In this loaded episode I cover a range of topics, starting with the challenges of integrating faith with ordinary daily life, and the 'pain' often associated with practicing religion—particularly Catholicism. That's an important segment for every Catholic, regardless of their experience level and spiritual development.

Midway, I offer an impromptu reaction to a series of late-night comedians' clips about Trump's victory, criticizing their humor and the emotional responses from the liberal side. Taking the show tot a close, I encourage the audience to seek holiness through their struggles, underscoring the need to live a balanced life that harmonizes religious beliefs with everyday experiences.

05:12 The Challenge of Integrating Faith and Life
29:18 Reactions to Trump's Reelection
35:20 Late-Night Meltdowns
52:25 Reflections and Closing Thoughts

(Re-post) - Description: Making Catholic Faith Real - A lot of people misunderstand my intent here in the podcast, on socials, or my online apostolate in general. Let me set the record straight.

In this clip I clarify the mission of my podcast and social media presence. My ambition is not just to help people to become better Catholics, but to guide them towards sainthood by making the Catholic faith REAL for them,

00:13 The Journey Toward Sainthood
00:38 Making Faith Real and Absorbing It
00:57 Experiencing God on Earth
01:21 Challenges in Living the Catholic Faith
01:43 Mission: Knowing, Living, and Becoming the Truth
02:09 Eternity and the Role of Earthly Life
02:24 The Power of the Catholic Faith
03:03 Conclusion and Call to Action
03:11 Outro: The Catholic Avenger

PRE-RELEASE, available to all members. - *Paid members, you'll find a video version available for you in another post here.
Description: In this special episode I dive into the case of Father Carlos Martins, a well-known priest and exorcist, who is currently under investigation for alleged inappropriate conduct involving minors during a St. Jude Relic tour in Illinois. I discusses the investigation, how it broke, how it developed, and the subsequent media narrative, and use the opportunity to question the integrity of some in Catholic media, especially independent sources like The Pillar. The episode also covers reactions from various quarters, including a strange tweet from Mel Gibson and comments on the reporting methods of different Catholic news outlets. Be careful about rushing to judgment.
Catholic News Agency Article: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260667/illinois-diocese-halts-st-jude-relic-tour-amid-incident-involving-priest-students

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Available to newsletter subscribers, I'm also publishing this episode to my Locals for free and paid members. You may have a better experience if you go through the subscription process, because then you can add the RSS feed to your favorite player. But it's up to you. Joining my Locals a "subscription" to my work, too, as far as I'm concerned. So enjoy! (And please DO NOT share it with others. Thanks, gang!)
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In the inaugural episode of this exclusive newsletter podcast, we delve into the synergy between Psalm 63 and James Chapter 4, offering reflections on the metaphoric imagery of land and water, and the deeper spiritual meanings. We discuss the thirst and longing for God depicted in Psalm 63, and contrast it with the sobering message in James about friendship with the world creating enmity with God. The episode highlights the stark differences in how we perceive our spiritual journeys and the significance of striving toward ...

Special Episode: In this 𝕏 Spaces session I make the case for Holy Communion to protestants, and Catholics who don't believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. This is not a debate, it's simply a foundation of things for protestants and Catholics to consider.

Hi, Locals members! God bless you, and thank you for joining me here on Locals. I have a favor to ask of you, in the form of a question: Are you guys out there?
I'm trying to understand where my listeners are. I know many of my Locals peeps probably joined just to help me make my goal of 50 members. I'm so grateful for that. But I wonder how many are actually coming back for content.
I'm not asking out of vanity, I'm just trying to understand my audience's behavior, so that I know how to focus my publishing workflow.
So if you are actually visiting my Locals (on the app or over a browser) to checkout the content I place here, please let me know by leaving a comment to this post. Let me know if you drop by rarely, frequently, or somewhere in between.
Thanks everybody.
Oh, by the way I'm going to produce the final episode of Aquinas' Five Ways this week for my paid members. Be on the lookout for that.
God be with you all!
CA

I just wanted to say thank you particularly to my paid subscribers. Your membership payments were deposited today and helped to cover some of the bills associated with running my apostolate. I appreciate you very much!
I’m a working hard for you, and for God and the church. God be with you all.