Welcome to The Simpleton Podcast with Clark Massey and Laura Hehman! Clark is the founder of A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus, a Catholic inner-city outreach ministry in Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Laura was one of the first missionar
A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)!The Simpleton Podcast is back! Clark reboots a new season of the podcast with updates on the podcast itself, A Simple House, the conclave, and the US financial situation.Article: "The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix" by Shawn Tully (Fortune) (https://fortune.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-finances-reform/)Chapters:0:00 Episode preview1:12 Is Laura ok?1:55 Why it's been so long since last episode (ASH growth!)6:19 Pope Francis & the Vatican8:28 Politicizing the conclave?11:26 The future of The Simpleton Podcast15:39 The US's financial situation25:00 Final thoughtsYou can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, Odysee, and X:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseUX: https://x.com/asimplehouseUA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholicThank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit https://www.totusmedia.co/#catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast!Clark and Laura discuss the Vatican's latest letter on AI—its key takeaway, its shortcomings, and its implications—in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters:0:00 Episode preview1:20 Vatican's letter on AI13:45 Where the letter falls short21:00 AI alignment, evil, and evolution26:08 Robots vs. AI34:57 Agency and eduction43:17 Constraints, open source models47:45 How to best use and understand AI51:47 Closing thoughts—You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU—Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic—Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.—#catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast!Clark and Laura discuss one of the most important characteristics of mission work, prudence, and how to be prudent individually and in a group setting in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters:0:00 Intro0:20 Stetson hats2:13 Prudence: a redefinition12:15 A Simple House and prudence16:51 Group prudence28:10 How to reflect (and do ministry) well41:40 A bathroom break sponsor44:54 Critique, planning, groupthink, and safety1:00:06 Being too nice; when to speak up1:12:41 Oprah sessions1:17:18 Do you need 100% consensus?1:20:47 Final thoughts—You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU—Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic—Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.#catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast!Clark and Laura discuss the current state of Catholic-Protestant relations in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters:0:00 Intro and listener feedback0:40 Vatican: banning religious order; news on AI3:16 Finland's president steals our analysis!3:44 Listener question: Protestant-Catholic relations36:50 Final thoughts37:38 Clip of Finland's president—You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU—Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic—Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.#catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast!—Clark and Laura discuss the impending repercussions of inflation, how the new administration could help or hurt, and what we should do to prepare in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters:0:00 Intro and past inflation episodes recap6:15 What's inflation? Money? Regulation?26:30 How the US keeps going into debt37:36 How do prices fluctuate despite inflation?44:00 What you should do, what the US is doing53:25 How car prices reflect the state of the economy55:47 Tariffs and their impact1:03:00 Tying in Catholic Social Doctrine1:11:00 A fun fact to close us out—You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU—Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic—Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.—#catholic #podcast #religion
To learn more about Pat's fitness programs, visit http://101kettlebellworkouts.com or https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com. You can follow him on social media at @chroniclesofstrength. Pat is the host of Philosophy for the People, a podcast you can find on all streaming services, including YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople) — Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura sit down with Pat Flynn, a renaissance man who, among other ventures, promotes a successful kettlebell-focused workout program, hosts "Philosophy for the People", and loves his Catholic faith. — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss envy and its opposite, why fairness is stupid, and what Trump's first 100 days in office could look like in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 0:45 Clark's connection to Costa Rica politics 4:20 Envy & the Ten Commandments 13:00 Motived by envy, motived by good 22:45 Fairness is from Satan 30:05 Bad religious orders 40:45 New new new world order 50:31 Final thoughts — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss Pope Francis's new encyclical, "Dilexit Nos", in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. (You can read the whole encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html) — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
