Our series concludes with a look at the First Letter of Peter. Did Peter himself even write this? If so, does Peter really say that he’s “no big deal”, and that he has no more authority than any other apostle or bishop? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

St Paul rebukes St Peter. In public! Was Peter wrong? Yes. Does this mean the papacy, or papal infallibility, for that matter, isn’t true? Not a chance. Listen in to find out why! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

St Paul visits St Peter for 15 days soon after his conversion. Why? Not only for Paul to get caught up on what Jesus’ earthly life was like, but to show deference and to submit to Pope Peter’s leadership of the Church. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Acts of the Apostles, the Bible’s early Church history book, shows how St Peter was the undisputed leader of the early Church, and presided over the “Council of Jerusalem”. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Jesus, Peter, and a net full of 153 fish. What does it mean? Plus: the poignant threefold restoration of Peter as chief shepherd over a charcoal fire. It’s John 21. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Jesus the Good Shepherd wants his Church as one flock, with one shepherd. The visible unity of the Catholic Church is a sign to the world of the truth of the Gospel. Truly, sometimes people “have to see it to believe it”. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Explore Matthew 16 with @CaleClarke as he shows why Jesus picked Caesarea Philippi as the place to rename Simon as Peter (“The Rock”) and give him the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

How do you give your worries to God? How can you stay focused on thinking good thoughts during the day? Cale looks at Philippians 4:6-9. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Paul writes about rejoicing in Jesus from a dank prison cell. We can’t always control our circumstances, but we CAN control our response, choosing the attitude of Christ. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Is it ever morally licit to use nuclear weapons? Was dropping the atomic bomb wrong? Cale finishes the series on what the Catholic Church teaches on war and peace by looking at nuclear warfare. Other topics: the difference between patriotism and nationalism; consequentialism; the four elements of a just war. Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Cale continues to look at the fifth commandment ‘do not kill” by looking at capital punishment, unintentional killing of someone, desiring another’s harm, and ways one can sin against God’s love. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more