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Bishop Ronald Gainer - Gospel Reflection for May 03, 2020

Pray for a Philip! 🙏

We all have loved ones who don't know God.  Let's all pray for a Philip to come into their lives!  You may not be the one to bring them to Jesus....

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum Part 2

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

• 06:16 - I am having a difficult time with the presidential candidates this year. I don’t really want to vote for either, but I am very pro-life. What can I do? 
• 20:36 - What are some Marian apparitions that are not approved? 
• 28:18 - Why didn’t King Saul pray to Samuel like we do to the saints? 
• 35:55 - What does the Catholic Church teach about UFOs? 
• 41:30 - How can I know when the Bible should be taken literally and when it should be taken metaphorically?

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum Part 1

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

• 03:35 - What did St. Gregory of Nissa believe about the Eucharist? 
• 14:42 - Is it true that at one point in Catholic history an empress was putting evil popes into office and was even married to one of them?  
• 18:23 - What is the Catholic answer to the Protestant objection that there does not need to be an infallible authority to select the canon of Scripture? 
• 32:43 - Is it true that two people can confer the sacrament of marriage upon one another in the absence of clergy? 
• 37:05 - What is the current position of the Catholic Church on limbo? 
• 46:04 – How did Jesus address the 5,000?  
• 48:20 - Is it true that the particles left by the Eucharist are no longer important? 
• 52:24 - Is it appropriate to pray, “Sweet and immaculate heart of Mary, be the salvation of my soul”? 

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum for Non Catholics

Today’s show is set aside for atheists, agnostics, Protestants, and anyone else who is non-Catholic to call in with their questions about the Catholic Church.

Questions Covered:

 

• 01:47 - What is the Catholic understanding of the imputation of righteousness as opposed to the impartation of righteousness? 
• 14:49 - Mary is my major stumbling block. How could she possibly be omnipresent? 
• 22:11 - I am reading Rod Bennett’s book, The Apostasy That Wasn’t. My Protestant pastor says the early Church went off the rails almost immediately. What is true? 
• 28:41 - I am a part of the Church of Christ. How is Communion in my Church different from the Eucharist in the Catholic Church? 
• 32:17 - I was supposed to be baptized and come into the Church at Easter, but everything was canceled. Can I be baptized by a Protestant preacher? No one in the Catholic Church seems to know when I’ll be able to be baptized. 
• 41:35 - I am concerned about the use of medals, rosaries, and scapulars. Do you pray to them? Do they give you power? Why are they mandated by the Church? 
• 52:17 - What are your thoughts on the animal sacrifices that continued to take place in Ezekiel and Zechariah, when Jesus is the true sacrifice? 

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum for Non Catholics

Today’s show is set aside for atheists, agnostics, Protestants, and anyone else who is non-Catholic to call in with their questions about the Catholic Church.

Questions Covered:

 

• 10:00 - I am agnostic but very curious about the Catholic Church after listening to your show recently. What should my next step be? 
• 23:55 - Why was the Latin Mass suppressed in the USA?  
• 35:40 - I was looking for a way to take RCIA online but cannot find anything. Can you help me? 
• 41:50 - Where do I go from here? I have done lots of research and read some books. Also, what is a resource for me to learn about the early Church Fathers and their teachings?  
• 46:23 - How can Catholics believe that going to confession will save or not save someone? 

Clean Sweep - Prayer Helps

Manage Your Money God's Way - Create, Update, and Organize Important Information

If you are like most people, your important information is scattered all over the place. It may be in a file drawer, on your desk, in your computer or on your phone.  What would happen if you were incapacitated and your family or caretakers needed to handle your affairs? Would they know where the important information in located and how to use it? Join us to hear what you need to get organized.

The Compass Blog has more on creating, updating, and organizing all that information so your family knows where it is and can use it if needed.

Money Stories - Pursuing Financial Independence

You may have heard of the FIRE Movement either on social media or in the news. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. Brent and Amy Jones are a young couple with young children. In this episode of Money Stories, Brent and Amy talk about their pursuit of financial independence and how they balance their family's needs, generosity, and their financial goals.

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Money Stories - Money/Life Balance

A sequel to last week's episode, Jaclyn and John Kennedy are back to discuss their desire to find a money/life balance that works for their family. Jaclyn has been able to modify her work schedule to be able to spend more time with their young children. Like most decisions, this one had financial implications they've had to navigate together. 

Catholic Answers Focus - Spiritual Struggles in Lockdown

Fr. Hugh Barbour and Catholic Answers’ president, Christopher Check, acknowledge the struggles that people are experiencing during this challenging time of coronavirus lockdown. They address how we, as Catholics Christians, can best react and deal with the loneliness, anger, sadness, and other feelings that such a crisis has generated.

To Have a Father

In this Podcast, Tony relates a story of a young man going to prison for 25 years. How passing judgement on this young man proved to be an eye-opening experience for Tony. Let’s not be so quick to judge. We never know the circumstances that get someone to a particular point in their lives.

Reflection: As you listened to the story, did you pass judgement on this young man? Once you understood the circumstances, did it change the way you will approach judgement in the future?

Scripture: We have become orphans, fatherless; widowed are our mothers.  Lam 5:3

Note: *Dr. Ray Guarendi is the father of 10, clinical psychologist, author, public speaker and nationally syndicated radio host. His radio show― “The Doctor Is In” can be heard on EWTN.

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Surviving Depression - A Marian Devotional (Wedding at Cana) - 4/29/20

We are continuing a series of six Podcasts looking at Light and Darkness - Courage and Faith - Healing and Hope through a Marian Lens. Each episode features an event in Mary's life and a particular image we have chosen to prayerfully reflect on together. This Podcast Series accompanies the launching of the Third Edition of my book: Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach. In today's episode we explore how to make joy even in our darker moments and the valleys of life as well as how to build joy with others. We are leaning into the Marian lens of the wedding at Cana.

This is today's image:

 

Image Credit: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo [Public domain]  1617-1682  The Marriage Feast of Cana
Image is in the public domain.

 

Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach (Third Edition) available at www.paulinestore.org

 

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God has amazing ways of knocking on people's hearts, awakening desires, arousing questions, provoking an unexpected spiritual fire. If you have enjoyed this article, and are ready to embark on a sustained spiritual journey, here are 4 ways you can join me on the journey. You can learn more about them at touchingthesunrise.com.

Join my private Facebook Group and walk the road of healing with a great group of people. I offer a half-hour live spiritual conference here Tuesday evenings at 7pm EST.

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Explore my books: Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach; Reclaim Regret: How God Heals Life's Disappointments; Just a Minute Meditations Deeper Trust and Inner Peace.

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The Frank Friar - Episode 256: Beauty will Save the World

Dostoevsky wrote “Beauty will save the world”. I speak about that insight of his today and the need for beauty in our lives during these dark times of the corona virus (covid-19).

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Holy Smokes Catholic Review: Episode 115: Goodbye Red

Join  Fr. Scott Mansfield, Pastor of St. John Vianney, Tony Wilimitis, Director of Formation, and Will Tapia, Director of Development as they give an in depth review of the Gospel from Third Sunday of Easter: Goodbye Red.

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Crumbs That Fall From The Table

Sister Geralyn, SCC, discusses the crumbs of grace that fall from the table of the Lord, the gift of Christ within humanity, spiritual communion, and more in this episode of “Musings from a Catholic Evangelist.”

Ocean Sunrise Catechism#380 Formed Man in the Lord's Likeness

Cry Out To God With Joy! 😁

I have had an epiphany these past few days!  God has been teaching me about my sins and my predominant fault.  I cannot express the freedom I feel and today, I found myself engulfed in the Psalm, "Let All The Earth Cry Out to God with Joy!" 

Beneath the Surface - In One God

#2 in our series The Creed: Beneath the Surface

Episode 2: (i believe)  IN ONE GOD

 

Stories of the Unexpected 4 - My Sister and the UFO