To learn more about SOLT Family Mission Experiences, visit https://www.soltfme.org. Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark sits down with Magdalene Glemkowski, Board Member, SOLT Family Mission Experience, to discuss what mission trips as a family can and should look like in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • National Eucharistic Congress • Good vs. bad mission trips • The SOLT spirituality • Mission in Belize — Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Maggie 3:38 Connection to SOLT 8:33 SOLT Family Mission Experiences 17:15 Families doing mission work 29:28 Why do a mission trip? — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura answer listener questions about the Mass, JP2, and bad leaders, then tackle shifts in cultural and secular worldviews in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Is the Mass supposed to be inspiring? • Why do some people defend bad priests? • JP2 and mishandled situations • Louisiana molasses • Personal, cultural, and worldly changes — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:00 Is the Mass supposed to be inspiring? 15:05 Why do some people defend bad priests? 21:40 JP2 and mishandled situations 27:09 Louisiana molasses 28:02 Paradigm shifts: personal, cultural, and worldly 54:39 Closing thoughts (and some hope) — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss the religious opinions of the man with the highest IQ in the world, Christopher Langan, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Digital Bill of Rights incoming? • Ukraine, Iran, Vietnam • Good and Bad Fruit • Black Licorice • Job Cuts in the Government — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:28 Recommendations: books, candy, earth 10:12 Listener feedback: good and bad fruit 16:51 Christopher Langan 32:58 The news: Ukraine, Iran, Vietnam 37:53 Trump's policies 48:11 Final thoughts — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! Clark and Laura break down the temptation to use "hacks" instead of honing in on spiritual fundamentals in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Election Day • Philosophy vs. society • New slang • The Yankees' meltdown • Molasses love — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:05 More molasses love 2:44 Cheugy & abattoir 5:54 Recording this on Election Day (also, the Yankees) 11:47 Clark's hot (sad) take on drugs 20:44 A lighthearted (and tasty) transition 21:47 Fundamentals vs. hacks 33:35 Does philosophy drive society? Or vice versa? 38:09 Final thoughts — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Call 913-390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura break down the problem of poor spiritual formators and religious orders, and what we should do about them, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • High praise for molasses • Daniel Mitsui's Catholic art • Our new TSP call-in line! — Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Molasses 2:30 Call in! 913-390-3673 2:54 Daniel Mitsui 5:26 Laura's grandmother and beautiful ministries 13:46 Wolves in sheep's clothing 34:35 Leave us feedback! 35:30 Molasses and blood sausage — See Daniel Mitsui's art here: https://www.danielmitsui.com/ — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Mike Ortner—co-founder of tech success Capterra, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Clark's long-time friend—joins Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • The lack of "faithful" Catholics in the 80s • What comes first: family or faith? • Mike's new projects • Exodus Youth Services • Classical education today — Visit runwithsaints.org to learn more about Mike's latest project (built for Catholics!). — Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Mike Ortner 0:35 Mike's “Catholic” upbringing 3:12 The lack of faithful Catholics in 80s and beyond 11:32 Mike's re-conversion 35:50 Ordering your faith and life 40:02 Mike's career 55:45 The importance of liberal arts and classical education 1:20:40 Run with Saints — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura break down the economics of raising a family in today's world and discuss what you should do to lessen the financial burden in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Catholic school vs. homeschool vs. public school• Two jobs, one job, part-time job• Get a home while you can!• Mary and Martha• God's providence—Chapters:0:00 Intro & episode preview2:22 Setting up the characters15:25 The D6 advantage!16:50 How to figure out the rest?31:45 The reality of the situation43:30 Bringing it home—You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb&si=7Gv9RSNFUXDrilFMRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU—Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic—Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.—#catholic #podcast #religion
