St. Faustina & The Divine Mercy: A Message for Our Time (Fr. Chris Alar) | Ep. 521

Father Chris Alar, MIC, is the Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina. He wrote and produced the popular "Divine Mercy 101" and "Explaining the Faith" YouTube series and is the author of the bestselling books After Suicide: There's Hope for Them and for You, as well as Understanding Divine Mercy. He is host of the EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Thursdays, 10:00 p.m. EST. From 2014-2024, he served as "Fr. Joseph, MIC," the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers. Fr. Chris's links: https://www.thedivinemercy.org https://shopmercy.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@DivineMercy_Official 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early, score a free PWA beer stein, and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 College of St. Joseph the Worker – Earn a degree, learn a trade, and graduate without crippling debt: https://collegeofstjoseph.com/mattfradd 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd  💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com 00:00 Intro 03:50 Growing Up Protestant 09:30 Experiencing Catholics for the First Time 14:20 Spiritual Communion 15:12 Why Catholics Should Believe in Divine Mercy 22:00 Why Divine Mercy Came When It Did 27:40 Biggest Misconception Behind Divine Mercy 32:23 Writing a Book on Suicide 43:49 Baptism of Desire 49:30 Deeper Look at Church Teachings 54:35 Trusting in God 1:06:16 The Power of the Forgiveness of Sin 1:16:16 Divine Mercy Novena 1:38:37 Spiritual Warfare and Demonic Activity 1:47:20 Advice on Conversion 1:51:40 Concerns with the New Potential Pope 1:53:50 Blacking Out in Mass 1:58:33 Masses Needing to Be More Reverent 2:04:30 Spiritual Attacks 2:05:30 Most Important Talk Given 2:07:48 The Chapel of Divine Mercy 2:09:45 Advice for Catholics Struggling 2:12:20 Wrap Up