Catholics are known for devotions, but what even are devotions? How are they different from liturgical prayers? How do you choose WHICH devotion to choose? Is a devotion for life? Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony answer to these questions and more on this week's episode of Godsplaining! More information on the Day of Recollection in Nashville, TN this coming January can be found here: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/new-year-new-you-a-day-of-recollection-on-commitment-and-conversion/ Subscri...
Dec 19, 2024•34 min
This week, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure welcome Dr. Johannes Hart to Guestsplaining, talking evangelization in Germany, what it means to be human, and what beauty really is. You won't want to miss this edifying discussion! Dr. Johannes Hartl is a German philosopher, theologian, speaker and founder. He is considered one of the most influential mediators between Christian spirituality, philosophy and psychology in the German-speaking area. To hear more from Dr. Johannes, find his English YouTub...
Dec 16, 2024•36 min
This Gaudete Sunday, Fr. Joseph-Anthony, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory chat Christmas presents, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, joy, and being near to the Lord. Tune in to hear the friars discuss the readings for this Gaudete Sunday! Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon...
Dec 15, 2024•32 min
Who was Jorge Luis Borges and what is he known for? Join Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure in this week's episode of Godsplaining as they discuss the writer, his talents, his life, and his impact to the intellectual world. Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Do...
Dec 12, 2024•33 min
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony welcome Celtics' Luke Kornet to this episode of Guestsplaining! Luke lets us in on how he finds balance between faith and success in the NBA, how his Catholic beliefs help him be a better teammate, using his talents for the Lord, and so much more. For details about our upcoming events and retreats, see our website here: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/ Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.pat...
Dec 09, 2024•35 min
On this lectio episode, Fr. Patrick, Fr. Gregory, and Fr. Bonaventure ponder the readings for the second Sunday of Advent, contemplating light, dependence, preparation and Christ's constant presence. DONATE to our Annual Retreat Fundraiser: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=CF7XZ5XYX8M86 Sign up to attend our next Day of Recollection in Nashville, TN on January 18th, 2025 here: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/new-year-new-you-a-day-of-recollection-on-commitment-and-conversion/ Subscrib...
Dec 07, 2024•30 min
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche, and where does he fall in the world of philosophy? What does Christianity, or theism for that matter, have to do with Nietzsche's understanding of the modern world? What is the philosopher's take on Christian morality? On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure examine Nietzsche's philosophy, especially as it relates to Christian beliefs. DONATE to our Annual Retreat Fundraiser: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=CF7XZ5XYX8M86 Subsc...
Dec 05, 2024•28 min
Fr. Gregory welcomes Flo Moynihan to this week's episode of Guestsplaining to discuss body image, self-worth, the feminine heart, and investing in your health, all through the Catholic lens. How can women thrive? How can women end the war in their head and begin healing? As daughters of God, how do women honor their bodies? For more information on Florencia's work, go to thecatholicnutritionist.com and listen to her podcast, "Made Good", on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Find Flo on Instragram @the...
Dec 02, 2024•32 min
Justice, fulfillment, and God's promise. This year, we begin the Advent season with our eyes fixed on God and His faithfulness. Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss the first Sunday of Advent's readings and emphasize hope this Advent season. DONATE to Godsplaining's Annual Retreat Fundraiser! https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=CF7XZ5XYX8M86 Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining ...
Nov 30, 2024•29 min
What does it mean to be an adopted child of God? What does the Trinity have to do with it, and how do we distinguish the Persons of the Trinity? Where does Baptism come into play? This week, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony explain to us what Divine Filiation and salvation are, what Baptism does, and how it all points back to Jesus Christ. You won't want to miss this information-packed episode! DONATE to Godsplaining's Annual Retreat Fundraiser! https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=CF7XZ5...
