The Roman Circus Podcast

Ep. #43! We start talking about Ross Douthat's controversial NYT article "Why We Miss the WASPs" and end up talking about it for the entire episode! Spoiler: We don't hate it. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/opinion/george-bush-wasps.html Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also fin...

Ep. #42! We give an update on what has been happening in the Church and the USCCB. Then we go into some stuff about Advent. It starts on Sunday! Get pumped!   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. #41! Speaking Clerically with Fr. Tim Grumbach! Fr. Tim gives us a podcast homily, we talk about the moment he knew he was called to be a priest, liturgical music, and wearing his clerics at Disneyand. He is a great priest and a great man. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you wa...

Ep. #40! Let's talk about actual vs sanctifying grace! What is the difference? Then we hear an example of that grace when Clement Tha Man tells us about his conversion to Catholicism! Plus Zac name drops a lot of people from his trip to DC! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want....

Ep. #39! The US Editor of the Catholic Herald Michael Davis (@MichaelWTDavis) joins us to talk about the upcoming debut of the Catholic Herald US! We discuss their writers, their goals for the publication in the US, some of the challenges and opportunities surrounding the reporting of the current events in the Church, and we try to rope Michael into the podcast wars! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @rom...

Ep. #38! We chat for a bit about All Saints Day and All Souls Day and the importance of them. Plus Matt breaks down his brother's wedding, we attempt failed political hot takes, Zac talks about Gullah Gullah Island, and Matt counters that with some talk about Columbo. This episode has it all!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog...

Ep. #37! We are joined by Lance and Dan from The Coaster for a chat about a wide range of topics including but not limited to just a bunch of banter. Great Catholic gentlemen! If you haven't been listening to their show then you definitely should be. They bring a little class to our show. Check us out on their podcast in a couple days!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker...

Ep. #36! Matt Talks About the Eucharist. What more do you need to know? Matt shares a story about a wedding he attended and how it made him really think about what the Eucharist actually is.  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, googl...

Ep. #35! Mindfulness & Meditation! What are they? Do they have to be done "Catholic"? It is important to define what these things are and how they can work within our lives. Plus the Moms of Catholic Twitter try to find the old bag of bones a wife. I know...   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and re...

Ep. #34! We finish our What is the Church series. We discuss the attributes and the marks of the Church. Oh and we also talk about Lindsay Lohan for about 10 minutes. Hide your kids, hide your wife! Lindsay Lohan is on the loose! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can al...

Ep. #33! Kaitlyn Facista of Tea With Tolkien graces us with her presence! We share a few laughs, talk about her conversion, and talk Tolkien obviously. Matt also makes a joke about Pope Francis and the Supreme Court and Zac tells him he is super lame. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us  podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us...

Ep. #32! We keep talking about why you shouldn't leave the Church, and we stand by that, but let's talk about the Church is. The founding, the hierarchy, the role of the pope, infalliblity...all of it! This stuff is the basics of the faith and we need to know them! We refer heavily to The Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ott in this episode. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmatt...

Ep. #31! Our friend Taylor Schroll stops by to talk about his mission to Make Catholicism Fun Again. If anyone can do it it is Taylor! We also discuss Matt's 2 days on jury duty, and our effort to be bipartisan! Check us out on Taylor's show Forte Catholic. He is great!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @romancircusnews, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes....

Ep. #30! We continue to talk about the fallout from the Vigano letter. Cardinal Cupich sure has had a great week. Watch out for the pitfalls of tribalism! 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. #29! The Vigano Letter and Pope Francis. Pope Francis told all of us to read the statement attentively and make your own judgement so we did just that. We go through some of the more memorable (and frightening) quotes in the letter. We also discuss whether or not we think Pope Francis should resign (spoiler: we don't) and then we go through history and talk about a time when there were 3 popes...

Ep. #28! Catholic Dudes Chattin'! No topic this week so we celebrate all of our 2nd place finishes, share some stories from high school, our first Latin mass experiences, and talk about how we've escaped becoming communists even though Animal Farm and Weird Catholic Twitter have tried so hard! Shout out to @teawithtolkien @katieprejean @careyhelmick @helmickeymouse @clericallyspeaking Tweet us @ro...

Ep. #27! We continue to discuss latest news about the awful scandals in the church. Then we take a moment to talk about scrupulousity and how it affects our spiritual lives. We are also join by John Kraemer or The Lego Church Project and he tells us all about his mission. It is amazing!   Tweet us @romancircuspod @heyitsmattbaker @zacmabry Email podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on iTunes, Podbe...

Ep. #26! We catch up on the hot topic of the death penalty and then take some time to talk about the catechism. How many versions are there? What exactly is it? Why is it so great? Matt sumbles over his words a bit too. So pretty much the same podcast as usual. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you wa...

Ep. #25! Things are not great within the church right now. We all know this. All of these bad people within the church can really end of shaking your faith. That's why we ask "why be Catholic in 2018". The answers may be obvious but that doesn't mean we shouldn't discuss them.   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and r...

Ep. #24! Alright let's talk about this awful Cardinal McCarrick stuff and how to handle it. As Catholics we can't run from it. It all needs to come out into the open. Then we very seamlessly transition into the sins of Eve and he sins of Adam. The more we know about the Fall the easier it will be for us to combat sin in our own lives!  Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us...

Ep. #23! Zac pushes a mystery button on his audio equipment and now sounds better than ever. It is a podcasting miracle! We talk about the 3 types of attachments and how they can hinder the spiritual life. Detachment is a very tough thing but it is necessary to grow. Plus we answer a listener question about adding saints to the traditional church calendar and Saint of the Week makes its triumphant...

Ep. #22! We answer some listener questions including questions about aliens and Medjugorje! Very fun. Also Matt talks about his trip to Las Vegas and seeing the delightful (and probably completely possessed) David Copperfield.   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 podbe...

Ep. #21! Let's talk abou praying. What are the stages of prayer. How can we pray and meditate better? Kevin from The New Tradangelization joins us to break it all down. 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.

Ep. #20! Part 2 of the conversation between Matt and Patrick (@catholicpat) from The Crunch! We continue discussing evangelization and how it is important to reflect on how we are approaching each other. If you haven't heard Part 1 you can find that on The Crunch!   Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if y...

Ep. #19! This may be our best episode yet! Jake Simon (@dadinista) stops by to talk about St. Basil and the Catholic worldview when it comes to economics. Did the church lose its way on this topic? As Catholics, what are we obligated to do? It is a difficult subject that can bring out the emotions in people. This conversation is awesome! https://zippycatholic.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/usury-faq-or-...