Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Aquinas

ABOUT THE GUESTBrandy Vencel has been married to her husband, Josiah, for 25 years, and they have four children, an amazing daughter-in-law, and a sweet little grandson. Brandy is currently in her 20th and final year of homeschooling. She serves on the Auxiliary Board of AmblesideOnline (a free Charlotte Mason curriculum) and Board of Directors for Providence Classical Academy in Bakersfield, California. Brandy also runs Afterthoughts Blog (afterthoughtsblog.net) and the Charlotte Mason Think Tank (charlottemason.mn.co). One of her hobbies is being tired, which is to say: staying up extremely late in order to talk to her teenagers. Brandy is hostess of the Scholé Sisters podcast and co-author of the book Scholé Every Day: How to Become a Thinking Mom.HOW TO FIND BRANDYRetreat registration: https://scholesisters.com/prudenceMy almost-weekly, mostly CM newsletter: http://afterthoughtsblog.net/subscribeScholé Sisters Podcast episode: History as a Center Cannot HoldSHOW NOTESAfter introducing Brandy and her credentials as a Charlotte Mason Classical Educator, Adrienne invited Brandy to dive deep into discussing the virtue, Prudence. They both walk through personal journeys and experiences with this particular virtue and offer practical tips on how to dive more deeply into the study of virtues. Books MentionedCharlotte Mason 6 Volume SetPoetic Knowledge by James S. TaylorNorms & Nobility by David V. HicksConsider This : Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition by Karen GlassPrudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly by Fr. Gregory Pine, OPThe Four Cardinal Virtues by Josef PieperGuide to Thomas Aquinas by Josef PieperOurselves by Charlotte MasonAristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure by Gary HartenburgAfter Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyreThe Happy Dinner Table: by Anna MigeonAuthors recommended: considered as the fathers of Classical Education   Aristotle   Plato   Pieper Referenced in this PodcastCyndi RollinsAmbleside OnlineProvidence Classical Academy, CADr. Lou MarkosSchole SistersPodcast and Newsletter by Brandy VencelAfterthoughts Blog by Brandy Vencel____________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2026 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserve

The Hugging Face incident was a laboratory demonstration of St. Thomas Aquinas's account of evil. Evil emerged not from a desire for evil, but from intelligence pursuing a lesser good without being ordered toward the whole good. That separation creates a privation, an absence of proper order. Within that gap, distortion turns the lesser good into your “god.” The AI agents were given a limited objective, treated it as supreme, and calculated whatever steps advanced it. This led to destructive acts committed in service of the lesser good. The pattern is eerily inescapable. It may demonstrate that without ultimate goodness as the ultimate objective, evil eventually becomes inevitable. There isn't a moment to waste in understanding this, and even our understanding cannot ensure that China, or anyone else racing to build these systems, will accept it. The Dr. Frankensteins creating them may not recognize the truth until their creation demonstrates it for them. Support our sponsors: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/yannis! #squarepod New DraftKings customers, sign up with code YPH, spend five bucks to get $150 in rewards within 14 days - includes all markets. To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/yannis That's H-I-M-S dot com slash yannis. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred GAMBLER, one eight hundred MY RESET. Connecticut: call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven, visit CCPG dot org. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino in Kansas. Bet tax pass-through may apply in Illinois. Twenty one plus. Void in Canada. Bet with DraftKings Sportsbook to get Bonus bets that expire in seven days OR Trade with DraftKings Predictions to get Predictions Dollars that expire in one year. Event contract trading involves risk of loss. Predictions offer void in New York. Non-withdrawable Rewards issued as Fifty dollar click-to-claims every seven days for fourteen days. Terms at d k n g dot c o slash offer. Limited time offer. Nationwide based on Sportsbook, Predictions, and Free-to-Play Sports Contest availability. Varies by State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerald Celente at the UN General Assembly week: Trump told Fox News he was "likely" meeting Iran's president, oil dropped below $100, Iran denied any meeting took place — and Trump made over 1,000 stock trades worth $270 million in July alone. Celente quotes St. Thomas Aquinas on righteous anger and applies it directly: 70,000 dead in Gaza, 1.2 million Lebanese driven from their homes, Israel armed with nuclear weapons demanding Iran submit to inspections, and Pete Hegseth quoting Isaiah from the pulpit to send American youth to die for it. Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

Gerald Celente at the UN General Assembly week: Trump told Fox News he was "likely" meeting Iran's president, oil dropped below $100, Iran denied any meeting took place — and Trump made over 1,000 stock trades worth $270 million in July alone. Celente quotes St. Thomas Aquinas on righteous anger and applies it directly: 70,000 dead in Gaza, 1.2 million Lebanese driven from their homes, Israel armed with nuclear weapons demanding Iran submit to inspections, and Pete Hegseth quoting Isaiah from the pulpit to send American youth to die for it. Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

In this analog audio episode of Blind Techie Geek Speaks, media philosopher Kathleen Masciana explores Thomas Aquinas's explanation of how we move from broad ideas, or universals, to specific things, or particulars. Learn how a general understanding becomes clearer through examples and careful observation.

