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How can we live authentic lives? Listen to today's podcast for some humbling thoughts.

As the serpent entered the old garden, the smoke of Satan has entered the new.  Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc discuss what the latest Church scandal with Cardinal McCarrick may mean for the bigger picture.

Questions Covered:

 

2:45 – What are we to make of the pope’s comments on civil unions?

17:48 - How do you explain purgatory to Catholics that are rejecting it and how can I defend my faith against my born again brother when they reject prayers to Mary and purgatory?

21:44 - Are we still going to be judged after we are released from purgatory or are we judged before we enter purgatory?

34:33 - I have been a Catholic my whole life and what happened today with the pope has made me lose a lot of hope. What advice can you give on how to deal with this?

43:45 - When Catholics who say statements that are not “catholic,” why can they receive communion and how can they get excommunicated?

47:55 - How much longer can we be Catholic with all the scandals going through the church?

52:41 - How do we pray for a close friend who has passed away suddenly, and we don’t know where they are with God?

Questions Covered:

 

11:45 - My husband and I have left the Church over the scandals, we are struggling with the fact that the laity doesn’t have much power in helping the community with that. What can we do as laypeople to help prevent those issues?

18:00 - Will the bishop be in favor of reform of the college of bishops, where there will be more accountability to the laity and will be part of that structural reform?

24:30 - I have a friend who is a fallen Catholic, now methodist, how do I appeal to her that our faith is the truth? Can I have some advice?

35:00 - What are your thoughts on Pope Francis’ statement about civil unions?

44:03 - I own a Catholic store in New York, what books should I have in the store?

47:29 - Are canonizations infallible?

Satan is free to do evil whenever God's children say no to using their giftedness in cooperation with God's plans.

 

To read more about the topic of this podcast, use Terry Modica’s e-book, “Knowing God's Will and Doing it Well” @ https://catholicdr.com/e-books/knowing-gods-will/.

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-30.

  

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Instead of allowing the forces of darkness to continue, we should be invading its territory with the light of Christ.

 

The reflection in this podcast is available on GNM’s website as “Dressed for Battle” @ https://gnm.org/prayers/armor-of-God/.

 

For WordBytes on Halloween and other topics of spiritual warfare, see https://wordbytes.org/occult/.

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-29.

     

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You and I are unfinished saints, but sainthood is in our DNA.

For a printer-ready copy of "Successful Faith in a Family of Sinful Saints", which is an alternative reflection for today’s podcast, published by Catholic Digital Resources, go to: https://catholicdr.com/calendar/october/simon-and-jude/.   

The text of this podcast can be found on GNM’s website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-28.     

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For a man to love his wife the way Christ loves the Church, he is a lover who is also a servant.

 

For more on the topic of this podcast, use GNM’s Video Course, "The Joy of Love" @  http://gnm.org/paracletia-course-description-C05/.    

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-27.  

      

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The Spirit's presence within us does not wither nor fade during hard times.

 

Reflect more on the issue of this podcast using GNM’s WordByte, “Make an Examination of Conscience using the 10 Commandments” @ https://wordbytes.org/spiritual-growth/10commandments/.

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-26.

 

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