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Catholic Conversations

by Adrian Fonseca

Join Adrian Fonseca on a journey to deepen your understanding of the Catholic Faith through thoughtful discussions and insightful conversations. As a devout Catholic, Adrian is passionate about sharing the richness of Catholic teachings and traditions with his audience. From exploring the history and significance of sacramentals like the Miraculous Medal and the Green Scapular, to tackling profound theological questions about suffering and salvation, each episode delves into a different aspect of Catholicism. Whether you're a lifelong Catholic or simply curious about the faith, you'll find engaging discussions on topics ranging from liturgy and theology to philosophy and devotions. Tune in to Catholic Conversations and let Adrian guide you on a spiritual exploration that will enrich your faith and deepen your relationship with God.

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Episodes

  1. We Have An American Pope? Pope Leo XIV, Who is He?

    the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope! Who is Cardinal Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who rose from Peru to the Vatican? We’ll unpack his journey, his ties to Pope Francis’s vision, and what his papacy means for the Church and the world. Support the show Enjoy the...

  2. Pope Trump - Conclave - 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla

    Reflecting on the Donald Trump Pope Meme & Beyond. Join us for a serious discussion on the recent Trump pope meme, its timing, and why I believe it’s inappropriate yet people are making a bigger deal about it then it deserves. We’ll explore the political maneuvering within the conclave and what…

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  3. Relaunch - Sorry for Being Gone for So Long!

    Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations

  4. How to Know The Holy Spirit is With You? [Bishop Martinez Explains] #HolySpirit

    How to Know The Holy Spirit is With You? [Bishop Martinez Explains] #HolySpirit Chapter 8 Practicing the Presence of the Holy Spirit, from the book The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez #HolyGhost #TrueDevotion #presenceofgod To watch the full series click the playlist here...

  5. Consecration to the Holy Ghost? True Devotion to the Holy Spirit #HolySpirit

    Chapter 7 The Holy Spirit Consecrates Us, from the book The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 🙏Dive deep into profound spiritual insights with Catholic Conversations!...

  6. 🔥 What are 'Gifts' of The Holy Spirit Really? 🔥

    Chapter 6 The Gifts of the Holy Spirit from the book The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 🙏 Welcome to Catholic Conversations! In today's episode, we delve deep into...

  7. How to be Transformed into Christ?

    How to be Transformed into Christ? Chapter 5 Transformation into Christ from the book The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna...

  8. Will You Accept God's Gift for You?

    Chapter 4 The Holy Spirit, God's Gift to Us To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze...

  9. Hot to Let the Holy Spirit Guide Us!

    Chapter 3 Our Supreme Director. From the Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis Martinez To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca...

  10. Holy Spirit the Guest in our Soul

    Chapter 2 of the Sanctifier by Bishop Luis Martinez To watch the full series click the playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU8YAtUl1EfDd2-AEDfCdJ2CKC83JRU80 Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG…

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  11. Will the Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up?

    Lenten devotional journey through The Sanctifier by +Luis Martinez Introduction and Chapter 1 Like what you see? Enjoy the content? Support by buying me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube:...

  12. Christmas Mass Schedule Explained + O Antiphons + 3 Christmas Masses

    • O Antiphons • Sunday Advent IV + Christmas back-to-back • The Three Masses of Christmas (and its Vigil) Double Obligation | O Antiphons Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook:...

  13. Challenging Same-Sex Blessings in the Church

    We critically examine recent developments in the Catholic Church regarding the idea of blessing same-sex couples. This podcast provides a platform for discussions rooted in tradition, exploring why some within the Church argue against such blessings and how it aligns with longstanding doctrines....

  14. The Eucharist: Real Presence - A Journey into Reverence

    Section 1: Understanding the Real Presence We should always dress in our sunday best. Why women should veil at holy mass Active participation in the liturgy Practice of receiving the Eucharist on the tongue. Preparing for the Traditional Latin Mass 1. **Latin Language:** The TLM is celebrated...