Living with a resentful heart is a dark place to be. St. Thomas Aquinas described envy as “sorrow over another person's good.” Envy makes us resent the good that others receive. Gratitude does just the opposite: it teaches us to rejoice in God's generosity, even toward someone we think doesn't deserve it. But God's grace is not measured out according to what we have earned. It is gift: freely and extravagantly given.   Readings at this Mass: Ez 18:25–28 | Phil 2:1–11 | Mt 21:28–32

Matthew Barrett sits down with Fr. Dominic Legge to explore Christ’s relationship to the Holy Spirit. Together, they discuss Thomas Aquinas's understanding of Christ’s incarnation as anointed and empowered by the Holy Spirit, elevated by grace while remaining fully human. During the conversation, they consider the Greek patristic tradition, the relationship between grace and the… Download Audio

A first-of-its-kind debate on the John-Henry Westen Show: does accepting a universe billions of years old contradict a faithful Christian interpretation of Scripture?Ed Mazza and astronomer Dr. Hugh Ross defend the proposition that it does not. Mazza argues the Church distinguishes the essential doctrine of creation from questions about how and over what period it unfolded—citing St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Leo XIII, the Pontifical Biblical Commission, and Pope Pius XII. Ross approaches the question scientifically: distant galaxies, stellar development, and radioactive decay demonstrate immense cosmic ages while remaining compatible with belief in God as Creator.Hugh Owen and Dr. Kevin Mark counter that Scripture, the Church Fathers, Catholic liturgy, and traditional teaching support a universe created less than 10,000 years ago. Owen argues Genesis records genuine history and that the supernatural work of creation cannot be reconstructed by extrapolating present-day natural processes backward in time. Mark challenges the Big Bang model and conventional dating methods, while Ross disputes the young-universe scientific arguments.Make the switch today to iCatholicMobile today!iCatholic Mobile—supporting the Catholic faith with every connection.https://www.facebook.com/icatholicmobile https://www.icatholicmobile.com/ HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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“Conformity to God's Will and Conformity to Right Reason: Measure, Contingency, and Participation in Aquinas” by Rev. Joseph Hudson, O.S.B. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“St. Thomas Aquinas on Whether All Human Beings Can Be Metaphysicians” by Ginna Pennance-Acevedo (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“Heidegger's Atheistic Ontology: A Comparison of Faith and Reason in the Writings of Martin Heidegger and Thomas Aquinas” by Rev. Gregory Markey (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“The Holy Spirit as the Impulse of Divine Love According to St. Thomas Aquinas” by Sophie Cummings (Dominican House of Studies). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

Episode Topic: CognitionCan we perceive the spiritual realm with our physical minds? Listen in to a dialogue examining how the human intellect navigates its material limitations to grasp immaterial truths. Understanding these cognitive structures is a strategic necessity for anyone seeking to reconcile the tangible world of experience with the firm convictions of spiritual life. Grasp the intricate ways St. Thomas Aquinas defines human understanding. Navigate through sensory barriers to envision the certitude of faith.Featured Speakers:Therese Cory, University of Notre DameLuca F. Tuninetti, Pontificia Università UrbanianaRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/93923f.This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800.Thanks for listening! The ThinkND Podcast is brought to you by ThinkND, the University of Notre Dame's online learning community. We connect you with videos, podcasts, articles, courses, and other resources to inspire minds and spark conversations on topics that matter to you — everything from faith and politics, to science, technology, and your career.Learn more about ThinkND and register for upcoming live events at think.nd.edu.Join our LinkedIn community for updates, episode clips, and more.

Today on Questions with Father, we look at the role of a bishop in the Catholic Church. What makes a bishop different from a priest? What is the distinction between the power of orders and the power of jurisdiction? And why does that distinction matter when Catholics hear about episcopal consecrations, apostolic succession, and the continuation of the priesthood? Fr. William MacGillivray walks us through the Church's teaching, drawing from canon law, the Council of Trent, Vatican I, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the traditional theology of the episcopacy. Along the way, we'll see why bishops possess a unique power of sanctifying, especially through confirmation, ordination, and the transmission of holy orders. See all the episodes: https://sspxpodcast.com/ We'd love your feedback on this series! podcast@sspx.org – – – – – – View this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonegYXBrLbQkJtrb44okB27jWVlo8NWj – – – – – – – The Society of Saint Pius X offers this series and all of its content free of charge. If you are able to offer a one time or a small monthly recurring donation, it will assist us greatly in continuing to provide these videos for the good of the Church and Catholic Tradition. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> – – – – – – – Explore more: Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodesSubscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and SermonsFSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.newsVisit the US District website: https://sspx.org/ – – – – – What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.  – – – – – – What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org

The Stags coach previews his team's game with St. Thomas Aquinas

In today's episode, Jordan sits down with Arthur Brooks, professor at Vanderbilt University and a leading researcher into the science of happiness, to unpack why success so often fails to deliver the fulfilment it promises. Arthur explains the arrival fallacy, the hedonic treadmill and why the brain can treat achievement much like it treats drugs, alcohol or gambling. He introduces Thomas Aquinas' four idols of money, power, pleasure and honour, and walks Jordan through identifying which one quietly drives his own decisions. The conversation moves into the dark triad personality, the real difference between kindness and niceness, and why boredom and an undistracted mind matter far more than we think in an age of constant notifications. Jordan opens up about his pilgrimage across the Scottish Highlands, and the two discuss suffering, faith and what it actually means to live a meaningful life. Arthur closes with a message for every striver watching, that no amount of success can ever substitute for being loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyler Reid is a running back at st Thomas Aquinas. He talks about his record-breaking game and why he credits his o-line and wideouts. He talks about how transferring from Miramar to St Thomas has helped him on the football field and academia

Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun joins Larry Blustein as they talk about the immediate reaction of the Florida Gators dropping 66 points on FAU. Kevin talks about how the performance of the new QB and so much more. Tyler Reid is a running back at st Thomas Aquinas. He talks about his record-breaking game and why he credits his o-line and wideouts. He talks about how transferring from Miramar to St Thomas has helped him on the football field and in academia. Adam Lichtenstein joins Larry Blustein as they talk about the Miami Hurricanes game vs Stanford. They talk about what people are nitpicking in the season opener and so much more. Myles Russ joins Larry Blustein as they talk about their Week 2 opponent, as they lost in Week 1. They talk about what went wrong after not losing a game in 2 year adn so much more. Art Taylor joins Larry Blustein as he talks about keeping his program as a community. He talks about building his program the right way on and off the football field. Coach Tim Neal of American High School in Hialeah joins Larry Blustein to talk about building a roster with passion. Tim Neal talks about how having a roster is important for making their own identity.

