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Theology of the Body, Pt. 2 of 4 w/Bill Donaghy, Patricia De Lara Smith, and Connor Smith Today on the show we are continuing our four part series on the Theology of the Body, focusing on some of TOB's foundational ideas. We're only scratching the surface here, so for more resources, check out any of the links below! Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body by Carl...

Theology of the Body, Pt. 1 of 4 w/Bill Donaghy, Patricia De Lara Smith, and Connor Smith Today on the show we're kicking off a four part series on the Theology of the Body, focusing on some of TOB's foundational ideas. We're only scratching the surface here, so for more resources, check out any of the links below! Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body by Carl An...

Predestination is a Catholic Doctrine w/Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill joins me today to talk about the De Auxilis controversy, Domingo Banez, Luis de Molina, Aquinas, and how to understand our Catholic theology on the difficult topic of predestination. For more info, I encourage you to check out Dr. O'Neill's recent book, Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin: A...

How to Read Scripture w/Sarah Christmeyer Today on the show I welcome Sarah Christmeyer to talk with me about why it is so important for Catholics to read Scripture, in what ways "the Word of God" is so much more than a instruction manual, and how to read Scripture. Sarah Christmyer is a Catholic author, Bible teacher, and speaker with a special love for  lectio divina  and journaling as...

Catholics and Conspiracies w/Mike Iversen In this episode--the first ever video discussion I've done--my friend Mike Iversen joins me to talk about pipe smoking, Rod Dreher's latest book, why Catholics are drawn to conspiracy theories, and how to live in the tension between acknowledging the authority of our government while recognizing that it is composed of fallen people. To watch the YouTube ve...

Vatican II: Has the Hermeneutic of Continuity Failed? w/Dr. Larry Chapp Today I am rejoined by Dr. Larry Chapp, Retired Professor of Theology at De Sales University and author of https://gaudiumetspes22.com/ . Dr. Chapp and I discuss a recent blog post of his on Vatican II and the Hermeneutic of Continuity and discuss whether or not that hermeneutic has failed. The verdict: it hasn't, but it also...

Defending the Papacy w/Joe Heschmeyer Today, author, apologist, catechist, and speaker Joe Heschmeyer joins us to talk about the papacy, building on his work in the book Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis . We talk about Scriptural arguments for the papacy (probably different from the normal ones you're used to!), how to argue like a Thomist,...

The Fathers were Catholic w/Zach Mettler Today on the show I welcome my friend Zach Mettler, a staff writer at Focus on the Family and personal friend of mine, about the way that the Church Fathers influenced his journey into the Catholic Church (Zach was received last year). We talk about rebaptism, COVID, Jimmy Akin's The Fathers Know Best , Cardinal John Henry Newman, and more. We'd love to hea...

The Theotokos: Mary as the Mother of God Today on the show, we ring in the new (secular) year and the Church's celebration of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God with a discussion of St. Cyril of Alexandria and his defense of Mary as the Theotokos against the Christologically erroneous ideas of Nestorious, Patriarch of Constantinople. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach ou...

Episode Notes For the last episode of this calendar year, we read Benedict XVI's 2007 Christmas Homily. To read the homily instead, click here . Music: O Come O Come Emmanuel - Jon Sayles | Exzel Music Publishing Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podc...

The McCarrick Report and De Facto Atheism w/Dr. Larry Chapp Today on the show, Dr. Larry Chapp joins me to talk about the McCarrick Report and the de facto atheism that it reveals within the Church. We discuss Dr. Chapp's experiences in seminary in teh 1980s, the post-conciliar suffocation of the smoke of Satan, the Anglican Ordinariate, the Cathoilc Worker Movement, living close your parish, and...

Liturgical Lowdown: Advent w/Sally Crippen Today on the show, the brilliant and inimitable Sally Crippen joins me to talk about why and how to embrace liturgical living in the coming season of Advent. We discuss Stir Up Sunday, Las Posadas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, waiting to put up your tree, abstaining from meat on Christmas Eve (and a really fun traditi...

Discerning Religious Life w/Katie Logan Today on the show I talk to my friend Catherine (Katie) Logan, a friend of mine at my parish who is entering religious life with the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 2021. Katie and I talk about her conversion to Catholicism, discerning the call of God on her life, wrestling with her desire for a family, what postulancy and novitiate looks like, an...