Nov 28, 2024•31 min
Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory welcome Edita Krunic to this episode of Guestsplaining! Edita is the President of Select International Tours and Foundress of Select to Give, a charity that supports Christians in the Holy Land. How is charitable giving and pilgrimages brought together? How many Christians are currently in the Holy Land? How can we help the Christians in the Holy Land? How can we keep Christ in Christmas? Advent with My Daily Visitor landing page: https://catholic.lpages.co/osv-lp-202...
Nov 25, 2024•29 min
Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Bonaventure tackle the topic of fear in this week's episode of Godsplaining. What are the friars' fears and phobias? How do we understand different types of fear? Where does fear of the Lord come into play? Why does God allow us to fear? Mark your calendars! Our upcoming Day of Recollection is in Nashville, TN on January 18th. For more information and to sign up, check out our webpage here: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/new-year-new-you-a-day-of-recollection-on-com...
Nov 21, 2024•30 min
Party-splaining...family-splaining...sibling-splaining? Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure welcome Rebecca Dougherty, Fr. Gregory's sister to the podcast to discuss teaching the Faith! From her perspective as a mother and theology teacher, Rebecca shares her thoughts and advice on teaching the Catechism of the Catholic Church through homeschooling and podcast. Follow Rebecca on Facebook, LinkedIn, and @catholiclightpodcast on Instagram! Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin...
Nov 18, 2024•34 min
What does the Church believe when it comes to those who are divorced and remarried? Is the Church in error? On this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick discuss Church doctrine, examples of irregular marriages, distinguish separation vs. divorce, whether one may be able to receive Holy Communion or not depending on their marital status, and more. For more information on the Saint Paul Center's upcoming priest conferences, go to saintpaulcenter.com/godsplaining/priests Subscribe t...
Nov 14, 2024•33 min
Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory welcome Professor Dr. Michael Gorman to this guest episode of Godsplaining to discuss metaphysics and philosophy. What exactly are they? What do these areas of study have to do with learning? How does God and St. Thomas Aquinas play in? What is the secret to asking good questions? Answers to these questions and more on this week's guest episode of Godsplaining! To buy Professor Gorman's book, visit the link here: https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Introduction-Th...
Nov 11, 2024•30 min
Why is there such controversy regarding this topic? What does the Bible say about eating pork? Doesn't the Old Testament forbid certain foods? On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony dive into Leviticus and explain the Old Testament view of forbidden foods and explain whether or not modern Christians can validly consume pork. Why does God forbid foods at all? The friars answer these questions and more on this week's episode of Godsplaining! To pre-order the Ign...
Nov 07, 2024•33 min
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory dive into the topic of statues and images to answer the question, is veneration of these sacred images idolatry? After sharing their personal experiences (and some laughs) the friars look seriously at the topic in the context of natural experiences before shifting into the supernatural. They round out the conversation by looking to how the Early Church answered this question at the Second Council of Nicea. Subscribe to our channel ...
Oct 31, 2024•32 min
Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory welcome the most joyful Ann Arbor Sisters to the podcast! On this episode of Guestsplaining, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Sr. Athanasius Munroe, O.P. and Sr. Mercedes Torres, O.P. discuss our God-given virtues, limitations, how to learn the virtues you thrive in and also the virtues you aren't as strong in. Ready to find out your top virtues? To take the VirtuQuest Strengths Survey that is talked about in this episode head here: https://openligh...
Oct 28, 2024•32 min
In a special bonus episode of Godsplaining, the friars invite you to SEEK 2025. Tune in to hear Fr. Patrick, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Gregory share highlights, insights what you may expect (immaculate, vibes and the Lord's love and mercy through the sacraments). It's bound to be a powerful encounter. So... what if you said yes? SEEK Salt Lake City | Jan 1-5 SEEK Washington, D.C. | Jan 2-5 Learn more and register here: https://seek.focus.org/ Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/G...
Oct 24, 2024•32 min
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure cover what's beneath the cover of various Bibles to help you decide what Bible you should buy for yourself. Reflecting on memories of their first Bibles, the friars also review their favorite translations to refer to today sharing insights along the way. Pre-order the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible from the St. Paul Center: https://stpaulcenter.com/godsplaining/bible Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Su...
