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Many people have grown quite concerned that Pope Francis might, in fact, be a bad pope. We asked Joe Heschmeyer, the author of the book Pope Peter, to examine common complaints against Francis, and consider what our obligations would be if these complaints turn out to be true.

A Catholic priest will literally bless your cat if you ask. But what is this ritual about? Why do we do it, and what does it accomplish? Father Hugh Barbour explains.

Our Gospel from the past weekend speaks about the need for a wedding garment. What is meant by it? Why Didn’t the person in the parable have it? These are things I talk about in the episode today.

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The Christian life is not easy, but it can be easier if we ask for God's help every moment of every day!

What are the virtues and why are they vital in the moral life?  Is a virtuous life the only way to hap piness?  Is there a difference between natural and supernatural virtues?  Hear my guests John Tuturice and writer Stephen Beale speak on these questions.

Questions Covered:

00:54 - In Jn 4:22, what did Jesus mean when he said “Salvation is from the Jews”? 

03:27 - How do we resolve Heb. 9:25 with the idea that Christ is in heaven as a lamb slain? 

 

14:37 - I’ve heard some people justify the conquest of Canaan as God using his people to exercise judgement on the Canaanites. But isn’t that saying that the ends justify the means? 

19:28 - Does the verse in Matthew where Jesus refers to the “days of Noah” prove that Noah was real? 

23:33 - What is the gift of tongues in 1 Corinthians 14? 

29:15 - If Christ is a priest of the order of Melchizedek, does that mean those he ordained (and specifically the pope) are also? 

39:18 - What is the imagery in Rev. 2:17 about? 

43:20 - How did we get the book of Revelation? 

47:12 - What signs are we supposed to be looking for to prepare for the three days of darkness? 

52:19 - Where can we look in the Bible for instructions about how to vote?

Questions Covered:

05:13 - Is there a Biblical reason for why we ring the bells at consecration? 

06:30 - Were Adam and Eve real people? 

14:53 - How do we harmonize the apparent contradictions in the resurrection narratives? 

20:47 - Does Jimmy have any recommendations on beginner-level books about textual criticism of the Bible? 

24:29 - Are the stories of Noah’s Ark, Jonah, and Job real events, or are we to take them only as stories? And are there other books/stories of the Bible that we’re meant to take as only stories? 

42:35 - Is it possible that Adam and Eve were created by God after the Neanderthals died out? Maybe he decided to start fresh? 

48:30 - What are the best verses that show the possibility of losing salvation?

In today's passage we come to the end of the first section of Matthew's Gospel and it ends with the very powerful first words of Jesus's public ministry.  We are also introduced to two fishermen who will play a big role in the church.

On this week's show, author and radio host Teresa Tomeo joins us to share her timely new book Conquering Coronavirus: How Faith Can Put Your Fears to Rest.

 

About Teresa Tomeo:

 

Teresa Tomeo is an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and motivational speaker with more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio, and newspaper and spent 19 of those years working in front of a camera as a reporter/anchor in the Detroit market. In the year 2000, Teresa left the secular media to start her own speaking and communications company, Teresa Tomeo Communications, LLC. Her daily morning radio program, Catholic Connection, is produced by Ave Maria Radio in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now heard on over 200 Catholic stations nationwide through the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network and is also carried on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio.

 

About Conquering Coronavirus:

 

Whether the coronavirus still threatens you, your friends, and your family or has harmed someone you love, these pages will ease your fears, heal your wounds, quench your sorrow, and bring you the consolation God provides to all who seek Him in pestilential times like these times that are, in fact, not foreign to our ancient Faith. For in Christianity's two-thousand-year history, cruel persecutions and sudden, uncontrollable plagues like COVID-19 have time and again struck mankind, challenging Christians to rise up spiritually against evils that cannot immediately be conquered materially. Now our turn has come . . . along with the help we need to succeed. Here celebrated Catholic author and media host Teresa Tomeo has drawn forth from Scripture, the lives of the saints, and contemporary sources a healing balm for souls believers and unbelievers alike who have been shaken by the frightening evils thrust upon us by this coronavirus. 

 

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