Is “once saved, always saved,” also known as “eternal security” biblical? Where and with whom did this doctrine first originate? Is it found in the early Church, in apostolic tradition, or the Church Fathers? Are there any dangers in believing in this doctrine? In this episode, those questions and more will be examined. Stay tuned! […]
This episode briefly explores the gift of human freedom, including some of the ways in which it is abused and pushed passed its limits, such as with situation ethics. William of Oakham was a notable figure whose philosophy undermined a proper understanding of human freedom and how it’s used. Freedom is not the power to […]
The antidote to Satan’s domination and nefarious influence is Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Receiving the saving sacraments, meditating on Scripture, prayer, living a life of virtue, and otherwise living the Catholic life—these are the only solutions.
What was Jonah about? Why did Jonah not want to go to Nineveh? Why was he angry when Nineveh repented of its sins and God had mercy on its inhabitants?
Where is God’s hand in COVID-19? With the eyes of faith, we discover it in many places and in many ways. In fact, there’s no part of this pandemic in which God is absent. Not anywhere.
In celebrating Palm Sunday, often called Passion Sunday, we commemorate our Lord's entry into Jerusalem to undergo his passion and death by crucifixion.
St. Paul declares that Christians rejoice in their suffering. Wait. Rejoice in suffering? How’s that possible, and what does it mean in these uncertain times of pandemic?
We live in trying times. Mass is closed to the faithful. People are suffering in various ways. What is God’s providence, and where does it fit into all this?
Many Catholics and other Christians have questions in terms of fasting and abstinence during Lent. Is fasting important? Is it required? Is it spiritually beneficial? And what's abstinence all about?
Many Catholics and other Christians no longer believe the devil is a real, personal and spiritual being—a fallen angel. Which is all to Satan's advantage.
Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden was recently denied Holy Communion by Fr. Robert Morey for obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke’s gospel is the most famous parable of all time. Why? Because it’s one of the greatest love stories of all time. But it’s not all roses. It’s also a story about broken hearts and rebellious, broken sons. It’s a story that teaches we must never think God to be a permissive, unjust Father. It’s a story that reminds us we must never presume on salvation and glory without merit and a full return to the arms of God.
Fasting and abstinence offer many spiritual benefits. What does it mean to fast and abstain from flesh meat during the season of lent for Catholics? Is it beneficial? What's involved? Are Catholics obligated to do these things?
At all times and places, God labors to draw you to himself. Are you aware of God’s presence? The prophet Hosea gives a beautiful description of the gracious mercy and compassion of God, who allures his fallen people to himself by speaking to their hearts with words of love.
When Jesus said, “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed,” he emphasized the importance of the virtue of faith. Through faith, we seek Whom we cannot see and enter into a personal relationship with Jesus. It’s about getting to know who he really is. Doing so requires reaching out in self-entrustment.
What do you have to do with Jesus of Nazareth? This podcast, recorded after Palm Sunday, explores the importance of Jesus' saving passion, death, burial, and resurrection in your life.
This podcast discusses the reality and nature of the Catholic Church as a holy and pure mother who brings the members of Christ's body into being through her words of truth and sacraments of life.
This podcast explores the first discipline of Lent: prayer. It discusses the first degree of prayer in the Catholic spiritual tradition, the way of beginners, aka., the purgative stage. St. Teresa of Avila, the great Doctor of Prayer, utilizes an analogy of a garden in order to illustrate how to advance in prayer and the love of God.