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Are you stressing to the max due to job layoffs, the potential for job loss, empty grocery shelves, being stuck in the house, worrying about the health of your family and financial insecurity?

Maybe some of these things are simply out of your control. But one of the ways to feel better is to actively control those things that you are able to control.

Read the Compass Blog for more ideas about staying sane during these crazy times.

Did the early Church believe that the Eucharist was the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ? Had that been the belief of the Catholic Church since the Last Supper? Find out today with Catholic Answers’ Director of Apologetics, Tim Staples.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is clear about the existence of angels. “The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls “angels” is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition. St. Augustine says: “‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is ‘spirit’; if you seek the name of their office, it is ‘angel’: from what they are, ‘spirit’, from what they do, ‘angel.'” With their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God. Because they “always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven” they are the “mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word”. As purely spiritual creatures angels have intelligence and will: they are personal and immortal creatures, surpassing in perfection all visible creatures, as the splendor of their glory bears witness.” –CCC 328-330

Fr. Hugh joins Cy Kellett to discuss the reality of angels.

Join  Fr. Scott Mansfield, Pastor of St. John Vianney and Tony Wilimitis, Director of Formation as they give an in depth review of the Gospel from Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord: Rise Up and Follow Me.

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Faith, Hope and Love are the three theological virtues by which we participate in the divine nature of God. But hope is the least understood of these virtues. Hope is often confused with optimism, of an attitude that things will turn out for the best. Hope is not the result of positive thinking, expecting a good outcome, or denying the reality of a situation. In this podcast, Tony discusses hope.

Catechism: Into everyone’s heart, God has placed a search for happiness. Hope responds to this desire. It sustains man, frees him from discouragement, preserves him from selfishness, and leads to happiness on earth and in heaven. –CCC 1818

Scripture: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” –Romans 15:13

For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11-12

Quote: “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reflections: Do you understand the difference between optimism and hope? How do we stay positive and still hope for God’s will?  What does it mean to have our hope in God’s promise?

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Blessed Easter Time! Today, I talk about the empty tomb we hear about in the Gospels. Carmel has a lot to say about silence. So, St. John of the Cross will offer us an insight into silence and what we can learn from the empty tomb.

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Sometimes we don't feel the presence of God and that's actually normal. Maybe you are feeling this right now?  We must continue to walk and know that He is walking with us every second of every day! 

More wisdom from Ecclesiastes! There is a season for everything. What is God asking you to do in this season? What is God asking you NOT to do in this season?

Tonight we go BTS with my guest John Tuturice on perhaps the biggest question of there is: What is the meaning of life?