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Ep. 53: München and Malta
In this feature-length double episode, they talk about the independent report on the Archdiocese of Munich, and what it means for the legacy of Pope …
4 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 52: Hobbits and party people
In this week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD are joined by The Pillar’s contributing editor Brendan Hodge. They talk about data, and then …
4 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 51: Vatican II & all that jazz
In the first episode of the new year, JD and Ed talk about the 60th anniversary of the opening of Vatican Council II, and ask: why does it take so lo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Bonus: The Umbers Tapes
In a special Christmas Eve episode, Ed talks to Bishop Richard Umbers of the Archdiocese of Sydney about which Christmas Mass is the worst, the impos…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 50: The best Christmas quiz ever
Merry Christmas! Ed hosts an end of year news quiz with special guests Katie Ruvalcaba, Stephanie Slade, and Stephen White, and JD behaves about as w…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 49: Not our Christmas Episode
JD and Ed talk about an unpublished document from Rome, and what might happen with new guidance on the old Mass.
This is a public episode. If you'd l…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 48: Must see TV
Ed explains why the Perlasca Tapes are the best thing on TV, and JD parses the law and language of a diocesan policy on baptism and transgender issue…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 47: A Tiger & A Cinnabon
JD and Ed talk about family leave, economic justice, and fight about the essential nature of corporations — no seriously. And JD plays Minnesota Yes …
4 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 46: Thanksgiving crystal ball
On their Thanksgiving episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD make predictions for the upcoming liturgical year, which begins on Sunday.
This is a p…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 45: Blame JD
Back from Baltimore, JD and Ed go over the highlights of the USCCB meeting this week, and especially the document on the Eucharist. Did the bishops j…
4 years, 5 months ago