Hearing Confessions, Political Leadership, and Fighting Temptation

Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

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🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Fr. Josh answers questions about what it's like to hear confessions as a priest, how to talk about political leaders, and how to practically fight thoughts of temptation.

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0:00.0	What's up and welcome to Ask Father Josh the Podcast why I get to listen to your questions.
0:08.2	Pray with them and hopefully respond in such a way that it's helpful for you to become
0:11.4	a saint in your walk toward eternity.
0:13.6	Here's how the show goes.
0:14.7	You hit me up with three to five questions dealing with anything and everything from
0:18.2	morality, spirituality, evangelization, discipleship, cataclycces, the interior life, prayer,
0:24.0	fasting, study, acts of justice, works of charity, whatever it might be, I will sit with
0:29.9	you questions, I will pray with them, I will study and I will try to respond in a way
0:33.8	that it's good for you to become a saint.
0:35.7	However, my disclaimer is this, I'm not perfect.
0:38.9	Therefore, the advice that I share with you might not actually be good for you.
0:43.0	If that's the case, then I want to give you the freedom to reject.
0:45.9	Whatever it is that I say that does not help you to become a saint.
0:49.2	However, if my advice is helpful but difficult, then please lean into Jesus Christ in prayer
0:54.5	and in scriptures and in sacrament so that God can give you the grace that you may need
0:58.8	to fulfill the demands of discipleship.
1:02.1	Your first time listener, you came up with your own questions and asked Father Josh at
1:06.0	ascensionpress.com or www.acensionpress.com slash ask Father Josh Spellout, ask ASK FATHER.
1:15.6	JOSH you can also read us and review us on iTunes and other podcasts, formats.
1:22.6	You can send me your comments, questions, critiques and you can share us on your social media
1:26.9	pages so that other people can find out about the show.
1:30.2	If you want to stay connected with me, you can order my book, Broken and Blessed and invitation
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