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Catholics Against Militarism (CAM) is an informal, grassroots, Internet-based movement of lay Catholics that seeks to identify and respectfully challenge militaristic attitudes in the U.S. Catholic Church. We conduct interviews with Catholics and other Catholic groups who are: 1) successfully regist…

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    • Jun 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 121: PROOF I'M NOT A HERETIC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 75:14


    Ellen reads an article published in La Civilta Cattolica in July 1991, a few months after the Gulf War. Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 120: Opening lines of The Iliad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 57:08


    This episode is just an explanation of the opening lines of The Iliad, for those who might yet want to sign up for the class that starts Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Join us! Read The Iliad this summer! https://courses.teachtothetext.com/p/theiliad1Find more courses here: www.teachtothetext.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 119: EMJ vs EMF on the JQ vs the JWQ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 64:45


    Dr. E. Michael Jones returns to talk about Gaza and "Just War". (We always have to put that in quotes, because that's how it appears in the Catechism. The Trinity doctrine, however, and by the way, does not appear in quotation marks in the Catechism. Interesting, isn't it?) Buckle up!Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 118: "Planned Ambiguity" in the Catechism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 77:26


    Fr. McCarthy joins us to help make sense of the confusion in the Catechism on war and killing. (Reference Episodes 117 & 115.)Are you interested in war and peace? Do you want to read one of the greatest literary works of Western civilization with the support of a live class -- and the accountability that comes with it? This summer, put down your phone and tackle some serious reading with us! Ellen is teaching a live class on The Iliad. There will be so many themes we'll be discussing that will allow us to really examine and ponder more deeply the major topics that are discussed on this channel, but this time through poetry, not podcasting. Hope you can join us!The Iliad Summer Course for Adults: We start June 3rd! Go here for more information and to enroll:https://courses.teachtothetext.com/p/...Ellen teaches online middle and high school classes in classical literature, composition and creative writing. (She does NOT critique the Catechism in front of kids, though she does introduce them to BOTH traditions in the Church: Gospel Nonviolence and "Just War"!)Find her over at: www.teachtothetext.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 117: The JWQ, Part 2 (2307-2317)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 41:42


    The JWQ = The Just War Question(s). Rhetorical questions, mostly. In this episode, we cover the section on "Avoiding War" in the Catechism. I'm just sayin': It could be explained better! I want a Venn diagram!Are you interested in war and peace? Do you want to read one of the greatest literary works of Western civilization with the support of a live class -- and the accountability that comes with it? This summer, put down your phone and tackle some serious reading with us! Ellen is teaching a live class on The Iliad. There will be so many themes we'll be discussing that will allow us to really examine and ponder more deeply the major topics that are discussed on this channel, but this time through poetry, not podcasting. Hope you can join us!The Iliad Summer Course for Adults: We start June 3rd! Go here for more information and to enroll:https://courses.teachtothetext.com/p/...Ellen teaches online middle and high school classes in classical literature, composition and creative writing. (She does NOT critique the Catechism in front of kids, though she does introduce them to BOTH traditions in the Church: Gospel Nonviolence and "Just War"!)Find her over at: www.teachtothetext.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 116: Do heroes go to heaven?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 29:51


    An essay written by Ellen in 2015, originally published on LewRockwell.com.Original essay: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/04/e...Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 115: The JWQ: Part I (CCC 2258-2268)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 43:38


    The JWQ = The Just War Question(s). Rhetorical questions, mostly. In this episode, we cover the Fifth Commandment as it's explained in the Catechism. I'm just sayin': It could be explained better! I want a Venn diagram!Are you interested in war and peace? Do you want to read one of the greatest literary works of Western civilization with the support of a live class -- and the accountability that comes with it? This summer, put down your phone and tackle some serious reading with us! Ellen is teaching a live class on The Iliad. We're going to have great conversations about human nature, religion, war, peace, pagans, Catholics, love and loss. There will be so many themes we'll be discussing that will allow us to really examine and ponder more deeply the major topics that are discussed on this channel, but this time through poetry, not podcasting. Hope you can join us!The Iliad Summer Course for Adults: We start June 3rd! Go here for more information and to enroll:https://courses.teachtothetext.com/p/...Ellen teaches online middle and high school classes in classical literature, composition and creative writing. Find her over at: www.teachtothetext.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 114: More Catholic Conscientious Objection, Please

