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Questions Covered:

02:28 - Can you explain faith and works? 

07:48 - I am in a relationship with someone who is non-denominational. We are serious, but I am struggling to navigate the future question of raising children in the faith. He strongly wants them to be non-denominational. What can I do? 

14:51 - What is the relationship between self-improvement and the spiritual life? 

18:35 - Does the Catholic Church believe in ghosts and, if so, what defines a ghost? 

21:44 - What is Catholic teaching on Adam and Eve? 

30:23 - How do Catholics see the Rapture? 

35:50 - How can Catholics believe in purgatory when there is no evidence for it?  

42:43 - Is the Novus Ordo legitimate? Someone told me that only the Latin Mass is valid.  

49:55 - I am coming into the Church at Easter and my husband is so against it that we are separated. I feel so much joy at knowing the truth, but he is miserable. What can I do?

Questions Covered:

03:55 - Who is the first bishop of the Church, James or Peter? 

11:47 - My parish has been urging our bishop to bring women into the permanent diaconate. What can I do about this? 

20:02 - I have a child out of wedlock and am thinking about pursuing marriage with another woman. What are my responsibilities as a father? Am I free to marry someone else even though I have a child? 

28:46 - Should we be pledging allegiance to the Christian flag? I just heard of this. 

30:56 - How can I overcome spiritual dryness or numbness regarding the Eucharist? 

42:00 - Can you help me to understand Matthew 26:31-35?  

49:14 - One of the common challenges from Seventh Day Adventists is that we should move the Sabbath to Sunday. How can we refute this?

Do you think that more is better, especially when it comes to money? Yes, more money may ease the financial pressure for a while, but it will never provide lasting happiness. 

Master your money by learning to be a good steward of God’s many blessings, including the way you give, save and spend.  

Read the Compass blog to learn more about how to master your money.

NEW EPISODE: Slow down and begin the Advent season with a reflection from Fathers Phillip and Ricardo. The New Episode will prepare your heart for Jesus. Listen with us.

Ugh, the false dichotomy between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. No, they are not two different people, and yes, the Gospels are an accurate history of the Rabbi from Nazareth.

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), recently released its report on Christian persecution. “More Persecuted Than Ever,” focuses on the 20 worst countries for Christians. Edward Clancy, Director of Outreach for ACN-USA joins Brooke to discuss the eye-opening report.

Plus, preparing for Advent. The benefits of “fasting” from the snooze button, and much more!

Click here for Red Ribbon Sunday. 

Click here for the Dec. 6 Day of Fasting article from the National Catholic Register 

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In this podcast, Tony discusses Secular Advent. For those of you who are not familiar with the holiday season, it began several years ago and has grown into the biggest secular holiday of the year. But, it’s not OUR Advent!

Scripture: And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed;the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness [and] put on the armor of light.  Romans 13:11-12

Quotes: The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful, and has nobody to thank.–Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Reflection: What has happened to the real meaning of the Advent season?  Have you found yourself getting swept away in the commercialism?  What can we do to keep the real meaning of the season alive?

Since June 2017 he has been the program's second head men's lacrosse coach at Benedictine College, a Catholic institution in Kansas, where he graduated from in 2013. As an undergrad he was a co-founder of the Men's Lacrosse Club team there. He also has been an assistant coach at Rockhurst University AND was the head coach for the boys lacrosse team at St. Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic high school in Overland Park, Kansas. This past April he was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.