2/23/26 – Fr. Michael Copenhagen - Why Was Jacob Chosen over Esau?

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelor's of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

Show Resources

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In Today's Show:

• Recommendations for couples to turn a new leaf in marriage.
• How is praying with icons done from a Western perspective?
• Are the Ten Commandments 30% transcendental and 70% earthly?
• Why was Jacob chosen for God's covenant over Esau?
• Why did John the Baptist say he didn't know Jesus in John 1:33 when they were cousins?
• Why does the rosary have no beads for the Glory Be?
• How can a Christian survive without a church in an oppressive country?

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