Upon This Rock

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Why do Catholics believe what they believe? Upon This Rock explores the biblical foundations of the Catholic Church, one step at a time. Adapted from a parish class refined over eight years, each episode builds on the last, unpacking Scripture and Tradition on the Eucharist, the liturgy, the Papacy, and more. Whether you're in OCIA, returning to the faith, curious about Catholicism, or a lifelong Catholic who wants to go deeper, start at Episode 1 and build your faith upon the Rock.

  1. 16h ago

    Ep 34. Before His Hour Came: What Jesus Built | Why a Church? Pt. 2

    What was Jesus doing for three years of public ministry? Why did he keep slipping away from those who wanted to kill him? And what did he need to accomplish before his hour could come? In this episode we explore: Christ’s whole life as a mystery of redemption“My hour has not yet come”The hinge of Matthew’s Gospel: the Church before the crossJesus gathering the scattered tribes of IsraelParables of a master who leaves stewards over his householdForty days speaking of the kingdomThe Church born from the pierced side of Christ“Consummatum est”: the cross as a wedding dayA visible body and a pilgrim peopleUpon This Rock: Exploring the Biblical Foundations of the Catholic Church.www.uponthisrock.ca Scripture references Why did Jesus live? 1 Corinthians 2:2 (“Jesus Christ and him crucified”)John 2:4; 7:30; 8:20 (“My hour has not yet come”)Luke 4:28–30 (Passing through the midst of them)John 8:59 (Jesus slips out of the temple)Mark 1:37–38 (“Everyone is searching for you”)John 10:18 (“I lay it down of my own accord”)John 12:23 (“The hour has come”)John 17:4 (“Having accomplished the work”)The hinge of Matthew’s Gospel Matthew 4:17 (“From that time Jesus began to preach”)Matthew 16:13–21 (Caesarea Philippi; “From that time Jesus began to show”)Ephesians 2:19–22 (Built on the foundation of the apostles)1 Peter 2:5 (Living stones)Gathering Israel Jeremiah 31:10 (“He who scattered Israel will gather him”)Mark 3:13–14 (Jesus appoints the Twelve)Matthew 19:28 (Twelve thrones)Matthew 12:30 (“He who does not gather with me scatters”)John 11:49–52 (To gather into one the children of God)John 12:32 (“I will draw all men to myself”)A household left in charge Mark 13:34 (The man going on a journey)Luke 19:12–13 (“Trade with these till I come”)Matthew 24:45 (The faithful and wise servant)Luke 12:41–42 (“Lord, are you telling this parable for us?”)Isaiah 22:15–22 (The steward over the household)The Last Supper and the forty days Luke 22:19 (“Do this in remembrance of me”)Luke 22:29–30 (“I appoint for you a kingdom”)Luke 22:31–32 (“Strengthen your brethren”)John 17:20 (“Those who believe in me through their word”)Acts 1:3, 6–9 (Forty days speaking of the kingdom)John 20:19 (Behind locked doors)Acts 2:1–4, 41 (Pentecost)The Church born from his side John 19:34–35 (Blood and water)Genesis 2:21–22 (Eve formed from Adam’s side)John 19:30 (“It is finished”)Ephesians 5:31–32 (The two shall become one flesh)Romans 6:4 (Newness of life)Philippians 3:20 (Our commonwealth is in heaven)1 Corinthians 12:27 (You are the body of Christ)Coming next episode Isaiah 55:10–11 (The word like rain)Also cited Martin Kähler, The So-Called Historical Jesus and the Historic, Biblical Christ (1892)Catechism of the Catholic Church 516, 517, 766Jack Dean Kingsbury, Matthew: Structure, Christology, Kingdom (1975)Gerhard Lohfink, Jesus and Community and Does God Need the Church?St. John Chrysostom, Baptismal InstructionsSt. Augustine, Tractates on the Gospel of John and The City of GodSecond Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium 8, 48Dr. Brant Pitre, Jesus the BridegroomSt. John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem

    Ep 34. Before His Hour Came: What Jesus Built | Why a Church? Pt. 2

  2. 3d ago

    Ep 33. “Spiritual but Not Religious”: Can You Have Jesus Without His Church? | Why a Church? Pt. 1

