May 27, 2019 | Depression, Discouragement, Family, Forgiveness, Marriage, Questioning the Faith
Fr. Baker answers a listener’s question on the validity of a marriage if the spouse was not Catholic at the time of the marriage. In the second half of the show, Mary Ann and Fr. Baker discuss the question “Why do bad things happen to good people?”...
Apr 18, 2019 | Anger, Children, Discouragement, Family, Living Your Faith
Our Abiding in Hope hosts discuss different ways to entertain the family and avoid viewing movies and TV that don’t promote good values. The second part of the show Fr. Baker and Mary Ann discuss how to deal with angry outbursts when we are unhappy. The hosts...
May 15, 2018 | Discouragement, Living Your Faith, Marriage, Temptation
Abiding in Hope Episode 17 Fr. John Sims Baker and Mary Ann Jepsen discuss being nice to those people who are closest to you, especially to your spouse, when you don’t feel like being kind. The hosts invite you to participate in future shows by submitting your...
Apr 4, 2018 | Anxiety, Discouragement, Faith, Living Your Faith
Abiding in Hope Episode 15 Fr. John Sims Baker and Mary Ann Jepsen offer great ideas on how to keep Sunday holy. In the second half of the show, the hosts give advice to teenagers (or anyone) on how to approach the daily struggle of interacting in our secular society...
Mar 8, 2018 | Addiction, Despair, Discouragement, Hope, Pornography addiction, Suicide, Temptation
Abiding in Hope Episode 13 Mary Ann Jepsen and Fr. John Sims Baker discuss a question regarding suicide and death. They also discuss sexual addiction. The hosts aim to give you hope, support, and ideas for putting God in those empty places of desperation and...
Dec 26, 2017 | Broken Marriages, Children, Despair, Discouragement, Faith, Family, Hope, Sins against hope
Abiding in Hope Episode 8 Mary Ann Jepsen and Fr. John Sims Baker discuss two very significant issues: Feeling broken after broken marriage vows. And when we are feeling discouraged, how can we get back the joy we once had and unite ourselves to the Beloved? The hosts...
