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The Deacon Frederick Bartels Show
by Deacon Frederick Bartels
The Deacon Frederick Bartels show explores the Bible, spirituality, prayer, Christian tradition and doctrine, and other related topics from the Catholic perspective.
Episodes
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38-The Parable of the Wedding Feast and the Meaning of the Wedding Garment
The gospel reading at Mass for this next Sunday, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, is from Matthew chapter 22, where Jesus gives us the parable of the Wedding Feast. Like all of Jesus’ parables, it is filled with inexhaustible moral and spiritual meaning. One interesting and important aspect of…
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37-The Sola Scriptura Dilemma
Protestants hold that the Bible is the sole infallible rule of Christian faith. Does the Bible teach as much? And does the Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura line up with Christ’s plan for his Church? That’s what we’re going to get into. If you like this content, please subscribe, leave some...
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36-Does Redeemed Zoomer Misrepresent Nostra Aetate and other Church Documents?
In a video Redeemed Zoomer released 3 months ago titled, "The gay jew who CHANGED Catholic theology (Gregory Baum)," he talks about Vatican IIs Nostra Aetate and other magisterial Church documents. Does he represent these documents correctly? Stay tuned to find out. If you like this content…
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35-The Parable of the Laborers in the Vinyard
In this Sunday’s liturgy—the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time—we hear the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, found in Matthew’s gospel chapter 20. As is the case with all of Jesus’s parables, this one is interesting and filled with layers of meaning. By the way, if you like this content, I’d...
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34-The Protestant Dilemma
In this episode, we look at an essay on Ecclesia Antiqua’s Substack page, written by C’Zar Bernstein. His essay presents what he calls “The Protestant Dilemma: Why Protestants Must Rely on Catholic Bishops for Their New Testament.” If you like this content, please subscribe, leave some comments,...
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33-Responding to Wes Huff's Reasons for Rejecting the Papacy
Wes Huff released a video some time in the past in which he gave six reasons for why he's not "Roman Catholic." One of those reasons is his rejection of papal supremacy. In this video, I debunk his claims and show that he does not fairly and adequately evaluate the evidence in Scripture and in…
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32-Catholic Guilt?
This episode discusses the concept of “catholic guilt.” Maybe, as a Catholic and Christian, you feel guilty for past sins. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? On the other hand, maybe you’ve heard someone accuse Catholics of feeling guilty for past sins because they don’t have enough faith in...
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31-Responding to Redeemed Zoomer's BIGGEST Reason for why he's not Catholic!
The voice you heard at the beginning is Richard Ackerman, known as Redeemed Zoomer. He is a Presbyterian and has a large YouTube channel with about 700 thousand subscribers. In this episode, I respond to what he says is his biggest reason for why he’s not Catholic. By the way, this episode is an...
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30-The Divine and Human Natures of Jesus Christ
All Christians believe that Jesus is God in the flesh. But few take the time to learn more about what that really means. We might believe that Jesus is God and man and that he is the Lord. And that’s all well and good. But if we don’t dig deeper into the theological meaning of these beliefs…
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29-What is the Human Moral Conscience?
Is the human conscience kind of like those old Disney cartoons, where there’s an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, and you feel caught in the middle, confused and unsure, listening to them argue back and forth? Or is it something else? In this episode, we’ll explore what the...
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28-Responding to Protestant Objections to the Papacy
The voice you just heard is from a video clip of Mike Winger. Mike is a Protestant Christian who doesn’t think that there’s evidence for the office of the pope or the papacy in the bible. He’s one among many thousands of other Protestant Christians who have similar views. But is it true that…
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27-Morality of Obligation vs Morality of Happiness
This episode explores two approaches to making moral decisions. When we make a choice to comply with the moral law, do we do so out of a sense of obligation, such as to avoid some type of punishment? Or, on the other hand, do we do so because we desire to choose what is truly good for the sake of...
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26-Where is Purgatory in the Bible?
Hey everyone. Thanks for being here and listening to the show. The voice of the person you heard at the beginning is Mike Winger, a Protestant Christian. This episode discusses a video Mike Winger recorded on his YouTube channel. Mike seems to be a sincere Christian who loves Jesus and loves the...
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25-The Shocking Problems with Once Saved Always Saved
In this episode, we explore the Calvinist doctrine of eternal security or what is often called “once saved, always saved.” By the way, if you like this content, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with family and friends. Thanks, I really appreciate it.
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24-Responding to Wes Huff's Claims About Why He is Not Catholic
Recently Wes Huff made a YouTube video giving six reasons for why he remains a convictional Protestant and favors Protestantism over Catholicism. This episode interacts with his video, and explores one of the reasons Wes gave for why he favors Protestantism, which is his claim that scripture is…
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23-The Dark Side of IVF
In this episode, we’ll explore in vitro fertilization, or IVF, and talk about its dark side by addressing some of the reasons for why it is immoral. By the way, the topic of this episode might not be appropriate for young children, although it does not contain any graphic details. Parents are...
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22-The Theological Virtue of Faith
This episode explores the theological virtue of faith, why this gift of grace from God is essential, and what our response to it should be. If you like this content, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with others. Thanks!
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21-The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
This next Monday (May 25th) the Church celebrates the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Church. Mary is an icon of the Church, and the Church walks the path Mary has forged ahead of us. Furthermore, the Virgin Mary is truly our mother. There are many spiritual benefits to...
