A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 95

In today’s episode, on the Last and Final Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1. The Significance of the Last & Final Sunday after Pentecost
2. A Catholic Understanding of Death
3. Christ Instituted the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 94

In today’s episode, on the 6th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following:

1. The Dedication of the Basilicas Ss. Peter and Paul
2. The Presentation of our Lady in the Temple and Day of Cloistered Life
3. Customs for St. Cecilia’s Feast Day

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 93

In today’s episode, on the 5th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following:

1. How Did The Saints Fast? What Can They Teach Us?
2. The Advent Fast Begins on November 12th 

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 92

In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of All Saints, I address the following:

1. The Forgotten Octave of All Saints
2. How and Why American Catholics Must Vote in 2024

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 91

In today’s episode, on the Feast of Christ the King, I address the following:

1. Why and How to Honor the Evangelists
2. Why the Offertory of the Mass is Important and How the Novus Ordo Dismantled it
3. How and Why Christ is the King of all

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 90

In today’s episode, on Mission Sunday, I address the following:

1. Mission Sunday
2. Customs for St. Raphael’s Day
3. 2025 Traditional Catholic Fasting and Abstinence Calendar

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The Forgotten History of the Eucharistic Fast

In today’s special episode, I address the forgotten history of the Eucharistic Fast based on a talk I gave to the Young Adults of St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, IL

Fasting before receiving our Lord in Holy Communion, although the specifics have changed over time, is of apostolic origin. Hippolytus (c. 170 – 235 AD) in the Apostolic Tradition writes, "The faithful shall be careful to partake of the eucharist before eating anything else." At the Synod of Hippo in 393, the Eucharistic Fast was codified in Canon 29, and again a few years later it was likewise codified at the Synod of Carthage in Canon 28.

St. Augustine bears witness to the universality of the fast before Holy Communion in his writings: “Must we therefore censure the universal Church because the sacrament is everywhere partaken of by persons fasting? Nay, verily, for from that time it pleased the Holy Spirit to appoint, for the honour of so great a sacrament, that the body of the Lord should take the precedence of all other food entering the mouth of a Christian; and it is for this reason that the custom referred to is universally observed.”

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Prayer: Sweet Jesus, I love Thee, I desire with all my heart to receive Thee. My most sweet Jesus, come into my poor soul, and give me Thy flesh to eat and Thy Blood to drink. Give me Thy whole Self, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, that I may live for ever with Thee.

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 88

In today’s episode, on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. Mass Propers: Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
2. The Necessity of Detachment in the Spiritual Life
3. Detachment Helps Combat Pride and Sloth

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 87

In today’s episode, on Rosary Sunday, I address the following:

1. October as the Month of the Holy Rosary
2. The 15 Prayers and 21 Promises Associated with St. Bridget. Are they Legitimate? 

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 86

In today’s episode, on the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel, I address the following:

1. Celebrating Michaelmas the Catholic Way
2. Why All Catholics Should Strive to Hear Daily Mass

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 85

In today’s episode, on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. The 18th Sunday after Pentecost & the Consecration of a Church
2. Unique Customs for Our Lady of Ransom on September 24
3. Why & How to Make a Family Necrology

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 83

In today’s episode, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. Ember Day Reminder & Their Cultural Importance
2. How & Why to Avoid the Near Occasions of Sin

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 82

In today’s episode, on the Nativity of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, I address the following: 

1. Customs for Our Lady’s Nativity
2. Customs for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
3. Reminder on Upcoming Ember Days

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 81

In today’s episode, on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. A Reflection on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost
2. September Devotions in Honor of Our Lady of Sorrows
3. The Feast of St. Pius X
4. The Errors of Modern Philosophy

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 80

In today’s episode, on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1. A Reflection on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost
2. The 7th Precept of the Church: Participating in the Work of Evangelization
3. Fasting on the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 79

In today’s episode, on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. A Reflection on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost
2. Within the Octave of the Assumption
3. The Octave Day of St. Lawrence
4. What’s Wrong with Martin Luther?
5. Running Towards a World Without Cancer: Support My NYC Marathon Journey

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 78

In today’s episode, on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1. A Reflection on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
2. What Are the Precepts of the Church
3. A History of the Precepts of the Church

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 77

In today’s episode, on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. A Reflection on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost and the Sacramental Life
2. The Feast of St. Dominic
3. The History, Customs, and Importance of the Feast of the Transfiguration

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 76

In today’s episode, on the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1. A Reflection on the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and the Need for Humility
2. The Upcoming Assumption Fast: How and Why to Observe it 

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A Catholic Life Podcast: Episode 75

In today’s episode, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1. The Traditional Vigils and Feasts of the Apostles
2. The Vigil of St. James, the Slayer of the Moors
3. The Life of St. James and the Camino Pilgrimage

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