On today's Take 2 with Jerry & Debbie our topic is: St. Thomas Aquinas and The Life of Virtue. Special guest Dave Palmer helps us dive deep into the topic.

The Matts answer listener questions in this, their regular Sunday morning question and answer edition. Including; is Farage finished; what tax pledge should Burnham break; is Michael Gove stupid; how should we think about China; apart from Dante, Giotto, Thomas Aquinas, Chaucer and the Bayeux Tapesty, what's the Middle Ages ever done for us; maintaining a dignified silence in the face of Will Self criticism; and which women authors do you admire?Produced by Ruby MitchellOFFER: Subscribe to The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Flanagan and Gerard McReavy continue their series on relativism and its impact on Western society, exploring why belief in objective right and wrong has become increasingly difficult and how Christians can engage in meaningful conversations about moral truth. Drawing on Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Pope John Paul II, and the story of Adam and Eve, […] L'articolo Science, Religion, and the Modern World – Moral Law and True Freedom – Michael Flanagan and Gerard McReavy proviene da Radio Maria.

Most people believe in Jesus as a savior who shared parables, performed miracles and died for our sins during his brief life.But is that really true?For the longest time, Paul had tried to connect with Jesus yet came up empty until recently when his soul led him to Jesus, the man not of the Bible.Paul and Sean O'Laoire examine the life of Jesus from very different and complementary perspectives that may encourage you to reconsider what you think about myth and the Bible this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Sean at his Spirits in Spacesuits website. Find him on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Timestamps11:05 Epistemology, ontology and cosmology.15:28 Was Jesus a product of Jesus mythicism (Christ myth theory)?19:38 What modern historians DO agree on about the life of Jesus.31:08 The difference between wisdom and knowledge.34:56 Mythish: Sacred wisdom shared in story form.40:20 The use of metaphor.52:09 “When power becomes available, morality goes out the window.”1:05:30 Prosopon.1:17:27 A cohort of souls.1:27:11 Sean is one of few people Paul thinks about the most, especially when he gets very irritated at Christianity.1:38:13 Paul spent many years tracking Jesus and only experienced emptiness, until he recently connected with Jesus, the man not of the Bible.1:42:54 What really happened to Jesus after the crucifixion.1:45:35 What is evil?1:46:34 Did Jesus practice a religion?1:49:45 How Paul brought alchemy into his teachings.1:54:16 Awe.2:01:47 Why one minister taught kids at his church to fear God.2:11:13 “We volunteer to be here right now.”ResourcesSetting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We've Created in Our Own Image by Sean O'LaoireNoosphereTeleologyDr. Walter Russell's Home Study Course Third Edition (FREE PDF link)The work of Bart Ehrman, Paramahansa Yogananda, Thomas Aquinas, Stanislav Grof and Elie WieselFinite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James CarseThe Religious Case Against Belief by James CarseStreams of Wisdom by Dustin DiPerna and Ken WilburThe Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy LentFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear MusicThanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20CHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

What does it really mean to persevere—and why is perseverance so essential to the Catholic life?In Episode 59 of From the Rooftop, Monsignor Patrick Winslow and Father Matthew Kauth reflect on the relationship between fortitude, endurance, hope, and the Christian vocation. Beginning with St. Augustine's observations about the struggle between the mind, body, and will, the conversation moves from physical endurance to one of the great realities of the spiritual life: holiness is often less about extraordinary moments than about simply remaining faithful over the long haul.Drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, the witness of Christians who endured persecution, and the lives of the saints, they explore why fortitude is not merely the courage to attack a difficulty, but the strength to endure suffering without surrendering what is good. As one religious sister memorably told Father Kauth: “There's never a difficulty with vocations. There's always a difficulty with perseverance.”The conversation then turns to the theological virtue of hope—and how the promises revealed by God can transform the way Catholics experience suffering in the present. Christian hope does not require knowing exactly how the future will unfold. It means allowing what we know by faith—death, judgment, eternity, and the promises of God—to give meaning and direction to the present moment.But supernatural hope does not make ordinary life irrelevant. Monsignor Winslow and Father Kauth make the case for something Catholics can sometimes overlook: natural hopes matter too. Learn a language. Read the books you have always wanted to read. Paint. Exercise. Build something. Cultivate a skill. Pursue something worthwhile and learn to endure the difficulty required to achieve it. These ordinary pursuits can train us in perseverance and dispose us to live the supernatural life more faithfully.In a culture increasingly tempted by comfort, distraction, discouragement, and despair, this episode offers a deeply Catholic reminder: the Christian life is not an escape from life—it is the grace to live it fully, faithfully, and with our eyes fixed on eternity.And perhaps the great paradox is this: those who believe most deeply in Heaven are often the ones who accomplish the most on earth.In this episode:St. Augustine on the body, will, and interior struggleWhy perseverance is essential to every vocationSt. Thomas Aquinas on fortitude and enduranceSt. John of the Cross and suffering on the way to sanctityThe connection between hope and perseveranceHow eternal realities reshape present sufferingWhy Catholics should cultivate natural hopes and worthwhile ambitionsHow ordinary goals can strengthen the spiritual lifeWhy faith should energize rather than diminish a truly human lifeWhat the saints teach us about building, creating, laboring, and enduringFrom the Rooftop is a TAN Books podcast featuring conversations with Monsignor Patrick Winslow and Father Matthew Kauth on the Catholic Faith, the spiritual life, culture, virtue, and the world as seen from the rooftop of the Church.For updates about new episodes, special guests, and exclusive deals for From the Rooftop listeners, sign up at http://RooftopPodcast.com. And for more great ways to deepen your faith, check out all the spiritual resources available at http://TANBooks.com.

