The Popish Plotcast

Today is the feast day of St. Pope John Paul II, who died in April.  Because of this Mike, Nate and Jessica talk about saints who's feast day isn't the day they died and why.  They talk about popes called the Great (what did Nicholas do?), St. Pope John Paul II, Lent, Advent, Easter, and other saints messing with saints' days,  moving relics (translations), St. Pope John XXIII, St. Thomas Aquinas,...

Mike, and Nate talk about the the song "Next to  Me" by Imagine Dragon and how with a couple of word changes this song could be a modern Christian song about the love of God.     Links:  Video mentioned in the podcast: https://youtu.be/qmyTuzCmqJ4  Song from that video: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ   "Next To Me" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l7CoWWq8wVc Connect w...

Mike shares this month's prayer intention and talks about the role of the pope and of the laity.   The Pope's prayer intention:  The Laity's Mission in the Church  We pray that by the virtue of baptism, the laity, especially women, may participate more in areas of responsibility in the Church.   "Pope's Prayer Intentions for October 2020" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QAX8ZNsPhj...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about befriending your guardian angel.  Mike quotes from the CCC, a saint and the Bible.  And they talk about names (and why you can't give your angel a name), devotions, the book of Revelation, and going to Mass.    "Guardian Angels" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ww9zJuUAStM Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/T...

Mike, Nate & Jessica discuss all the forwards of "important news" in the Christian world that are actually: old stories, unprovable, and/or about a different group than it claims to be. And how people need to stop sending people this junk.  Please, just stop.  We don't need to be up in arms about what a Protestant minister did in 2007 that was in keeping with their religion's theolog...

Mike and Nate discuss a song with some good theology.  They also discuss the 3 transcendentals, things we call learn from the Old Testament prophets, the song "Good, Good Father," & "Footprints in the Sand."    Link with more information: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ    "Lessons from the Prophets and a Love Song" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qmyTuzCmqJ4 Connect with us...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about the 1st published English female writer Julian of Norwich and her book "Revelations of Divine Love".  They talk about what we know about Julian: such as her given name wasn't Julian, but we don't know what it was, and that we are fairly sure she died.  They talk about her book of her visions (or showings) and the lasting effect her and the book has had...

Mike shares this month's prayer intention.  He also talks about the importance of the role of the Pope and why taking care of the earth is not a political issue, but in fact the 1st job God gave humanity.  The Pope's prayer intention:  Respect for the Planet's Resources  "We pray that the planet's resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner. " "P...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about how in many places churches are opening back up.  They also discuss that if you are going back to close to normal in other areas of life, (which proper precautions,) then you should also look into going back to Mass (which proper precautions.)  If you are at a high risk, or care for someone who is high risk, or are in an area where churches are not taki...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about events connected with Hillsdale College and the difference between having a virtue and just virtue signaling.  They also talk about: the number of universities in our diocese, U of M vs the cow college, dealing with racism,  statements, tweets, and Facebook posts, paleness, and biases.   "Virtue vs Virtue Signaling" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yon...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about the few things we know about St. Lawrence who's feast day is today as well as the (small t) traditions about his life.   They talk especially about how he became the patron saint of cooks, chiefs, & barbecue.  They also discuss other patron saints who are patron saints of things for odd or interesting reasons.    Including:  St....

Mike is back with this month's Pope's prayer intention. Along with sharing the month's prayer from the Pope he also shares that the Pope has been using the speed of the internet to share additional prayers.  Those prayers can be found here: https://clicktopray.org/   The  text of the Pope's prayer intention:  The Maritime World We pray for all those who work and live from the s...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about attachments.  They talk about building blocks, evil scientists, Nathanism, if X isn't in Heaven, stripped screws and bolts, math, that even the devil wasn't made to be evil, WWJD, anger, superhero origins, VBS songs, but I'd rather have Heaven, and Bl. Chiara Badano.  Also as you might guess they banter, a lot.    Bible passages mentioned: &nb...

Nate and Jessica had too many things to say in their "A Catholic Guide to Grief" and as some of it was about what to do if you were not the one mourning but were instead the ones comforting and consoling a friend or family member who was the one mourning, they put all of that info in this episode.     "A Guide for Friends of Mourners" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oF7TtG7Uhdc Connect...

Nate and Jessica have been dealing with some stuff, so Nate thought he would look up what the Catholic Church says is the proper way to grieve, only to find out that there isn't one. Part of the reason for that is that there is no one way to grieve: as the same person will grieve the death of a close friend differently than a pet and differently than an elderly, distant relative. But he did find a...

Nate and Jessica talk about Servant of God, Nicholas Black Elk on the feast day of a saint he joined with other Native Americans in asking Pope Leo XIII to canonize, St. Kateri Tekwitha.  They talk about his life before he converted to Catholicism, his spirituality, how he joined his Lakota Sioux culture with his Catholic beliefs, his visions, as well as how he lived his life after converting...

Nate and Jessica talk about the symbolism of the Medal of St. Benedict.  They go over what all the letters stand for, the history of the medal as well as other info about the medal and it's history.    "St. Benedict's Medal" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xPmH_6tz3Ak  Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/   Twitter: https://...

Mike will be back on the show soon, but given the Pope's prayer intention for this month is for families, Nate and Jessica thought that they should do this month. Nate and Jess first point out that do to circumstances beyond their control, the break after #vEaster lasted longer then we planned.  Next , they point out that due to filming in Flint there might be some fireworks in the background...

Nate and Jessica talk about the types of Church Holidays there are.  They talk about Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials, Seasonal weekdays, and Feria. (They had never heard of the last one either.)  They talk about how they affect the Mass, what they override, days included in each group as well as what might change the ranking of a holiday in special situations.    "Rating Church...

In this week's bonus episode, we are taking a YouTube episode from early in year three named "Make the Liturgy Divine Again". First, we would like to say that Nate came up with the name and like Mike last week decided that if he says it in filming we have to title it that.  Besides Jessica and Mike disliking the title or the acronym for the title this episode is  about what Catholics nee...

Mike is still having tech issues, so this month Nate and Jessica are the ones talking about this month's prayer intention from the Pope, which is for those who suffer.  They talk about how this intention was made last year, but is still especially timely now.  They talk about how the Pope himself connected it to the suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. And they also talk about how it co...

In this week's bonus episode, we are taking a YouTube episode from early in year three named "Door to Door". Mike, Nate, and Jessica talk about an event that happened on the day that they filmed, a man was doing door-to-door evangelization.  They talk about ineffective ways to evangelize including chucking Bibles at people, going door to door, and yelling on a soapbox, heresies including the...

In this special COVID-19 Quarantine bonus episode, we have clips that did not make the final cuts for the "Last Four Things" podcast episodes.  Jess, Mike, & Nate discuss such humorous topics as the sins of plants, afterglow beer, "like"-ing death, planning for Mike's death, "only God can judge me", naming names, parachute pants, how the Popish Plot should be judged, are sheep really bett...

Nate and Jessica are celebrating Pentecost, the birthday of the Church and day 50 of VEASTER. And then they are going to take a break from filming. (We should have a video next week.)  #VEASTER  "Pentecost" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pOKQetbYEj0 Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePopishPlot &nb...

Nate and Jessica read Acts 22:30- 23:9 (The reading in the lectionary is a little bit longer.)  They talk about how when the Bible was written they din't have chapters or verses so sometime you get things like 1 Bible passage that clearly connects to the story in the next chapter.  They also talk about how St. Paul started a fight by knowing the beliefs of the people he was talking to, a...