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Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Why do we fast? Fr. Mike explains that it’s not about getting more love and attention from God. Fasting is about self-mastery, discernment, sacrifice, and being a co-redeemer with Jesus. In this video, Fr. Mike dives deeper into these four reasons, helping you make the […]
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Dr. Edward Sri explains that Lent is our forty days in the desert with Jesus. The New Testament roots of Lent lie in Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the desert, and his forty days were prefigured by the Jews forty years of wandering in […]
Source: Divine Mercy Conference on Vimeo.com Maria Steen at the Divine Mercy Conference in Dublin Feb. 2020.An astute analysis of current cultural/social issues in Ireland, and how these challenge Catholic teaching, as well as some suggestions for the way forward. Watch other video presentations from the conference on the Divine […]
Source: Tree of Life via BibleProject on YouTube In the opening pages of the Bible, God gives humanity a gift that they quickly forfeit—eternal life that comes by eating from the tree of life. In this video, we explore the meaning of this powerful image and how sacred trees play […]
Source: Catholic Productions on YouTube In this video, Dr. Pitre gives insight into the Biblical foundation for Ash Wednesday, as well as the rationale and purpose of the season of Lent. He addresses questions such as: • Why do you we use ashes? • Why are we asked of the […]
Source: crisismagazine.comReprinted with permission Author: Anthony EsolenImage: amgreatness.com Text-to-Speech audio version. Voiced by Amazon Polly As the plague in Europe had its occasional years of acute virulence, so in the United States the election season is upon us again. And as the plague arrived in 1348 and would not be eliminated […]
Source: Catholic Answers at catholic.comReprinted with permission Karlo Broussard Can we know for sure that we’re going to heaven? Coming up next with Karlo Broussard. Cy: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host, and today we welcome again our good friend Karlo Broussard for […]
Source: via healingtheculture on YouTube In this 2-part video, Healing the Culture president Camille Pauley evaluates the use of direct and indirect abortion in cases where pregnancy puts the mother’s life in danger. Header image: via healingtheculture on YouTube
Source: catholicgentleman.netAuthor: Peter C. Kleponis, Ph.D.Reprinted with permission. Tom was noticeably upset as he described his frustration with pornography use. It seemed that every day at work he would end up going online and viewing pornography. No matter what he tried, he always seemed to fall into the same pattern. […]
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Joseph Ratzinger said that the Church performs three basic tasks. We can also read off of these categories typical distortions in the life of the Church. Header image: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube
Source: Catholic Answers podcast on catholic.comReprinted with permission MSGR. EUGENE MORRIS Do the sacraments do what they claim to do? Msgr. Eugene Morris defends their efficacy in a world that mostly fails to see them for what they are. Msgr. Morris is a sacramental theologian and a priest of the […]
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