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No Nonsense Catholic

by Matthew Arnold

Good information about the Catholic faith is more readily available today than ever before. Yet, there is still widespread confusion about Catholic belief and practice. Officially, it is the job of the Catholic bishops to clear up such confusion. But in the current reality, lay Catholics need to take it upon themselves to know, share, and defend their faith.Every week Catholic author and speaker Matthew Arnold gives clear and simple witness to the Catholic Faith without obscuring, complicating, or watering down the exclusive claims of Christ and His Church.Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said, “I am the way and the truth and the life… and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 14.6; 8.32). And that is no nonsense.

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Episodes

  1. Why are The Surprised when Catholics Defend Their Faith? NNC Podcast 12.30.2024

  2. 30 Dec 24 – Farewell Broadcast

    Today’s Topics: 1) Christmas and the Virtue of Purity 2) Is hell empty? 3) Suffering and Joy: Can a Catholic be an Optimist? 4) Feast of St Stephen. Test Flight of New Podcast https://studio.youtube.com/video/b5JguX4u9io/edit

  3. 16 Dec 24 – Joy Is a Choice

    Today’s Topics: 1) Gaudete Sunday; “Three Comings” of the Lord 2) Zep 3:14-18a; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 3) The Imitation of Christ: Book 1, Chapter 15: “On Works Done Out of Charity” 4) Intergenerational Curses; Baptism of John v. Baptism of Jesus

  4. 23 Dec 24 – Christmas Time IS Here

    https://rumble.com/v6287bq-23-dec-24-no-nonsense-catholic-christmas-time-is-here.html Today’s Topics: 1) 1 Cor 4.1-5; Luke 3.1-6 2) Vincent Price Catholic Convert; the Inside Story of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” 3, 4) The Reason for the Season, Luke 2:1-7

  5. 09 Dec 24 – Discovering the Bible’s “Second Canon”

    Today’s Topics: 1) The Imitation of Christ, Book 1, Chapter 6: “Concerning Inordinate Affections” 2) Second Sunday of Advent Readings (Year C) Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 3) Discovering the Bible’s “Second Canon” 4) Spanish Bishops: “Intergenerational Healing” has no basis…

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  6. 02 Dec 24 – Spiritual Stockholm Syndrome

    Today’s Topics: 1) What is Advent? 2) First Sunday of Advent Readings (Jeremiah33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2) 3) Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 4) Spiritual Stockholm Syndrome

  7. 25 Nov 24 – The Return of the King

    Today’s Topics: 1) The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37 2) Understanding the promise of Jesus in John 14:13-14 in the context of unanswered prayers 3) Why non-Catholics may not receive the Eucharist...

  8. 18 Nov 24 – Watch and Pray: The Virtue of Vigilance

    Today’s Topics: 1) Pope’ new letter on a day for celebrating local saints 2) St Callistus Chapel; Readings from 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time 3) The Virtue of Vigilance 4) Thomas à Kempis on Desire for the Eucharist

  9. 11 Nov 24 – The Communion of Saints

    Today’s Topics: 1) Sad News and Exciting News 2) Bishop Strickland, the TLM, and the End of the Synod 3) The Communion of Saints; Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 4) Living in the Presence of God

  10. 04 Nov 24 – Saintly Pope’s Spiritual Survival Guide

    Today’s Topics: 1) “As We Enter the New Millennium” 2) JPII and Saintt Bernard of Clairvaux 3) Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34 4) What is Holiness?; Book Three, Chapter 57 of “The Imitation of Christ”

  11. 28 Oct 24 – The Secret of the King

    Today’s Topics: 1) Traditional Gospel for the Feast of Christ the King (John 18:33-37) 2) Christ the King A Tale of Two Feasts 3) “It is good to hide the secret of a King” 4) The Bible and the Catechism

  12. 21 Oct 24 – How to Avoid Distractions at Mass

    Today's Topics: 1) Heaven and Hell 2) Gospel for 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Matt.18.23-35) The Unforgiving Servant 3) How to put on "the Armor of God" (Eph. 6) 4) How to Avoid Distractions at Mass

  13. 14 Oct 24 – The Fatima Message at 107

    Today's Topics: 1) Forgiveness - The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, Matthew 18:23-35 2) What Our Lady of Fatima wants from You 3) Saint Edward the Confessor; Why persecution is a sign of the True Church 4) Are their Errors in the Documents of Vatican II?

