Why Do We Pray For The Dead?
When we whisper a prayer —”Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord” —we’re doing more than remembering; we’re loving. Even when someone has already reached eternal life, our prayers still echo, increasing their joy in God’s presence and deepening our own hope in the life to come. In this Ask A Priest episode, Fr. Edward reflects on…
Prioritize Your Soul
Have you guys ever heard of the term skinny fat? Yeah, it’s a thing. It’s a person who looks pretty normal on the outside, but on the inside, fat is growing over all of their organs. Even though you may look fine on the outside, it’s a silent killer. This weekend, we’re celebrating All Souls’ Day, where if we don’t take care of our souls, that’s like…
Is Halloween Catholic?
Every October, the same question comes up: Can Catholics celebrate Halloween? From zombies and vampires to “Stranger Things” and “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” we’re drawn to the supernatural because deep down, we’re made for the paranormal. We’re made for Heaven. In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains why our…
Unforgivable Sin
The Nightmare Before Christmas. The one character that people love to hate is the Mayor of Halloween Town. The Mayor is smiling on the outside, but on the inside is absolutely selfish. This is the perfect example of what we see in the gospel with the Pharisee—the Pharisee, smiling on the outside, but absolutely selfish on the inside…
Searching and Fearless (Rewind)
God wants to go back into our lives and our stories — and start speaking light, redemption and truth over that. There’s the need for us to have a radical opening of our hearts and honesty to what really is happening in our lives. We have to be…
I Can’t He Can (Rewind)
When we struggle it can be really difficult and sometimes we even face impossible situations that may feel like there’s no answer. In our poverty, there’s the need to admit were powerless—that life is not okay anymore and figure out what do we do…
Can You Receive Communion If You Are Divorced?
Divorce can feel like the end of the story, especially for Catholics who wonder if they’re now cut off from the sacraments. But the truth is more merciful than many realize. In this episode of Ask A Priest, Fr. Edward explains what the Church actually teaches about divorce, remarriage, and receiving Communion. Learn how annulments work…
Holy Fear
It’s getting close to Halloween. Let’s talk about fear, and I’m not talking about the “It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” kind of fear. I’m talking about the virtue of holy fear, that in the gospel for this Sunday, it says that the judge did not fear God, and that’s a bad thing, and it’s not being scared of God, he’s going to come and smite me…