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If you or someone you know is struggling with pornography addiction, you can receive help and accountability through Covenant Eyes. Theo McManigal, the Catholic Church Outreach Specialist, explains how you can start the process of healing and promote purity in our culture.

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When you're looking for hits that fill your faith, be sure to check out our new online Christian music radio station! TruthPop Radio can be streamed 24/7. You'll hear songs and commentary that encourage you in your faith. Listen any time at truthpop.net or on the free Live365 app for your smartphone. (Google Play version available here.) Inside the app, search for "Truth Pop."

In this new podcast series, Jake and Cathy recommend the song "The Truth" from Megan Woods. It's a powerful ballad that reminds us of our identity and worth in Christ.

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Sharing the faith can be daunting; that's why Jacob Ciccarelli and his team founded Truthly, the Catholic Action app. Jake and Cathy caught up with him at SEEK; learn more about how you can strengthen your evangelization skills through artificial intelligence. Check out their website here!

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What is a day on set at 'The Chosen' like? Jake and Cathy sit down with Giavani Cairo, who plays St. Jude on the acclaimed series. He shares how the show helped to revitalize his faith and how he has grown in devotion to St. Jude from playing his character.

Thanks for all of your support of TruthPop this past year! We're excited to bring you the most popular podcast episode of 2024. We can't wait for you to join us later in 2025. God bless, and Happy New Year!

In this 'Catholic Kernel of Truth' from TruthPop, Jake explains why Jesus being placed in a manger can lead us closer to Him in the Eucharist.

Thanks for listening to TruthPop this past year. We'll talk to you in 2025 and can't want to share more content that helps you live out your faith in modern day culture!

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Introducing 'Catholic Kernel of Truth' from TruthPop! Dive into short, digestible, and catechetical knowledge that will help you learn and grow in your Catholic faith. Learn about the 'Holy Orders' in this CKoT.

Did you know that by your baptism you have been made a priest, prophet and king and that you are able to make offerings to God? However, Jesus also established a ministerial priesthood by the sacrifice that He made once and for all.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that in the Old Testament God’s chosen people were a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, but He also established a priesthood from one of the twelve tribes of Levi that was set apart for liturgical practices. The Church sees this as a prefiguring of the ordained ministry of the New Testament. Jesus came to redefine what priesthood and sacrifice is and accomplish what the old priesthood could not do. (CCC 1539-1541)

“Everything that the priesthood of the Old Covenant prefigured finds its fulfillment in Christ Jesus, the one mediator between God and men.”(CCC 1544). 

Christ is the only true priest but by virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, the ministerial priest acts in persona Christi and is truly made like to the high priest and possess authority to act in the power and place of the person of Christ himself. (CCC 1548)

Christ’s presence in the minister is not to be understood if he were preserved from all human weakness, error, and sin. (CCC 1550). Priests are not perfect but they have a vitally important role in Christ’s Church. 

In the sacrifice of the Mass the ministerial priest make present Christ offering of himself once and for all as a spotless victim to the Father. (CCC 1566)

 Christ established the priesthood of the New Covenant by ordaining his twelve apostles, and thus ordained ministry is exercised in 3 degrees, bishops, presbyters, and deacons. (CCC 1593)

As successors of the apostles, the bishop receives the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and makes him the visible head of the particular church entrusted to him. Bishops share in the responsibility and mission of the Church under the authority of the Pope, the successor of St. Peter (CCC 1594)

Ministerial priests are united with the bishops as they depend on them to exercise their pastoral functions and are called bishop’s coworkers and form the presbyterium under their bishop and receive the charge of a parish community (CCC 1595). 

Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of service of the church and do not receive ministerial priesthood. They assist in important functions in the ministry of the word, divine worship, pastoral governance, and service of charity. (CCC 1596)

Ordination of the sacrament of Holy Orders is granted by the laying on of hands followed by a prayer of consecration asking for the graces of the Holy Spirit required for the ministry. This imprints an indelible sacramental character, meaning this can never be taken away. (CCC 1597)

Only baptized men can validly receive this sacrament. The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles and they likewise did the same as they choose their successors. The Church is therefore bound by the choice made by the Lord Himself. (CCC 1577)

One can only be called by God to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders as an unmerited gift. The Church has the responsibility and right to discern with the candidate and decide if he is called by God to this vocation. (CCC 1578) 

All ordained ministers of the Roman Catholic Church with the exception of permanent deacons are chosen from among men who live a celibate life and intend to remain celibate. They are called to consecrate themselves with an undivided heart to the Lord and give themselves entirely to God and His Church. (CCC 1579). 

