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Men you are standing in the breach between the devil and your family. Be a man with a disciplined prayer life. Be a contemplative thinking holy thoughts throughout the day. Put on sacramentals. Read the Bible daily. Go to Mass every week. Quit making excuses and be a man! Jesse Romero joins me this week and together we are going to give you some tools to take into spiritual battle with you!

How should we respond to our own suffering? On this episode of The Road to Emmaus, Scott Hahn walks through the rich biblical background on hardship, looks at Mary as a model for redemptive suffering, and shares his own personal experience. Listen now for personal and practical ways we as believers can face our suffering.

Episode #42: How does God heal us when our hearts are broken? When does he heal us? What do we need to do to make ourselves more available to the healing of our hearts? Where does God do the healing? Terry Modica provides answers to these questions and shares what God has done to heal her own broken heart. 

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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. 

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Questions Covered:

04:04 - What is the difference between the particular judgement and the last judgement? 

14:15 - I am a Protestant. Where is the concept of purgatory in the Bible? 

28:50 - On the Cross Jesus says, “My God, why have you abandoned me?” Why did He feel abandoned if He was choosing to die for the remission of sins? 

33:22 - Where do you find Mary in the book of Revelation? 

38:17 - Why don’t the popes have miraculous powers like Peter and the apostles had? 

43:15 - Can my Church have two tabernacles or are we only allowed to have one? 

44:24 - Can you please elaborate on whether the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacrifice on the Cross are the same sacrifice? 

49:07 - Is there any Catholic explanation as to why Mary wasn’t present at the Last Supper? Is there anything outside of the New Testament that gives evidence to her presence during his preaching ministry?

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:

04:43 - Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper. When did the Eucharist begin to be celebrated at a daily liturgy? 

07:28 - What is the Catholic response to imputation, the belief that God punished Jesus?  

14:57 - When we pray to St. Raphael, is he healing us or is he bringing us healing from God? How does this work? 

21:48 - If I can’t be absolved of something right now, can God still hear my prayers? Are my prayers still efficacious?  

31:52 - Why does Jesus use the word “woman” to address his mother? Would it have been culturally shocking at that time? 

44:30 - Is the Amazonian Synod in continuity with or inspired by the teachings of the second Vatican council? 

52:10 - Is God capable of evil?

We live in a fractured society. If you haven't noticed it is a very "us versus them" environment we currently find ourselves in. To make matters worse we are chained to devices that provide nothing more than talking heads filtering information to us to suit their end goals. What is the answer to all this chaos? The classics! Join Deal W. Hudson and I as we discuss classic books, music, and movies and how they can turn society around by making each of critical thinkers. Check out Deal's book How to Keep From Losing Your Mind: Educating Yourself Classically to Resist Cultural Indoctrination.

A Walk with the Holy Spirit through the Psalms

The Battle of Lepanto is one of the most important naval battles in human history, yet many don’t know about it.

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About our drink:

Macallan 12 Triple Cask Matured

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About the gear:

The Holy Rosary.

Check out The Catholic Man Show rosary from the Catholic Woodworker

About our topic:

Catholic Answers has a great article from President Christopher Check you can find here.

Interesting Facts about the Battle

A young contemporary of Don John’s, Miguel Cervantes, fought with abandon and lost his left hand to a Turkish blade. With his remaining hand, he later penned Spain’s greatest novel, Don Quixote.

On another galley, a soldier of the Holy League, his soul torn with despair, took his sword to the ship’s crucifix. The blade instantly shattered. Many years later, an attempt to re-forge the sword was made, but when the new blade was pulled from the fire, it fell to pieces.

The crucifix on board the Real, which twisted itself to avoid a Turkish cannonball, is displayed in a side chapel of the cathedral of Barcelona.

Gianandrea Doria carried on his galley a gift from the king of Spain, an image that is now displayed in the Doria chapel in the cathedral in Genoa. Exactly forty years before the battle of Lepanto, the Blessed Virgin appeared to a peasant boy leaving a miraculous image of herself on his smock. The bishop of the region immediately commissioned an artist to paint five copies of the image, and he touched each one to the original. Our Lady of Guadalupe was present at Lepanto.

Drinking: Macallan 12 year triple cask

Gear: The Holy Rosary

Discussing the battle of Lepanto

Allison Sullivan joins Taylor for the three year anniversary show!!!

Taylor took a 9th grade theology test and...it didn't go well.

Our guests this week are Janine McGann and Liz Sams to share about the film they created "Speaking to Sparrows." (speakingtosparrows.com) This was created for young women to reaffirm their worth in God and help them through their trials.

The final segment is, as Allison put it, "the squirreliest segment we've ever done." She tries to speak about what the Lord has revealed to her about waiting but instead they incessantly make fun of each other. It gets off the rails quick. Enjoy!

When Jesus healed ten lepers, only one of them returned to thank Him. "Where are the other nine?", He rightfully asked. Being thankful doesn't come naturally for many people, but it can be learned. This week on The Gary Zimak Show, we'll unpack the Mass Readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time and explore ways to develop an attitude of gratitude. Once we become aware of God's blessings, it's much easier to become that one leper who said "Thank you"!