No Nonsense Catholic

No Nonsense Catholic

Good information about the Catholic faith is more readily available today than ever before. Yet, there is still widespread confusion about Catholic belief and practice. Officially, it is the job of the Catholic bishops to clear up such confusion. But in the current reality, lay Catholics need to take it upon themselves to know, share, and defend their faith. Every week Catholic author and speaker Matthew Arnold gives clear and simple witness to the Catholic Faith without obscuring, complicating, or watering down the exclusive claims of Christ and His Church. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said, “I am the way and the truth and the life… and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 14.6; 8.32). And that is no nonsense.

Episodes

December 30, 2024
Today’s Topics:
1) Christmas and the Virtue of Purity
2) Is hell empty?
3) Suffering and Joy: Can a Catholic be an Optimist?
4) Feast of St Stephen. Test Flight of New Podcast
...
Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Gaudete Sunday; “Three Comings” of the Lord

2) Zep 3:14-18a; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18

3) The Imitation of Christ: Book 1, Chapter 15: “On Works Done Out of Charity”

4) Intergenerational Curses; Baptism of John v. Baptism of Jesus

 

Mark as Played
December 16, 2024 51 mins

https://rumble.com/v6287bq-23-dec-24-no-nonsense-catholic-christmas-time-is-here.html

Today’s Topics:

1) 1 Cor 4.1-5; Luke 3.1-6

2) Vincent Price Catholic Convert; the Inside Story of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

3, 4) The Reason for the Season, Luke 2:1-7

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) The Imitation of Christ, Book 1, Chapter 6: “Concerning Inordinate Affections”

2) Second Sunday of Advent Readings (Year C) Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6

3) Discovering the Bible’s “Second Canon”

4) Spanish Bishops: ̶...

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) What is Advent?

2) First Sunday of Advent Readings (Jeremiah33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2)

3) Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

4) Spiritual Stockholm Syndrome

Mark as Played
November 25, 2024 51 mins
Today’s Topics:

1) The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe –  Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37

2) Understanding the promise of Jesus in John 14:13-14 in the context of unanswered prayers

3) Why non-Catholics may not receive the Eucharist

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Pope’ new letter on a day for celebrating local saints

2) St Callistus Chapel; Readings from 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

3) The Virtue of Vigilance

4) Thomas à Kempis on Desire for the Eucharist

Mark as Played
November 11, 2024 51 mins

Today’s Topics:

1) Sad News and Exciting News

2) Bishop Strickland, the TLM, and the End of the Synod

3) The Communion of Saints; Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

4) Living in the Presence of God

 

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) “As We Enter the New Millennium”

2) JPII and Saintt Bernard of Clairvaux

3)  Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7:23-28;  Mark 12:28b-34

4) What is Holiness?; Book Three, Chapter 57 of “The Imitation of Christ”

Mark as Played
October 28, 2024 51 mins

Today’s Topics:

1) Traditional Gospel for the Feast of Christ the King (John 18:33-37)

2) Christ the King A Tale of Two Feasts

3) “It is good to hide the secret of a King”

4) The Bible and the Catechism

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Heaven and Hell

2) Gospel for 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Matt.18.23-35) The Unforgiving Servant

3) How to put on “the Armor of God” (Eph. 6)

4) How to Avoid Distractions at Mass

Mark as Played
October 14, 2024 53 mins

Today’s Topics:

1) Forgiveness – The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, Matthew 18:23-35

2) What Our Lady of Fatima wants from You

3) Saint Edward the Confessor; Why persecution is a sign of the True Church

4) Are their Errors in the Documents of Vatican II?

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Without the Heart of Jesus We Don’t Know How to Love
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259293/bishop-munilla-in-quito-without-jesus-christ-we-don-t-know-how-to-love

2) The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary: Heaven’s Key to Peace

3)  ...

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Not all religions are paths to God

2) Gospel for Michaelmas (Matthew 18.1-10)

3) Virtue of Simplicity

4) Guardian Angles and the Nine Angelic Choirs

Mark as Played
Today’s Topics:
1) Catholics upset by Vatican Document’s use of “BCE”
2) Readings for the 18th<...
Mark as Played

https://rumble.com/v5f6z9x-16-sep-24-no-nonsense-catholic-are-all-religions-a-path-to-god.html

Today’s Topics:

1) Pope Francis: “All religions are a path to God”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dDlMe2r0k8

Ephesians 4.1-6 and Instruction of the One Only Saving Faith

2) Matthew 22.35-46; Perfect Love of God and Two Natures in Christ

3) Can You Exclusively Attend the Novus Ordo and Still be a Traditional Cath...

Mark as Played
September 9, 2024 51 mins

Today’s Topics:

1) Young Catholic Women Bringing Back the Veils

https://www.thefp.com/p/the-young-catholic-women-bringing

2) Good and Evil Have Not Changed

3) Why Synodality is a Sham

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Persecution, Patience, and Perseverance

2) Some points on the Celebration of the New Mass

3) Evangelization and Conversion
https://sjvlaydivision.org/debunking-myths-around-evangelization/

4) A Personal Relationship with Jesus

Mark as Played

Today’s Topics:

1) Sins of Omission

2) The price of clarity is the risk of insult

3) 14th Sunday After Pentecost, Epistle (Gal. 5.16-24); Gospel (Matt. 6.24-33)

4) You cannot serve God and Mammon

Mark as Played
August 5, 2024 51 mins

Today’s Topics:

1) Can You Recognize Superstition?
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/quiz-on-superstition

2) Modern Errors Catholics Should Know and Avoid
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/8-modern-errors-every-catholic-should-know-and-avoid

3) Luke 17.11-19: Jesus He...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

    My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.