The Catholic Toolbox

Mar 13 2025 100 ep. 55 mins 4

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Welcome to The Catholic Toolbox Radio Show & Podcast: The Art of Practical Catholicism. With your host and founder George Manassa. As we equip you with practical Tools to take action with your Catholic Faith in our modern world, especially in this era of grave spiritual crisis, we cannot just simply know about our faith, we need to live as James 1:22 says. That is why we discuss an agenda of the faith each week, dissect it, then we strategise practically on how to take action in 3 PRACTICAL TOOLS from the toolbox of the Church. We are a Television and Radio Show also on Youtube and Facebook Live If you wish to tune in Live we air on all the above platforms between 8 - 9 PM Sydney Australia, Standard Time Join me on this journey by subscribing here on the podcast. Checkout the Website: www.thecatholictoolboxshow.com

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Episode 211 - Tuesday 11 March 2025 This week we speak about Parishes on Fire with Faith, with Kevin Bailey AM. A former member of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) before embarking on a career in the financial services sector, Kevin has authored two books: 'Your Money Guide' and 'Money Guide 2' and was a weekly Herald Sun columnist for a decade and was on Radio 774 Melbourne

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