BONUS: Predestination, Hell, & Vocation Discernment | Live Q&A

About this episode

The friars answer live questions on predestination, hell, and vocation discernment during the Godsplaining Boston Day of Recollection.

Can we hope that everyone will be saved? How does predestination work? What if discernment causes anxiety? Why are so many young people becoming Catholic today? In this special episode, the friars answer questions live during the Godsplaining Boston Day of Recollection, tackling some of the most challenging questions facing Catholics today. From universalism and free will to suffering, confession, vocation discernment, and the surprising rise in conversions among Gen Z, this conversation offers thoughtful Catholic answers rooted in Scripture, tradition, and lived experience. Deadline extended! Sign up for the 2026 All Comers' Retreat by June 11th! Register here: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ Limited spots! Sign up for the 2026 Men's Retreat in August: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/mens-retreat-brevard-nc-august-2026/ Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop merch : https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Witness…

People in this episode

Host: Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Topics covered

• predestination
• hell
• vocation discernment
• Catholicism
• universalism
• free will
• conversion

Keywords

• predestination
• hell
• vocation discernment
• Catholic
• Gen Z
• conversion
• universalism
• free will
• anxiety
• confession

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Godsplaining, Gen Z

Books & works: Witness, Training the Tongue, Your Eucharistic Identity, St. Dominic's Way of Life

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