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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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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Lord of the Rings

Long considered one of the greatest fantasy books of all time whose films are now also considered some of the greatest of all time, Lord of the Rings, while written by a Catholic, was not written specifically as a Catholic novel by Tolkien.

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Where are you going after you die? Is that a question you’ve asked yourself?

And can you answer it honestly? Well either way we’re all gonna die t some point and it would probably be useful to know where we might end up. So on this episode of Honest To God, we discuss the differences and meaning behind the 3 places Catholics believe we go. Heaven, Hell, and even Purgatory.

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The biggest question a high schooler faces today has become not if they go to college, but where they will go to college. This however is not the way it should be approached, as there are both pros and cons to attending college after high school. Is that sheet of paper you get at the end worth it? What if I decide halfway through college I need to do a reset? And what about keeping the faith, something many colleges are known for not exactly being like youth groups. We delve into these college questions and hear both sides of the argument on is college worth it.

• Newman List of authentic Catholic Colleges: https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/college/

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For some, school’s out for summer, and for others, school’s out forever.

What makes summer so great aside from the weather is this is a time of year when people are able to go off and do something they normally can’t. In addition to finding out what the panelists and hosts are doing this summer, summer activities are discussed that you can do and how oftentimes the best ones are simply going somewhere and being. Not doing an activity, just sitting and enjoying with others.

• City on Purpose: Newsletter that provides YA events happening around Metro-Atlanta

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Environmental Sustainability is most common in the secular world nowadays.

But the way they seem to think we should go about it is by completely removing ourselves from the planet as much as we can. But what they don’t realize is that God put us on this planet to actually be one with it. And on today’s episode of HTG, we discuss how we as Catholics can go about being good with the planet we’ve been given. Whether that’s by buying local and eating healthy. or it’s living off the land and growing our own food. You’ll walk away from today’s episode with some practical tips for living a little more sustainably.

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Are you ready to date?

No really, when was the last time you took a long look at yourself and asked if you think you’re ready to fully make the commitment that comes with dating someone? Because it’s a much more important question than we think it is. Our dating lives have become so transactional in today’s society. So today on Honest To God, we sit down with Fr. Martin O’Connor to talk to him about why it’s important that we know how ready we are for dating.

• The Quiz: http://wiredtolove.com

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We have a panel that consists of people with and without tattoos.

Since the Catechism does not talk about tattoos, only on bodily mutilation, it’s up to us to decide if we are yea or nay on them. We look into the arguments both for and against. Our bodies are a temple and we are made in the image and likeness of God. But, self-expression can be a beautiful thing, and remembering our past sufferings as we continue forward on our journey in life is important too.

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It is known the media often pokes fun at Catholicism and portrays it in a negative way, like nuns being mean.

This is true and there are examples of it we discuss. However, in looking at the overall picture, it does not appear to be as bad as you think. Looking at major movies, there actually are a good number of instances where movies match up with Catholic teaching in underlying ways and show characters seeing the Church as an essential and important party. There are also examples in TV and one you may not have thought of Bollywood.

• Band of Brothers
• Father Stu
• The Patriot
• Fatima
• A Man for All Seasons
• Les Misérables
• The Exorcism Of Emily Rsoe Cinderella Man
• Greatest Showman
• Jurassic Park
• Daredevil
• RRR

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