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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd asks JD for advice. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
JD and Ed talk about the unprecedented arrest this week of Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta.Then, Ed plays a round of your new favorite Pillar Podcast game ‘Better Know a Currency.’This episode is brought to you by The Cristeros, a new movement of faithful Catholic men committed to prayer, formation and brotherhood.Learn more at TheCristeros.org/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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comHow can Christians be prophets in the modern world? Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comWatches and a bug.JD and Ed will record the rest of this week’s bonus episode early next week. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at koli…
JD and Ed talk about the reassignment of a bishop in the Ivory Coast— and the lack of transparency around the reassignment.Then, they detail the case of a Chaldean Catholic bishop accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his cathedral’s charity fund.This episode is brought to you by St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry.St. Bernard’s is a Catholic graduate school that seeks to reunite theology, prayer, and sanctity by providing a true formation of mind and heart led by a personal encounter with Christ while studying theology and philosophy in and from the heart of the Church.You can learn more by visiting their website: stbernards.edu-
Read Bishop Erik Varden’s Lenten reflections here, beginning with ‘Entering Lent’ on February 22: coramfratribus.com/life-illumined/ 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
The Society of St. Pius X released a batch of statements this week related to their plans to consecrate new bishops this summer, without a papal mandate.JD and Ed talk about the documents— specifically one titled ‘Annex II.’You can read Annex II here: Order and Jurisdiction: The Futility of the Schism AccusationThis episode is brought to you by the Institute for Liturgical Formation at Christendom College Graduate School of Theology.This summer, consider attending the Institute for Liturgical Formation, spending four weeks immersed in reverent liturgy and rigorous academics.Learn more at christendom.edu/liturgy 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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed answer a canon law question from readers.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
The U.S. Church is approaching the end of its great metropolitan turnover. JD and Ed talk about the characteristics of the newly appointed metropolitans. Then, JD and Ed talk about internal backlash against an appointment at the University of Notre Dame. JD plays a round of Valentine’s Day ‘Yes or No.’This episode is sponsored by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This Lent, join the nation’s biggest Catholic Bible study, and share Christ with others.To learn more, visit StPaulCenter.com/lent 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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comDo you prefer summer or winter Olympics? Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
There’s a lot of news out of the Archdiocese of New York this week. JD and Ed talk about the installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks, and an insurance company’s bizarre attempt to pressure the Archdiocese of New York into dropping a lawsuit over insurance coverage for sexual abuse claims.Then, Ed plays a round of ‘super bowl’ trivia.This episode is sponsored by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This Lent, join the nation’s biggest Catholic Bible study, and share Christ with others.To learn more, visit StPaulCenter.com/lent 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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD details his weekend of basketball. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comA birthday, and dreams of hunting lionfish.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
JD and Ed ask how U.S. bishops can best catechize in an age of misinformation. Then, they talk about Pope Leo XIV’s recent message about artificial intelligence. This episode is sponsored by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This Lent, join the nation’s biggest Catholic Bible study, and share Christ with others.To learn more, visit StPaulCenter.com/lent 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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comA big winter storm is coming, and JD is worried about Ed. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
JD and Ed go ‘to the law’ to address two questions floating around the internet this week. This episode is brought to you by Catholic Money Academy. Make this the year you clean up your finances. The Wallet Win team can help you manage your money with virtue.Claim your 2-week extended free trial at CatholicMoneyAcademy.com/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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD details his basketball team’s recent win.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
The Vatican is expected to soon announce a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. JD and Ed talk about why Sheen’s initial 2019 beatification date was delayed, and what they expect for his beatification.Then, Ed tests JD’s knowledge of gifts given to sitting U.S. presidents.This week’s episode is brought to you by “V8’s For Vocations,” which is raffling off a 1959 Chevy Apache truck.Proceeds support the education of seminarians in the Diocese of Gallup, N.M.Learn more at v8sforvocations.org- 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
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD goes down a linguistic rabbit hole.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at kolivera@pillarcatholic.com
Ed is tan, rested, and ready to talk with JD about this week’s consistory in Rome. This week’s episode is brought to you by The BIG Catholic Planner and Calendar. Pillar readers get 20% off with code PILLAR at BigCatholicCalendar.com, for a limited time.-Photo credit: Cardinals meet in small groups Jan. 7 during a consistory of the College of Cardinals. Vatican Media. 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
JD Flynn is joined by Pillar Rome Correspondent Edgar Beltrán to talk about the developing situation in Venezuela, the role of the local Church, and Edgar’s own experiences as a child and a young professional in the country. 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
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This podcast was recommended to me by a family member, so I gave it a try. The topic is thought provoking, but I found much of the tone to be disheartening (and this was take 2!!). One of the speakers said "Am I being offensively sarcastic?" YES! Generalities were extrapolated from a visit to a Colorado parish (where Marjorie and Gladys work) and a highly paid secretary somewhere in the east. Just because you know of or experienced those situations doesn't mean they aren't aberrations. I get it that the US apparently has a unique parish model, but you didn't share what the successful model is elsewhere. Does the pastor write the weekly bulletin? Do parishioners have access to daily Communion? Does the pastor cut checks for parish activities? Maybe you are saying those aren't necessary, or maybe you are saying unpaid lay people have to do those tasks, but the overt snarkiness made it hard to figure out. Basically, you said the US model is wrong, but offered no alternative. But, if you w