    “I still believe in Jesus. It’s just the Church I don’t believe in anymore.” Maybe you’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. But if you’re following the King, why would you want out of his kingdom? In this episode we explore: Christianity without a creed and “spiritual but not religious”Non-denominational denominations and the “submerging church”Why skipping church isn’t a new problemThe Church as Christ’s body, his bride, and our motherSpiritual Alzheimer’s: forgetting our own storyWhat Jesus talked about more than anything elseThe weeds and the wheat: why the Church is full of sinners Scripture references Christ and his Church Acts 9:1–5 (“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”)Hebrews 10:24–25 (Not neglecting to meet together)Acts 2:42 (The apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, prayers)1 Corinthians 12:27 (You are the body of Christ)Colossians 1:18 (He is the head of the body, the Church)Ephesians 5:25–27 (Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her)The kingdom Jesus preached Mark 1:15 (“The kingdom of God is at hand”)Matthew 2:2 (“Where is he who has been born King of the Jews?”)Matthew 4:17 (“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”)Matthew 5:3 (“Theirs is the kingdom of heaven”)Matthew 6:10 (“Thy kingdom come”)The kingdom parables Matthew 13:11 (The secrets of the kingdom)Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 (The weeds and the wheat)Matthew 13:31–33, 44 (Mustard seed, leaven, hidden treasure)Matthew 13:47–50 (The net with fish of every kind)Matthew 13:52 (Treasure new and old)Acts 1:15 (About 120 believers after the Ascension)Matthew 16:18–19 (“I will build my Church… the keys of the kingdom”)Also cited Dr. Tim Gray, “Religionless Spirituality” (on FORMED): https://app.formed.org/app/audios/581931 (Requires subscription, however many parishes offer free subscriptions to Formed, check with your parish)St. Cyprian, On the Unity of the Catholic Church 6Origen, Commentary on Matthew (Christ as autobasileia)St. Augustine, The City of God 20.9Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of NazarethRobert C. Fuller, Spiritual, but Not Religious (2001)Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2021 Census

    Ep 33. “Spiritual but Not Religious”: Can You Have Jesus Without His Church? | Why a Church? Pt. 1

  3. 5d ago

    Ep 32. Why Rome? Daniel’s Stone and the Rock of Peter | The Papacy, Pt. 5

    Six centuries before Christ, the king of Babylon dreamed of a towering statue of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and of a stone cut out by no human hand that brought it crashing down and grew into a mountain filling the whole earth. Where did that stone land? In the final episode of our series on the papacy, we take up the question everything else depends on: did Peter’s office die with him, or was it meant to continue? We follow Peter from the upper room in Jerusalem to the Council of Jerusalem, hear what the earliest Christians said about the bishops of Rome, and discover why it may be no accident that the fisherman named Rock ended up in the capital of Daniel’s fourth kingdom. Scripture references Succession and the office of Peter Acts 1:15–26 (Matthias chosen to fill Judas’ office)Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8 (“His office let another take”)Isaiah 22:15–23 (The office of the royal steward passes to Eliakim)Matthew 16:18–19 (The rock, the keys, and the gates of Hades)Peter in Acts Acts 2:14–41 (Peter’s Pentecost sermon)Acts 4:8–12 (Peter before the Sanhedrin)Acts 5:1–11 (Ananias and Sapphira)Acts 8:14–17 (Peter and John in Samaria)Acts 9:32–42 (Aeneas and Tabitha)Acts 10 (Cornelius and the first Gentile converts)Acts 15:1–29 (The Council of Jerusalem)Daniel’s vision and the kingdom Daniel 2:31–45 (The statue and the stone)Luke 2:1 (Born under Caesar Augustus)Psalm 118:22; Luke 20:17–18 (The stone the builders rejected)Daniel 7:13–14, 18 (One like a son of man; the saints receive the kingdom)Psalm 104:3 (He makes the clouds his chariot)Mark 14:61–64 (Jesus before the high priest)Peter and Paul in Rome Acts 19:21; 23:11; 28:30–31 (Paul’s journey to Rome)1 Peter 5:13 (“She who is at Babylon”)Revelation 17:5, 9 (Babylon and the seven hills)The gates of Hades Isaiah 38:10 (The gates of Sheol)John 8:44 (The father of lies)John 1:5 (The light shines in the darkness)Bringing the series home 2 Samuel 7:12–16 (The promise to David)1 Peter 2:5 (Living stones)John 17:21 (“That they may all be one”)Isaiah 56:7 (A house of prayer for all peoples)Ephesians 2:20 (Built on the foundation of the apostles)Early Church writers cited St. Clement of Rome, Letter to the Corinthians (c. 96)St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3.3Tertullian, Prescription Against Heretics 22St. Cyprian, On the Unity of the Catholic Church 4St. Augustine, Letter 53Gaius of Rome, quoted in Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 2.25St. Jerome, Commentary on DanielChapters 00:00 A king’s dream01:02 Welcome: the final episode of the papacy series01:41 Did Peter’s office die with him?02:06 “His office let another take”03:33 An office that continues04:42 Peter out in front in Acts05:40 The Council of Jerusalem08:01 James builds on Peter09:28 Did the early Church see it that way?09:48 Clement of Rome10:32 Irenaeus and the bishops of Rome11:18 Tertullian and Cyprian12:19 Augustine13:10 Why Rome? Daniel’s dream14:18 The four kingdoms16:10 The stone cut out by no human hand16:43 Daniel 7: one like a son of man18:08 Jesus, the Son of Man19:21 The saints receive the kingdom20:27 Peter and Paul go to Rome21:12 “She who is at Babylon”21:56 The martyrdom and tombs of the apostles22:34 The rock in the fourth kingdom23:22 Rome falls, the Church doesn’t24:33 From Nero’s circus to St. Peter’s Basilica27:03 A reflection, not a prediction27:26 The gates of Hades28:13 Gates don’t attack29:57 Bringing the series home32:26 “We don’t need a pope”33:15 Who is your pope?33:53 One, holy, catholic, and apostolic34:49 Thank you for walking through this series35:30 Next series: Why a Church at all?

