Timothy Gordon Rules for Retrogrades Podcast

R4R #49: Protecting the Most Vulnerable  w/Jason Jones Dave and Tim joke with pal Jason Jones about serious matters in the Church and the World, especially about those most grave matters dear to the hearts of Catholic lay defenders of the vulnerable. If you don’t laugh you cry. Jason discusses his recent article co-authored with John Zmirak: https://stream.org/lets-flatten-the-deadly-hunger-curve/...

(40:34 mins) R4R #48: Catholic Vote for Trump w/Jesse Romero Dave and Tim discuss Jesse’s new book, “A Catholic Vote for Trump” with him.  They discuss the famed question about the President’s mien, “tone,” Christianity, and his Catholic wife, the FLOTUS.  They also discuss tactics for the upcoming election. Viewers who purchase Jesse’s book today are offered a special discount by TAN, on their we...

(I hr 14 mins) R4R #47: SSPX Abuse Scandal Update w/ Church Militant Dave and Tim talk to Michael and Christine from Church Militant about all the striking similarities—and some differences—between the SSPX sex scandal and the “novus Ordo Church’s” summer of shame in late 2018. SHOW NOTES: CM's Spotlight on SSPX Sex Abuse: https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/spotlight-sympathetic-to-p...

R4R 46: is SSPX Wrong About Religious Liberty w/ Thomas Pink (1 hr 3 mins) Tim and Dave discuss the strong Traditional continuity of Dignitatis Humanae, with Dr. Thomas Pink, who joins them all the way from King’s College.  Dignitatis Humanae enjoys strong continuity with Suarez and Bellarmine, as well as with Pope Leo XIII in Immortale Dei.  (Tim even calls DH the “least problematic” Vatican II d...

(47 mins) R4R #45: Trump, the Most Pro-Life POTUS Ever w/ Fr. Frank Pavone Tim and Dave are joined by Father Frank Pavone (Priests for Life). The Retrogrades talk to Fr Frank Pavone about the central power of a pro-life POTUS: influencing the SCOTUS.  They also discuss why Constitutional Originalism is necessary for the pro-life movement.  How can pro-lifers force their movement into media attenti...

R4R # 44: Covid 19 & the Strangeness of Our Times W/Jordan Burke The guys converse with Jordan Burke about his father Dan’s recovery from Covid-19, Catholic Twitter and virtue signaling, the strangeness of 2020, and the beauty of suffering. Please subscribe to Jordan Burke's podcast "Saint and Sages" and visit his website for more information about his fine work: https://www.dot...

R4R 43: Anarcho-Distributism: Is It Different From Free Enterprise? W/ Ryant Grant Tim and Dave take an honest plunge with Mr. Ryan Grant into the so-called "third economic way," in order to discern honestly whether or not morally licit forms of this third way--anarcho-distributism--differ from free enterprise AT ALL.  They don't seem to be able to distinguish in any meaningful way...

R4R #42: Laughter is War (Rule 5) plus LIVE q &A w/ Tim and Dave Tim and Dave lightheartedly discuss R4R #5, risus bellum est, and how to laugh at not only one's foes but also one's own age.  They explain why laughter is such an effective tool of forensics and evangelization.  Then they apply this analysis to current political and cultural circumstances by discussing and ranking thei...

Tim Gordon: Coronavirus: TRUMP vs the Globalist Attack w/ Frank Norris Tim talks to Frank Norris about Event 201, how the globalists knew WuFlu was coming, and how they’re using it to scare up a globalist attack on President Trump.  Also, they discuss how Trump is responding—or more aptly, how he might choose to respond. Frank Norris works closely with several prominent Catholic media outlets. BUY...

R4R #41: Coronavirus & Catholicism w/ Steve Skojec The Retrogrades and Steve Skojec make as merry as possible in a time of pandemic wu-flu virulence.  They discuss levity, leprosy, Catholic sticks in the mud, and more seriously, the dangers to the sacraments during this time, ranking the coronavirus danger to Confession as greater than that to Communion SHOW NOTES: 1. Bishop Athanasius Schneid...

Tim & Steph Gordon: Homeschool Tips for Beginners & Should You Support the USCCB? Steph shows how/why homeschooling rules, and why it is also most convenient and simple even for beginning homeschool teachers.  Tim unveils a plan to supplement home education for kids, youths, and adults alike.  Tim shows some staggering stats about federal funds keeping the USCCB amenable to the secular-hum...

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Tim Solo: The Hidden Key: Unlocking the Vagueness from VC2 to the Amazon Synod (45 mins long) Tim explains why only someone carefully trained in jurisprudence—not theology or canon law—can unlock the door of weaponized ambiguity (or “codified heteropraxy”) which has governed the Church since Vatican 2.  Especially prevalent during the “synodality” of the Francis pontificate, codified heteropraxy h...