Joe and Hollywood break down the latest Dolphins roster moves after Miami trimmed the team to 53 players, including the Quinn Ewers trade, the addition of Kyle McCord and what to expect from Malik Willis. Plus, they discuss the importance of the backup QB, whether Miami will keep seven wide receivers and why more roster moves could be coming. The guys also react to Columbus knocking off the No. 1 team in the country, St. Thomas Aquinas dominating DeSoto and Scottie Scheffler winning the FedEx Cup. The hour wraps with Hollywood's Headlines, featuring Steph Curry's new documentary, Cam Ward's beef with a reporter, and Odell Beckham making the Giants roster.

Groundbreaking Catholic political thinker Andrew Willard Jones joins the podcast to discuss a brilliant lecture he recently gave at the New Polity Conference. St. Thomas Aquinas is often said (dismissively) to have gotten his view of woman from Aristotle's biology. But while he did accept some of Aristotle's biological errors, they disagree on something far more fundamental, namely their metaphysical interpretation of difference and inequality among human beings. A comparison between the Aristotelian view and the Christian/Thomistic view of inequality is profoundly instructive for how we see not only the difference between the sexes, but civil society and the entire cosmic hierarchy willed by God.  LINKS  New Polity https://newpolity.com/ Andrew Willard Jones, The Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics https://stpaulcenter.com/store/the-two-cities-a-history-of-christian-politics Episode transcript https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/hierarchy-and-woman-aristotle-vs-aquinas-w-andrew-willard-jones/ DONATE to make this show possible! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters

Surgeon General's Warning! Beware of the dangers of the litany of humility! In this week's episode, Fr. John and Fr. Sean break down the structure, intention and history of the litany. Tracing the life of Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, they move into the biblical foundations of humility in the Greek word tapeinosis, as well as bring it into conversation with St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Ignatius.

What does it mean to live faithfully in an unfinished universe - one in which creation is still evolving and Christ is still drawing all things toward communion?In today's episode, Matt sits down with Dr. Ilia Delio, Franciscan sister, theologian, Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University, founder of the Center for Christogenesis, and author of more than twenty books, including "The Christian Mutation".Drawing from the work of Bonaventure, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Carl Jung, and modern physics, Dr. Delio explores what Christianity might look like if we took evolution, science, and the deeply relational nature of the universe seriously.Together, Matt and Dr. Delio discuss moving from original sin toward original love, why relationship may be at the very foundation of reality, and what it means to understand sin as a resistance to relationship. They also explore the decline of institutional religion, the questions younger generations are asking, artificial intelligence, the problem of evil, and whether Christianity itself must continue to evolve.At the center of the conversation is a provocative possibility: What if love isn't simply something we feel or something Christianity teaches, but something woven into the very fabric of existence? And if the universe is still becoming, what would it mean for the church to become with it?In this episode:- Teilhard de Chardin and the relationship between science and faith- Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, and two ways of understanding Christianity- Original sin versus original love- Physics, interconnectedness, and the relational nature of reality- Sin as a resistance to relationship- Why younger generations are leaving institutional religion- Whether Christianity is answering questions people are no longer asking- Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity- Love, evil, and human transformation- What the church might become if it took evolution seriously- Whether love can endure even if the universe itself eventually diesLearn more about Dr. Ilia Delio: https://wisrinstitute.org/about/ilia-delio/

What exactly was Satan before the fall?In this episode of Free The Rabbits, Joel dives into the strange world of angelology to investigate whether Satan may have been something far more complex than simply a fallen Cherub or Seraph.We explore the ancient divine hierarchies, the bizarre forms of Cherubim and Seraphim, and Ezekiel's mysterious description of an “anointed guardian cherub.” Then we follow the serpent trail from the Nachash of Genesis, to the shining Helel ben Shachar, and finally Revelation's identification of Satan as “that ancient serpent.”But if angels are spiritual beings capable of assuming physical forms, could Satan do the same? And could the different descriptions of him point toward a strange hybrid heavenly being capable of changing its appearance?From Genesis 6 and the Watchers to 2 Enoch's Satanail and even the mysterious parallels found in the Popol Vuh, we're going deep down the rabbit hole to ask one question:What kind of angel was Satan really?Merchandise: https://freetherabbits.myshopify.comBuy Me A Coffee: DonateFollow: Website | Instagram | X | FacebookWatch: YouTube | RumbleEmail: freetherabbitspodcast@gmail.comDistributed by: merkel.mediaIntro Music:Joel Thomas – Free The RabbitsYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicOutro Music:Joel Thomas – GreyYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicTopics Discussed:Satan, Lucifer, Satanail, Helel, Helel Ben Shachar, Nachash, Ophis, Seraphim, Cherubim, Archangels, Angelology, Divine Hierarchy, Angelic Orders, Fallen Angels, Shapeshifting, Guardian Cherub, Fiery Serpents, Ancient Serpent, The Dragon, Genesis 3, Genesis 6, Ezekiel 28, Isaiah 14, Revelation 12, Revelation 20, Luke 10:18, 2 Enoch, Book of Enoch, Watchers, Nephilim, Sons of God, Mount Hermon, Azazel, Thomas Aquinas, Pseudo-Dionysius, Raphael, Book of Tobit, Asmodeus, Angelic Bodies, Spirit Beings, Divine Council, Morning Star, Popol Vuh, Vucub-Caquix, K'iche' Maya, Venus, Heavenly Rebellion, Satan's Fall, Angelic Shapeshifting, Heavenly Beings, Serpent Imagery, Biblical Cosmology