    Ep 32. Why Rome? Daniel’s Stone and the Rock of Peter | The Papacy, Pt. 5

  4. 6d ago

    Ep 31. Papal Infallibility: What It Is and What It Isn’t | The Papacy, Pt. 4

    Look up “infallible” and you’ll find something like “incapable of making mistakes.” Put that next to the word “pope,” and many people find it absurd, even offensive. To err is human, after all. But what if papal infallibility doesn’t mean what most people think? In Part 4 of our series on the papacy, we unpack this deeply misunderstood teaching: what infallibility is, what it isn’t, and why it’s not a claim that popes are sinless or that every word they say is right. We trace its roots to the seat of Moses, look at why St. Paul called the Church “the pillar and bulwark of the truth,” and take on the hard questions honestly, including bad popes, Judas, and why it was only defined in 1870. Scripture references Binding, loosing, and confirming the brethren Matthew 16:18–19 (The rock and the keys)Luke 22:31–32 (“Strengthen your brethren”)John 16:13 (The Spirit will guide you into all the truth)Unity and the need for an interpreter John 17:20–21 (“That they may all be one”)John 10:16 (One flock, one shepherd)The seat of Moses Matthew 23:2–3 (The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat)Matthew 23:13–33 (Hypocrites, blind guides, whitewashed tombs)Exodus 18:13 (Moses sits to judge the people)Numbers 11:16–17, 24–25 (Moses shares authority with seventy elders)The pillar and bulwark of the truth 1 Timothy 3:14–15 (The household of God, the Church of the living God)The human side of the Church Hebrews 2:10; 5:8–9 (Made perfect through suffering)John 6:64, 70–71 (Jesus knew who would betray him)Coming next episode Daniel 2:34–35, 44–45 (The stone cut out by no human hand)Church teaching cited Catechism of the Catholic Church 66 (Revelation complete but not fully explicit)Catechism of the Catholic Church 891–892 (Infallibility; religious assent)First Vatican Council, Pastor Aeternus, ch. 4 (1870)Council of Chalcedon (451) and the Tome of Pope St. Leo the GreatPius IX, Ineffabilis Deus (1854): the Immaculate ConceptionPius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (1950): the Assumption Also cited: Dr. Scott Hahn, “Why Do We Have a Pope?” (Lighthouse Catholic Media): https://lighthouse-talks.simplecast.com/episodes/why-do-we-have-a-pope-with-dr-scott-hahn-AF_entkg; Dr. John Bergsma, “7 Verses Every Catholic Should Know” (St. Paul Center), on 1 Timothy 3:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1LK90dnRkI&t=120s; Mishnah, Pirkei Avot 1:1 (the chain of teaching from Moses) Chapters 00:00 What does “infallible” mean? 00:47 Welcome: Part 4 of the papacy series 01:37 What infallibility is not: new revelation 03:20 Complete, but not completely explicit 04:04 So who decides? 04:29 What infallibility is: ex cathedra 06:21 A negative gift: protection, not inspiration 07:24 Infallible doesn’t mean sinless 08:17 “To err is human”: the algebra textbook 09:12 Sinful men wrote an infallible Bible 10:15 Thousands of denominations, one Bible 11:01 Jesus’ prayer for unity 11:49 Canada’s Supreme Court 12:55 The seat of Moses 14:03 A tradition, not a text 15:29 From Moses’ seat to Peter’s chair 16:03 The pillar and bulwark of the truth 17:34 One, visible Church 19:19 Isn’t the Church full of sinners? 19:53 Human and divine, like Christ’s body 21:18 Napoleon and the cardinal 22:11 Bad popes 23:10 Judas among the Twelve 23:42 Only defined in 1870? 24:46 How often has it been used? 25:23 Recap 26:12 Next time: Peter’s road to Rome

