All episodes of No Nonsense Catholic

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Today's Topics: 1) Cardinal Gregory and the "dominant" rite https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/cardinal-gregory-and-dominant-rite/ 2) Choosing Between New and Old https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/choosing-between-new-and-old 3) Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Luke 3.1-6) Necessity of Penance 4) A Catechism to Reclaim Catechisms https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-catechism-to-reclaim-catechisms

Published 12/20/23

13 Dec 23 – Can Non-Catholics Receive the Eucharist?

Today's Topics: 1) Traditions of Advent 2) Why Non-Catholics May Not Receive Catholic Communion 3) Biblical Guide to Mentoring (and Being Mentored) 4) The "O Antiphons"

Published 12/13/23

06 Dec 23 – What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Evangelization

1, 2, 3, 4) What every Catholic Needs to Know About Evangelization

Published 12/06/23

29 Nov 23 – What Do We Know?

Today's Topics: 1) On Temptation to Leave the Church 2) The Mystical Passion of the Church: Stripping of the Garments 3) GOSPEL1st Sunday of Advent – St. Luke 21.25-33 4) Eucharistic Revival: Four Radical Proposals

Published 11/29/23

15 Nov 23 – Ten Ways to Avoid Purgatory

Today's Topics: 1) New Priests are more conservative/orthodox, Saint Gertrude's Prayer for the Holy Souls 2) The Parable of the Cockle and the Wheat 3) The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven 4) Ten Ways to Avoid Purgatory

Published 11/15/23

08 Nov 23 – God Can Change What Seems Unchangeable

Today's Topics: 1) Jesus Heals a Sick Woman and Raises a Dead Girl (Matthew 9:18-26) 2) 14 Questions and Answers About Forgiveness https://www.presentationministries.com/series/publications/publication-14Quest-247827 3) What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Relics 4) Is It Time to Stop Using the Label “Traditional Catholic”? https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/is-it-time-to-stop-using-the-label-traditional-catholic

Published 11/08/23

01 Nov 23 – Is It Too Late to get Vatican II Right?

Today's Topics: 1) Matthew 22: 34-46, The Greatest Commandment 2) Is it too late to get Vatican II right? https://www.osvnews.com/2022/09/20/through-study-and-prayer-its-not-too-late-to-get-vatican-ii-right/ 3) A lesson from the Lone Ranger 4) More keys to effective prayer https://guideposts.org/prayer/how-to-pray/30-ways-to-move-forward-in-faith/

Published 11/01/23

25 Oct 23 – The Eucharistic Revival’s Elephant in the Room

Today's Topics: 1) The Eucharistic Revival's Elephant in the Room 2, 3) Feast of Christ the King (John 18:33-37) 4) Some questions to enliven the Synod https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/10/18/questions-to-enliven-synod-2023/

Published 10/25/23

18 Oct 23 – How to Avoid Distractions at Mass

Today's Topics: 1) Heaven and Hell 2) Gospel for 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Matt.18.23-35) The Unforgiving Servant 3) How to put on "the Armor of God" (Eph. 6) 4) How to Avoid Distractions at Mass

Published 10/18/23

11 Oct 23 – Five Reasons Mary Should Reign as the Queen of Your Heart

Today's Topics: 1) 2 Kings 5.14-17: The Cure of Naaman 2) The Rosary: Five Reasons Mary Should Reign as the Queen of Your Heart https://www.churchpop.com/2018/08/22/5-reasons-mary-should-reign-as-the-queen-of-your-heart/ 3) Five Things Catholics Need to Take Seriously Again https://churchpop.com/2014/11/14/fundamentalists-right-things-catholics-seriously/ 4) Sunday Mass – Your Salvation Depends on...

Published 10/11/23

04 Oct 23 – The Knight Who Gave Us King Arthur

Today's Topics: 1) Medieval wisdom in Tertio Milenio Ineunte; Forgotten Endings 2) Interview with Dr. Cecelia Linton on her book The Knight Who Gave Us King Arthur 3) Gospel for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 22: 1–14), The Parable of the Marriage-Feast 4) Active Participation

Published 10/04/23

27 Sep 23 – On Synods and Sedevacantism

Today's Topics: 1) On Synods and Sedevacantism 2) Is the Real Problem with the Novus Ordo that it is simply "Too Long?" https://catholicreview.org/cardinal-dolan-are-sunday-masses-just-too-long/ 3) Gospel for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Matt. 9.1-8); Origin of the Rosary 4) Origin of the Rosary (cont.)

Published 09/27/23

20 Sep 23 – The True Church & the Mass in Latin

Today's Topics: 1) The True Church 2) Love of God 3) Why the Latin Mass? 4) Synod on Synodality? Or Council on Conciliarism?

