What an amazing week it was for Take 2 With Jerry and Debbie (as well as the rest of the EWTN Radio family). So many of you called to share how Mother Angelica has been a blessing in your life. We apologize to all who called but we didn’t have time to get on the air. We wish we had several hours to spend with you each day. On Monday, we’re back to regular shows and topics, and we’ll lead off with one that Mother Angelica would have loved: Eucharistic Thanksgiving. Since we believe that Jesus is truly present – body, blood, soul and divinity – in the Eucharist (which means “thanksgiving”), what do you do when you return to your pew at Mass after receiving Communion? It’s a moment that we need to take very seriously, as we have literally become human tabernacles at that moment. Do you take time to tell Jesus how thankful you are that He chose to come to you in Communion? Or does your mind begin to wander and become distracted? It takes an act of the will to focus following reception of the Holy Eucharist. Share your takes on Monday’s show at Noon ET (with a reply at Midnight ET)!

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John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.  Christ conquered sin and death!  By his resurrection we are set free and given the gift of eternity.  The Resurrection of Jesus affects our past, present and future.  Easter Monday’s Take 2 with Jerry and Debbie will be all about how we live as children of the resurrection.  Our past is wiped clean by the blood of Jesus.  Every moment of every day the Risen Christ dwells within us.  As for the future, because of God’s gift to us, we can look forward to our own resurrection in Christ Jesus!  Let’s talk about how our lives honor the resurrection in who we are, what we do, and what we believe.  Should make for a great conversation.  Call in and share at 1-800-585-9396.

Jerry and Debbie will not be hosting live shows Thursday and Friday, as EWTN will preempt their show for Holy Week coverage from Rome and elsewhere. All of us at Take 2 With Jerry and Debbie want to wish you and your loved ones a most holy Triduum and abundant joy as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the savior of the world! Please remember us in prayer during the coming days. And know that all of us will be holding you up before our merciful Father as well. God bless you!

On Wednesday – our last live broadcast before Easter – Jerry and Debbie invite your takes on if or when you’ve had your faith rattled by the words or actions of someone in the Church. Realizing that we are all fallen human beings, it’s still extremely unfortunate when a fellow believer – whether a layperson or a member of the clergy – says or does something to scandalize other members of the Church. Many fallen-away Catholics will claim that it was just such an experience that led them to leave the Church. We pray that a civil discussion of this sensitive issue will lead us all back to the critical truth that in the end there is ultimately never a justifiable objective reason to walk away from the Church founded by Christ Himself. Tune in and call with your takes at Noon ET (with a replay at Midnight ET).

Guest Steve Ray talks about the final hours of Christ’s  life.

Next year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Some have called it a “revolt” against the Church that Jesus founded. Others claim that many things were indeed in need of reform. On Monday, Jerry and Debbie will discuss this issue and field your takes on the subject. If you have an interest in this topic, or you’re a Protestant who listens to the show, or someone who converted to Catholicism, you’ll find the conversation enlightening and informative. Join us at Noon and Midnight ET.

In honor of the Feast of St. Joseph on Saturday, Take 2 With Jerry and Debbie will ask for your takes on Friday’s show about your very first job. St. Joseph is the patron of workers, and we know from Church teaching that labor is one of the very important aspects of human life and dignity. Do you remember your first job? What were you doing? How much did you get paid? Have you established a career in the field of your first job? How does – or did – working for a living bring you closer to God. That’s Friday at Noon and Midnight ET on EWTN Radio!

For centuries the words “Irish” and “Catholic” were synonymous. In recent years, we’ve heard about the troubling loss of faith among many on the Emerald Isle. Of course, that mirrors what is happening in many nations where the Catholic faith was once taken for granted as the key to everyday life. On Thursday, Kathy Sinnott joins Debbie (Jerry is away hosting a Catholic radio pledge drive through Friday) to talk about Irish Catholicism. You won’t want to miss it – Noon and Midnight ET!

Here is the article from the National Catholic Register on the Latin Mass that I promised to post after today’s show.  An interesting perspective to consider:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/msgr-pope/an-urgent-warning-about-the-future-of-the-traditional-latin-mass

Exciting time in the Church, when so many come into full communion in the Faith.  Tears of joy are abundant at the Easter Vigil Service, when loved ones come home to the family, the Church.  Tom Peterson, Founder of Catholics Come Home will join us at the beginning of the show to share the encouraging statistics of increasing numbers to the Faith.  Share your journey to the Catholic Church.  What or who inspired you on your faith walk may be just what another needs to go deeper in discernment about the Catholic Church.  Call in at-1-800-585-9396.