Sunday Catholic Word

Mar 27 2025 100 ep. 129

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Sunday Catholic Word is the only podcast that looks at the Sunday Mass readings and focuses on the details that are relevant to explaining and defending the Catholic faith.

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#123 Why the Miraculous Manna Proves the Eucharist Is More Than a Symbol - Karlo Broussard

Explore how the manna in the Old Testament points to the Real Presence in the Eucharist. Discover why the Eucharist, the New Manna, can’t be just a symbol.

#122 St. Paul’s Defense of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Karlo Broussard

Does 1 Corinthians disprove the Real Presence in the Eucharist? Explore how this passage supports, rather than contradicts, the belief in the true presence

#121 Is Justification a One-Time Event or a Process? | 2nd Sunday of Lent - Karlo Broussard

Discover whether justification is a one-time event or an ongoing process in this Second Sunday of Lent (Year C) episode of the Sunday Catholic Word.

#120 Does Faith Alone Save? & Did Jesus Teach Sola Scriptura? - Karlo Broussard

Does Romans 10:8-13 support faith alone, or is baptism necessary? Does Jesus’ temptation in Luke 4:1-13 affirm sola scriptura? 1st Sunday of Lent Year .

#119 Is Sirach Scripture? Understanding the Deuterocanonical Debate - Karlo Broussard

Dr. Karlo Broussard discusses the Deuterocanonical status of Sirach and many more apologetical themes on the readings for the 8th sunday in ordinary time.

#118 Was the Resurrection Merely Spiritual? | Year C - Karlo Broussard

In today’s episode, we focus primarily on the second reading for this upcoming 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The relevant topic detail relates to whether the of Jesus’ resurrection bodily or merely spiritual.

#117 How Reliable Are the Gospels? - Karlo Broussard

This weeks Gospel reading from Luke 6:17, 20-26 coversthe related apologetical topic is the historical reliability of the Gospels in general.

#116 Repetitious Prayer, Purgatory, Jesus’ Resurrection, Grace, and Peter’s Headship | Year C - Karlo Broussard

Episode 116: Year C – 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s episode, we focus on five details in the readings for this upcoming 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The first two details are found in the first reading, taken from Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8. The related apologetical topics are repetitious prayer and the theme of purification by fire, which relates to the doctrine o

#115 Feast of the Presentation: Purgatory, Penal Substitution, and Mary as Co-Redemptrix | Year C - Karlo Broussard

Episode 115: Year C – The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord In today’s episode, we focus on several details from the first and second readings, along with the Gospel, for this upcoming Feast of the Presentation of the Lord that are related to apologetical discussions. One detail comes from the first reading, taken from Malachi 3:1-4, and the related topic is Purgatory.

#114 Saints, Baptism, and Jesus’ Messiahship | Year C - Karlo Broussard

Episode 114: Year C – 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s episode, we focus on six details in the readings for this upcoming 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The first detail is the whole of the first reading, taken from Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, and 8-10. It’s not necessarily a detail that comes up in apologetical discussions. But it does serve an apologetical purpose