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The Rock & Pillar Podcast: Mental Health, Trauma, Healing & Wellness


Mental health is more than all in our minds. This Podcast goes beyond individual minds (though there are plenty of personal stories too, as hearing the lived experience is critical for deepening understanding and empathy), and looks at broader aspects of mental health, such as politics, history, the arts, cross-cultural examinations of mental health, and so much more. Please note: this podcast is not intended to advise on mental health care & is opinion only.
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The Missing Pillar of Health Podcast helps you reduce toxins in your life without fear, judgment or shame, so you can be happier, healthier, and all-around more awesome. Weekly episodes are hosted by environmental engineer, mom of 2, and founder of Green at Home, Emma Rohmann. She wades through all the research, greenwashing, marketing, and misinformation so you don’t have to and shares practical, science-based strategies to help you reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals so you can live yo ...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD gives their predictions for verdicts in the Vatican financial trial. Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone and ta…
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Ep. 143: Ecclesiastic People of the Year
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Drawing from Time Magazine’s qualifications for 'Person of the Year,' JD and Ed offer their own nominations for ecclesiastic people of the year. Then, they rank Christmas songs. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers. UD invites you to embark on The Quest, a do…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about their internal voices. - Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone and tapping “set up podcast” next to Th…
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Ep. 142: God rest Shane MacGarnigal
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JD and Ed talk about Raymond Cardinal Burke and have a tough conversation about the state of affairs in the Church. Ed plays a round of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Greater or Lesser. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. The University of Dallas is k…
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There is no bonus episode this week. JD and Ed will be back next week. In the meantime, please enjoy our rendition of John Cage’s 4’33. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribeKate Olivera által
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Ep. 141: God is alive, and He loves you
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This is not a canonical mail bag episode. Instead, JD and Ed talk about Archbishop Christopher Coyne’s recent interview with a Connecticut news outlet— and ask if today’s Catholics are prepared to proclaim the Gospel. Ed plays a round of Turkey trivia. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about bishops’ general reactions to the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland. - Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pillarcatholic.com/listen on yo…
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Ep. 140: Live from Baltimore!
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In this live taping of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed reflect on changing attitudes at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore. Then, several listeners play a game. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. The University of Dallas is known for its rigor…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed gives the background of his conversation with Raffaele Mincione. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-mr-mincione - Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pilla…
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Ep. 139: Better Call Sal
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JD and Ed talk about The Pillar’s reporting involving Cardinal Ghirlanda— and what followed. Then, they make predictions for committee elections at the US bishops’ meeting next week. Join JD and Ed in Baltimore for another live taping of The Pillar Podcast on Wednesday, November 15 at 7pm at Todd Conner’s Bar (700 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231) -…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about homeownership, and look forward to the live show. - Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone and tapping …
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Ep. 138: A paradigm shift and American Catholicism
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JD and Ed swap Halloween stories. JD talks about reactions to Pope Francis’ motu proprio this week, and JD and Ed talk about Cardinal Christophe Pierre’s recent comments about the Church in the United States. Join JD and Ed in Baltimore for another live taping of The Pillar Podcast! We’ll meet Wednesday, November 15 at 7pm at Todd Conner's (700 S B…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed encourages JD to embrace anger. Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by visiting pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone and tapping “set up podcast” next to The Pillar Po…
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Ep. 137: The peripheral, marginal poor
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Fr. Marko Rupnik has been incardinated into a diocese in his native Slovenia. JD and Ed talk about the facts, and what happens next. This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media and their online initiative PrimeSoil.com Inspired by the Parable of the Sower, PrimeSoil.com is named after the good ground in whic…
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This week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast is delayed until Monday. Our apologies! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribeThe Pillar által
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD tells Ed about his tortoise problem. Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your feed by opening this page on your phone and tapping the button below. Then, select “set up podcast” ne…
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Ep. 136: Rome and a rabbit hole
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Ed pulls JD down a rabbit hole. Then, JD gives an update from Rome on the synod on synodality. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. The University of Dallas is known for its rigorous undergraduate Core Curriculum and robust graduate and profession…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, hat chat is back! Are you a paying subscriber? Add these episodes to your feed by opening this page on your phone and tapping the button below. Then, select “set up podcast” next to The Pillar Podcast. Ha…
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Ep. 135: Focus group ecclesiology
