A Catholic Life

This is Episode 119 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode, we’re diving into an important question that many traditional Catholics are asking this year: "Does Friday, July 4th, 2025, require abstinence from meat?" But we will also cover the importance of Ss. Peter and Paul’s Day as well.

1. Is Abstinence Required on Civil Holidays?
2. The Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul’s History as a Holy Day of Obligation
3. Devoti...

In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover a deeply important topic - perhaps more relevant than ever in our modern world: What does it mean to keep Sunday holy as a Catholic?

1.       Sunday Activities for Catholics: What Is Sinful and What Is Not?

2.       The De Sanctification of Sunday: The Story of Our Lady of the Willow

3.       Top 10 Sunday Activities for Catholics

4.       Days of Double vs. Single Precept

5.   ...

In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover the fascinating, complicated, and often forgotten history of Holy Days of Obligation in the United States.

1. Honor the Forgotten (Former) 36 Holy Days of Obligation
2. A History of Holy Days of Obligation & Fasting for American Catholics: Part 1
3. A History of Holy Days of Obligation & Fasting for American Catholics: Part 2

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In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover the powerful signs and miracles that God has worked through the most holy Rosary. The Rosary is not merely a devotional prayer. It is a spiritual sword, a weapon given by Heaven to crush heresy, convert sinners, save souls, and protect the world from diabolical forces. In this episode, we’ll dive into six incredible stories from Church history where the Rosary played a deci...

In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover a topic that touches the very future of the Church and the eternal destiny of our children—the importance of Catholic schools and strong Catholic education.

1.       Indulgences for Teaching or Studying Catholic Doctrine

2.       Must Parents Send Their Children to Catholic Schools?

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In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast  I cover how Catholics can and should observe Memorial Day 

1.       The Catholic Way to Observe Memorial Day

2.       Memorial Day Prayer for Catholics

3.       Rogation Day Abstinence and Ascension Holy Day Reminder

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In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover May as the Month of Mary with a focus on customs and practices we can do to observe our Lady’s Month.

1.       Customs for the Month of Mary

2.       The Month of Mary

3.       How to Make a Marian Pilgrimage in America

4.       Why We Honor Jubilee Years

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In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover why and how the Catholic Church possesses from God Himself the authority to bind people to certain laws.

1.       The Various Kinds of Law – Is the Catholic Church Too Legalistic?

2.       Ecclesiastical Laws and the Church’s Authority to Bind and Loose

3.       Primary of St. Peter and His Successors

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In today’s episode for the A Catholic Life Podcast I cover what a Papal Conclave is, who can become Pope, and why and how we should be praying for a Supreme Pontiff.

1. Traditional Funeral Rites for Supreme Pontiffs
2. The Election of a Pope Explained
3. Prayer for the Election of a Supreme Pontiff

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In today’s episode, on Easter Sunday, the most glorious all feastdays, I address the following:

1. Customs for Easter Week: Food, Activities, Greetings, and More
2. The Agnus Dei Sacramental
3. The Easter Duty: What it is and when it may be fulfilled
4. There is no incompatibility between abstinence and Pascaltide. Observe Friday Abstinence and even Saturday abstinence in Eastertide.

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In today’s episode, on Passion Sunday I address why and how we should pray the Stations of the Cross including the forgotten history on the Stations, how to gain an indulgence for praying them, and how praying them at home differs from praying them in a parish.

1.       A Catholic Life Podcast Episode 6 on Passion Sunday

2.       The History, Indulgences, and Purpose of the Stations of the Cross (along with how to pray them at home)

3...

In today’s episode, on Laetare Sunday, I discuss why Catholics rightfully honor the saints who Heaven our prayers in Heaven and who can intercede for us on earth:

1.       A Catholic Life Podcast Episode 5 on Laetare Sunday

2.       Laetare Sunday as Mothering Sunday

3.       Are the Saints Alive? Can They Hear our Prayers?

4.       The Certainty of Sainthood: How the Church Recognized Saints Through the Ages

5.       One Peter Five Ser...

In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Lent, I address the 4 Types of Penance, the importance of offering up all actions of our life for souls, and provide 20+ examples of ways to live out penance both during and after Lent.

1.       What is Penance: Offering It Up

2.       The 4 Types of Penance

3.       20+ Options for Penance Now and Beyond Lent

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In today’s episode, on the First Sunday of Lent, I address the importance of Candles for Catholics:

1.       What Are the Precepts of the Church

2.       Catholic Fasting and Abstinence Precepts Outlined

3.       The Church’s Precept Bind Under Penalty of Mortal Sin

4.       Rediscover the Power of Traditional Catholic Fasting

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In today’s episode, on Septuagesima Sunday, I address the following:

1.       A Catholic Life Podcast 50 on Septuagesima

2.       The 7 Traditional Categories of Saints

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In today’s episode, on the Purification of our Lady, I address the importance of Candles for Catholics:

1.       The Connection Between Groundhog Day and Candlemas

2.       Blessing of Candles on the Feast of St. Blase

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In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following:

1.       The Dreams and Miracles of St. John Bosco

2.       The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Dreams

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In today’s episode, on the Feast of the Holy Family, I address the following:

1.       The Feast of the Holy Family and Consecration to the Holy Family

2.       The Catholic Liturgical Year Overview

3.       The Traditional vs Modern Catholic Calendar: Changes to the Temporal & Sanctoral Cycles

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In today’s episode, on the Holy Name of Jesus, I address the following:

1.       The History of the Holy Name

2.       Epiphanytide: The Customs for This Forgotten Season and Octave

3.       Prior Episode on Epiphanytide

4.       The Sacredness of Time: The Catholic Day, Week, and Month

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