
Deep Dives with Fr Sean: the Super Catholic Catechesis Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcasts
I want to have easy access to good stuff for good people, and so I bring you some simple yet deep insights here for people on the fly. I'm always open to requests for topics, so give me a holler!
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United States
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I want to have easy access to good stuff for good people, and so I bring you some simple yet deep insights here for people on the fly. I'm always open to requests for topics, so give me a holler!
Language:
English
Episodes
Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther Part II (with Calvin, Zwingli, Knox)
4/29/2026
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Here we go!
Duration:00:35:45
Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther Part I
4/22/2026
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Martin Luther follows the example of his heroes: Paul and Augustine...he is a romantic and dramatic man who begins as a reformer and an source of academic conversation, but quickly falls into a recalcitrant rebel, largely because of the Catholic Church's non-theological, authoritarian response.
Duration:00:23:59
2nd Sunday of Easter on Divine Mercy: Is Sacramental Confession Necessary? (Spoiler: Yes and No)
4/15/2026
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My Homily
Duration:00:19:54
Protestant Reformation? The Background of the 1500's
4/15/2026
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There were many things going on:
(1) Discovery--of wealth, of the new world
(2) Religious exhaustion--The Avignon Papacy, the Western Schism, Bad Popes, Corruption
(3) Culturally--Printing Press, Humanism, Secularism,
(4) Politically--Nation States, the demise of the papal authority, pressure from the Turks
Duration:00:30:38
Easter Sunday Sermon 2026
4/6/2026
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Duration:00:08:48
Easter Vigil Sermon 2026
4/5/2026
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Duration:00:11:31
Update on Podast
4/2/2026
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Duration:00:02:08
Holy Thursday Homily
4/2/2026
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May God bless you
Duration:00:09:52
Pre-Evangelization #2 Proposing Goodness: Scandal, Evil, Bad Experiences
2/18/2026
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Here are some exterior encounters with the topic off goodness
Duration:00:38:24
Pre-Evangelization #1 Intro: God has the Initiative, and He Uses Us!
2/11/2026
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Before someone is inquiry, they might be indifferent or be filled with anger or maybe they just don't know much of anything. This series is about bringing people from there into an inquiry into the faith. It is about overcoming intellectual or emotional obstacles that they might not even know they have.
God has the initiative in this.
And He calls us to have authentic relationship and real kindness to be a bridge.
Duration:00:39:29
St John Henry Newman: How do we come to faith? An Essay on the Grammar of Assent
2/4/2026
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How does someone assent to a proposition? By a jump of intuition based on many converging pieces of evidence.
Duration:00:34:23
St John Henry Newman: Idea of a University
1/21/2026
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This is done in four parts:
1) What does he mean by a university?
2) How is theology to be incorporated?
3) How should the Church be incorporated?
4) Miscellaneous points on pedagogy and the professor
Duration:00:45:25
St John Henry Newman: Development of Christian Doctrine
12/31/2025
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This stuff blew my mind, especially as he argued for the most reasonable expectation that there would be an infallible authority in the revealed religion of Jesus Christ. I have three parts:
1) The basic concept of the development of an idea, specifically Christian doctrine
2) The reasonable expectation for an infallible authority
3) The criteria for authentic development.
Duration:00:50:13
St John Henry Newan: Apologia Pro Vita Sua Part 2
12/17/2025
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Here are the theological and relational steps for his entrance into the Catholic Church.
Duration:00:37:31
St John Henry Newan: Apologia Pro Vita Sua Part 1
12/10/2025
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Check it out. Here's him starting up the Oxford Movement, aka tractarianism. It's my favorite time of his life!
Duration:00:37:34
New Series on the NEWEST DOCTOR of the Church: St John Henry Newman
11/12/2025
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Check out his biography:
https://youtu.be/aRqE0clLw_w?si=JTdD84GC1lL21LcI
Duration:00:33:26
Intro to Liturgy #10: Liturgical Music...Controversial???
11/5/2025
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Check it out.
I think we should all at least find unity in the Second Vatican Council. You might also be intrigued by my experience as a rural pastor. Who knows?
Duration:00:39:18
Intro to Liturgy #9: Ars Celebrandi, Art of Celebrating the Mass (You have a part to make it beautiful!)
10/1/2025
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Sorry for the audio!
This is a big deal, super practical, and can make your parish's liturgy more beautiful, glorious, and a setting more facilitating of worship.
Duration:00:48:28
Intro to Liturgy #8: Finally Getting Practical! Your Participation in the Liturgy--You have a Part to Play!
9/24/2025
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You have been baptized into Christ, who is High Priest. Therefore, you are a part of His priesthood! Play your part! Just as He offered is life as a total gift of love to the Father, so you do the same! This is your altar call! Offer your life outside of the Mass but especially in the Mass as a total gift of love to the Father through, with and in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Duration:00:36:41
Intro to Liturgy #7: Mystagogy Example: Baptism
9/17/2025
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Check this out, and get enthused about Baptism!
Duration:00:25:09