{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Can You Explain and Defend the Faith?","description":"From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. In my homily today I highlighted one of my favorite lines in the Bible: &quot;Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope&quot; (1 Peter 3:15). My three points:  &quot;A Reason for Your Hope&quot; The &quot;Information&quot; Age? Love Seeks Understanding  &amp;nbsp; Here is some material I referenced:  Books:   Beginning Apologetics (this set of books played a big part in my intellectual conversion)  Catechism of the Catholic Church&amp;nbsp;(Every Catholic should have this book!) Sheen's  Life of Christ (one of the best books ever written on Our Lord) (I am intending on making a list of my favorite books and making it available, but until that happens, perhaps my&amp;nbsp;Goodreads account can give you some ideas.)   Podcasts: Anything from Fr. Mike Schmitz is great. Check out his &quot;Bible in a Year&quot; or &quot;Catechism in a Year&quot; Radio: Check out Ave Maria Radio or ETWN Radio&amp;nbsp; TV: EWTN  ","author_name":"Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts","author_url":"http:\/\/frdave.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41268355\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41268355"}