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Nov 9, 2024 • 2min

Bonus: Come to our live show, plz

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd hijacks JD’s midlife crisis plan. Please come to our live show at the Royal Sands Social Club in Washington D.C. on Thursday, November 14th. We’ll start at 7 and go late. See you there! 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 accoun…
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Nov 9, 2024 • 1h 4min

Ep. 186: Eucharistic coherence Pt. 2?

JD and Ed talk about the impact of election on the U.S. bishops’ Eucharistic coherence debate. Then, they look ahead to the bishops' fall plenary assembly in Baltimore next week— including an update on the new translation of the New Testament.Don’t miss our next live taping of The Pillar Podcast! Join JD and Ed at the Royal Sands Social Club in Washington D.C. on Thursday, November 14th. We’ll start at 7 and go late. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the editors of "Gender Ideology and Pastoral Practice: A Handbook for Catholic Clergy, Counselors, and Ministerial Leaders," available now for $29.95 from EnRoute Books and Media or Amazon. 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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Nov 2, 2024 • 2min

Bonus: Election Day anxieties

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed talk about their anxiety over Election Day next week— and debate how the election may bleed into the U.S. bishops’ assembly in Baltimore. 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 Pill…
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Nov 2, 2024 • 1h 1min

Ep. 185: The Boston logjam and cutting the noise

JD unpacks the cultural myth of poisoned candy. JD and Ed debate if the new archbishop of Boston will get a red hat. Ed details a development in the Vatican financial trial and what it means for Pillar reader Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Ed plays a round of “Diocese and Diocese” Don’t miss our next live taping of The Pillar Podcast! Join JD and Ed at the Royal Sands Social Club in Washington D.C. on Thursday, November 14th. We’ll start at 7 pm and go late. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the Evangelical Catholic, equipping ordinary Catholics to become disciple-makers in their communities. Learn more at evangelicalcatholic.org/thepillar - 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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Oct 25, 2024 • 1h 12min

Ep. 184: The longest synod and Dilexit nos

Ed’s in Rome, waiting on the final document from the synod on synodality. He and JD talk about a rumored female appointment to a position of leadership in the Roman Curia. Then, they talk about the new papal encyclical Dilexit nos.Ed plays a round of “Longer or shorter than the synod on synodality?” Mark your calendars! The next live recording of The Pillar Podcast will be in Washington D.C. on November 14. We’ll have more details for you soon.This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by an anonymous group of listeners. Glory to Jesus Christ!  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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Oct 21, 2024 • 1h 4min

Ep. 183: The Fr. Ned Scheidecker Show Pt. 2

Ed joins JD in Rome to talk about the draft of the synod’s final document and some lingering questions synod participants may have after the close of the synod. This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, which is launching a new Institute for Liturgical Studies.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
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Oct 12, 2024 • 2min

Bonus: A worship debate

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed disagree. 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? Check out this general step-by-step guide from Substack, or email our producer Kate Olivera at kolivera…
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Oct 12, 2024 • 1h 5min

Ep. 182: The Vatican's Watergate break-in

JD and Ed detail the biggest ecclesiastical governance story of the year— the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith blocks the Vatican Secretariat of State’s “extraordinary procedure” to reinstate a laicized priest, who was convicted of child sexual abuse. Ed plays a round of para ‘Yes or No.’ This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by Seton Home Study School. If you are a priest and you don’t have a Catholic school attached to your parish, consider Seton your Catholic school.  Seton offers a way for your parishioners to access thoroughly Catholic education anywhere, at a fraction of the cost of many Catholic schools. Learn more at setonhome.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
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Oct 8, 2024 • 2min

Bonus: Weight Bro Chat

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD shares his birthday plans. 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? Check out this general step-by-step guide from Substack, or email our producer Kate Olivera a…
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Oct 8, 2024 • 59min

Ep. 181: The final countdown

JD and Ed talk about the final session of the synod on synodality, which kicked off in Rome this month. Ed plays a round of North Carolina ‘Yes or No.'This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by Assumption Catholic School in Bellingham, WA. Assumption is looking for a new principal to take their preK – 8 parish school from great to exceptional. Visit assumption.school to learn more or apply. 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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