Priests make it possible for you to receive and adore Jesus in the Eucharist. The devil hates Catholic priests because they bring Jesus into the world in a unique way that only they are able to do. Priests are not preserved from weakness and sin. They are imperfect just like us so we must pray and encourage our priests. Throughout the day you can make sacrifices for your priest and consider inviting him to lunch or dinner after Sunday Mass. Your support and prayers are needed for them to carry out this vital mission. 

Advent is a great time for us to grow in hope, peace, joy, and love. Jake, Cathy, and Trevor explore specific ways that we can live out these models of Christian virtue in our modern culture.

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Introducing 'Catholic Kernel of Truth' from TruthPop! Dive into short, digestible, and catechetical knowledge that will help you learn and grow in your Catholic faith. Learn about the 'Confession' in this CKoT.

Jesus Christ is the divine physician of our bodies as well as our souls. In addition to the Anointing of the Sick, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the other sacrament under the category of healing. 

James 5:16 states: “Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.”

The CCC states that although Christians were washed, sanctified, and justified through Baptism, humans have an inclination to sin tradition calls concupiscence and therefore we are in need of continuing conversion and purification. 

Jesus instituted the sacrament when he showed himself to his apostles on Easter when  He breathed on them and said “receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any they are retained.

Since Christ entrusted his apostles the ministry of reconciliation, bishops who are their successors, and priests, bishops’ collaborators, continue to exercise this ministry. By virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, priests and bishops have the power to forgive all sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. CCC 1461

Prior to receiving this sacrament, the penitent must make examination of conscience in the light of the word of God. The passages best suited to this can be found in the Ten Commandments, moral catechesis of the Gospels, and apostolic Letters such as the Sermon on the Mount. CCC 1454

The structure of the Sacrament of Reconciliation are first a greeting and blessing from the priest, the confession of sins to the priest, the acceptance of a penance, the absolution given by the priest, and a prayer of thanksgiving and dismissal. CCC 1480

All mortal sins of which the penitent is conscious of must be recounted. Confession of every day faults, also called venial sins, are strongly recommended to be confessed. This helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ, and progress in the life of the Spirit. By receiving the sacrament more frequently we are spurred to be merciful as our Heavenly Father is merciful. CCC 1458

Each one of the faithful is bound by an obligation to confess sins in the sacrament at least once a year. Anyone who is aware of having committed a mortal sin must not receive Holy Communion without having first received sacramental absolution unless he has a grave reason and there is no possibility of going to confession. CCC 1457

"Priests who hear the confessions are bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed. This is called the sacramental seal because it must remain sealed by the sacrament." CCC 1467

“The spiritual effects of the sacrament of Penance are reconciliation with God, reconciliation with the Church, remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins, remission at least in part of temporal punishments resulting from sin, peace and serenity of conscience, spiritual consolation, and an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle. “ CCC 1496

Confession not only reconciles us to God it reconciles us to the Church. If you or a loved one is away from the faith, the sacrament of reconciliation is an opportunity to come back into the family of God, the Church. You are never too far gone and Jesus’ mercy will always be greater and more powerful than your sins. Some people may say, why can’t I just confess my sins directly to God?” In the sacrament of reconciliation the priest is Persona Christi and you are confessing your sins directly to Jesus. Many people have found that saying their sins out loud and hearing the absolution from the priest helps relieve the burden of shame and guilt and find true freedom. Go to confession and go often because heaven would not be the same without you. 

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Often times at Mass, it's easy to get distracted and to forget that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. Deacon Dave Scheuer of Green Bay, author of the book A Glimpse of Heaven on Earth, shares his miraculous encounters that most people will never see. He encourages you to step out in faith and take Jesus' invitation to draw closer to Him in the Eucharist.

You can watch the extended video conversation here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2cFcS-8azU&t=1070s

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