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Ask Catholics is a podcast run by a catechist and RCIA director to help people understand and better be able to explain the Catholic faith and to clear up a lot of misconceptions many people have when looking at Catholicism from the outside.

  1. 5d ago

    🕯️⚖️☀️ "I WANT TO WANT" — When Your Heart Chooses the Lesser Light

    🕯️⚖️☀️ "I WANT TO WANT" — When Your Heart Chooses the Lesser Light Saint Augustine didn’t deny the good. He knew it. He respected it. He just prayed: “Give me chastity… but not yet.” That’s not ancient history. That’s Tuesday. We don’t usually choose evil because it’s evil. We choose real goods—comfort, pleasure, distraction— just not in their proper place. The smaller light. The nearer thing. The easier yes. And over time, we stop noticing what we’re missing. The deeper problem? Sometimes we don’t even want the greater good. So the most honest prayer isn’t: “Lord, I’ve got this.” It’s: “Lord… I want to want what You want.” That’s not weakness. That’s the beginning of conversion. Even Saint Andrew Wouters— a man who knew his own failures— stood firm when it mattered most: “A fornicator I always was… a heretic I will never be.” Not perfect. But faithful. 🎶 "I WANT TO WANT" — a track for anyone who knows the good… but keeps reaching for something less. #Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #Theology #Augustine #RestlessHeart #Grace #Conversion --- Peter’s Barque is a catechetical music project by Justin West. The music is created using digital tools, and the art is AI-assisted—but the message, theology, and intent are entirely human. --- FOLLOW PETER’S BARQUE https://petersbarquemusic.com https://x.com/petersbarque https://instagram.com/petersbarque https://tiktok.com/@petersbarque https://facebook.com/petersbarque https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque https://rumble.com/c/c-7821522 --- LISTEN https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peters-barque/1857703433 https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8 --- SUPPORT https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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  2. May 27

    Fr. Leo Patalinghug w/ Plating Grace gave me a little bit of a shout out. 😏

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  3. May 25

    🔥✨ “We Didn’t Invent This” — Simple… and Somehow More Than One? An Explanation of the Trinity

    🔥✨ “We Didn’t Invent This” — Simple… and Somehow More Than One? Last week we talked about divine simplicity—God isn’t made of parts, not divided, not composed. This week we run into what *sounds* like a contradiction: One God… and yet Father, Son, and Spirit. If your idea of God fits neatly inside your own mind… that should raise a red flag. A lot of people reject the Trinity because it “doesn’t make sense.” But notice what they’re assuming: that the source of all being, outside space and time, should think and exist *the way you do.* Scripture doesn’t let you do that. You get one God. You also get the Father called God. You get Jesus called God. You get the Spirit acting and speaking as God. So what do you do with that? You don’t flatten it. You don’t ignore parts. You don’t invent something new. You receive what’s there. Not three gods. Not one person wearing masks. One God. Three Persons. Not divided substance. One Godhead. It’s not irrational. It’s not less than reason. It’s *more* than you expected. And yeah— it doesn’t fit in your head. That’s kind of the point. 🕊️ Trinity Sunday is this coming Sunday. 🎶 “We Didn’t Invent This” — a track for converts, skeptics, Scripture nerds, and anyone who’s wrestled with how God can be both perfectly one and yet not solitary. #Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #Theology #Trinity #DivineSimplicity #Christianity #Apologetics ⚠️ Peter’s Barque is a catechetical music project by Justin West. The music is created using digital tools, and AI is used for the artwork—while the writing, theology, and message are fully his. 🔗 https://petersbarquemusic.com 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque 🎥 https://rumble.com/c/c-7821522 🐦 https://x.com/petersbarque 📸 https://instagram.com/petersbarque 🎵 https://tiktok.com/@petersbarque 📘 https://facebook.com/petersbarque Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

    5 min

  4. May 20

    🔥 “BABEL UNDONE (PENTECOST)”

    📜🔥 “BABEL UNDONE (PENTECOST)” NEW BONUS DROP! Most people know the story of the Tower of Babel. Humanity gathers together. One people. One language. One great project. “Let us make a name for ourselves.” And then suddenly: confusion. Division. Scattering. Languages splitting apart. But here’s the strange thing… When Pentecost arrives in Acts 2, the Bible suddenly starts obsessing over languages again. Parthians. Medes. Elamites. Visitors from Rome. People from every nation under heaven. And somehow… they all hear the Gospel proclaimed in their own tongue. That’s not an accident. Pentecost isn’t random fire from the sky. It’s not just “the Church’s birthday.” And it’s not God deleting cultures or making everybody the same. It’s the healing of something ancient. At Babel, humanity tried to climb upward and seize heaven. At Pentecost, heaven comes down instead. Not one language replacing all others— but many nations, finally united in truth. And the fire still hasn’t gone out. The same Spirit still turns pride into humility, fear into courage, division into communion, and ordinary people into saints. 🎶 “BABEL UNDONE (PENTECOST)” — a bonus-drop track for Pentecost week. For Scripture nerds, converts, cradle Catholics, history lovers, and anyone who’s never noticed the connection hiding in plain sight. Peter’s Barque is a catechetical musical project by Justin West. He’s a catechist, not a musician. The music is created principally through digital means, and the art is AI — but the words, heart, and soul are still him. #Catholic #Pentecost #HolySpirit #Acts2 #BibleStudy #CatholicMusic #PetersBarque #Theology #Christianity #CatholicFaith 🎧 Listen / Follow: Website: https://petersbarquemusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque X: https://x.com/petersbarque Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8 ☕ Support the project: https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