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JD and Ed challenge criticism of a recent Eucharistic procession in New York City. Then, they talk about the synod on synodality and The Pillar’s coverage of the confidential synod documents that were posted to an unsecured server. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media and their online initiative Pri…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com JD and Ed talk about their last visit to Rome and their preparations for the synod on synodality. Then, JD shares the story of the time he went to an underground casino in Sweden. This bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast is for paying subscribers only. If you are a…
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Ep. 134: Last chapter syndrome
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JD and Ed talk about the dubia submitted to Pope Francis, and the substance of the pope’s answers. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Marial Arnold, in honor of her husband Travis Arnold, who is celebrating a birthday this week. Happy birthday, Travis, from all of us at The Pillar! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discus…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about one confusing and complicating element of Bishop Joseph Perry’s recent retirement. Then, JD shares his gun story. - If you are a paying Pillar subscriber, thank you! These bonus episo…
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Ep. 133: Conspiracies, transfers and Mikes
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JD and Ed are back this week with an update in the Vatican financial trial. Then, they talk about Bishop Jeffrey Monforton's unexplained transfer from Steubenville to Detroit and how laity might respond spiritually to a lack of transparency in the Church. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a prin…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about teeth, a train derailment in Ed’s backyard, the best 80s comics and more. If you are a Pillar subscriber, thank you! These bonus episodes are for you. Add them to your regular Pillar …
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Ep. 132: Virtue, Vice and Ineptitude
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JD and Ed talk about the Diocese of Rome’s controversial report on the disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik. - Mike’s Coneys - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. The University of Dallas is committed to an education that forms students intellectua…
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Join JD and Ed as they talk about camping, Burning Man and the Pennsylvania manhunt, in this special bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast. Future bonus episodes like this one will be available only to Pillar paying subscribers. Don’t miss it! Subscribe today at pillarcatholic.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with…
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Ep. 131: The Diocese of Strickland
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JD and Ed talk about the situation of Bishop Joseph Strickland. Ed plays a round of ‘Tyler Trivia.’ - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in community and parish magazines. Visit https://decidedexcellence.com/parish/ to learn more. Talk to your priest, your par…
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Ep. 130: We could use an apparition
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JD shares the competing origin stories for today's feast of the Nativity of Mary— and offers Marian devotion as the answer to calls for synodality. Then, JD and Ed talk about the pope’s recent controversial remarks. - Be like Ed. Order your long-sleeve Pillar t-shirt today. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Ascension, the publish…
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Ep. 129: He doesn’t know me and he doesn’t like me
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JD and Ed talk about the pope’s trip to Mongolia— and his comments about the Church in the United States. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in Community and Parish magazines. Visit https://decidedexcellence.com/parish/ to learn more. This is a public episod…
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Ep. 128: The life and death of Bishop Hubbard
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JD and Ed talk about the funeral Mass of Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard. Ed plays a round of mustache trivia. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org and sign up for a free “Beginner’s Guide to Seton” today!…
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Ep. 127: The case against Crow
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JD and Ed talk about the situation of Fr. Alexander Crow of Mobile. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org and sign up for a free “Beginner’s Guide to Seton” today! This is a public episode. If you’d like…
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Ep. 126: Prelatures and pickleball
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Ed shares a little about his day in court. Then, JD and Ed talk about a big development in the world of personal prelatures and controversy surrounding liturgies at World Youth Day. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, where Theology is practiced with uncompromising fidelity to th…
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Ep. 125: World Youth Day Barbie
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JD and Ed talk about World Youth Day and debate Ed’s eligibility for the papacy. Then, former Albany bishop Howard Hubbard's attempted marriage brings JD and Ed to ask what marriage is and how it is contracted. Ed plays a round of youth ‘Yes or No.’ JD plays a round Barbie ’True or False.’ - St. Bede the Venerable’s Ecclesiastical History of Englan…
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Ep. 124: It’s draft day, baby
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JD and Ed perform a mock draft for the C-9, the pope’s council of cardinal advisors. Find the full list of their picks below: JD * Cardinal Charles Maung Bo * Cardinal-elect Protase Rugambwa * Cardinal-elect Victor Manuel Fernandez * Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke * Cardinal Daniel DiNardo * Cardinal Anders Arborelius * Cardinal Anthony Poola * Card…
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Ep. 123: The sublime and the ridiculous
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Ed reflects on the death of his grandmother. Then, JD and Ed talk about continued pushback against the appointment of Cardinal-elect Victor Fernandez to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by two anonymous Pillar readers who would like you to know about the book How the Saints Shaped Histor…
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Ep. 122: Pope Francis’ Very Big Week
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Ed catches JD up on the news he missed while on vacation— including the release and re-imprisonment of Bishop Álvarez in Nicaragua, Fr. James Martin’s invitation to the upcoming Synod on Synodality, and the newest cardinals. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Cath…
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Ep. 121: Could we get some better wine, please?
