32 - Faith, Works, and Justification
How are we saved? Through faith, works, or both? What is grace? Can I earn grace or is it just a free gift from God? Today we wrap up our introduction to Catholic morality by looking at one of the mos...
7 Aug 202232min
31 - The Person and Society: Human rights and equality
What are human rights? Does everyone have the right to the same things? What does 'equality' mean? In this episode, we round off our discussion of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church. This epi...
24 Juli 202227min
30 - The Person and Society: Authority, freedom, subsidiarity
What is a society? What's more important: my individual rights or the common good? Do all societies need authority figures? In this episode, we begin our discussion of the social doctrine of the Catho...
10 Juli 202229min
29 - Sin and Virtue
What's the difference between mortal and venial sin? How do I know when I've committed a sin? What does it mean to be a virtuous person? In this episode, we discuss the personal dimension of our relat...
26 Juni 202232min
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
