As Christians are we required to “forgive and forget?” Fr. Chris shares the answer to this question and enlightens us to exactly what asked of us from God and the mercy to be gained (for ourselves and for others) from forgiving.

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How do we respond when non-Catholics say that Mary must have had sin because then she wouldn't need a Savior? How do we respond when they say that the bible says, "All people have sinned"? Learn how to explain the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast day of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. And what is the connection to Divine Mercy? Learn as Fr. Chris and other Marians share why it is so important.

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Christians since the first century have prayed for the dead. In this episode, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC discusses why Purgatory exists and how we can know this based on scripture and experiences of the saints.

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Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains how private revelation to the three children in Fatima, Portugal, compares to the experience of St. Faustina, especially the ongoing importance of First Saturday devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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Jesus Himself appeared to Sr. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a simple, uneducated nun in Poland, and advised her to record their conversations and messages in a diary, to inspire others to trust in Him and His Divine Mercy.

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Since every single grace comes from prayer, we need to make it part of our busy lives. Father Chris Alar, MIC, suggests the four best times for prayer: when we wake up, at meals, when receiving the Sacraments, and before we go to sleep.

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The suffering that we think God is imposing on us is really us doing it to ourselves, Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains. Often it isn’t until we are finally brought to our knees that we finally discover our need for God.

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Jesus gave us five new channels of grace to awaken the world to the devotion to Divine Mercy. Father Chris Alar, MIC, defines them as F.I.N.C.H.: the Divine Mercy Feast, Image, Novena, Chaplet, and Hour.

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