The Pillar Podcast

JD and Ed talk about abortion bills, how not to write to your congressman (or bishop), and the wonderful land of Canada. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

Ed finally gets his wish. Subbing in for JD on this special episode is Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Williams to talk about faith, family, charity, and day games at Wrigley Field. Is it the best episode ever? Probably. But judge for yourself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed tackle the pope’s most recent in flight press conference on Communion, abortion, and Catholic politicians, and ask who is spinning this and how. Then JD starts talking about the platypus and it gets weird. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed unpack the presynodal documents, and ask what we did to deserve something so aesthetically beautiful. They also talk about Archbishop Cordileone’s op-ed, and Cardinal Gregory’s luncheon with the National Press Club. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed consider the strange case of Bishop Sycamore Academy, and also Theodore McCarrick’s trial in Massachusetts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk about seminary formation, spirituality years, and ask if we really have to use a word as silly as “propaedeutic.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed take a break from the news to answer your canon law questions. You’re very welcome. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed talk about the new variant of the vaccine debate, and JD fancies his chances against the animal kingdom. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD tries to pitch Ed on the joys of the synod on synodality. It’s a tough sell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

It’s a bonus episode, everybody. JD and Ed play “Rome Yes or No” and “Rome Greater or Lesser.” Because let’s just relax for a little while. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, JD and Ed talk about the criminal charges against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and about faith in a Church of sinners. Plus, Ed knows his Olympic trivia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed talk about the story, published Tuesday, about Msgr. Burrill, former general secretary of the USCCB. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed are in Rome, just in time for the release of the pope’s new motu proprio changing the rules for who can say the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, when, and where. So they talk about that. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed break down what happens next ahead of the trial in the Vatican financial scandal. And then JD quizzes Ed on his minor league mascots. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk through the unfolding story of unmarked graves and church burnings in Canada, and the worsening situation in Hong Kong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On their second attempt, JD and Ed manage to discuss last week’s USCCB meeting, the vote on a Eucharistic coherence, and what the backlash says about the state of the Church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD is having a bad day, and feeling a bit punchy. Nevertheless, Ed and JD give a preview of what’s on tap for the June 16-18 USCCB virtual assembly, and Ed breaks down a report from European regulators on the threats to Vatican financial security. Hint: They’re coming from inside the house. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

There is a whole new Book VI of the Code of Canon Law and this is basically the Super Bowl for JD and Ed. So buckle up, because this is a double-length canon law extravaganza. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed talk about what used to be called the Octave of Pentecost, some takeaways from Knoxville, and the proxy fight going on among the U.S. bishops. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed are joined by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco to talk about vocation, being a bishop, the crisis of Catholic formation, and the debate around the USCCB’s work on Eucharistic coherence. And the archbishop plays a game Greater or Lesser. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic....

This week on the show, JD and Ed discuss UFOs, Hong Kong’s new bishop, and the chances of a new Supreme Court decision on abortion. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD is hauling hindparts across the great state of Tennessee trying to make his flight. But he called in to talk about Tennessee, life on road, and a letter from the CDF. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD’s had a rough week, so he and Ed talk about the human problem of the Church as a “perfect society.” Then they call some shots on what to expect from next week’s motu proprio on the ministry of catechists. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

In this week’s conversation, JD and Ed pick apart the pope’s new Vatican financial laws, what they say, and what it all means. The also talk about the ongoing case of Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, and JD debuts a new game… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk about the Church’s mission and witness in Hong Kong, Haiti, and the problem with a political vision for the Church. There’s also a lot about pearls, including this one, which a guy kept under his bed for ten years. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe