Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar

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Each week, Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC, director of the Association of Marian Helpers, examines in-depth an essential element of faith and morals that Catholics are called to proclaim, live, and celebrate. With wisdom, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Fr. Chris digs deep into the richness, beauty, and truth of the faith that continues to transform hearts and lead people to God. May this podcast encourage your love of our Lord and love of your neighbor, especially of your brethren in the Church.

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  • connirt
    Thank you Fr. Alar
    My family and I have learned so much from Fr. Alar’s talks, love your enthusiasm, forever grateful. God bless you.
  • i jave no mickname
    Fr Chris Alar’s impact on me
    I discovered Fr Chris during Covid and now he has become a part of my daily routine. I have learned so much from him and appreciate all the effort he has put into each topic. He is in my prayers and I do my best to get others to watch his talks. They are priceless!!!
  • Teacher&Dad
    Why?
    I will let Bishop Schneider, who investigated SSPX at the request of the Vatican and said it is not in Schism, be my director in faith. The Holy Spirit moved us there when every NO church shut down in Covid. The fearless in faith kept their doors open giving us the mass, brought communion to my 100 year old grandmother and gave last rites to our dying grandfather. I have no doubt that they are gifts from Jesus. I am deeply grateful because they helped me save my soul and family. Please consider what chaos is taking place in the larger church. Did you read Kennedy Hall’s book about this? Why would you attack those who are trying to follow their faith at a time like this? We pray more for the pope in SSPX, then we ever did in the NO church. A pope who says all faiths serve the same god/gods, which is equating paganism with monotheism ? FSSP would not exist if SSPX had not stood up like Paul did to Peter. PLEASE STOP the chaos and help save souls please. 🙏🏻
  • Livak Aliehs
    Aliesh Livak
    I love Fr Chris’s enthusiasm and love for the faith. I have learned so much from him over the last several years. I pray that heaven will shower blessings in abundance on Fr Chris and the Marians for their faithfulness. I love that they preach the faith in all its fullness without compromise. Thank God we still have faithful shepherds like Fr Chris and the other Marian fathers.
  • 303mark
    Mind Reader
    Fr. Chris always knows what needs to be said and/or what I need to hear. So grateful that he belongs to our One True Church!
  • MSML22
    So so good!
    I love the way that Father Chris breaks down the Catholic faith with relatable layman examples. I have learned so much from him and he inspires me to apply his teachings to my life.
  • Chelermon
    Father Alar
    Thank you Father for everything you do. You have helped me open my eyes more and more to the beauty of the Holy Mass. I’ve learned so much about being Catholic because of this podcast. May God continue you to bless you.
  • xoxoxoxtina
    Awesome
    Father Chris is so awesome. Thank you for all you do. You are a very holy priest and your lectures are the truth. I just want to cry hearing how bad people treat priests. I love the podcast and will try to pray more and especially for the priests. I feel so bad that Catholics write you and yell at you when you speak 100% truth. You want us all to go to heaven. Thank you
  • Peter Ahl
    Awesome
    Fantastic on you tube and podcast Never disappoints Takes your faith to a new level God Bless!
  • Sganm
    Fr. Alar is awesome
    If I had a complaint which I don’t, it would be that podcasts aren’t dropped often enough.
  • Southern Roman
    Excellent for learning Christian basics
    Rarely miss an episode and learn lots about the tenets of the Christian Faith. Consider listening as a lifetime believer or if you are new to the Faith.
  • NursingStudent'13
    Thank you
    Fr Chris, you have taught my husband and I so much. You’ve really made our faith come alive ❤️
  • Kilnbilly
    Thank you
    Fr. Chris, thank you for bring our faith and the Church to us! I have learned so much through your series “Explaining the Faith”. God bless you!!
  • rungirl_262
    I learned so much
    Thank you Fr Alar. I’m a returning Catholic, I was confirmed 2 years ago. I love going through Seminarian with you. I learned so much and now I can defend my Catholic Faith because I am around non-believers.
  • Retired to the desert
    Thank you
    Thank you x10 Father Chris! Your talks have been enlightening and are exactly the type of religious lessons I have been looking for for so many years. You have helped to bring me back into the Catholic Church after being away since middle school. It’s easy to follow your talks because of your humor, vast subject knowledge, and obvious time and effort spent preparing each talk. You’re a wonderful teacher. Your love of the Catholic faith is evident and has been contagious. May God bless you always.
  • Sara4Jayhawks
    Great for a Better Understanding
    As a new Catholic, there is so much new information I am constantly learning. This podcast is so informative; yet, so simplistically helps my understanding grow. I appreciate Fr Alar’s gift of speech and explanation, and I get excited when I see there is a new podcast. May God bless him with health and continued inspiration.
  • Porthos777
    Grateful
    I’m so grateful for this podcast! Fr. Alar speaks the truth with clarity and charity! This podcast is a must for all truth seekers! God bless you all.
  • John-Paul M
    Salutary!
