Sunday Catholic Word

Jesus' Ascension reveals He’s alive—and still offering His sacrifice in heaven. Discover the biblical roots of the Mass and more.

Acts 15 shows the early Church had a Magisterium. Plus: what Jesus meant when he said, “The Father is greater than I.”

Were there bishops in the early Church? What will happen to the world at the end of time? And is love truly necessary for salvation?

Does John 10 prove "once saved, always saved"? Karlo Broussard unpacks Jesus’ words about His sheep & shows why they don’t support eternal security.

Could the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus be explained by hallucinations? We explore why details like shared meals, disprove the hallucination theory

Did Jesus institute confession in John 20:23—or was he just telling the apostles to preach? We answer Protestant objections and defends the Catholic view.

Are there better explanations than the resurrection of Jesus? This Easter episode takes on the most common alternative theories

Jesus gave Peter a unique mission at the Last Supper—but was it leadership? Discover how Luke 22 supports the Catholic view of Peter as the first pope.

Paul says we receive righteousness from God in Philippians 3—does that mean it’s only a legal declaration? Reading from the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year C

Explore how the manna in the Old Testament points to the Real Presence in the Eucharist. Discover why the Eucharist, the New Manna, can’t be just a symbol.

Does 1 Corinthians disprove the Real Presence in the Eucharist? Explore how this passage supports, rather than contradicts, the belief in the true presence

Discover whether justification is a one-time event or an ongoing process in this Second Sunday of Lent (Year C) episode of the Sunday Catholic Word.

Does Romans 10:8-13 support faith alone, or is baptism necessary? Does Jesus’ temptation in Luke 4:1-13 affirm sola scriptura? 1st Sunday of Lent Year .

Dr. Karlo Broussard discusses the Deuterocanonical status of Sirach and many more apologetical themes on the readings for the 8th sunday in ordinary time.

In today’s episode, we focus primarily on the second reading for this upcoming 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The relevant topic detail relates to whether the of Jesus’ resurrection bodily or merely spiritual.

This weeks Gospel reading from Luke 6:17, 20-26 coversthe related apologetical topic is the historical reliability of the Gospels in general.

Episode 116: Year C – 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s episode, we focus on five details in the readings for this upcoming 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The first two details are found in the first reading, taken from Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8. The related apologetical topics are repetitious prayer and the theme of purification by fire, which relates to the doctrine of Purgatory. The n...

Episode 115: Year C – The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord In today’s episode, we focus on several details from the first and second readings, along with the Gospel, for this upcoming Feast of the Presentation of the Lord that are related to apologetical discussions. One detail comes from the first reading, taken from Malachi 3:1-4, and the related topic is Purgatory. Another detail com...

Episode 114: Year C – 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s episode, we focus on six details in the readings for this upcoming 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The first detail is the whole of the first reading, taken from Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, and 8-10. It’s not necessarily a detail that comes up in apologetical discussions. But it does serve an apologetical purpose insofar as it gives...

Episode 113: Year C – 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s episode, we focus on one detail found in the Gospel reading, taken from John 2:1-12, which is the Wedding Feast at Cana. The related apologetical topic is Mary’s sinlessness and her role as the New Eve. Readings: Click Here Looking for Sunday Catholic Word Merchandise? Look no further! Click Here Hey everyone,   Welcome to The...

Episode 112: Year C – The Baptism of the Lord This upcoming Sunday is The Baptism of the Lord. And the Gospel reading for this feast during Year C is Luke’s account of the event, taken from Luke 3:15-16, 21-22. There are several things that we could focus on. But the one detail that we will be attentive to in today’s episode is the Father’s message: “You are my beloved Son, with you I am wel...

Episode 111: Year C – The Epiphany of the Lord This upcoming Sunday is The Epiphany of the Lord, for which the readings are the same as the previous two years. The first reading is taken from Isaiah 60:1-6. The second reading is taken from Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6. And the Gospel is taken from Matthew 2:1-12. Given that we’ve already covered much of the apologetical material present in these re...

Episode 110: Year C – Feast of the Holy Family, Year C In this episode, we focus on a four details in the readings for this upcoming Feast of the Holy Family, Year C that are relevant for apologetical and theological discussions. The first detail comes from the first reading, taken from Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14, and the related apologetical topic is whether we Christians can still incur a debt of...

Episode 109: Year C – 4th Sunday of Advent In this episode, we focus on several details from all three readings for this upcoming 4th Sunday of Advent. The first detail comes from the first reading, which is taken from Micah 5:1-4a. The relevant apologetical topic is Jesus’ Messiahship. The second detail is found in the second reading, which is taken from Hebrews 10:5-10, and the relevant ap...

Episode 108: Year C – 3rd Sunday of Advent In this episode, we focus on details from each of the readings for this upcoming 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C. The first detail, which is found in the first reading, taken from Zephaniah 3:14-18, is the prophecy of the day for Israel to rejoice, the theme for Gaudete Sunday. The related topic, so I will argue, is Jesus’ divinity. The second detail c...