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 53:35


    On this World Day of Peace, Jack Gilroy (guest Ep. 6) and Mark Scibilia-Carver (guest Ep. 34) return to the podcast to give us an update on the project to get Ben Salmon recognized a saint, and Mark's new initiative to start a nationwide Catholic Conscience Objector registry. Featured song/video by Martin Kerr (used with permission!)www.bensalmon.orgwww.thecatholiccostofwar.orgFeatured song/video: "Away in Bomb Shelters" by Martin Kerrwww.martinkerrmusic.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 113: Roger LaPorte (July 16, 1943 - November 10, 1965)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 12:30


    Roger LaPorte (July 16, 1943 - November 10, 1965)A Reflection by Fr. Emmanuel McCarthy Roger La Porte immolated himself on November 9, 1965, as his response to the high tech and financially profitable massacre of the people of Vietnam that the U.S. politicians and military were conducting 7200 miles from the border of the U.S.—and to which most of the U.S. citizenry at the time were indifferent. The sacrifice of his life was his response to this wickedness and to the mass media deceit that was calculatingly covering up the daily fare of atrocities that men in the U.S. military were committing against the Vietnamese. When news of his death, the manner of death and the motivation for his self-immolation became known, few in the Church had a good word to say about him, and most had clever, subtle, demeaning and dismissing innuendos when asked to comment on Roger. I was appalled then and remain appalled to this day at the way my fellow Catholics from Cardinal Spellman to Thomas Merton to Dorothy Day and most other Catholics threw Roger overboard. Yet, I remember the aura of religious heroism, the almost reverend adulation, with which some of these same people treated the self-immolation by the sixty-six-year-old Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc's, two and a half years earlier in Saigon on June 11, 1963—although they disagreed with self-immolation as a form of protest for themselves. Yet, where Roger was concerned, it was a radically different response, tenor and tone that was adopted. But, to his eternal credit, Rev. Daniel Berrigan stood by Roger to the end and beyond, and in my mind rightly interpreted Roger's act, motivation and witness. Dan did not and would not—nor would I— counsel Roger to choose such a witness. Dan, however, left no doubt after hearing Roger's death bed confession that Roger was following his conscience and was not trying to commit suicide, but rather, was voluntarily accepting suffering and possibly death so that others might have their sufferings relieved and their deaths avoided. Dan paid a price for standing by Roger publicly and privately, having the cruel wrath of Cardinal Spellman and his own Jesuit Order immediately come down on him. Regardless of how we die, we all die totally dependent on the mercy of God. No one dies saying, “Lord, have justice on me.” In relation to the Vietnam War, Roger made his choice and others made theirs. Roger's act resulted in him being burned to death. The acts of other U.S. Catholics and Christians resulted in tens of thousands of Vietnamese being burned to death.Remember at this moment, the DOW Chemical Napalm Holocaust in Vietnam. Imagine the agony of that! That was Roger's agony multiplied tens of thousands of times over. Indeed, Dan Berrigan after visiting Vietnam during the war called it “The Land of the Burning Children.” But one will search in vain for evidence that the wrath of Cardinal Spellman or of the Jesuit Order came down on any of the Catholics who set tens of thousands of human beings on fire in Vietnam, or on any Catholic institutions, e.g., universities, that taught Catholics to obey those who ordered them to burn Vietnamese people to death. Nor is there any evidence that the wrath of Cardinal Spellman or the Jesuit Order came down on any Catholic or Catholic organization who was indifferent to the destruction of Vietnamese children by the truckload each day. As is the case today in the Catholic Church hierarchy in relation to the genocide of the children of Palestine.—Emmanuel Charles McCarthyFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.coFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 112: On Lying

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 63:28


    This talk, called "In Search of the Truth," is the third talk by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy in his 3-part series "Theology of Christian Nonviolence." Find the entire three-part series here: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/retreats/ JOIN US FOR THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT! Click here: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here:    / @emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292  https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 111: Is voting for Harris or Trump a mortal sin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 6:51


    JOIN US FOR THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT! Click here: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8This is a talk by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy. Find Fr. McCarthy here:    / @emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292  https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 110: Cicero or Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 35:43


    JOIN US FOR THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT! Click here: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8This is a talk by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy. Episode 94: The Stoics: Masters of Their Domain   • Episode 94: The Stoics: Masters of Th...  Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here:    / @emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292  https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 109: "POPE FRANCIS, GO TO GAZA!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 34:18


