On this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys talk about how the Catholic Church invented New Year’s Day, why we celebrate Mary, Mother of God on the first day of the year, and why Catholics could be excommunicated for speaking about the Holy Prepuce.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why The New Year starts on January 1st because of a Renaissance Pope
• Why January 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation for every Catholic
• What Feast Day Catholics used to celebrate on New Year’s day before Vatican II
• Why a Pope threatened excommunication to anyone who mentioned one particular part of Jesus’ body
• And much more!

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, we discuss the impact of the Coronavirus on Catholics and how the Catholic Church and saints have dealt with plagues throughout history.

In this episode, you will learn:
• Who are the patron saints against plagues?
• Who was Saint Corona?
• How have plagues shaped the history of the Church?
• What can Catholics do during quarantines and pandemics?
• Which Saint used science and faith to battle medieval plagues?
• How a Pope miraculously saved Rome from a plague
• and much more

Show Links & Resources:

Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague by Josse Lieferinxe – View Here
“Poustinia: Encountering God in Silence” by Catherine Doherty – Learn More

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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys reminisce and talk about things that only people who grew up as a Catholic will remember.

In this episode you will learn:

• Things you’ll remember about Mass as a kid
• 5 things you’ll remember about Catholic School
• Why Donut Sunday was the BEST
• Things you’ll remember about your 1st Communion
• Why giving the envelope as a kid was awesome
• Things Catholic kids remember about their Grandmother
• and much more

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