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  • Show 239: Holy Matrimony, part 3

    Show 239: Holy Matrimony, part 3
    Jan 29 2026
    The Duties of the Married.
    1. It is the duty of the wife to obey her husband, as the man is the head of the family, the representative of God.
    2. The husband and wife owe to each other love, fidelity, and mutual aid in all circumstances of their life.
    3. It is the duty of both husband and wife to provide for their children, and train them in the fear and love of God.
    4. In regard to the bringing up of their children it is the duty of parents to have them baptized immediately after their birth, to give them their first religious teaching, to set them a good example in all respects, and to treat them with kindness rather than severity.

    Mixed Marriages.
    1. Mixed marriages, by which is understood the marriage of Catholics to non-Catholics, have always been disapproved of by the Church.
    2. The Church tolerates mixed marriages on three conditions
    3. The Catholic who contracts a mixed marriage without the benediction of the Church commits a mortal sin, and cannot be admitted to the sacraments.

    The Unmarried State.
    1. The unmarried state is better than the married, because those who do not marry have far more opportunity for attending to their spiritual welfare, and can attain a higher degree of glory hereafter.
    2. Our Lord when on earth commended the state of virginity both by precept and example.


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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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  • Show 238: Holy Matrimony, part 2

    Show 238: Holy Matrimony, part 2
    Jan 23 2026
    A marriage can only be concluded in the absence of all impediments to it. The impediments may be such as nullify marriage, or such as render it unlawful.
    1. Those that render marriage null or invalid, are: Coercion, defect of age, consanguinity, and affinity, a previous marriage tie still existing, the greater degrees of Holy Orders, solemn vows, the prohibition concerning the marriage of Catholics with unbaptized persons.
    2. The impediments that render marriage unlawful, are: The prohibition in regard to certain times, diversity of religious belief, betrothal, simple vows, complete ignorance of religious truth.
    3. Impediments of a purely civil nature, such as minority, military service, recent widowhood.
    4. The ecclesiastical authorities are accustomed to dispense from matrimonial impediments where good reasons exist; the secular authorities do likewise.
    5. If a marriage to which any impediment rendering it invalid exists, should have been contracted, it must either be dissolved, or the impediment must be removed by means of a dispensation, and the ceremony performed over again.
    6. Marriage must be preceded by betrothal, by the publication of the banns, and by the reception of the Sacraments of Penance and of the Altar.
    7. Betrothal consists in this: An unmarried man and an unmarried woman, after due reflection, pledge their troth to one another, promising each to marry the other at the time agreed upon between them.
    8. The publication of banns is as follows: The names of the contracting parties between whom the marriage is to be concluded, shall be announced publicly three times in the parish church during the solemnization of Mass on three successive Sundays or festival days (Council of Trent, 24, 1).
    9. It is also enjoined on persons intending to marry to approach the Sacraments of Penance and of the Altar, because it is indispensable that they should be in a. state of grace, in order to participate in the graces conferred in the Sacrament of Matrimony.
    10. The Church expressly commands that the marriage be concluded in the presence of the priest of the parish, and two witnesses; or the parish priest may authorize another priest to act in his place.
    11. Marriages are, as a rule, celebrated in the forenoon, in the house of God, with solemn ceremonies, and Mass is usually said at the time.




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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    45 mins
  • Show 237: Matrimony part 1

    Show 237: Matrimony part 1
    Jan 15 2026
    1. God Himself instituted matrimony in the beginning of the world, for the procreation of the human race, and the mutual assistance of husband and wife.
    2. Christian marriage is a contract between man and woman, binding' them to an undivided and indissoluble partnership, and conferring on them at the same time grace to fulfil all the duties required of them.
    3. Civil marriage is to be distinguished from Christian marriage, inasmuch as it is no sacrament, and consequently in the sight of God no true and real marriage for Catholics.
    4. According to the ordinance of Christ, Christian marriage is strictly a union of two persons only, and it is indissoluble.
    5. Christian marriage consists of the union of one man and one woman only.
    6. Christian marriage is indissoluble; that is to say, neither husband nor wife can contract a second marriage during the life time of the other.
    7. The Sacrament of Matrimony confers upon Christians who embrace that state both an increase of sanctifying grace, and in addition the special graces necessary to enable them to discharge the duties required of them.



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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    38 mins
  • Show 236: Holy Orders

    Show 236: Holy Orders
    Jan 7 2026
    1. At the administration of Holy Orders the bishop lays his hands on the candidates for ordination, calls down upon them the Holy Ghost, anoints their hands, and presents the sacred vessels to them.
    2. The office of the priesthood, to which a man is raised by Holy Orders, is one of great dignity, but likewise one of no slight difficulty and of vast responsibility.
    3. The Sacrament of Holy Orders only confers the perpetual power, not the right, to exercise the functions of a priest. The newly ordained cannot therefore make use in any place of their sacerdotal powers, until they have received ecclesiastical authorization.
    4. No one can be admitted to priest's Orders who has not attained the age of twenty-four years (Council of Trent, 23, 12).
    5. Six other orders of ministry precede the priesthood, four lesser and two greater.
    6. There are three degrees in the Sacrament of Orders: The consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops. These three constitute but one sacrament.
    7. It is the duty of the faithful to pray God to send them good priests.


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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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  • Show 235: Anointing of the Sick and merry Christmas to all!

    Show 235: Anointing of the Sick and merry Christmas to all!
    Dec 19 2025
    EXTREME UNCTION

    1. In administering Extreme Unction the priest anoints the Christian who is in danger of death with the holy oils upon the organs of his five senses, and prays over him; by means of which the spiritual and not unfrequently the bodily malady of the sick man is cured.
    2. Extreme Unction is mentioned by St. James in his epistle.
    3. Extreme Unction acts spiritually as oil does materially; it strengthens, heals, and aids the soul to attain eternal salvation.



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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    50 mins
  • Show 234: Indulgences

    Show 234: Indulgences
    Dec 11 2025
    God has granted to the Church the power, after the reconciliation of the sinner with God, of changing the punishments yet remaining due to sin into works of penance, or of remitting them altogether.
    1. Hence at the time of the great persecutions, the Church used to lay upon repentant sinners public penances for the expiation of the temporal punishment of sin, and afterwards com mute them into lesser ones, or remit them altogether, if the penitent manifested a sincere intention of amendment, or a martyr interceded for him.
    2. In later times, when public penances were abrogated, the Church permitted the contrite sinner to discharge the debt of temporal punishment due to sin by means of almsdeeds, crusades, or pilgrimages.
    3. An indulgence is either plenary, when a full and entire remission of all the temporal punishment due to sin is gained, or partial, when only a portion of the temporal punishment is remitted.
    4. The Pope alone has power to grant indulgences which are for the whole Church ; for in him alone jurisdiction over the whole Church is vested, and he is the steward of the Church's treasures.
    5. Indulgences may also be applied by way of suffrage to the suffering souls in purgatory, if this be expressly stated respecting the indulgence; a plenary indulgence is gained for them every time the holy sacrifice of the Mass is offered on a privileged altar.
    6. The graining of indulgences is most salutary (Council of Trent, 25), because we thereby keep far from us temporal evils, and are stimulated to the accomplishment of good works.


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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Show 233: The Advantages of Confession

    Show 233: The Advantages of Confession
    Dec 3 2025
    Confession is extremely useful both to individuals and to society in general.



    1. Confession is profitable to the individual inasmuch as he derives from it self-knowledge, delicacy of conscience, interior peace, strength of character, and moral purity.
    2. Confession is profitable to society at large because it is a means whereby disputes are settled, stolen property is restored, crimes are prevented, and vice effectually suppressed.


    The Sin of Relapse.
    1. He who after his conversion relapses into mortal sin, is in danger of dying impenitent, because the devil acquires great power over him, and the influence of the Holy Spirit is lessened.
    2. If any one should relapse into mortal sin, let him forthwith repent and go to confession; for the longer penance is delayed, the more difficult, the more uncertain conversion will be.
    3. If, through frailty, we fall into venial sin, we must not be disquieted on that account, but humble ourselves before God.
    4. Since we cannot possibly continue in a state of grace until death without the special assistance of the Holy Spirit, let us fervently implore of God the grace of final perseverance.


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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    32 mins
  • Show 232: Confession a Divine Institution

    Show 232: Confession a Divine Institution
    Nov 19 2025
    General Confession.


    1. By a general confession is meant the confession of all the sins we have committed within a considerable period of time,
    2. A general confession is profitable because it produces in us greater self-knowledge, deeper humility, increased tranquillity of conscience, and obtains many graces from God.
    3. A general confession is indispensable, if an invalid confession has once been made; it is also advisable in the case of persons who are entering upon a new state of life, or who are in danger of death.


    Confession a Divine Institution.


    1. Confession of sins was instituted by Our Lord, and has been the practice of the Church in all centuries.
    2. The institution of confession affords us proof of the infinite mercy and wisdom of God.



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    40 mins