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Episode 70: The Healing Power of the Sacrament of MatrimonyIt’s pretty much universal: we parents worry about our children’s souls, as they move out into a spiritually dark culture. We wonder: Can powerful conversions and healings come through imperfect Catholic families like ours? Today’s guest, veteran homeschooler Jess Echeverry, is here to tell us how her broken life was transformed through the The Healing Power of the Sacrament of Matrimony. Don’t miss this.Find Jess Echeverry and her new book, “Dazzled,” at http://www.mommaletics.com/

Scripture references: Matthew 5:48 and Proverbs 22:6Today’s Feature: Celeste Behe, The Homeschool HouseflyTopic: TBDContact: http://celestebehe.com/

 

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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 honor of the World Day for Consecrated Life, we are replaying the second part of an interview with Anne Folan. Anne discusses the toll student loan debt is taking on vocations, as well as possible solutions to this crisis. Anne Folan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, a nonprofit Catholic organization that makes grants for student loan debt relief for young men and women with vocations to religious life. 

45 million Americans owe student loan debt, collectively owing more than $1.5 trillion dollars. Two out of every three college graduates will graduate with a student debt load averaging over $30,000. For individuals discerning a call to religious life, student loan debt can create a tremendous obstacle they didn't consider when pursuing their college degrees because religious communities usually don't allow a person with unresolved debts to enter formation. 

Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations:  https://fundforvocations.org

Compass Catholic Ministries: www.CompassCatholic.org

Matthew 6:24-“No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."

 

Questions Covered:

 

03:13 - With all of the virus stuff going on, does the Church allow for couples to marry legally at court and then convalidate later when things die down? 

07:10 - What language did Jesus speak? 

13:49 - Was there an artist or sculptor during Jesus’ life who might have created an image of him? 

16:44 - How does the fall relate to human evolution? Did homosapiens interbreed with neanderthals? 

20:23 - Was there some change in Jesus’ nature that occurred during or after the Resurrection? 

28:54 - What is the best way to learn about the correct interpretation of the Bible? 

36:38 - Scholars claim that some of the epistles in the New Testament were not actually written by who they are attributed to. Does this affect inerrancy in Scripture?   

43:30 - Is it true that the most ancient rite in the Church is the Roman rite? 

50:15 - Did Jesus want us to rely on grace or just pray for grace?

Karlo Broussard, the author of Purgatory is for Real, addresses an email correspondent who asks: “Isn’t eternal punishment unfair for finite sins?”

The Bible seems conflicted on whether God can change his mind. Can he? And if he cannot, how do we explain those pesky Bible passages? Also, why pray if God can’t change his mind? Jimmy Akin tackles these tough questions for us.

Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about things we’re bad at. Have you ever compared yourself unfairly to other parents? We have! But living humbly requires us to embrace our success and our failures, our strengths and our weaknesses. So we’re going to fight the temptation to be pinterest perfect parent by sharing just some of the things we aren’t good at.Learn More:Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from Sara at ToJesusSincerely.com

Today, I share an insight I offered about my life during a recent weekday Mass.  I hope it helps with your pre-Lent preparations.

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If someone asked you to describe yourself, what would be on your list of characteristics and attributes? How far down on that list would you mention your Catholic faith? Current events have sparked countless terse discussions in person and on line about what it means to be a Catholic. Can we profess one set of beliefs and then act contrarily in the public sphere? A frank look at the precepts and four marks of the Church and how we’re obligated to follow them in both our private and public lives. Calling ourselves Catholic must be more than a designation; it must be a way of life.