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Today we talk about the Epiphany house blessing, and to a lesser extent my son throwing up when he gets blessed with holy water. Happy New Year!

All you need is love and love is a many splendid thing, but what is it in the Christian sense?

Kristi Mayers joins us to talk about Joy during Advent! It's week three the churches are opening up and there is a lot to be joyful about, let us help you along the way!Special Guest: Kristi Mayers.

Hope you're having a great Advent! Today we mention a book by Pope Benedict XVI on Jesus' Infancy Narratives clicking that will take you to the Amazon link for the book.

Put your hope in Jesus! Join this short reflection on hope for the first week of Advent. CCC references: 1817-1821 2090-2092

Today we talk about the emotional problem of evil, or how do we recognize God in the midst of our suffering? Where is God when we hurt? Where can we find hope? Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that this episode brings you hope and peace in whatever you might be suffering today

Today we're going to begin to tackle the logical problem of evil. The logicial problem of evil is often why many people struggle to believe in a good and loving God. However the logicial problem of evil is not as debilitating as the emotional problem of evil so this week we'll look at the head problem with evil, and next week we'll look at the heart problem. Join us for our Giving Tuesday campaign on December 1st! You can give at https://bit.ly/sfaonlinegiving.

There are many things you can do to help our passed away loved ones enter into the beatific vision! Today we talk about the following: Praying for them Mortifications almsgiving Requiem Mass The November Plenary indulgence Take a listen and help our your brothers and sisters in Christ.

We talk with Alyx Leiva about Halloween traditions, origins, and whether or not it's moral to celebrate it. Here are somethings mentioned in the show: "Bearing False Witness" by Rodney Stark Plenary Indulgence for All Souls Day Enjoy!Special Guest: Alyx Leiva.

Today we talk about how the faith is passed on through the centuries. Here are some of the fancy terms we'll use: Sacred Tradition Sacred Scripture Exegesis Eisegesis Hermeneutics Magisterium Deposit of Faith And much, much more for the nerds in listener land.

Today we're talking about Divine Revelation and what exactly we mean by that. This is a teaching from an RCIA Class and will be given in two parts, part one will be the process of Divine Revelation and Part Two will be the handing on of Divine Revelation. I mention a book by G K Chesterton called The Everlasting Man, if you're intrigued by the idea mentioned and would like to read the book I really recommend it!

Craig & I discuss St. Francis, a basic idea of who he was, some of our favorite charisms or stories of his life, and how we emulate him today. For a more indepth Biography of St. Francis check out The Life of St. Francis of Assisi written by his friend and disciple Thomas of Celano!

Check out our webpage for updated information regarding the recent gathering increase for in person events! This is the second half of our look at some of the classical arguements for God's existence. This time around we are focused in on the internal or psychological proofs for God. We look at the argument from the Moral Law, as well as the argument from desire both of them we look at specifically from CS Lewis' fomulation of the arguments. For more information read Mere Christianity or The Weight of Glory.

Sorry the release on this is late! We had some internet issues... This is part one of a two part talk on the existence of God! It's a birds eye view designed to give an introduction to the basic premises and conclusions of a few of the classical cosmological arguments for the existence of God. We're not defending the premises, or diving in depth on each one so if you're familiar with these arguments and want more meat that will be on a different podcast. This one is for level 0 philosophy who have never heard of these arguments and perhaps didn't know these existed.

This is the last of the series on Spiritual Formation given at St. Athony of Padua Roman Catholic School for the teachers as they prepare for the opening of the School that happened just weeks ago. If you would like to read through the WHOLE DOCUMENT it's pretty short and very valuable for anyone who has an apostolate or ministry that they are participating in or helping lead. The four areas we discuss are: Human Spiritual Intellectual Pastoral These are the same 4 areas of priestly formation but given with a focus on the laity.

What is the difference between a ministry and an apostolate? What is required of me if I want to begin doing good works and drawing souls to Christ? These are the questions we tackle in today's episode! Hope you enjoy it! Notes for further study: The Soul of the Apostolate Don't Become A Priest

Today we dive into the mechanics of prayer, we look at the traditions of prayer, as well as the expressions of prayer. Our aim is that we are able to grow and mature in our prayer life and grow our devotion to God.

Part three we discuss the Forms of prayer This talk was taken directly from the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 2623-2643 Grab your catechism and follow along!

Here we talk about prayer in a few movements: The goals of prayer Prayer as God's Gift The Revelation of Prayer Hope this intro to understanding prayer helps you in your spiritual walk with Jesus! It sure helped me!

This is part one of a talk that was given to our St. Anthony of Padua School staff to help prepare them spiritually as the school begins to open it's doors for our first year.