Logos Podcast

In this episode, we bring on Bishop Earl K. Fernandes from the Diocese of Columbus, OH to discuss life as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and his area of expertise - moral theology. But, not before we address an important Logos topic: Taco Bell. God Bless and we hope you enjoy! Timecode: 0:00 - Who is Bishop Fernandes? 9:00 - Best Part of Being a Bishop 15:10 - Prison Ministry  21:45 - Harde...

We all love heroes. We all want to be heroes, but are we willing to enter the heroes journey? Are we willing to endure the sacrifice a hero has to undergo to become that torch of hope? This week’s guest helps us look to the overall idea of narrative and, specifically, Dante's Divine Comedy. By doing so, we begin to see how a hero develops and what it means to ascend the mountain of life into...

Social media is a tricky place. On the one hand, it can be the source of much good. On the other hand, it can do a lot of evil.  But, imagine trying to navigate this reality as a priest with hundreds of thousands of followers? What do you do? How do you do it? And, how do you remain faithful to Jesus Christ? In this episode, we bring on Fr. David Michael Moses to help us understand this reality. B...

Death is a reality we all have to confront.  Often, it can be a very hard and ugly thing. Naturally, we all have an apprehension to it since we are made for life. We defend this reality by promoting the procreation of children, by promoting things like marriage, by promoting traffic laws and speed limits, by promoting medicine, and the sorts. But, what happens when we simply reject it? What happen...

Are all religious made equal? Is being a good person enough to go to heaven? Did Jesus Christ die for all or a select few? Why be religious?  The central question we seek to answer is: is there salvation outside of the Church? What does the Church say about this topic? Here is our take on it.  Timecode: 0:00 - Update 4:30 - The Question of Salvation 6:20 - The Problem 8:30 - The Nature of the Chur...

We are all fractured, in some way. Sometimes its our own fault, other times it is not, but we all lack interior integration. On top of this, many have resorted to pornography to compensate and help them cope with an already growing disintegration. How do we get out of this hole? Is brute force the way? On this episode, Dr. Malinoski, a clinical psychologist, contributor to FOCUS, hosted on the Chr...

Rick Rubin and Cole Bennett, two cultural giants of our time.  Rick Rubin has helped produce music for artists like: Run DMC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Adele, Kesha, Lady Gaga, and the Avett Brothers. His experience takes him beyond classic music production genres. Beyond this, he wrote a book that became an instant hit and lead him to go on Joe R...

Why are humans so bad at navigating the relationship between work and leisure? We all want that relation to be integrated and ordered. In fact, we all know that our recreation should infuse our work and vise versa. Yet, we are either attached to our work or deem it a mere drudgery. Why? Is there a way back to a more whole, integrated living? In this episode, we deal with these and more questions w...

In this comeback episode, we digest one of Pope Francis' recent letter on the importance, the necessity, even, of literature. Reading is for nerds, right? Yes...but also for non-nerds. We all need to foster an attitude of contemplation that literature develops within us.  Timecode: 0:00 - Introduction 6:10 - Why Read? 11:40 - Pope Francis on Reading 16:50 - The Definition of Literature  19:15...

In this episode, Dcn. Joey discusses the transcendentals and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Woman - Mary - happens to be the window into the nature of goodness, truth, and beauty. How? How does she, above all other creatures, manifest these qualities?   Support the show

In today's academia, we feel the need to teach people to be productive, efficient, and professional people rather than holy, virtuous, and noble people. In this episode, Dcn. Joey gives a talk to a group of teachers on the necessity of truth in education. What is truth? Is it worth being a person of princples and conviction? Is Physics more important than answering questions of the heart? Tun...