The American Solidarity Party w/Amar Patel Today on the show I welcome fellow Catholic Amar Patel, who is running for Vice President of the United States on the American Solidarity Party ticket. Amar and I talk about the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity, personalism, and sphere sovereignty, why it's important to have third parties, what "success" looks like for his ticket, finding a way out...

The Trump Train? w/Mike Iversen On this second part of my conversation with Mike Iversen, Mike and I talk about the phenomenon of Catholics jumping aboard the MAGA/Trump Train, rejecting false political binaries, revising the voting process, the virtue of abstaining, Catholic Social Teaching, and more. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter |...

Improving Parish Catechesis w/Mike Iversen Today on the show I welcome my parish's Director of Evangelization and Discipleship, Mike Iversen, for a conversation about his conversion to Catholicism and how to improve catechesis at the parish level. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network:...

Voting and Being Catholic w/Bishop Donald Hying Today on the show, Bishop Donald Joseph Hying joins me to talk about how Catholics should vote in the 2020 election, balancing the tension between heavenly and earthly citizenship, articulating a vision of politics that emphasizes the integrity and dignity of the human person, and more. Make sure you check out Bishop Hying's recent letter to his dioe...

Race and the Eucharist w/Fr. Josh Johnson Today on the show, Fr. Josh Johnson joins me to talk about his Pocket Guide to Adoration ( https://ascensionpress.com/products/pocket-guide-to-adoration ) racial justice, and the importance of the former to the latter. Fr. Josh Johnson is the Vocations Director for the Diocese of Baton Rouge and is also the Pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. While Fr....

The Veil Removed w/Chris Magruder Today on the podcast we sit down with Chris Magruder, President and Executive Producer of The Veil Removed, a multimedia immersion into the Mass. We talk about the creative process, how the project got started, and how it has reached 7 million views (and counting!). The Veil Removed is "a short film that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass, as...

Episode Notes We're posting this episode a bit early this week in advance of St. Edith Stein's feast on August 9th! Today Simone Rizkallah ( culturalgypsy.com ) joins me to discuss the incredible life of this woman--philosopher, convert, and martyr. Simone has recently lead a study on St. Edith Stein for Endow Groups ( endowgroups.org ). If you'd like to learn more, please go purchase the Endow st...

TULIP: Perseverance of the Saints w/Casey Chalk Today we finally conclude our examination of TULIP, a commonly used acronym to summarize the key tenets of Protestant Reformed theology. We examine the doctrine of Perseverance of the Saints and compare it with Catholic thought, equipping Catholics to understand both positions in greater depth. Questions? Email zac@creedalcatholic.com. T - Total Depr...

TULIP: Irresistible Grace w/Casey Chalk On today's episode we continue our examination of TULIP, a commonly used acronym to summarize the key tenets of Protestant Reformed theology. We examine the doctrine of Irresistible Grace and compare it with Catholic thought, equipping Catholics to understand both positions in greater depth. Questions? Email zac@creedalcatholic.com. T - Total Depravity U - U...

TULIP: Limited Atonement w/Casey Chalk On today's episode we continue our examination of TULIP, a commonly used acronym to summarize the key tenets of Protestant Reformed theology. We examine the doctrine of Limited Atonement and compare it with Catholic thought, equipping Catholics to understand both positions in greater depth. Questions? Email zac@creedalcatholic.com. T - Total Depravity U - Unc...

TULIP: Unconditional Election w/Casey Chalk On today's episode we continue our examination of TULIP, a commonly used acronym to summarize the key tenets of Protestant Reformed theology. We examine the doctrine of Unconditional Election and compare it with Catholic thought, equipping Catholics to understand both positions in greater depth. T - Total Depravity U - Unconditional Election L - Limited...

TULIP: Total Depravity w/Casey Chalk In today's episode we examine the first part of TULIP, a commonly used acronym to summarize the key tenets of Protestant Reformed theology. We examine the doctrine and compare it with Catholic thought, equipping Catholics to understand both positions in greater depth. In the coming weeks, we will talk about each of the letters of TULIP. T - Total Depravity U -...