  15. Living A Sublime Life in a Vulgar World

    Personally, I love a beautiful, reverent liturgy. It is a source of great love, devotion, and transcendence of the mind and heart to the things of God. But what good is a beautiful Sunday liturgy, what good is the thousands of years of refinement, what good is the most sublime of prayers, if that...

  16. ‘The Synod Process Is a Pandora’s Box: Mr. John Horvat TFP

    ‘The Synod Process Is a Pandora’s Box’: A Cry of Alarm That Raises Hope https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/09/the-synod-process-is-a-pandoras-box-a-cry-of-alarm-that-raises-hopes/ Get the book now! The Synodal Process Is a Pandora’s Box is now available for $10.95. Click here to get your copy…

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  17. What is Virtue? 4 Cardinal Virtues Explained | Why You Should Care!

    The goal of Christian Civilization, from a certain point of view, is to create a state of things where everything invites one to the practice of virtue and works against the practice of vice. It is precisely the opposite of modern civilization, where everything invites one to the practice of vice...

  18. Did St. Paul Say Women Should Not Veil? | 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

    [Video my friends made on why they veil] Why We Wear Veils and Why You Should Too!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3fw0_m0gU [Short documentary on veiling that a friend of mine made] The Chapel Veil https://youtu.be/lFqSae_ZwRY The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 11...

  19. Bigger Feast Than Christmas?? Is Ascension Thursday A Holy Day of Obligation?

    Discover the profound significance of the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, celebrated forty days after Easter. Dive into the biblical account where Jesus, accompanied by His Apostles, ascended to Mount Olivet, predicting the arrival of the Holy Spirit and commissioning His…

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  20. Candace Owens Catholic Protestant Debate Reviewed | Apologetics

    Candance Owens hosted a debate between her husband George Farmer (Catholic) and her friend Allie Beth Stuckey (Reformed Protestant). I review and explain the situation. Part 1 | My Husband George Farmer Debates Protestantism with Allie Beth Stuckey George and Allie share their faith journey and...

  21. Devotion to Mary as Model of Penance

    Devotion to Mary as Model of Penance Intro Catch up for a second about Lent 25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. 26 When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his...

  22. 14 Twitter Attacks Against Catholicism | Apologetics

    Responding to the following Tweet: Catholicism is NOT Biblical. Here are 14 reasons why. 🧵 Let me clarify: I don’t hate Catholic people. My reason for posting this is to bring the truth to light and set people free from this false gospel. Catholicism is the largest denomination in the world, yet...

  23. Overview of the Crusades

    Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations

  24. Saints Response to the Enlightenment - Vasectomy, Why Not? - St. Paul's Lesson in Apostolate

    Welcome to Catholic Conversations. We are going to try a couple live commentary shows. Today we are going to discuss Blessed Mary Celeste Crostarosa: Mystic and Foundress and what we can learn from her about how to fight the enlightenment ideas with Ryan Grant. Maybe you heard that country singer...

  25. Fake Accounts! - Tridentine Brewing Contest Winner Is.....

    Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adrianfonseca Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook…

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  26. Why Do Catholics Worship on Sunday not Saturday? | Seventh Day Adventism (Part 2)

    Welcome to Catholic Conversations. Here are the claims we will be addressing in today's video. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Claim: The Catholic Church changed worship to Sunday to worship the sun god. Response: A large bulk of the…

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  27. Seventh Day Adventism Anti-Catholic Claims Addressed (Part 1)

    Welcome to Catholic Conversations. Here are the claims we will be addressing in today's video. Claim: The Catholic Church was created by Constantnie in 325 (according to Ellen White) __________________________________________________________________________________________ Claim: The pope calls...

