What Is Truth?

On today's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Jamie Baxter, the Founder and CEO of Exodus 90 to discuss why Catholics, and particularly Catholic men, should revive the tradition of St. Michael's Lent. This tradition, which was popularized by St. Francis of Assisi, was a staple of Western Christianity, and the Franciscan tradition in particular, for more than 800 years. In fact, it wa...

On today's episode of What Is Truth? I am joined by Fr. Peter Heasley to discuss his new series published by TAN Books called "Lectio Divina with the Spiritual Masters." In the first entry, he tackles the Gospel of John. We discuss the general principles of Lectio Divina and why this could be a really helpful resource for any layperson trying to learn how to pray with Scripture. Fr....

Who are the "brothers of the Lord" mentioned in Matthew 13:55? In today's video, Nico joins the podcast again to show that the "brothers" of Jesus were not actually his biological siblings. Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=7031065.cf6efa1

Is the veneration of created objects such as images, statues, and relics a biblical practice? Can we trace it back to the Apostles? Do Catholics worship images, statues, and relics? In today's episode, the inaugural installment of our series defending the veneration of sacred objects and artwork in worship, we delve into Catholic teaching on the veneration of images by examining primary sourc...

Join the WIT team as we explore the biblical roots of baptizing infants, grounded in the connection between Baptism being the New Circumcision of the New Covenant. Get your exegetical hats on: we're going deep! Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=7031065.cf6efa1

In this episode of the pod, Jack and Nico discuss significant biblical passages on baptism to show that the "reformed" doctrine that baptism is "just a symbol of salvation already received through faith" is not found in Scripture. Instead, a careful textual analysis of the New Testament's baptismal references reveals that baptism SAVES us by truly washing away our sins and...

Today, on this SHORTER episode of the show, Nico lays out the cumulative case for why Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant according to Scripture. This episode was originally made for the WIT Instagram @WhatIsTruthPod and Nico's TikTok @TheArmchairExegete as two separate posts. It was later combined into a full-length version for our Podcast youtube channel @PhilanthroposMedia . If you would l...

Don't Statues of Saints violate the "2nd Commandment" against GRAVEN IMAGES? How can Catholics justify BOWING and OFFERING INCENSE to the statues/icons of saints? Shouldn't all glory go to GOD and not SAINTS? Aren't these IDOLS?  Today on the Pod, the Armchair Exegete (Nico) fleshes out the biblical theology behind making images/statues/icons of saints and giving forms of...

What are saints? Should we pray to them? Do they have a role to play with our prayers? Does praying to saints violate the 1st Commandment? Can we honor the saints? Isn't Jesus the only mediator between God and men (1 Timothy 2:5)? In this standalone special episode of What Is Truth, Nico's breaks down some the KEY places in the Bible that support the doctrine that we can and should pray...

The Apostle Jude in the New Testament cites the Book of Enoch and the Assumption of Moses as "prophecy" and sacred history respectively. The author of Hebrews references the Ascension of Isaiah in chapter eleven's "hall of heroes." So... why aren't these 3 apocryphal works in the canon of Protestants or Catholics? How do we exclude them without being inconsistent? Wha...

Did the Jews believe that ALL prophecy, inspiration, and divine Scripture COMPLETELY CEASED to be produced for 500 years before Christ? Today, Jack and Nico DEBUNK a common "slam-dunk" argument against the idea that any Jews couldn't have accepted the 7 Deutercanonical books as inspired, because it was allegedly "written too late" during a time when Jews believed that all...

Are there any places in the NT where a deuterocanonical book is cited, alluded to, or borrowed from?  What does it mean if a sacred writer uses or builds his theology off a deuterocanonical book? How do you identify that?  What do we make of the apocryphal texts that some passages of NT Scripture refer to that Catholics and Protestants agree are NOT in Scripture? Is being mentioned in the NT enoug...

