Topics

The following is a topical index of podcast episodes.

Foundations of Catholicism

#1 - Get to the Why
#2 - The Language of Catholicism
#3 - A Sacramental Worldview
#4 - The Ark of the Covenant
#5 - Invitation to Narnia
#6 - With God in Community
#7 - The Collective Memory of Christianity

The Sacraments

The Eucharist

#9 - The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
#10 - The Center of Existence
#14 - The Eucharist throughout History
#15 - The Mysterious Case of Eucharistic Miracles
#16 - The Eucharist Changes Everything
#54 - Eucharistic Revival & Rally with Father Christopher Gray

Baptism

#17 - The Jewish Roots of Baptism
#18 - One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
#20 - A Brief Defense of Catholic Baptism

Confirmation

#22 - The Jewish Roots of Confirmation
#23 - Confirmation and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Reconciliation

#27 - The Jewish Roots of Reconciliation
#28 - The Gift of Confession
#29 - Addressing Common Misconceptions to Catholic Confession

Anointing of the Sick

#31 - Shalom and the Anointing of the Sick

Marriage

#32 - The Jewish Roots of Marriage
#33 - The Trinity: A Blueprint for Marriage
#34 - The Purpose of Marriage

Holy Orders

#38 - The Jewish Roots of Holy Orders
#39 - Apostolic Succession
#41 - Life as a Priest with Father John Paul Kern
#42 - The Diaconate Life with Deacon Tom Tosti

The Nature of God

#83 - The Three-Personal God
#84 - The Infinite Expressions of an Infinite God
#85 - The Metaphysics of a Personal God
#86 - The Running Father
#87 - God the Son Before He was Jesus
#88 - The Incarnation and the Imagination of God
#90 - The Hypostatic Union
#91 - The Paraclete

Salvation

#43 - Grace-Filled Catholicism
#44 - Salvation as a Process, Not as an Event
#45 - The Purpose of Salvation
#46 - Every Christian Believes in Purgatory
#47 - Venial vs. Mortal Sin
#49 - The Soul and the Body
#58 - No Salvation Outside the Church

Purgatory

#46 - Every Christian Believes in Purgatory
#52 - The Communion of Saints
#55 - The Collective Treasury of the Church
#56 - Indulgences: The Most Misunderstood Catholic Doctrine
#57 - Praying for the Dead

Indulgences

#55 - The Collective Treasury of the Church
#56 - Indulgences: The Most Misunderstood Catholic Doctrine

One Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church

#51 - The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand
#52 - The Communion of Saints
#53 - Praying to the Saints
#55 - The Collective Treasury of the Church
#56 - Indulgences: The Most Misunderstood Catholic Doctrine
#57 - Praying for the Dead
#58 - No Salvation Outside the Church
#59 - A Church that Emulates the Trinity
#60 - The Miraculous Unity of the Church
#61 - The Catholic Church is a Big Diverse Tent
#63 - Not All Catholics are Roman Catholic
#64 - The Purpose of a Well-Defined Hierarchy
#65 - From Doctrine to Dogma
#66 - Catholicity
#68 - Relics, Sacramentals, and Apostolic Succession
#69 - Holy Tradition
#70 - The Four Marks of the True Church
#72 - Eastern Catholicism with Fr. Deacon Anthony Dragani

Praying to the Saints

#52 - The Communion of Saints
#53 - Praying to the Saints

The Blessed Virgin Mary

#93 - The Catholic Approach to Mary
#94 - Marian Typology
#95 - Mary the Mother of God
#96 - Mary Ever-Virgin
#97 - The Immaculate Conception of Mary
#98 - The Assumption of Mary
#99 - Marian Apparitions

Catholic Ethos

#73 - Faith Seeking Understanding
#74 - Mystery, Mystical, Mystic
#75 - Holy Days of Obligation
#76 - The Gift of Suffering
#77 - The Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
#78 - Fidducia Supplicans & the Unity of Life
#79 - The Call to Virtue
#80 - 7 Principles of Catholic Social Justice

Catholicism & Politics

#102 - The Politics of Jesus
#103 - Kings to Fight Our Battles
#104 - The Nuclear Football
#105 - The Upside Down Kingdom
#106 - Human Monstrances

The Papacy

#108 - The Jewish Roots of the Papacy
#109 - St. Peter - the First Pope
#110 - Papal Supremacy
#111 - Papal Infallibility
#112 - Not All Popes are Saints
#113 - The Great Popes
#114 - The History of Papal Elections
#115 - Popesplaining Pope Francis
#116 - Reflections on the Papacy

Feast Days

#19 - The Solemnity of Christ the King
#24 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
#40 - Pietà - A Good Friday Original Poem
#48 - The Poetry of Pentecost
#71 - Allhallowtide
#89 - Divine Mercy Sunday

Saints & Historical Figures

#8 - Saint Peter Clever - Slave of the Negroes Forever
#26 - A Eulogy for Pope Benedict XVI
#36 - Saint Patrick: From Captive to Missionary to His Captors
#50 - Saint Justin - Philosopher, Apologist, Martyr

Interviews and Q&A

#11 - Justin Hibbard’s Presentation - From Baptist Pastor to Faithful Catholic
#12 - Q&A Fall 2022
#13 - Interview with Devin Halford: Christ in the City
#21 - Interview with the Catholic Pilgrim - Amy Thomas
#25 - Interview with Cory Dennis - Politician Converts to Catholicism
#30 - Interview with Award-Winning Author Rhonda Ortiz
#35 - Q&A Winter 2023
#37 - Interview with David Markham - Author of 52 Masses
#41 - Life as a Priest with Father Joh Paul Kern
#42 - The Diaconate Life with Deacon Tom Tosti
#54 - Eucharistic Revival & Rally with Father Christopher Gray
#62 - World Youth Day with Michael Snellen
#67 - Interview with a Melkite Catholic Priest - Father Colin Nunis
#72 - Eastern Catholicism with Fr. Deacon Anthony Dragani
#81 - Interview with the Creators of Diary of a Dogman
#82 - Reflection on My Interview On the Journey Home
#92 - Interview with Fr. Joseph Uhen: Walking with the Poor in Peru
#100 - Voices of Why Catholic Listeners
#101 - Interview with Casey Allison - Cambodia, Conversion, and the Fight for Covenant Marriage
#107 - Interview with Creator of Sing the Hours - Paul Rose
#117 - Seek 2025 with John Michael Lucido
#123 - Scripture and the Church with Kenny Burchard