What does the Church really teach about death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell? It's time to separate the myths from the reality.

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Is Halloween really a pagan holiday—or is it deeply Christian? In this episode of What Catholics Believe, Dr. Ben Akers explains the Catholic roots of Halloween, its connection to All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, and how Catholics can celebrate it faithfully. Discover the history of trick-or-t...

Action Item: Pray for the poor souls in Purgatory and our beloved who have passed away.

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Action Item: Reflect on how exercising these virtues is key to being invited to the heavenly banquet.

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As the Cardinal-nephew of Pope Pius IV, Saint Charles Borromeo was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in all of Rome. Yet he chose the extraordinary challenge of reforming the enormous Archdiocese of Milan to the pampered life of a Renaissance prince, and willingly spent himself in the s...

Dr. Tim Gray, renowned Scripture scholar and president of the Augustine Institute, provides fascinating insights about the Protestant Reformation and the ensuing Catholic Counter-Reformation. He discusses how holy men and women worked from within the Church, as they do in every age, to bring fort...

Action Item: Reflect on how the temple of Christ is the living church.

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We interact with people using actions and words. And one very important way we interact with God is through the liturgy of the Church. In the Mass we participate in the “work of God” as the “people of God.” Through, with, and in Jesus, we offer our lives to God the Father in the Liturgy. This ra...

Jesus didn't simply leave us a written message or instruction manual to follow. He gave us a living, dynamic Church where we encounter him personally and allow ourselves to be transformed into his likeness.

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Action Item: Be obedient like Christ that you may have the first fruits of beatitude.

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If God knows the future, do we really have free will? And if obedience means submitting to a higher law, does that make us less free? Philosophers and theologians from Socrates to St. Augustine to St. Thomas Aquinas have wrestled with these questions for centuries.

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When we pray "Thy will be done" in the Lord’s Prayer, do we really mean it? Jesus taught us these words, but He also lived them perfectly by submitting to the Father’s will even in suffering.

In this video, we explore what it means to trust God’s will, why obedience leads to true freedom, and h...

Action Item: Reflect on how Almsgiving can realign your heart to God.

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Struggling to stay consistent in prayer? Taylor Kemp & Dr. Scott Hefelfinger share practical ways to deepen your daily prayer life and make time for God—no matter your season of life.

Almsgiving may seem as simple as giving money away, but what are the deeper roots of this Christian practice?

In Scripture, we hear about the benefits of giving away our money and possessions. But what does it look like for us in the 21st century? In this episode, we’ll explore how almsgiving...

Join Dr. Michael Barber as he discusses the transformative power of grace and almsgiving.

Action Item: Realize that prayer is more potent than even your hardest efforts.

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"Dr. Ben Akers and Taylor Kemp sit down with different pieces of Sacred Art to discuss their theological meanings and how they can speak to us today.

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