Level: Expert In this episode my friend Pablo and I talk about Faith and doubt, Atheism, and the negative way to God. Link to Pablo's blog post: Prelude: the Atheist and the Believer - Faith Meets Doubt If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Level: Intermediate In this episode I give a presentation on the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Link to the PowerPoint video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7uNypekQwUI If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Nov 19, 2021•52 min
Level: Beginner In this episode David and I talk about Fame, Power, Money, and Happiness. If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Nov 12, 2021•43 min
Level: Intermediate In this episode Sam and I talk about the Trinity, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition. If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Nov 05, 2021•43 min
Level: expert In this episode Sam and I talk about the relationship between phenomenology and metaphysics. If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Oct 29, 2021•57 min
Level: Beginner In this episode my friend Greg and I speak about liturgy and culture. If you enjoy this content please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Oct 22, 2021•48 min
Level: beginner In this episode of "Banter on Culture," Sam and I talk about Denis Villeneuve's new movie "Dune." If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Level: beginner In this episode I talk with a prominent cultural personality about the tension between chaos and order. If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Oct 08, 2021•14 min
Level: beginner In this episode I interview my friend Ryan about his journey into the Catholic Church. Please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Oct 01, 2021•55 min
Level: expert In this episode I talk with Dr. Brendan Triffett about Thomas Aquinas, John Milbank, and the paradox between Dogma and Mystery. If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Sep 24, 2021•32 min
Level: intermediate In this episode Sam and I talk about Sacred Music. Specifically, Gregorian Chant. Ut queant laxis - Wikipedia If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Sep 17, 2021•59 min
Level: expert Warning! Dense theology. In this episode I talk with Dr. DeClue from the Word on Fire Institute about Henri de Lubac and the nature and grace debate in Catholic theology. YouTube: DeClue’s Views https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3P-y0YV1V6owHdCRw4I3A Blog on Wix: Sapientia Nulliformis https://declubac.wixsite.com/sapientianulliformis Word on Fire Institute: https://www.wordonfire.org/ If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) ...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Level: intermediate In this episode I talk with Professor Michael Jahosky about the great JRR Tolkien. Please check out Professor Jahosky's Podcast/YouTube channel called "Mythic Mission." www.mythicmission.com Also check out his book: "The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle Earth," on www.amazon.com If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show...
Sep 03, 2021•50 min
Level: beginner In this episode I interview my friend Gill about his journey into the Catholic Church. Please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Aug 27, 2021•45 min
Level: expert This is the sixth episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I focus on the beginning of John Paul II's encyclical "Redemptoris Mater." Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Aug 20, 2021•26 min
Level: intermediate In this episode Sam and I cover various questions on Catholic theology. We cover Jesus's words of institution, whether the mass is a re-sacrificing of Christ, the difference between Eucharistic communion and the beatific vision, the structure of the sacrament of marriage, the liturgy and eclecticism, etc. If you enjoy this content please leave us a review! Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show...
Aug 13, 2021•44 min
Level: expert In this episode I expound Saint John Paul II's teaching on the relationship between the virtue of purity and the gift of piety. After contrasting Locke's understanding of private property and Aquinas's understanding of dominion, I show how John Paul, basing himself on the words of Saint Paul, explains the relationship that we have with ourselves and with other persons when it comes to the bodily dimension of our social interactions. Intro: Scott Holmes Music - Clear Progress Outro:...
Aug 06, 2021•28 min
Level: intermediate In this episode Sam and I tackle a very big and important topic: what in the world is love? We cover the Greeks, Thomas Aquinas, and the role of emotions in love. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Level: beginner In this episode Sam and I talk about the Fast and Furious franchise, and the nature of freedom. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Jul 23, 2021•36 min
Level: intermediate In this episode Sam and I talk about the structure of some of the sacraments as well as on the essence of Christianity. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Jul 16, 2021•22 min
Level: intermediate In this episode Sam and I talk about American politics and true religion. What model is correct? Individualism? Collectivism? Or might there be a third option? Intro: Scott Holmes Music - Clear Progress Outro: Scott Holmes Music - Clear Progress Support the show
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Level: beginner In this first episode of “Banter on Culture,” Sam and I talk about Star Wars and role models. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Jul 02, 2021•24 min
Level: expert In this episode Sam and I talk about the mysterious Melchizedek. Through careful exegesis, and historical investigation, we actually come to a conclusive answer. We also slightly touch on supersessionism. References on the connection: Targum Neofitii on Genesis 14:18; Genesis Rabbah 43:6; Leviticus Rabbah 25:6; Numbers Rabbah 4:8; Babylonian Talmud b. Ned. 32b; Pirqe R. El. 8:2; Glossa Ordinaria ; Ephrem the Syrian, Commentary on Genesis 11.2, in Sheridan, Genesis 12-50, 26. Intro:...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Level: expert This is the fifth episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I focus on proper hermeneutics and the controversy over Mary. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show
Jun 18, 2021•31 min
Level: expert This is the fourth episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I focus on the depiction of Mary as the queen mother. To really benefit from this series, I recommend that the listener follow along with the scriptures in hand. It's important to read along and have the passages in front of you to make the connections. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show...
Jun 11, 2021•35 min
Level: expert This is the third episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I focus on the depiction of Mary as the new Eve. To really benefit from this series, I recommend that the listener follow along with the scriptures in hand. It's important to read along and have the passages in front of you to make the connections. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support the show...
Jun 04, 2021•26 min
Level: expert This is the second episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I focus on the depiction of Christ as the new Adam, and begin to talk about Mary as the new Eve. To really benefit from this series, I recommend that the listener follow along with the scriptures in hand. It's important to read along and have the passages in front of you to make the connections. Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro) Support t...
May 28, 2021•25 min
Level: expert This is the first episode in a series on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. In this episode, I don't talk much about Mary; rather, I introduce Paul's understanding of typology and the relationship between John's Gospel and the beginning of the book of Genesis. To really benefit from this series, I recommend that the listener follow along with the scriptures in hand. It's important to read along and have the passages in front of you to make the connections. Intro: Robin Mitchell - pur...
May 21, 2021•23 min
Level: intermediate In this episode I take a look at the prominent first century identity marker of the Christian. Christ founded a church, not a book. The church wrote a book. The book is not the New Testament, it’s the book OF the New Testament. So what is the New Testament? The Lord’s supper is the New Testament. Church and sacrament not only precede the book, they are the context in which the book was written. Intro: Scott Holmes Music - Inspirational Outlook Outro: Bacalao - Quatre Saisons ...
Apr 23, 2021•31 min
Level: beginner In this episode I am joined by Jacob Imam to look at the nature and history of money and economics. Jacob is a doctoral student at Oxford University, and is the president of New Polity, an academic resource for post liberal thought. For the courses that Jacob mentions, visit newpolity.com/video Intro: Scott Holmes Music - Inspirational Outlook Outro: Bacalao - Quatre Saisons Carrosse - Intro Support the show...
Apr 16, 2021•43 min