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In the Hebrew Scriptures, God gives quite specific directions on how to make sacrifices to him. We ask Jimmy Akin why God does this? What good does it do? And does God need all these sacrifices?

Father Hugh Barbour explains the two judgments. What happens at our particular judgment? What happens at the general judgment? And what does all of this have to do with ghosts who might need some help?

In the episode today, I am continuing thoughts from the last episode dealing with the document on indulgences from Pope Saint Paul VI. I wrestle with his words on the place of and for indulgences in the Church today.

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It is not permissible to do evil in order to achieve a good. Fr. Sebastian explains why.

Questions Covered:

 

24:10 – If a train is running and will kill 5 people, would it be better to switch the track and kill only one person? 

38:21 - When does a war become just? When do non-combatants become combatants? 

45:14 - When I stand up for babies in the womb, people ask me why I don’t advocate for children at the border. How can I best respond to this? 

48:37 - Is it wrong to harm oneself to help another, for example, by donating an organ?

As Catholics, we are responsible for standing up for the dignity of all human life. Bishop Paprocki is here to help us understand just how to do that.

Questions Covered:

 

22:00 - Can we ask the souls in purgatory to pray for the end to abortion? 

30:00 - How can I best respond to a person who says they don’t accept abortion except in the case of rape? 

35:45 - If we want to promote the culture of life, shouldn’t we really be promoting NFP more? 

42:45 - I have been really confused because I have heard conflicting advice on voting from the clergy. How can we know who really is pro-life? 

47:52 - How can we encourage priests to help along this culture of life? 

50:37 - If you care so much about life in the womb, why don’t you care so much about the shootings?

Go beneath the surface with Paul Murano to find out how we humans are a believing species, and to examine what is meant by the all-important word 'faith', without which there is neither sanity nor salvation.

In today's passage we read about Jesus saying that the unless our righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees that we will not enter Heaven.  We need to be changed not just on the outside, but on the inside.  Jesus needs to penetrate our heart to transform us.  Let him.

In this Five Minutes with Tony, Tony discusses worry.  Americans spend so much time in their lives worrying.  We worry constantly.  We worry about unimportant things, things we have no control over, things that we can’t change. What can we do to stop worrying?

Scripture: Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?  Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.  Matthew 6:27-29

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:6-7

“If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?”  Matthew 6:30

Reflection:  Do you spend time worrying about things that are out of your control?  Have you ever worried so much that you made yourself sick?  What do you think of the idea that faith is the antidote to worry?

Matt Estrade, a gerontologist, speaker, and author shares his personal story and his work with dementia patients and their caregivers on episode 2 of The Storytellers. Most of us know someone living with Dementia or their care partners. Matt provides valuable information. Don't miss it.