In this episode, Dcn. Max gives a talk to a Women's Bible Study on how to prepare for death. To do so, he refers to St. Robert Bellarmine's text titled: The Art of Dying Well.  Alongside St. Bellarmine, Our Blessed Mother, The Sacred Word, and other saints, Dcn. Max finds himself in good company to enter and discuss the heavy, but real conversation. We hope you enjoy! Support the show

In this episode, we dive into Max's thesis. What is truth? Better asked, who is truth? According to Joseph Ratzinger, Max argues, Truth is a person and that person extends Himself to man as something reasonable and relational.  Tune in to find out more! As always...God Bless! Support the show

In this episode, Logos gets wild! We discuss Dcn. Joey’s MA thesis on Personhood according to Joseph Ratzinger. “Person” is a word that has become common in our use and often taken for granted, but…what is it? Who is it? Tune in to find out!  Timecode: 0:00 - Introduction 8:25 - Why This Topic? 9:50 - Roe Vs. Wade 12:30 - The Divine Persons 23:15 - The Logos 29:00 - Jesus Christ The Son 34:30 - Th...

In this episode, we approach another cultural piece going back to 2013 with titled Super Rich Kids from Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange Album.  Yes, it is now over 10 years old, but this song continues to ring in people’s ears and hearts. Or, at the very least, Dcn. Max’s.  Why?  Well, we give an analysis of the song and draw out its major philosophical and theological themes to bring you closer to t...

Friends, In this episode, Logos Podcast does something different. We not only discuss the nature of the Liturgy of the Hours, but also pray it with you all.  We hope you enjoy and you find this episode interesting. As always, God bless! Support the show

In this episode, we discuss about being pure in heart.  It is something we all need to grow in, but it is especially timely given our secular cultural’s celebrations of “Pride month” as opposed to the Church’s celebration of The Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ.  Then, we tell the story of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions as they died at the hands of a king whose sexual tendencies they never submitte...

In this episode, Logos Podcast dives in the virtue of humility as opposed to its vice of pride.  In the spiritual life, pride is the venomous serpent ready to strike. In fact, we often hear Saint warn us against pride and its destructive nature. Indeed, it seems to be engrained in our every action as human beings. Why do we continue to feed it, this ego of ours, even when it’s clearly hurting us? ...

In this episode, we discuss the nature of Trinitarian love and man's participation in it. To do so, we draw on St. Augustine of Hippo, CS Lewis, and Pope St. John Paul II to help us enter this conversation. Unlike most other weeks, however, this episode is special since it was requested of us by a Catholic parish in the Westside, in California. As it turns out, Cali has not only had Snoop Dog...

This is not Hozier's "Take me to church", but it is another one of his recent hits titled: Too Sweet. This song is catchy, poetic, and, admittedly, intense.  The protagonist in the story of this song expresses a tension he finds in himself brought about by his lifestyle and the lifestyle and persona of his beloved.  Why? Why this tension? Tune in to find out! Timecode: 0:00 - Too Sw...

In this episode, Logos discusses the nature of The Christian Church and its relationship to the world. It describes the Church’s salvific truths as well as affirms the need for the Church, if it is to fulfill Christ's command to teach the nations, to enter and recognize the world as something fundamentally good. Is the world evil? Does the world have anything to offer The Church? Maybe, the b...

In this episode, we dive into the need for the liturgy and rituals. St. Paul talks about humanity needing to enter into "logical worship"...what is he talking about? Wait, isn't the Catholic Church just a cult? Those vestments, those middle aged men called "priests", the kneeling and standing, the funky smelling smoke, the weird repetitive prayers all smack of a weird cult...

Dive into the profound philosophical insights of Herbert Marcuse in this podcast episode.  From recognizing the strength of Marcuse's criticisms of post-enlightenment society to disenchanting his serious errors, this episode seeks to cover the major themes of Herbert Marcuse and his influence on the university system and American Marxism.   Join us as we unravel the complexities of Marcuse&ap...

In recent news, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has been all over the news. What is it? How are its effects? What about its the frozen, “surplus embryos"?  Given the current social landscape and robust Catholic teaching on the matter, we decided to enter the discussion. This thought-provoking episode delves into the intricate moral and statistical considerations surrounding IVF.  From reproducti...

In recent times, we have experienced two major films: 1) Dune: Part Two and 2) 'Cabrini’ by Angel Studios. Timothee Chalamat, Zendaya Coleman, John Lithgow, Cristiana Dell'Anna all showed up and showed out. And, while these two films are wildly different, they were similar in that they were promoted to be revolutionary films.  Were they? Did they set a new standard for movies?  Regarding...