Priests are often asked some variation of the "Is it okay to do X on a Sunday?" In this episode Cosden and Fr. K tackle it from all angles.

One might think that the more theology one knows the less difficulties with the faith one would have. However, one would be wrong. Parishioner Dr. Kevin Keiser discusses the difficulties inherent to the science of theology. In fact, the deeper one goes, the messier it gets. And of course, since theologians also happen to be human beings subject to all the hardships of life, the difficulties can pile up exponentially. Dr. Keiser shares some of his own intellectual journey, how to do theology, and even his experience suffering the of his wife, and how theology has both made his suffering easier and harder to deal with.

The devotion to the Holy Face is, after the Rosary, the most important devotion of our day; or at least so says Fr. Lawrence Carney, author of The Secret of the Holy Face and other books. He joins the podcast to share about this all but forgotten treasure of the Church

What does the Church teach about gossip? How serious of a sin is it? Cosden and Fr. K break down what gossip is, how serious it is, and what we can do about it.

Here's a link to the book mentioned in the podcast, Sins of the Tongue by Fr. Belet: http://www.catholicapologetics.info/morality/general/btongue.htm

And here is Aquinas's treatise:

https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3073.htm

Kate Capato is a Sacred Artist, who travels around the country sharing her art and her love of beauty and most importantly her love of God. She was kind enough to join Fr. K on the podcast while she was in town. Here's their conversation.

Kate's website

https://visualgrace.org/

Video cast

https://youtu.be/7qkTudHBhMo

Ellen, while currently working at the school, grew up in the parish and has years of youth ministry under her belt. She joins the podcast to share some of her experience, expertise and her love of all things true and beautiful.

If you don't celebrate the Sacred Paschal Triduum, you are missing out! It's like Catholic Week par excellence! Because only Catholics celebrate it, and the deeper a Catholic gets into their faith, the more he is drawn to or into the Triduum and the more it it builds up his faith. Fr. Kowalczyk and Cosden recap the Catholicist and holiest of all weeks!

This bonus episode is the live recording of the third part of the three part Teaching Mass series that Fr. K is doing as part of our Wednesday Ars Vivendi formation nights. He walks and talks through the parts of the Mass starting with the the Preface through the end of the Mass.

This bonus episode is the live recording of the second part of the three part Teaching Mass series that Fr. K is doing as part of our Wednesday Ars Vivendi formation nights. He walks and talks through the parts of the Mass starting with the the Credo through the Orate Fratres (Pray Brethren), i.e., mainly the middle or "hinge" part of the Mass between the homily and the preface dialogue.

This bonus episode is the live recording of the first part of the three part Teaching Mass series that Fr. K is doing as part of our Wednesday Ars Vivendi formation nights. He walks and talks through the parts of the Mass starting with the vesting prayers through the homily.