Wisdom Bytes Podcast

It's Father Craig Friday! This is a segment from our podcast Wisdom Bytes where a Catholic priest answers and talks about your questions!

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Today Fr. Craig and David discuss:

1. How does intercessory prayer work? Like when we ask saints to pray for us and when we pray for others.

I learned that prayer exists out of time and space, so can we pray for people from the past and future? Going deeper, can we pray for our family members/friends during their moment of judgement?

2. I love home decorating and buying candles. Is it damaging to the spiritual life to live excessively? Not just in extreme situations like spending thousands on clothes/jewelry and material items but also things like buying unnecessary smaller things like candles (not religious candles, just ones to scent the home) when that money could go somewhere more charitable?

3. Is there a minimum or maximum age for Holy Orders?

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Further Reading from this episode:

Consoling the Heart of Jesus By Michael E. Gaitley

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Chris Lee is back on Testament Tuesday to tell us all about becoming a Focus Missionary!

It's Father Craig Friday! This is a segment from our podcast Wisdom Bytes where a Catholic priest answers and talks about your questions!

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Today Fr. Craig and David discuss:

1. Is/should God be fair with everyone? (Materially, physically, health, geographically, financially)

2. What should I do with the underlying fear that God is going to take away all the good things in my life? (Ex: health, family, girlfriend, etc..)

3. When it comes to discerning marriage with my Catholic girlfriend, what are some good, "get to know her heart and mind" questions that should be asked before things get too serious?

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Further Reading from this episode:

Saints Mentioned:

St. Augustine

St. Therese of Lisieux

The Parable of The Workers in The Vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/20

Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life - Bob Schuchts

https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product/be-healed-dr-bob-schuchts-copy/

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Listen in on how Mike's parents retreat experience led him on his own spiritual journey.

It's Father Craig Friday! This is a segment from our podcast Wisdom Bytes where a Catholic priest answers and talks about your questions!

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Today Fr. Craig and David discuss:

1. What does it mean that priestly celibacy is a gift from God?

2. Greg Gerhart said in his 3rd year of seminary, the most beautiful woman walked by him, and he prayed and prayed about whether he should leave seminary or not. God answered him, that even this woman could not make him as happy & satisfied as God could. Fr Craig, did you have a similar moment or moments of KNOWING you chose correctly in God?

3. What are the rules with Priests and wearing their clerical shirts? And what's in Father Craig's wardrobe besides clerical shirts?

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Further Reading from this episode:

Definition of replete:

re·plete

/rəˈplēt/

adjective: filled or well-supplied with something.

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This week on Testament Tuesday, Ben LeBlanc shares his testimony.

It's Father Craig Friday! This is a segment from our podcast Wisdom Bytes where a Catholic priest answers and talks about your questions!

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Today Fr. Craig and David discuss:

1. Could you talk about the preeminent evil of abortion and what that means in November for voting? Is a vote for Biden complicit in sin?

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Further Reading from this episode:

USCCB: Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

https://www.usccb.org/offices/justice-peace-human-development/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship

EWTN: The Principle of Double Effect

https://www.ewtn.com/vote/double-effect.asp

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

Paragraphs 27, 28, 29

https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship.pdf

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This week on Testament Tuesday, Kaylie Beavers shares her testimony.

It's Father Craig Friday! This is a segment from our podcast Wisdom Bytes where a Catholic priest answers and talks about your questions!

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Today Fr. Craig and David discuss:

1. How can I find community as a person in my mid-20s? It’s hard to make friends.

2. Was Vatican II necessary? What was the purpose of it?

3. Why should I be Catholic and not some other form of Christian?

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Further Reading from this episode:

Question 2:

Vatican II Documents

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/16-documents-of-the-second-vatican-council-1509

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This Testament Tuesday we catch up with Our Lady of Wisdom's Evangelization Coordinator.

Listen to Josh Mitchener's Testament Tuesday here:

https://soundcloud.com/wisdombytes/newfound-brothers-newfound-faith