Christ, Science and Reason Pt.1
As the days tick down closer to the election, Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss various issues Catholics should seriously consider when preparing to vote.
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr
Father Spitzer’s Universe
Fr. Spitzer answers viewer questions on a wide range of subjects, including: Reason, Faith, Suffering, Virtue, and the Existence of God.
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The Lesser of Two Evils Pt. 3
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck talk through the importance of taking Christian values, such as marriage and the prolife cause, into consideration when voting.
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr
The Lesser of Two Evils Pt. 2
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the importance of voting for prolife candidates and positions in the upcoming election, and the societal consequences if we fail to protect life.
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr
The Lesser of Two Evils Pt. 1
Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how to rank issues in an election and in what way the Catholic voter should strive to select candidates who will promote the public good.
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr
Inalienable Rights of the Preborn (the )
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the guiding forces to set for voting in an election, and why preborn babies possess the God-given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr
Answering Viewers' Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about St. Ignatius as a Doctor of the Church, and if a person raised as an atheist has the same culpability as a person raised in the Church.
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr
Answering Viewers' Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer questions sent in by viewers. They dive into questions asking if science can prove the existence of God, and what is a spiritual communion.
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr
Answering Viewers' Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer viewer questions; discussing why exorcisms are harder to perform than in previous times and what we can do to get more out of the Mass.
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture, Pt. 8
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck closely examine what the absence of a church community can lead to; lack of understanding, direction, mutual support, and fulfillment in our faith.
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture, Pt. 7
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss God’s subtle and unhurried presence in our lives and how it indicates His desire for us to freely choose Him without overpowering us.
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture, Pt. 6
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how in order to continue our personal conversion, we must recognize that God does not stand aloof but is personally and actively involved in our lives.
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture Pt. 5
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how rational evidence alone will not convince an ardent skeptic who refuses to believe in God for personal motives rather than rational ones.
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture Pt. 4
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck continue to cover topics from Father’s book as they discuss the scientific evidence that shows our consciousness survives after our physical death.
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture Pt. 3
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the scientific community is beginning to acknowledge that God and truth cannot only come from the methodological confines of science and logic.
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture Pt. 2
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the moral norms of religion in a secularized society and the importance of restoring religion by properly catechising the youth.
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr
Reevangelizing the Culture
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss Father’s book and how the Church can re-evangelize the culture while caring for the poor and the public’s well-being in healthcare and education.
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 9
Fr. Spitzer and Doug cover topics from Father’s book, discussing how the decline of religion and objective moral norms in Western society encourages a path to self-destruction.
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 8
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck look at topics in the news, answer viewer questions and discuss how secular governments that abandon religion cause indentured servitude of its citizens.
May 01, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 7
In their examination of honesty, charity, and objective moral norms, Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how one goal of Enlightenment thinking was to detach religion from morality.
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 6
Religion is experiencing an alarming decline worldwide. Our hosts discuss the causes for this rise in secular thinking, and why it will lead to a decline in objective moral norms.
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 5
The latest news, viewer questions, our book of the month, plus hosts Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss eight common laws that pervade most religions and many moral philosophies.
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 4
Why is the secular culture more permissive of sins like adultery and abortion, but less tolerant of cheating, lying and stealing? Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck offer some theories.
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 3
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the Enlightenment ideal led to a progressively more radical view of freedom, an end in itself and the meaning of life in contemporary culture.
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 2
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck explain how the loss of objective moral norms within our culture and in some respects in our churches, has led to the decline of love, civility and faith.
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr
Honesty, Charity, and Objective Moral Norms Pt. 1
Our hosts discuss how human flourishing is impossible without a culture of life. It keeps the powerful, wealthy and influential from controlling the lives of those at the margins.
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr
Answering Viewer Questions
Viewers pose questions of faith for Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck, asking why can’t we pray for ourselves in Purgatory and how do we discern if our thoughts are our own or from God?
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr
The Intrinsic Dignity of All Human Life
A discussion on how contrary to popular myth, religion is not an impediment to strong principles and ideals, but rather is one of the greatest motivators of them.
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr
True and False Promises in Modern Sexual Norms, Pt. 1
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how all human life is endowed with intrinsic dignity. This prohibits antilife measures such as abortion, birth control or gender affirming therapy.
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr
Cultural Effects of Pornography
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck explode the myth that religion is an impediment to strong principles and ideals, explaining how it instead is one of the greatest motivators of them.
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer viewer questions about faith. They discuss topics such as why did God allow Adam to name Eve, and did St Paul really struggle with habitual sin.
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr
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