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This is the first of a series titled “Springtime of the Church,” which showcases the many and often little-known ways in which lay persons serve the Church through Third Orders, Oblates, Secular Institutes, Prelatures, Associations of the Christian Faithful, Ecclesial Movements, New Communities, Apostolates, and the like. St. John Paul II referred to these men and women as the “Springtime of the Church.” … Their presence is encouraging because it shows that this springtime is advancing and revealing the freshness of the Christian experience based on personal encounter with Christ,” he said in his message to participants of the 1st World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities in 1998. This week, Marge chats with author and artist Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB about her calling as a Benedictine Oblate.

I had a few moments of frustration this morning.  I called it out right away and wanted to share with you the journey I continue on when it comes to patience!

Questions Covered:

 

03:33 - There is a young man telling me that Jesus overturning the tables at the temple gives Catholics authority to publicly acknowledge and punish people for their sins. How can I respond to this? 

17:21 - How do I respond to people who say there is no purgatory so we shouldn’t be praying for the dead? Is it right for me to tell them that the souls are more alive in heaven? 

22:50 - What is the Church’s teaching on using the Lord’s name in vain and how can I defend that teaching to others? 

43:35 - Do you have a secular defense of why Catholic adoption agencies won’t place children with same-sex couples? 

50:00 - How do I introduce God to people without seeming too pushy?

Questions Covered:

 

16:47 - How can I defend the Catholic Church as the one, true Church?  

20:45 - I explained Aquinas’ first way to my biology professor who is an atheist and said there must be an unmoved mover who began this universe and world. She didn’t accept. How can I talk to her about this? 

35:54 - How can I answer a Protestant friend who believes that Jesus came to give us our best life now, and that if we don’t have good things, we are not believing hard enough? She loosely believes in a prosperity gospel. 

47:20 - How can I respond to Protestant objections to justification?

What is Purgatory?

This week we talk about all the racial injustice going on around our country. Emma tells her story and experience at the protest and riot in Sacramento. Christian tells his story about his younger brother, and how his friends were racist towards him.

This week Brice Sokolowski of catholicfundraiser.net comes on the program.  In this pandemic many ministries have seen donations tank.  Brice gives some insight into the does and don'ts of fundraising.