Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

Be My Guest: Fr. Brad Doyle on Birth Control for Medical Reasons and Male Fertility Testing

March 24th, 2020  |  40 mins 43 secs

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On today’s episode, Father Josh is joined by his good friend Fr. Brad Doyle to answer questions about the ethics of fertility testing and birth control for medical reasons.

Producer’s note: Father Josh is now live streaming his daily Masses to Ascension’s Facebook page every morning at 9:30 AM ET. Go to facebook.com/Ascensionpress and join us tomorrow for Mass with Fr. Josh at 9:30 AM! Hope you can join us! God bless.

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An Invitation to Pray with Father Josh during COVID-19

March 17th, 2020  |  11 mins 2 secs

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Father Josh shares a message of hope and perseverance for these escalating times of COVID-19. He reminds us how to pray Lectio Divina, modeling this spiritual exercise as he reflects on the way the apostle John responded when Jesus was taken away from him.

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All About the Priesthood: Women Priests, Married Priests, and Flawed Priests

January 28th, 2020  |  39 mins

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Fr. Josh answers three questions about the priesthood: Why can’t women be priests? Why can’t priests get married? And how can we look past the human flaws of the priest when he is acting in persona Christi?

Feminism, Devotionals Guaranteeing Salvation, and Kanye West

November 19th, 2019  |  27 mins 25 secs

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Can Catholics support feminism? Why do some people believe women shouldn’t work outside the home? How do the promises of devotional prayers work—can they guarantee salvation? Should we be embracing the current interest in Christianity due to Kanye West and his album, Jesus is King? Fr. Josh answers this and more in today’s episode.

Anxiety, Parish Involvement, and Can Catholics Be Masons

November 12th, 2019  |  31 mins 44 secs

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Father Josh answers questions about how to find healing in the midst of anxiety or depression, how to get involved in your parish, and whether or not Catholics can be Freemasons.

Catholic Voting and Celebrating Halloween

November 5th, 2019  |  29 mins 16 secs

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Fr. Josh goes in depth on two questions: What principles should Catholics turn to when it comes to voting for a political candidate? And is celebrating Halloween morally acceptable?

Wearing Rosaries, Taize Prayer, and Spiritual Direction

October 29th, 2019  |  27 mins 36 secs

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Is it sacrilegious to wear a rosary? Is a rosary without a crucifix still a rosary? Should Catholics engage in Taize prayer, or is Taize prayer a new age practice? Lastly, what’s the difference between spiritual direction and pastoral counseling?

Non Catholics Receiving Communion, Essential Oils, and St. Paul on Salvation

October 22nd, 2019  |  30 mins 4 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions about non-Catholics receiving Communion in the Catholic Church, whether using essential oils is spiritually dangerous, and what St. Paul teaches about salvation and grace.

Guardian Angels, Explicit Lyrics, and Christian Denominations

October 15th, 2019  |  30 mins 16 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions about what happens to our guardian angels after we die, whether it’s OK to listen to explicit lyrics if you only pay attention to the music, and how to respond to someone who says all you have to do is love Jesus to get to heaven.

Unanswered Prayers, Unplanned Pregnancy Before Marriage, and Bible Translations

October 8th, 2019  |  26 mins 10 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions about what to do when you feel angry at God because of unanswered prayers to alleviate the suffering of a loved one, if cohabitation is a good solution to handle an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, and which translation of the Bible is the best to get started with.