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This week, we go back to first principles about what makes a good community. What are the necessary building blocks of a good community? This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , W...

This week, among other things, I (Patrick) discover what "land" is. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram Patrick: Twitter , Instagra...

This Episode Sponsored By: Catholic Card Game: Generations Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram Patrick: Twitter , Instagram , Blog Support the show (http://www.patreo...

This week we talk about how to lead when you're not in charge. This Episode Sponsored By: Catholic Card Game: Generations Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram Patr...

Ethan shares his top nuggets from FOCUS New Staff Training. This Episode Sponsored By: Catholic Card Game: Generations Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram Patrick: Tw...

Here on the Crunch, we love talking about getting rid of social media. Today, Leah Murphy comes on to talk about why we might not need to quit entirely, but we do need to change something. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Suppo...

It's not a political issue. It's not a moral issue. It's a human issue. We need to be more welcoming and understanding of people who struggle with same-sex attraction. Avera is one of those people and this week, she shares her story. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ry...

In order to prove she exists, I invited Phoebe on the podcast. We talk about our own experiences in a relationship and why Catholic dating culture might be toxic. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! Be on the...

Fr. Dan (aka @frrocketdan , Fr. Dad, Fr. Dab, etc) stops by to talk about Wendy's, the Internet, and friendship. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Joseph Simko Special Thanks to our Patrons! John Paul Ryan Kathy Quigley Maggie Dean Phillip Evans Veronica Support us on Patreon! Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 The Crunc...

Fr. Anthony, everyone's favorite recurring character, hijacked our live show. He answered all the questions us lowly lay boys were too unqualified to answer. Also, stay tuned to the end for an announcement that even Ethan doesn't know about o. O This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Sup...

We weren't sure if this would work, but hey! We live streamed! If you'd like to get a heads-up next time we live stream, donate $1/month or more to our Patreon! This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagr...

Abortion has been in the news a lot recently, so we kinda let loose all of our feelings about it. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram Patrick: Twitter , Instagram , Blog Support the show (http://www.pat...

We talk about self-help books and why Patrick used to be afraid of them. We try to find a middle ground between self-improvement and relying on God. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram , Email Patrick:...

This week, we talk about identity and why we all get it wrong. We also talk about why we're taking the show in a new direction...while also maintaining the old direction. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Ethan: Twitter , I...

If you *can* go to Mass every day...do you have a responsibility to do so? We discuss that, prayer, and other things. But not Avengers: Endgame. No spoilers here. Leave us a message! Or ask us a question? Call: 785-251-3989 patrick@thecrunchcast.com ethan@thecrunchcast.com Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Patrick: Twitter , Instagram , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instag...

Happy Easter!!! This week, we chat about how to not be a jerk when you evangelize. Leave us a message! Or ask us a question? Call: 785-251-3989 patrick@thecrunchcast.com ethan@thecrunchcast.com Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Patrick: Twitter , Instagram , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram , Website Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/thecrunch) Advertising In...

So...I think our phones have replaced the Holy Spirit? ((Note: Yes, I know it's pronounced Bay-toh, not Bee-toh.)) Leave us a message! Or ask us a question? Call: 785-251-3989 patrick@thecrunchcast.com ethan@thecrunchcast.com Support us on Patreon! The Crunch: Twitter , Facebook , Website Patrick: Twitter , Instagram , Website Ethan: Twitter , Instagram , Website Support the show (http://www.p...

This week we talk about how the Catholic evangelistic movement has matured, at least from our perspective. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. (Also fixes dogs?) You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a discount on your order! Leave us a message! Or ask us a question? Call: 785-251-3989 Support us on Patreo...

Joel Stepanek from Life Teen joins us this week and we talk about ministry, prayer, and how growing in confidence helps us grow in humility. Pre-Order Joel's Book: Chasing Humility Joel: Twitter , Instagram This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. (Also fixes dogs?) You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a d...

This isn't a monthly mailbag, what are you talking about?? Also, we recorded this two weeks ago so I can't remember what we talked about. Books or something? Enjoy. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City. (Also fixes dogs?) You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a discount on your order! Leave us a mess...

I went to an evangelization symposium this week and have some thoughts. Particularly about the negativity surrounding "the nones" (dun dun duuuunnnn). This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a discount on your order! Be on the Monthly Mailbag! Call: 785-251-3989 Sup...

In this accidentally-Lent-themed episode, we discuss Captain Marvel, the Dune series, PBS's "Cyberchase," and (most importantly) overcoming vices.  This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Adore Ministries Summer Internship - Spend your summer doing mission work in Houston! You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CR...

Ethan and I chat about higher education and how we neglect half of our formation in pursuit of intellectual formation.  This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Adore Ministries Summer Internship - Spend your summer doing mission work in Houston! You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a discount on your order! Be...

It's really common to read Gospel stories like fables meant to show us how to live. This week, we talk about why that's bad and how we can read scripture better. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Adore Ministries Summer Internship - Spend your summer doing mission work in Houston! You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the pro...

Fr. Anthony (aka Pat's Boss) joins us as our first guest in, like, months. We talk about programs, prayer, and functional atheism. This Episode Sponsored By: Florian Appliance Repair - Serving the area in and around Kansas City Adore Ministries Summer Internship - Spend your summer doing mission work in Houston! You can go to Catholic Balm Co. and use the promo code CRUNCH to get a discount on...