You sent in the questions, and Fr. Zarse is answering them in Mailbag Episode #5. Questions include: <ul> <li>What's on your bucket list?</li> <li>How do you prepare for your homilies each week?</li> <li data-section-id="mfl5g0" data-start="550" data-end="593">Is it okay for a Catholic to be cremated?</li> <li data-section-id="1o7jpas" data-start="594" data-end="666" data-is-last-node="">Can cremated remains be scattered or divided between different places?</li> <li data-section-id="156d5cz" data-start="258" data-end="305"> Should we have our house blessed by a priest?</li> <li data-section-id="bjego" data-start="448" data-end="488">What are your favorite movies?</li> <li>What is it like being a priest?</li> </ul> Plus, even more questions from you along the way!

You sent in the questions, and Fr. Zarse is answering them in Mailbag Episode #5. Questions include: What's on your bucket list? How do you prepare for your homilies each week? Is it okay for a Catholic to be cremated? Can cremated remains be scattered or divided between different places? Should we have our house blessed by a priest? What are your favorite movies? What is it like being a priest? Plus, even more questions from you along the way!

You sent in the questions, and Fr. Zarse is answering them in Mailbag Episode #5. Questions include: <ul> <li>What's on your bucket list?</li> <li>How do you prepare for your homilies each week?</li> <li>Is it okay for a Catholic to be cremated?</li> <li>Can cremated remains be scattered or divided between different places?</li> <li> Should we have our house blessed by a priest?</li> <li>What are your favorite movies?</li> <li>What is it like being a priest?</li> </ul> Plus, even more questions from you along the way!

Who Would Play Fr. Zarse in a Movie? + What's It Like Being a Priest? || Mailbag Episode #5

You can do all the right things, but what if love is missing? Fr. Zarse and Carson look at why charity is the greatest virtue, how it changes the way we love God and our neighbor, why it gives life to every other virtue, and what it means to choose love even when we do not feel it.

You can do all the right things, but what if love is missing? Fr. Zarse and Carson look at why charity is the greatest virtue, how it changes the way we love God and our neighbor, why it gives life to every other virtue, and what it means to choose love even when we do not feel it.

The Greatest Virtue of All Time

The theological virtue of faith is often misunderstood as believing without reason, but is that really what the Church means by faith? In this episode, we look at why faith and reason are not opposed, what happens when reason reaches its limits, and how faith actually perfects our intellect.

The theological virtue of faith is often misunderstood as believing without reason, but is that really what the Church means by faith? In this episode, we look at why faith and reason are not opposed, what happens when reason reaches its limits, and how faith actually perfects our intellect.

Why Faith & Reason Go Together

The supernatural virtue of hope is more than believing things will get better. Fr. Zarse and Carson Ackerman explore what Christian hope actually gives us when life is uncertain, suffering hits, or we find ourselves falling into the same sin again.

The supernatural virtue of hope is more than believing things will get better. Fr. Zarse and Carson Ackerman explore what Christian hope actually gives us when life is uncertain, suffering hits, or we find ourselves falling into the same sin again.

The Virtue of Hope: More Than Just Optimism

Episode Title: The Gift of the Mass with Char Mies In this episode, Fr. Zarse and Carson are joined by special guest Char Mies for an inspiring conversation about the beauty and depth of the Mass. Together, they explore practical ways to get more out of the Mass, how to engage more fully in participation, and what to do when you struggle with motivation to attend.

Episode Title: The Gift of the Mass with Char Mies In this episode, Fr. Zarse and Carson are joined by special guest Char Mies for an inspiring conversation about the beauty and depth of the Mass. Together, they explore practical ways to get more out of the Mass, how to engage more fully in participation, and what to do when you struggle with motivation to attend.

How to Get More Out of Mass ft. Char Mies

In this episode, Fr. Zarse, Deacon Nicholas Moragues, and Carson Ackerman dive into the essentials of prayer. Together, they answer key questions: How do you start praying? What should you do when it feels hard to pray? How can we follow the call to pray unceasingly?

In this episode, Fr. Zarse, Deacon Nicholas Moragues, and Carson Ackerman dive into the essentials of prayer. Together, they answer key questions: How do you start praying? What should you do when it feels hard to pray? How can we follow the call to pray unceasingly?

How to Pray

Our mission is to make missionary disciples. Through practical insights and spiritual guidance, we want to help you know the love of the Father and share it with others.

Drawing from the Latin origin of mediocris—"halfway up the mountain"—we're here to inspire and equip you to climb higher, living life abundantly as God intended, not halfway.

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Our mission is to make missionary disciples. Through practical insights and spiritual guidance, we want to help you know the love of the Father and share it with others. Drawing from the Latin origin of mediocris—"halfway up the mountain"—we're here to inspire and equip you to climb higher, living life abundantly as God intended, not halfway.

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