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5:06

Bonus: Hat Chat 2.0

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/10/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comIn this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, hat chat is back! Are you a paying subscriber? Add these episodes to your feed by opening this page on your phone and tapping the button below. Then, select “set up podcast” next to The Pillar Podcast.Having issues? You can check out this general step-by-step guide from Substack or email our p…

75:48

Ep. 135: Focus group ecclesiology

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2023/10/14

JD and Ed challenge criticism of a recent Eucharistic procession in New York City. Then, they talk about the synod on synodality and The Pillar’s coverage of the confidential synod documents that were posted to an unsecured server. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media and their online initiative PrimeSoil.comInspired by the Parable of the Sower, PrimeSoil.com is named after the good ground in which the Word of God can grow and bear fruit. Visit

5:27

Bonus: The things that set us apart from the animals

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2023/10/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed talk about their last visit to Rome and their preparations for the synod on synodality. Then, JD shares the story of the time he went to an underground casino in Sweden.This bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast is for paying subscribers only. If you are a paying subscriber, you can add these bonuses to your Pillar Podcast feed by opening this p…

63:45

Ep. 134: Last chapter syndrome

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2023/10/06

JD and Ed talk about the dubia submitted to Pope Francis, and the substance of the pope’s answers. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Marial Arnold, in honor of her husband Travis Arnold, who is celebrating a birthday this week. Happy birthday, Travis, from all of us at The Pillar! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

5:29

Bonus: Baffled, befuddled and bemused

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2023/09/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comIn this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about one confusing and complicating element of Bishop Joseph Perry’s recent retirement. Then, JD shares his gun story. -If you are a paying Pillar subscriber, thank you! These bonus episodes are for you. Add them to your regular Pillar Podcast feed by opening this page on your …

75:55

Ep. 133: Conspiracies, transfers and Mikes

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2023/09/30

JD and Ed are back this week with an update in the Vatican financial trial. Then, they talk about Bishop Jeffrey Monforton's unexplained transfer from Steubenville to Detroit and how laity might respond spiritually to a lack of transparency in the Church. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in community and parish magazines.Visit https://decidedexcellence.com/parish/ to learn more. Talk to your priest, your

5:13

Bonus: A dentist, a mechanic and the tax man

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2023/09/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comIn this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about teeth, a train derailment in Ed’s backyard, the best 80s comics and more. If you are a Pillar subscriber, thank you! These bonus episodes are for you. Add them to your regular Pillar Podcast feed by opening this page on your phone and tapping the button below. Then, selec…

61:16

Ep. 132: Virtue, Vice and Ineptitude

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2023/09/23

JD and Ed talk about the Diocese of Rome’s controversial report on the disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik.-Mike’s Coneys-This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. The University of Dallas is committed to an education that forms students intellectually, socially and spiritually for a life well-lived. For more information, visit udallas.edu/pillar This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this

37:53

Bonus: Manhunter

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2023/09/16

Join JD and Ed as they talk about camping, Burning Man and the Pennsylvania manhunt, in this special bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast. Future bonus episodes like this one will be available only to Pillar paying subscribers. Don’t miss it! Subscribe today at pillarcatholic.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

57:19

Ep. 131: The Diocese of Strickland

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2023/09/16

JD and Ed talk about the situation of Bishop Joseph Strickland.Ed plays a round of ‘Tyler Trivia.’-This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in community and parish magazines.Visit https://decidedexcellence.com/parish/ to learn more. Talk to your priest, your parish staff, and fellow parishioners about bringing a parish magazine to your parish today. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

64:55

Ep. 130: We could use an apparition

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/09/09

JD shares the competing origin stories for today's feast of the Nativity of Mary— and offers Marian devotion as the answer to calls for synodality. Then, JD and Ed talk about the pope’s recent controversial remarks.-Be like Ed. Order your long-sleeve Pillar t-shirt today.-This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Ascension, the publisher of the first-ever edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church with a specially designed Foundations of Faith approach.Get your copy of this special

62:31

Ep. 129: He doesn’t know me and he doesn’t like me

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2023/09/02

JD and Ed talk about the pope’s trip to Mongolia— and his comments about the Church in the United States. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in Community and Parish magazines.Visit https://decidedexcellence.com/parish/ to learn more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

62:03

Ep. 128: The life and death of Bishop Hubbard

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2023/08/25

JD and Ed talk about the funeral Mass of Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard.Ed plays a round of mustache trivia. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org and sign up for a free “Beginner’s Guide to Seton” today! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

50:41

Ep. 127: The case against Crow

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2023/08/19

JD and Ed talk about the situation of Fr. Alexander Crow of Mobile. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org and sign up for a free “Beginner’s Guide to Seton” today! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

76:04

Ep. 126: Prelatures and pickleball

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2023/08/12

Ed shares a little about his day in court. Then, JD and Ed talk about a big development in the world of personal prelatures and controversy surrounding liturgies at World Youth Day. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, where Theology is practiced with uncompromising fidelity to the deposit of faith. Visit graduate.christendom.edu to learn more today. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or

83:32

Ep. 125: World Youth Day Barbie

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/08/04

JD and Ed talk about World Youth Day and debate Ed’s eligibility for the papacy. Then, former Albany bishop Howard Hubbard's attempted marriage brings JD and Ed to ask what marriage is and how it is contracted. Ed plays a round of youth ‘Yes or No.’ JD plays a round Barbie ’True or False.’ -St. Bede the Venerable’s Ecclesiastical History of England -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it

92:35

Ep. 124: It’s draft day, baby

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/07/29

JD and Ed perform a mock draft for the C-9, the pope’s council of cardinal advisors. Find the full list of their picks below:JD* Cardinal Charles Maung Bo* Cardinal-elect Protase Rugambwa* Cardinal-elect Victor Manuel Fernandez* Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke* Cardinal Daniel DiNardo* Cardinal Anders Arborelius* Cardinal Anthony Poola* Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel* Cardinal-elect Sebastian FrancisEd* Cardinal-elect Grzegorz Ryś* Cardinal-elect Stephen Chow* Cardinal-elect Pierbattista

61:22

Ep. 123: The sublime and the ridiculous

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/07/21

Ed reflects on the death of his grandmother. Then, JD and Ed talk about continued pushback against the appointment of Cardinal-elect Victor Fernandez to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.—This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by two anonymous Pillar readers who would like you to know about the book How the Saints Shaped History.Usually when we read about the history of the Church, we hear about popes and heresies and councils, reformers and wars and kings. Then, in the sidebar,

50:29

Ep. 122: Pope Francis’ Very Big Week

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/07/14

Ed catches JD up on the news he missed while on vacation— including the release and re-imprisonment of Bishop Álvarez in Nicaragua, Fr. James Martin’s invitation to the upcoming Synod on Synodality, and the newest cardinals. —This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org and sign up for a free “Beginner’s Guide to Seton” today! This is a public episode. If you’d

77:22

Ep. 121: Could we get some better wine, please?

The Pillar Podcast ·

2023/07/01

JD and Ed talk about the dangers of tribalism and political polarization in the life of the Church. Then, a resolution in the Diocese of Knoxville and an apostolic visit to the Diocese of Tyler. JD plays a round of Fourth of July Greater or Lesser.—This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by an anonymous Pillar reader (in a good way) who encourages you to read The Soul of The Apostolate by Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard, O.C.S.O. It is in print and should be easy to buy or borrow. If you have

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