  28. Marching into a Post-Roe America - Madonna and Our Lady of Sorrows - Lessons from St. Raymond OP

    Welcome to Catholic Conversations. We are going to try a couple live commentary shows. Today I want to look at the Gospel of Luke and see how it leads us to understand a Catholic understanding of poverty Then I'm sure you heard of the Blasphemy against Our Lady of Sorrows by 'Madonna'. Were going...

  29. Understanding the Last 70 Years of Liturgy Wars with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski

    Interview first aired on Catholic Drive Time a product of the Guadalupe Radio Network aired across the GRN and Station of the Cross Radio. The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile. Author: Peter Kwasniewski, PhD In his latest book…

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  30. Introduction to Classical Protestant Theology

    On Classical Reformed Theology with Christian Wagner (Scholastic Answers) Outline of the show Two brief notes on the topic 1. Don't be jerks 2. Be careful 1. The Reformers 1. First Generation 2. Second Generation 3. Polemical Context 1. Formed an early iteration of scholasticism that was chiefly...

  31. 3 Days After Christmas, Knowing What God Loves and What We Can Do

    The Church in her wisdom has chosen the feasts of St. Stephen, John and the Holy Innocents in the 3 days following the Nativity. Why is that? What's the connection. Find out here. St. Stephen – December 26 In the fourth step, that hatred increased and the people who opposed St. Stephen began to...

  32. Quick Take: Fr. Frank Pavone, Join the SSPX? Sin of Blasphemy? Canonical Problems

    My quick take on the Fr. Frank Pavone Saga, go to Catholic Drive Time for the Full Show! Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations Support the show Enjoy the content, wanna support?...

  33. English Catholic Patrimony! How to Have a Cultural Catholicism?

    I talk about English Catholic Tradition with my friend Timothy Craig. A lot of our conversation is coming from Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England by Joseph Pearce From the back of the book: The Catholic Church has been a part of English history since the arrival of Christian...

  34. Virtue of Thanksgiving! Is it a Sin to be Ungrateful? How to be Grateful?

    Dr. Theodore Rebard, professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston is on to discuss gratefulness and Thanksgiving. Can we be grateful for America? Should Catholics celebrate Thanksgiving? What do we have to be grateful? Even suffering??? Contact Me: Email:...

  35. Is the Pius XII Turkey Indult Real?

    Short Answer? No. "Follow-Up on the Thanksgiving Indult, by Sharon Kabel GREGORY DIPIPPO Our thanks once again to Sharon Kabel for sharing her research with NLM, this time following up on her November article on the day-after-Thanksgiving indult for eating meat. In November of last year, I shared…

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  36. A Plea for Intolerance! Fulton Sheen Destroys Tolerance

    A Plea for Intolerance Venerable Fulton J. Sheen "America, it is said, is suffering from intolerance. It is not. It is suffering from tolerance: tolerance of right and wrong, truth and error, virtue and evil, Christ and chaos. Our country is not nearly so much overrun with the bigoted as it is...

  37. Filial Love and Devotion to the Papacy

    “I still recall the catechism lessons in which the Papacy was explained to me, its divine institution, its powers, its mission. My heart of a child (I was about nine years old) was filled with admiration, with rapture, with enthusiasm: I had found the ideal to which I would dedicate my whole…

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  38. How Can Someone Be Saved? No Salvation Outside the Church

    Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus - There is No Salvation Outside the Church - This is a hard saying, who can accept this, are the words of the jews upon hearing the difficult teachings of Our Lord. This most esteemed mystery of the faith has been always and everywhere taught by the Church. I will…

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  39. All Saints Day and All Souls Day Meditations

    What is the object of the All Saints Day? It is the veneration of all souls that are in Heaven, even if they are not officially canonized or beatified. Anyone who is in Heaven is a holy person. He or she is in the presence of God, sees God face-to-face, and is entirely pleasing to God......

  40. The Unspoken TRUTH Behind Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson!

    #andrewtate #jordanpeterson #toxicmasculinity #manosphere #topg #catholic #masculinity Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson do a lot of good at destroying feminist talking points and exposing the lies of the culture, however, they always miss the mark because of ONE FATAL FLAW! They lack the Catholic...

