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The Catechism Doesn’t Say What You Think It Says
A bizarre story out of Germany exposes a much bigger problem: Catholics use the Catechism to justify error or defiance.
4 hrs ago
Bad Catholic Signals: Why Catholics Change the Channel
The Church has the Truth. So why does it sound like it's confused? It's about the signaling, not the messaging.
May 24
2:10:00
Signal Vs. Noise - After Show #50
What's signal, and what's just noise, and why should Catholics care about being able to spot the difference?
May 24
1:30:25
News Briefs #7
In Germany, BDSM is in; Catholic Moral teaching is out. Pope Leo signs his first encyclical. And the Church addresses the most pressing problem in the…
May 20
5:52
The Argument for Native Language Prayer - Post Show #49
Why the language that formed your soul is the language you should pray in—and why praying in Latin might fall short.
May 19
The Gathering Storm - Ep. #49
Catholics, the storm isn’t coming—it’s already here. I’m talking about traditionalism gone off the rails, bishops making troubling statements, and a…
May 19
1:20:43
Tradition, and Catholic Culture Wars Ep. #47
It's not reverence. It's not nostalgia. The real reason young Catholics are drawn to tradition is far deeper and more sophisticated than either…
May 18
1:31:19
Five Claims About Catholicism that Don't Survive the Historical Record
A dishonest chart misrepresenting Catholic history also falls flat in its doctrinal claims. Here's the con job, and a response to five of its claims.
May 17
Synodal Sleight of Hand
When a Catholic Mechanism for listening becomes a voice for anti-Catholicism advocacy
May 15
A Surprising American Export is Re-Evangelizing Europe
A wave of American Catholic media and formation is reshaping young Catholics across Europe—and evangelizers saw it coming long before the institutions…
May 14
You really Believe that about Latin? - FIRE BRANDED Ep. #48
Some Catholics are treating Latin like it has special powers
May 13
49:08
This Sounds So Catholic. That’s Why It’s Dangerous.
How do you sell a lie? Make it look like the Truth. Some of the most dangerous distortions in the Church sound deeply Catholic. Can you spot the lie in…
May 12
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