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Brendan Case to discuss his new book, Doubting Thomas (UND Press), which covers a host of debates between St. Thomas Aquinas and his Franciscan counterparts, especially St. Bonaventure. In this discussion, Dr. Case shares a few instances where he thinks Bonaventure got the better of Thomas. Moreover, he shares why these debates matter and how they might better help us understand the place of Thomas in modern theology. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4sISAC9Get access to my book club, one-on-one office hours, show notes, and more:  https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicityMake a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicityBook a meeting: https://calendly.com/gospelsimplicity/meet-with-austinRead my writings: https://austinsuggs.substack.comAbout the Guest: Brendan W. Case, Th.D., serves as the Associate Director for Research at the Harvard Human Flourishing Program. A Christian theologian by training, Case's work brings theology and philosophy into conversation with the empirical social sciences to understand the nature, distribution, and determinants of a good life. Dr. Case is the author or co-author of five books: The Gentleness of Wisdom: A Christian Ethics of Charity, Anger, and Enmity (Routledge, 2026); Doubting Thomas: Early Franciscan Disputes with Aquinas (University of Notre Dame Press, 2026); The Justification of the Sinless: Supralapsarian Christology and the Goodness of the Incarnation (Baker Academic, 2026); The Accountable Animal: Justice, Justification, and Judgment (T&T Clark, 2021), and (with William Glass) Least of the Apostles: Paul and His Legacies in Earliest Christianity (Pickwick Press, 2022). Guest Links: Read the book: https://amzn.to/3UnrxQQThe Justification of the Sinless: https://amzn.to/4ccbZFPLearn more: https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/team/brendan-caseChapters00:00 The Place of St. Thomas in Theology04:46 St. Bonaventure's Approach10:01 Reception of Thomas in his time20:04 The Trinity and divine relations25:12 The Ontological Argument30:07 Implications of different theological emphases35:05 Bonaventure today39:55 Beyond the Summa45:13 Mystical theology in Bonaventure49:48 Historical and contemporary views on Thomas and Bonaventure54:57 The future of theological studySupport the show

In hour 1: James Knapp, President & CEO, Broward Education Foundation, Danny Enriquez, Canes Insight Sports &Coach Chris Yeargin, Head Football Coach, Coconut Creek. In hour 2: Coach Kareem Reed, Head Football Coach, McEachern, Georgia, Coach Dave Dunn, Head Football Coach Miami Christopher Columbus & Coach Roger Harriott, Head Football Coach, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.

Coach Roger Harriott, Head Football Coach, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas talks football & religion.

In hour 2: Coach Kareem Reed, Head Football Coach, McEachern, Georgia, Coach Dave Dunn, Head Football Coach Miami Christopher Columbus & Coach Roger Harriott, Head Football Coach, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.

Final episode. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all so much for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Sirach 24: 23-31; John 19: 25-27; Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

Final episode. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all so much for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Ezekiel 43: 1-7; Matthew 23: 1-12; Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelor's of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Today's Show: Our Lord tells us to forgive. How much can we forgive without becoming a doormat? What is the difference between being gullible and being forgiving? What commandment does ingratitude towards God break? If a criminal dies right after baptism, and doesn't commit any other sins, will they enter directly into heaven or spend some time in purgatory? What's Father Copenhagen's advice on the epidemic of MGTOW men going their own way and avoiding marriage and children? They claim they want to live in peace and tranquility without getting fleeced in divorce court. ​​What's up with the Oriental Orthodox Churches? They seem suspicious… are their practices acceptable? It seems Kabbalistic. A priest in town has a very thick accent that makes his sermon hard to understand. His sermons sound very Lutheran, saying that we should only pray to Jesus and to not pray to the saints or the rosary. Should I say something about this? I want to write my thesis on some aspect of St. John Chrysostom's thought, but I can't think of anything. I know that in his time there was no systematic theology, so I wanted to ask for your opinion to give me some ideas. I read in one book that your Guardian Angel is assigned at the moment of conception, while in another book I read that it happens at the moment of birth. In the latter case, the book said the baby is under the protection of the mother's Guardian Angel from conception to birth. So which is correct? Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!

