The Catholic Accent Podcast

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Bonus Episode — Answering the Call: Father Andrew Hamilton & Father Chris Pujol Have you ever wondered why a perfect God would create anything at all? In this conversation, we explore how the logic of love—revealed in the Trinity—turns that question from a puzzle into a...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A storm can break a ship, but it can’t sink a calling. We follow Paul on his hard road to Rome—chained, cold, and seasick—while a nor’easter shreds the rigging and fear narrows every horizon. In the middle of chaos, he does something unexpected: he gives thanks, breaks bread...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A man survives a venomous bite. A shadow heals the sick. A sleepy listener falls from a window and is brought back to life. Acts is full of moments that pull us out of our assumptions, and we wanted to test what those stories mean for faith, reason, and everyday life right n...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! The story starts in the dark—iron chains, rough pits, watchful guards—and moves toward a freedom that no wall can hold. We open the door on Peter and Paul’s most dramatic moments: an angel waking a bound apostle in the night, an earthquake splitting open a prison, and a frig...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Bonus Conversation — Following Season 2, Episode 9  When hope feels thin, what banner do you raise? We begin with the image of the Paschal Lamb and its unexpected link to the medieval Oriflamme —the king’s banner lifted when defeat seemed certain—and trace that symbol straig...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! What if the greatest road story of all time isn’t about miles logged but a message carried through storms, stones, and cities that didn’t want to listen? We dive into Paul’s missionary journeys and discover how one man’s formation, courage, and companions turned the ancient...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Bonus Conversation — Following Season 2, Episode 8  Headlines often focus on religious spectacle, but that noise can drown out the deeper meaning of what it means to live as a Christian. In this episode, we take an honest, down-to-earth look at how Catholic life is less abou...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A name can mark a people—and demand a way of life. We dive into the moment in Antioch when followers of Jesus were first called “Christians,” why the label likely came from outside the community, and how believers came to wear it with conviction. Along the way, we explore wh...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Bonus Conversation — Following Season 2, Episode 7 We revisit A Confrontation at Antioch , A Vision in Caesarea , and A Council in Jerusalem —the moment the early Church learned to welcome the nations without losing its soul. We trace Peter’s encounter with Cornelius, the sh...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A rooftop vision, a generous centurion, and a room full of leaders wrestling with change—this is the turning point where identity meets inclusion and love reorders the rules. We open the door on the lived world of early Jewish Christians, where kosher meals, ritual purity, a...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A man convinced he’s right meets a voice that can’t be ignored. We open with Saul standing at Stephen’s stoning—educated, zealous, and certain he’s defending God—and follow the thread to Damascus where light stops him cold and a single question changes the map of his life: “...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! What if the power you want most can only be received, never owned? We follow Philip, one of the seven deacons, as he steps into the surprising vocation that earns him the name “the Evangelist.” From crowded streets in Samaria to a desert road beside a royal chariot, his stor...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Stones flew, but the loudest sound was mercy. We unpack Stephen’s fierce clarity before the Sanhedrin, his sweeping retelling of salvation history, and the charge of being “stiff‑necked” that still lands today. As a deacon formed in daily service, Stephen learned to die to h...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! When the apostles realized they couldn’t meet every need, they did something radical: they shared authority and created a new way to serve. We follow that story from Acts to our parishes today—why the Church called deacons to care for widows, how the laying on of hands confe...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! The most surprising thing about the early Church isn’t the miracles—it’s the ordinary courage that made miracles believable. We open the doors on a new studio and a bigger soundboard, then go smaller: how a handful of “stunned disciples” became a people who stunned society t...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! A fisherman without formal training changed the world with his voice—and not because he mastered technique. We dive into Peter’s proclamations in Acts and unpack why his words “cut to the heart.” The story isn’t about polish; it’s about proximity to a living Jesus who rescue...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Are you ready to unearth the spiritual significance hidden beneath the spooky surface of Halloween? Join us for a captivating conversation with Jordan Whiteko, Father Andrew Hamilton, and Father Christopher Pujol as we uncover the Catholic roots of this much-misunderstood ho...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Prepare to transform your understanding of Halloween with us as we uncover its rich Catholic heritage alongside Father Andrew Hamilton, Father Christopher Pujol and Jordan Whiteko. You'll learn how this often misunderstood holiday, far from being merely secular or negat...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Have you ever felt a surge of courage that inspired you to step out and make a difference? Season One's final episode takes you back to the origins of such bravery, to the Pentecost, where the disciples' transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit ignited a fearl...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! What if the pivotal moment of your faith was born from doubt and disbelief? Picture this: The disciples, huddled in an upper room, fear etched onto their faces as they grappled with the crucifixion of Jesus. Understandably, they were skeptical when the women came bearing new...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Are you ready to challenge your notions of service and faith? That's exactly what we're going to do as we delve into the profound meaning behind a humble act - the washing of the feet. A tradition once considered menial and performed by the lowest individual in a h...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Ever wondered why Jesus waited two days before visiting Lazarus? Intriguing, right? Join Jordan Whiteko, Father Christopher Pujol, and Father Andrew Hamilton from the Diocese of Greensburg as we dive into the mystery and significance of Lazarus' resurrection, one of Jes...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Could you strip yourself of all your worldly possessions for a chance at eternal life? This provocative question is at the core of an illuminating conversation with our esteemed guests, Father Andrew Hamilton and Father Christopher Pujol. Together, we journey through the pro...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Ever wondered why the Transfiguration filled disciples with holy terror? Or, pondered upon the symbolic representation of Jesus appearing with Moses and Elijah? We, your hosts Jordan Waiko, Father Andrew Hamilton, and Father Christopher Pujol, delve into these complex questi...

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk in the shoes of Jesus' disciples, experiencing the shock, disbelief, and confusion they felt when Jesus declared his impending death? Imagine being in the midst of pagan rituals and child sacrifices in the ancient cit...