No Nonsense Catholic

Today’s Topics: 1) Are the Luminous Mysteries “Traditional”? / New Divine Mercy Chapel https://www.churchpop.com/inside-nycs-divine-mercy-adoration-chapel-manhattans-first-ever-perpetual-eucharistic-adoration-chapel/ 2) Gospel for 13 th  Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mk 5.21-43 3) The Virtue of Persistence from  The Imitation of Christ 4) Overview of the Luminous Mysteries

Today’s Topics: 1) More Than Two-Thirds of Catholics Believe the Eucharist is Truly Jesus? https://www.ncregister.com/cna/new-study-suggests-more-than-two-thirds-of-catholics-believe-the-eucharist-is-truly-jesus#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20has%20found,core%20tenet%20of%20the%20faith. 2) Not all the Psalms can be made their own by Christians https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences...

Today’s Topics: 1)  The vital role moral virtue plays in evangelization 2) 11 th Sunday of Ordinary Time: 2 Corinthians 5.6-10; Mark 4.26-34 3) God’s will for your life vs God’s plan for your life 4) The origin and meaning of the saying, “Speak the truth to power”

Today’s Topics: 1) Why anti-Catholics are surprised when we defend our faith 2) Gospel for the 10 th  Sunday in OT, Mark 3.20-35 3) Six Ways to sin against the Holy Spirit 4) Should Catholics come up for a blessing at Communion time?

Today’s Topics: 1) Why we no longer see the more extraordinary charisms that were evident in the early Church 2) The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ aka Corpus Christi, Mark 14.12-16 (New Catholic Bible) 3) The importance of 1 Corinthians 11.23-29 4) Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary

How can I know what is God’s will for my life? How can I understand what God wants from me? Why is it that I not only understand God but it seems like sometimes God doesn’t understand me? Well, the answer to all these questions can be found in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, explained by the Catholic Church. In this episode with Matthew Arnold, discover the truth about the third person o...

Besides addressing some of the lesser scandals surrounding the Catholic Church today, Bishop Strickland seeks, in this episode of The Bishop Strickland Hour, to catechize listeners on Christ’s Ascension. Bishop Strickland explains the Feast of the Ascension and shares his biblical exegesis. In the Celebration of the 107th anniversary of the Miracle at Fatima, Host Terry Barber asked Bishop S...

Why is the Mass Boring? How come Mass seems so long? Are you asking these questions? In this episode, you will learn that there is no other Mass outside of the Catholic Church. Matthew Arnold of No Nonsense Catholic dives deep into the reality and nature of the Catholic Mass. Matthew Arnold argues many Catholics do not actually know what the Mass represents and therefore find it boring. Matthew Ar...

Today’s Topics: 1)  The “I AM” Statements of Jesus; Gospel for the 5 th  Sunday of Easter (John 15.1-8) 2) More on Catholic Optimism; About the Ordination Class of 2024 https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/and-the-average-priest-is 3) The Sign of Peace; Thoughts on Saint George; Is Christ Sacrificed Again at Mass? https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257419/rite-of-peace-is-not-j...

Today’s Topics: 1)  “I am the Good Shepherd”   (John 10.11); Action & Contemplation (Luke 10.38-42) 2) Nine facts about U.S. Catholics https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/12/9-facts-about-us-catholics/   https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/04/15/9-facts-about-catholics-in-the-u-s-according-to-pew-research/ 3) Will the Bishops of Africa Save the Church? https://cath...

Today’s Topics: 1) “Peace be with you” Luke 24.35-48 2) Can a Catholic be an Optimist? 3) “Let go and let God?” 4) What the CCC says about “Human Dignity”

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3) The Gospel Truth About Judas 4) 10 Things Every Catholic Needs to Know about the Annunciation Monday through Friday: 9 am – 12:30 pm, Pacific Time How to listen to ANY show LIVE: Download Virgin Most Powerful Radio App at  http://virginmostpowerfulradio.org/ ​ or go to Virgin Most Powerful Radio on Facebook, or, Rumble Office: 1-877-526-2151 Keep us on the air...

Today’s Topics: 1) The Easter Season Revealed 2) Why did Jesus appear to His disciples after the Resurrection? 3) Overcoming Hardness of Heart 4) The Truth About Divine Mercy Sunday

Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel: John 12:1-11, The Anointing of Jesus at Bethany 2) Is There Really Any Longer Any Doubt? The Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin https://spiritdailyblog.com/news/is-there-really-any-longer-any-doubt 3) What does it Mean that Our God is a “Jealous” God? 4) The Benefits of Studying Scripture and the Catechism

Today’s Topics: 1) Is the Pope really the Head of the Catholic Church? 2) Better Covenant, Better Promises 3, 4) “Alms-living”

Today’s Topics: 1, 2) Interview with Jim Valois 3) Laetare Sunday Jon 3.14-21 4) Abstinence and Mortification

Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel for the 3 rd  Sunday of Ordinary Time (John 2.13-25) 2) Rethinking the Authorship and Dating of the Gospels 3) “What is Truth?” 4) Cleansing of the Temple and Liturgical Abuse

Today’s Topics: 1) My “litmus test” for choosing a Bible Translation 2) The Truth About Temptation 3) #6-10 of the  Ten Commandments of Catholic Bible Study 4) Gospel for the 2 nd  Sunday of Lent – Mark 9.2-10

Today’s Topics: 1) The Four Last Things for Lent 2) Pope Francis on the Beatitudes 3) Ten Commandments of Catholic Bible Study (Part One) 4) 1 st  Sunday of Lent – Mk 1.12-15; 1 Peter 3.18-22

Today’s Topics: 1) Father Thomas Weinandy on Francis https://www.gloria.tv/post/8r7Q8sM3msgtAzT7EM8EGNW4g?fbclid=IwAR27x1h5uF-bEzBgHsjwtv9hMh4OqUMSNBNlQeVtAl7Y6hUGhVk7-MWkjj0 A Wearying Pontificate Nears Its End https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-wearying-pontificate-nears-its-end?fbclid=IwAR3tYgNSg_M9oLW0VWm0AP6HsaF6shKdWYqehJ9p-0TDBjHVQqz2KzWlqt8 2) Red Letter Catholicism: The Golden Rul...

Today’s Topics: 1) 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/ 2) Rediscovering the Four Constitutions of Vatican II 3) Just How Many Protestant Denominations Are There? https://www.ncregister.com/blog/just-how-many-protestant-denominations-are-there 4) 5 th  Sunday Ordinary Time Mark1.29-39; 1...

Today’s Topics: 1) Messages of Our Lady of Good Success and Our Lady of America 2) Statistics on Newly Professed Religious 3) 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 1 Corinthians 7.32-35; Mk 1.21-28 4) Saint Bernard and Marian Devotion

Today’s Topics: 1) Francis on Hell, and New Book Fails to Explain Why Protestants Convert to Catholicism https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/01/14/new-book-fails-to-explain-why-protestants-convert-to-catholicism/ 2) Motives of Credibility and the Gospel for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mk 1.14-20)3) Repent and Believe – What is Evangelization? 4) Correcting a Vague Translati...

Today’s Topics: 1) John 1:35-42 2) A Medieval Peasant Mentality? 3) Love of God 4) Holy Name of Jesus

Today’s Topics: 1) Seven Ways to Strengthen Your Faith in 2024 2) What was the “Star of Bethlehem?” 3) The Real Novelty of  Fiducia Supplicans 4) Belonging to the Mystical Body