    Ep 31. Papal Infallibility: What It Is and What It Isn’t | The Papacy, Pt. 4

  5. Nov 6

    Ep 30. Who Holds the Keys? | The Papacy, Pt. 3

    What are the keys of the kingdom? What does it mean to bind and loose? And if all the apostles could bind and loose, why were the keys given to Peter alone? In this episode we explore: Binding and loosing as teaching authorityIsaiah 22 and the king’s steward, the one “over the house”An office that continues when the officeholder changesWhy Peter alone receives the keys“I have prayed for you”: Peter singled out on the night of his fallTwo charcoal fires, 153 fish, and a net that didn’t tear“Feed my sheep”: the fisherman becomes the shepherd Scripture references The keys and binding and loosing Matthew 16:18–19 (The keys of the kingdom)Matthew 23:2–4 (Moses’ seat; binding heavy burdens)The royal steward 1 Kings 4:6 (The official “over the house” under Solomon)Isaiah 22:15–23 (Shebna removed; the key given to Eliakim)Isaiah 36:3 (Eliakim “over the household”)Revelation 3:7 (Christ holds the key of David)Keys for one, binding and loosing for all Matthew 18:15–18 (“Tell it to the church”)Luke 22:31–34 (“I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail”)John 18:15–18, 25–27 (Peter’s denials by the charcoal fire)The shore of Galilee John 21:1–14 (The catch of 153 fish; the net not torn)John 7:43; 9:16; 10:19 (Division among the people)John 19:23–24 (The seamless tunic: “Let us not tear it”)Luke 5:1–11 (The first miraculous catch)John 21:15–17 (“Feed my lambs… shepherd my sheep”)John 10:11, 16 (The Good Shepherd; one flock, one shepherd)1 Peter 5:2–4 (Shepherds under the chief Shepherd) Also cited: Dr. Brant Pitre and Dr. Scott Hahn; St. Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; St. Augustine’s sermons on the two catches of fish; Pope St. Gregory the Great, Homily 24 on the Gospels (591) Chapters 00:00 Who gets the keys?00:46 Welcome: Part 3 of the papacy series01:45 Keys as a symbol of authority02:28 What binding and loosing meant03:01 The seat of Moses03:40 Bound on earth, bound in heaven04:33 Isaiah 22: the king’s steward05:35 Shebna and Eliakim07:03 Office, robe, throne, and key08:00 Isaiah 22 and Matthew 16 side by side08:41 The key of David in Revelation09:15 An office meant to be passed on09:58 A father to the people10:41 Binding and loosing for all, keys for one12:23 Peter’s fall: “I have prayed for you”13:54 Breakfast by a charcoal fire14:47 Seven men in the boat16:05 153 fish and a net that didn’t tear18:01 Two miraculous catches19:24 Why Peter? Gregory the Great20:49 “Do you love me?”21:53 Shepherd my sheep23:16 A shepherd under the chief Shepherd23:40 A shepherd you can find24:26 Christ working through Peter25:31 Recap26:19 Next time: papal infallibility

