Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)
Fr. Josh helps you navigate the tricky times in life when our Catholic Faith doesn’t give you an easy, “fill-in-the blank” answer.
We found 10 episodes of Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast) with the tag “god”.
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Fasting for Beginners, Spiritual Dryness, and the Engagement Season
August 26th, 2021 | 37 mins 57 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about the importance of fasting and how to start fasting for beginners, how to navigate spiritual dryness, and how to prepare for the vocation of marriage as an engaged couple.
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Be My Guest: All About Same-Sex Attraction with Fr. Phillip Bochanski
August 19th, 2021 | 39 mins
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Fr. Phillip Bochanski joins Fr. Josh to talk all about same-sex attraction and how the Catholic Church ministers to people who experience same-sex attraction so they can live in the freedom of Christ's love. Fr. Phillip Bochanski is the Executive Director of Courage International, an apostolate that provides pastoral support in the form of spiritual guidance, community prayer support, and fellowship for people who experience same-sex attraction.
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Dealing with Shame, Bringing Your Kids to Adoration, and Combatting the Power of Evil
August 12th, 2021 | 34 mins 20 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about dealing with shame, how to bring your young kids to adoration, and how to combat the power of evil.
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Cremation, Crosses versus Crucifixes, and Forgetting Sins During Confession
August 5th, 2021 | 26 mins 35 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about the Church's teaching on cremation and ashes, what the difference between crosses and crucifixes is, and whether the sins we forget during confession are forgiven.
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Loving the Homeless, Struggling with Infertility, and Losing Members of the Body of Christ
July 29th, 2021 | 36 mins 48 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about how to love and serve the homeless, how to handle discouragement when struggling with infertility, and how to come to terms with family members and friends turning away from God and leaving the Catholic Church.
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Accompanying the Dying, How to Pray a Holy Hour, and Defining Vanity
July 22nd, 2021 | 24 mins 15 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about how to accompany the dying in prayer, how to pray a fruitful holy hour, and how to define vanity when it comes to caring about our appearance.
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Denying Yourself, Why is God referred to as He, and Catholic Social Teaching
July 15th, 2021 | 37 mins 40 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about Jesus' teaching on denying oneself, why God is referred to as "He" , and how to grow in our understanding of the Catholic social teaching.
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Be My Guest: Finding a Saint Like You (with Meg Hunter-Kilmer)
July 8th, 2021 | 46 mins 5 secs
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Meg Hunter-Kilmer joins Fr. Josh to answer questions about the diverse lives of the saints from all over the world, saints who struggled with anxiety, and how the intercession of the saints works.
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Orthodox Christians and Catholic Rites, Music in Mass, and the Necessity of Baptism
July 1st, 2021 | 31 mins 15 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about orthodox christians and the different Catholic rites, the purpose of music in the Mass, and the necessity of Baptism for the salvation of our souls.
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Jesus Heals the Demoniac, and Receiving the Stigmata
June 24th, 2021 | 24 mins 18 secs
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Fr. Josh answers questions about the story of Jesus healing the demoniac in Matthew 8: 25-34, and the significance and accuracy of saints receiving the marks of Jesus' crucifixion wounds on their bodies known as the stigmata.