  14. 07 Oct 24 – A Spiritual Anchor in a Sea of Chaos

    Today's Topics: 1) Without the Heart of Jesus We Don't Know How to Love https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259293/bishop-munilla-in-quito-without-jesus-christ-we-don-t-know-how-to-love 2) The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary: Heaven's Key to Peace 3) Why Catholicism Shrinking...

  15. 30 Sep 24 – Celestial Messengers: Discovering the Nine Choirs of Angels

    Today's Topics: 1) Not all religions are paths to God 2) Gospel for Michaelmas (Matthew 18.1-10) 3) Virtue of Simplicity 4) Guardian Angles and the Nine Angelic Choirs

  16. 23 Sep 24 – The Power of Penance and Fasting

    Today's Topics: 1) Catholics upset by Vatican Document's use of "BCE" https://catholicherald.co.uk/outrage-as-vatican-drops-before-christ-for-before-common-era/ 2) Readings for the 18th Sunday After Pentecost: 1 Cor. 1.4- 8; Matt. 9.1- 8 3, 4) Confession, Indulgences, and Fasting

  17. 16 Sep 24 – Are All Religions a Path to God?

    https://rumble.com/v5f6z9x-16-sep-24-no-nonsense-catholic-are-all-religions-a-path-to-god.html Today's Topics: 1) Pope Francis: "All religions are a path to God" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dDlMe2r0k8 Ephesians 4.1-6 and Instruction of the One Only Saving Faith 2) Matthew 22.35-46; Perfect...

  18. 09 Sep 24 – Why Synodality is a Sham

    Today's Topics: 1) Young Catholic Women Bringing Back the Veils https://www.thefp.com/p/the-young-catholic-women-bringing 2) Good and Evil Have Not Changed 3) Why Synodality is a Sham https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/why-synodality-is-a-sham 4) Readings for 15th Sunday After Pentecost, Gal.…

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  19. 02 Sep 24 – Persecution, Patience, and Perseverance

    Today's Topics: 1) Persecution, Patience, and Perseverance 2) Some points on the Celebration of the New Mass 3) Evangelization and Conversion https://sjvlaydivision.org/debunking-myths-around-evangelization/ 4) A Personal Relationship with Jesus

  20. 26 Aug 24 – Missing the Mark: Sins of Omission

    Today's Topics: 1) Sins of Omission 2) The price of clarity is the risk of insult 3) 14th Sunday After Pentecost, Epistle (Gal. 5.16-24); Gospel (Matt. 6.24-33) 4) You cannot serve God and Mammon

  21. 05 Aug 24 – Spiritual Leprosy

    Today's Topics: 1) Can You Recognize Superstition? https://www.ncregister.com/blog/quiz-on-superstition 2) Modern Errors Catholics Should Know and Avoid https://www.ncregister.com/blog/8-modern-errors-every-catholic-should-know-and-avoid 3) Luke 17.11-19: Jesus Heals Ten Men with Leprosy 4) The...

  22. 29 Jul 24 – Eucharistic Piety – Old Mass vs New

    Today's Topics: 1) Traditional Eucharistic Piety and the Real Presence https://onepeterfive.com/send-this-letter-your-bishop/ http://www.catholictradition.org/Eucharist/most-blessed10.htm 2) What the Rosary, the Brown Scapular, the Fatima Prayer, and the Sabbatine Privilege all have in common 3)...

  23. 24 Jul 24 – Catholics, Extraterrestrials & UFOs

    Today's Topics: 1) Can lay Catholics pray the “Prayer Against Satan and the Rebellious Angels” which is chapter 3 of the Rite of Exorcism? Many Catholic prayer cards contain this prayer and they recommend it to lay Catholics 2, 3, 4) What should we Catholics make of all the alien and UFO…

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  24. 22 Jul 24 – Co-Redemptrix & Mediatrix of All Graces

    Today's Topics: 1) Do Traditional Catholics Reject Vatican II? 2) Are the lex orandi, lex credendi of the Old Mass and New Mass identical? 3) Will the Church return to Tradition? 4) Mary IS Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix

  25. 15 Jul 24 – The Deadly Consequences of the Sin of Detraction

    Today's Topics: 1) Readings for the Eighth Week after Pentecost: Romans 8.12-17; Luke 16.1-9 2) The Sin of Detraction 3, 4) More restrictions coming for the Traditional Latin Mass and Confessions of a Traditional Catholic...

