The Roman Circus Podcast

Ep. #56! We can continue our breakdown of the inner workings of the Vatican specifically the Congregations within the Roman Curia. What is the Secretary of State? What are the Congregations? We also discuss whether facial recognition is a good or just another way they get ya!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and re...

Ep. #55! Archbishop Vigano's letter got us wondering...what is a nuncio? We talk about papal diplomacy and how nuncios get involved. Plus...what is the correct thing to do when meeting the Pope? Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play. Patron....

Ep. #54! We give some advice to the Democrat Party and then continue our discussion on heresies. (These two things are not related in any way we promise!) Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play. Patron.com/romancircuspod

Ep. #53! Know Your Heresies! Well more like know what not to do. We go over some of the different heresies and talk about what they are and where they came from.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play. Patron.com/romancircuspod  

Ep. #52! We talk about some of the Catholic Firsts in America. The first American dioceses, first American hospital, first American saint, and first American Catholic university!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play. Patron.com/romancircu...

Ep. #51! Intro to the Latin Mass Part 2. In Part 1 we discussed walking into the Latin Mass, and now let's talk about the actual Mass. We break down the different parts of the Latin Mass and what it will look like once it begins! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podb...

Ep. #50! Professor Massimo Faggioli stops by to talk about the influence of money with the Catholic Church and how different groups try to use money to gain power within the hierarchy. Here is a link to the article we referenced: https://sojo.net/magazine/march-2019/rise-catholic-right   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. R...

Ep. #49! We get asked a lot about the Latin Mass. What should I expect? What should I do? This is my first time going, how do I do it? Etc etc. In order to help answer all those questions we are doing a 2 part series on the the Traditional Latin Mass. This episode we talk about what to expect when you walk into the Church. Hopefully it answers you questions! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattba...

Ep. #48! Sohrab Ahmari stops by to talk about his new memoir "From Fire, By Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith" as well as his battles with Catholic Twitter and a little politics. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancurcusblog.com Find out on iTunes. Please rate and review us. Also find us on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Ep. #47! The March for Life, Politics, & Finding Hope. What can we do when it seems like everything in politics is becoming less Catholic? How can we support anybody after years of terrible laws & unfulfilled promises? It's tough but we gotta talk about it.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want...

Ep. #46! Zac is a very very busy man so our pal Kaitlyn Facista plays the role of fill-in Zac this week! Matt and her answer all the hard hitting questions from Twitter!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play.

Day 12! 12 Drummers Drumming aka 12 Points of Doctrine in the Creed. Father Anthony Sciarappa joins us to break down those points, and share a laugh or two! Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us. We are also on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Day 11! 11 Pipers Piping aka 11 Faithful Apostles. Haley Stewart joins us to talk about increasing our faithfulness along with all sorts of other things! Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Rate and review us if you get a moment. You can also find us on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Day 10! 10 Lords A Leaping aka the 10 Commandments! Father Dan Folwaczny joins us to talk about how the commandments are a good way to prepare yourself for the sacrament of Confession. Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us. We are also on Podbean, Stitcher, and Google Play

Day 9! 9 Ladies Dancing aka the 9 (but also 12) Fruits of the Holy Spirit. Theresa Zoe Williams joins us and we break them down. We talk about modesty (kind of)!!!! And how we can work these fruits into any potential New Year's Resolutions. Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Rate and review us! We are also on Podbean, Stitche...

Day 8! 8 Maids a Milking aka the 8 Beatitudes! No guest today cause Zac and Matt are together in Dallas podcasting in the same room for the first time ever. Pretty short episode but Beatitudes are discussed nonetheless! Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us. Find us on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Day 7! 7 Swans a Swimming aka the 7 Sacraments! We are joined by former Angelican cleric and current Catholic convert Shea Gilliland to discuss the Angelican view of the Sacraments vs the Catholic view of the Sacraments. Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us. You can also find us on Podbean, Stitcher, a...

Day 6! 6 Geese A-laying aka the 6 Days of Creation. Sarah Vabulas stops by to chat and her an Zac try to determine what drinks would be appropriate for each of the days! Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us. We are also on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Day 5! 5 Golden Rings aka the the first 5 Books of the Old Testament. You know if we are gonna talk golden rings then we have to do it with #1 Lord of the Rings fan Kaitlyn Facista!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes. Please rate and review us if you have a second. We are also on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play

Day 4! 4 Calling Birds. Tommy Tighe and Steve the Missionary join us to talk about the 4 Evangelists.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play.

12 Days of Christmas Day 3! Katie Prejean McGrady joins us to discuss the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Plus she yells at Zac because he has never watched The Office or Parks and Rec. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean...

12 Days of Christmas Day 2! 2 Turtle Doves aka the Old & New Testaments. Father Harrison Ayre joins us to talk about how you need to read the Old in order to understand the New.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes where you can rate and review us. We are also on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play.

12 Days of Christmas Day 1! A Partridge in a Pear Tree! Dadinista Jake is back on to chat with us about his conversion from growing up to Jewish to Catholicism. A great beginning to the 12 days of Christmas with a great friend.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes where you can rate and review us. We are also on Podbean, Stitch...

Ep. #45! We are joined by basically our most favorite people The Helmicks (Kyle and Carey)! We talk about Christmas traditions and it is awesome. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play.

Ep. 44! It is the Second Week of Advent and we take some time to discuss purgatory and indulgences. These are definitely things to be celebrated even though we might not have learned much about them growing up.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on pod...