Spiritual Combat

The controversial document released by the Vatican Synod on the Family yesterday has caused quite a bit of confusion and frustration from serious Catholics. The problem is that the document (which has no doctrinal authority whatsoever), seems to want to soften the traditional language regarding various sins, notably the sin of homosexuality. But should the language on homosexuality be softened? Is it a good thing to tone down and even offer backhanded praise for orientations pointing away from God’s law and towards self destruction? In this podcast episode of Spiritual Combat will discuss this problematic desire to soften the Church language on homosexuality.

Is mixed martial arts competition sinful? The recently released movie “Fight Church” discusses the morality of MMA in regards to Christianity. Now I appear in this film, however I am not happy with how my parts were edited. Although the film crew interviewed me for about 4 hours, the end result in the movie was that my position was presented in a little less than 5 minutes. So the editing was done in a way that does not make my position clear, and in order to clear the air on this question, this podcast episode of Spiritual Combat will discuss the morality of MMA competition as it pertains to Christian ethics.

Many Christian parents, if they do anything at all for the religious formation of their kids, teach them things like Bible study and Catechism. These are good things to be sure, but unfortunately in today’s world these things are not enough.

In all likelihood there is a problem with your church. This problem is not confined to any particular denomination. It is a problem that infects most Catholic parishes and protestant communities, but it is not commonly recognized, even by the well-intending faithful.

Drinking alcohol and its relation to sin is often misunderstood. Some Christians believe that any drinking at all is sinful while others seem to think that no amount of drinking is sinful. Both extremes are false. Moral theology makes important distinctions that need to be kept in mind when determining the sinful nature regarding alcohol. In this episode of Spiritual Combat, we discuss the sin of drunkenness.

How To Expose The Biggest Lie About Jesus – Due to popular media and things like this, there is a flat out lie about Jesus that is being widely spread and repeated in our culture. If you ever discuss Christianity with unbelievers, you have probably heard this lie in some form or other. In this episode of Spiritual Combat, I’ll tell you what this lie is and how to expose it.

What Is Spiritual Combat?– What does the word “combat” have to do with Christian theology and spirituality? A lot actually! This first episode of spiritual combat discuss the very nature of spiritual combat and shows who the three enemies are.