#166 Is this the beginning of a CATHOLIC REVIVAL in America? - Joe Heschmeyer
Pew Research recently released a very worrying report for Catholics in America, showing a drastic decline since 2014. Many people, including Trent Horn, made videos sounding the alarms to try and raise awareness. Joe shows that the data may not be as bleak as we think…
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Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to explore the question of whether an American Catholic revival is underway, whether the American Catholic Church is dying. Because if you do something like Google Catholic Church droves, at least in my experience, the top two results ar...
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# Alex O’Connor’s SURPRISINGLY good argument FOR the Resurrection… - Joe Heschmeyer
Alex O’Connor gives an excellent breakdown of the historicity of the Resurrection account, but STILL denies that it happened. Why? Joe pushes back and points out where Alex is excellent and where he needs some help.
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Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to wish you a joyous Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Why is it that Christians are convinced that Jesus really did rise from the dead? Do we just blindly believe it because this book full of neat stories told us so? Or can we use evidence and reason t...
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#164 Pope Francis Died. What Happens Now? - Joe Heschmeyer
Our prayers and sorrow go out to the Holy Father Pope Francis and the Church he was tasked with shepherding. Please keep him in your prayers these next 9 days for the repose of his soul. Joe talks about the intricate process of what happens after a pope dies.
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Joe:
Welcome back, To Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and this morning, Easter Monday, Pope Francis died at the age of 88. Whether you’re a Catholic or not, whether you liked Pope Francis or not, I ask you to please pray for the repose of his soul. We are reminded in this Easter season that death is real, but i...
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#163 Does the Mass Put Jesus Back on the Cross? - Joe Heschmeyer
Some Protestants claim that Catholics try to “put Jesus back on the Cross,” at Mass, citing Scripture like “Once For All” or “It is Finished.” Joe explains why the Eucharist is necessary to complete Christ’s once for all Sacrifice.
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Joe:
Welcome back, Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to wish you a happy holy Thursday as we commemorate the last supper of Jesus Christ in which he institutes the Eucharist and the priesthood. And I know many of you hearing that are already saying it’s not really what we believe in my t...
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#162 Did God Abandon Jesus on the Cross? - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe tackles bad Protestant theology on the Cross and Psalm 22, rebutting those claiming that God the Father abandoned Jesus on the Cross. Some go so far as to call the Cross “the most obscene thing in all of creation.” Let’s test that against the Bible and see what the truth is…
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Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? The haunting words that echo from the cross as our Lord suffers on Good Friday, they’re a powerful meditation for Holy Week. And as I mentioned in an earlier episode, Jesu...
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