Pints With Aquinas

Carrie Gress, a Catholic author and scholar focused on marriage, family, and femininity, takes on influencer feminism. She explores contempt for men, the double burden placed on women, career-centered definitions of success, victimhood rhetoric, and feminism’s roots beyond Christian tradition. The conversation contrasts feminist revolt with femininity through the example of the Virgin Mary.

Dr. Carrie Gress, a Catholic author and philosopher, examines feminism’s impact on motherhood, marriage, and female identity. She explores its roots, emotional costs, and cultural influence, then turns to Genesis, the saints, and Christian family life. The conversation also tackles education, marital responsibility, raising daughters, and why younger women are increasingly questioning feminist ideals.

Jay Stringer, therapist, researcher, and author of Unwanted and Desire, joins a candid conversation about six myths surrounding pornography. They explore how it shapes desire, reflects unresolved pain, affects marriage, and why addiction language can either clarify or harm. The discussion also covers dopamine, unwanted sexual behavior, recovery, and building a life rich enough to leave pornography behind.

Jay Stringer, a psychotherapist and author of Unwanted, explores the hidden stories behind compulsive pornography use. He discusses trauma, loneliness, anger, shame, unmet childhood needs, and why willpower alone falls short. The conversation turns toward grieving formative wounds, rebuilding desire, cultivating beauty and connection, responding to setbacks, and helping children develop healthy sexual understanding.

Fr. Anthony Mourad, a Coptic Orthodox priest and Christian teacher, discusses loving Muslims while rejecting Islamic doctrine. He explores Christian life under Islamic governance, evangelizing through integrity rather than debate, and pastoral discernment with Muslim seekers. He also shares striking accounts of Muslims seeking Christian exorcisms and calls Christians to deeper prayer, fasting, and courageous public witness.

Fr. Anthony Mourad, a Coptic Orthodox priest in Ottawa, explores the Church’s ancient Egyptian roots, Christian unity, and the courage of the 21 Martyrs of Libya. He recounts the astonishing apparitions of Our Lady of Zeitoun, their witnesses, investigations, miracles, and impact on Christians and Muslims. He also discusses Marian devotion and the radical conversion of St. Moses the Strong.

Pope Leo XIV’s reaffirmation of the death penalty as “inadmissible” raises a difficult question: has Catholic teaching changed, or developed? The discussion explores historical Catholic positions, the Catechism’s revision, doctrinal continuity, human dignity, and comparisons with just war. It closes by calling for charity and seriousness amid disagreement.

Msgr. Charles Pope, a Washington priest, author, and deliverance ministry practitioner, explores four strategies associated with spiritual destruction: deception, division, diversion, and discouragement. He discusses half-truths, tribalism, media outrage, false humility, scrupulosity, and the challenge of staying focused on prayer, family, duty, and courage.

Msgr. Charles Pope, a Washington priest, theologian, and author of The Hell There Is, explores hell, demons, exorcism, angels, and spiritual warfare. He discusses discerning possession, occult practices, guardian angels, family blessings, liturgical reverence, and the Church’s need for repentance, truth, and renewed doctrinal clarity.

Gavin Ortlund, a Christian theologian and author of Why Christianity Makes Sense, tackles viral TikTok critiques of Christianity. He explores whether Paul invented the faith, how Scripture points toward the Trinity, and why Jesus fulfills rather than rejects Mosaic law. He also addresses Christ’s submission, Old Testament foreshadowing, and the debate over universal salvation.