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On this week's show, we talk about the art and joy of sharing our faith with Marcel LeJeune as he discusses his new Ascension Press book The Contagious Catholic: The Art of Practical Evangelization.

About Marcel LeJeune

Marcel LeJeune is the President and Founder of Catholic Missionary Disciples. As a Catholic evangelist, international speaker, and award-winning author, Marcel’s greatest passion is helping others come to know the love of Jesus and share it with others. Marcel and his wife, Kristy, have five children.

About The Contagious Catholic

The Contagious Catholic: The Art of Practical EvangelizationFollowing Christ's own strategy and drawing from years of evangelization experience, Marcel LeJeune diagnoses the common problems that Catholics face when it comes to sharing the Faith. He offers simple but profound strategies to overcome these problems. Fruitful evangelization hinges on personal renewal, commitment to Christ, and readiness to become the missionary disciples we’re all called to be.

Learn more about The Contagious Catholic at Ascension Press

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Gene Zannetti owns Winning Mindset, a sport-performance mental training program, and is also the author of Spiritual Strength: Building the Total Athlete for Christ, which has received a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur. 

Once a nationally ranked All-Ivy League wrestler at the University of Pennsylvania, Gene experienced a strong reversion to the Catholic faith following the 33-day consecration to Jesus through Mary. Thereafter, he founded Spiritual Strength, which offers retreats, presentations, and social media spreading devotion to the three hearts and fighting against the world, flesh, and devil. 

In this episode we discuss a common phrase within a new context:

"Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you will still be among the stars." 

We talked about these books, which we both recommend: 

33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration by Fr. Michael E. Gaitley

Marian Consecration for Children by Carrie Gress 

Connect with Gene at linktr.ee/spiritualstrength, where you can find his website, social media links, YouTube, blog, podcast Spiritual Strength, and more.

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Until next time, God bless you!

Christian and Emma tackle the question of who is to blame for my sin. They find out the answer only during the course of the show. Christian talks about his influence and how that affected his choices.

Today, Jesus teaches us about Heaven.

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

Have you ever wanted to ask a Catholic priest about an aspect of the Catholic Church?

Questions Covered:

 

08:39 - Why don’t priests talk about death, judgment, heaven, or hell during homilies? 

16:20 - Is the priest after hearing a confession ever allowed to divulge something that a person has told them?  

21:42 - I am a Protestant. Don’t Catholics depend on the Sacraments as a crutch, so they don’t have to repent? Isn’t this a good time to repent? 

28:42 - What is the validity of baptizing a newborn as a layperson if a priest is not available? Will she receive all the same graces? 

32:32 - What is the official Church teaching on the gift of speaking in tongues? A lot of Protestants claim to have the gift, but it sounds like gibberish to me.  

35:55 - How do I explain to my Protestant friends that the Catholic Church is the first and true Church of Christ?   

43:25 - What is your advice for overcoming the extreme loneliness of this difficult time? 

47:09 - I left my husband because he was physically abusing me, but I am still married because I struggle with divorce. What should I do? 

49:55 - Is it ever acceptable to have a Mass or a wedding outside?

How is a Eucharistic Church meant to thrive in a time when public gatherings are not allowed?

Questions Covered:

 

16:55 - What is the Church teaching on how to receive the Eucharist, especially right now? 

22:01 - Why do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ? 

28:54 - Is there an advantage to watching the live stream of the Mass v. watching it later on YouTube? 

30:58 - At what point does the Church engage in civil disobedience when it comes to the lockdown? There are so many places open, but it seems like the Church isn’t even trying to compromise. At what point will we just hold Masses again?  

33:02 - What is the difference between receiving the Eucharist spiritually v. physically and sacramentally? 

37:22 - Are priests’ hands anointed? Why is Walmart open, but our Church is not?  

46:13 - Is it true that there will be a tracking system for which people are going to Mass once the Church reopens? 

50:10 - Can the priests come to us instead of us forming lines to receive communion?