    Interview with Kathy Moylan, 81-year-old Catholic Worker, who wants you to write to the Pope and ask him to go to Gaza, circulate a petition in your church to this effect, and/or contact the Nuncio in Washington D.C. in hopes of reaching Pope Francis, who can do something by going to be with "the least of these."JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and me in NOVEMBER: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 107: Violent Zionism: Tomb of the Jewish Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 33:39


    "A TRAGEDY BEYOND CALCULATING: The State of Israel Has Become The Tomb of The Jewish Soul" -- A talk given by Daniel Berrigan, S.J on Oct. 19, 1973, shortly after he completed his parole in a federal sentence for acts of nonviolent resistance against the Vietnam war. The speech was printed that month in American Report, a publication of Clergy and Laity Concerned, the anti-Vietnam War Organization.JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and myself!Click here: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 108: Men of "Little Violence"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 48:02


    JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and me in NOVEMBER: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8This is part 3 of 3. See Episodes 104 & 1065for Parts 1 and 2.Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 105: Rosary "Crusades" and St. Michael the Archangel (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 50:12


    JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and me in NOVEMBER: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8October 7 is the anniversary of the Holy League's victory at Lepanto in 1571, and the anniversary of the attack on Israel in 2023. This is part 2 of 3. See Episodes 104 & 106 for Parts 1 and 3.0:00 Charlie McCarthy and two hippie students meet Fr. Payton, the famous "Rosary priest"--a potential collaboration18:20 Fr. Payton's anniversary Mass of his death-- a discovery32:28 When governments are "big on religion"--our friends in the CIA37:03 St. Michael and war in Revelation42:59 Fear and love45:00 Destroying the image of MaryFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 104: The Battle of Lepanto, The Battle of Jericho, & Gaza (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 73:43


    JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and me in NOVEMBER: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8October 7 is the anniversary of the Holy League's victory at Lepanto in 1571, and the anniversary of the attack on Israel in 2023. This is part 1 of 3. See Episodes 105 & 106 for Parts 2 and 3.0:00 Facts of The Battle of Lepanto10:11 Similarities with Iraq in 200314:05 Pious V and The Inquisition16:16 A spiritual disaster27:21 Battle of Jericho & Gaza--Jewish massacres and ethnic cleansing in the Old Testament46:23 Connection between Lepanto and Jericho52:59 Were The Crusades just? 1:05:25 The cunning of reason1:09:05 Buy your "combat rosary" today!!!Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 102: Fr. McCarthy's Psychological Doppelgänger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 48:23


    This talk was given by Fr. Charles Emmanuel McCarthy for the annual prayer vigil at Trinity Site, New Mexico, on July 16, 2024. This was the location where the first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945. For background, watch Episode 50: Fr. George Zabelka, Catholic Chaplain, 1945https://youtu.be/6ANLWGi2sBAJOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and myself!Click here:https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8FIND THE HOMILY ONLY (NO INTRO BY ELLEN) HERE on Fr. McCarthy's channel: https://youtu.be/zEFk7kEvlu8?si=yXIDJXB_jqXHa5nSFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 101: On Christians Killing Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 25:26


    Saint Maurice, Feast Day, September 22. Followed by a homily given by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy on August 9, 2024, at the end of the Annual 40-Day Time of Prayer and Fasting for Gospel Nonviolence. JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and myself!Click here:https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8FIND THE HOMILY ONLY (NO INTRO BY ELLEN) HERE on Fr. McCarthy's channel: https://youtu.be/zEFk7kEvlu8?si=yXIDJXB_jqXHa5nSFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 103: The Enemy Next Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 12:44


    An audio essay written by Dr. Jordan Almanzar and originally published on PrimeMatters.com, Nov. 1, 2022. Read the original essay here:https://primematters.com/perspectives/enemy-next-doorFind Dr. Almanzar here: https://jordanalmanzar.comYOU CAN FIND HIS BOOK HERE TOO!Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 100(!): An Open Letter to E. Michael Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 90:07


    Ellen reads aloud a new essay "Catholics at War & The Heart of Tragedy," A letter from EMF to EMJ. 0:00 Background on the essay2:26 IntroductionTHE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT8:52: The Railroad Switch22:09 Tension, Confusion, or Delusion?38:28 The Ancient Eddy53:52 Our Polar NightMY PROPOSED REMEDIES1:06:17 The Hidden Grammar of the Hidden Grammar of the Universe1:24:00 Invitation for EMJ and YOU!JOIN THE PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT!Click here:https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 99: Speakers at the 50th Anniversary Gathering of the Notre Dame 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 130:07