Simcha Fisher—best-selling author, writer, blogger, speaker, and mother extraordinaire—joins Clark (and Audrey!) for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Skulls, life, and crucifixes • Calling people out (tactfully) • Is Simcha a Catholic "influencer"? • Thoughts on AI • Good vs. bad guys — Learn more about Simcha and see her work by visiting her website, https://www.simchafisher.com — Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Simcha Fisher (and Audrey!) 1:13 Is Simcha a Catholic influencer? 5:37 How Simcha gained popularity / being authentic 12:54 Family and upbringing 20:46 Skulls, life, and crucifixes 28:33 Public perception, good vs. bad guys 34:56 Calling people out (tactfully) 43:35 Simcha's favorite writers / thoughts on AI 49:02 Advice for writers 50:03 Simcha's advice to young adults 52:01 What refreshes Simcha? 54:30 Christmas gifts 55:58 Closing thoughts — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Fr. James (Jimmy) Morgan, Parochial Vicar at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church in Bethesda, MD, sits down with Clark and Laura for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Fr. Jimmy's connection to ASH • Historical Critical Method • Priest Formation • Mediocre Priests, Parish politics, and committees • Deadheads, Phish, and live football — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the 2024 election, the pros/cons of Harris and Trump, and potential election repercussions in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Single-issue voters • Buy your child a broken lawnmower • American Solidarity Party case study • US economy • Dangerous outcomes? — Chapters: 0:00 Who to vote for? 6:43 Single-issue voters 10:30 American Solidarity, Libertarian, etc. 13:53 The state of the US economy 20:36 Upside/downside Trump, upside/downside Harris 28:56 Dangerous outcomes, political instability 35:48 Buy your child a broken lawnmower — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura share their secrets to parenting, discuss ice cream mishaps, and talk tiger shark attacks in this loaded episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Motherhood on X • Thought crimes & enlightenment values • UAE and Afghanistan • Making memories with your kids • Inflation and Church stats — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & 2-minute rule? 0:54 Episode preview 1:45 The Blue Monster 9:05 Making memorable moments 10:40 Motherhood X 12:35 Teaching complex things 17:16 Vocations and integration 32:22 Statistical bias: shark attacks, inflation, and the Church 50:07 The US and Afghanistan 58:40 Wars against free speech, enlightenment values 1:09:15 The UAE, citizenship, and values 1:12:37 Tiger shark influencers — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura make a compelling case for why your kids should vote, break down satanism, and dissect "Leave the World Behind" in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Dr. Laurie Johnson, author of "The Gap in God's Country", professor of Political Philosophy at Kansas State University, and co-founder of the Maurin Institute, sits down with Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • “The Gap in God's Country”, Dr. Johnson's new book • Political philosophy vs. political science • Where Dr. Johnson draws her ideas from • “Surfing” vs. “constructing”? • The future of AI, capitalism, and working — To learn more about Dr. Laurie and/or the Maurin Institute, search "Dr. Laurie Johnson" on YouTube or go to https://pmaurin.org/ — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their commentary on the A Simple House "Missioner's Manual" by examining Moses, the Ten Commandments, and what they tell us about God in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Why does God love messy people? • Moses, a brief synopsis • Big news about plaid • The local vacation — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & big news about plaid 2:18 Episode preview (and ASH Manual recap) 2:40 Axioms, theology, revelation 4:22 Moses, a brief synopsis 10:31 God loves the messiest people 16:06 The first church, the Ten Commandments 25:35 Making a prison out of avoiding sin 30:28 Making God into something He's not 34:20 Guard your wallet, people! / The local vacation 36:09 Outro — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their journey through the A Simple House "Missioner's Manual" by discussing Abraham, justice, and love in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Sci-Fi and Catholicism • Just Homes & ASH • Abraham's 3 Great Insights (from Ratzinger) — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:24 Listener feedback & prayer requests 3:43 Just Homes ministry update 6:15 Noah (aka the most recent ASH manual episode) 7:15 The age of the patriarchs; personal, generous help 20:12 Justice: in life, the next life, and the reward 25:36 Abraham's 3 great insights 36:56 Outro — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU — Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic — Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. — #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura are joined by Mary Smith to talk modern relationships, JD Vance, ideals vs. spirituality, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Do we endorse betrothals? • Laura's new program: Exodus 90,000 • Ideals hurt families, parishes • Populism in politics • Spirituality over stricture --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:20 Vampire awareness 2:51 Modern dating, betrothals, and dowries 20:02 We got censored 21:30 JD Vance and the populist solution 37:49 Exodus 90,000; your ideals are ruining your spirituality 52:34 Applying this to parishes and families 1:03:42 Outro --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura cover current events in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@asimplehouse_u Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" • The good news of the flood • Asking the right questions • TSP reverse sponsorship? