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Prayer and how we fail

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Fr. Charlie presents the fifth of five classes on The Mass

  I’m still reeling. Even two days later, I have that buzz of excitement about me. That walking-on-air feeling. I’ve just come home from Jen and Hallie‘s Edel Gathering in Austin. Usually, after any fabulous trip or event, there is that feeling of euphoria. The ‘top of the mountain’ high. The “But Lord, it is […]

Love calls us to follow, desirous or not.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5) These words are written on a small prayer card given to me by my grandmother when I was young. I read that card many times growing up, but it wasn’t until m…

Fr. Charlie presents the fourth of five classes on The Mass

The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church fall into Three Orders:The Sacraments of Christian InitiationThe Sacraments of HealingThe Sacraments at the Service of Communion and MissionKeep Pursuing(This post is part of a mini-series on the Sacrame…

The Sacraments of Healing are:Anointing of the SickPenance”Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man receives the new life of Christ. Now we carry this life “in earthen vessels,” and it remains “hidden with Christ in God.” We are still i…

The Sacraments at the Service of Communion are:Holy OrdersMatrimony”Two other sacraments, Holy Orders and Matrimony, are directed towards the salvation of others; if they contribute as well to personal salvation, it is through service to others that th…

The Sacraments of Christian Initiation are:BaptismConfirmationHoly Eucharist”The sacraments of Christian initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist – lay the foundations of every Christian life. “The sharing in the divine nature given to men…

Fr. Charlie presents the third of five classes on The Mass

Fr. Charlie presents the second of five classes on The Mass

Fr. Charlie presents the first of five classes on The Mass

Letting Christ satisfy our thirst

This week on the big show, Joe Morse returns as co-host.  Joe and Joe talk about whether you can be Libertarian and Catholic. Then, Deacon Guadalupe returns to talk about the Corpus Christi procession to the Texas State Capitol Rotunda.  He also opens up about his time fighting the drug trade on the Mexican border, […]

My buddy Pat Ryan from Fullness of Truth Ministries stops by our studio to talk about his days in radio, his search for the Truth, return to the church, and working for Fullness of Truth Ministries. Plus, he’s a fellow Simpsons fan, so there’s that.  My friend James Kuhr co-hosts, so it required a few […]

The Perspective of Tears

Are you an approachable parent?  Will your child come to you with her deepest and most intimate concerns?  You want her to because she will go somewhere for advice.  Make sure you are on her list of confidants.  Listen as Trey and Stephanie discuss way…

Listen as Trey and Stephanie discuss the most recent letter to families from Pope Francis.  Why is the Pope addressing families?  What can we learn from his letter?  What does he want from us?
Also, listen as they answer a question from a listener rega…

Remembering is divine

Are you an evangelist to your children?  You’re called to be!  Listen as Trey and Stephanie discuss the four attitudes that are necessary to make your children more receptive to the Good News.  Are you approachable?  Will your child come to you with the most intimate of questions?  If not or if you don’t know, listen to the Cashions outline the four attitudes every serious parent needs to cultivate in themselves if they are to fulfill their call to be their children’s first evangelists.

A story worth being told

I just finished a book written by my friend JSB Morse called Now and at the Hour of Our Death.  The premise of the book is striking: How would the modern world react if the miracle of a virgin birth happened today?  The PlotThe story is …

Trey and Stephanie discuss ADHD with Catholic Psychologist and ADHD Expert, Dr. Joseph White.  Listen as Dr. White helps us understand how to deal most effectively with children diagnosed with ADHD.  He discusses the frequent misconception that ADHD is…

Listen as Trey and Stephanie discuss the 5 things that every child should know before they leave home, including teaching your children that God desires them to become themselves.

Funny thing about the Truth,It remains the Truth whether you like it or not,And it remains the Truth whether you accept it or not.The Truth is the Truth whether it is taboo or not,And the Truth is the Truth whether it is legal or not.The Truth remains …

I really hope this gets to you.  I had no idea how to reach you, so I put it here and prayed you would find it.This is the most important thing I will ever tell you.  And it may be the only thing I ever get to tell you.So, please stop what yo…

The Catholic Church is the first to testify to the evils and injustices that accompany all war.However, the Church also recognizes that as long as the danger of war persists, governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense, once all peace…

Yesterday, my family went to a park, and we took many photos. The photo above stood out, however, as particularly beautiful in how it captured the expression of pure joy as my daughter, Miriam, experienced swinging for the first time.Later in the day, …

The rosary a great prayer made of a collection of smaller prayers.  The rosary can be prayed on rosary beads like the ones shown below. This is what you say when praying the rosary:Start by making the sign of the crossOn the cross (1) say the…

Chris Harrison has created a series of info graphics on the Bible.  Here is my favorite:”The bar graph that runs along the bottom represents all of the chapters in the Bible. Books alternate in color between white and light gray. The length of eac…

The Gospel Spectrum hosted by Thirteen Squares presents a unique view of every single verse in the Gospels in an interactive chart shown below.Each of the bars (almost 250) represents a major event in life of Christ.  The length of each segment in…

One of my previous students recently wrote me, asking about human clones:If a person is ever cloned, does that living being have a soul? Can we say that God made that person, and that despite being cloned by man, is still a unique individual? Should a …

This is how you say Saint Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer:I bind unto myself todayThe strong Name of the Trinity,By invocation of the same,The Three in One and One in Three.+I bind this day to me for ever.By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;His baptis…

This is a re-release of our podcast on Parenting in the Funnel.  We discuss practical ways to balance freedom and limits in raising children.  This balance is a key to living out the mystery of parenthood and to preparing our children to leave home rea…

This show is an open forum with questions provided by our listeners.  In this show, we address handling/preventing temper tantrums, dealing with small children at Mass, and handling the difficult situation of explaining divorced grandparents to childre…