    On November 18, 1969, during the height of the Vietnam War, a group of Notre Dame students protested the presence of Central Intelligence Agency and DAO (Defense Attache Office, Saigon) on campus. At the time, Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy was a professor in the literature department; he had also founded and was the Director of The Program for the Study and Practice of Nonviolent Conflict Resolution. Ten of the students got expelled. Fr. McCarthy ended up resigning, to show solidarity with the students. On the 50th anniversary in 2019, Fr. McCarthy and four of the former students reunited to tell the story of what happened that day, why it happened, and how it has affected their lives, as well as the ripple effects it has sent through the institution of the University of Notre Dame. Episode 98 features their discussion, and Episode 99 features the speeches that were given that day. The gatherings that have been happening at Notre Dame every 10 years on the anniversary of the protests resulted in the first ever memorial to Conscientious Objectors on a Catholic campus in the United States being erected on the Notre Dame campus, across from the famous grotto. Nightly Rosary for Peace, July 1 - August 9, 2024: https://bit.ly/nightlyrosaryFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 98: Campus Protest of "The Notre Dame Ten": 50th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 129:05


    On November 18, 1969, during the height of the Vietnam War, a group of Notre Dame students protested the presence of Central Intelligence Agency and DAO (Defense Attache Office, Saigon) on campus. At the time, Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy was a professor in the literature department; he had also founded and was the Director of The Program for the Study and Practice of Nonviolent Conflict Resolution. Ten of the students got expelled. Fr. McCarthy ended up resigning, to show solidarity with the students. On the 50th anniversary in 2019, Fr. McCarthy and four of the former students reunited to tell the story of what happened that day, why it happened, and how it has affected their lives, as well as the ripple effects it has sent through the institution of the University of Notre Dame.0:00 Fr. McCarthy provides an overview of the event3:50 Mark Mahoney, John Eckenrode, Chris Cotter, and Carl Estabrook (faculty member at the time) introduce themselves4:55 Mark Mahoney on what it was all about7:35 John Eckenrode tells his story and explains the 15-minute rule12:08 Did the school set them up? 17:00 A retired DOW President gives Notre Dame $10 million19:32 School would not even allow DOA and students to talk off campus21:50 Suspensions and scapegoats23:40 Fr. Hesburgh's treatment of the episode in his book25:17 John Eckenrode explains the choices the students had and the way the legal case(s) unfolded29:25 How Fr. McCarthy was "deceived" and how Fr. Hesburgh's book was "misleading" and sometimes "wrong"37:07 Consequences in the university44:38 Notre Dame's growth and endowment targets go from $35 million to $1 billion48:38 John Eckinrode notes you will not find any plaques or memorials to the authors who exposed CIA or the conscientious objectors from Notre Dame54:30 The "false witness" of Notre Dame1:04:45 Question from a reporter: "How did this affect your life and what did you learn?"1:24:00 Question from a reporter: "Would you recommend civil disobedience as a course of action to protest any topics today?"Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpg?si=5Lqw1ZiJle95ppvLFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 97: Veteran Interview with Jason Knudson on Gaza, Proportionality, and War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 85:00


    Jason Knudson joined the Navy in 1998, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and now works in innovation and defense. We talk about the ongoing war in Gaza, among other things. Jason's perspective, which is different than mine, and comes from outside Catholic teaching on war, I see as a dose of worldly wisdom that the CAM podcast needs (not that I believe much in worldly wisdom on the topic, but it is worth hearing if only because, sometimes, worldly wisdom seems more connected to reality than the opining of the Catholic Just Warists who only want to talk about war in the theoretical and the abstract). Longtime listeners will, I hope, make connections with the ideas discussed more broadly on this podcast and will, I hope, share those observations charitably and thoughtfully in the comments section. I highly recommend Episode 45 as a follow up to this conversation: https://youtu.be/SEMwUG2EJycFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 96: Felt Banners, Mermaids and the "Just War Theory" with David Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 85:33