The early Christians overwhelmingly SUPPORTED the DIVINE INSPIRATION of the Deuterocanon! So why did they LEAVE OUT those books from their "canon lists?" Why did so many of these ancient theologians put these books in special categories like "secondary rank," "read in the churches," or "ecclesiastical books"? What did these categories mean? How was their und...

Did the early Christians and Church Fathers believe the 7 Books of the Deuterocanon were inspired scripture? Did they confirm doctrine with these books?  How can we settle this? You might have guessed it from the title, but this is a CHURCH HISTORY episode of What is Truth. Today on the Pod, Jack and Nico break down the primary sources from the early church that are points of contention in settlin...

Did Jews always agree on what was inspired Scripture? Was that question settled by the time of Jesus? What Scriptural evidence gives us a clue to competing Jewish views? When and why did the Jewish canon of Scripture "close?" Who "closed it?"  Does it matter for Christians today? Today on the Pod, the What is Truth team breaks down the historical journey of how Jews got the the...

On the inaugural episode of the podcast, Jack is joined by Fr. Peyton Plessala and Ryan D. to discuss the contrast between the political philosophy of liberalism and Christianity by critiquing the "father of liberalism" and the most influential figure in America's founding, the English Protestant philosopher John Locke (c. 1632-1704). Check out Fr. Peyton's podcast Epiphany . B...

Why do Catholics and Protestants have different numbers of Old Testament books? What are these extra seven books? What are they about? Are they inspired Scripture? How do we know? In this 20 minute introduction, Nico Silva drops down definitions and context needed to understand What Is Truth Pod's upcoming 3-Part Deuterocanon Series in the month of July. Jack and Nico spent this past year dev...

What is virtue? What is vice? How does it apply to Christians? Today I am joined by Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. to discuss what his new book: "Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices" and delve into what St. Thomas Aquinas, drawing on the wisdom of the Church Fathers, has to say about attaining heaven and avoiding hell through pursuit of the virtues and combatting the vices. Fr. Basil's Book - U...

Who was the man closest to Christ? On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" Fr. Sebastian Walshe helps us uncover St. Joseph in Sacred Scripture as we dive into the typology of St. Joseph in the Old Testament and much more. Fr. Sebastian's book: https://bit.ly/45CNlJo St. Michael's Abbey Website: https://stmichaelsabbey.com/ Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15&quo...

How can we center our lives around the Eucharist and thus transform the society and culture around us? On today's podcast, Dr. Jared Staudt joins us to answer this question. Dr. Staudt's book: https://tanbooks.com/products/how-the-eucharist-can-save-civilization/ Dr. Staudt's website: https://buildingcatholicculture.com/ Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checko...

On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" I am joined by Fr. Ed Broom to discuss his book: a Compendium of Marian Devotions. It is one of my favorite books I own! Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=7031065.cf6efa1

Is celibacy and the Catholic priesthood intrinsically bound together? If not, why are all Latin Rite Catholic priests celibate? On today's episode I am joined by Fr. Nathan Symeon, a married priest of the Eparchy of Phoenix, to discuss his conversion story, his discernment of his vocation to married priesthood, and why married priesthood and the celibate priesthood are complementary rather th...

Who are the Ruthenian Catholics? Are they really Catholic? Where did their Church originate? Today, we are joined by Therese Fetsko of the Eparchy of Parma to discuss the origins of the Ruthenian Catholic Church, how it came to America, and how the Byzantine Christian way can enrich the life of Catholics. If you have a question, feel free to email me at: pilatewhatistruth@gmail.com Get 15% Off TAN...

Is consecration and devotion to Mary rooted in Scripture? On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" I am joined by Shane Kapler to discuss the biblical roots of Marian devotion. Shane's work: https://explainingchristianity.com/index.html Biblical Roots of Marian Consecration (use code TRUTH) https://bit.ly/3kf85nI Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checkout: h...

Where is the true Church? What does the Bible have to say about the Church? In today's episode, I am joined by Deacon Tom Cabeen to discuss how the early Church was the Catholic Church and we can know this by looking at what the Scriptures and Church History witness to about the nature of the Church. Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH15" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=...