    Ep 30. Who Holds the Keys? | The Papacy, Pt. 3

  6. Nov 4

    Ep 29. Kingdom or Church? | The Papacy, Pt. 2

    When you hear the word "kingdom," you probably picture castles, armies, and a king on a throne. When you hear "church," you picture pews, an altar, and stained glass. Two pictures that couldn't be more different. But what if, in the Bible, they're the same thing? In Part 2 of our series on the Papacy, we take the next phrase of Matthew 16: "I will build my church." The Greek word is ekklesia, and to a first-century Jew it wasn't new at all. It was the word for the assembly of Israel, gathered for the Passover, gathered at Sinai, and reaching its high point in the kingdom of David. Scripture calls that kingdom "the kingdom of the Lord," a kingdom whose heart was worship. So when the new Son of David says "I will build my church" and in the same breath "I will give you the keys of the kingdom," he isn't changing the subject. He's announcing the restoration of the everlasting kingdom, a worldwide family offering a pure sacrifice in every place, just as Malachi foretold. Scripture references The church and the kingdom Matthew 16:18–19 · Mark 1:15 The assembly of Israel Exodus 12:6 · Deuteronomy 4:10 · Deuteronomy 9:10 · Deuteronomy 18:16 The kingdom of the Lord 2 Samuel 7:12–13 · 1 Chronicles 15–16 · 1 Chronicles 28:5 · 1 Chronicles 29:23 · 2 Chronicles 1:1–3 · 2 Chronicles 13:8 A new temple John 2:19–21 · John 4:21 A pure offering for all peoples Malachi 1:11 · Acts 2:42 · Isaiah 56:6–7 · Mark 11:17 · 1 Peter 2:5 Also cited: Catechism of the Catholic Church 763 and 567 (the Church as the reign of Christ "present in mystery" and "the seed and the beginning" of the kingdom), the Didache, Alfred Loisy. Chapters 00:00 Kingdom or church? 00:44 Welcome and recap 02:02 Did Jesus mean to found a church? 03:11 Ekklesia: what "church" really means 04:16 The first assembly: the Passover 05:20 "The day of the assembly" at Sinai 06:01 The Chronicler: kingdom and liturgy 07:15 Solomon and all the assembly 08:17 "The kingdom of the Lord" 08:48 Why God built a liturgical kingdom 09:50 Where is the everlasting kingdom? 10:45 Church and kingdom in the same breath 11:34 Loisy was right, just not how he meant it 12:08 Why not "my temple"? 13:40 Malachi's pure offering in every place 14:48 The Didache and the early Church 15:47 A house of prayer for all peoples 17:04 Back to Peter: living stones 17:55 Summing up 18:54 Next time: the keys of the kingdom

