The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke - Learning the Catholic Faith

Saved in hope (“Spe Salvi”): if we know our “why”, we can endure any “how”…no matter how much suffering we face.

You’ve heard of the “Four Last Things”: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. But, did you know there’s a 5th? And, no, it’s not Purgatory. Tune in to find out!

In just one verse, St Paul demolishes the “Health and Wealth Gospel”. And in our Q&A: should Catholics embrace the concept of retirement?

Paul mentions the Holy Spirit 18x in Romans 8! Maybe, just maybe, we need His help. Plus: a Q&A on reincarnation. 

“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” If even Saint Paul struggled to do the right thing, you’d better believe you and I have to fight, too. Plus: a Q and A on déjà vu (and, no, this show hasn’t happened before). 

Ever heard someone say the body (or the material world) is evil, and only the “spiritual” is good? Not true! It’s all a misunderstanding of St. Paul. 

In the New Exodus, we’re not escaping slavery to Pharaoh and his army, but Satan, his demons, and slavery to sin.  

Did you know that every time you witness a baptism, you’re witnessing a death? And: why our bodies need to be “weapons of righteousness”.

We know we’ve been made “in the image and likeness” of God. But what does this mean? And which one of these two was lost due to Original Sin?

G.K. Chesterton said Original Sin was the only Church teaching you can prove by walking down the street. St. Paul shows how Jesus is the new Adam, reversing the curse passed on by our first parents. 

Has a sincere non-Catholic ever asked you, “Have you been saved?” Unsure how to respond? St. Paul shows you how. 

Ever had a backstage pass? That’s nothing compared to the divine access we’ve been granted. Enter the throne room of the King of the Universe.

Without God, humanity inevitably turns first to idolatry, and then, to immorality. It’s the “bad news” of sin that makes the Good News of the Gospel so absolutely astonishing.

Paul shares his LinkedIn profile, and shares Jesus’ credentials, too, as he introduces his letter to Rome. Plus: a Q and A on those who are not yet Catholic and what they can — and can’t — say and do at Mass. 

Paul shows how the former pagan Abraham becomes the father of faith for all Jews and Gentiles in the Church. Plus: Who replaced Lucifer as the “music director” in Heaven?

Saint Paul brings out the “big guns”, the Old Covenant heroes Abraham and David, to back up his arguments.

After laying out the “bad news” of life without God, we get the “Good News”: the Gospel, according to Paul. Plus: a Q&A on mortal sin. 

Why Good Friday is the new “Day of Atonement”. And: how misreading of Romans led to the tragic division between Catholics and Protestants. 

The Anti-Theology of the Body: our bodies should praise God, but Paul shows that our bodies can, tragically, be “weapons of wickedness”. 

Ignorance is not bliss! Without God’s “owner’s manual” for life, the Commandments, you can’t discover truth, goodness, beauty, or love. 

St. Paul warns against religious hypocrisy, something that incensed Jesus during his earthly ministry.

G.I. Joe said, “Knowing is half the battle.” It’s not enough to know God’s will. It must be done. 

Membership (in the Church) has its privileges…and also its responsibilities. As Jesus said, “to whoever much has been given, much will be demanded.”

On the highway to Heaven, there are two dangerous ditches on either side: presumption (“God MUST forgive me”) and despair (“God CAN’T forgive me”).

Why do people hate God? It’s simple: if you’re busy worshiping an idol, the true and living God has to go.