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & REVERSE sponsorship 0:50 Clark's recommendation 1:33 Episode preview 2:04 Douglas Adams & good answers 3:30 Ask the right questions 11:42 The antediluvian period 15:25 Salvation history is YOUR history 18:15 A way to escape God: complexity 19:42 The antediluvian period (cont.) 22:40 The good news of the flood 26:20 Outro --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the curious case of Nayib Bukele, the controversial president of El Salvador, and what his style of ruling means for world politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Banning vs. engaging • Pope Francis on AI • The Heresy of Balance • Listener feedback • Obligatory vampire tips --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:10 Nayib Bukele, at-a-glance 3:45 Is Bukele a dictator? 6:45 Dictatorship in modern society 10:00 Is Bukele positive? 19:43 Bukele's specific ideas 37:40 Heresy of “balance” 50:12 Banning things vs. getting involved 57:40 Listener feedback: Pope Francis on AI; rage-baiting; Ballerina Farms; shame 1:04:08 Obligatory vampire tips --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura explain what the "Manosphere" is and dive deep into gender roles, cultural norms, and much more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Is shame good? • Modern dating • Advanced warfare • Stay-at-home mothers • Welcome Kelly! --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 0:45 Vampire corrections 2:15 Welcome Kelly! 2:39 What is the Manosphere? 11:58 Where did the Manosphere come from? 16:35 The content coming from the Manosphere 19:10 The role of shame and social shame 38:28 Personal shame 42:54 The history of stay-at-home moms 49:51 Open-carry masculinity 51:45 Modern dating and gender roles 54:20 Have we raised women to not be mothers? 57:37 New warfare and military mishaps 1:11:30 Just War theory 1:14:15 Laura's book recommendation --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura dive deep into the technological future (and what that means for us as Catholics) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Space X and life on Mars • NFP and Neuralink parallels? • Vampires and Uber Eats • Cardinal Arinze's Georgetown speech • Steak and vampires --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:05 Neurolink and its progress 9:00 What to do about AI 20:50 Space X, life on Mars 36:58 Elon Musk and the Tower of Babel 40:37 The “vampires” of our day 44:06 Harrison Butker (and Cardinal Arinze) 1:09:21 Outro --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the fall of man as a part of their ongoing deep dive through the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Uber Eats and vampires • Natural vs. medicated childbirth • Roofing as exercise • Is work good? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & listener feedback 1:42 Recapping the A Simple House manual 5:56 Keys to understanding the Fall 27:35 Uber Eats and vampires 30:58 Recapping our thoughts 33:26 Closing thoughts --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura talk AI, spiritual warfare, Boeing, and a lot more in this (micro) episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • "Fr. Justin" AI bot on Catholic Answers • Spiritual action movies vs. spiritual warfare • What to do when you see the devil • (FEEDBACK NEEDED!) Loser saints --- 0:00 Intro 0:28 Another Boeing whistleblower situation 3:49 Private citizen takeover 6:53 AI bot on Catholic Answers 8:35 AI's real goal when interacting with you 10:57 Spiritual action movies, faith, the devil is nothing 27:21 (WE NEED YOUR INPUT!) Loser saints 29:41 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their deep dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • What's your evangelical edge? • The right questions to ask yourself • Blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality • The good news' implications --- 0:00 Intro & the saints are embarrassed 1:28 Recapping the A Simple House manual so far 3:26 Ask the right questions 7:27 The blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality 13:59 What is the good news? 34:49 The evangelical edge of knowing the good news 36:23 Questions for you! 37:51 Should we bring back recommendations? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss why (and when) Catholics should get involved in politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Listener feedback (and our responses) • The culture of mission work • Boeing, Israel-Palestine episode follow-ups • American exceptionalism --- 0:00 Intro & preview 0:30 Listener feedback! (broadly) 1:20 Catholicism & politics 14:20 Mission work and the culture around it 21:21 American exceptionalism 32:16 Evil is a 4-letter word 36:27 A black swan event and Doomers 42:26 Future episode previews 42:43 Listener feedback! (specifically) / Boeing ep. comments 50:42 Israel-Palestine (and why we've taken down two TSP episodes) 51:42 More listener feedback 55:11 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura share the "10 Rules for A Day", a guide for committing your day to God, written by (a saint to be revealed in the episode) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • The 10 Rules • Who wrote them? • An ASH request --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & signpost 0:37 The 10 Rules 3:44 Rule #1 9:13 Rule #2 15:50 Rule #3 21:09 Rule #4 22:19 Rule #5 24:29 Rule #6 26:38 Rule #7 29:41 Rule #8 30:47 Rule #9 32:43 Rule #10 34:24 Conclusion 35:30 Who wrote these rules?? 