The Popish Plotcast

Nate and Jessica talk about the last of the 7 deadly sins, Lust.  They talk about its name in Latin, what it is, St. Thomas Aquinas, and ferrets. Then, they end the series on 7 virtues that help one avoid the 7 deadly sins with chastity: the remedy for lust.  They talk about Jessica's desire to do an against modesty talks talk, how finding the Latin for words is hard, inaccurate and unus...

For this week's bonus podcast episode, Mike talks about Narwhal day, and the 20th anniversary of its founding. He talks about what Narwhals are, how to celebrate the day, and the importance of having special family and/or friend holidays of your own making.   #VEASTER  "Narwhal Day" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZjP12iugyRk Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www...

Nate and Jessica talk about the deadly sin of gluttony.  They talk about the definition of gluttony, what St. Thomas Aquinas said about it, how to tell if one is being gluttonous and more. Then they discuss the virtue of Temperance.  They talk about the Latin word for it, how it is one of the 4 cardinal virtues,  how the movement that lead to Prohibition was misnamed Temperance, and...

Mike talks about St. Matthias. He talks about not being prideful or looking for fame in your apostolic activities, and the example of St. Matthias in doing this.  As well as how God knows us, even if no one else does.   #VEASTER  "St. Matthias" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2yVUuYY5fo0 Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/ ...

Nate and Jessica talk about the deadly sin of Envy. They talk about it's definition, what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about it, and how it is not exactly the same as jealousy. Then they talk about the virtue of gratitude. They talk about the Latin word, words with the same base, what it means, and how it related to the deadly sin of envy. #VEASTER "Envy" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/...

Mike  talks about this month's prayer intention from the Pope.  As well as how all deacons are permanently deacons, what the stereotypical deacon looks like,  how have "permanent" deacons is a tradition that has only been brought back for about 50 years in the Church and more.  "Pope's Prayer Intentions for May 2020" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M73nOnZNO7U  The  text...

Nate and Jessica talk about the deadly sin of Wrath, or ira in Latin.  They talk about how it is defined, why many people call it anger, righteous anger vs. the sins of having too much or too little angry for a situation, how to make sure you are not being wrathful, quote from St. Thomas Aquinas, flipping over tables, and more. Then they talk about the virtue of Patience, which is the counter...

Mike talks about today's saint, St. Catherine of Siena.  He talks about her life, that she was one of the 1st female saints to be named a Doctor of the Church, how her dealing with the issue of the Avignon Papacy is not the same as calling bishops names over the way they are handling current issues, and her most famous quote. #VEASTER  "St. Catherine of Siena" on Youtube: https://youtu.b...

Nate and Jessica talk about the sin of sloth.  And about how it isn't a fuzzy animal, or just laziness, or  clinical depression but has things in common with them (except the fuzzy animal.) They also quote from St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John of Damascus. Then they talk about the virtue that is the opposite of sloth, diligence. They talk about its meaning, Latin name, animals connected t...

Mike talks about St. Mark on this his feast day. He discusses the running away on Holy Thursday, his missionary trips with St. Paul, and when St. Paul refused to travel with him, and well as his Gospel. #VEASTER  Bible passages Mike promised would be in the description:  Acts 12:12,25  Acts 13:5, 13  Acts 15:37-39  Colossians 4:10  2 Timothy 4:11  Philemon 1:24&n...

Nate and Jessica talk about the next sin in their series on the 7 deadly sins.  This time on greed.  They talk about what is greed, quote St. Thomas Aquinas, Erich Fromm,  and Gordon Gekko, as well as why greed is bad.  And then we talk about the virtue that is the opposite of Greed, Charity.  We discuss what is charity, how it counters greed, why it's not just money, and...

Mike talks about praying the Regina Caeli, and also prays the Regina Caeli.   #VEASTER  Links:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_caeli  https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1431   "Queen of Heaven" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MshxEckmjhA Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/  Twitter: https://twitte...

