Catching Foxes

(originally aired 08/2021, "What do Catholics Say about the Atonement? (http://www.classicaltheism.com/atonement/)" on the Classical Theism Podcast) John is a fantastic man. He's a high school math teacher at a public school and defends 2,000 years of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on the side. He really does love the God of classical theism. This was initially aired on his great podcast: Classic Theism Podcast, episode 160. Here's his show notes about the episode: What do Catholics...

We discuss the liturgy wars from a different framework. Not the annoying "This is more/less reverent" but rather, what are the context and conditions of our current situation that produces malformed Catholics? Why do Catholic lose their minds over the removal of silly nonessentials that get added into the liturgy where they should not be? Formation and Culture matters.

This guy. We start with a bloody crucifix in my parent's house in 6th grade and then the OSU frat life, to seminary, to engagement with his now-wife, to the military, to law school, to an oil company to 11 kids and counting. We discuss his St Paul-like conversion within Catholicism, his annoyance with Traditional Latin Mass communities as a grown-ass man, dealing with Pope Francis's comments that cut him deep, his experience of Iraq during wartime, and keeping his faith alive all along the...

Yeah. I miss Luke, too. We discuss all things liturgy in this second half of our conversation. Vatican II's theology was great, but its pastoral implementation, which is ironic, was miserable. Also we find out Dr. Larry Chapp is an adult Altar Boy... An ALTAR MAN!

Gomer interviews Dr. Larry Chapp about Hell, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Tradicals in the Church. He's loud, opinionated, fun, and smart as HELL. We dance around Nouvelle Theologie, Thomas Aquinas, and the state of the Church. This is part 1 of 2.

We got Kanye West's older brother, Christopher, and his friend, Mike Mangione to talk theology of the body, gender, genitals, generation, music, waterskiing, and God is Beauty, a retreat Saint Pope John Paul II gave to artists in 1962. Incredible stuff

Chapters! Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. talks about his new book. Well, he wants to but Gomer doesn't let him for the first 60 minutes. Instead, GOMER HAS QUESTIONS! Recorded on Feb 23, 2022, so, you know, better late than never! Special Guest: Fr. Gregory Pine, OP.

[Last episode had a problem] We talk about Russia as a people, government, and civilization. Then we talk about the last Catholic Stuff You Should Know episode.

Luke and Gomer discuss Russia as a people, government, and civilization. Then we discuss the last Catholic Stuff you Should Know episode about Fr. G leaving.

Spoiler review. Don't plan on watching the movie? Then you will still love this episode as we discuss the bigger themes, film, and the hero's journey. This review contains spoilers. The spoiler horn is sounded at the very beginning. If you have no interest in this movie, I think you will still get something out of this, especially the art of film and how Grunge still owns us in our late 30s and 40s. Now if you will excuse me, I have to plop in all of the ads and record a new one because Luke...

Matt Fradd is helping Fr. Jason rescue orphans in Urkaine. Find out more here and financially support the mission. https://pintswithaquinas.com/ukraine Tiredness and Hyperactivity/Hyperpassivity. I-tiredness vs. we-tiredness. I am not tired “of you” but “with you.” God sanctifies space: Garden of Eden. God sanctifies time: Sabbath rest. Sabbath is the rest from work, that then enables us to offer worship. Lent: glorified self-improvement vs charity towards our neighbor. Hans Urs von...

Pre-gaming topics Gomer: Neighbors are so freaking frustrating right now with their drugs and cussing in front of my kids, with their VH1 and rap music and fast cars! Luke: You know, Gomer, there is a Rent Crisis going on in a America and you just demonized renters. (war ensues) Luke's real pre-game topic: The Multiverse of Madness: we’re hair-metal and grunge is on its way. Main Topic When our economy corrupts our souls

Books Gomer bought * Life out of Death: Meditations on the Paschal Mystery, by Balthasar * Person To Person: friendship and love in the life and theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar, by John S. Bonnici * Ever Ancient, Ever New: Why Younger Generations are Embracing Traditional Catholicism, Ed. David Dashiell (CF Fan book!) * The Bible and the Liturgy, Jean Danielou, SJ * The Mass: The Presence of the Sacrifice of the Cross, Charles Journet Luke Processes the Super Bowl Loss * Two Truths and...

Opening Conversations YouTube Channel: Clean My Space video channel Health Segment: Working Out and our Apple Watches Coworkers who listen, Coworkers who go out of their way to tell me they don’t listen. And College Buddies, too! Questions from the Patrons! ### Aaron: Best super bowl food and what will Luke be drinking as he cheers on his Bengals? Carey Dip: Cream Cheese, diced sweet onions, diced kosher dill pickles, pickle juice to taste, sit overnight. It’ll thicken overnight. Sean: If...

Navigate Around, my friends, with the chapters. Luke is in a magazine and his team is in the Super Bowl! Gomer updates us on his family situation, including depression, exercise, and Reading Aloud. Then we talk about Stress Management, Health, and Prayer.

(sorry for the audio - Gomer's recording gear was left at Church when he did EKSB during his lunchbreak, which seems to fit the theme nicely) "The animal wrests the whip from its master and whips itself in order to become master, not knowing that this is only a fantasy produced by a new knot in the master's whiplash. (Kafka, quoted by Byung-Chul Han in his _The Nation _piece.) Gomer contemplated quitting because he's doing a hundred things and realized that so is Luke with his Notre Dame...

Luke and I are chatting away when JD calls in the middle of the show. So we put him on and talk about what it is like reporting on the Church and for the Church. And why some people don't like it. The third part of the show we recorded the following morning. We talk about a new "healthy focus" in our lives (which involves Apple Watches), screen time for kids, and more! Special Guest: JD Flynn.

CF Merch! The sad death of Bob Saget, a birthday quote from then-Pope Benedict, Gomer's back pain and his sedentary life, best WW2 movies that a 12 year old can watch, and Wendell Barry's "The World Ending Fire".

TOPICS COVERED Christmas stuff (Luke's tired, Gomer napped), Eucharistic Desecration with Masks, Old Man Problems, Gomer's new YouTube Religion and Luke's flawless diagnosis of his religious pursuits, Exodus90 and liturgical life Feasting and Fasting and why we need both, the Original Fairy Tale stories, Books Gomer is reading, which leads to... Liturgy and Pop Culture, Spider-Man and all things superhero. Finally, Nostalgia Porn and reboots (Matrix Resurrection)

The Great Resignation is leading to over 9 million US jobs unfilled. People are opting out of the workforce right now for a host of reasons- money, unsustainable workloads, pandemic fears- and others are opting out of the very idea of a career. Luke and Gomer chat about the reality of work/life balance when the whole economy is built upon workaholism-as-virtue. Thanks to Catholic Match, Betterhelp.com, and Monk Manual!