For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference?

In today's episode we'll be talking about the Saints: intercessory prayers, veneration/honor due to them, patron Saints, and a bit about the Canonization process.

Resources:
Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? | Catholic Answers Video
Answering Objections to the Intercession of the Saints | Trent Horn; Catholic Answers
How can Mary and the Saints in Heaven hear our prayers? | Catholic Answers Video
Does Praying to the Saints Mean Catholics Worship Them, Too? | Catholic Answers
What the Early Church Believed: The Intercession of the Saints | Catholic Answers
Relics | Catholic Answers
The Process of Beatification and Canonization | EWTN

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For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference?

In today's episode we'll be exploring the Catholic Priesthood and what makes it different from Protestant Ministers called Priests. We'll also be talking about Priests acting In Persona Christi Capitis,  as well as apostolic succession and the Episcopate (Bishops), the Indelible Mark of Priesthood and, lastly, why only men can be ordained Priests.

Code of Canon Law, Canon 1008: “By divine institution, some of the Christian faithful are marked with an indelible character and constituted as sacred ministers by the sacrament of holy orders. They are thus consecrated and deputed so that, each according to his own grade, they may serve the People of God by a new and specific title.”

Bible Passages Quoted:
-1 Timothy 2:5
-John 20:21-23
-2 Corinthians 2:10
-Matthew 10:40
-Hebrews 7:17

Resources:
Is There a New Covenant Ministerial Priesthood? | Catholic Answers
Why Anglican Priests Aren’t Catholic Priests | Catholic Answers
Did Jesus Make the Apostles Priests at the Last Supper? |Catholic Answers
Once a Priest, Always a Priest | Catholic Answers
Excommunication Doesn’t Negate Priestly Power | Catholic Answers
What is Apostolic Succession? w/ Dr. Andrew Swafford | Pints With Aquinas
Why Women Can't Be Priests | Theology of the Body Institute
This Is Why Priests Don’t Get Married | Theology of the Body Institute

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For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference?

In today's episode we'll be taking a quick look at each of the 7 Sacraments of the Catholic Church as well as the idea of "Re-Baptism."

Scriptures Quoted:
-John 3:5
-Matthew 28:19
-Luke 24:49
-Acts 2
-John 6:54
-Psalm 41:4
-John 20:22-23
-James 5:14-15
-Matthew 19:4-6
-Ephesians 5:32-33
-Matthew 10:1

Resources:
Scriptural Foundations for the Sacraments | Our Sunday Visitor
Discover the Sacraments in the Bible | Catechist.com
Why Can’t I be Re-Baptized as a Catholic? | Catholic Answers
Protestant Beliefs on Baptism and Communion | Pints with Aquinas
What The Early Church Believed: Confirmation | Catholic Answers
What the Early Church Believed: Confession | Catholic Answers
Anointing of the Sick | Catholic Answers

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For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference?

In today's episode we'll be taking a look at the Protestant belief of Sola Scriptura vs. the Catholic belief of Scripture & Tradition. Also discussed is the "apocrypha," AKA the deutero-canonical books as well as the key difference in how Protestants and Catholics interpret Sacred Scripture.

*Please note that I mistakenly mispronounced "perspicuity" the entire time :)

Bible Passages Quoted:
-John 21:25
-Romans 16:17
-Jeremiah 25:3
-Matthew 28
-John 20
-John 17:17-21
-Matthew 16:18-19

Resources:
-A Quick Ten-Step Refutation of Sola Scriptura | Catholic Answers
-Where is the Magisterium in the Bible? | Catholic Answers
-The Doctrine of Perspicuity (Clarity) | Catholic Answers
-Day 13: The Single Deposit of Faith — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference?

In today's episode we explore the Lutheran tradition's understanding of Justification as Martin Luther's well-known phrase of "dung hills covered in snow." We'll take a look at what Catholics really mean when we teach Faith & Works, as well as the question of "are all sins equal in the eyes of God?"

Bible Passages Quoted:
-James 2:26
-Revelation 3:20
-Matthew 26:24

Video Resource:
Fr. Mike Schmitz | What You Need to Be Saved (Faith vs. Works)  

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o   Catechism of the Catholic Church (2223) – “Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children.”

o   Catechism of the Catholic Church (2226) – “Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith. Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.”

o   National Directory for Catechesis - “Parents are the most influential agents of catechesis for their children. They have a unique responsibility for the education of their children; they are the first educators or catechists.”

o   Familiaris Consortio (JP2) - “Hence, parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children. Their role as educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it.”

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 "Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope." 1 Peter 3:15

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