Oct 24, 2024•30 min
On this episode of Guestsplaining, Dr. Andrew Abela joins Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure to discuss his recently published book "Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life" and dive into the virtues, and how they can be applied successfully in all areas of life, including business. Dr. Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. His award-winning, widely-cited research on integrity and effectiveness in busine...
Oct 21, 2024•37 min
In this special bonus episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Patrick is joined by actor, writer and director, David Henrie, best known for his roles on shows like Wizards of Waverly Place, How I Met Your Mother and the recent film Reagan. Starting with his own conversion story, the conversation touches on faith, family, liturgical living and a number of new projects David is working on! Checkout Monster Summer, in theaters now: https://www.monstersummermovie.com/ Learn more about Box of Joy and Cross Ca...
Oct 19, 2024•27 min
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Gregory invite you to join their discussion on inviting people to Mass. Together they expand on how to go about inviting others, what to keep in mind and how to handle explaining reception of the Eucharist. Apart from sharing practical tips, the friars remind us to have confidence in the Lord and what He can do in these situations, despite them feeling difficult or sometimes awkward. Interested in attending the upcoming Godsplaining Day...
Oct 17, 2024•33 min
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick host Andrew Peterson on the podcast for an in-depth conversation around storytelling, art and faith. Peterson is an author, songwriter, artist, producer, filmmaker, but foremost a Christian, which naturally motivates how he approaches his work and aims for truth, beauty and goodness. To learn more about his books, such the award-winning series "The Wingfeather Saga," music, tour dates and his work on The Rabbit Room visit his website: https://www.andrew-peterson.com/ ...
Oct 14, 2024•34 min
This week on Godsplaining, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Bonaventure discuss angels, as a follow-up to last week's episode on demons. What can angels do? Can they present or propose ideas to us? Can they change their minds? Can they change our minds? Tune into the episode to find out. Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Fri...
Oct 10, 2024•32 min
This week's episode is all about demons. What can they do? What CAN'T they do? Why talk about them at all? On this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick answer these questions, discuss God's providence and why He permits demonic activity, and so much more. You won't want to miss this episode! Pre-order the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible NOW at stpaulcenter.com/godsplaining/bible Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin... Support the Podcast Patreon: https://w...
Oct 03, 2024•31 min
On this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Jacob-Bertrand welcomes two of the Hillbilly Thomists, Fr. Jonah Teller and Fr. Thomas Joseph White to the show! The three go way back, and discuss bringing the Lord to others through music, the reason for their band, where they take inspiration from with their lyrics, their past and upcoming albums, and so much more. Their newest album, "Marigold," is out now! Listen NOW wherever you listen to music. For merch and more information on the Hillbilly Thomists...
Sep 30, 2024•32 min
This week's episode of Godsplaining is about temptation, how to prevent it, Satan's role, different kinds of temptations, and much more. Wasn't Christ Himself tempted? What are the different types of temptations? What is the role of the sacraments? These answers and more on this episode of Godsplaining. Interested in attending the upcoming Godsplaining Day of Recollection in New York this October? Check out our upcoming events webpage here: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/ Subscribe to our cha...
Sep 26, 2024•34 min
Is tolerance a good thing? On this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Jacob-Bertrand and Fr. Gregory discuss tolerance, their own experiences with intolerance, what it was, what it is now, and whether it's a good thing. Interested in attending the upcoming Godsplaining Day of Recollection in New York this October? Find more information here! https://godsplaining.org/events-2/ Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin... Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplai...
Sep 19, 2024•30 min
On this guest episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory welcome Mary Margaret Olohan to discuss a few of the more pressing moral issues of our day: transgenderism and gender ideology. Specifically, Mary Margaret delves deep into her experience in documenting de-transitioners' stories, the impact that our culture's normalization of 'gender affirming care' has had, how we as Catholics can support these victims. To purchase Mary Margaret's book entitled, "Detrans: True Stories of Escap...
Sep 16, 2024•32 min
