RCIA Foundations provides audio podcasts for the foundational concepts of Roman Catholicism found in the book RCIA Foundations (available from Amazon) including the nature of truth, theism, faith & reason, human nature, happiness & suffering, the cardinal virtues, divine justice, hope, the theological virtues, the Holy Trinity, the divine nature, the Incarnation, angels & demons, the nature & history of the Church, the Bible, Mary, sacrament & human nature, gender & marriage, and the constit ...
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In this Podcast we will discuss my journey on why I decided to convert to the Catholic Church as well as the Process (as I’m still going through it as we speak!) I hope you will join me and bring your questions! God bless!
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Jo-Anne and Andrew's Catholic journey.
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Listen to Fr. Gary Braun and others of the Catholic Student Center at Washington University in St. Louis discuss various topics
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Talks given by Father James Hudgins, Pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, Virginia.
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Preaching and teaching from St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Fortes in Fide (Strong in Faith)
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Father Hudgins' talk: PrayerFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: The Three Steps of the Spiritual Life IIIFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: The Three Steps of the Spiritual Life IIFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: The Three Steps of the Spiritual Life IFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: Baptism and ConfirmationFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: Jesus ChristFather James Hudgins
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Michael, Comes in to share his story about his life and his faith journey.
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Father Hudgins' talk: EucharistFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: Intro to SacramentsFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: Sin and GraceFather James Hudgins
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Father Hudgins' talk: Existence of GodFather James Hudgins
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I talk with a priest (Fr. David), a youth director(Lisa), and a young Catholic (Alex) about their experiences at this year's Steubenville East.
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Alex is a young man I met through working with the Young and Catholic group. I wanted to interview Alex because he is on fire for God and his Church.
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The voice of Live a Catholic Life Podcast, my Aiden.
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Anthony talks about his journey and the joy of knowing our Lord. I am so glad that Anthony wanted to share his story, I enjoyed our conversation, and I think you will too.
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Father David and I review the movies Top Gun & Father Stu.
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Father David's story of how he became a priest of our Lord.
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Lecture 17: Body Dynamics
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What is spiritual growth, and how do we all fit into the Body of Christ? Every single one of us is a unique presentation of the image of God, so it follows that every single one of us has an important role to play not just in the human race, not just in our families, not just in our bodies politic, not just in our professions, not just in our socia…
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Father Hudgins' talk: Mary Our Advent CompanionFather James Hudgins
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Lecture 16: Fasting & Feasting
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Why do Catholics fast? What is the point? Why must feasting always follow fasting? Why is fasting intrinsically linked to prayer? How does the Fast fit into the Catholic concept of "co-suffering" with Christ and our fellow Christians? What is Lent and how does our Lenten observance of fasting, prayer, and alms-giving prepare us for the great Easter…
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I talk to Jo-Anne about some people in the Church calling a person conservative when I think they mean faithful?
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The second half of Jo-bees story
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I ask Jo-Anne to tell me about her journey.
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Lecture 15: The Word of God
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Is the Word of God a book or a Person? How do we understand the relationship between the Church and the Bible? Can individuals authoritatively interpret the Bible on their own? What is the difference between literal and symbolic interpretation of the Scriptures? How does the enriched, multifaceted interpretive model of the Church open up the unveil…
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We talk about the end of the liturgical year and the being of Advent, and a new year.
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This is Aiden's 3rd podcast about school. He's 10 years old now and in public school.
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Jo-Bee joins me to talk about our time apart while I was on the Camino, and the gift of our life, and our blessings.Deacon Andrew
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Father Ryan interviews me this time about me my Camino.
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2021 Faith on Fire
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Lecture 14: The Common Good
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How do the City of God and the City of Man relate in the quest for charity?Jeffrey Tiel
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Mary & Doug, share their story. It's long one, but that happens when your with amazing people!
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Doug and I are both from Holyoke. I reconnected with him after being assigned to OLBS Church. Mary and Doug have been a great influence on me. https://www.instagram.com/manyhailmarysatatime/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/praynovenastogether/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_xRsUN-VH9WmeMrJ95KWg…
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Deacon Andrew
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Jo-Anne and I talk about our Lent and reflect on our first week.
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Jo-Anne and I talk about the anger in the Church.
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We talk about our times and our faith journey.
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Lecture 13: The Four Last Things
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What is God up to? What is his overall plan for human beings and the world? How does it all end? With a bang, with a whimper, or something else? Join us this week as we explore the “last things.”Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 12: The Constitutionality of Marriage
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Join us this week as we explore how the complementarity of the genders works through human constitutions to effect the wonder of marital love.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 11: Human Nature, Gender, and the Imago Dei
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What role does gender play in the creation of human beings? What role does it play in human happiness? And why is one of our sacraments built around its fulfillment? Men and women, men and women, men and women! Join us this week as we explore the foundations of the sacrament of marriage.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 10: Human Nature & Sacrament
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This week we will be examining what sacraments are and why they fit perfectly into human nature. More divine genius to behold, so don’t miss it!Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 9: The Nature & History of the Church
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What is the Church? Why did Jesus institute it? What is it supposed to do? How well has it done that throughout history? Join us this week as we explore the nature and history of the Church!Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 8: Angels & Demons
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Every week at Mass we conclude with the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel, asking for his protection from the wickedness and snares of the devil. The history of the Church is dotted with angelic and demonic manifestations, not to mention the paranormal ghostly apparitions that we frequently hear about nowadays. What does this all mean? Are these …
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Lecture 7: The Incarnation
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St. Athanasius said that God became man that man might become God. Jesus is the son both of God and of man. This unity of God and man becomes the pattern and purpose for all of the sacraments. Join us this week as we explore the significance of the Incarnation.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 6: The Holy Trinity
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The greatest commandment is to love God with all of ourselves. So, who is God? What is he like? Why is his being a trinity so crucially important? And how do we love him? Join us this week as we explore the nature of the Godhead and its role as the pattern for all human community.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 5: Theological Virtue & Divine Love
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What is the Faith really for? What is God up to? We suffer immensely in this troubled world, but St. Paul says that those sufferings cannot even compare to what God actually has in store for us! Join us this week as we explore the astonishing impact of omnipotent love.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 4: Justice & Salvation
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Sometimes God gets angry. And maybe we deserve it! But God is also love. So how can God love me in spite of my faults? How is forgiveness of sins even possible? Listen this week as we explore the mystery of salvation.Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 3: Human Nature, Virtue, & Suffering
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We hear all the time that happiness is different for everyone, pretty much whatever anyone wants it to be. You’d think, then, that nearly everyone would be happy. But they aren’t. So maybe happiness is a lot harder than we’re being told and maybe it requires moral virtue. But then there’s that troubling question of suffering, especially concerning …
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Lecture 2: The Existence of God: Reason & Faith
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How do we know that God exists? What role does reason play in discovering this truth? What role does faith play in expanding on this truth? What is the relationship of faith to reason?Jeffrey Tiel
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Lecture 1: Rationalism & Truth
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What is truth? Is there any? How would we know if there were? Is there religious truth?Jeffrey Tiel
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Father Ryan talks with me about Saint Faustina and learning to trust in God.
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My good friend Father Ryan is back on the podcast with me, to talk about spiritual communion, and how and why we always seek it first.Deacon Andrew Hogan
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