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JD and Ed talk about the dangers of tribalism and political polarization in the life of the Church. Then, a resolution in the Diocese of Knoxville and an apostolic visit to the Diocese of Tyler. JD plays a round of Fourth of July Greater or Lesser. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by an anonymous Pillar reader (in a good way) who e…
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Ep. 120: The great mystery of Orlando
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JD and Ed talk about the death of a former Vatican auditor and its impact on the Vatican finance trial. Pope Francis meets with leaders of the U.S. Eucharistic Congress. Then, JD and Ed share a few highlights from the U.S. bishops’ spring meeting in Orlando. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by The Seton Home Study School, an accred…
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Ep. 119: JD and Ed are going to Olive Garden
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JD talks about his experience on a Eucharistic pilgrimage in Indiana. Then, JD and Ed preview the U.S. bishops' spring meeting in Orlando. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School. Last year, Seton awarded over $70,000 in financial aid through its Scholarship Fund, helping 382 students in need. Now, Seton is kind…
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Ep. 118: A wedding and an onion of surprise
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Finally— a Pillar wedding! JD and Ed offer some marriage advice to the newlyweds. Then, they talk about a very publicized and very confusing dispute between the bishop of Fort Worth and a Carmelite monastery in the diocese. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the fiber artist Kara Patrowicz— “Finding beauty and inspiration in the c…
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Ep. 117: Something remarkable in Gower
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JD tells Ed about his visit to Gower Abbey to see Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Christendom@ Project, an exciting new initiative from Christendom College’s Graduate School of Theology. The Christendom@ Project brings faithful, rigorous Catholic Studies electives to undergraduates at secular un…
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Ep. 116: Our papal clickbait episode
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JD makes a cold call. Then, JD and Ed talk about conflict in Nigeria and papal politics. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by The Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that provides parents with everything they need to be successful teaching at home. Learn more at setonhome.org — and sign up today for a free “Beginner’s Guid…
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Ep. 115: 'Their God is my God'
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Pope Francis added this week 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs to the Roman Martyrology. JD and Ed reflect on the spiritual and ecumenical impacts of the addition. Then, Ed plays an Ancient Egypt quiz for kids. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by The Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that provides parents with everything they …
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Ep. 114: Word problems
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JD recaps his visit this week to Wyoming Catholic College. He and Ed talk about confusion around the Church’s definition of ‘vulnerable adult.’ Then, two games inspired by the coronation of King Charles III. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in Community an…
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Ep. 113: Our best idea yet?
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JD and Ed pick up their conversation from last week about corporate law in the life of the Church. They brainstorm possible solutions to canon law’s lack of accommodation to new ecclesiastical projects. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, a Catholic graduate school in the classical tra…
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Ep. 112: Eastertide resolutions
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JD and Ed are back this week to talk about Bishop Stephen Chow’s visit to the Archdiocese of Beijing. Then, they ask about the juridic identity of the National Eucharistic Congress. Ed asks JD to rank Easter candy— and for some godfatherly advice. — This episode is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school assisting homeschooling p…
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Ep. 111: It's tricky
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Fr. Hans Zollner resigns from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, and Pope Francis promulgates updates to Vos Estis Lux Mundi. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribeThe Pillar által
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Ep. 110: Law Man for the Lord
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Bishop Kevin Rhoades publishes a column criticizing the University of Notre Dame’s invitation for an abortion doula to speak at the school. JD and Ed ask if the column is enough— and how Bishop Rhoades could transition from criticism to governance. Then, Ed is in shock over Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra's recent day in court. JD has some gifts for Ed…
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Ep. 109: Open the eyes of Ed’s heart
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Ed dreams of land and JD defends Captain Von Trapp. Then, Ed gives an update on Libero Milone lawsuit against the Holy See and the case's potentially catastrophic implications. JD gives Ed an informal lesson on revivals and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Links: The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity by Richard Fletcher - https:/…
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Ep. 108: Our St. Patrick’s Day episode
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Ed shares the story of his possibly illicit baptism. Then, JD and Ed go to the law to explain St. Patrick’s Day dispensations. JD plays a round of St. Patrick’s Day trivia. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in Community and Parish magazines. Parishes nation…
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