CALive | Msgr. Eugene Morris & Simone Rizkallah | May 1, 2023

HOUR 1: Msgr. Eugene Morris - Ask a Priest HOUR 2: Simone Rizkallah - Suffering with Jesus More Catholic Apologetics: https://catholic.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:14:30 - At the beginning of the mass, the priest says he’s offering up the holy sacrifice of the mass. I thought only Jesus offered up the mass so what does it mean when the priest says this? 00:16:53 - Do I qualify for making a podcast? I am a practicing Catholic, but I’m not yet baptized. 00:21:55 - Do you have any advice on prayer? I tend to get very distracted but want to listen and get answers. 00:28:42 - I am a fan of combat sports like MMA. I saw a video of Fr. Mike Schmitz saying it’s a sin. I don’t see anything in the catechism about it so is it totally sinful or only parts of it? 00:32:23 - We follow God before we follow men. Do you have any direct verses that point to this? 00:37:15 - How old is the Latin Rite? I’ve seen some sources say it’s from the 13th century and some say it’s much older. 00:41:39 - In the book of Tobit, Raphael says he’s the son of multiple people. What does it mean when he’s just an angel and not the son of anyone? 00:44:23 - How can we reconcile 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 with the immortality of the soul? 00:48:30 - I am a convert to Catholicism. I’m disappointed in the way the Catholic Church is going along with things like transgenderism. What are your thoughts on it? 00:51:02 - How can we speak about church hierarchy who may be offending Jesus and Church doctrine without offending Jesus and the priesthood itself? 00:54:52 - 5-minute break 00:59:52 - Welcome back! 01:09:10 - During the period we’re suffering with Christ, he reveals beautiful things to us. He has revealed to me a small prayer. 01:13:46 - Suffering is what drew me towards the Catholic faith and away from Protestantism. 01:16:10 - My wife and I separated for about 3.5 years and there was a lot of suffering involved. I was the cause of it. I went to confession. I look at it as the 3.5 years was a sort of penance as I went through a lot of growth in that time. We got back together after that time. 01:21:31 - I had an experience about 13 years ago where my finger was partially amputated. I decided to offer up my suffering for my husband who wasn’t Catholic. He came into the Church 2 years later. Is this an example of redemptive suffering? 01:33:27 - How can I get a hold of Salvifici Doloris by JPII? 36:17 - My wife and I went through a large disagreement on adopting. I was considering moving out when I came across St. Teresa of Calcutta’s teaching on suffering that changed my whole outlook. 45:08 - In Psalms it says, “You are the potter, we are the clay.” I think that’s what our entire lives are and that sometimes he’s going to use suffering for that. 51:10 - My family has shared some suffering and miracles have come out of it.