The Pillar Podcast

This week on The Pillar Podcast, Ed gives an update on the Vatican finance trial and the Order of Malta. JD talks about the dismissal of six novices from a California religious order, and what it could signal about about reform in the Church. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast was brought to you by the University of Dallas, the Catholic university for independent thinkers. The University of Dallas invites you to check out their free 5 episode video series The Quest.For more information, visit https://quest.udallas.edu/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 week on The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about the recent appointments to the College of Cardinals and what they perceive as a shift in the way the Church talks about authority. Ed plays a game of ‘Guess The Plot.’ -This episode of The Pillar Podcast was brought to you by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school assisting homeschooling parents with an academically excellent and authentically Catholic curriculum. For more information, visit https://www.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

This week on The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed reflect on how Christian community and the Christian family are antidotes to the culture of death. Then, Ed seeks parenting advice. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast was brought to you by the 2022 World Congress of Catholic Nurses, August 2-4 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. For more information or to register, visithttps://nacn-usa.org/2022-world-congress/# 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

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is barred from receiving the Eucharist in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, according to a May 20 statement from Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.This week on The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about the announcement and what may follow. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the 2022 Petrus Development Conference. For more details and to register, go to petrusdevelopment.com/pdc22 and use coupon code PILLAR for $50 off your conference registration. 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

In this episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed address common misconceptions about latae sententiae penalties. They talk about justice and women who undergo abortions. Then, the implications of the arrest of Cardinal Zen in Hong Kong. -This episode of The Pillar Podcast was sponsored by the University of Dallas, the Catholic university for independent thinkers. Check out their free five-episode video series, The Quest, at uDallas.edu/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

Potential implications of Supreme Court decision on abortion laws, the impact of pro-life Democrats, Texas oil guy's generosity, recent protests at Catholic parishes, Christian response to ongoing protests, preserving sacredness of the Eucharist, concerns for clerics and religious sisters, living as a Christian in the face of persecution, heresy and the Church's teachings on abortion, the dilemma of pro-choice Catholic politicians, complexities of prosecuting manifestation crimes

In this episode, Ed and JD discuss Cardinal Pell’s response to Cardnial Becciu and the Vatican finance trial, and Ed ranks “Hallmark holidays.”-This episode of The Pillar Podcast was brought to you by 2022 World Congress of Catholic Nurses, August 2-4 at the National Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.For more information or to register, visit: https://nacn-usa.org/2022-world-congress/# 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

On this week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD talk about the Eucharistic revival, Ed’s need for a hobby, JD’s need to delegate, and the renewal of Vos estis lux mundi.—This episode of The Pillar Podcast was sponsored by the Petrus Development Conference 2022, June 13-15 in Naples, Florida.To register, use coupon code PILLAR at petrusdevelopment.com/pdc22 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

On this week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD discuss Cardinal J. Francis Stafford’s vision of the parish, and the newly approved Program for Priestly Formation. Then they play a game of Ed’s devising, which JD didn’t completely understand.-This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the University of Dallas, “The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers.”The University of Dallas invites you to check out their free 5-episode video series “The Quest,” available at udallas.edu/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

In this episode The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD discuss the strangeness of time during the Sacred Triduum, JD’s trip to New York, Josh Groban and Cyndi Lauper, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, and the Vatican finance trial. And JD endeavors not to speak over Ed.—This episode of The Pillar Podcast was sponsored by the Petrus Development Conference 2022, June 13-15 in Naples, Florida.To register, use coupon code PILLAR at petrusdevelopment.com/pdc22 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