    Thanks to David Gray for the interview on "Off Code and Unscripted" over at St. Dominic's Media. David certainly did his research! He hits on some highlights of the CAM podcast over the last few years. Part II will work as a great overview and introduction for new viewers/listeners of CAM! Note: You'll hear audio from videos Ellen previously made that he is playing from other videos during the livestream.Part I: Ellen's satire and personal background Part II: War, Just War, Christian Nonviolence47:30 Catholic teaching on war and the proper context for JWT52:39 The question we "SHOULD" be asking right now!56:00 What do we do in the face of mass human "failure" on an institutional and nationwide level and the tendency for humans to resort to violence?1:03:00 Responding to critiques of Fr. Emmanuel McCarthy1:10:53 Is the sacrifice of the soldier the greatest sacrifice? 1:12:10 Hacksaw Ridge and the power of God1:15:25 One final question regarding was the Church wrong to defeat the Muslims? Self-defense? Hitler? Battle of Lepanto? Etc. Find David and St. Dominic's media here:    / @thesaintdominicsmedia  www.stdominicsmedia.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 95: Hugh Owen on Creation (and war)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 72:47


    Join me in the class with Hugh Owen "Six Day Creation"! Starts June 4.Six Day Creation, A Live Online Class with Hugh Owen: courses.teachtothetext.com/p/sixdaycreationThis is one of my favorite episodes I've ever had the pleasure to record. Enjoy!0:00 Why Hugh started the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation11:34: Is this Sola Scriptura, Protestant Fundamentalism? 18:30: What is "theistic evolution"? 24:31 Hugh's father and family history (U.N., Planned Parenthood) 28:25 The relationship between Theology, Philosophy, and Natural Science and how things got messed up among the Catholic intelligentsia 42:10 Is there any crossover with the work of E. Michael Jones?(The video newsletter Hugh references in this part of the interview can be found here:    • The Scofield Bible & Darwinism ~ Kolb...  )52:48 How the traditional doctrine of Creation is connected to war and the messages of Our Lady of Fatima1:07:47 A clarification on "the errors of Russia" and the connection between evolution and Communism/materialismFind the Kolbe Study for the Center of Creation here: https://www.kolbecenter.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 94: The Stoics: Masters of Their Domain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 108:19


    Patrick Thompson, who has been studying Fr. McCarthy's work, is my co-host in this episode on Stoicism and Christianity. (Our conversation takes some interesting turns!) To make a contribution: Venmo: @Ellen-FinniganSnail Mail: Ellen Finnigan1230 Big Thompson Ave., #104Estes Park, CO, 80517(This is a P.O. Box, but it must be addressed exactly as written above.) 0:00 Patrick Intro10:20 Epictetus & Stoics13:17 Relationship between Stoicism and Christianity23:33 Stoicism--on enemies & Just War Theory--reason and perception32:40 The Major Difference --"The Bet" on Seinfeld51:37 Constantine and the Cross58:05 Gethsemane and more differences1:05:05 Socrates1:14:06 Attitudes towards death1:26:00 Gambling versus loving1:36:58 Popularity of Stoicism and CommercializationFind Patrick Thompson here:Acting reel: https://vimeo.com/448112308Website: https://patrick2647.wixsite.com/websiteActing profile: tso.to/3gAnyMUFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 93: Do Heroes Go to Heaven?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 26:45


    Thank you for listening!  You can find the original essay "Do Heroes Go to Heaven?" at LewRockwell.com: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/04/ellen-finnigan/do-military-heroes-go-to-heaven/Find about more about my class for high schoolers "Ancient Greek Literature and Advanced Composition" which starts September 2024:courses.teachtothetext.com/p/greekliteraturecompositionFind other courses at Teach to the Text here: courses.teachtothetext.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 92: Missives from McCarthy (on Recent Events)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 12:53


    Three emails sent out by Fr. McCarthy to his email list from February - March 2024. Find Fr. McCarthy here:www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.comFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 91: Bishop John Botean in 2003

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 11:33


    Bishop John Michael Botean (Romanian Catholic eparchy of St. George in Canton Ohio) issued this Lenten Letter to his people in 2003. The letter was read from the pulpit of all Romanian Catholic Churches on March 9, 2003. This document represents the strongest antiwar stand by any Catholic bishop in the United States (and quite possibly the world) in relation to America's invasion of Iraq. Employing his full apostolic authority, Bishop Botean rules that it is morally impermissible for members of his flock to lend their support to this war effort. The document is avaiable from several sources on the internet. This particular version was posted on the Center for Christian Non-Violence (http://centerforchristiannonviolence.org/downloads/Pastoral_Letter_Iraq_War.pdf) retrieved on 7/28/2008.-https://www.scribd.com/document/4196399/Pastoral-Letter-Iraq-WarFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 90: Ellen's Annual Appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 36:59


