The recent story of a priest who discovered he had never been baptized unleashed a torrent of anxieties and questions around the sacraments. We ask Father Hugh, why is the Church so inflexible about how sacraments are celebrated?

Is God growing in you and through you? Are you using His power and fighting the spiritual waral day? Are you being still and asking Him to grow within you?

It has long been said that one should follow one's heart, yet, there is often regret that more diligence wasn't paid to the head. Paul and his guest Kent go beneath the surface to discuss what is often meant by the head and the heart, and to which we should listen to follow.

What is God’s providence?

Questions Covered:

14:38 - Can you explain the divine nature? 

20:56 - If a man believes that he is called to the priesthood, but ignores it because he wants to have a family, has he committed a mortal sin? 

33:21 - How does divine providence affect those who haven’t had a chance to develop, for example, little children who die young? 

36:54 - If God always gets the greater good, how do people end up going to hell?

Are you trying to find the truth and goodness in all the lies and evil these days?  Are you calling on the Spirit of God to scrutinize it with you?

Once a month, Catholic Answers Live listeners play Catholic trivia, battling to win books and courses from Catholic Answers’ School of Apologetics. Apologist Karlo Broussard guides the game today.

What happens after you die? Find out here, with Karlo Broussard.

Questions Covered:

 

08:01 - What is the nature of the rewards in heaven and can they be lost? 

18:07 - How do Catholics view people’s stories about dying, going to heaven, and coming back? 

24:26 - Why don’t many Catholic Churches include those in purgatory in Mass intentions or the liturgy? 

32:24 - If an adult who is not baptized lives their life not following Christ, will they go to hell? 

41:20 - How do people get out of purgatory? 

48:30 - What is the nature of purgatory- is it more of a place or a process?

In today's Gospel, we understand the sharp exchange between Jesus and Peter.

To read this week's readings, go to: usccb.org