37:00 An ASH request --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the multitude of problems with Boeing in this special (short) episode of The Simpleton Podcast. In this episode: • John Barnett, whistleblowers, and cover-ups • Boeing vs. Airbus • Monopolies and anti-trust laws • Corruption in the gov. and beyond • Tik Tok buyout --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:37 The history of Boeing, Airbus, and monopolies 3:10 The major Boeing incidents 6:12 How did it get to this point? 8:00 The recent problems 9:28 Conservative media's response 11:18 Whistleblowers, the John Barnett situation 15:11 Who did this? Why? (Editorializing) 20:00 Wake up to corruption 22:13 Another fact about the auto-pilot failures 23:25 What to do about this 25:26 The Tik Tok situation as another example of corruption 27:16 Conclusions --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the role of government, what the government should be doing, and what's possible for the United States in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • Surveillance states • Thought-bubbles and Catholic alternatives • Argentina & El Salvador • Western worldviews --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:04 “Thought-Bubble” of our times & the Overton Window 5:39 Your own experience vs. what others tell you 9:35 Classical education, Western worldviews 15:48 What NOT to do 16:57 Thought-experiment: what does the government do? 22:08 Argentina & El Salvador, and the future of the Thought-Bubble 39:08 What's possible for the USA? 42:54 Surveillance states 46:36 Final thoughts --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their breakdown of the A Simple House manual with an analysis of stripping back and letting God rebuild you in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • ASH Manual recap (up to now!) • Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura's experiences • The sources of truth • God is better than an "imaginary friend" • Asceticism and moral purity --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:50 ASH Manual recap (up to now!) 3:19 Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura's experiences 15:40 What to do about the problem? 21:40 The nature of truth 24:27 Sources of truth 35:16 Problems, paradoxes, and solutions 36:46 Asceticism and moral purity --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Marco Casanova, Associate Director of Desert Stream Ministries, joins Clark on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. In this episode: • How the Church should address taboo subjects • Same-sex attraction, healing, and moving forward • Desert Stream Ministries and Living Waters • Nihilism and evangelism • The culture of SSA (and how it's changed) --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Marco's job, Kansas City, meeting his wife 5:18 What is Desert Stream Ministries? 16:35 The culture surrounding SSA and sexuality 25:22 Purpose, nihilism, and evangelism 28:35 Do people know about Desert Stream/Living Waters? 33:52 Integrating psychology, spirituality, and sexuality 45:50 The Church, homosexuality, addressing sin, and moving forward --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the relationship between reality, experience, and the spiritual life, and plenty more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • The ASH manual (up to now) • Senate's "Immigration" bill • Why Super Mario Bros. is like Catholicism • The Karate Kid and the spiritual life • Mount Everest records --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & preview of episode 0:37 Summarizing the ASH manual (up to now) 3:20 Experience, reality, and getting out of self-deception 29:45 Mount Everest climbing industrial complex 31:45 The "Immigration" bill --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss Valentine's Day and Lent, rules for protecting yourself from crime, how cities come to have forgotten neighborhoods, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Love is STILL harsh and dreadful • Crime and its many forms • RFK Jr. and meta-politics • Is the US a sinking ship? • The fall of the Roman empire --- Chapters: 0:00 Start & episode preview 0:49 Love is STILL harsh and dreadful 2:40 Valentine's Day is cancelled 4:48 "Left-behind" neighborhoods 14:57 Crime and its many forms 16:51 Why the crime spike starting in 2020? 