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A review of Holy Week with guest Bob Leblanc

Fr. David Meconi takes pastoral and apologetics questions from listeners.

Questions Covered:

 

06:00 - I recently purchased a home altar kit. We have not gotten any of it blessed. How can I bless my candles and icons, etc? 

08:08 - My husband and I were married in 2001, but he left me in 2012. I have been trying to find him, but he has not given me a divorce or an annulment. I want to be a part of a third order. Can I call myself a bride of Christ? 

18:16 - Why can’t the priest consecrate the bread and wine for us at home through the TV? 

22:22 - How do angels and demons fight? 

28:00 - Why can’t men with schizophrenia be priests? 

30:43 - Can you expand on why Jesus says, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 

40:50 – Why was Satan allowed to do so much to Job’s family? 

45:30 - How do you explain the cardinal ranking of priests? 

48:10 - I have been making rosaries. Do they need to be blessed before I send them to people?  

50:56 - Is there time in purgatory?

As we begin Holy Week, Steve Ray discusses the Cross of Christ and the figures surrounding it.

Questions Covered:

 

19:48 - Why did God send his Son to die and then get mad and send an earthquake when He did die? 

23:34 - Did the Jews kill Jesus and did the Romans bring them in?  

34:25 – Is it true that the nails would have gone through Jesus’ hands? 

37:44 - Was Barnabus an eyewitness of Christ on the Cross? 

46:04 - What was Jesus scourged with? 

50:00 - Was it the custom for family members to be able to stand at the foot of the Cross or was this a special circumstance that Mary and the others were there?

Episode #72: Hear Terry Modica's personal testimony of how the Blessed Mother came into her life (she was raised a Protestant) and later started Good News Ministries. Marian devotions seemed foreign to Terry, no matter how much she tried to understand it, until Jesus himself introduced her to his mother.

In this episode, you will learn the adaptation of the Hail Mary prayer that the Holy Spirit gave Terry for obtaining victory over evil. Then we pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, led by Celina Okpaleke, Director of The International Consecrated Marian Society.

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In these times you may find it hard to trust God and to find His peace.  Please listen for some inspiration...God's got this and you CAN possess His peace, joy and love!

Allison Gingras is pure joy, and it was a gift to have her on the show. Allison is the founder of Reconciled to You, host of A Seeking Heart on Breadbox Media, WINE Steward for WINE: Women In the New Evangelization, and creator of the Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women.

The most recent of these—Seeking Peace: A Spiritual Journey from Worry to Trust (super relevant, right?!)—is available now.

She brings us words from Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis that are fit for any time of year, but have particular poignancy during Holy Week:

“Try to bear patiently with the defects and infirmities of others, whatever they may be, because you also have many a fault which others must endure.”

If you’re looking for good spiritual reading, this book is a great place to start!

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Until next time, God bless you!

In this episode, I speak with Richard Reyna. He is Husband, a Father and the General Manager for the Guadalupe Radio Director Network in South and Central Texas. How does Richard keep his fire burning for our Catholic Faith? Click play and let’s find out, together.

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You can tell we are stuck at home as we talked for nearly an hour during this episode! Fr. Connolly tells us about all things Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday.  (Side note: Fr. C mentions that his church would be giving out palms, but as things change almost daily, this did NOT happen.) Learn  about the Chrism Mass, Tenebrae, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this week's show, we ponder the concept of "memento mori" and its connection to the Stations of the Cross with author Emily DeArdo, whose new book Living Memento Mori was recently published by Ave Maria Press.

About Emily DeArdo:

Emily DeArdo is a Catholic writer, speaker, and Lay Dominican who shows that an imperfect life can be filled with joy and fulfillment. Her book, Living Memento Mori: My Journey Through the Stations of the Cross, was published in January by Ave Maria Press. Emily writes about joy, carrying your cross, and the Catholic life on her blog, emilymdeardo.com.

About Living Memento Mori:

In Living Memento Mori, Emily DeArdo shares the insight she has gained from living her life on the precipice of death: a willingness to embrace the Cross of Christ can transform the pain and loss we all inevitably experience into a source of spiritual growth. DeArdo shows you how even a life of considerable suffering can be full of joy, hope, and peace. DeArdo’s life and reflections on mortality give a fresh voice to the traditional themes found in the Stations of the Cross. She offers you the courage to face your own suffering and concerns about death and to follow Jesus wherever he leads.

Learn more about Living Memento Mori at Ave Maria Press

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