Source: Breaking in The Habit on YouTube For centuries, the Catholic Church forbade the practice of cremation, even denying funerals to those who chose this option. Why was this the case, and what changed that now allows this practice? SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://goo.gl/QuB4ra Facebook: https://goo.gl/UoeKWy Twitter: https://goo.gl/oQs6ck Instagram: https://goo.gl/ShMbhH Podcast: […]
Teaching
Catholic teaching on a range of topics.
Lust and Adultery in the Heart
Source: Catholic Productions on YouTube In this video, Dr. Pitre discusses Jesus’ teaching on Adultery in the Sermon on the Mount. What is required for one to have committed adultery in their heart? Elsewhere in the Sermon on the Mount, what about Jesus’ use of hyperbole to deliver his teaching […]
How to Build Your Prayer Life This Year
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Father Mark-Mary shares a goal-setting technique that helped make Google…well, Google. But instead of using this goal-setting technique for worldly gain, Father shows you how to use it to establish a prayer routine that will change your life. First, you’ll need to develop a taste […]
What You Should Know About Purgatory
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube What is meant by the final purification? Understanding the Catholic notion of purgatory requires knowing the difference between a temporal consequence and an eternal consequence; this difference has nothing to do with damnation and salvation. Some people reject the idea of purgatory because they misunderstand […]
What is Purgatory?
Source: Catholic Answers at catholic.com Reprinted with permission. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified” (CCC 1030). It notes that “this […]
Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, and Holiness
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube In this segment from Ascension’s program “YOU: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body”, Jason Evert discusses homosexuality, gay marriage, and the Catholic Church…including why he looks forward to the day the Catholic Church has a same-sex-attracted saint. For segments addressing transgenderism, pornography, contraception […]
Reasons To Stop Taking The Pill (Part 1)
Jackie lists five reasons to stop taking the pill: Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube 1. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the pill as a Group 1 Carcinogen, along with asbestos, smoking, and mustard gas. 2. It’s been cited by studies to cause weight gain, depression, and blood clots, and […]
Why We Don’t Use Contraception in Our Marriage (Part 2)
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Jackie and Bobby give their reasons for not using contraception in their marriage. While sharing the Church’s beautiful teaching on sex and marriage, they explain why sex is more than recreational. The biological and theological purpose of sex is to bear children. Whenever a husband […]
Why We Love Natural Family Planning (Part 3)
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Following up on their first two videos in this series, which cover the pill and contraception, Jackie and Bobby discuss the benefits and the beauty of natural family planning (NFP). Far from being just a more difficult form of contraception, NFP works in accordance with […]
Why We Hate NFP (Part 4)
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Bobby hates natural family planning because it requires self-mastery and dying to self. While it sounds great in the idealistic sense, living it out is a whole different story. Being married doesn’t mean you’re entitled to sex with your spouse. If sex is the beautiful, […]
Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube For many people, the Catholic Church’s teaching on in vitro fertilization and contraception is a hard one, but it is in concordance with the nature of things. The nature of a thing, as Fr. MIke puts it, is its “what-it’s-for-ness”. Sex is for procreation and […]
What Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube It may be difficult to tell a non-practicing Catholic that he or she can’t receive Communion, but—as Fr. Mike Schmitz proves in this video—in the big picture, you would actually be helping the person. While telling an awe-inspiring story about a seminarian, Fr. Mike lays […]