19:11 Rules to protect yourself from crime 37:35 Meta-politics, RFK Jr., USA is a sinking ship? 43:38 The fall of the Roman empire; the French revolution 46:30 WE WANT FEEDBACK ON THIS! --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss A Simple House's upcoming retreat, break down how retreats can vary, and talk Dostoevsky's "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing" quote in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Emotional retreats: good or bad? • The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul • News in DC/prayer request • Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:30 "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing" 6:12 Preview of (the rest of) the episode 6:50 Emotional retreats: good or bad? 11:40 The comeback of the classic retreat (and ASH's retreat) 15:15 Rules of ASH's retreat 18:32 The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul 28:22 News in DC/prayer request 32:20 Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT9ih3n2Fsw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss how to rid yourself of faith contradictions, the Vatican's new document on blessing gay couples, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Recapping the ASH manual so far • Gay blessings & Pope Francis • Culture war, woke ideology • Shady immigration business --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & signpost 1:24 Clark's (relevant) gadget for the winter 5:34 Greatness doesn't come from systems 14:12 Recapping the manual so far 28:55 Hypocrisy and bad faith 35:06 Gay blessings & Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome 49:03 Immigration and shady government dealings 1:01:12 Feedback: culture war, woke ideology 1:12:11 Masculinity and the future of our culture --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J1dfJqRw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark sits down with Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Senior VP of Communications for the Knights of Columbus, founder of Christ in the City, founder of the Augustine Institute, and holder of many other titles in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Dr. Reyes's extensive track record • Politics and the Catholic church • Lay ministry in the Church today • Is social justice still possible? --- Links: ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Dr. Jonathan Reyes (and his extensive background) 7:17 Lay ministry in the Church today 16:11 Dr. Reyes's experiences in academia, FOCUS, Augustine Institute, Catholic Charities 22:23 The USCCB and Catholic Bishops 29:06 US politics and the Catholic Church 33:36 Is social justice still possible? Morality and institutions in the US 39:14 Knights of Columbus, its roots, and fellowship in general 51:55 How to follow Christ? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J1dfJqRw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss why poverty "safety nets" don't work, Puff Daddy (Diddy's) legendary "I'll Be Missing You", and Clark's ban from X (formerly Twitter) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED! • Just Homes ministry update (big news!) • Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline" • What is western dualism? • Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park --- Links: ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro and signpost 1:38 Western Suicide Cult 4:06 LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED! 4:54 ASH's SEEK video! What missionaries are we looking for? 13:25 Ministry for the mentally ill: Just Homes update 19:47 Puff Daddy, Catholicism, and heaven/hell 29:18 Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline" 34:25 Thoughts on safety nets, homelessness, and poverty 41:30 The disadvantages of poverty (and "crabs in a barrel") 49:44 Loving with counterproductive motives? 54:19 The governmental safety net (and the real problem) 58:45 Clark's ban from X / Twitter 1:06:10 What is western dualism? 1:09:30 Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park 1:24:48 Outro (and an outtake) --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSo1QExO8Q&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb&index=3 Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura dive back into the A Simple House manual for a discussion on asceticism, humility, and prayer in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Recapping themes from last episode • How to handle hurt/embarrassing moments from the past • Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"? • Immigration in Europe • Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts) --- Chapters: 0:00 Flannery O'Connor, Dostoevsky, and Precious Moments Chapel 2:50 Signpost to the episode 4:07 Recapping themes from last episode 7:13 Unpacking asceticism 16:08 The role of fasting 21:00 Silence, prayer, and transactions 29:01 Real humility 31:06 Praying with the poor 35:39 Hurt/embarrassing moments from the past 38:20 Asceticism vs. romanticism 40:17 Good prayer 44:28 Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"? 53:52 How to hold yourself accountable 59:02 Immigration in Europe 1:03:22 Disney, South Park, and JPII 1:08:50 Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts) --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura dive into the Simple House missionary manual for a discussion on happiness, self-knowledge, and desires in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Unhappy Christians vs. happy non-Christians • Self-knowledge, urges, and control • What is our truest desire? • Vatican: Transgender Godparents? • Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & AWARD!? 