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The Deus Vult Podcast

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The Deus Vult Podcast engages all aspects of Catholic life and culture from the perspective of two good friends, both Catholic priests, from northern Indiana. [The content of The Deus Vult Podcast does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.]
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Episodes

He's Back

The Lord lives! Happy Easter to all our listeners!

Apr 13, 202141 minSeason 1Ep. 30

The Joy of the Priesthood

The Chrism Mass and Deacon Dan's call to Holy Orders. Nothing by coincidence, everything by Divine Providence.

Mar 31, 202144 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Not Saying It's Aliens, But...

Extraterrestrials, Martians, Aliens, Roswell, NM Residents... Would they be saved? Could they be?

Mar 23, 202150 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Batman vs. Killer Croc

The World's Greatest Detective takes on a mutant murderer... and your favorite clerics take on a classic animated series.

Mar 16, 202149 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Catholic Psychology with Rudolf Allers

Dr. Rudolf Allers, a Catholic Psychologist, earned his M.D. at the University of Vienna. He was a field physician during World War I, which led him to study the effect of head trauma on human personality and behavior. In his study of psychology, he was one of the last students of Sigmund Freud, though he would later criticize Freud's theory from both scientific and religious perspectives. Allers emigrated to the United States due to his ousting by the Third Reich and took professorships at both ...

Mar 09, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Offer It Up

patience (n.) c. 1200, pacience , "quality of being willing to bear adversities, calm endurance of misfortune, suffering, etc.," from Old French pacience "patience; sufferance, permission" (12c.) and directly from Latin patientia "the quality of suffering or enduring; submission." - from Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/patience

Mar 02, 202155 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Bad Ideas

"Thinking is hard." -Owen Phelan, Ph.D. Mankind has been given the gift of intellect, but The Fall has left us with a crippled ability in its application. This problem plagues us even to today, influencing our ability to live lives of virtue. Reference made to: Rebuilding Catholic Culture: How The Catechism Can Shape Our Common Life. Ryan N. S. Topping. Sophia Institute Press, 2012.

Feb 23, 202154 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Ashes to Ashes

The significance of Penance and Ashes to the Christian Soul.

Feb 16, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Presence

Among the sacramentals of the Church, some which attract much attention, or perhaps raise the most eyebrows among those who do not understand them, are relics. The personal effects and earthly remains of the saints housed in golden shrines are indicative to us of the closeness of the heavenly kingdom, the nearness of the saints.

Feb 09, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Holy Dads

True, Masculine Fatherhood is a necessary attribute for family life and society. It comes from the Heavenly Father and is presented to us by good examples like Saint Joseph.

Feb 02, 202153 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Nagging Moms - The Screwtape Series

The easiest people to sin against are often the ones we love the most. The Screwtape Letters of C.S. Lewis, Chapter 3.

Jan 26, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Grimdark Catholic

"In the grim darkness of the far future there is only... Catholicism." Father Stephen leads a discussion based on his history of being a huge nerd, especially as it involved the table-top strategy game Warhammer 40,000... which has a surprisingly Catholic twist to it.

Jan 19, 202149 minSeason 1Ep. 18

With Hezekiah, on Pilgrimage

Your favorite clerics discuss the practice of pilgrimage, particularly reminiscing about their own travels in the Holy Land.

Jan 12, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Compunctio Cordis

How to make a good confession.

Jan 05, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 16

The Fanatical Bridge Player - The Screwtape Series

Conversion of heart toward the Divine Will is something which happens continually through life, but new converts, or Christians who newly realize their call to holiness, often find that the Church isn't the glorious thing they expected. Uncle Screwtape sets his young apprentice-nephew to work to exploit that dissatisfaction.

Dec 29, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Let Me Preach His Name

One of the most important things priests do apart from the Sacraments themselves is preaching. In fact, the preaching of clerics in the Church has sometimes been called the 8th Sacrament because of the essential underlying work of the Lord in the words of the man at the ambo. In this episode, Father Stephen and Deacon Dan converse about their experience of preaching as they begin their active ministry in the Church.

Dec 22, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 14

The Armor of God - The Sense of the Sacred Series

Deacon Dan draws attention to the vestments of the priest using the traditional 'vesting prayers' as the jumping-off point. This is the first installment of a continuing series entitled "The Sense of the Sacred."

Dec 15, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Holy Ink

The Deus Vult Podcast welcomes its first guest! Deacon Keeton Lockwood leads a discussion of the Catholic response to Tattoos, weighing the moral dimensions of this cultural phenomenon and it's place in the life of the Church. Razzouk Tattoo: https://razzouktattoo.com

Dec 02, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Saint Squanto?

Our 10th Episode! A look into the history of Thanksgiving Day and how the Church has celebrated it (or not celebrated it) through the centuries. Credit: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/11/thanksgiving-day-mass-thanks-or-no.html#.X73Cpy1h3q0

Nov 25, 202056 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Sancti

Carlo, Chiara, Maria, Augustine, Bartolo, Ignatius, Callistus, Hippolytus, Zephrynus, Charles, et al. Be a saint.

Nov 18, 202059 minSeason 1Ep. 9

And Upon This ROCK!!!

One of the deepest artistic expressions of mankind is found in music. Every emotion finds a place on the score. For instance, Anger. Consider Metallica...

Nov 05, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Beardliness is Close to Godliness

Saint Clement of Alexandria, Saint Augustine, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ... They all had beards. Coincidence? I think not!

Oct 28, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Hallowing Halloween

Father and Deacon discuss Allhallowtide, the Triduum of Halloween, All Saints day, and All Souls day as well as the Catholic Response to the secularization of these feasts.

Oct 14, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Father Stephen's Vocation Story

Father Stephen tells us how the Lord called him through life toward the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

Oct 07, 202053 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Deacon Dan's Vocation Story

Deacon Dan tells his tale of discernment of a call to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ.

Sep 30, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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