    4 min

  5. May 18

    🧠✨ "Simple (Not Basic)" — God isn’t built… and that changes everything

    Title: 🧠✨ Simple (Not Basic) 🧠✨ "Simple (Not Basic)" — God isn’t built… and that changes everything What if God isn’t just the biggest thing… but not a “thing” at all? Most of us—without realizing it—picture God like a super-powered version of us. Smarter. Stronger. Eternal. But still… built. Still something that has attributes. Still something that could, at least in theory, be taken apart. 🧩 That’s the problem. Because anything made of parts depends on those parts. And anything that depends… isn’t the source of everything else. Classical Christianity has always said something far more radical: God isn’t made of anything. Not physical parts. Not metaphysical parts. Not “power + knowledge + goodness” stacked together. He doesn’t have being. He is Being. That’s what “divine simplicity” means. Not that God is easy to understand— but that He isn’t assembled. No upgrades. ⬆️ No change. ⏳ No becoming. Because if He could gain something, He didn’t already have it. And if He didn’t already have it… He’s not God. Everything else? Changes. Learns. Breaks. Improves. Everything else receives existence. But God? God doesn’t receive anything. Everything else borrows life— He’s the reason anything is. ✨ And yeah… that raises a question: What about Jesus? If God doesn’t change… what does it mean that “God became man”? That’s in the song. And next week—we go further. The Trinity. 🔺 🎶 "Simple (Not Basic)" — Part 1 #Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #Theology #DivineSimplicity #Thomism #Philosophy #BibleStudy #CatholicTruth https://petersbarquemusic.com https://x.com/petersbarque https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

    4 min

  6. May 14

    It's True...

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  7. May 13

    A spammer pretended to be my priest...

    I'm the director of OCIA for my parish, and as such my name, email, and phone number appear in the bulletin, which appears online. Quite frequently, some spammer scrapes the information, then spoofs being my priest (who I have known personally for 20+ years)... and sometimes... I string them along... Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

    6 min

  8. May 11

    📜✨ **"He Ascended, But His Body Remained"

    📜✨ **"He Ascended, But His Body Remained" — The Ascension Didn’t End Christ’s Reign. It Revealed It.** **He didn’t leave. He reigns.** The Ascension is often treated like a departure scene. Jesus goes up… and the story shifts to the apostles figuring things out on their own. But that’s not what happened. Christ ascends as the **Son of Man**, fulfilling Book of Daniel — receiving dominion, glory, and a kingdom that spans every nation. Not a local movement. Not a temporary mission. A universal reign. And on earth? His Body remains. Not as an idea. Not as a loose network. But as something real, visible, and structured — what Paul the Apostle calls the Bride and Body in Epistle to the Ephesians. And the very first thing that Body does after He ascends? They fill an office. In Acts of the Apostles, Saint Peter doesn’t say, “Let’s write some things down and hope people interpret them correctly.” He cites Scripture. He points to the Psalms. And he insists: **“Another must take his place.”** Because the office didn’t die when the man did. That’s not improvisation. That’s continuity. That’s authority handed on. And it’s exactly why, as Paul the Apostle says in First Epistle to Timothy, the Church is the **pillar and foundation of the truth** — not a collection of opinions, but a Body grounded in the Truth who is Christ Himself. This is what the Ascension reveals: Christ enthroned in heaven. His Body active on earth. Apostles appointing successors. Councils speaking with authority. A mustard seed becoming a tree. Not a book club. A Church. 🎶 **"He Ascended, But His Body Remained"** — a track for converts, cradle Catholics, Scripture nerds, and anyone who’s ever wondered what the apostles actually *did* next. #Catholic #CatholicFaith #PetersBarque #CatholicMusic #BibleStudy #Theology #CatholicTruth #ApostolicChurch **FOLLOW PETER’S BARQUE** Website: https://petersbarquemusic.com X: https://x.com/petersbarque Instagram: https://instagram.com/petersbarque TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@petersbarque Facebook: https://facebook.com/petersbarque **LISTEN TO THE MUSIC** Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peters-barque/1857703433 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8 **SUPPORT THE PROJECT** Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque --- **Disclosure** Peter's Barque is a Catechetical musical project by Justin West. He's a Catechist, not a musician. The music is created principally through digital means, and the art is AI (but the words/heart/soul is all still him) Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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