    Friends, if could you support me and the work I do on this podcast, I would be so grateful. Here's a list of 8 different ways you can help keep the podcast alive, thriving, and growing in 2024.0:00 Introduction and rambling15:40 -- 1) Send money! :) Venmo: @Ellen-FinniganSnail Mail: Ellen Finnigan1230 Big Thompson Ave., #104Estes Park, CO, 80517(This is a P.O. Box, but it must be addressed exactly as written above.) 16:50 -- 2) Join the CAM Book Club:  https://bit.ly/48BNT2P24:52 -- 3) Do Fr. McCarthy's “Behold the Lamb” retreat: https://bit.ly/3tBiwqo26:50 -- 4) Grab a free download “Great Thinkers on Geocentrism” and/or join the class!Free download: https://bit.ly/4aR3VIeLink to enroll: https://bit.ly/3vjXtZX30:12 -- 5) Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/3vi176t31:46 -- 6) Short Story class: https://bit.ly/48tQU5u32:32 -- 7) Subscribe to my chaFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 89: Military Chaplaincy (3/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 34:12


    This video is the third in a series of three was originally titled "The Christian Military Chaplaincy: An Orwellian Ministry; Part III, A Ministry of the Ministry of Peace."Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 88: Military Chaplaincy (2/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 33:01


    This video is the second in a series of three was originally called titled "The Christian Military Chaplaincy: An Orwellian Ministry; Part II, A Ministry of the Ministry of Love."Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 87: Military Chaplaincy (1/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 41:03


    Why are Christians so easily led, pushed, and lied into war time and time again? Why are we so easily duped? Ellen thinks the Military Chaplaincy is one reason. The video  that starts after Ellen's Introduction was made by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy and was originally titled "The Christian Military Chaplaincy: An Orwellian Ministry; Part I, A Ministry of the Ministry of Truth".Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1nSUTY-wNdsKxSzmUOzCAFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 86: Interview with Melissa Presser

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 70:19


    My guest in this episode,  Melissa Presser, talks about her conversion to Catholicism and credits Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) with aiding in that conversion. Fr. McCarthy is my co-host in this episode. The Church credits the intercession of Edith Stein with the miraculous healing of his daughter, Benedicta, whom he named after her.You can still sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat with Fr. McCarthy here: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Pondering a Miracle: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Pondering_a_Miracle_02c.pdfAugust 9: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AUGUST-9-Book-by-Fr-Emmanuel-Charles-McCarthy.pdfEpisode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpgFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 85: Dr. Sungenis on Geocentrism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 32:03


    Dr. Robert Sungenis talks about how he became interested in the idea of Geocentrism -- and the new class he'll be teaching at Teach to the Text! Exploring Geocentrism, A Live Online Class with Dr. Sungenis: https://bit.ly/471u7x3Find Dr. Sungenis here: https://www.robertsungenis.orghttps://www.journeytothecenteroftheuniverse.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 84: Behold the Lamb: The Mystery of God's Suffering Servant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 54:50


    For a chance to win a free ticket to the retreat, comment (on YouTube) with your favorite line from this talk and put the word RETREAT in caps. I'll pick a winner out of a hat around Oct. 27 (on YouTube). Want to claim your seat right away? Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat here: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpgFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 83: Fr. McCarthy on Israeli-Gaza War (3/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 40:08


    Recorded on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat with Fr. McCarthy here: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpgFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 82: Intrinsic Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 7:01


    Brief explanation of and thoughts on "intrinsic evil" by Fr. McCarthy. For an introduction to Fr. McCarthy, see Episode 1. Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 81: Fr. McCarthy on Israeli-Gaza War (2/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 34:17


    This is the second part of the interview. Recorded on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat with Fr. McCarthy here: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpgFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 80: Innocence and Sorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 32:19


    This is a reading of a personal, segmented essay I wrote back in 2012 and was originally published in Relief Magazine in December of that year.Join the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat happening in November!https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Find more of Ellen's writing here: https://ellenfinnigan.com/writingBehold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 79: Fr. McCarthy on the Israeli-Gaza War (1/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 19:47


    Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat here: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Emmanuel McCarthyhttps://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpgFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 78: Behold the Lamb: To Be Adored and Imitated