This podcast will stop airing within the next few days. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Proverbs 31: 10-31; Matthew 13: 44-52; Haydock Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

This podcast will stop airing within the next few days. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Ezekiel 37: 1-14; Matthew 22: 34-40; Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

This podcast will stop airing within the next few days. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Ezekiel 36: 23-28; Matthew 22: 1-14; Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

This podcast will stop airing within the next few days. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Sirach 39: 6-14; Matthew 5: 13-19; Haydock and Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

Dave is back from northern Michigan, and reality is terrible. The family cabin—built by a relative generations ago—delivered everything Tulsa could not: low-80s afternoons, cool nights, fires, golf, and a lake smooth enough for water skiing.Dave's three oldest girls all learned to ski, which meant it was time for their seasoned-skier father to show them how it's done. The only problem was the pontoon boat. It had enough power to pull the kids, but not quite enough to launch a grown man from a shallow-water slalom start. After several attempts and several falls in front of his daughters, Dave accepted the indignity of starting on two skis and kicking one off. His father's old rule—“In this family, we don't fall”—was not enforced.The pour is Celestial Hazy IPA from Chainsaw Brewing, an overtly Catholic brewery in Richland, Washington. Adam has the Dominions can; Dave has the Thrones. Same beer, different celestial artwork, 6.5% ABV, and Revelation-level labels covered in angels, eyes, and hops. If you want a good IPA from a Catholic brewer, support Chainsaw Brewing and help them #BeerEvangelize.Sponsor: Select International ToursWhen Adam and Dave decided to lead their first pilgrimage, the same recommendation kept coming back: Select International Tours. Having traveled with them, the guys can attest that they're excellent. Whether you want to lead a pilgrimage or join one, visit selectinternationaltours.com and see where they can take you.Sponsor: The Amen appSunday morning is not exactly easy like Sunday morning when you're trying to load a Catholic family into the van and beat Father down the aisle. The free Amen app helps the guys prepare their children for Mass by listening to the Sunday Gospel on the drive. It also includes Catholic classics like Divine Mercy in My Soul and True Devotion to Mary. No paywall, subscription, or upfront cost. Download the Amen app and help get it from 950,000 downloads to one million.The prayer request is Mary. She recently had surgery to place a G-tube, which should make feeding more comfortable and eliminate the constant gagging caused by the tube in her mouth. The immediate goals are to stabilize her, wean her from oxygen, and help her continue gaining weight so heart surgery can be considered in the coming months. A recent video caught her wide awake, smiling, and full of joy in the middle of a life that has involved more struggle than most. Keep Mary, Lady Haylee, and the whole family in your prayers.The Catholic Man Show Campout is also approaching. Registration should open near the end of August, with the campout taking place during the final weekend of September at Clear Creek Abbey. Brandon Sheard will return for a hands-on animal-butchering class, with foraging and woodworking also planned. Those experiences are valuable, but the heart of the weekend is the opportunity to pray with the Benedictine monks and step into the ordered rhythm of monastic life.Then the guys turn to the theological virtue of hope—the virtue a man in heaven no longer needs and a man in hell can no longer possess. Hope belongs to the man in the middle, the wayfarer who has not yet arrived. That means every one of us.Drawing from St. Thomas Aquinas, they explain the four marks of hope's object: it must be good, future, arduous, and possible. Theological hope is not the same as hoping for good weather or a Cowboys Super Bowl. Natural hope rests on circumstances, probabilities, and human ability. Supernatural hope rests on God's goodness, providence, and promises. Its ultimate object is not a better job, a healed body, or a trouble-free life. Its object is God Himself.That is why hope is “cashed in” when a soul reaches heaven. The good is no longer future; it is possessed. Souls in purgatory still have hope because the happiness they await remains future, arduous, and possible—even though their final destination is certain.Josef Pieper helps identify the two ways a man can abandon the road before reaching its end: despair and presumption. Despair decides the promise will not be fulfilled. Presumption decides the reward is already guaranteed without repentance, conversion, or cooperation with grace. Both seize the verdict before the journey is finished.Presumption is not too much trust in God. It is too little. It imagines a God too small to care about justice, transformation, and whether we become the men He created us to be. Despair makes a similar mistake by deciding that God's mercy may exist in general but cannot reach this sin, this failure, or this man.The deeper question is whether we actually trust God. Will He make us happy, or will surrendering to Him leave us regretting what we gave up? We repeatedly hang the weight of our hope on hooks that cannot bear it: a spouse, career, reputation, new client, new car, food, drink, or entertainment. Those things may be good, but none can carry the full weight of the human heart. Only Christ can do that.St. Francis de Sales brings the discussion into moments of panic, temptation, self-loathing, and spiritual dryness. Devotion is not a feeling of sweetness or consolation. It is a firm and active will to do what pleases God. When anxiety hits, do not make major decisions from agitation. A trapped bird only tightens the net by thrashing. Let the water settle, then move.Self-contempt is not humility either. Anger at yourself can be another form of pride because it still assumes you should have been able to save yourself. The better response to sin is quiet displeasure followed by courageous amendment: “Poor heart, rise up again bravely.” Hope allows a man to admit that he is nothing on his own while remembering the immense dignity God gave him through baptism.Spiritual dryness can also teach. If prayer tastes like nothing, examine what you have been eating. Screens, alcohol, entertainment, comfort, and constant stimulation can train the appetite to find spiritual goods tasteless. Keep praying without demanding an immediate emotional reward. Sometimes hope looks like doing the next faithful thing while feeling nothing at all.Dave shares a moment from adoration when he admitted that he was afraid God would ask him to leave a successful career and live in poverty through full-time ministry. His yes was reluctant, but it was still a yes. The answer he sensed was simple: “I just wanted your yes.” Years later, professional success has brought the same temptation back in a different form—the temptation to believe he can provide for himself and no longer needs to depend on God. Surrender is not something a man completes once. God keeps saying: do it again.The practical path is equally simple. Offer the trial already in front of you. Pray for an increase in hope. Pray the Rosary even when you do not feel like it. Make an act of gratitude when despair begins closing in. And stop demanding that this life provide what only the next life can give.We are on the Lord's team—the winning side. Raise your glass.

