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Ep. 17: Bishop or No Bishop?
In this week’s conversation, JD and Ed pick apart the pope’s new Vatican financial laws, what they say, and what it all means. The also talk about th…
5 years ago
Ep. 16: Pearl River Politics
This week, JD and Ed talk about the Church’s mission and witness in Hong Kong, Haiti, and the problem with a political vision for the Church. There’s…
5 years ago
Ep. 15: Canon Law & Order
This week, JD and Ed discuss the investigation into Bishop Hoeppner of Crookston, and Rome’s decision not to prosecute him. Then they explain prosecu…
5 years ago
Ep. 14: The Easter Bilby
Happy Easter everybody. For the Octave, JD and Ed talk about spit roasting sheep, the Easter Bilby, why the era of ecclesiastical big government is o…
5 years ago
Bonus: The Chaput Tapes
Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap., retired in January 2020 as Archbishop of Philadelphia. He sat down with The Pillar Podcast this week to talk abo…
5 years ago
Ep. 13: JD and Ed are still friends
JD and Ed take a second run at recording this week’s show after their first try ended in a largish fight. After they’ve made up, they get around to t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 12: Nicht, nicht, Elchgesicht
This week on the The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about the CDF’s statement on blessings for same-sex unions, what it means for zee Germanz’ Synoda…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 11: No Prot. No.
This week, JD and Ed talk about changes to where you can say Mass in the Vatican, a plan for the U.S. bishops to vote on Eucharistic coherence, and t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 10: Mo Money, Mo Problems
This week, JD and Ed talk about the Archdiocese of Washington’s $2 million dollar budget for the retired Cardinal Wuerl, and a parish making some unu…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 9: Hi, Mom
This week, JD and Ed unpack the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah, what it means and where it fits in the bigger picture of Vatican curial reform.…
5 years, 2 months ago