  26. 08 Jul 24 – The Amazement of Jesus

    Today's Topics: 1) Six key reasons why Jesus is the greatest teacher of all time 2) The Amazement of Jesus Mark 6.1-6 3) Ugly as Sin: The "art" of Fr. Rupnick 4) Striving for Spiritual Excellence

  27. 01 Jul 24 – Perseverance in Faith: Trusting in God’s Timing

    Today's Topics: 1) Are the Luminous Mysteries "Traditional"? / New Divine Mercy Chapel https://www.churchpop.com/inside-nycs-divine-mercy-adoration-chapel-manhattans-first-ever-perpetual-eucharistic-adoration-chapel/ 2) Gospel for 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mk 5.21-43 3) The Virtue of...

  28. 24 Jun 24 – Lies, #*@% Lies, and Statistics

    Today's Topics: 1) More Than Two-Thirds of Catholics Believe the Eucharist is Truly Jesus? https://www.ncregister.com/cna/new-study-suggests-more-than-two-thirds-of-catholics-believe-the-eucharist-is-truly-jesus#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20has%20found,core%20tenet%20of%20the%20faith. 2) Not all the...

  29. 17 Jun 24 – How to Embrace God’s Unique Plan for Your Life

    Today's Topics: 1) The vital role moral virtue plays in evangelization 2) 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time: 2 Corinthians 5.6-10; Mark 4.26-34 3) God's will for your life vs God's plan for your life 4) The origin and meaning of the saying, "Speak the truth to power"

  30. 10 Jun 24 – The Shocking Resilience of Catholics

    Today's Topics: 1) Why anti-Catholics are surprised when we defend our faith 2) Gospel for the 10th Sunday in OT, Mark 3.20-35 3) Six Ways to sin against the Holy Spirit 4) Should Catholics come up for a blessing at Communion time?

  31. 03 Jun 24 – The Real Presence and Holy Communion

    Today's Topics: 1) Why we no longer see the more extraordinary charisms that were evident in the early Church 2) The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ aka Corpus Christi, Mark 14.12-16 (New Catholic Bible) 3) The importance of 1 Corinthians 11.23-29 4) Sacred Heart of Jesus and...

  32. 20 May 24 – The Gifts of the Spirit – Unleash the Power Within

    How can I know what is God's will for my life? How can I understand what God wants from me? Why is it that I not only understand God but it seems like sometimes God doesn't understand me? Well, the answer to all these questions can be found in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, explained by the…

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  33. 13 May 24 – The Ascension & Fatima

    Besides addressing some of the lesser scandals surrounding the Catholic Church today, Bishop Strickland seeks, in this episode of The Bishop Strickland Hour, to catechize listeners on Christ's Ascension. Bishop Strickland explains the Feast of the Ascension and shares his biblical exegesis. In…

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  34. 06 May 24 – How to Get More Out of Mass

    Why is the Mass Boring? How come Mass seems so long? Are you asking these questions? In this episode, you will learn that there is no other Mass outside of the Catholic Church. Matthew Arnold of No Nonsense Catholic dives deep into the reality and nature of the Catholic Mass. Matthew Arnold…

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  35. 29 Apr 24 – The “I AM” Statements of Jesus

    Today's Topics: 1) The "I AM" Statements of Jesus; Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Easter (John 15.1-8) 2) More on Catholic Optimism; About the Ordination Class of 2024 https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/and-the-average-priest-is 3) The Sign of Peace; Thoughts on Saint George; Is Christ Sacrificed...

  36. 22 Apr 24 – Action & Contemplation

    Today's Topics: 1) “I am the Good Shepherd" (John 10.11); Action & Contemplation (Luke 10.38-42) 2) Nine facts about U.S. Catholics https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/12/9-facts-about-us-catholics/...

  37. 15 Apr 24 – Optimism and the Wrath of God

    Today's Topics: 1) "Peace be with you" Luke 24.35-48 2) Can a Catholic be an Optimist? 3) "Let go and let God?" 4) What the CCC says about "Human Dignity"

  38. 08 Apr 24 – The Gospel Truth About Judas

    Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3) The Gospel Truth About Judas 4) 10 Things Every Catholic Needs to Know about the Annunciation Monday through Friday: 9 am - 12:30 pm, Pacific Time How to listen to ANY show LIVE: Download Virgin Most Powerful Radio App at http://virginmostpowerfulradio.org/​ or go to…

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  39. 01 Apr 24 – Why did Jesus Appear to His Disciples?

