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Father Hugh Barbour explains the biblical and medieval roots of the modern devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Is devotion to the Sacred Heart a divine response to an increasingly isolated and lonely modern world?

In this Podcast, Tony relates a story of a young man going to prison for 25 years. How passing judgement on this young man proved to be an eye-opening experience for Tony. Let’s not be so quick to judge. We never know the circumstances that get someone to a particular point in their lives.

Reflection: As you listened to the story, did you pass judgement on this young man?  Once you understood the circumstances, did it change the way you will approach judgement in the future?

Scripture: We have become orphans, fatherless; widowed are our mothers. Lam 5:3

Note: *Dr. Ray Guarendi is the father of 10, clinical psychologist, author, public speaker and nationally syndicated radio host. His radio show― “The Doctor Is In” can be heard on EWTN.

How can someone be a member of the Order of St. Francis and a lay person at the same time? What is being a Secular Franciscan all about? Michael Groark is a once-lapsed Catholic who wandered into Lutheranism and was called by God back to Catholicism and into the Secular Franciscan Order along with his wife, Anna Marie. Michael shares his own story and the story of his entire family’s conversion to Catholicism, including the path of his son from drug addiction to the Capuchin Franciscan priesthood.  He explains the spirituality of St. Francis and the lifestyle he and his wife lead as contemplatives in the world. “A Secular Franciscan,” he said, “is a lay person who has studied the life and spirituality of St. Francis and makes promises to follow the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order.” Learn about what those promises include and the joy it brings to those who follow them.

Do not let your faith be shaken!  Do not let this world get you down or frustrate you ... if this is happening, listen to this NOW!

There is one place to look to find the important unchanging infallible truths: the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

You’re not Catholic unless you believe in the papacy. Joe Heschmeyer helps us to understand why.

Questions Covered:

 

05:08 - In Acts, it sounds like Paul is in charge and not Peter. Can you explain this? 

09:48 - I have heard that Peter’s denial of Christ was not really a denial, but a denial of who he is becoming in Christ. What do you think of this? 

14:40 - How can I respond to people who claim that Pope Francis is saying a bunch of crazy things, for example, that we don’t have to go to Church anymore? 

18:21 - I am confused by Pope Francis because he says many things that make it seem like he is socialist or liberal. I want to have no doubt or confusion about him. Can you help me to better understand him? 

23:51 - What do you mean by the anti-popes? 

29:12 – I am not Catholic. How do you square Jesus saying, “Believe and be baptized,” and Peter saying, “Repent and be baptized”? 

35:40 - Isn’t the job of the pope to be pastoral? 

40:55 - How did St. Peter end up in Rome? 

43:40 - Is the line of Peter broken because there were 3 popes at one time in history? 

45:14 - What have you found to be the strongest argument against the papacy, and how do you counter it? 

48:13 - In the New Testament, there is no reference to Peter as Pope or popes in general. There is nothing that says, “consult the pope”. Why is this?

You’re not Catholic unless you believe in the papacy. Joe Heschmeyer helps us to understand why.

Questions Covered:

20:46 - I don’t believe that Peter ever was a pope. He did not have time for that. He was a martyr. 

29:20 - I heard that the current Pope is not actually the pope because Pope Emeritus Benedict only resigned from being the Bishop of Rome and not from the papacy. Is this true? 

32:38 - In the Scriptural passage when Jesus says to Peter, “Upon this rock, I will build my Church,” my Protestant family claims that Jesus is saying that He Himself is the rock. How can I address this? 

43:11 - When did they start calling the Pope “Pope” and was Peter called this? What does Pope mean? 

44:30 - How did Peter know that he was going to be a pope and leader? Did he know or was he just trying to figure it out? 

48:43 - I don’t think the job of the pope is to make changes in the world, it’s just to keep doctrine the same. What do you think?

Angela Erickson, a former pro-life warrior, current chaser of toddlers and picker-upper of toys, shares her journey from being a working mother to becoming a stay at home mother. We talked about struggles of being faithful Catholic women in this secular world. Listen for yourself and for the women in your life!

Her article on the subject resonated with me: My SAHM Identity Crisis: Embracing the "Hidden Year" of Motherhood after Letting Go of My Career.

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