28 - Morality and Conscience
What makes an action right or wrong? How do I know if I'm doing the right thing? Can my conscience always be trusted? In this episode we discuss the sources of morality and the role of the conscience....
12 Juni 202231min
27 - Freedom!
Welcome to Part Three of the Catechism! In this episode, we discuss freedom and the call to holiness. What does it mean to be free? What are the limits to freedom? Should everyone have the right to ac...
29 Maj 202228min
26 - Sacramentals and Funerals
Holy water, rosary beads, crucifixes, medals... is all this extra stuff really necessary? Isn't it all a bit superstitious? How are Catholic funerals different from secular ones? In this episode, we w...
15 Maj 202229min
25 - Marriage
Why does the Church's definition of marriage seem so restrictive and archaic? What makes marriage different from other kinds of unions? What's the point of marriage? In this episode, we discuss the la...
1 Maj 202232min
24 - Holy Orders
What is a priest? Why can't women be ordained? Are there any married Catholic priests? (Yep.) In this episode, we discuss the sacrament of Holy Orders. This episode covers Part Two, Section Two, Chapt...
17 Apr 202230min
23 - The Anointing of the Sick
How come so few people are cured when they receive this sacrament? Why does God allow us to experience sickness and suffering? Does this sacrament actually do anything, or is it just symbolic? In this...
3 Apr 202223min
22 - Confession
Why do we need to confess our sins to a priest? Do Catholics all just have huge guilt complexes? Why not just go straight to God and say sorry? In this episode, we talk about the sacrament of Confessi...
20 Mars 202230min
21 - The Eucharist Pt. 2
How can the Mass be a sacrifice if Christ has already offered the one definitive sacrifice on the cross? Why are only Catholics allowed to receive communion? In this second episode on the Eucharist, w...
6 Mars 202229min
