Taylor Marshall Catholic Show

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Maybe in the hustle of life you gave up painting pictures, playing the guitar, or writing a screenplay. Do you want to start a charity. Why don’t you? The theology of being creative. God is a creator and He delights in His children being creative. I’m going to give you a three step process on how you can overcome the resistance in your life and release your creative powers. Click to Listen: “Why You Should Be More Creative” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 30:8-9 2) Tip of the Week: Start Sweating. Flush your body and oxygenate your brain! Beta Test: Saint of the Week: Here’s the robot of Saint Didacus that I talked about in today’s podcast: If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. 3) Featured Segment: 3 Steps to Being More Creative 4) Latin Word of the Week: creare Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a quest

My goal today is to challenge you to rethink what you know about Virtue. If you grew up in the last 50 years, you probably weren’t taught much. It’s not your fault. Today we’re going to explain what a virtue is and why “virtue ethics” are the only way to go. Click to Listen: “Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue?” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 21:20 2) Tip of the Week: Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Author) 3) Featured Segment: Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 4) Latin Word of the Week: providentia Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to all 64 (!) of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Y’all are the ones that pushed

You lost your keys. You’re late for work. You have a big meeting. The boss is waiting on you. You ask Saint Anthony to help you find your keys…quick! But how does Saint Anthony even hear you from heaven? Today we look at the theology behind how saints in heaven can see your prayer requests (are enabled by God to help) through their mystical vision of God. How do they in heaven, hear you on earth? Click to Listen: “How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 3:5-6 2) Tip of the Week:  Making a one year goal and subdividing it into 12 one month goals. 3) Featured Segment: How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers 4) Latin Word of the Week: hostia: sacrificial victim Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on

My opinion of “Father” Martin Luther. Every October 31 is the anniversary of Martin Luther’s Great Protest against the Catholic Church. Find out what I really think of him in today’s podcast. Martin Luther? Thumbs up or down? Find out in today’s podcast. Click to Listen: “My Opinion on Martin Luther” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 12:17 2) Tip of the Week:  Decide what you do not do. 3) Featured Segment: “My Opinion of Martin Luther 4) Latin Word of the Week: hæresis from Greek hairesis ”a taking or choosing, a choice.” We get the word “heresy” from it. Record a Question for Taylor! It’s easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. Please Share Your Feedback Our new podcast is still doing great on iTunes: 14,442 downloads! A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. Y’all are the ones

What if you could only do one daily devotional or prayer every day. Which would it be? In today’s episode I reveal what I think is the one single non-negotiable prayer/devotion and I share four more. These are my Top Five daily prayers/devotions. Which is the top devotion? Blessed John Paul 2 practiced it daily. Find out in today’s podcast. Click to Listen: “My Top 5 Daily Prayers” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 16:16 2) Tip of the Week:  Plan for diversions. Don’t let them just happen and get you off track. Realize the need for diversion and plan for it. We all need a break here and there. A little fun to relax the mind. 3) Featured Segment: “My Top 5 Daily Prayers” Source from Mark’s question on “Bread of Angels” Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae, III, q. 80, a. 2, ad 1 Reply to Objection 1. The receiving of Christ under this sacrament is ordained to the enjoyment of heaven, as to its end, in the same way as the ang

Your Guardian Angel has been with you since you were conceived in your mother’s womb. We should always revere these angelic beings and even ask their prayers. Today we discuss everything you need to know about your Guardian Angel and whether you’re allowed to name your Guardian angel. {The original blog post “You’re not allowed to Name Your Guardian Angel” was shared yesterday 3,674 times! I thought I had better record something more on it! Here it is.} Angel of God, my Guardian Dear Click to Listen: “Should You Name Your Guardian Angel?” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 17:12 2) Tip of the Week:  Don’t prioritize or overstuff your “critical task” list in your daily Molskine pocket journal. Here’s the link to the Moleskine notebook that I use and that I highly recommend to you. Here’s a photo of my tasks in my Moleskine journal for today: Here’s my “Critical Tasks” for today. It’s really this easy. This is ho

