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The recent story of a priest who discovered he had never been baptized unleashed a torrent of anxieties and questions around the sacraments.

How can the Catholic Church teach that our justification is a process when the Letter to the Romans says that our justification is a one-time event?

From ancient times, Christians have celebrated the Assumption of Mary on August 15. In modern times, the celebration of the Coronation of Mary...

Popes are not saints. They are not prophets. They are not world leaders, or media stars, or even theologians. They can be these things, but none of these things are essential to the pope's job.

What does Catholic tradition actually teach about racism? Did Jesus have anything to say about it? Father Hugh Barbour explains how the ancient Faith deals with a term coined in the modern world. Cy Kellett: Racism in the light of divine revelation right now on Focus. Hello and welcome to Focus, The Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending the Catholic faith. Remember to su...

Did God really make the universe out of nothing? Is there really any such thing as "nothing"? Trent Horn tackles the difficult concept of "nothing"...

These days one can almost feel that God is asleep. Does he not see the chaos, confusion, and injustice of the modern world?

Apologist and author John DeRosa tackles the idea that the God of the Bible is violent and unworthy of being followed, as he does in his new book.

Father Hugh Barbour takes us on a tour of the role of Christ's Transfiguration in the life of the Church and how it can help us in our spiritual life.

We ask John DeRosa how to respond when we are told that religion is for the weak-minded! Also, Cy does some role-playing as a German atheist...

Christianity is the religion of Joy, but few people understand what Joy is or how to gain it. Father Hugh Barbour joins us to explain.

Of course when a priest stands up to challenge an NFL team on is support for Pride Month he's going to get smacked down on social media.

As Catholics celebrate the feasts of Mary and Martha, we ask Father Hugh Barbour about the family from Bethany that was so intimate with Jesus.

Is there a Catholic model for economics? If so, what is it? If not, what contribution can Catholic Faith make to economic theory and practice?

The sacrament of Confirmation can be baffling to today's Catholics. What is it? What does it do? And what is the correct age to receive it? Father Hugh Barbour answers all our questions.

Father Junipero Serra remains a figure of contempt in some circles because of his association with Spanish Colonialism in California. Who was the man?

This saint, St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, is notable. He's notable, because he's a Saint and a Holy man. But there's something else- he suffered from an opium...

How can the Catholic Church teach that we need Tradition as well as Scripture when the Bible says that Scripture is sufficient as a rule
of faith and for making a man “complete”?

Was Fr. Junipero Serra a dark part of history, deserving of his statues and memorials' desecration, or was he a holy man of God?

Is it time to give up on Columbus? In the light of modern scholarship, should we view Columbus with suspicion? Take a look at the real man...

What is the relationship between the soul in a state of grace and the Blessed Trinity? What does it mean that the Trinity comes to dwell in my soul?

How can the Catholic Church teach that we need a Magisterium (a living teaching authority) when John says in 1 John 2:27 that we have no need for a man to teach us since the Holy Spirit will teach us?

Father Hugh Barbour explains the biblical and medieval roots of the modern devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Is devotion to the Sacred Heart a divine response to an increasingly isolated and lonely modern world? CK: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, our host, and our guest is Father Hugh Barbour, Norbetine priest, former Pryor of St. Michael’s Abbey in...

Yes, the earliest Christians celebrated the Mass, and they did so in ways that are impressively similar to today's Mass.

Cy interview's two of our favorite women religious about there work sharing the love of God with others, and about how one gains confidence in the love of God.