There are many misconceptions about the Catholic faith, some rooted in faith-based questions, others on a simple dislike of the faith due to various reasons, many of which are understandable how they can think that. Bryan Mercer of Catholic Truth Organization calls in to answer many misconceptions people have of the faith and how to properly respond to those. 

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Catholic Truth.org – Bryan Mercier

2 Timothy 3:16-17 is used most by Protestants. But often it's the only one often used by them. It says it's helpful but not complete.

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Producer Ben: @BeenBarron

Bryan: @CatholicTruthOfficial

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Today’s culture makes it harder than ever to be Catholic.

There are so many different choices out there, many of which go against what Catholics say and often what society says is ok. So why be Catholic? The Church certainly has not had a pristine history and many other denominations bring up interesting arguments that certainly make you think. We delve into how our panelists became Catholic, many of whom are cradle Catholics but did not truly come into their faith until much later, and why they chose to stay Catholic once they are old enough to choose instead of going off to another.

• Theistic apologetics episode of HTG
• The Didache – dates to the time of the apostles, the first example of Church Orders.
• Rome Sweet Home – Scott Hahn.
• Why We’re Catholic – Trent Horn
• Bible Christian Society
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church
• The school of Mary podcast by Greg and Jennifer Willits
• The Fellowship of the Unashamed poem

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In today's world we as people face all kinds of addictions. From social media to hard drugs there's a wide variety of addictions among us. And each and everyone can have incredibly negative impacts on us and our lives. So how can we start to recognize and overcome these addictions? Well, join us this week on Honest to God where we ask just that. And joining us on the show this week are a few guests that have overcome addictions of their own.

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Zenith Ministries

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Thomas: @zenithministries

Madeline: @ungccmdah

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One of life’s greatest gifts is music.

Many feel like, to quote a Beach Boys song, “music is in my soul.” Yet what some call music, others do not. Some music can be vulgar or not used at the right time. Does the Church say anything about music? What if I like a song that I know is bad but it has such a great rhythm? Or what if the music at Mass is just not doing it for me? We delve into these topics and more, including a debate between our moderator and a panelist with strong, differing opinions.

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Today's culture makes it harder than ever to be Catholic. There are so many different choices out there, many of which go against what Catholics say and often what society says is ok. So why be Catholic? The Church certainly has not had a pristine history and many other denominations bring up interesting arguments that certainly make you think. We delve into how our panelists became Catholic, many of whom are cradle Catholics but did not truly come into their faith until much later, and why they chose to stay Catholic once they are old enough to choose instead of going off to another. 

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Theistic apologetics episode of HTG

The Didache – dates to the time of the apostles, the first example of Church Orders.

Rome Sweet Home – Scott Hahn.

Why We're Catholic – Trent Horn

Bible Christian Society

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

The school of Mary podcast by Greg and Jennifer Willits

The Fellowship of the Unashamed poem

Guests Socials:

Producer Ben: Website

One of life's greatest gifts is music. Many feel like, to quote a Beach Boys song, "music is in my soul." Yet what some call music, others do not. Some music can be vulgar or not used at the right time. Does the Church say anything about music? What if I like a song that I know is bad but it has such a great rhythm? Or what if the music at Mass is just not doing it for me? We delve into these topics and more, including a debate between our moderator and a panelist with strong, differing opinions. 

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"Sing to the Lord" document by USCCB

"Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God" – Ephesians 5:5

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In a “What’s On Your Mind” episode, any topic the panelists are thinking about is discussed.

No agenda beforehand, just what they are thinking. Topics on this episode include favorite ways to pray, life lessons, evangelizing aliens and raccoons, and more.

• Zenith Ministries Summit dates: June 16, August 25
• “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you. – John Paul II
• “Sometimes fairy stories say best what needs to be said” – C.S. Lewis
• Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Mark Twain

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Here on this show, we talk to quite a few fantastic younger adults.

But where did they come from? and how did they become so fantastic? Well on this episode of Honest to God, we sit down with a few parents of younger adults to find out how what they did to raise such great young people.

• Good Pictures Bad Pictures by Gail Poyner and Kristen A. Jenson
• Doing Life with Your Adult Children by Jim Burns
• Catholic in a small town: https://www.macandkatherine.com/
• Seek conference: https://seek.focus.org
• City on purpose: https://cityonpurpose.com

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• Mac and Katherine: Website

In a "What's On Your Mind" episode, any topic the panelists are thinking about is discussed. No agenda beforehand, just what they are thinking. Topics on this episode include favorite ways to pray, life lessons, evangelizing aliens and raccoons, and more.

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Zenith Ministries Summit dates: June 16, August 25

"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you. – John Paul II

"Sometimes fairy stories say best what needs to be said" – C.S. Lewis

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Mark Twain

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It’s no secret the Catholic Church’s stance on birth control.

But since the 1960s it has become increasingly harder to stay with the Church’s beliefs on it when so much of the culture around us says it’s fine to use artificial birth control. Some even argue that NFP is just the Church’s version of birth control. Two panelists who practice NFP with their spouses explain how NFP is done, why they do it, the science behind it, and why it’s not just another version of birth control.

• Contraception, Why Not – talk by Dr. Janet Smith
• https://femmhealth.org
• Just Married: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage - Greg and Lisa Popcak
• Holy Sex!: A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving – Dr. Greg Popcak
• Good News About Sex & Marriage (Revised Edition): Answers to Your Honest Questions about Catholic Teaching – Christopher West
• Archdiocese of Atlanta approved NFP teachers
• Methods: Marquette, Femm Method, Creighton

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