The podcast formerly known as Catholic Bytes. A podcast for busy Catholics. A mix of short, informative episodes, long form interviews, and interesting historical episodes. Wherever you are in your faith, we have content for you!
Choose an unblemished male lamb to be sacrificed. The lamb is to be offered by a priest as a sacrifice to ransom people from death. The flesh of the lamb is to be eaten. Sound familiar? Tune into this Catholic Bytes episode to learn about the connections
This episode follows the two prior discussions on justice by elaborating on the practical ways we can develop this virtue in our lives.
Why is it the creation story specifies that God created humans as male and female? What is it in the relationship between man and woman, in their complementarity, that is in the image and likeness of God? Get the answers when you tune into this Catholic
In the previous podcast we began a discussion on the virtue of justice, which is vital to living a moral life. In this podcast we discuss the virtue in greater depth in order to better equip ourselves to practice it by analyzing the different parts of t
Post modern society pits faith against reason, but Christianity claims that they are compatible. How do we know that our faith is reasonable? Tune into this Catholic Bytes episode to hear Fr. Daniel explain miracles and prophesies in relation to the cred
St. Francis Xavier didn’t always live a saintly life, but by the end of his life he had baptized more than 30,000 people. Tune into this Catholic Bytes episode to hear about the fascinating conversion and life of this “average” man.
What are your rights? In our current era the definition of rights has become a bit distorted. Rights and responsibilities are outcomes of a pre-existing truth. In this episode we discuss rights from their historical, philosophical, and theological fou
The virtue of justice is inherent to our being. It is not only part of our humanity, but it is also intrinsic to our Christian lives. In this episode we’ll discuss this virtue and explain its relevance in our relationship with others and our relationshi
What it is that defines the Catholic Church? Like all things, the Church has an identity which comes from her characteristics. Four of these characteristics we call the marks of the Church since they are the unchangeable essence of what the Church is.
Throughout this series of episodes on God’s covenants with various figures in the Old Testament, we have seen how each covenant was fulfilled in Jesus Christ in the New Testament. In this final episode, we take a big picture look at the development of t
Fr. Jim gives us a survey of the Councils of Ephesus, Chalcedon, Constantinople II and III. These councils deal with the nature of Christ’s humanity.
As we continue the series on covenants we now look at God’s covenant with David, the successor of Saul as the first human king of God’s people. God makes a covenant with David for a kingship that leaves a legacy that looks forward to the coming of Chri
In this episode, we talk about what an ecumenical council is, and discuss the issues related to two major ecumenical councils in the early Church: Nicaea and Constantinople I.
God’s relationship with His people changes from the Old Testament to the New, and even His guidance for us as to how to follow Him takes on new form in the New Testament. In this episode we discuss this development through God’s covenant with Moses, whi
In just one year of active priestly ministry, Blessed Miguel Pro set an example for the rest of the Church to live as God created us to be. From disguising himself as a police officer to minister to priests on death row, to forgiving his executioners rig
Whether an action is right or wrong is not always obvious. In this complex world there can be circumstances in which the morality of an action is difficult to determine, and in this episode we discuss various criteria for judging the immorality of actio
The recount of Abraham that we get from the Bible demonstrates a complex relationship with God in which Abraham relies on God with faith and trust, and ultimately is an amazing example for all of us. In this episode we talk about Abraham’s story and how
The person of Jesus Christ is the part of the Triune God that we relate to on a personal level, but many heresies along the way have tried to negate the truth of Christ’s human nature. In this episode hear how the personal aspect of Christ is fundamenta
God’s covenant with Noah is a significant part of man’s relationship with God. We learn from its narration in the Old Testament and through reflections offered in the New Testament. This covenant still provides invaluable teachings for Christianity toda
In this episode we utilize our resources of the Bible and the Catechism to discuss what we know about life in heaven.
In this episode we discuss the story of creation focusing on the covenant God made with Adam.
In this episode we take a look at the Old Testament scriptures of Samuel and Isaiah to understand the unique kingship of Christ. These passages demonstrate the relationship between the messianic promises God makes early on in the Bible and the reign of
In this episode we discuss Biblical covenants and we explore the unity of the numerous stories that compose the Bible as a whole.
The life of this saint-to-be exhibits modern day holiness. She was born in 1971 and from her birth to her death her life demonstrates how holiness takes shape in the midst of modern challenges.
Love and sacrifice are common literary themes that present truth in a new and beautiful way. Literature allows the reader to confront questions of the heart and develop a deeper understanding of the human experience. These themes are central in the spiri