    Ep 29. Kingdom or Church? | The Papacy, Pt. 2

  7. Nov 2

    Ep 28. Is Peter Really the Rock? | The Papacy, Pt. 1

    Did Jesus actually intend to found a church? Not inspire a movement, not leave behind some good teachings, but deliberately build a community with a shape, a structure, and a leader? Many scholars today would say no. In this first episode of our new series on the Papacy, we take up the passage that gives this podcast its name. We start in the Old Testament with God's promise to David of a son who would build a house and reign forever, a promise Solomon pointed toward but never fulfilled. We clear away four common misconceptions about what the Church teaches about the Pope. Then we travel to Caesarea Philippi, a place crowded with pagan temples built against a massive wall of rock, where Jesus looks at a fisherman and says, "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church." Is the rock Peter, or Peter's faith? Was he a "little pebble"? We look at the Aramaic, the Greek, the moment Jesus first renamed Simon, and why a new name from God is never casual. Scripture References The son of David 2 Samuel 7:12–14 · 1 Chronicles 17:11–14 · 1 Kings 12:16–20 · Matthew 1:1, 6, 16 The rock Matthew 16:13–19 · John 1:40–42 · 1 Corinthians 15:5 · Galatians 2:9 New names Genesis 17:5 Christ the foundation 1 Corinthians 3:11 · Ephesians 2:19–20 · Daniel 2:34–35 · Revelation 21:14 · 1 Peter 2:4–5 One church John 17:21 Also cited: Catechism of the Catholic Church 880–892 (especially 882 on the Pope as "the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity" of the Church, and 891 on infallibility) Chapters 00:00 Did Jesus intend to found a church? 01:10 Welcome: the series this podcast is named after 02:06 Fair warning: this is where it gets very Catholic 03:08 Solomon, the son of David 04:32 A promise bigger than Solomon 05:33 A kingdom and a family 06:38 "Pope" means father 07:32 Four things the Church doesn't teach 08:34 The Church's teaching in a nutshell 09:50 "Where is that in the Bible?" 10:52 Matthew 16 12:01 Caesarea Philippi 13:55 "You are Peter": where Christians disagree 14:48 Pebble or rock? The Aramaic 15:29 Why Matthew used two Greek words 16:25 "You are the Christ," "You are Peter" 16:55 "You shall be called Cephas" 18:18 New names in Scripture: Abram to Abraham 19:39 Rock, temple, and foundation stone 20:31 Isn't Christ the foundation? 22:20 One church 23:21 Pulling it together 24:22 Next time: what "church" really means

    Ep 28. Is Peter Really the Rock? | The Papacy, Pt. 1

  8. Nov 1

    Ep 27. The Life-Changing Gifts of the Spirit | The Holy Spirit, Pt. 4

    Entry into life in the spirit was never meant to be the finish line. It's the launching point. In the final part of our Holy Spirit series, we ask the personal question: how does the same Spirit who came down at Pentecost work in the life of an ordinary Catholic today? We walk through the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord) and the charisms St. Paul describes. We look at why God gives his gifts when we're ready to use them, and at the most staggering thing the Spirit does: making us "partakers of the divine nature," sons and daughters brought inside the very life of the Trinity. The Spirit never shows up empty-handed. It's time to unwrap the gifts and raise the sails. Plus, a preview of our next series, on Peter and the Papacy. Scripture References Sent with the Spirit Matthew 9:37–38 The seven gifts Isaiah 11:2–3 The charisms and the body 1 Corinthians 12:4–11 · 1 Corinthians 12:12–27 · Luke 1:38 Partakers of the divine nature 2 Peter 1:4 · John 1:12–13 · 1 John 3:1 · Galatians 4:6 · Romans 8:15 Rivers of living water John 7:37–39 · John 14:12 Upon this rock Matthew 16:18 Also cited: Catechism of the Catholic Church 1830–1831 (the gifts of the Spirit), 1030–1032 (purgatory), 1374 (the Real Presence); Bishop Robert Barron; Pope Francis; St. Padre Pio. Chapters 00:00 Would you trust a 15-year-old surgeon? 01:07 Welcome and series recap 02:00 How the Spirit strengthens us 02:44 Defending the faith: red and white martyrdom 03:45 Sent into the harvest 04:36 The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit 05:40 Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding 06:51 Tuning in to the Spirit's frequency 08:03 Don't settle for a dumbed-down faith 08:52 Fortitude 09:47 Piety and fear of the Lord 10:41 Counsel 11:11 The charisms 12:22 Gifts given when we're ready 14:03 The wind and the sails 14:52 Life in the Spirit is never boring 15:56 Partakers of the divine nature 17:05 Brought inside the Trinity 17:47 Rivers of living water 18:21 Does the Spirit still work miracles? 19:16 Knowing God's love for yourself 19:43 A thirty-minute invitation 20:26 Receiving the Spirit through the sacraments 21:02 A birth is a beginning 21:16 Bringing the series home 22:14 Next time: the Papacy

    Ep 27. The Life-Changing Gifts of the Spirit | The Holy Spirit, Pt. 4
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Why do Catholics believe what they believe? Upon This Rock explores the biblical foundations of the Catholic Church, one step at a time. Adapted from a parish class refined over eight years, each episode builds on the last, unpacking Scripture and Tradition on the Eucharist, the liturgy, the Papacy, and more. Whether you're in OCIA, returning to the faith, curious about Catholicism, or a lifelong Catholic who wants to go deeper, start at Episode 1 and build your faith upon the Rock.

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