2:33 The 3 claims of happiness 4:30 Unhappy Christians, happy non-Christians 12:38 Self-knowledge, urges, and control 32:26 Dissipation, distraction, and intoxication 38:49 Vatican: Transgender Godparents? 42:03 Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church 53:32 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura give a new perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflict, discuss the concept of framing, and lament on how the Internet has shifted in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Listener feedback • Candor vs. Bishop-speak • Rewards, evangelization, and Doritos • Clark's recommendation: "Brazil" --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode overview 0:44 Listener feedback! 2:03 "Framing" and defending the faith 8:53 Isreal-Palestine conflict; western vs. eastern civilization 40:19 Internet is boring? 47:58 Rewards, evangelization, and Doritos 52:03 Candor vs. Bishop-speak 1:10:23 Clark's recommendation: "Brazil" --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee. Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark sits down with (former A Simple House missionary!) Mother Natalia from Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Mother Natalia's experience at A Simple House • The Eastern and Western Catholic Church • Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism • How Mother discerned her vocation • Mother's podcast and documentary --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Mother Natalia 3:21 What is "Byzantine Catholic"? The Eastern Churches? 15:36 Is Mother Natalia famous? (Podcast, Documentary) 23:44 How Mother discerned her vocation 28:36 The freedom of Mother's religious community 30:45 Mother's experience at A Simple House 34:15 What are "poustinias"? 37:39 The Eastern and Western Church 46:49 Disobedience is damaging 50:35 Monasticism in the East and West 1:00:36 Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism 1:06:50 Final thoughts --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee. Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura debate whether therapy is overly recommended today, how Canada isn't as great as everyone thinks, and how flip phones are making a comeback at ASH in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • We need YOUR feedback! • Laura caught a snakehead? • Spirituality & psychology • Victoria Spartz & standing up to inflation • New focus for The Simpleton Podcast? --- Chapters: 0:00 Streaming on all platforms! 0:30 In this episode... 1:35 Laura caught a snakehead? & Clark's fishing expeditions 11:17 Why so much therapy? Abigail Schrier's new book 16:57 Laura's own (positive) experience with therapy 18:10 Spirituality & psychology? 20:02 Changing to flip phones at A Simple House 22:55 Standing up to inflation & Victoria Spartz 30:25 Crazy Canada & free speech 36:42 WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! (The Simpleton Podcast future) 40:01 A main goal of A Simple House 47:04 Outro (with an interesting factoid) --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee. Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura respond to listener comments, discuss religious truth, and love the "Good Times" theme song in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Listener comments! • "Sinking your boat"? • JPII's Fides et Ratio • "Good Times" Show • Testosterone & "old man flexes" --- Chapters: 0:00 In this episode... 0:33 Listener comments #1: Bo Jackson? 6:59 Listener comments #2: Gun buyback problems 11:07 Listener comments #3: Pope Benedict quote 11:47 Testosterone & old man flexes 12:59 "Sinking your boat": ruining systems through critiques 21:23 The "truth" of religion & JPII's Fides Et Ratio 27:31 The "winning aesthetic" & its implications 33:28 A brief explanation of the Jonestown cult 38:24 Race blindness 40:35 Everybody Hates Chris, Good Times, & spiritual life 49:56 What is the good life? And "Friends" 53:29 Final thoughts --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion
Clark sits down with Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Abbot of the Benedictine monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO, in this episode the Simpleton Podcast. In this episode: • What is Conception Abbey? • Abbot Benedict's spiritual journey • The spiritual "tone" at Conception • Friendship is good or bad in monastic life? • Does the Abbey nurture other religious life? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Abbot Benedict 0:27 What is Conception Abbey? What's the purpose? 4:58 The context of Conception Abbey's founding 7:58 Secularism as a threat 12:56 More context/history for Conception Abbey 15:21 The variety of monks at Conception Abbey 17:56 Monks are the "first" religious order? 25:07 Abbot Benedict's journey to becoming a monk 29:53 Why did so many priests leave the Church in the 70s? 39:37 Abbot's spiritual journey 55:54 How does Abbot curate a spiritual "tone" at the Abbey? 1:04:53 Friendship is good or bad in monastic life? 1:08:56 A turning point in vocations: abuse scandal? 1:22:38 Does the Abbey nurture other religious life? --- Links: To learn more about Conception Abbey and the Benedictine way of life, visit https://www.conceptionabbey.org/ --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #interview
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