  41. No Working On Sunday! What Counts As Work?

    3rd Commandment Explained The complete ascetical works of St. Alphonsus Page 419/425 https://ia600201.us.archive.org/10/items/alphonsusworks15liguuoft/alphonsusworks15liguuoft.pdf Handbook Of Moral Theology 193/116...

  42. What is Truth? Moral Relativism and the Denial of Reality

    Moral Relativism vs Moral Objectivism John 18 33 Pilate therefore went into the hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me? 35 Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation…

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  43. 88: Traditionally: How to Pray + Religious Vocation an Unnecessary Mystery

    My friend Colton Marks is on to discuss his vocation to traditional Carmelite hermits. We talk about how to pray. What are the modern errors on how to pray? What are the steps I need to take? What am I doing wrong? Plus! Toward the end of the episode we discuss How to Discern a Religious…

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  44. 87: What Does a Catholic Government Look Like? Is It Possible?

    Interview with Fr. Thomas Crean OP on what a Catholic Government looks like. Fr Thomas Crean OP was born in 1973, in Harpenden, England. He studied at St. John’s College, Oxford. He entered the Dominican Order in 1995, and was ordained priest in 2001. He received the licence in theology from the...

  45. 86: Sermon on the Assumption of Mary by St. Vincent Ferrer

    St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P._On the Assumption of the BVM Sermon I C 324-332 Luke 10:38-42 As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary (who) sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened...

  46. 85: How to Crush Heresy and Save Souls! Feast of St. Dominic Apostle for Our Times!

    "A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil." - Saint Dominic St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P. Sermon on the Feast of St. Dominic https://www.svfsermons.org/C301_On%20St.%20Dominic.html "You are the...

  47. 84: Was St. Elijah Assumed into Heaven? Will He Return Before the Coming of Christ?

    Tradition holds that St. Elias was assumed into Heaven and will come again as the forerunner of Christ to do battle with the Antichrist. This is all about that! “And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold, a fiery chariot and fiery horses parted them both asunder: and Elias went up...

  48. 83: History of Brewing, From the Bible to Modern Day America!

    A Catholic Conversation with Trevor Alcorn with Tridentine Brewing History of Brewing, From the Bible to Modern Day America! Did Catholics invent Beer? Where is beer in the bible? Are IPAs as awful as I think? What's the point of drinking? and much more https://www.tridentinebrewing.com…

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  49. 82: Are the Luminous Mysteries Part of the Rosary? Should Catholics Pray Them? Origins!

    The Secret of the Rosary https://amzn.to/3nr3WLs Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon https://amzn.to/3nzNAzW The Rosary in 50 Pages: The Layman's Quick Guide to Mary's Psalter https://amzn.to/3R2MTwE On 16th October of 2002, His Holiness John Paul II began the…

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  50. 82: Responding to Pro-Choice Email, She Said She is NEVER listening Again

    I respond to an email I got saying that Pro-Choice Catholics are a real option. Here's the text of the email Adrian, today is the last day that I will listen to your podcast. You presume that all Catholics agree abiut abortion and choice . Perhaps your Podcast is kind of like Fox News - there to...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join Adrian Fonseca on a journey to deepen your understanding of the Catholic Faith through thoughtful discussions and insightful conversations. As a devout Catholic, Adrian is passionate about sharing the richness of Catholic teachings and traditions with his audience. From exploring the history and significance of sacramentals like the Miraculous Medal and the Green Scapular, to tackling profound theological questions about suffering and salvation, each episode delves into a different aspect of Catholicism. Whether you're a lifelong Catholic or simply curious about the faith, you'll find engaging discussions on topics ranging from liturgy and theology to philosophy and devotions. Tune in to Catholic Conversations and let Adrian guide you on a spiritual exploration that will enrich your faith and deepen your relationship with God.

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