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Bible Study: (4:22)
- Father shares his thoughts on the Immaculate Conception
- What does it mean that God adopts us?
- What’s the difference between Mary and Zachariah?
Letters
- (21:13) - Can I do the Marian consecration for someone else?
- (22:14) - If Adam had taken the apple out of Eve’s hand, would it have still been considered sin?
- (24:12) – David writes in about the prayer of St. Gertrude
Word of the Day: Papyrology (26:58)
Callers
- (36:39) – The Presentation of Mary
- (40:02) – How could I develop a love of the Liturgy of the Hours?
- (41:50) – Was Philemon about the consecrated life?
- (43:39) – Could Mary have said ‘No’ to Gabriel?
- (44:55) – How should I address people going to a funeral, when many of them are not Catholic?
- (47:41) – Are angels part of the mystical body of Christ, or is that just us?
Original Air Date: December 8, 2022
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