    Today's Topics: 1) The Easter Season Revealed 2) Why did Jesus appear to His disciples after the Resurrection? 3) Overcoming Hardness of Heart 4) The Truth About Divine Mercy Sunday

  40. 25 Mar 24 – Is There Really Any Longer Any Doubt?

    Today's Topics: 1) Gospel: John 12:1-11, The Anointing of Jesus at Bethany 2) Is There Really Any Longer Any Doubt? The Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin https://spiritdailyblog.com/news/is-there-really-any-longer-any-doubt 3) What does it Mean that Our God is a "Jealous" God? 4) The Benefits…

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  41. 18 Mar 24 – Who Is Really the Head of the Catholic Church?

    Today's Topics: 1) Is the Pope really the Head of the Catholic Church? 2) Better Covenant, Better Promises 3, 4) "Alms-living"

  42. 11 Mar 24 – What Is the Greatest Verse in the Bible?

    Today's Topics: 1, 2) Interview with Jim Valois 3) Laetare Sunday Jon 3.14-21 4) Abstinence and Mortification

  43. 04 Mar 24 – Truth Matters

    Today's Topics: 1) Gospel for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (John 2.13-25) 2) Rethinking the Authorship and Dating of the Gospels 3) "What is Truth?" 4) Cleansing of the Temple and Liturgical Abuse

  44. 26 Feb 24 – Catholic Bible Study, Part Two

    Today's Topics: 1) My "litmus test" for choosing a Bible Translation 2) The Truth About Temptation 3) #6-10 of the Ten Commandments of Catholic Bible Study 4) Gospel for the 2nd Sunday of Lent - Mark 9.2-10

  45. 19 Feb 24 – Catholic Bible Study

    Today's Topics: 1) The Four Last Things for Lent 2) Pope Francis on the Beatitudes 3) Ten Commandments of Catholic Bible Study (Part One) 4) 1st Sunday of Lent - Mk 1.12-15; 1 Peter 3.18-22

  46. 12 Feb 24 – The Golden Rule

    Today's Topics: 1) Father Thomas Weinandy on Francis https://www.gloria.tv/post/8r7Q8sM3msgtAzT7EM8EGNW4g?fbclid=IwAR27x1h5uF-bEzBgHsjwtv9hMh4OqUMSNBNlQeVtAl7Y6hUGhVk7-MWkjj0 A Wearying Pontificate Nears Its End...

  47. 05 Feb 24 – Are Catholics Cannibals?

    Today's Topics: 1) Is it too late to get Vatican II right? https://www.osvnews.com/2022/09/20/through-study-and-prayer-its-not-too-late-to-get-vatican-ii-right/ 2) Rediscovering the Four Constitutions of Vatican II 3) Just How Many Protestant Denominations Are There?...

  48. 29 Jan 24 – Our Lady’s Prophecies for Today

    Today's Topics: 1) Messages of Our Lady of Good Success and Our Lady of America 2) Statistics on Newly Professed Religious 3) 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 1 Corinthians 7.32-35; Mk 1.21-28 4) Saint Bernard and Marian Devotion

  49. 22 Jan 24 – Why Should I Believe in Catholicism?

    Today's Topics: 1) Francis on Hell, and New Book Fails to Explain Why Protestants Convert to Catholicism https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/01/14/new-book-fails-to-explain-why-protestants-convert-to-catholicism/ 2) Motives of Credibility and the Gospel for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time...

  50. 15 Jan 24 – Ignorance Is Bliss?

    Today's Topics: 1) John 1:35-42 2) A Medieval Peasant Mentality? 3) Love of God 4) Holy Name of Jesus

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Good information about the Catholic faith is more readily available today than ever before. Yet, there is still widespread confusion about Catholic belief and practice. Officially, it is the job of the Catholic bishops to clear up such confusion. But in the current reality, lay Catholics need to take it upon themselves to know, share, and defend their faith.Every week Catholic author and speaker Matthew Arnold gives clear and simple witness to the Catholic Faith without obscuring, complicating, or watering down the exclusive claims of Christ and His Church.Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said, “I am the way and the truth and the life… and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 14.6; 8.32). And that is no nonsense.

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