    Thank you for this series of talks. I listen to them most often while commuting or doing repetitive work tasks. These are a great means to keep learning the truths of the Catholic faith and to grow in love of Jesus and Mary.
  • 4.1.maker
    Outstanding
    The in depth knowledge presented is phenomenal! Keep it coming 😊
  • EcceFiatMagnificat
    Love to listen this podcast!
    Thank you for encouraging us and challenging us in the way of Jesus. I always gain tools to help me in my every-day life as a mother and wife.
  • Ando666
    True Church Teachings
    What a great and informative podcast. I watch many of these on the YouTube channel “Devine Mercy”, which is fantastic because they are done inside the beautiful church. As a new Catholic, it’s so great to get these in depth discussions on a variety of Church teachings, Church history and great Saints of the Church. Thank you to all the great Marian Fathers and especially Father Chris for these podcasts!
  • AQH_
    Frankly horrible
    This podcast is poorly structured, biased, bigoted, blatantly discriminatory, and made to tell people how to live.
  • CallMe1008
    From a Episcopalian to Catholic
    Being relatively new (7 years )as a confirmed Catholic I appreciate Fr. Adars talk’s very much and have gained so much knowledge. Thank you Father Chris
  • ChuckBerry
    Alar is the best
    Great show.
  • no.emmy
    Never truly understood the faith before this podcast!
    As a cradle catholic there’s many things that I did from seeing others do without even knowing what they all meant, I am absolutely hooked on learning my catholic roots. My husband says I will soon become a theologian that’s how much I’ve learned. Fr. Chris has a true gift of knowing how to teach, I am so thankful. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭🤗
  • leeleeleaner
    You’re a rock star Father Chris!!
    I really like listening to Fr Chris’s podcast. I feel being a child in the 70’s, I missed out on what the faith truly is and unfortunately my kids Catholic faith( seems CCD taught them almost nothing either). Fr Chris is one of 3 priests who brought my husband and I back to church and a love for the faith again! The other 2 Fr Dave from NJ and his dog Cragley and Fr Mike Schmitz. You all are the rock stars of the Catholic podcasts! Thank you so much and keep them coming! I’ve watched them all!
  • jaimesgrl
    Always inspiring!!
    I find each and every one of the talks I have great by Fr. Alar to be amazing!! He’s very engaging to listen to- give it a try!
  • confuseddoge
    Truth
    Fr. Chris is inspiring and teaches the truth whereas some do not. Grateful that we’ve found him to learn our faith well. He spends a lot of time researching to give us nothing but the truth supported by scriptures and the saints’ writings. Praise God we have been given a brave and truthful priest as Fr. Chris. Thank you so much!!
  • Annie Aran
    Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris
    Thank you Fr. Chris! Your teachings are very important to all of us to open our eyes, minds and hearts to know the words of God. Life is busy and this is the channel to turn to.. to focus our faith. I learned a lot from you. I have been watching since I discovered your channel during the heights of the pandemic and this is the place I go to everyday to pray. Thank you for your services. God bless you and your family. Annie
  • elib3
    God Bless this Holy Priest
    Very informative and educational. Much needed for us Catholics. Thank you Fr Chris.
  • Mama-R
    Informative. Interesting. And FUN!
    Thank you Fr Alar for this remarkable series! Learned so much about my Catholic faith and discovered the depth Catholic heritage. All in a Fun manner without sacrificing dogma and delivered on a plate of joy! Hallelujah!!
  • pizzer3000
    Fr. Chris is a great shepherd and evangelist of the Lord Jesus Christ.
    Fr. Chris (and Patrick Madrid) helped me return to the Eternal and one true Faith, Catholicism, praise the Lord! I was poorly catechized and the soil of my soil, though Baptized and Confirmed in Jesus’ Holy Church, had become rocky and dry, inimical and hostile to the message of the Gospel. Fr. Chris’ words have effectively grabbed me by the collar, shaken me, and pointed the way to eternal life, God bless him!
  • Nadine Faustina
    Explaining the Faith
    I am a recent convert and I am learning so much listening to Fr. Chris!!
  • Tmtay276
    Understanding our faith and our history
    I started watching Fr Chris’s Explaining the Faith talks at the beginning of the church shutdowns due to pandemic. It has truly been a blessing to have learned so much and to have increased my understanding of the Catholic faith. In the process, those talks have brought me closer to the Lord and his Divine Mercy. The homilies from the National Shrine of Divine Mercy are another great resource.
  • Mavis Alicia
    This Series is Great!
    This series is great and Fr. Alar explains everything so well. I’ve learned a lot about my faith.
  • dcon365
    Explaining the Faith
    Very helpful, thanks for all your work
  • gooderttrwertyuyt
    What a blessing!
    Wonderful to get all this information! Watched on YouTube originally, but love the podcast form so I can find individual topics! Hope you continue even after corona!
  • po po thuj
    Wonderful
    This is amazing and so helpful!!! Thank you
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