The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke - Learning the Catholic Faith

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The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke is a 30-minute show delving into the teachings of the Catholic faith. Cale looks at the Scriptures, the Catechism, and Sacred Tradition to present you with an in-depth look at what the Catholic Church believes. In listening to this show, you will not only gain a deeper understanding of the faith, but will be inspired and equipped to share it with others – family, friends, and those you encounter in your everyday life.

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The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke - Learning the Catholic Faith

Episodes

The Book of Jonah (Part 2) 21.03.2025 26:45

Cale looks at how Jonah’s psalm-prayer from the belly of the whale is really a death liturgy. Plus: Jesus and the “sign of Jonah”.

The Book of Jonah (Part 1) 20.03.2025 28:01

Jonah & the whale? Iconic. But what is the rest of the Book of Jonah all about? Continue your Lenten journey with Jonah today!

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part 20.03.2025 28:00

James warns the wealthy who aren’t rich towards God, and reminds us that certain lessons can only be learned through patience, and in “the dark night of the soul”.

The Prophet Motive 18.03.2025 26:14

James warns of the dangers of slander, boasting, unjust judging, and making plans without reference to God's will.

No Sympathy for the Devil 17.03.2025 28:14

Are you "all in"? Submit fully to Jesus and resist the devil. But how? James gives us the playbook in this episode.

Why Is God Jealous? 14.03.2025 27:44

Jealousy's a sin, so why does God experience it? Let's dive into James Chapter 4, for this and much more.

Shalom Be With You 13.03.2025 27:44

What is this "Shalom", this total peace God promises? Plus: the 7 fruits of heavenly wisdom.

Taming the Tongue 12.03.2025 27:14

James describes how the tongue can lead others - and ourselves - to either heaven or hell.

"Thoughts and Prayers" Are Not Enough 11.03.2025 27:59

Mere intellectual assent to Catholic Truth won't get us to heaven; we need faith and works.

The Man with The Golden Ring 10.03.2025 28:14

It’s tempting to show favoritism towards “The Bold and the Beautiful”. But in the Church, we have to be supernatural. God doesn’t play favorites, and neither should we.

The Most Challenging Phrase in the New Testament 07.03.2025 26:14

We need 3 things to be a Total Catholic: Orthodoxy (right doctrine); Orthokardia (a right heart); and Orthopraxis (right practice). Head, heart, and hands, working in concert.

Bonding With James: "Mirror, Mirror" 06.03.2025 26:44

James on not forgetting who you really are, and what you look like without God.

Bonding With James: Father of Lights 05.03.2025 27:15

If God is not the author of sin and temptation, what IS He really like?

Bonding With James: "Soul-making" 04.03.2025 28:14

Cale discusses how the circumstances of our lives can make us - or break us - spiritually.

Bonding With James: Mrs. Doubtfire 03.03.2025 27:14

In chapter 1 of his letter, James contrasts doubt and faith. Can doubt be helpful?

Bonding With James: The Divine Messiah 28.02.2025 26:45

The divinity of Christ wasn't "invented" much later by the Catholic Church. James and the first believers, strict monotheists, worshipped Jesus as God from the Start.

Bonding With James: Game of Thrones 27.02.2025 27:14

The Royal Family of Jesus and the Throne of the Jerusalem Church. 

Bonding With James: A "Fuller" Picture of James' Martyrdom 26.02.2025 26:14

Cale discusses how James' preaching about "the door of Jesus" led to his own doorway to eternal glory.

Bonding With James: The Proto-Evangelium of James 25.02.2025 27:44

Can this ancient nonbiblical document shed any light on Jesus, Mary, and Joseph...and who James really is?

Bonding With James: The Legend: James Outside the New Testament 24.02.2025 26:44

Cale explores the writings about James discovered in the sands of Egypt, including the controversial "Gospel of Thomas".

"Bonding With James: Pella: A Doorway to Refuge" 21.02.2025 27:14

After James' martyrdom, another relative of Jesus becomes bishop of Jerusalem; the early Church flees to Pella to escape the destruction of the Temple.

"Bonding With James: Bones of Contention" 20.02.2025 27:14

Cale discusses the burial of James and the discovery of his ossuary, or "bone box" in Jerusalem.

"Bonding With James: No Time to Die" 19.02.2025 27:14

James meets his martyrdom amidst cloak-and-dagger intrigue in Jerusalem.

"Bonding with James: Faith Works" 18.02.2025 27:59

Jesus, Paul, and James agree: Faith without works is dead.

Bonding with James: "Lex Luther" 17.02.2025 25:59

Ever since the time of Martin Luther in the 16th century, Catholics and Protestants have hotly debated the issue of salvation. And, at the heart of it all, is the Letter of James.