A Catholic Life

This is Episode 141 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the sin of scandal. Among the many sins condemned by Sacred Scripture and the perennial teaching of the Church, few ar...

1 Feb 13min

This is Episode 140 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the morning offering. Among the many traditional Catholic devotions that have quietly faded from daily practice, few ar...

25 Jan 10min

This is Episode 139 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss Catholic etiquette in our churches and in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Restoring Catholic etiquette is not no...

18 Jan 14min

This is Episode 138 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the immemorial practice of Wednesday and Friday abstinence and how we can restore Wednesday abstinence to our lives wh...

11 Jan 12min

This is Episode 137 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the importance of praying the Divine Office specifically Matins and Compline as a layperson. For the traditional brevia...

4 Jan 12min

This is Episode 136 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address Spanish, Hispanic, and Filipino Advent Traditions. Remarkably, while Advent’s traditional discipline weakened or disapp...

14 Des 202518min

In today’s episode, on the 1st Sunday of Advent, I address the following: What is Advent?Advent: The Beginning of the Liturgical Year & Source of Rich MeditationsAdvent and Christmas TraditionsThe Ror...

30 Nov 202520min

This is Episode 132 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I address the timely observation this week of Thanksgiving – Let Advent be Advent. When we can start decorating for Christmas is ...

23 Nov 202513min