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Avoiding Babylon

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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and

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The Destruction of an Empire and the Salvation of a...

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2025/04/09

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What if America is following Rome's exact path to collapse? In this riveting discussion, we unravel the disturbing parallels between the Roman Empire's downfall and America's current trajectory as a global superpower. The mechanism is startlingly simple—empires function as giant money pumps, extracting wealth from provinces until the system becomes...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/08

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The world's hatred toward Christ forms the heart of today's powerful meditation as we journey through Tuesday in Passion Week. Reflecting on how Jesus walked in Galilee to avoid the murderous intentions of his enemies in Judea, we unpack the profound mystery that His suffering was entirely voluntary – He could escape when needed because "His hour ha...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/07

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Today, we explore the profound story of Nineveh's conversion—a city once known for depravity and corruption that was transformed through 40 days of fasting and prayer. "O wonder of grace, who will sound the depths of the divine mercy?" This biblical account serves as a powerful mirror for our own Lenten journey, challenging us to recognize the trans...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/06

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Passion Sunday marks an essential turning point in our Lenten journey as we enter Passiontide, the final and most solemn two-week period before Easter. Today, we explored the profound reality of Christ's sacrifice and what it means for our spiritual lives during these sacred days. At the heart of our meditation lies a stunning theological truth fro...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/05

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What does it mean to be obedient in today's Church? As we approach the final stretch of Lent—just two weeks away from Holy Saturday—this reflection tackles one of the most challenging aspects of modern Catholic life. The journey begins with beautiful scriptural images of Christ as our Good Shepherd, living water, maternal figure who never forgets u...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/04

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Death has become something our modern world sanitizes with euphemisms and "celebrations of life." We avoid speaking directly about mortality, even among Christians. But what if our understanding of death is fundamentally flawed? The Gospel presents us with a profound truth about death – it's not the end of life, but merely a passage to something gr...

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The Final Trivia Night and the Passing of the Torch

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2025/04/04

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Get ready for an evening of laughter, friendly competition, and surprising revelations as Catholic content creators face off in a trivia challenge that tests their knowledge of the faith. What started as a simple game quickly unveils just how much—or how little—these podcasters know about Catholicism. The format is brilliantly simple: questions are...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/03

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Have you ever witnessed someone's profound spiritual awakening after years away from faith? Today we explore the miraculous spiritual resurrection that occurs when a soul returns to God through the sacrament of penance. Drawing from the Gospel of St. Luke, we contemplate Jesus raising the widow's son at Naim – a powerful metaphor for the Church wee...

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127:49

When the Old World Crumbled: Exploring the Collapse...

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2025/04/03

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! When did Western civilization truly collapse? In this profound interview with Rob from Avoiding Babylon by Chris from Crash Canon, we journey through the critical historical moments that transformed our world from traditional Christendom to post-Christian modernity. Rob makes a compelling case that World War I served as the decisive turning point. ...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/02

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! We've reached Day 29 of our Lenten journey, and today we dive deep into the concept of purity of heart through the Gospel story of Jesus healing the blind man. This blindness represents humanity's spiritual blindness since the Fall—a condition Christ came to heal through his incarnation, symbolized by the clay spread on the blind man's eyes. The my...

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New Article Casts Doubts on the Sanctity of Bl Carlo...

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2025/04/02

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What if the Fall of Man wasn't about forbidden fruit at all, but about our perpetual dissatisfaction? "We'll never age, we'll never die, and all our dreams come true the instant that we have them." "Yeah, it's just not enough, is it?" This profound insight launches us into a wide-ranging exploration of human nature and modern Catholic challenges. W...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/04/01

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The mystery of the Eucharist stands at the heart of Catholic faith and worship—yet how deeply do we truly understand it? Diving into the rich theology of Christ as the Bread of Life, we explore the profound reality that in receiving Holy Communion, we encounter Jesus Himself—body, blood, soul, and divinity. Starting with the Gospel account of the m...

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2025/03/31

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Spiritual combat isn't primarily waged on dramatic battlefields but in the everyday moments of family life. This reflection for Day 27 of Lent examines how the home serves as our essential training ground for virtue. Drawing from St. John's Gospel account of Christ speaking about the temple of His body, we explore the parallel between Christ's suff...

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Toward Easter - Daily Readings & Meditations for Lent...

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2025/03/30

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Rejoice! Even in the midst of Lenten discipline, the Church invites us to pause and glimpse the joy waiting on Easter morning. Laetare Sunday—marked by rose vestments replacing the penitential purple—arrives precisely when many of us have settled into the rhythm of our Lenten commitments but might need encouragement for the journey ahead. This epis...

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2025/03/29

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What happens when mercy meets judgment? The Gospel story of the woman caught in adultery offers a masterclass in Christ's approach to sin and sinners. When the Pharisees brought a woman before Jesus, demanding her stoning according to Mosaic Law, they thought they had created the perfect trap. Instead, Jesus turned their judgment back on them with h...

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2025/03/28

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The journey of faith isn't meant to be a solitary one. Through the compelling story of the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, we discover a profound truth about our own spiritual lives: genuine faith naturally overflows into apostolic action. When Jesus speaks of "living water" to this woman, He's referring to the gifts of the Holy Spirit that purify...

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The Thing that Almost ENDED Avoiding Babylon

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2025/03/28

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What happens when Catholic content creators remove their masks and speak from the heart? In this revealing members-only conversation, we explore the messy reality behind Catholic media partnerships and the profound spiritual journeys that unfold behind the scenes. The discussion opens unexpected doors as Nick shares his aspirations to potentially r...

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2025/03/27

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Halfway through our Lenten journey, we encounter perhaps the most challenging spiritual practice of all - forgiveness. Drawing from Luke's Gospel where Jesus heals the sick with his touch, we explore how Christ serves as the divine physician for our spiritually ailing souls. Just as he prescribes humility for pride and meekness for anger, Jesus offe...

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2025/03/26

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! What happens when those meant to guide us spiritually become sources of our deepest wounds? Today's powerful Lenten reflection tackles the challenge of maintaining goodwill when facing disappointment within the Church itself. Beginning with the Gospel account of the Pharisees challenging Jesus about handwashing, we explore the timeless problem of r...

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The Ecclesiastical Longhouse w/ Mike Pantile

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2025/03/26

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Is modern Catholicism failing young men? In this raw, unfiltered conversation, we tackle the controversial topic of gynocentric Catholicism and why increasing numbers of young men feel alienated from religious spaces. The catalyst for our discussion was a viral photo of Catholic influencers that sparked debate about representation, masculinity, and...

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