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20-The Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude
In this episode, we explore the cardinal virtue of fortitude. Before you listen to this episode, you might want to go back and listen to episodes 9, 13, and 14 to learn about the other three cardinal virtues, if you have not already listened to those episodes. I should also mention that this...
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19-Did Matthew Invent his Narrative about the Rising of the Saints?
In this episode, I discuss some of the views of Alex O’Connor. He’s a self-professed atheist, or perhaps an agnostic. He thinks there are contradictions in the gospels. And he thinks Matthew invented the story about the rising of the saints after Christ’s resurrection found in chapter 27 of his...
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18-Frank Turek, Bible Alone, and the Protestant Dilemma
In this episode I’ve compiled a few clips from a video on Cross Examined’s website involving a question and answer session with Frank Turek. It features a discussion Frank had with an Orthodox Christian. The Orthodox Christian man raises a lot of important questions that deal with the root of the...
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17-Flat Earth? How Do We Interpret the Bible Correctly?
Is the earth flat? Well … there is only a very small minority of people who think that it is. Based on tons of scientific evidence, the vast majority of people believe the earth is a sphere. I’m not going to go through the overwhelming scientific evidence for the roundness of the earth, or that…
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16-Looking Forward to the Resurrection of the Dead
It’s Friday in the Octave of Easter in the Year of our Lord 2026. In this episode, we’ll discuss the resurrection of Christ and what it means for our future as Christians, namely, the resurrection of the dead at the end of time when Christ returns. If you like this content, please subscribe…
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15-There They Crucified Him
It’s Friday of the Lord’s Passion. On this sacred day we remember our Lord’s passion and death on the cross. In this episode, we’ll explore the Roman practice of crucifixion as an exercise of capital punishment. We’ll look at what it entailed and some of the reasons why the Romans engaged in this...
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14-The Virtue of Temperance
The Virtue of Temperance In episodes 9 and 13 the cardinal virtues of prudence and justice were discussed. If you missed those, consider listening to them first. In this episode, we’ll look at the cardinal virtue of temperance. It’s often the case that temperance is associated only with drinking...
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13-The Virtue of Justice
What is the virtue of justice? In this episode, we’re going to look at the virtue of justice, which is one of the four cardinal virtues. If you like this content, please leave a review and some comments, and share it with others. Thanks!
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12-Are UAPs and Aliens Demons?
Are UAPs and Aliens Demons? That’s a question some people are asking, especially as official military footage and congressional testimony have brought unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs, as they are called today) back into the public spotlight. Some Christians and others are convinced these...
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11-The Eucharist: Everything Else in Life is Expendable
The novelist Flannery O’Connor once made this comment at a dinner party about the Eucharist: “Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it.” Is the Eucharist merely a symbol or is it something far greater? What has the Catholic Church always believed about it? And how should we interpret Jesus’s...
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10-What are the Church's Fasting and Abstinence Laws for Lent?
We’re now in the season of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday. The whole point of Lent is to orient our lives to Christ and foster greater love of God and neighbor. Lent is also a penitential season in which we practice the Lenten disciples of fasting and abstinence from flesh meat. With that in...
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09-The Cardinal Virtue of Prudence
The cardinal virtues are essential for building self-mastery and living a life of excellence in freedom. In the Catholic tradition, four cardinal virtues are identified. These virtues are called “cardinal” because they serve as a “hinge” for the other human moral virtues. In this episode, we’ll...
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08-Why is the Catholic Church Important?
Is the Catholic Church important? Is it necessary? Is it the plan of God and willed by God? Is it founded by Christ himself? On the other hand, are Catholics merely one group of Christians among hundreds or thousands of others who all have equal claims on the truth about what God has revealed?...
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07-What is the God of the Gaps Error?
What is the God of the Gaps Error, and why is it important for Christians to avoid it? In this episode, we’ll discuss what this error is and why it’s a problem. I’m trying to grow my channel, so if you like this content, please subscribe, leave a review and some comments, and share it with family...
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06-A Hiroshima Story Science Can't Explain
What if I told you that in one of the deadliest explosions in human history—an explosion so powerful it erased an entire city in seconds—eight men were only about 8 blocks away from the blast-center, and these men walked away almost completely unharmed? No serious burns. No radiation sickness. No...
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05-The Mystery of Evil and Suffering
Have you ever asked yourself, “If God is good… why is there so much suffering in the world?” Why do innocent people suffer? Why do children get sick or die? Why do wars, violence, and injustice seem to be everywhere? These aren’t just philosophical questions. They’re deeply personal . Almost all…
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04-Judge Not, Lest You Be Judged
One of the most quoted—and most misunderstood—statements Jesus ever made is, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” It’s often used as a conversation-stopper, a way to avoid moral accountability, or even to suggest that Christians should never call out wrongdoing. But when we read Jesus’ words in...
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03-Mary The Mother of God
This episode explores what it means to say that Mary is the Mother of God and why it’s important to grant her that exalted and singularly unique title.
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02-Trusting in God and His Providence
Perhaps you’ve experienced some dark road of suffering or tragedy and asked, “What does it all mean?” “Is God helping me, and how will all of this turn out?” Maybe you’ve asked, “How can any good come of it?” If you’ve been in that kind of place, this episode is for you.
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01-The Three Stages of Prayer
This episode explores the three stages of prayer in the Catholic spiritual tradition.
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The Deacon Frederick Bartels show explores the Bible, spirituality, prayer, Christian tradition and doctrine, and other related topics from the Catholic perspective.
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