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Bishop Gainer shares why thankfulness is a great and essential virtue in this week's Gospel Reflection.

Join  Fr. Scott Mansfield, Pastor of St. John Vianney, Tony Wilimitis, Director of Formation, and Will Tapia, Director of Development as they give an in depth review of the Gospel from The Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Healing Power of Jesus.

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This week on the podcast we talk about the necessity of both the active and contemplative life. Moses holds his hands up for the success of those fighting the troops of Amelek, there are 2 groups in this situation, the contemplative prayer needed for success and the active fighters also needed for the same success. We talk about personal experience with prayer. In the second reading we talk about how we are charged with the mission to proclaim the gospel, teach and encourage those around us, which is only possible when we are connected to God with perseverance in prayer. In the Gospel we talk about how the unjust judge knew that he was breaking the great commandments, but was able to conclude that he should be good to the widow due to her perseverance. How much more will God who loves us perfectly, hear us and respond to our persistent prayer.

Episode #43: When a crisis happens and there seems to be no solution, or when a problem brings darkness and there seems no way out, God has a plan. Jesus as our Redeemer always wants to redeem bad things that happen, turning them into blessings. To find God’s help, we need to trust him. Proverbs 3:5 instructs us to trust him instead of leaning on our own understanding of the situation. Terry Modica explains how to do it by sharing her own recent experience as an example.  

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We are in the middle of an economic expansion and the unemployment rate is at a 50 year low.  But change is inevitable and at some point there will be a recession.  Are you prepared to weather an upcoming economic storm?

A recession may be months or even years away so the best time to prepare is now. Join us for some ideas about how to get ready.

The Compass Catholic blog has more about preparing for the next recession.

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

04:33 - What is the official Church teaching on cursing?  

18:31 - What does the Church teach on the salvation of Jews? 

24:29 - What is the Catholic definition of “saved”? 

28:17 - What is the difference between a pastoral teaching and a Church discipline? 

34:46 - Was Psalm 122 written by David? Were crucifixions already done at that time? 

41:35 - I am recently divorced from a marriage outside of the Catholic Church. Can I now receive Communion? 

47:25 - Why does a priest have authority to bless holy water? What does holy water do? 

50:40 - When Christ came, he said that the Old Laws don’t apply anymore and that the new law is love. Is this true? Can you help me to understand this?

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

03:28 - What do you think of pre-tribulation rapture theology? 

08:47 – What historically happened in the second century in the Church? It seems like the Church Fathers letters become much longer. Was there a reason for this? 

17:11 - What are the reasons that Protestantism is false? 

22:39 - How did Jesus not know when the end of time would be? He said that only the Father knows.  

29:34 - In 1 Peter 3:21, does the word “justify” mean “save”?  

34:43 - Why didn’t we stick to the model of the 12 apostles, replacing them as they passed away? 

42:32 - How is Jesus knowing something in his divinity but not his humanity possible? Doesn’t this rupture the hypostatic union? 

46:33 - Is it okay for Catholics to attend and participate in a Messianic Jewish Passover? 

49:10 - When we have our glorified bodies, Catherine of Siena says that we’ll be able to walk through walls. What is the point of that when we will be in heaven with God? 

52:50 - I found a beautiful statue of Mary, but she doesn’t wear a mantle. Is it wrong that Mary’s head is uncovered on this statue? Can I still admire it like my other statues?

NEW EPISODE: At the heart of this Sunday’s Gospel is prayer and the dimension it gives to our relationship with God. Listen and reflect with Fathers Ricardo and Phillip.

Marriage has been redefined by the state, but was there ever a precise definition of marriage? Could reason lead us to such a definition? And who is the competent authority to decide these things?