Episode 38: Year A – 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time

In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on four details found in this upcoming Sunday Mass readings. One detail comes from the second reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, chapter 9, verses 1-5. The other three come from the Gospel, which is taken from Matthew 14:22-33. The relevant apologetical topics for the three details in the Gospel are the Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Jesus’ Divinity, and the reality of Christ’s human nature. The detail in the second reading doesn’t have any relevance for apologetics. However, it does give rise to an important question: Can I desire to go Hell so that my loved one might be saved?

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081323.cfm