Did Christ really go to hell? How could God go to hell? What does all of this mean?! Tune into this Catholic Bytes episode to learn what we mean when we say Jesus descended into Hell in the Apostle’s Creed. A very timely episode for this Easter season!
Virtuous fatherhood is the goal all fathers should strive for. It is a life of self sacrifice and devotion for one's family and larger community. Chris Vander Woude joins Fr. George to discuss his father's virtuous life. Chris' father, Thom Vander Woude, lived a...
Holy Week is the most sacred time in the Church's calendar. We commemorate the final days of Jesus' life leading up to his passion, death, and resurrection. During Holy Week, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and established the priesthood. Karen May, a Catholic speaker,...
Virtue is often defined as the median between two extremes. An overly academic definition, though, can make virtue feel remote and unachievable. Dave DiNuzzo, author of The Steep Upward Climb, joins Fr. George in this podcast to describe how virtue is both attainable...
Carlo Acutis, the Millennial Saint, lived an ordinary life and loved the people around him in an extraordinary way. He shows the modern world that holiness is for everyone, we are all called to be saints. An upcoming documentary, The Boy from Milan, shows the personal...
Fitness and Nutrition are the tools for the modern ascetic. As humans, made of body and soul, we must take care of our bodies and that can be a means of self discipline. The goal is to become a total self gift to others. Exercise and eating well are means to help us...
Jubilee is an ancient tradition with roots in the Old Testament beginning with Moses and the Exodus. Dr. John Bergsma and Fr. George Elliot compare the ancient themes and practices to how we can live the Jubilee year well in the Catholic Church today. Pilgrimage is a...
In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Brice Higginbotham of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux joins Fr. George to discuss the Liturgy of the Hours. Also known as the Divine Office, it is the official prayer of the Church outside of the Mass. Priests and...
In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Dr. Scott Hefelfinger, PhD of the Augustine Institute joins Fr. George. They discuss ways one should not observe Lent and ways one should observe Lent. Everyone experienced Lents with a lot of passion and other Lents with...
In this throwback episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob discusses our journey through a spiritual desert during Lent. Lent is about how to live in paradise...now. It's a great rescue story, the story of us being pulled out of slavery and into the Promised Land...
In this throwback episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob and Fr. George Elliot discussed a brief history of Lent. So, how we should not only think of Lent as a time for penance. But also think of Lent as a preparation in the Heavenly mysteries. Originally the...
