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Very few Christians would admit to worshipping false gods, but we do this whenever we put someone or something before God. Join Gary as he looks at the Mass readings from the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. God's message is clear - He must come first. Tune in and let's discuss!

It seems like all we do is talk about freedom these days. Freedom from…freedom for… But did you know that it’s possible to be free on the outside yet bound on the inside? That’s right. Unless you’re interiorly free, exterior freedom doesn’t matter much at all. St. Paul wrote to the Romans, “ I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” We all do that from time to time. Why? In this episode Marge looks at Mother Teresa and Amy Coney Barrett as examples of interiorly free individuals who move freely and decisively in the world. Tune in and learn how to become interiorly free and stop doing the things that you hate.

Join John and I as we discuss the moral philosophy that leads to a euthanasia mentality.

Questions Covered: 

 

08:18 - Can souls in Purgatory see souls in Hell? And can souls in Heaven see souls in Purgatory?

15:40 - Can non-Catholics go to Purgatory?

19:42 - How do indulgences in Purgatory work?

24:12 - Can the people in Purgatory pray for us? Do they know we pray for them?

30:55 - Are there children in purgatory?

40:35 - Will we be purged for grave sins if they have been confessed and the penance has already been done?

45:52 - If you pray for a particular person in Purgatory, but that person is not in Purgatory, what happens to those prayers?

50:06 - What would happen if you can’t tolerate the pain or punishment in Purgatory? What does that pain entail?

Questions Covered:

 

06:42 - Does any other Christian denomination believe in Purgatory? Where is purgatory in the Bible?

16:08 - Are all human beings born with a soul? Are human beings born with a conscience?

18:14 - What would happen to someone who has not gone to confession for five years?

24:39 - If a priest were to bless the ocean would the ocean be holy water?

30:28 - If, during COVID, my diocese requires Communion in the hand, should I refrain from Communion and pray a spiritual communion instead?

32:58 - What does it mean to “offer Jesus”?

36:41 - What is your advice for someone deciding between following Catholicism or Atheism?

43:19 - In my work as a nurse, am I sinning by giving hormone injections to patients with gender dysphoria?

46:48 - Why does the Catholic crucifix have Jesus on it? And why do crucifixes make him look so weak?

51:15 - Can people who are not Catholic go to heaven?

God always answers our questions, and we hear him if we but pay attention.

 

To read more about the topic of this podcast, use GNM’s WordByte, “Mercy: How it Helps Evil-Doers” @ https://gnm-media.org/luke-13-mercy-helps-evildoers/.

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-23.     

  

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If we wait to feel loved before we give love, we never understand God's love.

 

Go on reflecting on the issue of this podcast with GNM’s WordByte " What is the meaning of the Tau?" @ https://wordbytes.org/franciscan-moments/tau/.  

  

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-22.

     

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Whenever we're unhappy, it's a sign that we need to do something to make a change.

 

See more about the topic of this podcast, using GNM’s pocast “Defeating Satan's Biggest Strategy" @ https://gnm-media.org/defeating-satans-biggest-strategy/.  

   

The text of this podcast can be found on GNM’s website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-21.

     

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We are Jesus' flesh whenever we do what Jesus would do.

 

For more on the topic of this podcast, use GNM’s WordByte, "Faithfulness, Trust and Courage, did we lose these in the Vatican Council II?" @  https://wordbytes.org/faqs/faithfulness-trust-courage.   

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-20.  

      

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Our fears change to trust when we meditate on what it means to belong to God.

 

Reflect more on the issue of this podcast using GNM’s WordBytes on Finances @ https://wordbytes.org/finances/.

 

The text of this podcast can be found on our website at http://gnm.org/good-news-reflections/?useDrDate=2020-10-19.   

     

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