Ask a Catholic Dude

At the 2018 FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) Conference in Chicago, I was able to find some time to speak with Fr. Mike Schmitz, who also runs a podcast on Ascension Presents. We talk a bit about how he got started with social media, and delve into his new book, "Made for Love".

Today I sit down and talk with Byzantine Catholic priest, Fr. Thomas Loya. He briefly tells us about the importance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and expresses what he wants people to know about them.

I sit down with millennial nun Sister Bethany Madonna. We talk about how young people today can still be called to the spiritual life, and how they should go about pursuing it.

That Catholic Dude sits down with Fr. Larry Richards at the 2018 FOCUS Conference. Fr. Larry exhorts young men to grow up and act like men, and also tells us how we can deepen that relationship we have with Christ despite the pressure we feel from those around us to embrace worldly things.

Who can we look to when we make our "new year's resolutions"? Today's feast on the liturgical calendar gives us a clue. Look no further than to the Holy Family.

That Catholic Dude was asked why we have to go to church on Sunday. Is it really that important? A lot of Catholic Christians today don't think it is. Let's talk about why such thinking is incorrect.

People seem to think Pope Francis is calling for the Our Father, or Lord's Prayer, to be changed. Once again, the media gets it wrong and takes His Holiness out of context. Let's back things up and see what's actually happening...

What is the Immaculate Conception. What is it NOT? We also look into why this day is so important not only for Catholics, but for all people, especially young people, in our culture.

A caller asks whether or not purgatory is a painful place and if it is like hell. Clearly, the answer is that purgatory is fundamentally different from hell. We unpack what exactly Catholics believe about purgatory, providing references from Sacred Scripture and the Sacred Tradition of the Church.

Today, Nov. 21st is the feast of our Lady's entrance into the Temple. What significance does this feast day have for Christians today? It turns out, a lot.