Podcast | Karlo Broussard

Episode 21: Year A – Divine Mercy Sunday In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, Karlo focuses on three details that are relevant to discussions concerning Socialism, the Sacrament of Baptism, and the Sacrament of Confession. The details come from each of the readings for this upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday. The first detail is […]

Episode 20: Year A – Easter Vigil In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus specifically on the Gospel reading for the Easter Vigil Mass because it relates directly to the solemnity that we celebrate this upcoming Sunday, the Resurrection of our Lord. The passage comes from Matthew 28:1-10. We pick out five […]

Episode 19: Year A – Palm Sunday In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on five details found in the opening Gospel and second reading for this upcoming Palm Sunday, Year A. For the Gospel, we stick with the Gospel reading (Matthew 21:1-11) for the procession with palms at the beginning of […]

Episode 18: Year A – Fifth Sunday of Lent In this episode of The Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on several details found in the Gospel and second reading for the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year A. The story of the raising of Lazarus in John 11:1-45 and Paul’s teaching on “the flesh” in Romans […]

Episode 17: Year A – Fourth Sunday of Lent In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on five details in the Liturgy of the Word for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Year A. Four of the five come from the Gospel reading, which, for the long version, is taken from John 9:1-41 […]

Episode 16: Year A–Third Sunday of Lent In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we’re going to focus on five details present in the Liturgy of the Word for the 3rd Sunday of Lent that are relevant for doing apologetics. Four of the five come from the Gospel reading, which is taken from John […]

In the Western societies, fewer men than women practice religion. In this episode of Catholic Answers Focus, I chat with Cy Kellet and argue that, at least in part, this means they are likely failing at the hard work of manliness. Audio Download

Episode 14: Year A–First Sunday of Lent In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on one apologetical theme: original sin. The second reading for this upcoming First Sunday of Lent (Year A), which comes from Romans 5:12-19, gives us opportunity to provide biblical evidence for this dogma of faith. The Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022623.cfm […]

Year A–Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time The Gospel reading for this upcoming Sunday Mass for the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, comes from Matthew 5:38-48. There’s one detail in it that we focus on in this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word: Jesus’s instruction to turn the other cheek. This teaching is often […]

Episode 12: Year A-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on one detail that comes from the Gospel reading for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, which, in its long version, is taken from Matthew 5:17-37. The key detail that’s relevant for apologetics is Jesus’ […]