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Contemplar a Cristo implica ser capaz de reconocerlo donde él se manifieste.

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Too often, we have so much going on that we live in our future "to-do" lists instead of today. Listen in for ways to pull yourself back with God in the now.

Easter is over, the Easter Bunny has hopped away into the sunset and now it’s back to normal, right? Wrong. This post-Resurrection time is the most exciting time of the year for the Church. It’s like an adventure novel except that it’s true and there’s an important part for you to play in it.

Why did Jesus have to die on the Cross? Not to take on our punishment, but in an act of total, life-giving love. Through his Passion, death, and Resurrection, Jesus allows us to know God as Father.

A desire to ignite our kids with great ideas and an appreciation for their dignity as children of God often leads us to good books that jumpstart great conversations! But where to begin? Today, our guest is the delightful Kevin O’Brien, here to explain why Learning from Literature Starts with Scripture.

 

Find Kevin O’Brien at Homeschool Connections and at his wonderful website, www.grunky.com

 

Classes With Kevin

https://www.schole.education

 

The Catholic Reading Club

https://catholicreadingclub.com/

 

No Short Feature this week.

 

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Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

In this week's episode, Caitlyn Kano, AFC FFC, answers questions submitted to us at [email protected]. Do you have money questions? Please email us! 

The questions Caitlyn addresses this week include:

1. Should we rent our furniture and appliances?

2. Should I borrow from my retirement savings to pay off credit card debt?

3. How much do I HAVE to donate to my parish?

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Questions Covered

 

02:15 - How does the substance of the bread change from before consecration to after? 

16:56 - Has the Church’s stance on abortion changed over the years? 

24:15 - How could angels commit sins that we commit with our bodies, particularly sloth? 

34:34 - How do I answer a Protestant who says the Eucharist isn’t Jesus’ body because he said “The flesh profits nothing”? 

42:43 - Could we attribute the passage from Isaiah, “I have called you by name, you are mine” to Jesus? 

44:42 - Doesn’t Jesus say that homosexuality is wrong in Rev. 22:13-17? And what can I do for my kids who are no longer practicing Catholics?

Questions Covered:

 

12:52 - Did Christ die in place for us or not? How does this compare to substitutionary atonement? 

22:10 - Could an excessive fear of being in mortal sin cause us to unnecessarily distance ourselves from the Eucharist and other holy things? 

30:00 - How do we know that Paul didn’t invent Christianity? 

34:45 - How do we know that that New Testament writers didn’t falsify information when claiming Jesus fulfilled messianic prophecy? 

43:13 - What did it mean when Jesus, in response to the people who said “Lord, didn’t we cast demons out in your name,” said “I never knew you”? 

49:03 - Where do we get the teaching that Jesus descended into hell? 

52:40 - Why are they called feastdays?

As tempting as it may be to treat social activism as if it is our highest calling, in fact, it is not. Father Jeffery Kirby’s new book, Real Religion, attacks the idea that Biblical religion can be reduced to a kind of social activism. We asked him about how Christianity views social activism.

Karin Oberg is a professor of astronomy at Harvard University who also teaches Aquinas at the Thomistic Institute. Who better to ask about whether or not the Big Bang gives us slam dunk evidence for the existence of God?