Marketing God - Week 4 - Day 2: Brand, Tactical Considerations - Associations You Keep

What associations do you have for your parish or ministry? Associations can be very helpful, learn why in this podcast.

Download the Associations You Keep worksheet

Reality Reflections - Give It Up to God

Sometimes we forget to give up those circumstances we do not want in our life to God. I share how I am struggling with that myself these past few days! 

Clean Sweep - Lydia

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

• 06:04 - Where is hope in the phrase “Faith working through love?” 
• 11:42 - What is the Catholic view on Luther’s 95 theses? Do you have any resources to continue my study on it? 
• 17:49 - How does a person whose mute participate in the sacrament of reconciliation? 
• 23:05 - How do I respond to a protestant who does not believe in regenerative baptism because they say it can be used as a get out of jail free card? 
• 28:37 - Jesus told his disciples that he was going to resurrect and when he did, why were they stupefied? Why, if Jesus had prepared them? 
• 34:53 - Do you know any stories of any impaired people who had near death experiences and remembered a conversation that was had near them that they normally wouldn’t because of their sensory impairment? 
• 43:12 - Regarding the changes of the Mass after Vatican 2. I go to the new mass, and I’m constantly bombarded by traditionalists. Is it true that they changed the 7 sacraments? 

Catholic Answers Live - Chastity

Reality Reflections - There’s Something About Mary

As I continue my journey with "True Devotion to Mary" by St. Louis deMontfort, my heart is changing. I want this for you, too!

Real Living - 9 Days of Power

A Seeking Heart with Christy Wilkens

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

• 07:03 - I have non-Catholic friends who asked me to preside at their wedding. Is this acceptable?
• 22:01 - Why don’t Catholics ever bring up the Magnificat as evidence for Mary’s importance?
• 29:01 - How do I reconcile the differences between these two verses? Mk. 9:40 and Mt. 12:30.
• 35:27 - What makes the St. Michael Scapular different from a talisman?
• 39:37 - What’s your opinion on the Sworn Book of Honorius and Solomonic Magic?
• 44:24 - In John 17, Is that the prayer that Jesus prayed in the garden? Can you recommend books on the early Church?
• 48:50 - Do Plenary indulgences wipe away all consequences in one fell swoop?
• 51:17 - Why doesn’t the USCCB come out with a statement about the difference between Church teaching and opposing opinions by Catholic politicians?

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

• 17:15 - Is there a cessation of apostolic gifts? 
• 23:14 - Is it morally acceptable for a supreme court nominee to lie in order to get on the court to strike down abortion? 
• 35:32 - Who are the watchers mentioned in the book of Enoch? 
• 41:10 - I grew up believing in the rapture. I was recently told that it’s wrong but was never told what is right. What do Catholics believe? 
• 48:37 - How can you be absolutely sure that Christianity is the right religion? 
• 52:25 - How does a physician tell a patient who is near the end that it’s going to be ok? 

Marketing God - Week 4 - Day 1: Brand, Tactical Considerations - Jesus: Our Celebrity Endorser

As Catholics, we have more than simply a celebrity endorser in Christ. Are you leaning on Him to move your parish or ministry forward?

Download the Jesus: Our Celebrity Endorser worksheet

The Shepherd’s Pie - Reaching Out to the Marginalized

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc interviews Anne DeSantis about her ministry and her recent book regarding the importance of youth reaching out to the marginalized in their lives, and Jen and Kate Waldyke review the hit religious TV series, The Chosen.

Credits: A.J. Kolenc, original music; Amina Kolenc, graphic design

Church Nativity Weekly Message - Celebrate What Matters

Catholic Sports Radio - Craig Stanmen

He is a veteran Major League Baseball pitcher. He has appeared in over 540 games and pitched close to 860 innings and is in his 13th season of MLB, with 2022 being his sixth season with San Diego, making him the second-longest tenured Padre. He spent seven years with the Washington Nationals, who had selected him in the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of Dayton, where he made 60 pitching appearances after also having pitched for his high school baseball team as well.

No Spin Homilies - 6th Sunday of Easter

Candid Catholic Convos - 5-22-2022

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month! Gwen Pfeifer, program director of Adoption Services and Specialized Foster Care at Catholic Charities, joins me today to talk about these programs and how we can get involved.

The Gary Zimak Show - Get Ready for the Holy Spirit!

In a few short weeks, we'll be celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday. This week, as he looks at the Mass Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Gary will discuss the great things that can happen when the Spirit comes alive in the Church and in our own lives!

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

• 03:33 - I heard that historically confessions were in groups and out loud. I heard that they only confessed major mortal sins but not the more minor mortal sins. Is this true? 
• 11:59 - How do I stay focused on God with secular friends? 
• 14:48 - Micah 5:5-6 Prophecy of the messiah.  Did this happen in history and how do we interpret this? 
• 20:38 - Is it morally permissible to help fathers return to their families even though they are not married? Would I possibly be bringing people to cohabitation? 
• 22:56 - Could you explain typology as a method for interpreting the bible? 
• 35:06 - Let’s have a time machine and go back in time to the time of Moses. If I tried to touch the Ark of the Covenant, would I be ok since I’m fulfilled through the new covenant? 
• 42:01 - My non-denominational sister claims that when scripture says “you need to be born of water and spirit” it means amniotic fluid and not baptism. How do I respond? 
• 49:35 - Is it better to not have kids because of how bad the world is? 
• 52:50 - Why is it that we are still left with the effects of the Fall after Christ’ redemption? 

Catholic Answers Live - What is an Authentic Catholic Culture?

• 8:00 – With corporations now offering their employees funding to cross state lines to get abortions, how should a Catholic handle this? 
• 22:45 - I’ve learned about alternative coffee shops that donate to pro-life causes. Is that something to consider doing? 
• 29:02 - Could you explain how you are a married priest? 
• 31:35 - How do you go about having a relationship without including sexual immorality in order to create a Catholic culture? 
• 44:11 - I’m interested in writing novels. How can I include my faith in that kind of work? 

Catholic Man Show - Is Lying Ever Morally Permissible?