Nate and Jessica start a series on the virtues that are the opposites of the 7 deadly sins. As we started the 7 deadly sins with Pride, we start with the opposite virtue of humility.  We discus the virtues as a whole, why secular definitions of humility is often unhelpful, what isn't humility, how false humility is pride, the ordering of the virtues, and more.  #VEASTER "Humility" on You...

Nate and Jessica start a series on the 7 deadly sins, starting with the chief vice, pride.  They talk about: what is a sin, what are the 7 deadly sins, why pride is considered the chief most  sin, prides of lions,  St. Thomas Aquinas quotes, St. Gregory,  the roots of all sins, the fall of the angels, the fall of mankind, St. Augustine quotes,  superbia the Latin word for...

Mike, Nate and Jessica talk about Easter (via video conference call.)  They talk about: saying /singing Alleluia, Easter under quarantine, ruining the allusion, Mike: the new Pharisee, pizza rolls - because Easter is the Super bowl of Christianity, the saddest beer can tower, the weirdest Lent/Easter,  celebrating the little things,  Kenneth'el, family, shooting fireworks at other c...

Nate reads the Gospel of Matthew 26:57-27:61, which is about the events of Good Friday.  "Good Friday" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ynxAvJufrKM Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePopishPlot  Email: ThePopishPlot@gmail.com  #VEASTER

Nate reads the Gospel of Matthew 26:17-56, which is about the events of Holy Thursday.   "Holy Thursday" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/um3Rv7BZsQM Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePopishPlot  Email: ThePopishPlot@gmail.com

Mike, Nate and Jessica talk about Ash Wednesday, but did not film this on Ash Wednesday.  They talk about: Spaceballs, dust, repenting, not holy days, free t-shirts, #vLent, #VEASTER!, Lent, liturgical colors,Easter time, setting the deacon on fire, dead trees, Divine Mercy images, and an all deacons blind icing taste test.   Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The...

Nate and Jessica talk about St. Isidore of Seville who's feast day is April 4th.  They talk about how he became the patron of anything connected with computers, his life, his writings, his conversion of the Visigoths, his family full of saints, and if he would be a good choice in pub trivia.    "St. Isidore of Seville" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xckygocPz_k Connect with us on soci...

Mike, Nate and Jessica in this the last of the Final Four talk about Heaven.  They make it a point to not discus livestock, read from the Catechism, talk about Dante,  point out that everyone in Heaven is catholic, as well as orthodox, (note small not capital letters on both), surprises in the afterlife, church in Heaven, & being annoying.    "Are You Going to Heaven?" on Y...

Mike,  Nate, and Jessica talk about Hell as part of the Final Four (the last four things.)  They discuses the location of the city, univeralism,  place vs. state, how people end up in Hell, not naming names, Goliath, monotheism, Florida smell, demons are people too,  sheep vs. goats part 2, herding cats, dare we hope, repentant war criminals,  Sartre, GPS (God positioning...

Mike, Nate and Jessica talk about the individual judgement as well as the final judgement.  Jessica judges pictures of herself, 80's fashion, and goats.  They also talk about: how only God can judge you, sheep and goats, faith, hope, & charity, seeing thought the mirror darkly, parables, uses of pool noodles, conforming your life to Heaven, sportsball, and parachute pants.   "Yo...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica start out "The Final Four" for this year with death. (Like every other year.) The discuss many things like: the movie "Casa Blanca",  sudden deaths,  saintly deaths, horrible ideas like living as if today was your last day, the fact that today could be your last day, avoiding people's texts, murder, and much much more   Videos:  You're Going to Die:https...

Mike, Nate, and Jessica do an ad for the local fish fry.  They also talk about prayer and fasting in the Bible, the rules for Lent, a collab that Jessica will be taking part of and more.    Connect with us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePopishPlot/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePopishPlot  Email: ThePopishPlot@gmail.com

St. Scholastica: https://youtu.be/ZsG2z0z4DJM Mike, Nate and Jessica talk about St. Scholastica, who's feast day is today.  They list all the things that she is a patron saint of, as well as share the 1 story that she is most well known for.  And they also talk about other saints and what they where patrons of. Off Topic from St. Scholastica: Holiness: https://youtu.be/mtVgo79JaQc When d...