is still simple:

Share the songs.
Send them to friends.
Use them in OCIA, youth ministry, Bible studies, classrooms, and comment sections when the same old anti-Catholic canards show up again.

That helps more than you know.

But I also wanted to share one other thing.

Peter’s Barque is new for me — but digital marketing is not. I’ve been helping businesses grow online for almost 20 years, and that work is part of what allows me to keep building this catechetical music project.

So if you own or run a local business — dentist, contractor, roofer, plumber, restaurant, coffee shop, law firm, therapy office, jewelry store, or any brick-and-mortar business that needs more people finding you on Google — I’d love to talk.

One of my platforms, https://HabaneroSocial.com, helps local businesses improve their Google Business Profile visibility so more people find them in search and maps.

No pressure. No obligation.

But if you’re part of the Peter’s Barque community and you book a call, mention “Peter’s Barque” and I’ll give you a special lifetime discount if it makes sense for us to work together.

Thanks again for the incredible support. I never expected this project to grow the way it has, but I’m grateful — and I’d be honored to work with some of you.

God bless.

#Catholic #CatholicMusic #PetersBarque #CatholicBusiness #CatholicEntrepreneur #LocalBusiness #GoogleBusinessProfile #CatholicFaith
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🍞🍷🩸 “Ancient Scandal (Transubstantiation)” — The Eucharist Was Always Scandalous

Yesterday was the Feast of Corpus Christi — the celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Which makes this a fitting week to release a song about one of the strangest accusations ever leveled against Christians:

Cannibalism.

That sounds absurd to modern ears… until you realize why the accusation existed in the first place.

Christians spoke about eating the Body of Christ and drinking His Blood so literally that pagan Rome misunderstood them. And notably — the early Church didn’t respond by saying:

“Oh no, you misunderstood. It’s only symbolic.”

Instead, Christians clarified how it was true.

Not crude cannibalism.
Not dead flesh on a plate.
But the living Christ, truly present under the appearances of bread and wine.

That mystery eventually came to be called transubstantiation:
the accidents remain, but the substance changes.

And honestly? The Incarnation already prepared us for this.

Jesus looked ordinary too.

No Roman soldier looking at Christ would have seen “divinity particles” floating around Him. The God who hid Himself in human flesh still hides Himself under ordinary appearances.

That’s what this song is about.

🎶 “Ancient Scandal (Transubstantiation)” — a song about John 6, the Real Presence, the accusations against the early Church, and the strange, beautiful scandal at the center of the Eucharist.

#Catholic #CorpusChristi #Eucharist #RealPresence #Transubstantiation #CatholicMusic #PetersBarque #John6 #AncientScandal

Peter’s Barque is a catechetical musical project by Justin West. He’s a catechist, not a musician. The music and art are created largely through digital tools — but the words, theology, heart, and occasional sarcasm are still very human.

Website: https://petersbarquemusic.com
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🕯️⚖️☀️ "I WANT TO WANT" — When Your Heart Chooses the Lesser Light

Saint Augustine didn’t deny the good.

He knew it.
He respected it.

He just prayed:
“Give me chastity… but not yet.”

That’s not ancient history.
That’s Tuesday.

We don’t usually choose evil because it’s evil.
We choose real goods—comfort, pleasure, distraction—
just not in their proper place.

The smaller light.
The nearer thing.
The easier yes.

And over time,
we stop noticing what we’re missing.

The deeper problem?
Sometimes we don’t even want the greater good.

So the most honest prayer isn’t:
“Lord, I’ve got this.”

It’s:
“Lord… I want to want what You want.”

That’s not weakness.
That’s the beginning of conversion.

Even Saint Andrew Wouters—
a man who knew his own failures—
stood firm when it mattered most:

“A fornicator I always was…
a heretic I will never be.”

Not perfect.
But faithful.

🎶 "I WANT TO WANT" — a track for anyone who knows the good… but keeps reaching for something less.

#Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #Theology #Augustine #RestlessHeart #Grace #Conversion
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Peter’s Barque is a catechetical music project by Justin West. The music is created using digital tools, and the art is AI-assisted—but the message, theology, and intent are entirely human.
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