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Joe talks with Ryan Hurd who recently converted from Protestantism to the Catholic Faith, how studying Thomas Aquinas led him across the Tiber, and how this could be becoming something of a meme… Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I saw a fascinating discussion between three Baptists about people studying Thomas Aquinas and becoming Catholic. And I though a great person to talk about that whole concept with would be Ryan Hurd, a Protestant domestic scholar who recently became Catholic. So first of all, Ryan, thank you so much for coming on. Co...

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This podcast will stop airing next week. Please see the links below to continue to get good Catholic content for catechesis and prayer. Thank you all for listening! Oremus pro invicem.  Ezekiel 28: 1-10; Matthew 19: 23-30; Haydock and Lapide Commentary Check out my books and consider buying or gifting one, or just spreading the word!  "Penance Primer: A Guide to the Sacrament of Confession" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01IAVb81⁠⁠"Panis Angelicus: The Mass Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas" : ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/03RrGELa⁠⁠"Ancient Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" is available on my page in PDF (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eJFr37j⁠⁠"Praying the Psalms with the Saints: Select Psalms with Brief Meditations and Commentary from the Saints" is available on my page (see below) and on Amazon::⁠⁠https://a.co/d/040Am2FI⁠⁠“The Fathers Explain the Sunday Gospels: Ordinary Time, Year A”, available as a PDF on my page (see below) and on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0avKNVZC⁠⁠  And a volume for Advent: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0eFm6sMd⁠⁠“Soldiers of Christ: A Traditional Catholic Handbook for Young Men” is available as a PDF on my page (see below) as well as on Amazon in paperback form: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0iuT0LPG⁠⁠"5 Minute Theology: A Primer on Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine" is available as a PDF on my page (see below) and in Kindle and paperback versions on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/0cF4XpHc⁠⁠"Commentary on the Traditional Latin Mass Readings For Every Sunday of the Year" Volumes I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/01qdaN4a⁠⁠IV ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/02IgWoJn⁠⁠ and Appendix I ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/09rddkCA⁠⁠ are also available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback, and on my donation page as PDFs (see below)You can purchase the PDF versions of these books on my donation page; just click the link”Shop” tab.⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/catholicdailybrief⁠⁠Please consider giving a five star rating and sharing the podcast with your friends and family.

Spent a few minutes talking about unbelieving "academic consensus" with Dan McClellan's claims about Jude and 1 Enoch, and then went back into my Pseudo-Dionysius presentation, finishing it up with a discussion of the influence this work had on Thomas Aquinas.

Spent a few minutes talking about unbelieving "academic consensus" with Dan McClellan's claims about Jude and 1 Enoch, and then went back into my Pseudo-Dionysius presentation, finishing it up with a discussion of the influence this work had on Thomas Aquinas.

