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2.09 – What is Faith?

Is my faith more than belief? How is it a virtue?

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Ask Fr. J – Can a Catholic disagree with the Church?

It is certain the choice of anyone to disagree with the personal teachings of the Church, but let me just say this…why?

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Ask Fr. J – Did Adam come from an ape?

Q: Did Adam come from an ape?

A: In asking this question you actually have brought two issues that the Catholic Church has been dealing with in recent years.

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2.08 – What is Grace?

I hear the word ‘grace’ a lot – what does it really mean?

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2.07 – What is a Virtue?

I’m supposed to be virtuous, but what’s a virtue?

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2.06 – What is Happiness?

What is happiness? Can I be happy on Earth?

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Video: Why Priesthood?

Fr. John Muir remembers a high school Confirmation retreat that not only changed his young life, but eventually led him to join the seminary after college.

Why Priesthood? [Life Teen] from Life Teen on Vimeo.

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2.05 – The Soul

What is my soul? Am I just a soul inside a body?

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2.04 – What Are Angels?

What’s the lowdown on angels? What do they do? Who are they?

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Hallowed-Een?

It’s almost Halloween – a day that causes Christian controversy, debate, and lots of ‘fire and brimstone’ speeches. And even though I’m way too old to go Trick or Treating this year, I did take some time to think about the ‘spookiest’ Greeting-Card holiday. If you’re Catholic, you know that Halloween night is really the vigil for All Saints’ Day, when we remember all those in Heaven. The more I thought about that; these two events that overlapped, I realized they’re both focused Read more [...]

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2.03 – Free Will

Our short answer comes from Father Nathan March of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. Joining him in the longer discussion is youth minister and speaker Michael Gormley.

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2.02 – Does God Exist?

Our short answer comes from Deacon Bruce Sago of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Joining him in the longer discussion is Catholic speaker Mary Bielski.

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Season Two Overview

Meet our new host and learn about our new questions.

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1.15 – Why’d God make weed if I can’t smoke it? Drugs and Substance Abuse.

Olivia, Matt Smith, and Father J shed some light on the hazy topic of using drugs.

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The New Missal

There’s a new Missal coming out. Not like the kind of missile that supervillians try to shoot into space – a new Roman Missal, which is basically the instruction book for the Mass. Starting sometime next year, the USCCB (the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) will implement a new translation of what we say and hear at Mass. Maybe it’s just because I’m a Church nerd, but I’m unbelievably excited about this. All the changes are available to look at online (http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal), Read more [...]

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Who wrote the Bible? Scriptural Authorship.

Olivia, Mark Hart, and Father J take a look at the Good Book.

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1.14 – Who’s My Boss? God’s Existence and Morality.

Olivia, Mark Hart, and Fr. J consider how God’s existence can mean we have objective truth.

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1.13 – A Victimless Crime? Pornography.

Guest Host Greg Iwinski, Mark Hart, and Fr. J are ready to explain the real dangers of pornography.

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1.12 – Too Smart for God? Intelligence and Atheism.

Olivia, Mark Hart, and Fr. J chat about why the world’s greatest minds seem to be atheist.

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1.11 – A Woman Set Apart: Mary’s Perpetual Virginity.

Olivia, Mark Hart, and Fr. J explain why Mary was a virgin before AND after Christ’s birth.

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