Parousia Podcast

Episode 47 In this special episode of the Parousia Podcast, Phillip is joined by Fr Thomas Sofatzis FSSP to discuss the sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ, ordinations in the midst of Covid, the importance of beauty in the liturgy, Church architecture and sacred music. Fr Sofatzis grew up in Sydney attending his home parish of St Bernadette's in Clemton Park before discovering the Traditional Latin...

Episode 46 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Kate Frantz, founder of Thy Olive Tree , to discuss her new book My Catholic Keepsake . Order your copy of My Catholic Keepsake  from the Parousia Media Online Store .

Episode 45 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, we are joined once again by Steve Ray to discuss the fifth movie in his Footprints of God series - Mary: The Mother of God . We will be journeying through the remaining movies in the Footprints of God series with Steve in the future, so stay tuned! Get your copy of Mary: The Mother of God  from the Parousia Media Online Store . Special offer for...

Episode 44 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Fr Andrew Grace, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish, Griffith, in the Diocese of Wagga. They discuss Our Lady and how she has worked in his life, especially on the thirteenth day of various months.

Episode 43 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Fr Vincent Lampert, exorcist of the archdiocese of Indianapolis to discuss his ministry as an exorcist, his thoughts on the culture's corruption and Satan's subsequent opportunism around Halloween and all things demonic. Pre-order your copy of Fr Lampert's book Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan & His Demons from the Parousia...

Episode 42 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Sonja Corbitt, the  Bible Study Evangelista , to discuss her ministry and the  Ignite Bible Study  which she co-authored with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. See our full range of products from Sonja Corbitt available at  store.parousiamedia.com  

Episode 41 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, we are joined once again by Steve Ray to discuss the fourth movie in his Footprints of God series –  Elijah & Elisha: Conscience of the Kingdom . We will be journeying through the remaining movies in the Footprints of God series with Steve in the future, so stay tuned! Get your copy of  Elijah & Elisha: Conscience of the Kingdom  from the  Parous...

Episode 40 In this very special episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell AC, former prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican. This episode is devoted to getting to know Cardinal Pell, the man behind the headlines. Charbel asks His Eminence about his upbringing, his call to the priestly vocation, his early years as a priest, then his...

Episode 39 Today's special episode is the grand finale of the Spiritual Rosary Pilgrimage . Charbel is joined by both Dr Scott Hahn and Dr Edward Sri to discuss the rosary, Our Lady, to wrap up the pilgrimage and to give everyone some encouragement on where to go from here.

Episode 38 The battle of Lepanto in 1571 was a pivotal defence of Christendom in Europe from the invading Islamic Turks. Chris Check joins Charbel to explain the glorious victory of the battle of Lepanto, and the Catholic Church's secret weapon. Chris Check is the President of Catholic Answers . See our full range of products from Chris Check available at store.parousiamedia.com

Episode 37 Charbel is joined by Alessandro DiSanto, Head of Growth and Co-Founder at Hallow to discuss their Catholic Prayer and Meditation app. Alessandro walks us through his own personal journey toward deciding to create an app to help Catholics pray, and walks us through some of the features available in the Hallow app. Hallow is available for free with new content updated daily. However, free...

Episode 36 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Fr Spitzer explains some of the miraculous events related to apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He then goes on to give us some tips on how to pray the rosary, digging into the treasury of spiritual wealth found in the Ignatian tradition. Fr. Spitzer is a Catholic Priest in the Jesuit order (Society of Jesus) and is currently the President o...

Episode 35 Charbel is joined by Fr Edward Looney, author of the book A Rosary Litany. This book describes a method of praying the Rosary by which you insert a phrase within each Hail Mary that describes Jesus and his mother, helping to keep your attention on the mystery and to curb distractions. The suggested invocations can be used privately or in public recitation of the Rosary. Through this lit...

Episode 34 Charbel is joined by Danny and Leila Abdallah, the parents to three of the four children who were hit by a car and died on February 1, 2020. Leila, in a heroic display of the love of God for all, said on national news that she forgives the drunk driver who was responsible for the death of three of her children. Charbel unveils the pivotal role the Rosary played in this. In The Blink Of...

Episode 33 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, we are joined once again by Steve Ray to discuss the third movie in his Footprints of God series - David/Solomon: Expanding the Kingdom . We will be journeying through the remaining movies in the Footprints of God series with Steve in the future, so stay tuned! Get your copy of David/Solomon: Expanding the Kingdom  from the Parousia Media Online...

Episode 32 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Br Max Sculley to discuss Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki. Practices such as Yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki have become well known for their health and fitness benefits, but what are the spiritual risks? Brother Max Sculley explores why these practices and their underlying philosophies are incompatible with Christianity. Get your copy of Yo...

Episode 31 In today's episode, Charbel is joined by Dominic, Lindsley and Edel from Evangelion , New Zealand! They talk about the ministry they are in the process of forming, the importance of evangelisation in New Zealand, and their upcoming virtual conference ' In His Name ' on October 9-11 2020, which you can sign up to here . Check out the Evangelion blog here !

Episode 30 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Damon Owens, founder of Joyful Ever After to discuss the Catholic Marriage Summit . Damon also shares the journey of how he left his full-time job as a corporate Engineer to start his own ministry as a full-time Catholic Speaker.

Episode 29 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, we are joined once again by Steve Ray to discuss the second movie in his Footprints of God series –  Moses: Signs, Sacraments and Salvation . We will be journeying through the remaining movies in the Footprints of God series with Steve in the future, so stay tuned! Get your copy of  Moses: Signs, Sacraments and Salvation (The Footprints of God Se...

Episode 28 Fr Robert Spitzer, SJ, PhD joins Charbel to discuss faith and science. Fr. Spitzer is a Catholic Priest in the Jesuit order (Society of Jesus) and is currently the President of the Magis Center and  the Spitzer Center . See our full range of products from Fr Spitzer available at store.parousiamedia.com Check out Fr Spitzer's recent Narrow Gate on Why Some Miracles are Denied

Episode 27 James Parker joins Charbel and guest host Salwa Elias to discuss the seal of the confessional and sexual abuse. The confessional seal is currently under threat by the WA state government's proposed mandatory reporting legislation. Go to the True Identity International Youtube Channel to see videos of abuse survivors giving testimony to how the seal of confession helped them find healing...

Episode 26 Jesse Weiler and Dr Denis McNamara join Charbel and guest host Matthew-Hermann Tague for a second visit into the realm of the sacred liturgy on the Parousia Podcast. Today's discussion is centred around church architecture, which is a specialty of Dr Denis McNamara. If you enjoyed this episode, click here to check out more from The Liturgy Guys Click here to find out more about the Litu...

Episode 25 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Matt Ingold, co-creator of the Virtual Catholic Conference to discuss the Catholic LoveLife conference as well as other virtual Catholic conferences. Matt then shares how his life was transformed by a powerful encounter with Christ as a US Marine in Afghanistan following a tragic mistake.

Episode 24 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, Charbel is joined by Salwa Elias to discuss the topic of miscarriage, and the importance of healing and peace for mothers who have gone through this. Salwa recently featured in the My Encounter series broadcast live on the Parousia Facebook page

Episode 23 In this episode of the Parousia Podcast, we are joined once again by Steve Ray to discuss his Footprints of God series beginning with Abraham. We will be journeying through the nine other movies in the Footprints of God series with Steve in the future, so stay tuned! Get your copy of Abraham: Father of Faith and Works (The Footprints of God Series) from the Parousia Media Online Store ....