Ep. #253 – Is God a vindictive bully?
Summary Is the God of the Old Testament a vindictive bully? What should we think about the dichotomy often presented between the angry Old Testament God and the loving New Testament God? How can...
Author: John DeRosa
Ep. #252 – Did Vatican 2 compromise Catholic teaching about the Church’s nature? w/ Dr. Chris Malloy
Summary What does Lumen Gentium 8 teach about the nature of the Church? Does its teaching contradict the traditional view that Christ’s Church is identical to the Catholic Church? How ought we to understand...
Ep. #251 – Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition w/ Dr. Jim Jacobs
Summary What is philosophy? How should we subdivide it? What is meant by the “perennial tradition”? How do Catholic philosophers avoid the “is-ought gap” problem in ethics? Dr. Jim Jacobs joins us to discuss...
7 Ideas for New Year’s Resolutions for Apologists
New Year’s Goals/Resolutions for 2024 Why make goals? If you don’t, then you’re more likely to drift along and get pulled in all sorts of directions. Goals help us make progress in our lives...
Ep. #250 – Principles of Catholic Epistemology w/ Fr. James Brent O.P. (with Live Q & A)
Summary What is epistemology? What are some ideas to keep in mind if we are to have a good epistemology? How can we help raise our children to have a good Catholic epistemology? What...
Ep. #249 – The Bible’s Foundation – The Pentateuch w/ Dr. Schmiedicke
Summary Why are the five books of Moses so important? What are the genres and themes of the Pentateuch? What should we think about Mosaic authorship? How might we understand difficult, violent passages that...
Ep. #247 – Does God get angry? w/ Ryan M. Hurd
Summary Ryan M. Hurd joins the podcast to argue for the following thesis: God has zero wrath. How does this make sense when the Bible speaks clearly about God’s anger? Why say that God...
Ep. #246 – The Unmoved Mover Revisited w/ Dr. Daniel Shields
Summary What is Aquinas’s argument for an Unmoved Mover? How has it been understood by many Thomists and why does Daniel Shields have a different take? What should we think about the objection that...
Ep. #245 – The Historicity of the Gospels w/ Fr. Giambrone O.P.
Summary Who was Fr. Lagrange and why was his work important? What does the Church formally teach about the historicity of the Gospels? How can a faithful Catholic handle historical difficulties like the alleged...
BONUS|A Quick Look at Laudate Deum w/ Jimmy Akin
Summary Jimmy Akin joins us to examine the latest Apostolic Exhortation titled Laudete Deum. We examine the authority of the document, its scientific claims, and respond to four criticisms of the document. I guarantee Jimmy will...
