Episode 3, Ask Father Chas – Why Pray at Mass?

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Father Chas Canoy Watch the Episode 3 Listen to the Episode 3 If the Mass is one prayer, why does the priest invite us to pray after the Gloria? In this episode of Ask Father Chas, we explore the meaning of the Collect, how our personal intentions become part of the prayer of the Church, … Continued

Episode 2, Ask Father Chas – Why Don’t Catholics Use the Name Yahweh?

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Father Chas Canoy Watch Episode 2 Listen to Episode 2 Why do Catholics rarely use the name Yahweh? In this episode of Ask Father Chas, Father Chas answers a thoughtful question about God’s personal name in the Old Testament, the Jewish tradition of reverence surrounding the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), and why the Church typically uses the … Continued

Episode 1, Did Mary Actually Die Before the Assumption?

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Father Chas Canoy Watch the Episode 1 Listen to the Episode 1 Did Mary actually die before being assumed into heaven? In this brief reflection, we explore what the Catholic Church definitively teaches about the Assumption of Mary, the ancient tradition of the Dormition, and why the Church has never formally declared whether Mary experienced … Continued