No Nonsense Catholic

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.

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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:16 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podcast Index | […]

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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 Love of God and Two Natures in Christ 3) Can You Exclusively Attend the Novus Ordo and Still be a Traditional Catholic? 4) How the Fight for Tradition is

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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. 5.25 – 6.10; Luke 7.11-16 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:10 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora |

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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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:14 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podcast Index | Email

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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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:15 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Blubrry |

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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 “Tuppernacle” and the Abomination of Desolation https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/they-made-my-daughter-cry-at-world-youth-day Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:13 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio

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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) Readings for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (1 Cor, 12.2-11; Luke18.1-14) 4) Imitation of Christ on having a humble opinion of yourself Podcast: Play in new window |

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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 sightings? What should we

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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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:14 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Pandora |

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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 https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2017/09/26/a-conversation-with-a-traditiona Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:15 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | RSS

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