#12737 Why Did the Church End Weekly Fasting? Communion and Mary - Tom Nash
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🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why did the Church end weekly fasting?” This question opens a discussion on the evolution of Church practices, alongside inquiries about the Church’s stance on jousting, the concept of limbo for infants, and the pastoral duties of priests. These topics reflect the diverse concerns and curiosities within the Catholic faith today.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:50 – Why Did the church kill off weekly fasting?
- 08:00 – I have heard the Church banned jousting. Does that mean we can’t do that at Medieval Times?
- 13:27 – Is it acceptable for Catholics to believe in the limbo of the infants?
- 19:13 – How do I articulate the Catholic position that it is not faith alone that saves, without sounding like our works save us?
- 28:00 – Modeling Jesus in Dating Before Marriage
- 34:36 – I’ve been going through some ongoing stalking, hacking, and financial fraud. I thought I could go to the Church for help but they don’t seem to be able to offer me support. What are the pastoral duties of a priest? I’ve been thinking of leaving the Catholic Church because of this.
- 43:54 – Why is it the norm in the US to receive communion in the hand and standing? Why did it change from what seems to be a more reverent posture?
- 48:09 – How can the Church hold up Mary and Joseph as an ideal marriage, when they did not consummate and therefore it would not have had a sacramental marriage?
- 51:23 – When should you leave your parish for another parish based on your priest teaching false things? My priest is very loving and kind, but is not on board with some doctrines and some sexual teaching of the Church?
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| 1:19.1 | a longtime theologian involved in Catholic media. Nice to see you again, Tom Nash. |
| 1:24.9 | Good to be with your brother. Is his microphone potted up? |
| 1:27.8 | Let's say it again. |
| 1:28.9 | Say it again, Tom. |
| 1:29.6 | Hello. |
| 1:30.4 | Yeah, now it sounds like I couldn't hear myself for a second. I know. Johnny, come on. I'm supposed to hear too. And they're supposed to hear me. You know why it didn't. It's a plot. You know why he didn't put your mic up? is because I complimented him in the first 10 seconds of the show. |
| 1:43.0 | He's like, I'm going to cruise now. |
| 1:44.7 | He's at cruise control. |
| 1:45.7 | That was a terrible mistake, Johnny Varsello. |
| 1:47.7 | I shouldn't. put your mic up is because I complimented him in the first 10 seconds of the show. He's like, I'm in a cruise now. He's at cruise control. That was a terrible mistake, Johnny Verselo. I should never have complimented you. 8883187-884. It's Bender's fault. Triple-8-387-8. We can't blame everything on Bender. I got a question. I'm going to start you off with while people are calling with their |
| 2:01.1 | Catholic questions. 8883118-7-8-84. Yes. Ask me the question, Bridgekeeper. I'm not afraid. |
| 2:11.0 | That's not a song so we can say that. Tom, you just kidding. You know, I think |
| 2:17.9 | Darren came up with a nickname for you, |
| 2:19.6 | and you don't like it. |
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