Dave's summer vacation got cut from three months down to two, and Adam has a theory. New baby, plus he hasn't been working near as hard. Dave tried to get a second opinion from Anthony Fauci, who invoked the Fifth on advice of counsel, so we're left with the ruling as it stands. Either way, the new van is getting loaded and the Niles family is headed to a cabin in Michigan for two weeks. Fifties at night, fires in the morning and the evening, which means chopping enough firewood to replace what you burn. Golf, swimming, and a little aluminum fishing boat that Davey gets to ride in. Joseph and Joshua stay on shore. Joseph has a big knot on his head at the moment anyway.Sponsor: Amen app (from the Augustine Institute) Sunday morning in a Catholic family is not easy like Sunday morning. It's kids in the van, beat Father down the aisle, get to the pew. The Amen app is how the guys prepare their kids to receive the Gospel before Mass even starts, plus free access to Divine Mercy in My Soul and True Devotion to Mary. Since 2021 it's hit 950,000 downloads. Let's get them to a million. No paywall, no subscription, no upfront cost. Download the Amen app right now.Sponsor: Select International Tours When Adam and Dave went looking for help leading their first pilgrimage, every single person pointed them to Select International Tours. Having used them, the guys can vouch. Wherever in the world you want to go, head to selectinternationaltours.com and see what they have ready.On the drive back from Lady Pamela's family reunion in Arkansas, Dave counted three mopeds inside 45 minutes, which would be unremarkable in Portland and is deeply strange here. A moped gang remains unconfirmed but would be extremely cool. His reading time is going to Plato's Republic with the group at Deacon Harrison's house, book 10 now, while Adam has missed it all year and is on record that he'll haunt them if they kick him out.Dave also saw the new Odyssey movie, alongside Dr. Frank Grabowski, Juan in a dog onesie as Argos, and Deacon Harrison Garlick, who announced in the group text beforehand: "I have filled my heart with hate." Verdict, 7.5 for entertainment. They shouldn't have tried to cram the whole epic into one film, they changed the ending, which you can't do, and they folded the lotus eaters into Calypso's island. That last one guts the most important choice in the story. Odysseus rejects immortality for his family. That's the whole thing.The pour is Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, the flagship, from a bottle the distiller sent the guys when the show started and that has sat on the shelf about ten years since. The label reads: Warning, contains high levels of manliness. No age statement, and no, ten years in your house doesn't count. Whiskey only ages in the barrel. Small batch, four barleys, virgin charred American white oak. Not bourbon, not 51% corn. Made in the style of Scotch, right here in America.Then the topic: the five precepts of the Church, Catechism 2041, page 548 if you've got the classic 90s edition. This is the Church flexing authority, which she rarely does. Most of what she does is defensive. Papal infallibility is a negative power, not a positive one. The precepts are different. They bind, and they're the floor, not the ceiling.Attend Mass on Sundays and holy days, and rest from servile labor. Everybody knows the first half. The second half is the one that stings, because going out to eat after Mass means you're compelling somebody else to work. Nurses show up, gas stations stay open, and nobody needs to be demolished by guilt over a trip to the store. Don't be a Pharisee about it. Do take it seriously.Confess your sins at least once a year, meaning your mortal sins. Go monthly anyway, and do a daily examination of conscience, because you can't remember what you ate two days ago, much less where you lost your temper 28 days ago. Dave prays to Our Lady on the way in: help me make this confession as if it were my last. Adam leaves his phone outside, because it's listening, and that's not a conspiracy. And if you deliberately hold a mortal sin back, the confession is invalid and you've just added to the pile. Compound interest is powerful. Compound sin is worse.Receive the Eucharist at least during the Easter season. Observe the days of fasting and abstinence, which used to be far heavier, and nothing is stopping you from going heavier now. Adam has never once enjoyed fasting. Dave eats nothing until dinner and swears he thinks more clearly for it. Both of them fast every Wednesday with a group of men and offer it up for their wives and their families. That's the domestic priesthood doing what it's for.And help provide for the needs of the Church. Notice it doesn't say if you can afford it. Money is the easy part. Time is the sacrifice, especially in the seasons of fatherhood when there isn't any. Fr. Brian O'Brien's answer when somebody says the church really ought to do this: "I totally agree. You should do it." Your kids need to see you make some of your time sacred, not because nothing else was asking for it, but because you told everything else no.It all lands on stewardship. You don't owe God 10%. You owe Him 100%. The house, the money, the hours, and most of all the kids were never yours, and He's going to want all of it back. Adam is honest about where that gets hard: leaving work drained, walking in the door, wanting to shut down instead of engage. The fix isn't willpower. It's routine. A liturgy of the home. Because those minutes belong to Him too, and at judgment there won't be a single moment that goes unjudged.One housekeeping note. The Camp Out is always the last weekend of September, so put it on the calendar now. Sign-ups open at the end of August, late on purpose, because opening early means people sign up and don't come, and space is limited. Patrons still come free. This year the guys will be asking for donations on site, because Patreon numbers are down and 100% of what comes in goes straight back into the show. Neither of them takes an income from it.Protect what you were given. Provide more than the minimum. Establish a house that looks like the King is coming back for it. Raise your glass.TOPICS COVEREDDave's summer vacation demoted from three months to two, with Fauci pleading the Fifth on the scienceTwo weeks at a Michigan cabin, chopping firewood to replace what you burn, and a little aluminum fishing boat15,000 miles on a brand new van because Oklahoma City is a multiple-times-a-week tripThree mopeds in 45 minutes in Arkansas, and the unconfirmed existence of a moped gangReading Plato's Republic with the group at Deacon Harrison's, book 10, and Adam's threat to haunt them if he gets kicked outThe new Odyssey movie reviewed: Juan in a dog onesie as Argos and Harrison Garlick arriving with his heart pre-filled with hateWhy folding the lotus eaters into Calypso's island wrecks the most important choice in the storyWhiskey of the week: Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, on the shelf ten years, "warning, contains high levels of manliness"Why an age statement stops the day it's bottled, because whiskey only ages in the barrelWhat makes Stranahan's American whiskey and not bourbon: four barleys, virgin charred American white oak, made in the style of ScotchBringing back the old show warning, sporadically and without noticeThe five precepts of the Church, Catechism 2041, and why they're the floor and not the ceilingPapal infallibility as a negative, defensive power versus the precepts as the Church flexing positive authorityWhy the Church legislates as little as possible and prefers freedom from the law over obedience to itResting from servile labor: the case against going out to eat after Mass, and why nurses and gas stations are fineSt. John Chrysostom on why you cannot pray at home the way you pray in churchConfessing mortal sins at least once a year, and why monthly confession is the better habitThe daily examination of conscience as the thing that makes confession possible at allDave's prayer to Our Lady walking into the confessional: make this confession as if it were my lastWhy Adam leaves his phone outside the confessionalSt. Alphonsus Liguori on concealing sin, and why an intentionally incomplete confession is invalid and grave matterThe Easter duty and St. Thomas Aquinas on why the Eucharist completes what baptism beginsAquinas's threefold purpose of fasting, and why the second reason is the most interesting oneSt. Basil the Great: fasting as a weapon for the valiant and a gymnasium for athletesFasting every Wednesday with a group of men and offering it up for your wife and familyProviding for the needs of the Church with time, not just money, and Fr. Brian O'Brien's "you should do it"Why churches were built with a piazza out front, and what that says about communityStewardship: you don't owe God 10%, you owe Him 100%, and He wants your kids back"It's the King's house" as a reason to actually take care of what you haveComing home mentally exhausted and shutting down instead of engaging, and why routine beats willpowerThe liturgy of the home: building routines so a weak will has somewhere to fallCatholic Man Show Camp Out: always the last weekend of September, sign-ups open at the end of AugustREFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEBooks &...