Podcast Episodes

Ep. 193: Live from Orlando!

JD and Ed are live from the Leonine Forum’s annual conference in Orlando to talk about the role of institutions in our lives.

Then, the Leonine Forum’…

1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 192: The Newsmakers of 2025

JD and Ed share the persons or stories they think will dominate the 2025 news cycle.

JD’s picks

* Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk

* Diocesan bankru…

1 year, 4 months ago

Bonus: Citrus and figs

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Ed and JD map out their dream orchards.

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1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 191: 'What’s next?’ and a news boomerang

JD and Ed talk about effective parish evangelization. Then, Nancy Pelosi made a recourse to the Apostolic See and JD and Ed have a few questions.

This…

1 year, 4 months ago

Bonus: A dead man’s boots

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Ed has questions. Then, JD and Ed talk about the Archdiocese of S…

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 190: Gatekeeping the sacraments of initiation

JD and Ed talk about a new policy in the Diocese of Salt Lake City regulating sacraments of initiation for children baptized at or after the age of 7…

1 year, 5 months ago

Bonus: More daddies, more problems

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Pillar reader Mel Gibson has made a boatload of films. JD and Ed …

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 189: James Bond priests and business jargon

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Pillar reader (in a good way) Fr. Dennis Conway.

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Ed expands on his suggestion the Apostolic See hire a chie…

1 year, 5 months ago

Bonus: Class anxiety

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Someone please invite us to polo. 

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 188: Cost cutting and myth-making

JD and Ed debate the merits of revised papal funeral rites. They also react to sweeping changes to the Vatican’s pension fund.

This episode of The Pil…

1 year, 5 months ago