A Podcast About Catholic Things

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss Saint Michael The Archangel. Dan tells us the mentions he receives in the Bible, and then tells us more about angels in general, and how archangels compare to other angels. Eric tells of several stories concerning his own guardian angel. In current events, US reveals the...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the infamous Spanish Inquisition (along with other inquisitions in medieval Europe). What was it? Why did it start? And how true is all the rhetoric that anti-Christians use when they point their fingers at it? In current events, Pope Francis praises the president of Ire...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss what transpired starting in 2020, and how Americans completely fell apart when the plandemic hit. Can we learn anything from it? WILL we learn anything from it? And are the vaccine mandates going to have the same kind of blind acceptance that the mask mandates had? In cu...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the recent YouTube video sent out by Mel Gibson concerning canceled priests, their bishops, and a church in eclipse--what does all this really mean? Is there a false pope right now? In current events, Kenya is in a state of dry emergency. Irish wants old people to get MR...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the upcoming Synod on Synodality--truly one of the most idiotic and embarrassing synods in Pope Francis's long gaff-rich reign. The Vatican recently gave us several documents preparing for this synod, and Eric and Dan go through them, pointing out the lack of substance,...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the latest cases of Catholic bishops persecuting good priests… especially since Pope Francis's Motu Proprio. Costa Rico bishops are pure lunatics. Some American bishops aren't much better. We're once again faced with the fact that such men either have to be stupid or evi...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, especially those relying on block-chain technology. Why haven't any cryptocurrencies taken off? What's holding them back right now, and what will be their problems in the future? How is cryptocurrency related to the latest string of ra...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the good and bad forces at work in America right now. Will good win out over bad? And what about all these bad guys? Will they pay for their sins? Historically, it seems they don't. In current events, Biden gives Germany the okay to buy oil from Russia. Israeli conflict...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the problem of Big Tech… and what to do about it. Eric and Dan both agree that the 'alternatives' to big tech have been sadly lacking so far. In the news, more and more cyber attacks follow the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, and Eric wonders if this is just a pretext for mo...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss The Sabbath, ther Lord's Day, and why Saturday traditions went to Sunday. In current events, the nation continues to try to recover from the Colonial Pipeline crash. A plane crashes into a house in Mississippi, killing four. Facebook upholds decision to ban Trump. SpaceX...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss a whole host of issues. Are Catholics summoning the dead when we pray to saints… something expressly forbidden in the Old Testament? And what about graven images? What about graven images of saints? We also discuss Pope Francis changing the words of the Our Father, and t...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss some of the common 'apologetic type' subjects, but try to give them a little more depth. Eric believes that the answers to such questions are often so repeated in Catholic media that they become almost boring, so he and Dad climb into the areas and discuss some of the th...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the art of prepping--stockpiling food, supplies, guns, and ammo. Is it really a Catholic reaction to the dystopian predictions that have been a part of American culture since the 50's? If not, what SHOULD Catholics be doing to prepare for unknown apocalyptic events? In t...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the sharp contrast between the crowd who gathered at Jerusalem to welcome Jesus (Palm Sunday) and the crowd who screamed for Jesus' death and crucifixion (Good Friday) less than a week later. Are they the same people? What happened? Did the high priests create this crowd...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss gambling, games of chance, and betting on games of skill. Over the years, saints have spoken on the subject, but despite the strong warnings against it, the Church has had very little to definitively say on it. In current events, the official Texas death toll from the wi...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss work on Sundays, the third commandment, and how serious it is to break it. Is it a venial sin or mortal sin to work on Sundays? And what about causing other people to work on Sundays??? In current events, Russia wants an apology from Joe Biden. North Korea also wants an...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss animals, the pain they feel, and whether that's different than before the fall. Do animals experience pain the way humans do? Is this the result of man's sin? What about pointless animal pain--like accidents and disease? Eric's dog chokes on a bone. Eric shoots himself....

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (the Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (the Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss Pope Francis' trip to Iraq, compares to, by some, Saint Francis of Assisi's trip to the East. Did Pope Francis really accomplish anything… other than granting affirmation to antisemitism? Are his accomplishments Catholic? Also, Dan dispels some of the myths concerning th...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Trump speaks at CPAC and gives us all a ray of hope, while Pope Benedict XVI speak in an interview, crushing the hopes of millions of conspiracy theorists. Both Dr. Seuss and Design Foundry are cancelled, yet few can explain exactly why. Dinesh D'Souza's new podcast is a big hit and Eric compares him to Rush Limbaugh. Eric tells us why we have reason t...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss concupiscence… but first a tribute to America's Anchorman, Rush Limbaugh, who succumbed to cancer on Ash Wednesday, 2/17/2021. America was better for his contribution. Pope Francis is 'God smacked' when he says God contaminated Himself by becoming man. Concupiscence is t...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the icons (which are actually idols) of ancient cultures and whether or not it is okay to keep and study such things--considering that they were, when they were made and used, evil and even demonic. Does bringing an ancient idol into your home or school or community invi...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the history of indulgences, what it takes to achieve an indulgence, and Pope Francis's special indulgences for the year of Saint Joseph… or not. In current events, China places sanctions on Americans (predictable). US military convoy enters Syria (predictable). ISIS (or...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss some important questions, and give brutally honest answers. How dire is our situation--culturally, politically, and spiritually? How did we get to this point, where Catholics are afraid to be Catholic? And what's more important, what's our next step? How do we put a stop...

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the heartfelt love that Trump supporters seem to have for the man. Loyalty that seems to know no bounds. Where did it come from? Why is it so strong? Liberal media outlets have attempted to explain it, but fall far from the mark--totally missing some points that are so o...

Today, Eric (The Ambassador Of Common Sense) delivers a special message to Catholic priests and bishops across America who have been watching their parishes shrink and their flock dwindle. Please be strong, and defend your sheep against the forces of the left. VIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS VIEW ON GOOGLE PODCASTS VIEW ON AMAZON VIEW ON AUDIBLE VIEW ON CASTBOX VIEW ON PODCASTADDICT VIEW ON STITCHER VIEW O...