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153 episodes
Episode 153: Rogation Days & Sacred Processions
This is Episode 153 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the Theology of Rogation Days and Sacred Processions.This ...
Episode 152: The Difference between Dogma and Theological Opinion
This is Episode 152 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the difference between dogma and theological opinion. This is a topic few Catholics have ever heard explained but the distinction is quite important. This topic bu...
Episode 151: Our Lady's Role at the Private Judgment
This is Episode 151 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss why Our Lady’s role at the Particular Judgment. The Particular Judgment is
Episode 150: Actual Grace Explained
This is Episode 150 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss actual grace and how actual grace is the beginning of all conversions. I also discuss the different types of actual grace and how actual grace is distinct from san...
Episode 149: The Resurrection of the Flesh and the Degrees of Glory in Heaven
This is Episode 149 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss why The Resurrection of the Flesh and the Degrees of Glory in Heaven. The Resurrection of Christ reveals both the reality and the nature of our future resurrection...
Episode 148: Why Easter Begins the Fight for Your Soul
This is Episode 148 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss why The Resurrection Is Not the End: Why Easter Begins the Fight for Your Soul. Most Catholics treat Easter as: “Christ is risen, now we celebrate, and that’s it.”...
Episode 147: The Passion of the Church
This is Episode 147 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode for Passion Sunday I discuss the Passion of the Church in our times.I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsor...
Episode 146: Despair, the Virtue of Hope, and the Indefectibility of the Church
This is Episode 146 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss despair, the virtue of hope, and the indefectibility of the Church. The modern world may appear filled with confusion and decline, but Christian...
Episode 145: Just War Theory and Nuclear Weapons
This is Episode 145 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the traditional Catholic view of Just War Theory and the Morality of Nuclear Weapons.
Episode 144: Corporal Works of Mercy
This is Episode 144 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the traditional Catholic approach to hospitality and the corporal works of mercy, among them
Episode 143: Care for the Dying and Euthanasia
This is Episode 143 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Catholic approaches to the care of the dying and the Euthanasia debate. I would like to thank Cat...
Episode 142: Preparing for Lent
This is Episode 142 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss developing a Lenten regiment built on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I also cover the importance of the 40 Hours Devotion at the beginning of Lent. As we prepare...
Episode 141: The Sin of Scandal
This is Episode 141 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the sin of scandal. Among the many sins condemned by Sacred Scripture and the perennial teaching of the Church, few are treated with such gravity as th...
Episode 140: The Morning Offering
This is Episode 140 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the morning offering. Among the many traditional Catholic devotions that have quietly faded from daily practice, few are as powerful—or as neglected—as the Morning...
Episode 139: Catholic Etiquette in Church
This is Episode 139 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Catholic etiquette in our churches and in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Restoring Catholic etiquette is not nostalgia – it is an act of fidelity. It prote...
Episode 138: Wednesday and Friday Abstinence
This is Episode 138 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the immemorial practice of Wednesday and Friday abstinence and how we can restore Wednesday abstinence to our lives while also keeping Friday abstinenc...
Episode 137: Praying Matins and Compline
This is Episode 137 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the importance of praying the Divine Office specifically Matins and Compline as a layperson. For the traditional breviary readings in multiple languages, see
Episode 136: Spanish, Hispanic, and Filipino Advent Traditions
This is Episode 136 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address Spanish, Hispanic, and Filipino Advent Traditions. Remarkably, w...
Episode 135: How to Observe Advent
In today’s episode, on the 1st Sunday of Advent, I address the following:What is Advent?
Episode 134: Let Advent be Advent
This is Episode 132 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the timely observation this week of Thanksgiving – Let Advent be Advent. When we can start decorating for Christmas is an often-debated item. In a world where the ...
Episode 133: How to Prepare for and Live After Confirmation
This is Episode 129 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss How to Prepare for and Live After Confirmation. It is a topic all of us should consider as confirmed Catholics or those preparing for Confirmation, especially as w...
Episode 132: Extreme Unction as Victory over the Devil
This is Episode 132 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Extreme Unction as a Sacrament of Victory Over the Devil, a worthwhile topic as we draw closer...
Episode 131: Catholic Monarchy
This is Episode 131 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Catholic Kingship and Monarchy as the Ideal Form of Government. Since last weekend was the Fe...
Episode 130: Traditional Catholic Exorcisms
This is Episode 130 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Traditional Catholic Exorcisms: Preserving the Church’s Ancient Rite of Deliverance.In...
Episode 129: The Value of Spiritual Reading Before Bed
This is Episode 129 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the value of spiritual reading before bed and mention practical tips on how to incorporate this in your routine as a Catholic.Reading even a single page wit...