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Father Brent Bowen finished his undergraduate studies and promptly started his master's degree. It was at that time that he realized his calling to become a priest. At that point, he had six figure student loan debt. His story shows how he combination of grit, faith, and generosity could overcome the seemingly impossible. We want to thank Father Brent for sharing his story and the message that God cannot be outdone in generosity!

Information about the debt snowball method:

https://compasscatholic.org/making-snowball/

 

Debt Snowball Calculator:

https://compasscatholic.org/calculators/

 

Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations:

https://fundforvocations.org

 

The Laboure Society: 

https://rescuevocations.org

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:

 

02:20 - Is the sedevacantist claim that canonizations are not infallible after Vatican II true? 

23:24 - Why did the Last Supper take place before our Lord’s Resurrection and not after? 

28:33 - What can you do when it seems like two Church approved documents are contradicting each other? 

39:45 - In the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, were they punished or was being naked always sinful? 

48:00 - My Protestant friend said that we are all saints so we shouldn’t reference the saints in heaven as Saints. How can I respond to him?

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:

 

01:43 - What does the term “gravely illicit” acts mean? Are they the same as intrinsically evil acts? 

05:00 - At the end of time, when there is a great persecution against the Church, will it be a genocide? What will it look like? 

12:08 - Some people think that 1 John 5:7 and Matthew 28:19 were added into the Bible later. How can this be refuted? 

18:10 - When discussing abortion, it seems like we talk more about the sin of it rather than the reality of what birth does to a woman. Why is that? 

22:30 - Can a priest ever break the seal of confession? 

29:17 - What is the difference between penance and indulgence? 

35:40 - When instituting the Eucharist, why does Jesus say, “Do this in remembrance of me,” as if it is just a symbol? 

43:08 - I went through RCIA in WI and because of covid 19, my sacraments were delayed. I had to move to Ohio in the meantime. Can I receive my sacraments in Ohio and not go through RCIA again? 

48:30 - Where did the blessing of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit come from? 

51:51 - Is there any knowledge to be found about heaven in the Old Testament?

Emma talks about how she has been feeling trash, and unworthy of God's infinite love throughout the past few weeks. Then Christian gives some great advice and explains how we God does not care how unworthy we are He loves us anyway.

Of course when a priest stands up to challenge an NFL team on is support for Pride Month he’s going to get smacked down on social media. But were Father Andre Metrejean’s comments hateful?. Karlo Broussard joins us to reason through the comments and the social media responses.

Join Fr. Scott Mansfield, Pastor of St. John Vianney, Tony Wilimitis, and Will Tapia as they give an in depth review of the Gospel from the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time: Weed Seed.

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As Catholics celebrate the feasts of Mary and Martha, we ask Father Hugh Barbour about the family from Bethany that was so intimate with Jesus. Famously, Jesus scolded Martha. What is this about, and what does it teach us about relationship with Jesus?

A palliative nurse wrote an article a few years back about the research she had done with the elderly. The article talked about the five regrets of the dying. In this podcast, Tony’s explains how we can all have a life of no regrets.

Scripture: It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 3:12:14 NAB

 

For godly sorrow produces a salutary repentance without regret, but worldly sorrow produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:10

 

Reflection: How do we live a life of no regrets? What re the top five things we can do to live a life of no regrets? Is Tony’s list relevant to your daily life?

 

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God rejoices in clemency, giving us His mercy! Let's call on the Lord today with heartfelt humility and surrender to His Will.

Recently, at one of the parishes I work at a person knocked down a memorial stone on our property. I speak about that today and a possible response toward the person that did it. Why is joy important during this time? I try to address that and our Christian response in the episode today.

 

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