Catholicism 101: Forever Learning and Living the Faith

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we'll be talking about the necessity of Purgatory, the effects of sin and "moral twisting" from sin as well as Scriptural evidence for Purgatory, what is the nature of Purgatory, and how...

IMPORTANT UPDATE: A portion of this episode speaks of Mary with the titles of 'Co-Redemptrix' and 'Mediatrix' that the Magisterium has since asked the faithful to refrain from using. " In “ Mater Populi Fidelis ” (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”) , the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain...

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we'll be talking about the Saints: intercessory prayers, veneration/honor due to them, patron Saints, and a bit about the Canonization process. Resources: Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? | Cathol...

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we'll be exploring the Catholic Priesthood and what makes it different from Protestant Ministers called Priests. We'll also be talking about Priests acting In Persona Christi Capitis ,  as we...

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we'll be taking a quick look at each of the 7 Sacraments of the Catholic Church as well as the idea of "Re-Baptism." Scriptures Quoted: -John 3:5 -Matthew 28:19 -Luke 24:49 -Acts 2 -John...

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we'll be taking a look at the Protestant belief of Sola Scriptura vs. the Catholic belief of Scripture & Tradition. Also discussed is the "apocrypha," AKA the deutero-canonical books...

For Episodes 2-10 we'll be diving into the 9 key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in a series called Catholic or Protestant: What's the Difference? In today's episode we explore the Lutheran tradition's understanding of Justification as Martin Luther's well-known phrase of "dung hills covered in snow." We'll take a look at what Catholics rea...

o    Catechism of the Catholic Church (2223) – “ Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children.” o    Catechism of the Catholic Church (2226) – “ Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith. Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.” o    National Direc...

Learning the Catholic Faith is a lifelong process. For many of us, it may have had a rocky start from a lack-luster classroom experience, being a disinterested student, or a lack of exposure to the teachings of the Faith.  Catholicism 101 is here to fill in the gaps from your Religious Education experience as well as serve as an aid in your lifelong learning of the Faith. Not only will we talk abo...