Published 09/20/23

13 Sep 23 – Is the Synodal Process a Pandora’s Box?

Today's Topics: 1) Update on the Traditional Mass in the Diocese of Orange and the "doctrine of the Pope" 2) Marian Feasts of September 3) Interview with Michael Whitcraft on the new book: "The Synodal Process is a Pandora's Box" https://synod23.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/The-Synodal-Process-Is-a-Pandoras-Box.pdf 4) Marian Feasts of September (cont.); and Luke 7:11-16

Published 09/13/23

06 Sep 23 – Persecution, Patience, and Perseverance

Today's Topics: 1) Persecution, Patience, and Perseverance 2) Some points on the Celebration of the New Mass 3) Evangelization and Conversion https://sjvlaydivision.org/debunking-myths-around-evangelization/ 4) A Personal Relationship with Je

Published 09/06/23

23 Aug 23 – Spiritual Leprosy

Today's Topics: 1) Can You Recognize Superstition? https://www.ncregister.com/blog/quiz-on-superstition 2) Modern Errors Catholics Should Know and Avoid https://www.ncregister.com/blog/8-modern-errors-every-catholic-should-know-and-avoid 3) Luke 17.11-19: Jesus Heals Ten Men with Leprosy 4) The "Tuppernacle" and the Abomination of Desolation https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/they-made-my-daughter-cry-at-world-youth-day

Published 08/23/23

16 Aug 23 – Do Not Hide Your Light

Today's Topics: 1) Reflections for the Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux 2) Matthew 5.13-19: The Salt of the Earth, the Light of the World, and The Fulfillment of the Law 3) Veritatis Splendor vs Amoris Laetitia https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/veritatis-splendor-vs-amoris-laetitia 4) More on Monsignor Charles Pope’s article 8 Errors Catholics Should Know and Avoid https://www.ncregister.com/blog/8-modern-errors-every-catholic-should-know-and-avoid

Published 08/16/23

09 Aug 23 – To Deceive, if Possible, Even the Elect

Today's Topics: 1) To Deceive, if Possible, Even the Elect 2) Eucharistic Miracle & Eucharistic Sacrilege at WYD 3) Saint Lawrence & the Holy Grail; Modern Errors Catholics Must Avoid 4) Mark 7.31-37; Sacraments & Prayer

Published 08/09/23

02 Aug 23 – Is Ecumenism Solemn Nonsense?

Today's Topics: 1) True Friendship 2) Matthew 17.1-9, The Transfiguration 3) Is Ecumenism Solemn Nonsense? 4) The flaw in the system

Published 08/02/23

26 Jul 23 – Is Criticizing the Pope “Going Against the Holy Spirit?”

Today's Topics: 1) Is criticizing the Pope "going against the Holy Spirit?" 2) The Traditional Mass, the Novus Ordo, and the "Reform of the Reform" 3) Saint Jude and the Holy Face 4) Neglect of God's Inspirations (Gospel for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost) Luke 19.41– 47

Published 07/26/23

19 Jul 23 – The Sad Story of Sister Smile

Today's Topics: 1) Does Cardinal-elect Fernandez really want to be taken seriously? 2) Farewell to Prince Charming 3) The Sad Story of Sister Smile 4) The Catholic Walking Dead

Published 07/19/23

12 Jul 23 – Truth Sounds Like Hate to Those Who Hate the Truth

Today's Topics: 1) Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth 2) Whatever happened to Indulgences? 3) From CDF to DDF a real change 4) Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Romans 6.19-23; Matthew 7.15-21

Published 07/13/23

05 Jul 23 – What if They Held a Synod and No One Showed Up?

Today's Topics: 1) Who needs a Synod on Synodality; Mark 10.15-21 2) Banned Books; the Instrumentum Laboris of the Synod 3) Protests and Boycotts; Q&A on the Synod on Synodality 4) Will the Synod "Change the Teaching of the Church?"

Published 07/05/23

28 Jun 23 – Remove Stumbling Blocks from Your Life

Today's Topics: 1) Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 2) Remove Stumbling Blocks from Your Life 3) Setting Boundaries 4) The Kingdom is Within You

Published 06/29/23

21 Jun 23 – Is Traditional Catholicism a “Sect”?

Today's Topics: 1) Romans 8:18-23; Luke 5:1-11 2) Is Traditionalist Catholicism a Sect? https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/is-traditionalist-catholicism-a-sect 3) Do We Need a Data-Driven Church? https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/do-we-need-a-data-driven-church 4) The World Meeting on Human Fraternity https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/06/15/the-world-meeting-on-human-fraternity-was-a-sad-exercise-in-soda-pop-solidarity/

Published 06/21/23