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**𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗕 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴?** 😅🎶

Fair question.

**𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀** 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱.

And honestly, I’m deeply grateful.

Peter’s Barque has grown faster than I expected, and part of that has meant writing, recording, editing, and releasing at a pace that has been exciting… but probably not sustainable forever.

𝗦𝗼 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 **𝗮 𝟭+ 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀**.

That does **not** mean I’m slowing to a crawl.

**52 songs a year is still a huge undertaking.** That is still a lot of writing, a lot of production, a lot of catechesis, and a lot of trying to make things that are actually worth your time.

But I do want to protect a few things.

First, **I do not want to burn out.** I love doing this. It is the fulfillment of a long-term passion, and I want to keep loving it.

Second, **I want to keep the quality high.** I would rather make songs that are sharper, stronger, and more re-listenable than just flood the feed because I technically can.

And third — probably most importantly — several people have told me that when I release songs too quickly, they barely get time to sit with one before the next one shows up. They want to actually dive in, enjoy it, share it, think about it, maybe argue with it a little, and let it stick.

I think that’s right.

Some of these songs need a little room to breathe.

They need **a week to stretch their legs.**

Also, a lot of you have started asking for things like **DVDs** and **merch**, and I’m genuinely excited to develop that stuff too — but that takes time as well, and I’d rather do it well than slap it together.

𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲, **𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.**

So that’s the plan moving forward:

**Mondays are the main drop day.**

But it’s still **1+**.

That means some weeks may still get a bonus song or two, especially when feast days, big debates, good ideas, or my schedule make it make sense.

So no, Peter’s Barque is not going quiet.

It’s just moving from a sprint pace to something a little more deliberate, so the songs can land better, last longer, and hopefully serve you better.

Thank you for listening, sharing, commenting, arguing, encouraging, and helping this thing grow faster than I ever expected.

**100 songs in 120-ish days is insane.**

Now let’s see what **52+ a year** can do.

-Justin West
Peter's Barque

**U.I.O.G.D.**
**Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus**
"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥"
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📖🎙️ **"Call No Man Father?" — The Favorite Mic Drop… That Falls Apart**

“Call no man father.”
You’ve seen it. You’ve heard it.
Dropped like a mic… conversation over.

Except… it’s not.

Because in the *same breath*, Jesus also says not to call anyone “teacher.”
And yet — **Ephesians 4** — God *gives teachers to the Church.*

So either:
Scripture contradicts itself…
the apostles ignored Jesus immediately…
or maybe… we’re not reading the whole thing.

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Paul literally says:
👉 *“I became your father in Christ Jesus”* (1 Cor 4:15)

And just in case that wasn’t clear —
he was **celibate**.

No wife. No kids.
Still calls himself a father.

Peter calls Mark his “son.”
John writes to “little children.”
The language is everywhere.

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So what’s going on?

Jesus wasn’t banning vocabulary.
He was condemning **spiritual pride** —
the kind that loves titles… but not responsibility.

Because if you take it *literally*?

You don’t just lose “father.”
You lose “teacher.”
You lose “doctor” (which literally means teacher).
You lose “Mr.” and “Mrs.” (which come from “master”).

At that point… language itself falls apart.

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🎶 **"Call No Man Father?"** — a track for converts, cradle Catholics, Scripture nerds, and anyone who’s ever heard that verse used like a conversation-ending argument.

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## 🔖 **Suggested Hashtags**

#Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #BibleStudy #Theology #CatholicTruth #ApostolicChurch

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## 🔗 **FOLLOW PETER’S BARQUE**

* **Website:** https://petersbarquemusic.com
* **X:** https://x.com/petersbarque
* **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/petersbarque
* **TikTok:** https://tiktok.com/@petersbarque
* **Facebook:** https://facebook.com/petersbarque

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## 🎧 **LISTEN TO THE MUSIC**

Available on all major platforms:

* **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peters-barque/1857703433
* **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8

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## ☕ **SUPPORT THE PROJECT**

If you’d like to support future songs:

* **Ko-fi:** https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque

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## Disclosure

Peter's Barque is a Catechetical musical project by Justin West. He's a Catechist, not a musician. The music is created principally through digital means, and the art is AI (but the words/heart/soul is all still him)
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This is one of my favorite proofs against private interpretation outside of scripture... #short
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The people who often think they are railing against man-made Traditions are oftentimes swallowing them Hook Line and sinker

Sola scriptura is a man-made tradition added to the scriptures that not only is itself not found in scriptures so it fails its own test, but it is in fact anti-scriptural.

Premise 1: Sola scriptura, that is Scripture alone is the sole infallible binding source of Authority for the Christian (Only Ss are As)

Premise 2: the Canon of scripture is not found in Scripture (No CS are Ss)

Therefore: the Canon of scripture is not authoritative or binding (No CS are As)

Now it is a given that this conclusion is problematic but it flows logically from the two premises so either one of those premises is incorrect, or else the conclusion is valid. #short
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🗝️🪨🗝️ #short
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