The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke - Learning the Catholic Faith

Is praying to Mary biblical? Is the rosary just vain repetition, the kind of prayer that Jesus criticizes in Matthew chapter 6:7-8? In this episode, Cale offers an in-depth look at Catholic devotion to Mary, rooted in the Bible and in history. 

If we’re going to have a Happy (Church) New Year this Advent, we need to know the reason for THIS season. Plus: What happened to the dead before the “advent” of Christ?

Matchmaker: Pascal in the end reveals himself as a lover of God, who wants others to meet--and fall in love with--Love, personified.

How to respond when someone says, "this isn't REAL trust or love of God.  It's just a way to avoid Hell."

In his classic argument for betting your life (and afterlife!) on God or against God, Blaise Pascal shows that you can't "cop out" by trying to stay agnostic as a third option. 

Pope Francis wrote a letter to the Church about Blaise Pascal. How can we understand his most famous argument for staking your life on God? “You bet your life”, indeed!

In the final episode of the series on the Book of Revelation, Cale summarizes the message of Revelation, and discusses: Thirsting for God and God thirsting for us Maranatha – Come, Lord Jesus! Not falling in with the crowd

How did we arrive at our current understanding of Heaven? Cale references Peter Kreeft’s book Heaven, the Heart’s Deepest Longing  and unpacks what we know about Heaven from Sacred Scripture and philosophy.

Cale looks at Revelation 22:17, exploring the nature of the Church as the Bride of Christ, the best man St. John the Baptist, the waters of baptism, and four commands that you need to know!

Where are you going? In Acts 16:31 it says, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” What does this really mean? Cale unpacks these questions and more in this episode of The Faith Explained .

The popular New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman has written that Hell does not really exist, that when we die, we will simply cease to exist. Cale looks at Revelation 22:14-15 and shows why this is NOT the case and, though uncomfortable, Hell really does exist.

Are you ready for the Final Judgment? Cale breaks down Revelation 22:12-15 and shares how we can be ready to meet Jesus the Judge.

Was idolatry more of a problem for the ancients than us today? Cale breaks down Revelation 22:8-11 and discusses the importance of right worship.

If Jesus were to write a letter to you, what would He say? Is it well with your soul? How do we make Jesus Lord of all? Cale continues to unpack the Book of Revelation and connect it to your daily life.

What does it mean that God’s name will be on our foreheads? How do we know that everything in Revelation will come to pass? How can we trust the message given to St. John? Cale breaks down Revelation 22:4-7.

What is the best thing about the new heaven and the new earth? What is the mysterious tree of life that is on both sides of the river? Cale breaks down Revelation 22:1-5 in light of Ezekiel 47 and the Gospel of John to help us better understand the glory that awaits us in heaven: seeing God face to face.

What will heaven be like? Who will be there? Cale breaks down Revelation 21:9-27 and explains how heaven is not just something in the future but starts now in this life.

A lamb “standing as if it had been slain, with seven horns and seven eyes”, strong enough to open the seven seals of God’s judgment scroll. What does this tell us about Christ? What are the golden bowls full of incense and what do they reveal about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? It’s all here in this episode of The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke.

St. John’s vision in Revelation 4 is filled with many images: a throne, 24 elders, 4 living creatures, a glassy sea, and more. What does it all mean? Plus, is there any validity to the concept of a “rapture”?

The famous “Lukewarm Laodiceans” of the Book of Revelation. It’s the last of the 7 letters of Jesus to the 7 churches — and the most powerful message for Catholics in the West.

What is the “key of David” and what does it reveal about Jesus, as well as the papacy? And what does it mean to be a pillar in the temple of God? Plus, Jesus commended the Philadelphians and did not rebuke them for anything.

Saint Paul was the ultimate evangelist. Although he wasn’t a pope, it’s fitting that many popes took his name as part of their title. Paul was the ultimate “pontifex”, or “bridge-builder” between people and God, just as God built a “bridge” to reach Paul: the Cross of Christ. St. Paul teaches us how to bring others to Jesus, just as he did.

Who gets to drink of the water of life? How can we overcome the battles we face? In Revelation 21:5 the Lord says, “Behold, I make all things new”. Cale discusses these questions and shares an inspiring story of a man in Africa who came to faith in Christ right before being martyred.

Revelation 21:1 – 8. Why does a good God allow suffering on earth? What is the life of heaven? In Revelation 21:4 we read, “he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away”.

Cale breaks down Revelation 20:11-15 and discusses the general judgment (which is different from the particular judgment). Why are there two judgments? Is there a double resurrection?