CPX 4: The Beginning of the Apostles Creed
We discuss the difference between a difficulty and a doubt in the faith, the reliability of Divine Revelation and some of the process of a conditional baptism.
VLX 3: St. Matthew’s Introduction and Genealogy
In this podcast, we consider the true date of when St. Matthew wrote his Gospel and we consider the family tree of St. Joseph according to the genealogy of Our Lord according to the flesh in St. Matthew's Gospel.
CPX 3: The Parts of the Old Catechism
Why is the Catholic faith credible? What are the four parts to be learned of the Catholic Faith?
VLX 2: How to Meditate on the Bible Like the Saints Did
On today's podcast, you can learn the two ways of mental prayer (mediation on the Gospels) from St. Bruno and St. Teresa of Avila.
CPX 2: Page One of the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X
Today's podcast begins the catechesis and commentary on my new series titled, "Catechism of Pope St. Pius X."
Why Mother Cabrini Would Not Want Herself to Replace Columbus on the Colorado Calendar
CNN recently reported, “Colorado passed legislation Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day because bill sponsors say it doesn't represent their community members. The first Monday of October will now honor Frances Xavier Cabrini, who according to the bill, is the woman responsible for creating 67 schools, hospitals, and orphanages in the United States and South and Central America throughout her lifetime. Sen. Chris Hansen, one of the bill's sponsors, told CNN that Cabrini is a local Colorado hero because of the work that she did. Chicago and New York join Colorado in honoring Cabrini with a shrine dedicated to her, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, another one of the bill's sponsors, told CNN.” Although CNN reports it accurately that St. Frances Xavier Cabrini created “67 schools, hospitals, and orphanages in the United States and South and Central America throughout her [...]
CPX 1: Introduction to the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X
Today's podcast introduces the coming series on the online catechism that I will be teaching. The catechism will be taught in one year on this series.
VLX 1: The Importance of Mental Prayer (Catholic Meditation)
Today is the premiere of my Catholic meditation channel. Below you can listen on video+audio on YouTube or below that: audio alone (see podcast links.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ULVNNcviao
Earthly Things Part 2: The Days of Lawlessness
Many prayerful Catholics have been noticing that much of 2 Thessalonians 2 seems to be materializing over the past few years. In fact, it seems prophesies from the Old Testament are being fulfilled. One older friend of mine who is a covert from evangelical Protestant to Catholic believes the "abomination of desolation" (Dan 9:27 and Mt 24:15) was the placement of the Martin Luther statute into the Vatican in October of 2016 (nearly four years ago): Consider also how a priest friend of mine recently pointed out that 2 Thess 2:10 asserts that a group of people during a global "rebellion" will "refuse to love the truth and so be saved." He and I were recently discussing how it's not enough to love Jesus while rejecting the prophetic realities that are being unfurled before our eyes in 2020. In fact, [...]
An Albanian Convert Speaks on Totalitarianism and Catholicism
On today's podcast we have an Albanian immigrant to the USA (also a convert from Islam to Catholicism.) He speaks about Muslim and Marxist regimes and he recounts why he later became an American and even later a traditional Catholic. Michael is a bit of a living “Josip” from Michael O’Brien’s “Island of the World." Bumper music credit to Byzantine Chant Albanian-Agni Parthene.