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Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

 

01:21 - I have a family that was very traumatizing to me and I wonder if I would remember that in heaven?

04:52 - I was reading Genesis and it talks about how God had taken Enoch away, did he go to heaven, or was he taken to some other place and why would God do that?

14:30 - I have a problem with purgatory, I cannot find any scripture backup for purgatory. Can you explain it?

22:26 - I have a little office book and the hours on are at midnight and dawn; with the monks who do it, do they only sleep 5 hours, or do they wake and then go back to sleep? How is the office done in terms of sleep?

28:40 - How do we know that the bible is the truth?

34:21 - I heard one of your podcasts about Jesus blessing aliens and I was wondering what your take on that was?

42:30 - What is the church’s stance on subscriptions, for example, gym membership where you get something good but there are also morally objectionable things like yoga?

44:48 - What is the heresy of modernism and how to prevent it in our everyday lives?

49:30 - How is eastern rite Catholicism in union with Catholicism?

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief. 

Questions Covered:

 

04:49 - I am looking for information on a former NASA scientist who went through some tests and had a supernatural event happen. I am wondering if you have any info on it?

07:00 - What are some ways to stay motivated in the faith?

15:07 - What would it take to get the Roman and Eastern Orthodox churches together?

18:35 - Can you comment on the Church’s position on attending a non-sacramental wedding?

21:45 - How was it determined that the priest wear black and a white-collar? How did that start?

23:15 - Other churches seem to utilize the gifts of the Holy Spirit more than the Catholic Church and I am wondering why?

29:18 - What is the meaning of the word prayer? My protestant friends consider blasphemous outside of God. What is the real meaning?

35:50 - What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins?

42:00 - Science has claimed that we have heard echoes of the big bang but there is no sound in space? Is there Catholic teaching on that?

48:50 - Do we have any information on Mary about when she was assumed into heaven?

How do we bring people back to Church and at the same time how do we return the Church to her former glory? For decades Church teachings and traditions have been watered down by modern society. This week Brandon McGinley and I discuss this very real problem and what solutions are available to us. Get your copy of Brandon's book The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception here.

MULIERIS DIGNITATEM: APOSTOLIC LETTER OF ST. JOHN PAUL II ON THE DIGNITY AND VOCATION OF WOMEN

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The dignity and vocation of women. A subject of constant human and Christian reflection – have gained exceptional prominence in recent years. This can be seen, for example, in the statements of the Church’s Magisterium present in various documents of the Second Vatican Council, which declares in its Closing Message: “The hour is coming, in fact has come, when the vocation of women is being acknowledged in its fullness, the hour in which women acquire in the world an influence, an effect and a power never hitherto achieved. That is why, at his moment when the human race is undergoing so deep a transformation, women imbued with a spirit of the Gospel can do so much to aid humanity in not falling”

Read the full Apostolic Letter here

 

About Our Guest:

Dr. Myers comes is well-formed in the Faith and well-versed in practical ministry. She holds a PhD in theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington DC along with a Masters in Theology & Christian Ministry with certification in catechetics from Franciscan University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in English and Secondary Education. From 2010 to 2015, she underwent spiritual formation with the Secular Institute of Notre-Dame de Vie in France and Germany. For the last five years, she has been serving as the Director of RCIA & Adult Education and has a wide-range of practical experience in parish religious formation.

New Episode: Jesus transforms his grieving into a miracle of abundant giving to those around him. Can we also be generous when we are suffering? Join Fathers Ricardo and Phillip for an insightful reflection on this Sunday’s Gospel for August 2, 2020.

Taylor and Liv share memories from specific years in their life and how these and other memories shaped who they are and how they can help us through tough times.

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We close the show by introducing a BRAND NEW SEGMENT called Freestyle Preaching. Each host gives the other three words and they have to give a 60s sermon including those three words. We think it's hilarious but you let us know what you think :)

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No doubt about it, everything we have is given to us by God. Join Gary as he looks at the Mass Readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time and reminds us of that important (but often forgotten) truth!

Si queremos tener paz y una buena vida debemos dejar de salvarnos a nosotros mismos y dejar que Dios lo haga por nosotros.

 

El texto de este audio puedes encontrarlo en nuestra web en http://gnm-es.org/reflexiones-de-las-buenas-nuevas/?useDrDate=2020-08-07.  

Suscríbete para recibir las Reflexiones de las Buenas Nuevas por correo electrónico o por mensaje de texto a tu celular en https://gnm-es.org/reciba-las-reflexiones-diarias/

La Transfiguración tiene lugar una y otra vez -- hoy, en nuestro interior -- cada vez que escuchamos a Jesús y le permitimos que nos ilumine.

 

El texto de este audio puedes encontrarlo en nuestra web en http://gnm-es.org/reflexiones-de-las-buenas-nuevas/?useDrDate=2020-08-06.     

 

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