When Is Our Time to Die?

What's in our heart that refuses to celebrate when good things happen to someone else? Fr. Mike Schmitz reflects on the story of the man healed on the Sabbath. Many focus on the fact that Jesus healed on the Sabbath, though technically allowed, but Fr. Mike invites us to look dee ... Show More

Did Judas think he was actually helping Jesus fulfill His mission by betraying Him? Was Judas pre-destined to become the traitor of the Lord? Fr. Mike Schmitz asks these bold questions and unpacks what Scripture says about the person of Judas Iscariot. By evaluating his motivatio ... Show More

Why do Catholics baptize their babies? Is it even biblical? At first glance, infant baptism can seem unbiblical. But Fr. Mike points to several instances in Scripture that support the practice and reveal God’s desire to bring children into His covenant family from the very beginn ... Show More

God is very concerned about what is going on "inside" of you. God wants us to live for Him and that means living holy lives. Today, Joyce teaches how, and why it's so important. 

<p>Is it ethical for physicians to assist patients in hastening their own death? Should Christians who are facing death accept the offer of an assisted death? Carl and Todd talk to physician Ewan Goligher about these important issues addressed in his book How Should We Then Die?  ... Show More

<p>In this podcast, J. Warner examines five responses typically offered to the question: "Why are you a Christian?" Are these responses sufficient, given the nature of the culture in which we live? How can we better respond to the challenges we face as we try to defend what we be ... Show More

Why? It is the most basic of all questions. As humans, we want to know why things happen. Especially when those things are painful. That was Job’s problem. Job couldn’t understand how God could allow his suffering. We’ll explore this further in today’s study of Job 10. Questions ... Show More

Join us this week as Guest Ps. Mark Riddell brings another message from the Sermon on the Mount series, asking the question: What are we full of? What we are full of spills out, and the reality is that when we have outbursts, they are often signs of where we are at emotionally an ... Show More

<p>Why do we die? A materialist might answer that we die because our body stops working—our breathing, our heartbeat, our brain activity, everything, stops. We saw in the previous episode that this materialist is wrong—we are not our bodies, but our souls, and although our death ... Show More

Where is God in Job's suffering? Today, Fr. Mike dives deeper into Job's questions as he wrestles with his suffering. We learn that God always uses our suffering for a purpose although we may not understand it in the moment. Today's readings are Genesis 47-48, Job 39-40, and Psal ... Show More

If God is love, why does he allow people to go to hell? Dr. Sri clarifies the Catholic Church's teaching on hell and explains how this teaching should impact us. Snippet from the Show "God extends his arms open wide in mercy but also respects our freedom." _ _ For full shownotes, ... Show More

It’s easy to ask the question, “Why do bad things happen?” Today Brian and I discuss this from a Christian perspective, and we turn to the Bible for some answers.