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  • What Purgatory is and is not

    Catholic Answers apologist and author, Karlo Broussard, joins me for today's program. We discuss his new book "Purgatory Is For Real: Good News About The Afterlife For Those Who Aren't Perfect Yet". Karlo discusses what Purgatory is and is not, aspects of Purgatory in other religions, aspects within Protestantism, and evidence from the early church. Karlo gives us enlightening information about this often misunderstood doctrine of the church.

    30 min
  • The Power of Praying the Psalms

    Engaging with these timeless, sacred songs is not just an affirmation of our faith but also a practice that gives our lives a sense of ritual. When we recite the psalms, we are enacting what our forebears did millennia ago: looking for a pathway through a given situation, emotional or physical, and using the words to try to reach a clear and comprehensible place. There is nothing new under the sun, the philosopher says; there is nothing new in this unfathomable ocean of the human condition that the 150 songs in the Book of Psalms don't address.

    8 min
  • Typology In The Bible

    Typology is the study of how various things in the Old Testament prefigured what was later fulfilled in the New Testament. And these “things” we call types (from the Greek typos). Typology helps us understand many thigs in scripture. In today's episode patner/director of CatholicismRocks, William Hemsworth, discusses some of those.

    11 min
  • Jesus And The Woman At The Well

    One thing that is certain is that this interaction is pivotal in the ministry of Jesus. He was interacting with a woman that was at a well alone, he was in Samaria, a theological discussion about proper worship breaks out, and lastly, we have one of the most clear declarations that Jesus makes about his identity. Through it all our Lord puts aside the various prejudices of the day to show love, mercy, and the blueprint on how to evangelize.

    24 min
  • "Doubting Thomas" Gets A Bad Wrap

    Thomas has a bad reputation for not initially believing the resurrection, but he showed leadership and commitment far before the other eleven disciples did. What would the other apostles do if they were in his position?

    15 min
  • How I Became A Freemason, and why I left

    On today's show partner.director of CatholicismRocks, William Hemsworth, plays an interview he was part of with Gary Michuta. This episode aired on March 26, 2020 on Virgin Most Powerful Radio. William discusses how he became a Freemason and why he left.

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Best Argument For God with Pat Flynn

    Partner/Director William Hemsworth recently sat down philosopher.Apologist Pat Flynn about his new book by Sophia Press titled The Best Argument For God. In this interview pat discusses his own journey from naturalism to theism. We also discuss the conspiracy of naturalism, the problem of evil, and much more. I highly recommend you check this book out and add it to your apologetics library. Check out the book at https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-best-argument-for-god/.

    About Pat Flynn

    Pat Flynn is a writer, philosopher, podcaster, and speaker living in Wisconsin with his wife, five children, and St. Bernard. He hosts Philosophy for the People and The Pat Flynn Show. His website is ChroniclesOfStrength.com

    27 min

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