Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

Mortification, Converting, and Hearing God’s Voice

July 28th, 2020  |  31 mins 43 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions on mortification practices, converting to the Catholic Church and hearing God’s voice.

Spacing out Children, Belief in the Eucharist, and Metal Music

July 7th, 2020  |  29 mins 50 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions on spacing out children using natural family planning, belief in the Eucharist, and metal music.

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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What Does Hell Look Like, Was Peter the First Pope, and a Follow Up to Spiritual Intimacy

June 4th, 2019  |  35 mins 19 secs

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Today Fr. Josh dives into some theology today as he answers questions about whether hell looks like Dante’s Inferno, why Peter was the first pope, and what kinds of spiritual intimacy are prudent before marriage. If you have a question, comment, or response for Fr. Josh, email us at [email protected]. You may hear your question or comment in an upcoming podcast episode!