The new podcast is doing well on iTunes. Gil Michelini sent me a message on Facebook telling me that I hit #1 on Apple’s iTunes for Podcasts in “New and Noteworthy” in “Christianity.” Pretty cool. A huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who has written amazing 5-star reviews. I just hit the record button and talk on the mic. My part is easy. Y’all are the ones that pushed it up to the top. I’m grateful to you all. Again, thank you so much. If you’d like to write a review, you do so by clicking here and then click “View in iTunes.” From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! And here’s this week’s podcast… Islam has surpassed Catholicism as the biggest religion on earth? Why aren’t we fired up about this? Today we look at a simple strategy for converting 7.1 billion people to Christ. Yes, it’s possible. Listen the podcast to find out how you can be a part of it! This map shows the population distribution for Christianity on Planet Earth. Click to Listen: “How You Can Convert 7 Billion People”

Does your marriage sing? Is your marriage full of joy and lead you closer to Christ? If you would like three strategies on how to supernaturalize your marriage, then you’re going to love this week’s podcast episode! Click to Listen: “3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings!” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 20:5 2) Tip of the Week:  Fr Lascance’s book The Young Man’s Guide. 3) Featured Segment: “3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings!” 4) Latin Word of the Week: educatio Leave a Question for Taylor! It’s fun and easy. If you would like to ask me a question and have it featured on the weekly podcast, please click here for an easy way to leave a question. I Want Your Feedback Also, if you enjoyed the podcast, please rate it on iTunes and write one thing you liked about it. Ratings and reviews help others find the podcast! Thank you. Please click here to rate our podcast on iTunes! Please Leave a Comment Question: Pl

Do you have a friend or family member who has left the Faith? This is a painful predicament for most of us. How can we respond to this situation with charity and how can we draw them back to a loving relationship with Christ? This podcast sketches a “4 Step Game Plan” for bringing people back to the Faith. St Monica and the conversion of her son St Augustine Click to Listen “4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith” [If audio player does not show up in your email or browser,

Do you have a deep daily prayer life? Your soul is constantly interrupted by cell phones, texts, noise, and Facebook. I want to share five tips that will enable you have a deep time of prayer every day for the rest of your life. Listen to the podcast below to learn more. In the Q&A, listeners ask whether or not Abraham, Moses, and David were saints and whether we should reverence the Eucharist in Eastern Orthodox parishes. Interesting stuff! St Teresa of Avila, Master of Prayer Click to Listen “5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life” 4 Part Outline of Episode #003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 26:4-5 2) Tip of the Week:  It’s the amazing “TOP” principle: turn off the phone. 3) Featured Segment: 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 4) Latin Word of the Week: bona fides Listener Questions Michelle asks about whether saints in the Old Testament are really Saints? Barbara asks about whether we should reverence the Eucharist when passing by Eastern Orthodox parishes. D

Do you have passion for Christ? Are you passionate about your faith? Are you passionate about your marriage? Are you passionate about your family? Are you passionate about your occupation? If you didn’t answer “yes” to all of the above, you’re normal. However, Christ came to give us abundant life. Today we look at three ways to increase passion in your life by exploring the teaching of Thomas Aquinas on the passions. In the Q&A, we examine the problem of scrupulosity. Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches us about our passions In this show I share three tips for increasing genuine passion for God and your life. Click to Listen “Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life” 4 Part Outline of Episode #002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 15:22 2) Tip of the Week:  Use the Evernote app to collect thoughts, receipts, contracts, and ideas and keep them synced on all your devices. Here is the Scan Snap portable scanner that I use to scan all my documents into Everno

If you were going to go on a dangerous trip or invest a lot of money in something, you would want a guide to help you. Most of us are ready to get a tour guide and a financial advisor, but what about a guide for the most important aspect of your life? You need a spiritual director. But how do you find one? In this show I share three tips for finding a solid spiritual director for your soul. Click to Listen Outline of Episode #001 Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 13:3 Tip of the Week: “Write it Down!” Here’s the link to the Moleskine notebook that I use and that I highly recommend to you. I’m offering a free steak dinner at Outback to everyone who tries my advice and finds that it doesn’t work. Featured Segment: How to Find a Solid Spiritual Director Listener Questions Richard Randall asks for advice about a question concerning Sunday Obligation for Mass. Davis asks about Mary as a supposed “Unwed Mother.” Here’s my previous article on this topic: Joseph and Mary: Were they truly m