Becoming Catholic Podcast - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center

Matt continues going through the sacraments with the Sacraments of Healing. He explains how they fit with the other sacraments, why we have them, and how we receive them.

Matt dives into the Sacraments of Initiation, explains what they are, why the Church has them, and how they add to the sacramental life.

Matt goes through the Sacrament of Marriage. What is the matter of the Sacrament? What is the form? He explains the Church's stance on Human Sexuality and why she teaches views so radically different than the culture of today.

Matt finishes the Creed with the Four Last Things and goes over what a Sacrament is, in its matter and its form.

Matt introduces Mary, mother of Jesus, the Immaculate Conception, and her role in the Church. He goes over how she fits in and the difference between intersession and worship.

Matt picks up where he left off with the Holy Spirit, who He is, and how He affects the Church.

The Sisters of Life come to talk about Religious Life and where it fits in the world of vocations. Matt finishes by introducing and explaining Lent and the Lenten traditions.

Father Peter Mussett, Pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas, introduces the Holy Orders, the priesthood, and how to make a good confession.

Matt continues to explore the life of Christ, His death upon the cross, His resurrection, and ascension.

Matt talks about Jesus, in both His divine nature and human nature, what that means, and the quality of His carpentry.

Matt goes over the history of salvation and how we can see God's plan in it.

Matt returns to talk about the mystery of God's creation, what it means to say that God holds everything in existence, and why sin got into the world.

Who is God? What is God? Matt answers the questions about the Mystery of God and dives into the Holy Mystery of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Matt introduces Advent and the our wait for Christ. Dr. Regis Martin makes a surprise guest appearance.

Matt talks about faith, God's movement in ordinary life, the actions of the Catholic Church, and how humans respond to it.

Matt talks about what prayer is and how to do it well. He introduces and discusses four of the prominent spiritualities in the Catholic Church.

Matt explains the Catholic Mass, the why, what, and hows of Catholic Theology on the Mass, and the little glossary of Catholic terms.

Matt introduces and explains gestures like genuflecting, the Sign of the Cross, and actions the actions during Mass. He introduces the Seven Sacraments, Holy Days of Opportunity, and the little quirks that make being a Catholic interesting.

Matt expounds on the themes from Why Believe in God and Christianity and gets spesific. What does it meant to be Catholic? What do Catholics believe? He introduces the topics that will followthrough the rest of the year.

Father Peter Mussett gives a tour of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Boulder, CO and explains the parts of the liturgy of the Mass.