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 57:47


    Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat here! https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastSign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/45YGRV1Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 77: Mental Mirror Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 64:22


    JOIN US! Retreat link: https://bit.ly/45fItsaTrent Horn's original video is here: https://youtu.be/6amuetZv-eM?si=VTq1g653L26NsFeYThis is more of a "reaction video" than a rebuttal video. If it is a critique, my only critique is that Horn doesn't go far enough. It is a critique of his TREATMENT of the issue, not his views, and his treatment is the usual and standard approach in Catholic circles; thus his video is REPRESENTATIVE of the larger thing I'm trying to critique, if that makes sense.In case it is not clear in the video, mine is a 3-part critique: 1) As most Catholics tend to do, Horn presents the Catholic controversy around the dropping of the atomic bombs ONLY according to highly selective Church teachings, and he references only certain Catholic arguments, specifically those that are made when looking at the issue through the keyhole of Just War Doctrine. 2) Though one can infer or assume that he is implicitly basing his exploration and discussion on tenets of the Just War Doctrine, he doesn't explain that doctrine to his audience, and so the "Catholic" standards and Church teachings are getting mixed up with secular or worldly definitions and rules, i.e. the UN definition of "war crimes," which muddles the issue. 3)  He drops the ball when he fails to address how World War 2 AS A WHOLE would fare as a "good" or "just war" if the standards of Just War Doctrine were "strictly applied," specifically the standards of Jus In Bello: For if the war is not being conducted according to the rules, no Catholic can fight in it. So, WHAT KINDS of bombs the Catholics are dropping and under what circumstances or with what motivation becomes a moot point.  The real issue becomes: Why did so many Catholics participate in an UNJUST WAR in the first place? That's the question that should be asked here. I admire Trent Horn. He's obviously very intelligent, but this was not his strongest video. His coverage of the issue seemed sparse and kind of patched together. If  I were to speculate, I'd that he is more than aware of the logical contradictions and inconsistencies that become obvious when you wade into these waters, hence he can only hint at or briefly touch upon the glaring problems before closing out the video, giving a nod to the "real issues" but stopping short of fully exploring them. Maybe that is because he, like 99.9% of the people in the Catholic Church, he has only explored these issues while looking through the keyhole of Just War Doctrine. Maybe, like 99.9% of the Church, he's never given any serious though to the the other, wider perspective of Gospel Nonviolence. Hence, I wanted to invite him, and you, to my retreat. Retreat link: https://bit.ly/45fItsaWhat do YOU think?God bless!Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 76: Question from a Listener re: Pacifism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 15:12


    "Why do the people who are in this movement sometimes not want to be called a pacifist?" Sign up for the 2023 Behold the Lamb, Pre-Advent, Online Retreat: https://bit.ly/3PAcfCqFor a longer discussion of the issue, see Episode 11: Is this pacifism?    • Episode 11: Is this "pacifism"? 9/11,...  Find Fr. McCarthy here:    / @emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292  https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 75: Joshua Casteel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 17:49


    Select passages from "Letters from Abu Ghraib" by Joshua Casteel. Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Announcement: New EMJ Class!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 1:47


    Enroll in "Logos Rising with Dr. Jones" a live online class. Starts Sept. 5, 2003.Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 74: Before you watch "Oppenheimer" (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 17:05


    Closing homily delivered by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy at the annual prayer vigil at Trinity Site on July 16, 2023.Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthyhttps://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 73: Before you watch "Oppenheimer" (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 30:16


    The opening homily delivered on July 15, 2023 by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy at the annual prayer vigil at Trinity Site.This was first published on Fr. McCarthy's YouTube channel in July 2023. Find Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthyhttps://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 72: Infallibility and War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 14:27


    This was first published on Fr. McCarthy's YouTube channel in May 2023. The transcript for this audio is available here @t/d/1SysmdB8RAw6N9cqYHt3kpjQxTkMl8Z3vHDEpuvikxeQ/editFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthyhttps://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

    Episode 71: The Hunger Games, What Catholics Missed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 23:31


    Bread Alone: A Contemplative Study of The Hunger Games for Christians: https://teach-to-the-text.teachable.com/p/bread-alone-a-contemplative-study-of-the-hunger-games-for-christians1The original version of this essay was published on Dec. 11, 2013, and can be found at LewRockwell.com: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/ellen-finnigan/what-catholics-got-wrong-about-the-hunger-games/Find Teach to the Text here: https://www.teachtothetext.com Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

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