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Bonus: Strawberry milk, and a Venezuelan in Rome
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com
Edgar Beltran joins the bonus episode to talk about his experienc…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 241: China, Venezuela, and a slick transition
Episode 241
Ed unpacks the recent installation of a new bishop in China, and what it could signal about the state of the Vatican-China deal.
Then, Pillar Rome co…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 240: Women deacons, and room for better conversation?
Episode 240
A visit to a Capuchin crypt in Rome sparks a conversation about relics and the resurrection of the body.
A Vatican commission says the Church should n…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
An event! A happening!
Don’t miss The Pillar’s Live Show Jubilee Roman Extravaganza!
Thursday, December 4 at the Drunken Ship Pub in Rome’s Piazza Campo de’ Fiori. We’ll sta…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 239: Turkey in Turkey, and unity with the Orthodox
Episode 239
Pope Leo XIV released this week an apostolic letter about ecumenism, in anticipation of his Turkey Day trip to Turkey. JD and Ed talk about the apost…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bonus: Live from Notre Dame!
JD and Ed talk about evangelization and tradition at the University of Notre Dame in this live taping of The Pillar Podcast.
This episode features con…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bonus: What Leo didn't say, and the end of Christendom
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Ed was surprised by what Pope Leo XIV didn’t say during his virtu…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 238: Pope Leo meets with young people, and the pension crisis
Episode 238
Pope Leo XIV’s virtual conversation today with young people at NCYC sparks a conversation about the evolving relationship Catholics have with the pet…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bonus: Bishop or bot?
During this week’s live show in Baltimore, JD and the audience compete in a round of ‘Bishop or Bot?’
This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 237: Live (and united) from Baltimore!
Episode 237
JD and Ed recap the U.S. bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore this week.
Then, JD plays a round of French retirement ‘Yes or No.’
This is a public episo…
8 months, 2 weeks ago