Dave discusses the reasons for why women should cover their heads during liturgy. Please Pre-Order Rules for Retrogrades, 40 Tactics to Defeat the Radical Left! ON Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Retrogrades-Tactics-Defeat-Radical/dp/1505115930/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rules+for+retrogrades&qid=1580355947&sr=8-1 BUY RULES FOR RETROGRADES MERCH (mugs, shirts, stickers!) HERE: https://teesp...

R4R #41: Catholic Disagreement on Voting Democrat with Lizzie Reezay Dave and Tim talk to Lizzie Reezay about the 2004 CDF document clarifying that Catholics cannot vote for abortion or for pro-abortion politicians.  Because the “life issues” exclude policy matters such as war, death penalty, and variant political economies, Catholics may permissively disagree on such matters among one another or...

Link b/t Sankt Gallen Mafia & Querida Amazonia w/ Julia Meloni Connecting many dots surrounding the heart of this pontificate, Tim and Julia discuss Julia’s July 2019 article on Lifesitenews which which showed the grounds for connecting the Sankt Gallen election of Pope Francis with the nebulous ends of Querida Amazonia (and Amoris Laetitia).  They also discuss two other recent Lifesitenews ar...

R4R #40: Wicked Ministries in the Church & the LA “Wreck” w/ Joseph Sciambra Dave and Tim speak with Joseph Sciambra about the role played by LMNOP in the Catholic abuse crisis, in “grooming,” and in intentionally bad catechesis. SHOW NOTES: 1. Joseph's Lifesite article referenced: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/priest-who-painted-sodomite-christ-to-exhibit-artwork-at-huge-la-religious...

R4R #39: Spiritual Discernment During Church Crisis, w/ Dan Burke This is a jam-packed episode with Dan Burke, COO of EWTN News! Topics covered were: What is the future of EWTN? Fragging fellow Catholics The importance of small Catholic media Dan's Vigano Letter pact The Hermeneutic of Continuity The NO vs. TLM Defining our real enemies Must you drove multiple hours to attend a TLM? Tradition...

R4R #38: Divorce the Ultimate Attack on the Family w Leila Miller Tim and Dave interview Leila Miller, author of Primal Loss: The Now Adult Children of Divorce Speak, on the damages of divorce. Get Leila's Book Primal Loss FOR FREE here: http://leilamiller.net/digitalbook Please Pre-Order Rules for Retrogrades, 40 Tactics to Defeat the Radical Left! ON Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Ret...

R4R #37: Can Catholics Vote For Democrats? Bishop McElroy recently attempted to blur the lines of Catholic voting norms, allowing that “ecological” issues might be as important to single-issue voters as abortion.  This is errant, according to a 2004 CDF document entitled “Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion: General Principles.” Please read this LifeSite article for more information: https://www....

R4R #36: There Is No Christian Feminism Tim and Dave lay out the case for why there is no such thing as Christian feminism.  They also introduce the arguments against feminism which will appear in their forthcoming book "No Christian Feminism," (NCF has over 650 footnotes--a total knock out blow to the notion that a Christian can be a feminist). The NCF manuscript is officially handed ov...

R4R #35: Ridding the Church of Predators Tim and Dave interview Mrs. Nadja Tirrell, a survivor's advocate for the St. Mary Mackillop Coalition (MackillopColition@gmail.org). Nadja shares her personal and professional experience dealing with predator priests, and what victims can do in their own dioceses. For more information about St. Mary Mackillop Coalition, please visit their Facebook page...

Tim Gordon: Is America a Catholic Republic or not? Description: in this solo video, Tim shows why this question reduces to whether or not the natural law can be embraced by Protestantism (and the religious right) or by the Enlightenment (and the secular left).  It cannot be embraced by either camp, who rejected the natural la entirely.  Catholicism is the only modern worldview that embraces it, ma...

R4R #33: The Bad fruits of the New Mass with Eric Sammons PRE-ORDER "RULES FOR RETROGRADES, 40 Tactics to Defeat the Radical Left" here: ON Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Retrogrades-Tactics-Defeat-Radical/dp/1505115930/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rules+for+retrogrades&qid=1580355947&sr=8-1 On TAN: https://www.tanbooks.com/rules-for-retrogrades-forty-tactics-to-defeat-the-radical-l...

R4R #34: Two Brothers, Two Differing Opinions on the Apostolic Exhortation In Querida Amazonia, Francis delivers (officially presents) the teachings of the Synod Final document. Tim and Dave each have thoughts about what this document means. This back to back episode of R4R delivers two differing points of view! #TeamTim #TeamDave PRE-ORDER "RULES FOR RETROGRADES, 40 Tactics to Defeat the Rad...